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Tavaris has two Civil Ensigns, which are flown by civillan vessels under Tavari authority. In 1624, in the brief [[History of Tavari-Banian Relations#Second War|Second War]] with [[Federation of Bana|Bana]], a Tavari naval vessel provoked war by destroying a Banian merchant vessel under the mistaken belief it was a warship launching an attack. Tavaris sought to make sure that the same would never befall one of their own ships by mandating that civilian merchants and others flew a flag of a unique design that would indicate their civilian status. This flag, known as the Tavari Merchant Mariner flag, is the Naval Ensign with a gold border around it, charged with a gold anchor.
Akronists very quickly rose up in demand for a civil ensign of their own. The Church very much did not like the idea of having to fly a flag of merchants on Church vessels sailing for religious causes. They took particular offense to the gold on the Merchant Mariner Flag, which was specifically chosen to symbolize wealth. Said the Matron at the time, Taladri Kankrelat, "It is an insult of the order most grave to cloak a Ship of God under the banner of greed. Our ships sail for noble purposes, and to cast our lot with those in pursuit of naught but vanity and sloth may be bureaucratically convenient but would wound our spirits and slow our most precious work." A design for Church of Akrona vessels, using the orange and the diamond symbol of the Church, was passed into law the next year. In that same law, the organization that is succeeded today by the Tavat Avati
==Native Rodokan Flag==
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