Their Majesties The King and Queen signed a mutual recognition treaty between the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon and the Kingdom of Sayville (KOS) this evening, marking the former's first official foray into inter-micronational affairs. The treaty was ratified by the Royal Deluge and Preclusionary Committee prior to the King and Queen's signing, and Their Majesties were subsequently inducted into the Order of the Sayvillian Lion -- a dynastic order in the KOS established by King Charles of the Sayvillians -- to commemorate the occasion.

His Majesty The King announced elections for the Preclusionary Committee on January 8 via Discord, marking the start of the election season in Northwood-Oregon. This comes after the ratification of the Canon Governing Document , Northwood-Oregon's equivalent of a constitution. The Canon Governing Document describes the Preclusionary Committee as the lower house of Northwood-Oregon's legislature, the Northwood-Oregonian Assembly. It comprises elected representatives of the citizenry and is jointly led by the Sovereigns, the co-monarchs of Northwood-Oregon. The Committee serves as a check on the Royal Deluge -- the Assembly's upper house comprising the leaders of KNO member states -- and has the ability to reject legislation previously passed by the latter.