The Constitution of Nedé

We, the seventy-five founding women of Nedé, do hereby establish the laws and code of conduct for our great society, to abolish the evils of patriarchy and to rid the world of the Brutes who have harmed women for millennia due to their biologically driven lust for pleasure and power. The following five Articles shall serve these purposes:

1. I. MATRIARCHAL SYSTEM. The peace and prosperity of Nedé shall be maintained by three cords of government: the Matriarch, the Council, and the Alexia.
   1. A. MATRIARCH. We hereby appoint Tristan Pierce, founding Council member, to serve as the first Matriarch of Nedé. The Matriarch shall hold executive power to act in the best interest of Nedé, in partnership with the Council.
      1. 1. SUCCESSION. At such time as the Matriarch should choose to retire from service (but before she reaches eighty years of age), she shall possess the right and responsibility to choose a successor. Each of the four Provinces —Fik’iri, Lapé, Amal, and Kekuatan —shall supply one Candidate, selected by senatorial vote, for the Matriarch’s consideration. Upon evaluating the merit of each Candidate, the Matriarch shall choose one woman to become her Apprentice for a duration of one year, after which time executive powers will be transferred in full to her successor. Should the Matriarch perish or be rendered incapacitated before such a Succession can take place, the Council shall elect a successor by vote.
   2. B. COUNCIL. The Council shall consist of four senatorial houses, each representing one of the four Provinces. Each provincial Senate shall comprise twelve members, elected by popular vote. A Senator’s term shall last eight years, with one re-election possible. Senators shall advise the Matriarch in matters of state, serve as judges in civil matters within their Provinces, and serve as examples to all Nedéans of the Virtues we strive for.
   3. C. ALEXIA. To guard Nedé against any threat —within its borders or without —we hereby appoint Siyah Assad to establish and organize a peacekeeping force, hereafter termed the Alexia, to uphold the Articles of this constitution, to maintain order within Nedé, and to protect our borders from any threat, present or future. The leader of the Alexia will report directly to the Matriarch, who will select and appoint future Alexia leaders.
2. II. GENTLES. Males born to the women of Nedé, hereafter termed Gentles, having been liberated from their aggression and lust, shall contribute to the good of Nedé —and maintain their enlightened state —through the important tasks of public and private service, as deemed beneficial by the Matriarch and Council. These duties shall not deny nor diminish the dignity of life but aim to make provision for the inherent frailty of Gentles and supply them with meaningful labor. For the good and safety of all, in perpetuity, the women of Nedé do make these sacrifices:
   1. A. Between the ages of three months and one year, Gentles will be relinquished by their birth mothers to a Materno finca, where they will live until the age of seven.
   2. B. Between the ages of seven and fourteen, Gentles will reside in special facilities called Hives, where they will be educated and trained to serve Nedé.
   3. C. To prevent undue or inappropriate attachment, interaction with grown Gentles shall be limited to necessary instruction.
3. III. DESTINIES. To spread the abundant capabilities of Nedé’s women across all necessary sectors, at eighteen years of age each woman shall choose, based on her own interests and abilities, a particular field of expertise, where she shall serve Nedé until she is physically unable to do so. These destinies shall include: Ad Artium, Agricolátio, Alexia, Fabricatio, Gentles Regimen, Innovatus, Materno, Politikós, and Scientia & Medicinae. A detailed description of these fields of employment can be found in the forthcoming document Nedéan Customs and Practices.
4. IV. MATERNO COMPENSATION. Without denying a woman’s right to refrain from childbirth, to ensure the longevity of our population, special honor shall be bestowed on women who choose as their destiny the bearing and nurturing of children during the span of eighteen to thirty-eight years. These honors shall include: substantially comfortable lodging, a stipend for each delivery, and a stipend for each baby she breastfeeds for one complete year. Any woman who births ten or more children shall receive a pension for the remainder of her years. All others shall choose another destiny in which to serve the remainder of her years.
5. V. VIRTUES. Contrary to the rampant immorality of our respective origin societies, Nedé shall cultivate a haven of incorruptible ethics. All Nedéans, led by the Matriarch, shall endeavor to embody the core Virtues of diversity, harmony, ingenuity, simplicity, and self-restraint. The development of these Virtues shall remain the free responsibility of the people, whether through their religion of choice or without it.
   1. A. DIVERSITY. Because Nedé combines the cultures and languages of dozens of countries of origin, to create a new, diverse yet unified society we shall:
      1. 1. Establish English as our common tongue, precious-metal coin as our common currency, and the metric system for measurement.
      2. 2. Preserve distinctive relics of our respective heritages, including food, dress, art, and religion.
      3. 3. Treat all women equally.
      4. 4. Rely heavily on the ancient roots from which many of our cultures of origin arose (i.e., the Greeks and Romans, with special attention given to Latin, mathematics, and music) while not ignoring the contribution and influence of ancient Eastern cultures.
   2. B. HARMONY. Nedéans shall strive to live by this guiding principle: treat other women as you would treat yourself. Furthermore, because harmony shall prevail as long as our citizens adhere to these Articles of the constitution, the Matriarchy shall guard them at all costs. Failure to adhere to these Articles shall result in fines, loss of privileges, or imprisonment. While capital punishment shall have no place in Nedéan justice, either for woman or Gentle, the Matriarch reserves the right to ensure —by any other means necessary —that all Nedéans benefit from our collective peace and prosperity.
   3. C. SIMPLICITY. Nedéans shall endeavor to live in harmony with Mother Earth, respecting and cultivating nature in ways the old world —dictated by Brutes —failed to do. The location of Nedé, with its limited access to man-made resources and technology, shall foster the virtue of simplicity, as well as contribute to the previous Virtues. Gentles shall provide the manual labor necessary to work the land, care for animals, and enable a simple life for all Nedéans.
   4. D. INGENUITY. In order to thrive in Nedé’s locale, Nedéans will apply their minds to creative problem-solving, make do with what is available, and refuse to give up when setbacks arise. Without compromising simplicity, our limited technological resources shall be focused first and foremost on creating and maintaining life, public sanitation, and fostering harmony. Should additional resources be discovered in Nedé, they shall be repurposed at the discretion of Innovatus to increase convenience without compromising our core virtue of simplicity.
   5. E. SELF-RESTRAINT. Recognizing the dangers and evil of primal lusts in every form, and to demonstrate our superiority over the Brutes who abused, suppressed, and mistreated us, the women of Nedé will adhere to the highest standards of self-restraint by denying any and all base urges; instead redirecting our passions into productive contributions for the good of Nedé. Unlike our brutish predecessors, women are capable of enjoying all the merits of platonic friendship and sisterly affection without digressing into crude gratification. Those not exercising self-control will be punished as deemed appropriate by the Matriarch and, if necessary, the Alexia.

Protect the weak. Safety for all. Power without virtue is tyranny.

Signed,

Representatives of the Safety Coalition,
founding members of Nedé

Tristan Pierce, Florida, USA

Melisenda Juárez, Florida, USA

Li Na Kuang, China

Stephanie Becker, New York, USA

Meera Lopez, Belize

Alicia Lavoie, Canada

Farah Museau, Haiti

Amelia Chavez, California, USA

Charlotte Taylor, Australia

Camila Roberts, Texas, USA

Prisha Ananda, India

Fernanda Varela, Brazil

Margherita Santoro, Italy

Consuelo Medina, New York, USA

Liz Carolina Rivera, Colombia

Siyah Assad, Iran

Chisimdi Okonkwo, Nigeria

Stella Williams, Australia

Annika Novak, Russia

Amadi Makeda, Ethiopia

Adaku Musa, Nigeria

Cora Cunningham, California, USA

Ana Silva, Brazil

Maria del Carmen Cruz, Mexico

Fatima Mohamed, Morocco

Elena Chan, Canada

Jaqueline Harris, United Kingdom

Dimitra Alexopoulos, Greece

Mila Ivanov, Russia

Islande Pierre, Haiti

Candela Moreno, Spain

Emily Carroll, Georgia, USA

Tamaya Khalil, North Sudan

Yael Dayan, Israel

Bjani Ngalula, Democratic Republic of Congo

Margot Du Plessis, South Africa

Zana Jafari, Iran

Mingmei Tan, China

Min Cho, South Korea

Ishaani Bakshi, India

Rebecca Allen, Texas, USA

Lee Nguyen, California, USA

Maria Alvez, Brazil

Grace Lynn Macdonald, Georgia, USA

Amira Suleiman, Syria

Lex Sterling, Kentucky, USA

Zala Tesfaye, Ethiopia

Anwen Hughs, United Kingdom

Susan Jones, Virginia, USA

Mae Lee, United Kingdom

Shandice Castillo, Belize

Andrea Tourmaline, Washington, USA

Blair Williams, United Kingdom

Adèle Leblanc, France

Sofia Dominguez, Spain

Genevieve Fox, Illinois, USA

Ji-woo Kwan, South Korea

Naomie Nadeau, Canada

Tahara Ahmed, United Kingdom

Caron Leblanc, France

Aliyah Morrison, California, USA

Soo-jung Pak, South Korea

Guilia Russo, Italy

Lauren Diaz, Louisiana, USA

Novah Ramos, Nevada, USA

Laurence Tremblay, Canada

Adriana Torres, Mexico

Claire Evans, Utah, USA

Ceylon de Silva, Sri Lanka

Alana Herrera, New York, USA

Zhi Ruo Xue, China

Olivia Fraser, United Kingdom

Thea Spanos, Greece

Tanner Bryant, Nevada, USA

Alipha Oliveira, Brazil