Introducing Marek Gruca from Slovakia

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Ministry of Immigration
IMMIGRATION APPLICATION

Application received	Tue Feb 10 2026 07:49:04 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Wittenberg account approved	10 Feb 2026
First Witt Post	10 Feb 2026
Eligible for Petition	25 Feb 2026
APPLICATION OUTCOME	APPLICATION SUCCESSFUL

Official notes:

The Ministry of Immigration, using information provided in the application and after investigating to the best of its ability, is satisfied that this application is Bona Fide.

Applicant Name:
Legal Name: Marek Gruca
Wittenberg account name: @MarecG
Gender:
He/him
Year of Birth:
2009
Location:
Slovakia
Provincial assignment if successful: Cézembre
Who I Am:
I'm a bookworm and I'm quite fond of Tolkien. My favourite pastime are
walks around my big neighborhood. I also swim in a club.
My Special Interests in Talossa:
Politics, Civil Service, El glheþ talossan / the Talossan language
Where did you hear about the Kingdom of Talossa?
I've seen a reel about it on Instagram.

Verification and Declaration

Agreed to verification check: Yes

~~~ The applicant has affirmed/sworn, under penalty of perjury in Talossan law, that the information provided in this citizenship application is accurate and true. ~~~

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Welcome, Marec!  I'm curious to know about Tolkien in Slovakian... how are the character names translated?

[Marcüs Causch]

The most of the names are in original, but the Hobbit ones not. Merry is called "Chicho", from "chichotať" which means to laugh or to be merry. Peregrin Took is translated as Pútnik "Pippin" Bral, where "bral" is a past form from "brať"-to take.
However, our translotors almost always choose to keep an original spelling. But Czechs translated the most HP names to their language.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

There's no accounting for what the Czechs will do.  I have often read about the exploits of
Jára Cimrman.

I love Merry being Chicho -- I guess it's always hard when you're translating to capture all of the senses of a character's name, and that's a fun choice.

[xpb]

Azul and welcome.
Greetings from your potential province of Cézembre!
Have you traveled from Slovakia?  The only time I touched your nation was on a train from Prague to Krakow to Budapest but I haven't yet had a chance to explore Slovakia - if I went again what would be your top suggestions to see?

[Marcüs Causch]

There's no accounting for what the Czechs will do.  I have often read about the exploits of
Jára Cimrman.

I love Merry being Chicho -- I guess it's always hard when you're translating to capture all of the senses of a character's name, and that's a fun choice.

Jára Cimrman is a legendary character. He was even voted by people to be the greatest Czech but the jury disapproved with that.

[Marcüs Causch]

Azul and welcome.
Greetings from your potential province of Cézembre!
Have you traveled from Slovakia?  The only time I touched your nation was on a train from Prague to Krakow to Budapest but I haven't yet had a chance to explore Slovakia - if I went again what would be your top suggestions to see?

It's great to meet a fellow Cèzembrian!
If you want to visit Slovakia, it really depends whether you're a sightseer or a tourist. Bratislava, Trnava, Banská Štiavnica, Levoča or Kežmarok are great choices if you are keen on history, old city centres etc.
There are quite a lot of caves here, especially in Slovenský kras, plenty of them are in UNESCO. Vysoké Tatry, Nízke Tatry are great for hiking. However if you belong to both groups, then you should go to Banská Bystrica and explore the nearby mining towns like Kremnica and Banská Štiavnica and also go to Kremnické vrchy or to Nízke Tatry.

[King Txec]

Welcome to Talossa Marek!

-Txec R

[Marcüs Causch]

Welcome to Talossa Marek!

-Txec R

Thanks, your majesty. Looking forward to becoming a citizen in two weeks.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

If you want to visit Slovakia, it really depends whether you're a sightseer or a tourist. Bratislava, Trnava, Banská Štiavnica, Levoča or Kežmarok are great choices if you are keen on history, old city centres etc.
There are quite a lot of caves here, especially in Slovenský kras, plenty of them are in UNESCO. Vysoké Tatry, Nízke Tatry are great for hiking. However if you belong to both groups, then you should go to Banská Bystrica and explore the nearby mining towns like Kremnica and Banská Štiavnica and also go to Kremnické vrchy or to Nízke Tatry.

Why should everyone go to the mining towns in particular?  That's a surprising answer!  I think mining is very interesting, but I wouldn't have thought it would bring in the crowds.

[Marcüs Causch]

If you want to visit Slovakia, it really depends whether you're a sightseer or a tourist. Bratislava, Trnava, Banská Štiavnica, Levoča or Kežmarok are great choices if you are keen on history, old city centres etc.
There are quite a lot of caves here, especially in Slovenský kras, plenty of them are in UNESCO. Vysoké Tatry, Nízke Tatry are great for hiking. However if you belong to both groups, then you should go to Banská Bystrica and explore the nearby mining towns like Kremnica and Banská Štiavnica and also go to Kremnické vrchy or to Nízke Tatry.

Why should everyone go to the mining towns in particular?  That's a surprising answer!  I think mining is very interesting, but I wouldn't have thought it would bring in the crowds.

Well, some tourists care about it and they visit closed mines with a guide but the majority doesn't at all. Those cities became wealthy in the Middle Ages so the kings granted them special status thus a class of merchants emerged. They were able to build big, representative houses, churches and buildings intact till today. The mining also required pumping water from mines so the engineers built big water reservoirs (called 'tajchy') used to power those machines and now they're popular spots for swimming. And nature around the cities is gorgeous.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Oh, I see!  So while the mining stuff itself is cool, a lot of it just comes from the fact that those towns were rich and built up amazing things.  That makes sense.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

This immigrant is eligible for a petition :)