Church of Similius goes Online!

(Year 231, Winter) High Priest Ansgar Profedius surpries Mazaloom this morning, when he in a smashing press release proudly announced that the very old fashioned Church of Similius is now online!

High Priest Ansgar Profedius in his office at the Similius Cathedral, Oldtown in Windenburg.

It has been nothing but silence from the High Priest since their latest reaction to HRM King Tarriot accusing the state church for not treating their women with respect and equal rights as males. The conflict is of interest because Church of Similius happens to be the stately religion, and besides the King is not supposed to express himself about politics.

The Sims 4 For Rent - new EP coming soon!

December 7th a new Expansion Pack is released for The Sims 4. I am excited, although I'm not yet sure whether it will be a release day grab, or not. More about that further down. Main reason for this post is to highlight a few of the features I'm looking forward to, the most. Well, with the upcoming gaming stream session hosed by EA, we will probably learn more about features we did not yet know about...

My biggest ahoy is the world Tomarang. It looks tropical, colorful, bright and inviting. Like a more urban Sulani, with more focus on builds and street life, and less beach life. The main selling point is the management of rental units, meaning you can play as a Landlord or Tenant. To many of us this will be a game changer, because households will be more diverse, and it will also be a fun build challenge creating a functional lot wit multiple rental units and shared areas etc. It's fun having a feature that won't get repetitive so soon, because there are so many sorts of complexes that can be built, and there might be more to it than what we know today. Another big thing for me is the new culture that I can't wait to explore.

People Chamber - Ministry of Trades & Taxes

(Year 231, Winter) This is the second part of brief introductions to the 5 ministries of People Chamber. They are Law & Justice, Trades & Taxes, Culture & Entertainment, Health & Welfare, and finally Science & Education. This group occupies the  the 4 seats of Ministry of Trades & Taxes:

Left to right: Minister Fanny Silverbone (leader), Charloman Au. (Crumpleon) Dougham,
Lord Bennet Ross, and Polly Peters.

Ministry of Trades & Taxes mostly deals with trade affairs, both national and international, produce deeds, real estate, misc. possessions incl. stock ownership, yellow pages and more. It is normally lead by the Vice-PM. In addition there will be 3 members. This period the department is equally split between LEFT and RIGT, while the MIDDLE party is absent.

Simmerville Show featuring Rentals - in the Making

Just a quick heads up - Guest caretaker, Jane Gargoyle, will soon be back on the 6th edition of my Simmerviille Show. So will the host, Fritz Mervil and of course plenty of guests. This edition will cover many topics, and one guest you might find familiar, Malcolm Landgraab (78). That's right, he is guesting the show because he is a true Landlord, and he will share a new family project of his involving rentals... in Tomarang, even?

Jane Gargoyle, a celebrity in Mazaloom, has appeared on all editions of the Simmerville Show.

Jane, the vampire, will as usual take good(?) care of the guests, backstage...

People Chamber: Ministry of Law & Justice

(Year 231, Winter) It's been a while since the Year 230 election, so it's on time with a brief introduction to the 5 ministries of People Chamber; Law & Justice, Trades & Taxes, Culture & Entertainment, Health & Welfare, and finally Science & Education. Learn about Mazaloom's fine Politicians!

This article introduces the current 5 members of Ministry of Law & Justice.

Left to right: Prime Minister Rob Wilder (RIGHT), Ingar Wunderberg (RIGHT), Bill Loffertop (LEFT),
Otto Vittingham (RIGHT), and High Priest Ansgar Profedius (Church of Similius).

This ministry, often seen as the top of the five, is normally lead by the Prime Minister. In addition there will be 4 members including the High Priest of Church of Similius. The state religion's representatiives are currently being debated, but the discussion is kept out of the Regional Reform discussions.

Crazy Man being thrown out

(Year 231, Winter) In StrangerVille a man named George Cahill has occupied some land for a couple decades. He used to be a Pilot, and he crash landed his airplane «Old Penelope» in the Villian desert, just outside the Plaza area. Under the destroyed plane, he built his little underground cave, where he since then has been living - illegally.

Last week a small group of Military officers assisted by security staff forced themselves into the cave to arrest the man.

Royal palace: Stately visit

(Year 231, Winter) This week the royal family of Mazaloom is hosting a state visit, as the royals of Sea kingdom spent a full three days at the royal palace in Del Sol Valley. If there were political maters to be discussed between the two monarchs, they were easily overshadowed by Crown Princess Emireza's 20th birthday.

Left to right: HRH Crown Princess Emireza of Mazaloom, HRH Queen Venezia and HRM King Tarriot of Mazaloom, HRM King Salomar and HRH Queen Medaka of Sea, HRH Prince Weever.

The royal guests counted HRM King Salomar with Queen Medaka, and their youngest son Prince Weever (31). Our royals visited Sea kingdom for Crown Prince Longjav's grand wedding earlier this year.

Mazaloom Excluded from Snorthia International Winter Cup!

(Year 231, Fall) Only weeks before the big event takes place, the Emperor of Snorthia has announced that Mazaloom's athletes are no longer welcome to participate! The sudden boycott affects several of our elite athletes that were already planning to participate in Snowboarding and Skiing.

Tomarang: Emperor Orchor of Snorthia boycotts Mazaloom's athletes!

There's no doubt that Emperor Orchor of Snorthia did this in response to the ongoing cultural conflict between Empire of Snorthia and Mazaloom kingdom. What started with our king's Royal Chief Attendant, Ms Patricia Maiden (50), revealing that Snorthia's "old" and highly treasured painted portrait actually showed Ms Maiden's mother. Emperor Orchard claimed that Mazaloom had offended the empire deeply by ruining their cultural treasure, and that it will take a long time to mend the relation. And, now he shows that he is serious by boycotting Mazaloomian winter sports athletes.

First Winner announced: Mazaloom Achievement Award

(Year 231, Fall) This Spring, at the annual Great Mazaloom Gathering that took place in Tartosa, HRM King Tarriot announced the brand new Mazaloom Achievement Award. The prize is to be handed out every Fall by HRH Crown Princess Emireza, and is all about skills! Anyone reaching level 10 in any skill can be nominated by anyone, by contacting the R.P.O. (Royal Palace Office). There's no deadline because nominees will stay in the pool for as long as they live.

Last night the very first award winner was announced at the Planet Honey Pop! karaoke bar. Did the R.P.O. pick a worthy winner?

HRH Crown Princess Emireza announcing the first Mazaloom Achievement Award to Olivia Clump.

The Mazaloom Achievement Award Year 231 goes to jazz legend Olivia Clump (78)!

Jubilee Lunch at Royal Palace

(Year 231, Fall) Just before Fall greets Winter, HRM King Tarriot hosted this year's Jubilee Lunch at the royal palace. This is a tradition where a select of members of the great peerage get invited, allowing the Monarch to show them some honor regarding their anniversaries. Every year each region's high nobility Peer will send a list of upcoming anniversaries to the royal palace office, suggesting for them to either get a royal visit or to be invited for the next lunch. The Jubilee Lunch takes place most years, but is skipped or postponed if there are too few persons on that guest list.

Left to right: HRM King Tarriot, Baroness Elvira de Sür-Blyth with husband Baron Hugo, High Priest Ansgar Profedius of the Church of Similius, Diego Lobo, Raspoutin Honeydew with wife Elvira.

When your House or your Peerage celebrates an anniversary, you might find yourself drinking tea next to the King! Some years the Queen will participate, also.

Dramatic changes coming to the Large Peerage

(Year 231, Fall) At the latest monthly press conference at the Royal Palace, a big adjustment to the Large Peerage was hinted, but not yet explained in detail. Why would anyone do this, when knowing it will trigger speculation?

Royal Chief Attendant, Ms Patricia Maiden, lead the conference, where the biggest newspapers and TV channels were represented. They did not know what was coming, and Ms Maiden seemed less prepared than she usually is.

- The Regional Reform 232 is hitting us in a little more than one year. Although the regional adjustments are big stuff that must be approved by all three chambers (Royal Chamber, People Chamber, and High Court), there are a few elements that will be totally up to the Royal Chamber to decide, because it regards the Large Peerage, only, and will normally not require approval by any other instance.

Lady Corva Saxor graduated

(Year 231, Fall) This Summer Lady Corva Saxor (25) graduated from the Butler Academy, and with top grades she secured herself a spot on the high school's new wall of fame!

You might wonder how a daughter of the Duke of Meadows could end up at a school like the Butler Academy? Well, it is not as weird as it sounds. Many children from the top aristocracy do actually study here. It may not be their top ambition in life to become a Butler or other Servant, although that would secure them a position in a better residence, but these finer families are actually expected to serve aristocracy. If you are not the main heir of your House, well - then you were raised to accept being the child that will be married off to another House, serving Military or joining a Monastery. Or - serving a higher ranked House than the one that raised you. This is why most families of aristocracy are expected to provide minimum 3 kids. So, just where does Lady Corva fit the bill?