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The Confederacy of Sawl was started up by multiple merchants who got fed up with their own governments for various reasons; taxes, respect, etc. The merchants banded together and set aside any hate that they may have had for one another, they wanted to make a place in their image where they didn't need to deal with that problem. They made landfall on the place they would call home and began to clear out the natives in the immediate area. A colony was set up and so was a port, allowing for more ships and trade. They began thriving. They had been expanding rapidly accommodate for heavy immigration, leading to the territory the have now.

In following years, Sawl went over a massive civil dispute and whether the country should be isolationist or not. The government at the the time said yay, a majority of the others did not want this though as they feared it would dwindle the economy. It wasn't until three years later, a two year civil war broke out over this. In the end the rebellion had succeeded and the the government had been eliminated. Now, it is led by an absolute dictatorship by the current dictator, Williams Sergio the I

Afterwards, the nation became more militarized in order to properly defend their lands from pirate and the natives in the surrounding area. Now with a population just under 300 million. They tend to be more industrial and trade worthy at most times as well.

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[b]Rangers[/b]
For Sawl Rangers, life is never easy between the training and constant pressure form any natives that Sawl has to constantly fight on a daily basis. These men and women are the ones who go first into the action, they are the ones who are sent to destroy any resistance against them and somehow it worked in the civil war. They are equipped with standard muskets with bayonets and are typically trained to deal with most environments. This is comprised of up to 300,000 conscripted soldiers with a reserve force of 1 million. These soldiers also make up the police.

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[b]Ranger Sharpshooters[/b]
Ranger Sharpshooters are a special branch of the Rangers for members who show special prowess, they are equipped with long range weapons for the given times and are typically trained to defend key locations. They're uniform varies in color depending on what environment they are in to act as camouflage against their enemies. There are only about 1,000 of these hardened military members in the military currently.

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[b]Storm Calvary [/b]
This is the Calvary that goes in as a clean-up crew for the most part, they are also used to soften up enemy lines are flank enemies while they charge. They are equipped with muskets with bayonets and swords, they also help move cannons when they need to be deployed in rapidly. There are just about 20,000 Storm Calvary to deal with pesky enemies. They are also used to help if a riot has broken out in a city. 
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