Influential media tycoon Konrath Koronti has been rushed to hospital today, and been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. The Sordland Today sends its thoughts and prayers to Konrath Koronti and his family.

Konrath Koronti is the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of the Heart of Sordland Conglomerate, the multi-industry corporation that owns the Sordland Today and the Sordish Broadcasting Corporation.

Marcel Koronti, Konrath’s eldest son and board member of the HOS Conglomerate, made the following statement. “My father is a strong man, and we have complete faith he will make a full recovery from his illness. He believes in victory, no matter the cost in all aspects of his life and business, and his own health is no different. We thank you for your support. A Morgna wes core.”

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It’s an exciting day for businessman Walter Tusk, as he has just become the eighth richest person in the country whilst celebrating his 65th birthday.

Tusk is the spokesperson of the Lotherberg Group, publishing the well-known newspaper, the Ekonomists, and he is a major shareholder of Sordish steel company, Bergia Steel.

Tusk began his career as an engineer. He established several small businesses with his friends from college, including restaurants, a car wash, and a cigarette importation enterprise. He went on to form a lucrative production company specializing in machinery and electrical wiring, earning millions of Sordish Ren.

He is credited for his contributions into the Sordish energy industry, and is considered to be the most important businessman in Sordland.

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With Anton Rayne’s appointment as leader of the USP and upcoming presidential candidate, the USP have announced their Vice Presidential nominee: Petr Vectern.

While his public persona is charismatic and he’s known for his laidback brand of politics, we have it on good authority that soon-to-be Vice President Vectern is nothing more than an alcoholic and a womanizer.

His family is familiar with controversy. Petr’s own wife, Evelyn Vectern, was recently involved in a scandal due to her pro-government articles while working as a journalist at Holsord Post. The Holsord Post is one of the most prominent pro-government newspaper outlets in the country, and it’s shocking to see someone condemned by the outlet for pushing their bootlicking boundaries too far.

Sordland should be disappointed with the lack of integrity shown by the USP. Rayne has shown his true colours by selecting his schoolboy best friend as his VP, who has not held a higher position than a Member of the Assembly before becoming the second most powerful man in the country. Simply disgraceful.

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The United Sordland Party has today announced that Anton Rayne, a Member of the Assembly, has won the USP Congress vote and become the new face of their party. Anton Rayne became the youngest Member of the Assembly for the USP in 1931, and has been slowly rising through the ranks during his time with the party.

With the presidential election looming in the distance, we’re surprised to see the USP chose to remove their most economically versed minister, President Ewald Alphonso, from the leading position of Chairman. Rayne is yet to publicly announce his priorities and election promises, though Sordland waits with bated breath to see Rayne’s plan to bring us out of economic recession.

As well as the economy, a key issue going into the election is Sordland’s potential constitutional reforms. The people of Sordland and opposition parties have been clamoring for changes to the constitution President Soll implemented in 1929. While effective at the time, there have been debates that Sordland has grown and the constitution as written is no longer relevant to the people of today. Different sections of the constitution are under scrutiny, including presidential term limits, the immunity of Supreme Court judges, and Sordland’s electoral threshold. Anton Rayne has not stated if he supports or rejects any potential constitutional reforms, and we’re eager to see where he stands on the issues.

The choices that Anton Rayne will make ahead of this election will define Sordland and our people’s future.

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The United Sordland Party, when first founded in 1929 by dictator Tarquin Soll was the only political party in the Republic of Sordland. They’ve done their best to keep it that way 25 years later, thanks to their undemocratic 10% election threshold.

This means any political parties that receive under 10% of election votes will not be granted seats in the Grand National Assembly. This is the very reason why the United Sordland Party holds a majority of the seats in the Assembly, and has since 1929. It is also the reason why the largest ethnic minority of Sordland is nonexistent in Sordish politics.

They may describe themselves as ‘a modern democratic party, faithful to the founding principles and values of Sordland,’ but we see them for what they really are: power hungry.

With this election, The Radical publicly asks the USP: How can you call Sordland a democratic country without true representation in the Assembly?

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September has been full of exciting developments for Suzerain and the team at Torpor Games! We attended the PAX Online event and want to send our warmest greetings to all the new citizens who joined our cause after checking out the demo!

As you can see, we've also changed the name of our developer diaries from "Monthly Report" to "Broadcasts" to make them sound a little more newsworthy.

Torpor Games is growing further. We hired Tung, our first intern as a company! With a computer science background and a currently pursued study of game design, he makes the perfect addition to the team. Tung is tackling internal QA and is moving onto supporting important tasks like the final design implementations for release.



We also delivered an internal milestone build and finished the scene setup for the most complex part of the late game. This means that the content setup is locked for eighty percent of the game. For that part only minor changes can be made within scenes, decisions, bills and other narrative support content. The team is full force making progress on the last bits and pieces. Many hours were spent on testing to solve the outlying issues regarding the triggers. Since Suzerain has become such a dynamic game, testing has proven to be an important factor to deliver a functional game. We can’t have any disconnected branches or missing links since these are hard blockers for players.

Moving forward into October we are finalising many facets of game development. Among these are the design and content implementation of endings, filling missing sub-branches of content that would be critical from a narrative standpoint and making the final passes on the codex, news, reports etc. Endings are what make games special and memorable, so we are working through a massive library of choices to make sure every type of player is satisfied with their ending.



Our Election Campaign has begun on social media and Steam! We will take new and old citizens alike on a lore journey, to get you familiar with characters, settings and newspaper biases ahead of launch. Keep an eye out for the upcoming posts and spread the word about the extensive universe of Suzerain that becomes better and better with your feedback.

Next up we are heading to the Steam Autumn Festival! There will be a livestream on Friday the 9 October at 18:00 CET where you can directly ask questions to the developers on Steam. The Suzerain demo will also be available throughout the festival so if you never had a chance to check it out this will be a perfect time to do so!

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Thank you and see you next time citizen, Glory to Sordland!

Ever wanted to become the President and lead a country? Explore the intricate and detailed country of Sordland as Anton Rayne. Meet your cabinet, spend time with your family and make difficult choices that shape the future of your term and the country!

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In 1954, the country of Sordland is emerging as a 20-year old democracy, following a bloody civil war. You play as a charismatic young man, Anton Rayne, who has surprised everyone by rising to the top of the party in power and getting elected as the new President of Sordland.

The people are hungry for democratic reforms after decades under a traditionalist power. The economy is in shambles and the political landscape is shifting. Neighboring superpowers are watching closely, and there are military threats on the horizon.

Can you pull the country out of its recession? Will you meet the demands of your people for reform? The future of Sordland depends on your choices. Good luck, Mr. President.

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Sordland’s most prominent businessman, President Ewald Alphonso has had the unluckiest run possible as leader of our nation.

The third president of Sordland promised to be the boom our economy needed following the slow administration of Tarquin Soll, finally making the push for free-market reforms that we desperately needed. President Alphonso has publicly blamed the economic mess on Soll, “Four years has not been enough time to clean up Soll’s messes. His cabinet and their inability to follow through on promises is the reason we are still suffering through this recession.”

The privatisation efforts from President Alphonso have helped keep our struggling economy afloat. No man in the USP is more versed in economics than the president. He is the only person who is capable of bringing Sordland out of the international economic crisis and restoring the country's reserves.

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the end of the Sordish Civil War and the re-establishment of Sordland as a republic!

Colonel Tarquin Soll rose to the challenge, defending our great nation during General Luderin’s military coup, when the disgraced general executed our bright minded youth.

After three years of a bloody civil war, in 1929 Colonel Soll and the 6th Army defeated the traitors General Luderin and General Rikard on the battlefield. Soll was able to put an end to the Sordish Civil War by administering the government, helping institute the new Constitution, and bringing the Grand National Assembly back to work. Colonel Tarquin Soll was elected as President of Sordland unopposed, regarded by all as the saviour of our nation.

Ever wanted to become the President? Discover Suzerain this Friday by joining Ata, our Game Producer on our Steam page, to watch them play through of the early game content! This will be a good opportunity to engage with other fans and the developers in chat.

As President Rayne, lead Sordland into ruin or repair during your first term in this text-based role-playing game. Navigate a political drama driven by conversations with your cabinet members and other significant figures. Beware or embrace corruption; shirk or uphold ideals. How will you lead?

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