After the dark events of the Westwardian Union with the Kingdom of Breshik, OttoVonBistarck became Lord of the Westward Isles. caBastard, a diplomat responsable of the Westward Isles recognition to the international community highly opposed the Westro-Breshikan union, as he saw what was once one of Kurwa's best allies merging with Kurwa most disgusting and annoying enemy (not even rival). Despite this, caBastard recognized Otto's good work to remaster the severely damaged Westward Isles and saw Otto as incredible and competent leader. After the Westwardian Declaration of Independence the 31th of August, Lord_Uxbridge, caBastard and OttoVonBistarck merged their interest of a nice Westward Isles and agreed to work together.

After Great God, our King AlphaBernd announced the server would recieve a new map for the 1.8 update, the idea of a Westwardian colony appeared on the table. The new friendship of the tree Lords made it happen by officially announcing the West Rhodes, Merchant Republic of political project.

[insert capital name here] is located in the mouth of [insert river name here] in the sea of [insert sea name here]. Surrounded by a leafy forest and some high elevations.

Each lord will have the right to create a settlement with a region/territory to lay in.

The State will be controlled by Bicameral Parliament divided in the House of Lords (Upper House) and the House of Commons (Lower House). The plan is to create a Representative Democracy based on Regions all across the future national territories of West Rhodes.

Besides being just a plan, both Nova Kurwa and West Rhodes have developed a friendship bond whose origins come from the long standing relationships between the Westward Isles and the Council State of Kurwa.

Merchantilism. We expect to produce a lof of Jew Golds that would allow us to trade with other nations and between our future dear citizens.

Pre-XX Century British Culture combines with Rhodesian nostalgia. In other words refined gentlemen with a white's man mentality.

The National Flag will be used by the Government in all its public buildings in a 4×6 size. The Naval Ensign will be used in all Rhodesian Navy Forces vessels (R.W.V.) in a 3×4 size altough this may vary according to the vessel size. The Merchant Flag will be used by all civilian ships (in other words: made by citizens with no belic purposes preferably in a 3×4 size, but this may vary according to the vessel size or the captain's own preference. The Civil Ensign can be used by all citizens instead of the national flag in any size they find appropiate to their nationalism as long as this doesn't break any building codes yet to be defined by the West Rhodesian Governement.

National Flag	Naval Ensign	Merchant Flag	Civil Ensign