Preamble
THE
CHIROPTERA PROTECTORATE, THE
LAPIN PROTECTORATE, THE
MELES PROTECTORATE, THE
MOLLUSCA PROTECTORATE, THE
SAUROPODA PROTECTORATE, AND THE TIKI PROTECTORATE these Houses are described in the present Treaty as the Principal Great Houses.
THE CEAPAIRE PROTECTORATE, THE
█████ PROTECTORATE, THE INCENDIUM PROTECTORATE, AND THE KITSUNE PROTECTORATE,
these Houses constitute with the Principal Houses mentioned above the Literomantic Houses.
THE LEMON COMPANY, this Organization constitutes alone the Mercenary Organizations.
BEARING IN MIND THE LITEROMANTIC HOUSES AND MERCENARY FORCES being equally desirous that the station of bodyguard be governed and maintained, elect to enact this Treaty.
FOR THIS PURPOSE the High Contracting Parties represented as follows:
The Chiroptera Protectorate, by:
Her Majesty, the Queen of the Chiroptera Protectorate, the Great Bat of House Chiroptera: HRM Queen
Siobhan Chiroptera;
The Lapin Protectorate, by:
Their Majesty, the Queen of the Lapin Protectorate, the Chief Rabbit of House Lapin: TRM Queen
Sable Lapin;
The Meles Protectorate, by:
His Majesty, the King of the Meles Protectorate, the Great Badger of House Meles: HRM King
Nikolas Meles;
The Mollusca Protectorate, by:
Their Majesty, the Monarch of the Mollusca Protectorate, the Cosmic Kraken of House Mollusca: TRM Monarch
Coffee Mollusca;
The Sauropoda Protectorate, by:
His Majesty, the King of the Sauropoda Protectorate, the Tyrannosaurus Rex of House Sauropoda: HRM King
Robert Sauropoda;
The Tiki Protectorate, by:
His Majesty, the King of the Tiki Protectorate, the Big Kahuna of House Tiki: HRM King
Kahuna Tiki I;
The Ceapaire Protectorate, by:
Their Majesty, the Monarch of the Ceapaire Protectorate, the Toast of House Ceapaire: TRM Monarch Isaac Ceapaire;
The
█████ Protectorate, by:
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The Incendium Protectorate, by:
Their Majesty, the Monarch of the Incendium Protectorate, the Great Flame of House Incendium: TRM Monarch
Eli Incendium;
The Kitsune Protectorate, by:
Her Majesty, the Queen of the Kitsune Protectorate, the Oyabun of House Kitsune: HRM Oyabun
Shy Kitsune;
The Lemon Company, by:
CEO of the Lemon Company: Mister
Gregory Lemon;
Who having communicated their full powers found in good and due form have agreed as follows:
From the coming into force of the present Treaty the laws it delineates will govern the ability and force of the Bodyguards the Literomantic Houses have wherewithal.
Part I. — Military and Munitions Clauses
In order to render the possibility of Bodyguard-based warfare impossible or limited in nature, the Literomantic Houses undertake strictly to observe the military and munitions clauses which follow.
Section I. — Personnel Clauses
Chapter I. — Effective Bodyguards
Article 1
The direct Bodyguard force of a Literomantic House shall be no more than four in number.
Article 2
The direct Bodyguard force of any Mercenary or Mercenary Grouping shall be no more than two in number.
Article 3
Only Literomancers are permitted to be of the Bodyguard rank.
Article 4
The Bodyguard forces of any Literomantic House or Mercenary Organization may only be constituted and recruited by means of voluntary enlistment.
Article 5
The Bodyguards of any Literomantic House must undertake to serve on the active list until discharge or retirement.
Chapter II. — Militants Under Bodyguard Command
Article 6
The number of militants under the permanent and direct command of any one Bodyguard shall be no more than twenty in number.
Article 7
Of the militants under the permanent and direct command of any one Bodyguard, there shall be no more than five Literomancers.
Section II. — Armament, Munitions, and Material
Article 8
No Bodyguard force may be in permanent and direct control of nuclear weapons.
Article 9
No Bodyguard force may be in permanent and direct control of chemical weapons.
Article 10
No Bodyguard force may be in permanent and direct control of biological weapons.
Part II. — Establishment of Neutral Territories
Section I. — The Neutrality of Areas
Chapter I. — The Neutrality of Monte Carlo
Article 11
No Bodyguard nor Bodyguard force may incite hostility in the Monte Carlo administrative area of Monaco.
Article 12
All Bodyguard forces must send at least one Representative to Monte Carlo on the seventeenth of each of the following months: February, June, and October.
Article 13
All Representatives of the Bodyguard forces must meet in Monte Carlo on the seventeenth of each of the following months: February, June, and October.
Chapter II. — The Neutrality of Iceland
Article 14
The island of Iceland is exempt from territory claims by any Literomantic House.
Article 15
The island of Iceland shall have no more than one battalion of five-hundred troops stationed on the island by any one Literomantic House in times of peace.
Article 16
Article 15 is null and void during any Undead Outbreak, invasion of the island of Iceland or its national waters, or direct attack on the island of Iceland or its national waters.
Article 17
The island of Iceland and its national waters are to be defended by all Literomantic Houses jointly in the event of any Undead Outbreak, invasion of the island of Iceland or its national waters, or direct attack on the island of Iceland or its national waters.
Section II. — The Neutrality of Organizations
Article 18
Any organization and/or establishment is permitted the right of declared Neutrality.
Article 19
Any organization and/or establishment which has declared Neutrality is to be governed by the Laws provided to the administrative area of Monte Carlo by this Treaty.
Article 20
The organization known as "The Watching Dogs" and any establishments they possess have declared Neutrality.
Article 21
An active roster of Bodyguards and their charges must be publicly posted in the Watching Dogs Hotel on the first of April, the first of July, and the first of November annually.
Amendments
Amendment I. — Amendment to Article 1
The first article of the prefacing Treaty shall be modified as thus:
The direct Bodyguard force shall be no more than five in number.
Amendment II. — Addition of Article 22
Any one crowned Leader of a Literomantic House is permitted no more than four Bodyguards.
Amendment III. — Addition of Article 23
Any one Regent or non-crowned Leader of a Literomantic House is permitted no more than two Bodyguards.
Amendment IV. — Addition of Article 24
Any one Heir of a Literomantic House is permitted no more than one Bodyguard.
Additional Signatories
The Avis Protectorate, by: Her Highness, the Regent of the Avis Protectorate, the Big Birb of House Avis: HRH Regent
Eiliagh Gryphon.
The Ailurus Protectorate, by: Her Majesty, the Queen of the Ailurus Protectorate, the Archon of House Ailurus: HRM Archon
Mykola Void; and Her Highness, the Seneschal of the Ailurus Protectorate, the Polemarch of House Ailurus: HRH Polemarch
Senna Nightshade.
The World Literomantic Academy, by: His Highness, the Prince-Consort of the Lapin Protectorate, the CEO of the World Literomantic Academy: HRH Prince
Erin Righ.
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