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- For the main page of the Hippogriff focus tree, see Hippogriff national focus tree.
- For the Empower Aris First branches of the Hippogriff focus tree, see Hippogriff national focus tree: Empower Aris First branches
- For the Organize The Left branches of the Hippogriff focus tree, see Hippogriff national focus tree: Organize The Left branches
The HArmony branch of the Hippogriff national focus tree.
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Harmony Above All Branch
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Harmony Above All
We have weathered the crisis, and come out stronger for it. In light of how close we came to losing our way, Queen Novo has announced a series of reforms to bring us closer to other Harmonic nations and unite our own kingdom in friendship. Hippogriffia will always be a bastion of Harmony.
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A Nation Of Three Races
As our Zumidian citizens recover from the devastation wrought by the Storm King, it becomes more and more clear that they are leaps and bounds ahead of us in metallurgy and alchemy. As a nation of not just hippogriffs and seaponies but zebras too, we should draw upon their expertise to improve our scientific and engineering capacities.
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Shelter Dissidents
Political dissidents in Colthage are subject to persecution and outright violence. Offering them asylum would antagonize Colthage, but it is the right thing to do, and some of these dissidents may have valuable information about how to protect ourselves against Colthaginian aggression.
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Expand The Zumidian Refugee Zone
Our original mandate in Zumidia, although much expanded now, was to reconstruct the country and to provide a safe haven for those fleeing the chaos of the post-Storm King era. With Chiropterra on the warpath, the need for shelter from the horrors of war is greater than ever. We will expand the supports provided to newcomers, and streamline the process of attaining citizenship.
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Will unlock a decision to declare war on the Changeling Lands if the Great War still rages, it is past June 1013 and North Zebrica remains peaceful.
We have begun turning our powerful economy towards rearmament. Thousands of workers are receiving specialized training to prepare them for jobs in the arms industry.
Committee for the Defence of Harmony
The CND has been expanded into the CDH, tasked with defending not just Aris, but our Zebra citizens at all costs. It makes ample use of Zumidian guides and experts to prepare defensive positions.
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Industrial Mobilisation
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The Hippogriff Colossus
Our economy has become a finely-tuned machine geared towards producing armaments and supplies. At the same time, we have made countless innovations in industrial techniques. Our enemies shall be crushed beneath the colossus of Hippogriff industry, and we shall emerge from this war stronger and more prosperous than ever.
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Limited Democratic Representation
Hippogriffia is currently the only harmonist nation that embraces absolutism; in practice even Equestria has local democratic institutions and political traditions which limit the princesses. 11th-century harmony requires checks on monarchical power and giving the people a voice.
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Reform The Royal Advisory Council
In previous generations, the queen was advised by a council of commoners. The extreme measures necessitated by the Storm King's arrival disrupted this council, and since then its seats have been empty. We should revive the council, and give it limited legislative power, subject of course to royal veto.
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Encourage Migration
Ain Trotgourait is a wonderful place to live. Why should we deny our citizens freedom of movement in our own land? The region is still depopulated from the Storm King's raids, and surely the locals would welcome assistance in rebuilding. We look forward to meeting our new neighbors!
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North Zebrican Research Cooperative
Education is what creates a people able to truly engage in politics without being swayed by rhetoric and thus to determine their own future. It also produces a culture of inspired engineers, scientists, and mathematicians. Therefore we must ensure the best academies are available to all citizens of the North Zebrican Union, regardless of race or nationality.
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Harmony Defeat path
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The Six Promises
The Queen has announced a program downscaling the military, providing aid to those affected by the North Zebrican War, and restoring friendship between hippogriffs and seaponies. This campaign is summarized in the Six Promises made by her daughter Princess Skystar to the citizens of Hippogriffia.
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Restore Friendship
The seaponies were not cowardly: they fought in the war same as the hippogriffs. The hippogriffs were not arrogant: they merely wanted to protect their friends from the aggression of the other regional powers. We all did our part, it just wasn't enough given the circumstances. We must stop blaming one another for losing the war, and come together as friends once again.
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The Royal Line of Novo
Novo's royal lineage dates back over half a milennium to the ancient Novo I, and her daughter Skystar will succeed her. To the hippogriffs and seaponies, this is simply how things are. Any change from this predictable formula will be a major shock to the people of Aris.
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A Time Of Healing
Silverstream suggests we lower work quotas, ease wartime rationing measures, and redirect our economy to providing for our subjects in these difficult times. While this may hurt our ability to defend ourselves should a future war threaten us, it will help take some of the pressure off our subjects and the crown's overstretched budget.
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Embrace Absolutism
Hippogriffia is still an absolute monarchy. While we have ruled with a light claw for many years, the present circumstances do not allow that. We will take whatever measures are necessary to restore order and unity in our kingdom, even if it means sacrificing abstract values we hold dear.
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Survival First
Our kingdom has never shied away from doing what was necessary to survive, whether that has meant biding our time in Seaquestria, vanquishing the Storm King, fighting the North Zebrican War, or indeed signing our surrender. We will continue to survive, and we will endure long after the enemies we faced have faded to dust and memories.
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History Will Vindicate Us
These last few months have fundamentally changed life in Hippogriffia. There will be no end to the emergency, not until we have re-taught our subjects how to live in Harmony without our strong guiding claw. But when future generations inherit a united, Harmonious society, they will thank us for the sacrifices we have made.
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The Royal Line of Novo
Novo's royal lineage dates back over half a milennium to the ancient Novo I, and her daughter Skystar will succeed her. To the hippogriffs and seaponies, this is simply how things are. Any change from this predictable formula will be a major shock to the people of Aris.
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Harmony Victory path
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A Harmonist Sufrit
Jezabzella and the other Harmonites and constitutionalists are ready to hold a new convention to draft a new constitution for Colthage which enshrines Harmonist values and ensures no sufrit turns Colthage into a dictatorship as the Zarcids did. We wish her luck, and hope that soon Colthage will be a shining example of Harmony in North Zebrica.
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The Trial Of The Monsters
After months of searching, we have found the remaining records of the LMRD's archives of horror. For the sake of justice for their victims, we must reveal these crimes against sentient life publicly, and put on trial every creature we've captured who bears responsibility for them.
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Queen-Mother Novo abdicated the throne to her daughter Skystar, but the younger monarch still turns to her mother for guidance and advice. The close relationship between the two is seen as a point of continuity and stability, despite Skystar's chaotic personality.
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Draft A Constitution
Queen Skystar has always been an innovator, and she has decreed that modern Harmony requires more than just a benevolent autocrat. She will expand and codify the authority of Parliament, formally devolving legislative power away from the crown and vesting sovereignty in the people, while retaining executive power in the fins of the monarch.
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Reaffirm Royal Sovereignty
Queen Novo asserts that Harmony in Aris has always been monarchist, and that the system has worked marvellously. While she has great respect for Harmonic republics, that is not our way. The crown's sovereignty will remain absolute, and the monarchy shall continue to look after the creatures of Aris for centuries to come.
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Trust In Carrot Stick
Chiropterra may have done terrible things, but Harmony means giving your enemies a second chance. The insurgents have largely been pacified, and with the exposure of the crimes of the LMRD, many Chiropterrans truly are sorry and want to rebuild as something better. We will give them that chance, and hopefully we will one day be able to call them friends.
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The North Zebrican High Command
New hope is emerging in the lands of our former enemies. Old hatreds are starting to disperse, and trust is building. This presents a unique opportunity: our former enemies were magnificent soldiers, and if we can combine our expertise in a unified general staff, there's no telling what we could accomplish. The first step will be to organize a series of wargames at the Grand Alaudia training grounds.
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Harmonist pressure has made harmonic ideas very popular, and the country is susceptible to align with other Harmonists.
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Harmonist Syncretic Economics...
While we only implemented it out of desperation, in many ways our wartime economy was more Harmonist than our peacetime one: the state, labour unions, and business all working together for the common good. Why return to normal when we can make something better than normal?
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...With National Syndicalist Elements
By giving the industries placed under temporary state control to the labour unions in those sectors, we can share the decision-making and the profits among the workers, and coordinate between workers, the state, and capitalists on a sectoral basis. National syndicalist economic theory predates its perversion by fascism: ensuring everygriff is benefiting is just Harmony applied to economics.
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...With Centrally Planned Elements
The Marksists say that under capitalism, creatures are enslaved by the means of production rather than the other way around. While we disagree with their conflict-based worldview, we understand how it can feel that way. We will retain control of the key sectors nationalized during the war, and set up permanent planning bureaus to serve the interests of everycreature: owner, worker, and soldier alike.
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Expand Private Industry
While wartime necessity forced the state to play a larger role in the economy, we are still a capitalist nation at heart. Private property and entrepreneurship are the base upon which our economy was built, so we should work to preserve and expand them. Ensuring our citizens have access to ample capital for investment is a good place to start.
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Expand State Industry
The nationalization of major industries may have been an act of wartime necessity, but it has proven very effective. When push comes to shove, the state is the only institution that can run the economy for the good of the nation. We must expand the operations of state-owned industries to increase our economic output.
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Pensions For Veterans
Hippogriffs, seaponies and zebras fought and died defending Harmony from its enemies. Just as we honor the sacrifice of those who did not return, we must also provide for those who did. Generous pensions and benefits like tuition-free higher education will ensure that veterans and their families can live happy, prosperous lives.
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Decommodify Food
Our citizens already have the rights of free speech and assembly, but how can they enjoy them without the right to eat? All creatures require sustenance to live, and things essential to life should not be commodified. We must create a social program capable of providing all our citizens with the food that they need.
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Austerity And Sound Spending
When we speak of austerity, it is not a sink or swim system. We can never simply give up on supporting our population. However, maintaining a low interest rate and national financial health is more important than over-generous social programs that could one day cause our state to go destitute.
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The Social State
Harmony isn't just an agreement to leave the people alone, it's a commitment to look out for them and their wellbeing. We take this responsibility very seriously and have built a state that will ensure every citizen has their basic needs met. For friendship to thrive, our society must be made up of happy and healthy creatures.
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The Social State
We have centralised and rationalised various social programs, veterans' packages, and fiscal policies into an overarching framework which will support our citizens' health and welfare.
The Social State
We have centralised and rationalised various social programs, veterans' packages, and universal benefits into an overarching framework which will support our citizens' health and welfare.
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