LoSS Protectorate

Preamble: Intent

To harbor the secure growth and expansion of The Keepers of the Covenant while creating new bonds of brotherhood, the League of Small Superpowers (LoSS) extends its protection and friendship to The Keepers of the Covenant. In the spirit of camaraderie and amity, the unwritten tenets of courtesy and respect will always be adhered to with unwavering faithfulness -- in this way, we shall honor one another and grow together.

It is under these ideals that the League of Small Superpowers and The Keepers of the Covenant enter into the following agreement:

Article One: Sovereignty and Governments

A. Both signatories acknowledge and respect the sovereignty of the other; this treaty will not diminish or infringe upon that sovereignty. The purpose of this treaty is to foster and preserve The Keepers of the Covenant; invading its governance will not achieve these ends.

B. To facilitate the following terms, the LoSS government will appoint or elect a representative adviser to The Keepers of the Covenant and task him or her with advising The Keepers of the Covenant on all aspects of policy.

(1) This advice will not be binding upon The Keepers of the Covenant.

(2) At the request of The Keepers of the Covenant, LoSS will provide a new adviser.

C. The Keepers of the Covenant will reciprocally appoint or elect a representative liaison to LoSS to facilitate the flow of information and advice.

(1) At the request of LoSS, The Keepers of the Covenant will provide a new representative.

D. No acts of The Keepers of the Covenant shall require the approval of their protector, LoSS, save those treaties and accords guaranteeing mutual military defense or aggression. All other internal and diplomatic decisions of The Keepers of the Covenant may be enacted with impunity from LoSS scrutiny.

Article Two: Military

A. Recognizing that the first line of defense in Planet Bob ought to always be temperate diplomatic relations, LoSS will provide The Keepers of the Covenant with any diplomatic assistance required in securing peace for the protectorate.

B. As The Keepers of the Covenant now enter the complete and enduring military protection of LoSS, any attack on protectorate is now an attack on the protector, entitled to the same status as a direct attack on the protector.

C. If either signatory should fall victim to aggressive actions from a third party, the countersigned is bound to act in its defense by every available means.

D. If either signatory should commit aggressive actions against a third party, the countersigned is encouraged to support its aggression by every available means. The Keepers of the Covenant are strongly discouraged from entering into an aggressive war while under protection.

Article Three: Economic and Financial

A. The Keepers of the Covenant may request financial support from LoSS outside of military need in the interest of building economic independence and self-sufficiency.

B. All aid requests will be reviewed by LoSS government and responded to within 48 hours of their receipt. Requests may be denied without justification, but all must receive due consideration.

Article Four: Severance

Either alliance may cancel this treaty without justification. Cancellation of this treaty shall require 96 hours notice. Excepting such cancellations, this treaty shall continue unto perpetuity, until such a time as the signatories agree it has fulfilled its purpose and mutually dissolve it.