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Ryccia’s Destiny: a Looming Conundrum
By guest editor Princess Relia Cuza, 8th October 2022.

Princess Relia, Duchess of Sebeș, at a recent debate at the Royal University of Sinaia. Source: Royal House of Stoinia.

Ryccia. A nation that once heralded democracy around the world, has now sadly become a synonym of instability and a genocidal military junta during the past months. While there might be a shining light of hope in Irykia, the situation looks to be a challenging predicament for Ryccia as a nation. Many would call for a World Forum peace mandate, but those who’ve studied Ryccia will know that this would only further alienate the Ryccian people from the international community for at least the coming decades. A path of vengeance is what we also hear from the sprouting diplomats of both Bailtem & Cordillia, however this strategy too will falter any feasibly long term relationships. For it was Ryccian grit & willpower that helped turn the tide of the Great War. An image the Ryccian junta is all too eager to propagate to the entire world with both sword & pen. History has proven that the Ryccian people will not surrender to the night so easily. Though history has also shown that such darkness often comes from within. Ryccia has long sought the balance of governance, but none have holded up to the test to successfully rule the many Ryccian ethnicities & political factions. Although, there might be a solution. One which has been tried, but didn’t ripen quickly enough.

Despite the claims of many politicians eager for votes, Ryccia will need a new system of government after the junta has been removed from power. Of course, the Ryccian people should decide that form of government for themselves, but post-junta Ryccia has a new chance to start with a clean slate once again. From monarchies, oligarchies to republics, the Ryccians have tried nearly all forms of government short of Godhood. All have faced the tensions between the Ryccian ethnicities & political factions. All have failed. Ryccia is in desperate need of a system that is able to amend & heal the differing opinions. Though it should also be taken into account that such a system shouldn’t overstep itself. A careful balance is key to Ryccia. Something any diplomat that has worked in Cordilia with the Ryccians, such as myself, can attest to. To us Stoinians, such a system is plainly visible. We need only look at the monarchy which has served the Stoinian people faithfully for 800 years.

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The students of history will be the first to remark that Ryccia too has tried out the crown twice. Casting it aside each time it had the chance. While the first monarchy ended with a guillotine, the second one showed great promise at first. The nation rallied behind a young King as a ceremonial figurehead. Though there were failsafes to any political challenge to the status-quo, they heavily relied on the monarch’s intuition. Something which might not have been befit to a young monarch with no experience in governance at all. Certainly the young King has proven to be no match to the political hounds as Ryccia collapsed once again. I believe that the governance system of the Esonian Dynasty might be the most pragmatic one for the Ryccian nation. The Esonian Dynasty has proven that an outsider can unite the Ryccian population. Where the Esonian Dynasty failed however, is recognizing the looming dangers of Ryccian fanaticism. The Esonian King failed to amend the growing discord between the political factions and used its emergency protocols too late. The problem lay not with the system, but with the inexperience of a young monarch tasked to rule over Pacifica’s perhaps most complex nation.

So what exactly is my point here? What good is a monarch that doesn’t understand its own nation? The solution again lies in balance. A hypothetical constitutional monarch would have to know the threats of Ryccian fanaticism and how to appeasingly soothe discord into discourse. Giving the right of emergency powers to a monarch is a decisive course to ensure a neutral perspective in Ryccian politics. Therefore, Ryccia would need a monarch with royal credibility who wasn’t involved with past Ryccian politics and yet know enough about the country to ensure a stable rule. Thus the new monarch shouldn’t be a monarch with an aura of innocence, but one with experience and a firm yet even hand that preaches harmony & unity. Preferably also a monarch with a clear line of succession that comes with them to solidify a future of stability. An easy enough solution until one starts to consider a list of candidates. That’s when one discovers the short list of potential candidates. Let alone one where the candidates actually consider the monumental journey.

The first task at hand is to remove the Ryccian junta and engrain the horrors of such a regime into the memories the Ryccian population. For too many Ryccians & non-Ryccians have died in vain because of them. Afterwards, Pacifica will keenly look at what the Ryccians will decide their fate to be. A clean slate through a democratic referendum. Whether or not we would see a new ceremonial constitutional monarchy rise & fall remains uncertain still. Though perhaps this form of government will finally be able to prove itself to be the balance Ryccia needs to prosper for eternity.