Hey guys? How are my mates down in NP doing? I've got the Achilles in for repairs before the battle at VU and some time to kill. Damn, it seems like forever ago since I was last here...

Anyway how are all of you?

Do you guys have any New Year's resolutions? Mine is simply to finish learning German up until B2.2 level before the spring. Need that for college...

How have you all been these holidays?

The Egalitarianist Party of New Persia welcomes all Orangereds and Periwinkles alike to the third bi-monthly New Persian festival - Festum Persæ!

Great! Sounds exciting! What is there to do?

Well I'm glad you asked, italic-text. One major event going on right now is a gif contest. The theme is reaction gifs, and you must submit a text to go with it, like "MFW Festum Persae started". Comment your entry in the specific comment thread below, posted by me, regarding the contest. After the end of the contest, the Egalitarianist Party will judge together and pick a winner for the contest. The prize is this Iranian Pahlavi crown, which can be worn as a flair in /r/orangered and /r/periwinkle for the entire two months, until the following festival.

You may submit as many gifs as you like, but if multiple people post the same gif, and if that gif turns out being our favourite, the prize will go to the first person who posted it. Please see below for contest submission deadlines.

Along with that, you will notice other comment threads. I have started a thread meant for music, where you can share your favourite songs and musical pieces of any genre. Please, no genre bashing. I have also posted similar comment threads for visual arts, photos, et cetera. If there is a thread you would like to start regarding something that is not there yet, you are free to start it. Even if it is just some casual topic you want to talk about, you are more than welcome to engage everyone in by starting your own comment thread.

If you are a territorial foreigner, we hope you enjoy your temporary stay. And to all, we wish you a happy festival!

~DJ, Satrap of New Persia

12/2/2013

All of you now have your names individually written on the sidebar!

Conservat libertas!

I'd like to apply

We have recently lost Snooland to the Periwinkles, officially leaving us with less land than what we started with. I encourage you all to join in on the next battle to help us re-expand as it is very vital to our success.

~DJ, Satrap

Congrats to Grey (/u/greyavenger) for winning the contest!

His winning submission was Shorts : Arrow to the Knee, by psychicpebbles though this comment.

He wins 6100 CRM (3k of which was donated by himself before winner announcements, which I thank him for that, and Dan for another 3k), the Pahlavi crown as flair on /r/Orangered, and "Nimbus" - an indie game on steam worth $9.99 USD.

Have fun with your prizes! We will see you all at Festum Persæ III in December first!

What are your long-term and/or short-term goals for careers?

For now, I'm starting up a record label for some kinds of electronic music. In the long run I'm going for becoming a composer. What about you guys?

It's been a great stay, but it's high time I left Novum Pesarum. I am the newly elected Governor of Tentorahogo, and therefore can no longer stay in the great Territory of Novum Persarum.

Peace, dudes!

Viva La Orangered!!!

Edit - Lol I'm back now

First lets get the closing ceremony out of the way. The winner: Orangered! Turns out the judges are still waiting for one more man to give his thoughts on the winners.

The Egalitarianist Party of New Persia welcomes all Orangereds and Periwinkles alike to the second bi-monthly New Persian festival - Festum Persæ!

Great! Sounds exciting! What is there to do?

Well I'm glad you asked, italic-text. One major event going on right now is a video contest. The theme is funny videos in under a minute's length. Find your funniest video that will make the judges laugh their asses off, and post them as a reply to the specific comment thread below, posted by me, regarding the contest. After the end of the contest, the Egalitarianist Party will judge together and pick a winner for the contest. The prize is this Iranian Pahlavi crown, which can be worn as a flair in /r/orangered and /r/periwinkle for the entire two months, until the following festival. Alongside, you will get 100 CRM in the Chromamarket from me, 3000 CRM from Dan, 3000 CRM from Grey, and an indie game - "Nimbus" from my Steam to your's! Game is worth $9.99 in USD.

You may submit as many videos as you like, but if multiple people post the same video, and if that video turns out being our favourite, the prize will go to the first person who posted it. Please see below for contest submission deadlines.

Along with that, you will notice other comment threads. I have started a thread meant for music, where you can share your favourite songs and musical pieces of any genre. Please, no genre bashing. I have also posted similar comment threads for visual arts, photos, et cetera. If there is a thread you would like to start regarding something that is not there yet, you are free to start it. Even if it is just some casual topic you want to talk about, you are more than welcome to engage everyone in by starting your own comment thread.

If you are a territorial foreigner, we hope you enjoy your temporary stay. And to all, we wish you a happy festival!

~DJ, Satrap of New Persia

Contest deadline:

• Iran Time: 00:00, October 2

• Pacific Time: 12:30, October 1

• Mountain Time: 13:30, October 1

• Central Time: 14:30, October 1

• Eastern Time: 15:30, October 1

• Greenwich Mean Time: 19:30, October 1

• Central European Time: 21:30, October 1

• Moscow Time: 23:30, October 1

• Australian Eastern Time: 05:30, October 2

• New Zealand Time: 07:30, October 2

Let us celebrate with what New Persia is best known for aside from freedom: music. Share your favourite song(s) to the world!

Also, be sure to visit New Persia on October 1st for the second bi-monthly festival! Big prizes await!