"I propose that we pelt them with empty whiskey bottles to disrupt their precious beer/vodka chain!"
— New Swaziland
The Yonderlands is a NationStates RP
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In the literal middle of nowhere, there is a region known as the Yonderlands. Within the region there are several nations that have difficulty seeing things from each other's point of view. Occasionally they get along, but most of the time they are engaged in snark to snark combat. And very rarely, something BIG happens.
The roleplay contains examples of:
- Anarchy Is Chaos: Played with by Ghurkainia. One one hand, they explicitly stated that anarchy is chaos. On the other hand, they are quite capable of maintaining foreign relations... with no government...
- Appeal to Force:
- Vorluria likes to point their nuclear stockpile out to the other military powers of the region.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Vorluria will occasionally speak with these."Men and women will be exterminated. Children will be enslaved. Pets will be eaten. Potted plants smashed. Paintings tilted."
- Big Brother Is Watching: The people within the nation of Nortear are monitered 24 hours a day, seven days a weak.
- Blatant Lies: Reganaroll, with their declaration of being a "Totally unarmed and defenseless nation", whilst having a law that requires citizens to carry sixteen weapons at all times... Two of which have to be rocket launchers.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: The writer of Triszahkastan and Tri Stan sometimes directly addresses the other writers. This is not appreciated.
- Butt-Monkey: The Nortearese representative could be considered this, what with being the butt of many a pelting of whiskey bottles.
- Department of Redundancy Department: The Vorlurian leader's name is Administrator Verwalter. Verwalter is German for Administrator.
- Everything's Deader with Zombies: The region immediately west of the Yonderlands is completely infested by zombies. They destroyed Tri Stan and Triszahkstan.
- Expy: True Nortear's policies and system of government are based on Oceania on a much smaller scale.
- Fictional Counterpart:
- Vorluria was originally meant to be a fictional counterpart to the generic Soviet satellite state (specifically Bulgaria), but now is more of a fictional counterpart to the Soviet Union itself. They still keep some Bulgarian culture, though.
- For Science!: Reganaroll fits this trope to a 'T', they frequently ask for 'Loyal Labourers' for their tests, which are mentioned to be "Totally safe and not fatally radioactive!"
- The Ghost:
- Between the creation of the region and New Swaziland's joining, there were six nations that are now gone without record. Only two still exist, and they do not participate in the current Yonderlands. These nations are referenced by Vorluria and Nortear frequently, despite their absence and lack of records.
- States beyond the Yonderlands are sometimes mentioned.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold:
- Despite their poor political rights, New Swaziland does care about the welfare of its people, and those of the other nations.
- Vorluria to a lesser extent. As with New Swaziland, they have terrible political rights, but have decent civil rights. However, the Vorlurian government couldn't care less about the people of other nations.
- Man Behind the Man: The President of Nortear has little actual power, most executive power falls upon the Prime Minister, Sári Horthy.
- Obviously Evil: Vorluria, with its national colours being black and blood red. They still have a good tourist industry, though.
- Our Presidents Are Different: President Minority; Nortear's former president is a negro and a woman. The current is also a woman, but Caucasian.
- Overly Long Name:
- Running Gag:
- Pelting empty whisky bottles at obnoxious nations. Started by New Swaziland, continued by Ghurkainia, joked about by His Unholiness. Nortear is disappointed that they're empty. Triszahkastan took it far too seriously.
- New Swaziland's Overly Long Names
- Ruritania: Nortear and Vorluria were originally pictured by their author as this. But they are not in Eastern Europe, and their culture is now more unique and in depth.
- Shout-Out: The name of the Nortearese foreign minister is Jack Harkness.
- Sigil Spam: Vorluria loves their blood drop insignia.
