The person behind Tsrill joined the NationStates game in October 2003 from a link in the micronations community. The nation was placed in The South Pacific region, and he stayed in that region since. After a year of standing on the sideline and taking mostly part in the off-topic section of the off-site forums of The South Pacific, he became more involved in the government, first as Ambassador and half a year later as Undersecretary of Justice under Slackervania. In October 2004, after Slackervania stepped down, he ran for Secretary of Justice and got elected into the position. In that position, and later as Secretary (now minister) of the Region, he was one of the driving forces behind law reforms in the region. Tsrill set up the regional newspaper SPOT (South Pacific Off-site Times) and