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|Geographical Location of Country:| East of Belzarov.

|Country Size:| 1.6 million square kilometres. High population density.

|Cities:| There are four major cities in Bravsaara, these include the capital city of Furremveke, located near the western border with Belzarov. This is the city that suffered the most in the struggle for independence. It has a huge industrial output, filled with factories and worker’s houses. Thanks to damage suffered in the war, its industrial output is not quite as large as it was previously, however, having barely come down from a war economy, the factories are fired and ready to produce more.

The second-largest city is located in a natural harbour to the south and is named Vallengoth. Previously one of the oldest cities in the entire empire, it still bears high Gothic architecture and narrow streets. Its harbour, however, is anything but old fashioned. Boasting a large dry dock, a natural deepwater harbour and trainlines to almost anywhere in Bravsaara and further afield, Vallengoth provides the main way to export and import goods into the countries, with a number of more civilian-based companies, and the centre of plastics and alloy development.

Then, vying for third largest spot is the city of Darkestadt, located in the northern peninsula, and Varklaste, located towards the south-east. Both are cities of heavy industry, churning out steel, vehicles, guns and more for the war effort. Sadly, it seems that neither will be able to step down and make consumer goods, and in fact both are busy increasing their economic output in order to cope with a predicted spike in weapon sales. In fact, the only real difference is that Varklaste is located remarkably high above sea level, and near what can only be called an underwater lake of crude, whilst Darkestadt is in a lower area, and contains more coal than oil.

|Natural Resources:| Bravsaara was previously the most resource-rich part of Belzarov. This hasn’t changed a bit, Bravsaara being blessed with copious amounts of crude, coal, iron, wood, and many other metals. Unfortunately, the ground quality isn’t, perhaps as good as it could be, and agriculture can be difficult in Bravasaara- large amounts of food is imported. Furthermore, it is still one of the smallest countries in both population and physical size in the world.

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|Population:| ~90 million people, mostly concentrated into the number of cities that the country has.

|Demographics:| The majority ethnicity is the native Belzars. Belzars normally have fair skin, caramel-coloured hair (although darker coloured hair and ‘dirty blondes’ are also common, and they have a higher likelihood to express red or copper-coloured hair,) and brown or grey eyes. Bravsaaran Belzars tend to lean closer towards blonde and copper hair colours, and generally have lighter grey eyes. Belzars make up around 80% of the population. Due to the Iron Pact, a recent wave of immigration from Zengrav has lead to more and more Zengravi have been seen in Bravsaara. The majority of these immigrants are Urza peoples, with smaller amounts of Quin. Almost no Minga are seen. Other ethnicities make up less than 2% of the population. Foreign ethnicities are not treated necessarily badly by Belzars, however stigma and suspicion is present due to the rather sudden influx.

|Government:| Although nominally a republic, one of the overarching reasons for the split with Belzarov included the view that Belzarovian democracy was weak. Technically speaking, Bravsaara is a One-Party Autocratic Republic.

|Ruler:| The current ruling party is the Bravsaaran BDAP, the revolutionary party that caused the split with Belzarov and lead the country through the war that followed. The current party leader (or ‘Arvanguard’ in the Belzarov tongue,) Hristov Kryvonis.

|Volksgeist:| What does it mean to be of a nationality? That is a question as old as nationalities themselves, ever since monarchy was replaced by those no longer subjects to a crown. To the Bravsaarans however, it has been something they have known long before their struggle for independence. Bravsaara is Bravsaara. Similar to some, distinct from all. The collective sense of duty and collective identity has driven Bravsaara throughout its history, no matter what the people themselves stand for.

Now a modern and independent country, Bravsaara’s national identity is solid, even as its people and culture has changed. Swing fills the coffee houses rather than choirs in church, and people hammer blocks of steel rather than mattock at dirt, but at the core, the people are the same as they have ever been. People that are hard and know a fine day's work, and go home to a decent and under ruler that knows what they're doing.

Especially ingrained is the idea that anyone can be useful in Bravsaara. Those that cannot swing a hammer may swish around beakers, and those without the ability to do either may at least carry a rifle. Women are not exempt from this. Years of war for the very survival of the nation has meant that Bravasaran woman can be seen in factories and laboratories, and there are even, shockingly, all-female volunteer regiments. Bravsaaran woman also serve as medics, drivers, radio operators and quartermasters in the 'regular' army.

|Religion:| Traditional religion has fallen by the wayside slightly in Bravsaara. The need to go to church is not as strong as the need to go to the factories, although the recent conflict has meant that unofficial military preachers are springing up. The government neither encourages nor dissuades religion in the country- as long as Bravsaara comes before any religious entity, everything is fine.

|History:|

As would be expected, Bravsaaran history is linked closely with that of Belzarov. It was, for the longest part of its history, simply another region with its own tribes which lived there. Then, came the industrial revolution, and the uniting of Belzarov. Suddenly, Bravsaara became the focal point of the Belzarov economy, and yet, they felt as if they were not being treated well.

Despite their proportionally greater contribution to the republic, they did not receive fair compensation. Their votes, they saw, counted the same as lesser regions. The same as those which had long since fallen behind in their industrial output, and had no right to have the same voice as the powerhouse that was Bravsaara. Democracy was not proving itself to be 'equal' and 'fair.' It was a weak and divisive system, that gave the weak power over those stronger than them.

So began the war of Independence. Marches and strikes that had been ignored turned violent. The workers rose up, and at first they were splintered, united only by the idea of Bravsaaran independence. The BDAP, long since a party for sterner stewardship of the country, was at the forefront of this clash. After the so-called Bloody Night, where the party was purged of many members by future Arvenguard Hristov, the BDAP established itself as the party for a 'Free Bravsaara.'

After six years of harsh war, the country now emerges, and whilst combat still rages, their borders have been secured. Having joined the Iron Pact, and with the backing of Zengrav and Lavania, as well as the Corax Dominiom, they declare this new year as not only the start of a fresh decade, but as the birth of Bravsaara itself! Long live Bravsaara! Long live the new regime!



The Bravsaaran military was founded In the fires of its independence struggles. With a much smaller population (and, for that matter, size,) than its mothercountry Belzarov, the people of Bravsaara had to make up in other ways. Economising on manpower is common, with the military relying on better weaponry and unexpected tactics in order to win the day from their opponents.

|Weaponry:|

The discerning Bravsaaran soldier will normally carry with him the Belzarovian made IR-19, a bolt action rifle containing ten shots, reloaded individually. If they’re not armed with that weapon, they might also use the Bakelite-stock Radom-Gerin 19 which is almost identical apart from a straight-pull bolt in order to allow for more rapid firing at close ranges, a marginally shorter barrel and overall reduction in weight, as well as a more modern knife bayonet lug rather than the older spike, or ‘pigsticker’ lug. Furthermore, Bravsaaran soldiers equipped with the Radom-Gerin can reload using curved stripper clips, loaded with the full ten shots. The Radom then automatically causes the stripper clip to ‘ping’ loose once the bolt is closed. Soldiers are encouraged to keep hold of stripper clips after they have been used to reload a gun, in order to be refilled and not to waste metal. Soldiers bringing back enough stripper clips can expect to receive a small amount of monetary compensation- for this reason, Bravsaaran soldiers can often be seen catching the air after a reload in order to obtain the clip.

For closer ranges, there are two (or, three depending on how you see it,) options. The valgaron semi-automatic machine gun, containing 24 bullets in an open bolt system that practically vomits out bullets, and the rigelvan pump-action shotgun, containing seven, and one more in the chamber. Unusually, the choke in the rigelvan is located quite far up the barrel, allowing for two variants to be produced- the standard issue rigelvan, and the kompakt 4, boasting a reduced barrel size and wider choke, in exchange for the loss of three extra shells. The rigelvan is, however, a slamfire shotgun, meaning it can be fired as fast as the operator can pump it.

The previous standard for heavy machine guns was the Guddlehad multibarrel gatling gun- operated by two people and with a diesel engine attached to achieve a rate of fire of roughly 600 rounds per minute. However in the later parts of the revolution, the Guddlehad was replaced by the Beskrynosnov 29, with a whopping 1500 rounds per minute and both light and heavy variants. The heavy variant is still crewed by one man, however unlike the Guddlehad, it can be carried rather than rolled. The light machine gun variant is prone to overheating, and breaks more often than he heavy variant, but provides surprisingly powerful anti-infantry capabilities to soldiers qualified to use it. The Guddelhad is still seeing use on support mech platforms, as its slower rate of fire and increased reliability are more important when mounted on a platform, which helps with the downsides of its weight and stationary nature.

Officers and specialists have a choice between two sidearms. The Belzarovian-made Republikrevolver, a single-action revolver that kicks like a mule, but can kill a man with one well placed shot, and the more modern Revolver 26, a double-action revolver loaded with half-moon speedloaders, albeit with a smaller calibre.

For the more specialised weapons, there are a number of options. The P-Flame Mark 1, irreverently known as the ‘flintstick’ is a large and bulky device, with two tanks each containing separate substances. When combined and jetted out over a pilot light, they can project a stream of flames over 50 metres, with a thickened fuel that burns even when doused in water. Unfortunately, the P-Flame has a bad tendency of the fuel tanks being pierced, sending the operator flat on his face as the remaining fuel is violently ejected from the hole. The flintstick carries enough fuel for around six seconds of continuous fire, after which an operator is supposed to remove the fuel tank and fight with his sidearm until a rifle becomes available.

As well as the flintstick, there is also the reinrigel disposable anti-tank rocket launcher, delivering a nasty payload of high explosives in a simple, one-shot tube that weighs very little and can be tossed away after usage. Mechs, tanks, and in a pinch even infantry will all find themselves rapidly blown to pieces, and air vehicles aren’t safe either. Low flying zeppelins attempting to make bombing runs, or being sniping platforms might find themselves with the unwanted attention of the flakflugerin, an early MANPAD that fires a cluster of shrapnel at very high velocity, perfect for splintering wood, tearing through silk and canvas, and generally causing mayhem. Once fired once, much like the reinreigel, the flakflugerin should be discarded.

Finally, are the man-portable mortars, grenades and satchel charges that troops may also carry. Bravsaaran satchel charges carry six individual explosive charges attached to a single timer, exploding with enough force to level civilian buildings and bunkers. Where smaller demolitions is required, smaller explosive devices, made up of a bundle of two or three charges can destroy artillery, flak installations, and blow apart soldiers hiding in tricky areas to assault, should flamethrowers not be at hand. Grenades in use include the standard Belzarovian stick-handled grenade, a bundled grenade, an explodes-on-impact smoke grenade and incendiary grenade. For the mortars, the option is between high-explosive and a chlorine shell.

|Vehicles:| There are a number of vehicles produced in Bravsaara for the army. Infantry transport, has, by and large, been a priority, with the overall lack of trained pilots and close-rubble filled streets restricting the usage of an airforce and armour, although Bravsaara is scrambling to make up in these areas.

Infantry support vehicles include the AW200 Motorcycle. the AW200 is a two-stroke, wide-throttled motorcycle, designed to be as rugged and reliable as possible. It's widely claimed that you could run the AW off of oil grease and coal and the engine wouldn't complain about it, although these are, of course, exaggerations. The AW200 is also the original platform for the AW 'Chaintrack-' a curious machine that primarily sees use in pulling heavy loads in urban environments. The AW200 is also capable of mounting a sidecar, which can fit the Beskrynosnov and plenty of ammo, causing it to see use as a support vehicle in small-scale skirmishes, and a general scouting vehicle for where heavier vehicles would not be able to work. As well as the AW200, there is the Eherse TTV, a a half-track which can easily be filled with a squad, or have mortars attached to it. Furthermore, the Bravsaaran army makes extensive use of so-called 'Tanka Trucks,' a colloquial name for any general purpose civilian truck that has been fitted in order to ferry troops and goods. More and more, these trucks have been phased out for the more modern Eherse Blitz truck, a military-specified troop transport vehicle.

In the air, whilst the Bravsaaran National Airforce (or BNA,) is not quite as well respected as the infantry, it still has a decent influence as a recon and supply system. The Garvan 'Pelican,' is a canvas biplane with extreme engine efficiency, allowing for it to stay in the air for long periods of time. Whilst there are reports of Pelican pilots dogfighting with revolvers, they normally see use as reconnaissance vehicles, with their infamously unreliable radios allowing them to point out targets for artillery officers. A number of blimps and zeppelins are also used, including a Bravsaaran-made copy of the Belzarovian Zeitgeist. By and large however, the blimps and zepplins work as part of the significant supply chain that Bravsaara has, supplying guns, ammo and fuel to the frontline, along with food and other much-needed supplies. Due to the flammable fuel, this has given the blimps the nickname 'flying campfires,' for their tendency to explode if a single thing goes wrong.
Mechs have been used minimally by Bravsaara. Whilst the KMI180 'Bucket' mech, a eight-foot-tall spider legged mech, equipped with a single six-pounder cannon and a number of Guddelhads, with four crewmembers being needed to man in. The interior is smoky, hot, and cramped, but it is an extremely potent anti-infantry weapon, capable of smashing through cover and suppressing enemy infantry, with a remarkably easy way to exit the mech. Because of this, the KMI is actually quite well-liked by crewmembers, although most of them request for a more stable body, as despite the spider-legged locomotion, the height of the mech means it tips over semi-regularly. The only other mech that has seen widespread use is the tiny KMI Infanterizupportplatfurm, (IZP) with a wide, flat surface capable of mounting radio platforms, a Gatling gun, additional ammunition and fuel, or really anything else that is needed. The disadvantage of the IZP is that it can be finnicky to get moving in the right direction, although operators, more and more, have been wiring an explosive charge to the mech and simply igniting it if they need to ditch the machine.

|Uniform:| The uniform of Bravsaaran troopers is a mixture of that of the older Belzarovian uniform, with a flair given to it by the factories of Bravsaara. Included are a long greatcoat, knee-length, steel-capped jackboots, with support for the bridge of the foot and heel, useful for both marching and close combat scuffles, a donkey jacket, flat cap (or peaked cap for officers,) and occasionally a pair of leather gloves, mostly used by machine gunners and engineers.

|Organisation:| Bravsaara uses a conscription system, with all men between the ages of 18-35 expected to be able to serve in the defence of the country if needed. Due to the revolution, almost all men (and, shockingly, some women,) in Bravsaara are trained in the usage of firearms, and the Bravsaaran army is proportionally huge. Those between the ages of 18-22 make up the primary forces of the army, making up the first 34 Army Corps. Then is the Active Reserves, made up of soldiers 22-28, who make up the next 26 Army Corps, followed by the territorial army, made up of soldiers between the ages of 28-35, making up around 19 Army Corps. Anywhere from 5-10 army corps make up an army, lead by a commander in chief. At a lower rank level, the common soldier Is in a fire team of 5-8, normally including a weapons specialist such as a flamethrower or light machine gunner, an engineer (although often an engineer will also be the weapons specialist,) and then riflemen, with one NCO leading the fire team.

Two fire teams make up a full sized squad, under the command of a higher-ranking NCO. 3 squads, numbering anywhere from 30-50 men make up a brigade, under the command of a commissioned officer. Five brigades make up a division, and two divisions make up each Army Corp.



|Starter Technologies:| Close quarters combat have taught the people of Bravsaara the importance of infantry and making sure that infantry are supported. With the latest in anti-tank technologies, the brand new Beskryosnov 29 light and heavy machine guns, building-busting satchel charges, and anti-zeppelin MANPADs, it’s safe to say that Barvsaara is adept at infantry arms.

The need to crank out weapons effectively, reliably and for cheap meant that technology had to be looked into, and what they found was Bakelite. Quick to manufacture, resilient and strong, and able to easily be moulded into whatever shape is needed. Bakelite makes up stocks, and far more within Barvsaara. They’re almost certainly adept at material production.

Finally, in order to outpace their mother-country of Belzarov, they needed to make their weapons fast, and resupply their troops faster. Topping up mechs on the field was a priority, and stamped weapons with minimal parts could be put together quickly and were relatively reliable at the end of it. Adept at supply would be the right way to define it.

Roughly 2000 years ago, the ancestors of the Geisel people lived to the north, in the eastern parts of what is now Zengrav. Distant relatives to this day, back then they were of the same blood. However, during the invasion of the Minga people of these lands, the ancient zegravians split off into two groups: those who stayed and accepted to be rules by foreign powers, and those who fled to make home elsewhere. The ancestors of the Geisel people were in the latter group.

For nearly 500 your, the migrating Geisel people tried to settle , but they would be harassed by either the Minga people or their neighbours who weren't fond of newcomers. Thier numbers have dwindled in the next 200 years, but they found refugee when they finally arrived at the Maw, the tiny landbride now connecting the rest of the continent to the Imperial hearthlands. They would settle to the north of it, surrounded on 2 sides by sea, with southerners having little option to ambush them. From here they spread to the north, already building permanent settlements and fortifications to defend themselves.

Some however stil didn't feel safe. Though Magna Geisel, the name they give to this fertile crescent, was a great place to settle, the lands to the south offered even more safety and resources. Raiding their southern neighbours and eventually pushing through the landbridge, the earliest setllers of the heartlands set foot on the vast steppes of the empire. Expanding southward for the next 300 years, the ancient Geisel people saw an unprecedented grow. They expanded up until the edge of the souther landbridge, where they had faced already well established kingdoms who weren't too fond of the newcomers.

With the stagnation of growth, the tribes fell into disarray. Now each wanted different things and more lands, which they could only acquire via war. This signalled the end of an era, and the people of Magna Geisel were the only ones in relative peace to each other, defending their borders from the north, expanding at a slow but steady rate towards the north. But in the hearthlands, hundreds of smaller kingdoms emerged, all fighting each other for dominance.

The history of the next few centuries is far too vast to cover here. Alliances were formed and multiple efforts were made for unification, including large crusades against the north, but all ultimately failed, and further fueled the powderkeg of the Geisel kingdoms. This time period however, has yielded more than it's fair share of cultural heritages to the now unified Geisel people, and it was during this time that the culture definitively and irreversibly branched off from that of the Zengrav culture. From now on, we speak of authentic Geisel people, with vastly different culture and outlook. The people knew war, but none wanted it.

It would take until the Sairish Empire conquered the lands to the south around 160 years ago to begin the long process of unification. Their influence on the southern empires was great enough for a new wave of patritoism to sweep across the nation. They helped kingdoms who traded with them, and harshely punished those who bothered their trade partners. This made the sotuhern kingdoms proportionally richer than those of the south, allowing them to house massive armies. Some dozen kingdoms formed an a federation that woulkd begin it's crusade against the other kingdoms around 120 years ago.

This was the unificatory wars. The title of Kaiser became first associated with rules here, as the generals leading the federations armies gained immense power and renown. By the time of the 5th Kaiser, he had gained so much power that he would not be removed from his position after his turn was over. He was the first ever Kaiser, Frederich I. The north had no hopes of winning, but they resisted anyways, aided by the numerous fortifications and castles that they have built up over the last centuries.

This futile effort lasted 15 years, when Kaiser Frederich I crossed the Maw, after succesfully besieging the previously impenetrable fortress of Kortrijk. The remaining kingdoms on the north joined the federation by their own will, putting an end to the unificatory wars. During his return to Lüdinghal, Kaiser Frederich I was assasinated by a former nobleman of the north, putting his son, Frederich II in the command of the armies.

This began a bloody fed between rebelling nobles and the Kaiser, who used his armies to seek out and destroy the rebelling lords and their forces on their way back to Lüdinghal. He ensured that no disobedient lords remained before he returned to the capital, alongside his entire army. He took over the city peacefully, and claimed himself as the ruler.

This state wouldn't last long, as pressure from the Sairish Empire forced Frederich II to implement a similar parlimental system to theirs, though with a unique Gesielan twist. The Kaiserkind, named so for their uttermost devotion to the Kaiser, was formed to include the 100 most loyal men and woman to the kaiser who were by themselves enough to lead a nation.

Along with the parliment, the chancellor and the kaiserkind, the Kaisers after Frederich II all sough to reform and stabilise the government with Sairish help. Ample investors from the large neighbour boosted the economy and helped grow and modernise the Geisel Republic at an unprecedented rate. By the end of the century, the Geisel republic, thanks to its massive population and rich natural resources, outgrew it's former mentor, and became a powerhouse of industry.

This of course has caused disdain amongst the nobles. Now businessman were just as prominent as them, and it upset the careful conservative balance of the monarch. So, they did what any noble should do in these dire times: become powerful people in the military. This was already a tradition amongst nobles before, but in the last few decades this has culminated in a noble admiralty. Virtually all branches of armed forces are lead by nobles. However, the race between businessman and nobles isn't over yet, as they continue their cutthroat politics to become members of the parliment or the kaiserkind.

The Volktruppe is the name of the Geisel Republic's general army. Their purpose is obvious: no war can be won without a large enough pile of manbodies. The Volktruppe aim to make it so those bodies are mostly that of the enemy's bodies. The army is volunteer only, and maintains a large pool of reserves that are periodically circulated. The soldiers are trained for 2 months in a boot camp, after wich they go to specialized schools where they learn the crafts of their trade. The Volktruppe is a diverse group of different infantry roles, which all serve to make a the squads, platoons and other base groups of the army a versatile unit capable of executing most orders with ease.

Rifle Squad Composition:

• Officer (Kommandant): The role is self explanatory. The leader of the squad, usually a Private First Class or in rare cases a Lance Corporal. These men are all promoted after skill without an exception. Exceptional shooting and co-ordinating skills are required for the squad leader. His standard weapons include a Maschine Pistole 43 SMG and a Kommando Pistole 9 pistol. Along with these he is equipped with a Fernglass 6x30 binoculars for scouting. He designates the targets for the LMG, and if necessary, the rifleman. For traditional purposes, officers carry with themselves a basic steel sword, and are equipped with steel breastplates in the fashion of knights.
• Radio Operator (Funkmensch): The radio man that carries the heavy radio backpack into battle, his role usually also includes being the second in command. They are only present in the HQ squads of platoons and above. His gear is composed of the radio backpack, and a standard issue Gewehr 35 service rifle with them to combat with 7 clips of 5 rounds.
• MG Operator (Schütze 1): The role of the MG operator is an obvious one again. They carry a Maschine Gewehr 30 to combat, and are armed with the same KP-9 pistol as the squad leader. They carry no other weapon or equipment aside from the standard set of tools. Their role is important, as denoted from ther name (Rifleman 1).
• Mortar Operator (Schütze 1): This role is the equivalent of the MG operator, but instead of carrying an MG 30, they carry a Granatwerfer 8 8 cm mortar to battle. His other equipment doesn't differ from an MG operator, but mortar operators are usually higher ranking.
• 2 Assistant Operator (Helfer): The two assistant operators are meant to help with the operation of the squad support weapon, and can also function as individual rifleman. One of the assistants is the Gunner Assitant, who carries with himself 4 boxes of 50 shots drums in addition to an ammo box containing 300 bullets. He wields a KP-9 pistol. The other one is the Ammo Carrier, whose job is to get the supplies to the MG operators during a firefight, so that the MG can keep firing without a stop. He carries a Gewehr 35 service rifle, and has the same ammo allocation as the radio operator. They are Schütze 2 and 3. Their responsibilites are to make sure that the ammo supply and gear of the squad are always ready for combat. They are the only 2 people apart from the Mortar Operator in mortar squads.
• 6 Rifleman (Schütze): The most basic of all infantry roles, the rifleman fill in the most basic role of all. They each carry a Gewehr 35 service rifle with an ammo allocation of 10 clips of 5 rounds, or more if fighting is expected. Situationally they are given SHG-2 grenades. They are assigned number from 4-9 (Schüzte 4,5,6 etc), and they often carry extra ammo for the MG.
• Field Medic (Mediziner): One of the squad members is a field medic, a rifleman who was given extra training in the art of saving lives. Though they are far from being surgeons, and they mostly administer basic first aid, their presence in every squad makes it more likely that wounded soldiers will live to fight another day. They are equipped with the Gewehr 35 service rifle with similar ammo allocation as rifleman. They also carry 2 "beds" made of two wooden rods and a cloth, which can be used to transport the injured, and a bonesaw instead of the standard knife which can be used to cut limbs and obstacles, but mostly limbs.

Above squads are platoons, usually led by Senior Lance Corporals. These are made up of the following squads.

Platoons composition:

• 4 Rifle Squads: As detailed above, a platoon has 4 rifle squads. This means that a platoon carries with themselves 4 LMGs, 4 SMGs, and 28 Rifles. They are obviously the most numerous of squads.
• 1 Mortar Squad: A 3 man squad of a Mortar Operator and 2 Assistant Operators who provide on-site artillery support via their 8 cm mortar shells using various shells types, like HE, APBC and white phosporous smoke grenades.
• HQ Squad: A 5 man squad composed of a platoon leader, radio operator and 3 rifleman. They usually stay behind and message the squad leaders while contacting the Rifle CO HQ.

A Platoon is a tight knit unit, and they are in ways the most basic unit of the military. They also form the basis of Rifle Companies and MG companies.

Rifle CO Composition:

• 3 Rifle Platoons: With a total of 48 man in each platoon, the biggest part of a rifle CO is the 136 men from Rifle Platoons.
• AT Rifle Section: A 7 man squad composed of a squad leader, 3 infantry carrying a Panzerzerstörer 39 39mm AT gun and another 3 who spot and carry ammo for the guns. Since the effectiveness of individual rifles is questionable against armored vehicles, the team moves together and fire in sequence to wear down and eliminate enemy armor.
• Company HQ: A 12 man squad composed of the Company commander, who is Corporal or above, a radio operator and 10 rifleman. Unlike Platoon leaders, they rarely approach the frontlines and are mainly tasked with manning and defending camp and co-ordinating individual platoons. They have access to high powered, stationary radio equipment, and have access to calling in fire support from artillery.

The heavier fire support often required in larger battles is provided by MG Companies, who bring the HMGs and Hv Mortars.

MG CO Composition:

• 3 MG Platoons: Similar to rifle platoons, there are 3 MG Platoons in an MG CO. Their composition is simalr too, but they operate only at platoon level by themselves. Their Platoons as made out of 2 HMG Sections, and an HQ Section, which includes 4 HMG squads, for a total of 12 HMGs in the 3 MG Platoons. Their HMG is the Schwergewehr 13, a 13 mm high powered, air cooled, belt-fed heavy machine gun.
• Hv Mortar Platoon: A Mortal Platoon is your on spot artillery team. They are equipped with 6 Granatewerfer 12 120 mm Heavy mortars that have access to shells jam packed with high explosives and other nastiness. They are composed of 3 Sections, each with 2 squads of Operators for the mortar.
• Company HQ: Identical in all shape and form to the rifle company HQ, their job is to co-ordinate the positioning and usage of the heavy weapons under their command.

Above Companies are large, combat ready groups called as Batallions which have almost every resource needed to win a fight. Made up of roughly 1000 man, you will rarely see groups smaller than Batallions on march.

Infantry Batallion Composition:

• 3 Rifle Companies: The 3 rifle companies bring with them 36 light MGs, 48 submachine guns, 9 mortars and 456 rifles, packing serious firepower when considering the dozens of grenades they also carry. Just them alone, the core of the batallion, pose serious threat to unarmored enemies.
• 1 MG Companies: The heavy support companies of the Batallion bring with them 12 HMGs and 6 Hv Mortars. With them, the batallion can mount effective defenses or surpirse offenses on groups bigger than themselves.
• 1 Com Sec Company: Multiple squads of wire and radio teams, along with dog messenger carriers and light singal specialists, the Com Sec is responsible keeping in touch with the field HQ. They operate the more serious equipment and make sure that the batallion has a well established communication line in all situations.
• Batallion HQ: The batallion commanders of made up of Corporals. The lowest of nobles are at least Batalion Commanders, but they are much more common from that point on. A Batallion HQ's 15 men are mostly commoners, but 3-4 are usually nobles.

Batallions form the basises of Infantry Regiments. Each regiment has several batallions, composed of different types depending on the expected combat. At most basic however, AT Gun and Towed artillery companies are assigned to under Regiment command, 4-4 Companies each. Regiments can be a vast array of compositions, and there is no baseline template for them without sacrificng the flexibility of such a group. Regiments are further grouped up into Armies, where each regiment is numbered. There are no further units of infantry that need to be mentioned.

Furthermore, there are artillery companies which can make up artillery batallions which have several heavy artillery pieces which can only be moved via trucks. They are often assigned to Rifle Companies, but cna individually support depending on HQ order. These batallions almost always have noble commanders.

The Legio Imperator is a smaller army of strictly nobles, whom compose the personal army of the Kaiserkind. One may beleive that they are all elite shocktroopers, which is partly true, but they are an entity similar to the Volkstrupper, but better armed and trained. The Legions always receive the newest gear, and are usually the first ones to test out prototypes.

Not all members of the Legions start as nobles, but finishing the rigorous training grants one a minor noble title. Continued service and performance can accelerate those in the units to gain higher ranks which also grant them new titles. A commonborn whose fighting spirit is unmatched can easely become a baron after a decade or so of service and utmost performace.

The Legions function differently from the Volkstruppe when it comes to their structure. Their units are used beside that of the Volkstruppe, but they are commanded from a military board high above that of the common Volkstruppe. Normal soldiers just refer to them as the "edelmensch", or "noble people", who are often seen arriving to help when there are no regulars nearby to help, or achieve certain objectives with squads smaller than what you would except. Not only that, the elegance of any high ranking noble on the battlefield is a morale boosting sight, one that ordinary officers simply cannot replicate, no matter their competence.

The Legio Imperator is a highly mobile entity, with all of their units being half mechanized. This allows them to travel quickly to the frontlines or relocate swiftly when necessary. Accompanying them are the Armatas, the tank divisions of the Legio.

A Century is made up of a 100 men, and is the most basic combat formation in the Vornehmjäger. Though not as mobile as Vulkstruppe squads, Centuries are designed in a way so that they can sustain long and enduring assaults, and fir seamlessly into larger units.

Century:

• Centurion: At the head of every Century lies and a Centurion, who wields a longsword and adorned armor to battle, and is equipped with either an MP-43 SMG or a G-35K rifle. They are high ranknig nobles who have already proven their worth in battle, whom were promoted thanks to their skills at leading troops.
• 10 Bellator: Nobles who have chosen the fast method of gaining titles, but also accepted that their jobs will be more dangerous than that of others in the legions. Those who tread the path of the Bellator are fearsome men, hellbent on impressing those above him. They wield MG 34 to battle, and are often the first one's in the thick of it. They wield MG 34s to battle, and are important members of the century just like their bretheren in the Volkstruppe.
• 4 Igni Militas: These men of the army are the opposite of the noble leaders: they are meant to completely destroy the enemy morale. They done the same armor as the Bellators with a slight modification: strapped to their back are 2 small tanks containing the liquids required for firing the flamethrower. Their capacity is smaller than that of the full sized flamethrowers, but it is mounted in a way that allows the soldier to also wield other weapons. This, in most cases, means an MP-43 SMG, with which the soldier can approach enemy lines after which he can employ the flamethrower. These often maniacal troopers are seen running up on enemy locations with righteous fury, their bloodcurdling shouts honoring the emperor and striknig fear even in the hearts of most seasoned troopers.
• 85 Legionary: These brave men make up the base of the Century. Made up of recruits who have recnetly joined the Legion, there is always a plentiful supply of young men who want titles, and find the Volkstruppe as a secondary options. Of course, most of the recruits don't have what it takes to make the cut: the faith in the Kaiser, and the faith in your fellow nobles and your shield. Thought they are nobles in name after their recruitment, it takes several years of active service or outsanding performance to earn a fully official noble title. Their equipment consists of modified G35K rifles, or sometimes an SMG that they use in tandem with their A91 combat shield. Alongside these, Legionaries carry with themselves potent Anti-Infantry grenades in the form of an SG-2 throwable pila with an HE tip. Capable of devastating infantry and light fortifications, the SG-2 can also be used against vehicles to a less efficient degree. To deal with armroed vehicles, every 10th legionary carries an SG-3 pila mounted with an AT tip.

Centuries are already big units of infantry. As such, unlike the Volkstruppe, their chain of command is relatively simple. Just above them lie the slightly bigger Cohorts. A Cohort is made up of 5 Centuries, and offer fire support in the form of Auxiliary AT Gun and Artillery squads. Similarly, Centuries are transported at Cohort levels. Each truck carries 10 men, with a total of 50 trucks carrying the entire cohort to battle.

Cohort:

• Cohort: Wearing the same name as the units the command, and Imperial Cohort is a noble with higher standings and outstanding skills on the battlefield. While their equipment is mostly indistinguishable from that of a Centurion, their arsenal of potential tools is much larger. Not only do they command more men, and the Artillery and AT companies, but they are the direct link to co-ordinating armored and infantry ops.
• 5 Centuries: The 5 centuries below the command of a Cohort are the backbone of any legion, and when in a cohort the 500 men can co-ordinate efficiently with their support teams.
• Artillery Auxiliary: Supporting the legions, whose soldiers are ill equipped by themselves to fight armored vehicles or airborne threats, the Artillery Auxiliary is the answer to all these headaches. Under the command of the Cohort, there are a total of 4 37 mm Pak 37 guns, and 8 105mm IFha 10.5 light howitzers. To deter enemy aircraft from approaching the legions, the Auxiliary employs 8 20mm Flak 20 light AA guns and 2 88mm Flak 24 towed heavy AA guns.

Cohorts can win a battle. But what wins a war are the legions of the Kaiser. There are currently 17 legions employed under the Legio Imperator, each composed of 10 cohorts. The total strength of the legions are 85.000 men, controlled by the 17 Legatus and the Kaiser himself. Each with 5000 men and their own number assigned from I-XVII, they march for the glory of the Kaiser into battle. Notable of these 7 legions are the 1st, 4th and 12th legions, whom have shown extraordinary talent amongst their members.

What is more fearful than a century or cohort of Legionaries approaching your position is the sight of the Armatas arriving. Taken from the best of the Volkstruppe's Panzermacht, the elite tankers of the 7 Armatas are experienced soldeirs with the newest avaible armor.

An Armata is made up of 120 tanks and their crews, with a 1 in 4 tanks being a command tank that leads the 3 others. These Panzergruppe allow them Armata to be mobile with their placement, and support the legions on various fronts. The tanks of the Panzergruppe are connected via radios, and the command tanks are all connected to a central operational HQ that relays battle information and co-ordinates their deployment. Thanks to the mobilization of the legions, they can keep the pace of the Armata and allow for co-ordinated armored assault.

Armata tanks are lightweight and fast, and they focus on quick assaults on strategic locations and support the Legions with their assaults. Their doctrine is quick assaults to break enemy lines and then have either the legions occupy the territories, or let the much more numerous Volkstruppe and the heavy tanks of the Panzermacht advance into the opening and swell the frontlines.

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• Heilaður: The practical capital. Located on a plateau in the north east, a few kilometers from Miðstöð. Because of its proximity to Miðstöð, it has been heavily fortified. Flak towers, artillery bunkers, and large amounts of infantry make it practically a city size fortress. It doesn't only use up these resources, though. It holds Eilíft Ljós' largest quarry, which pulls out stone, Iron, Coal, Crude, Copper, Saltpeter, and Maganese. These are in descending order of abundance.The citizens of Heilaður are typically employed as Theologians, Labourers, or Military.
• Biður: The city located on the south coast of the Biður Gulf. It resides on the coast, which rises somewhat steeply the farther from the sea it gets. Atop the ridge of this slanted plateau is the start of the Stönghöndveggur. Has very abundant forests. Because of this, and their seaside location, they have very experienced shipwrights, some even hailing from generational shipwright families. As for the city environment, it's a port town that specialises in civilian ships. The most common jobs there are Shipwright, Merchant, and Boat Salesman.
• Vatn: Island city. Serves as the final Eilíft stop before the ocean. It doesn't hold many resources, but has very fertile soil and good temperatures, so there are a great many farms located here. The northeast coast is covered in tableau, and the rest of the island is Shrubland and Grassland.
• Höfn: City on the north coast of the Hvitur Sea. It has a lot of practical metals, and it has a very defensive position among the mountains. It backs onto and is central to the Stönghöndveggur. Because of all this, it's where most non-navel military advancements occur. They were responsible for the bunkers along Stönghöndveggur, and their upkeep. They have large factories that produce shells and Artillery. They produce some infantry and heavy arms, but mostly artillery.
• Skógar: On örvænting Peninsula. Skógar has dense and verdant forests all around... it's a shame they're being cut down for charcoal and wood. They use this and iron from Höfn and Heilaður to make Ironclad Battleships. They've manufactured some of the longest serving and most armed vessels in the Holy Navy.

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• Miðstöð: The most holy of places, and the village built there. Apart from artillery defense, there is no technological advancement past the 1200s. In the village reside the Spámaður and his attendees: A personal bodyguard force, Advisors, heirs, His cooks/cleaners/serfs, and a host of miscellaneous tradespeople. The holy place is a hot spring welling at the top of a steep, snowy mountain that can only be accessed on land by a thin, one man trail leading up the mountain. The spring has a river running from it, which turns into a heated waterfall that cascades down a verdant, overhanging cliff. Only the Spámaður may touch the hot water from the spring, as it is all sacred.
• Stönghöndveggur: A wall that winds around the peaks of the Stönghönd Mountains. It hasn't seen a significant breach, seeing as assaulting troops have to make it up a steep mountain with their gear, being careful to not slip, avoid the active defenses, and have enough energy to scale a vertical wall and then fight. It was built over one thousand years ago, but has been meticulously maintained and updated, and now is a high tensile structure with a bunker every kilometer, a Flak tower every one and a half kilometers, and three railroad tracks running the entire length. At each bunker there resides a Hraði 15-700-60-4-70, a Skriðuhraða 8/14-840-10-10-88,
• ]Stönghönd Mountains: The Mountain range that occupies most of Eilíft Ljós. The border mountains have the Stönghöndveggur widing around them, using the Stönghönd Mountains for elevation and protection. The mountains make mech travel almost impossible, unless they're very specifically designed to traverse mountains. Because of this, the ideal way to travel here is railroad or automobile. The railroad is fairly well developed, but mainly for military use as it can get expensive to run it for the citizenry frequently.
  
  The mountains are relatively rich in natural resources, and have been a large part in the technological advancement of Eilíft Ljós. The presence of saltpeter and carbon mean they were able to create gunpowder in large quantities before the advent of smokeless powder. Instead, they can now produce large quantities of smokeless powder. The resources found in the area inevitably led to their current technological position. Lots of ferrous metals, combustible minerals/compounds, and wood facilitate navel and artillery advancements quite nicely.

|Population:| Roughly 68 million.
|Demographics:| 78% Eilíftir, 10% Other, 12% Tribal/hillfolk.
|Government:| A Theocratic Dictatorship. Definitely a cult more than a religion. Ruled by their gods through the reclusive Spámaður, the prophet of their gods, who acts as an advised Dictator. His word is the gods' word, and must be obeyed, or else both physical, mental, and spiritual punishment will ensue. His advisors do what advisors do, and they include a representative from each of the social and economic classes, one from each division of occupation (engineers, military, farmers, etc.)

|Ruler:| The Spámaður. They are believed never truly die, their spirit is passed on to another and as such they are only referred to as Spámaður. They are also considered the same entity, so the same Spámaður has ruled since time immemorial through multiple bodies. His word is given to the people from a rotational shift of Guðlegur, or priests. One makes the journey from Miðstöð to Heilaður daily, bringing word to the citizens.
|Volksgeist:| The people live cheifly for the glory of their gods. Their lives and families don't matter to them when faced with judgement from their gods, and nobody resents this. Their mundane desires are exactly what you'd expect, sex, alcohol, social lives, food, water, shelter, and novelty items. The thing is, their god allows it all and none of it is taboo. What is taboo, however, is going against or questioning the gods' ways. They are mysterious and beyond our comprehension.

They have a very black and white justice view, although it is quite different than ours. I won't go into much detail, aside from "If the god says so, that's what you do and that's what's right". Because they are indoctrinated from birth, crime is fairly rare and is almost exclusively caused by those who don't subscribe to their religion. Not believing is a crime in it's own right, so there's that as well.

The military morale could be scary to external forces, due to the reckless disregard for human life on both sides.

|Religion:| Religion has been explained fairly thoroughly above, But more depth will be here.

There are too many gods to name here, but I will name the more prominent ones.

• Spámaður: Alongside being the Governor, it is also the leader of gods. It rules over justice, wisdom, and social aspects.
• Sjáva: The god of water and the sea, and all who cross it. Also governs salt, leaves, agriculture, and offense. Second most powerful god in the pantheon.
• Fjallendur: The god of mountains and defense. Also rules over rock, gunpowder, metals and minerals, technology, and strong will.
• Vinninju: The god of wonder. The god's name can be invoked as an emotion as well, to express wonder or amazement. Also governs over raptness, attention, and love.
• Björeiði: The god of battle, anger, patience, and one aspect of death. It is said that if you die serving this god you will be allowed to choose your afterlife, which makes most more than happy to die in combat.

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The people of Eilíft Ljós believe there are 3 afterlives. Detailed below:

• Einmana: The eternal loneliness. Rather than becoming subject to an eternity of pain, those who suffer in Einmana constantly feel alone. The realm itself is a plain white expanse, with no beginning or end and no other people. Heretics, traitors, and cowards are at risk of this afterlife.
• Gleði: The short lived merrymaking. This afterlife is the one many aspire for, as it takes the form of a sprawling city, occasionally referred to as Borgin Bjarga (The City of Rescue). Within the city lies many wonders, and no limits or rules. It has a place for all interests, and is fabled to hold secrets of technology that hasn't even been thought of yet. You may leave here at will, and be born into another body with a similar name. The god Vinninju watches over this afterlife. Those that go here are those that offer something significant to others. People that live for other people.
• Frelsi: The free afterlife. Those that occupy this afterlife get to choose what they desire for their afterlife, and may change their mind at any time. There's not much more to it than that. Those that die for Björeiði are allowed to access this afterlife.

|Great Beasts:|

Before recorded history there roamed truly great creatures, not just in size, but also in quality. Each beast was made to embody a certain quality. The Giants were made to embody strength, and were able to move mountains with one arm. The Folk were made to embody cunning, and could lie about anything they wanted. The Serpents were made to embody speed, and could circle the earth in less than a day. The Leviathans were made to embody durability, and not even a giant could wound one easily. The last one to reach the earth were the humans, made to embody intelligence. Using their most valuable tool they learned they could trip the Giants, outthink the Folk, trap the Serpents in nets, and carve the Leviathans live. They rose to the top, and the gods hid the remaining Great Beasts in a special afterlife.

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|History:|

300'BC' - 800: This period is currently considered the period of legends, and not too much is known factually. Guðlegur say that this is when the gods were finishing earth. In the year 600 Humans were introduced as one of the five great beasts, but they hunted and killed the rest, forcing the gods to make seperate afterlives for them. By the year 1000, the humans had driven the Great Beasts out, and claimed the world for their own. In truth, this was when the old nation began to split in two on the Stönghönd border.

800 - 1200: Advancement! As is the case with most countries, advancement came naturally with conflict. The Minga horselords had gained interest in settling the Stönghönd Mountains, which the inhabitants were opposed to. This was the catalyst for the construction of the mighty Stönghöndveggur, which became the shore that broke the waves of the Minga. Since it was built, the Stönghöndveggur hasn't seen a significant breach, seeing as assaulting troops have to make it up a steep mountain with their gear, being careful to not slip, avoid the active defenses, and have enough energy to scale a vertical wall and then fight.

1200 - 1500: Spreading!

The Xiath crusades. Eilíft Ljós used to possess much of the north coast and the Xiath Isles. It used these footholds to push its religion, and expand influence. However, there were not enough resources to be had and they were pushed back a significant distance by Xiath armies. The Eilíft retreated back to their homeland, biding their time to try again.

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|Geographical Location of Country:| Where your country is located in Idiea. Simple as.
|Country Size:| 5.888.000 square kilometers
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[District: 1A]
The Ancient capital of the Heavenly Empire, Zang-Quin is a city of ancient glory, turned into the slowl beating heart of the reformed Nation. Ancient Palaces stand next to great buildings of concert, temples of old next to modern complexes of Bureaucracy and ancient Statures of dragons rest next to busts of martyrs of the White-shirt uprising.
One of the most populated cities in the world, sprawling slums of old, have been turned into clean rows of concrete mass-housing, while an belt of new industry surrounds the city. Great Plazas for military parades and celebrations have been build above ancient roads and houses, all leading towards the heat of the city, the Heavenly Palace-complex, now the seat of the glorious white-shirt party, and residence of the Great-Uniter.


[District: 8A]
The major harbor city of Zengrav, Yuetong has always been an traget of pirate activity and as such been outfitted with massive walls, made from deep red stone, which till this day, are seen as one of the greatest ancient wonders of Idiea.
Subject of massive industrialization by the white shirt party, its harbor facilities have been expanded and modernized, while acting as an access to import and export.
A great stature of the great Uniter, holding a sword and a flag has been build at the coast, near the sight of the great massacre of Yuetong, where the remaining warlords, their soldiers and families were butchered by the victorious white-shirts.


[District: 7D]
An ancient city, build in the rough dry-land near the border, Saraat is home to the Gailzri people. Due to its importance during the white-shirt uprising and the great internal war, it has seen great attention by the Party with its ancient fortress being completly destroyed and replaced with a modern concret building, acting as the seat for the Commander-Governor. The great uniter, till this day, has not visited this city.

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Zengrav holds some of the most fertile soil of Idiea, the riverland around the Zang sea, which is perfectly suited for the growing of crops like rice, wheat, millet, soybeans and countless other crops, vegetables and fruits. Even with the lack of mechinisation, this region is not only able to produce enough food to feed the gigantic population of Zengrav, yet also to export huge amounts of each harvest.

Yet, the true wealth of Zengrav hails from its artisans, able to craft expensive silk, porcelain, Lacquerware among other luxury goods, while its huge plantations contribute spices, tea, sugar and cotton for the world market. While in the past, the vast ammount of wealth from these products was taken by forging trading companies, the takeover of the glorious white-shirt party has lead to a protective stance on international trading, cutting into the profits of these goods, yet also causing an impasse in the world market.



Zengrav natural resources mostly slumber in its less populated northern parts, where rich veins of Iron, Copper and even Gold rest in its mighty mountains. Coal has been discovered in the western parts of the country, yet still no endeavors have been made to mine it, due to the lack of industrial capacity. Highly dependent on imports from both Bravsaara and Lavania, Zengrav focuses on archiving both industrialization and self-reliance.

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|Population:| Correct estimations are hard to come by, as the census of the glorious white-shirt party has suffered from gross incompetence, claiming around a billion people. More realistic, international estimates proclaim a population of around 600 million making it the most populous country on the continent.
|Demographics:|
Zengrav is a nation of twelve people, most of which have a unique language, culture and identity. Ethnic based casts, distance, and even laws in the late Heavenly Empire have lead to rather unique appearances.



|Government:| The Reformed Nation of Zengrav is an absolute fascist dictatorship, under the rule of the Great-Uniter Yesui Zengrav-Jeer (translation: Mother of Zengrav) and her party, the Glorious White-Shirt Party. Placing her own favorites in power, the administraion is handled by secretaries and ministries, all lead by White-Shirt officials, who in term have free reign over installing subordinates they seem able.






|Ruler:| Yesui Zengrav-Jeer, the great Uniter, is the absolute Ruler of the Reformed Nation of Zengrav. Leading her people out of the chaos of the great internal war, and pushing for reforms, her power is based on the White-Shirt party, the secret Police and the Military.
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The people of Zengrav have endured years of humiliation by the hands of outside powers and are just two centuries past their great Internal war, in which millions perished. Scared and battered, their culture has been taken up by the White-Shirt party, and has been hammered into something new. Proclaiming Zengravi Superiority above all other nations, the party Ideoligy thrives to great a greater Pan-Zengravi culture, using elements of all of the twelve peoples old ways (strangly through, mostly Minga-culture), while discarding, or outright destroying other parts of their culture.
Painting a picture of a superior and grandiose past, destroyed by traitors and outside spies, ultra-nationalism and jingoism is promoted and indoctrinated. With the founding of the Young White-Shirts, the youth organisation of the White-Shirt party, the children of familes are taken in by the party, to be educated with new history books, introduced to harsh regimes of fitness and absolute loyalty towards the party.


A newer, radial school of through inside the party, proclaimed by Minga-Supremacists, claims a genetical superiority of the Minga people, and a destiny to rule the world, while accepting some degree of "Minga" blood in most of the people of Zengrav.
|Religion:| The sole allowed religion in Zengrav is the reformed worship of the ancestral gods, in state approved temples, under the guidance of state controlled priests.

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The area around the great Zeng-sea has always been a hotbed for civilization, as its fertile soil, and lush rivers have provided food and transport for the first Zengrav people, settling down on its shores. One of the first empires to ever be recorded in the history of Idiea, its wealth, glory and grandness became the stuff of legends, and even the short dark age, during its conquest by the nomadic Minga lead to a second rise of the Empire, demanding tribute from neighboring realms, becoming a partron of arts and science, while building monuments that last till the modern day. Yet, the wealth would turn its downfall, as the Heavenly empire, became more and more inept, corrupt and burocratic, its former conqueres lazy tyrants, and its realm overloaded with insolent nobles. Isolationism began to spread, and soon, all major technological advances of the outside world, were fully ignored.



This peace was broken, when envoys from the rising power of the Sairish Empire arrived, 220 years before the modern day. Demanding the opening of Zengrav to the world market, the emperor demanded their heads in an fit of anger, before rallying his armies to punish the vile barbarians. Yet, Zengrav had not been aware, that swords and shields had been replaced with gunpowder and cannons. The Defeat of the army of Zengrav was devastating, and would usher in the "Dark age of humiliation" of Zengrav. Years of shame followed, in which the Zengrav people, lost their believe in being the greatest nation on Idiea, and becoming aware of their own weakness.

A failed uprising to restore the time of old, crushed by the dominate powers, lead to an incredible humiliation of the heavenly emperor, destroying the sacrety of his position in the eye of all of Zengrav, and leading to his assassination by the hand of his bodyguards. Zengrav broke apart before his body became cold. Warlords carved out their own realms, other nation oppertunisticly annexed borderlands and minor states declared independence. The "Dark age of humiliation" became a found memory of the people, oppressed by Warlords, leading their own feuds against each other, while some even claimed the Heavenly throne for themselves. It was Zengravs darkest ages.

An riot in the streets of the capital of Zang-Quin, lead by an impoverished daughter of a minor noble family, the same woman that one day would be known as the great uniter, lead to the creation of the white-shirt army, a mass movement against foreigners and the despised warlords. Suffering an almost defeat by the hand of the latter, a retreat to the border with Lavania, and support from the nation lead to an final victory, and the declaration of the Reformed Nation of Zengrav. The white-shirt army was split, into the modern Zengrav army, and the glorious white-shirt party. The nation was turned into a fascist dictatorship, and the Ideology of the "twelve people-one sun" was declared state doctrine. Cultural boundries as vanishing, as ethnic groups are forced to assimilate to a pan-zengrav culture. Capagings of mass industrialization, education and infrastructure are planned, yet

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|Industrialisation:| I’d like a percentage. 0-20% is tsarist Russia. 80-100% is a modern country like the UK.

NOTE: I have almost certainly missed some things. It’ll get sorted out, I promise.

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|Geographical Location of Country:| Most of the Southwest of Idiea.

|Country Size:| 10000000 (ten million) square kilometers.

|Cities:| Being an exceptionally large nation, Belzarov has rather a lot of villages, towns, and cities to work with, covering fields from agriculture and livestock rearing to modern mining and industry, though few focus on it at present given that the industrial center of Belzarov is currently rebelling against them.

Its capital, located at roughly the midpoint of the country, beyond the borders of more hostile terrain but not within prime farming land, is Zetvolkrov, one of the larger towns of a former enemy that has long since been deemed the most appropriate place for the government to lead the country from, specialising in light industry such as weaving and brickmaking to send off to other parts of the country.

Its largest city, however, is in fact one of several: along the Northern edge of Belzarov lies the Stenarad, or Shield Wall, a collection of ten cities designed to act as the first lines of defense against invasion from the North, and in particular from typically-fightey nations such as Zengrav; whilst a lot of energy has been refocused further South in light of the Bravsaara Secession, the Stenarad still holds roughly 25% of the Republic’s standing army, and Stenarad Zet in particular, located nearer the three-way border between Belzarov, Voskiya and Chernogov, contains both the largest population in the country and the largest military concentration in the Northern half of Belzarov.

Further South, one of the most impressive cities is Satzayen, the biggest industrial hub outside of Bravsaara - largely because of its proximity to Bravsaara, a mere fifty kilometers away. The Secession took its toll on the city’s populace and infrastructure, but equally, its furnaces remain fired up in preparation to churn out weaponry for the military at any time, not to mention other important industrial resources such as steel and vehicular transport, as well as a significant army base located just nearby for the purposes of defense and ranging attacks into Bravsaara.

|Natural Resources:| Belzarov is replete with lumber, specifically wood from temperate and jungle forests due to the large longitudinal area it covers, as well as owning a great deal of farmland in the rolling fields and hills of the North, but the main source of ground-based resources like crude and coal were located in what is currently the Bravsaara Secession; whilst the rest of the land has some access to these resources, much of their industrial economy is currently based on trade, a problem that will be rectified once they reabsorb the Bravsaara region.

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|Population:| ~200000000 (two hundred million), even despite the loss of a few tens of millions of people in the Bravsaara Secession.

|Demographics:| Surprisingly for its large area and varied history, Belzarov mostly only bears a few distinct ethnicities. The majority ethnicity is the native Belzars, at around 80% of the population. Belzars normally have fair skin, caramel-coloured hair (although darker coloured hair and ‘dirty blondes’ are also common, and they have a higher likelihood to express red or copper-coloured hair,) and brown or grey eyes. Belzarovian Belzars vary somewhat in bodily tones depending on what part of the country they are born in - generally speaking, the further South, the more tanned their skin, and the darker their eyes. Equally, immigrants from other nations are readily accepted, granted of course that their contribution to the land is positive rather than negative.

|Government:| Democratic socialism - A largely planned economy focused on ensuring all people have similar, suitable amounts of wealth and high opportunities to one another, right up to and including the rulers of the nation; consequently, the means of production are mostly owned by the producers themselves, and distributed nation-wide accordingly by a number of administrative branches. A lot of people mistake them for a pure democracy.

|Ruler:| The “People’s Council” that runs Belzarov is an electorate of 1000 seats drawn from the wider populace, plus an extra 1 for the largely honorary title of "Leader of the Majority", specifically the current largest party in power. By law, it is illegal for the Council to deny any contender for a seat without good reason, such as serious criminal activity in the past, and though a lot of political parties exist, the main parties include the People’s Socialist Party, led by one Vuldosty Kuldvorak as present party head and Leader of the Majority, and the Democratic Republican Party, with Alexandra Cegorakh as the current leader replacing one Vasiliski Moltorova, both heavily tilted toward what modern layfolk would call the “left wing” of politics. Notably, the main supporters of the Bravsaara Secession, the former People’s Independent Management Party and the remnants of the former BDAP, has been entirely excised from the People’s Council, since they are each held responsible for what amounts to a wide-scale revolt and loss of vital resources at a crucial moment in history.

|Volksgeist:| Culturally, many folks remember their original tribes, but thanks to a lot of social support from the state, they generally identify with Belzarov over these, save a few regions such as current-day Bravsaara. Those who see the world beyond the borders of their nation and return often declare that Belzarov remains the most populous-supportive nation in the world, and many of its citizens hold pride in considering themselves forward thinkers.

Either despite or because of this heavily progressive worldview, they have a tendency to not interfere with nations beyond their own. Trade with, yes; attempt to overthrow in the name of democratic socialism, no, even if the target is fascist or autocratic. That said, they are not above throwing themselves into efforts to defend their land or those of their trading allies from external forces, and if an enemy nation invades them repeatedly, then logically, the only decent response will eventually be to mount a counter-invasion in order to destroy the foe utterly.

The sole exception to the above notion of pseudo-pacifism is the so-called “Bravsaara Republic”, former Belzarovian land that a lot of Belzars hold in poor regard as a result of their secession and the ensuing civil war, which is technically still ongoing. According to a dictat from the People’s Council, Bravsaara is still officially part of Belzarov, not an independent nation; thus, Belzarovian invasions of Bravsaara are still considered efforts to quell a rebellion, rather than taking over another nation’s land.

|Religion:| One significant holdover in Belzarov from its days as a mass of warring states is the notion of many differing religious beliefs, ranging from every creature having its own set of spirits to guide it to the notion of a single powerful being guiding its tribe through good and bad times as it sees fit. For its part, the governing body tends to avoid restricting religious worship unless it would actively harm the nation, and prefers to ensure any new beliefs properly integrate with those that are pre-existing to avoid unnecessary internal conflict.

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Though it lacks many potent resources at present, Belzarov has one resource it can expend with impunity: people. The fact that it largely avoids doing this if it can help itself is testament to the republic’s good nature. The country’s standing army is generally around 1-2% of the population, or 2000000-4000000 (two to four million) bodies, but in a pinch, older laws exist that allow for conscription and accelerated training of able bodies from non-essential roles, even up to and including the People’s Council if it is feasible for replacements to be brought in. Such conscription, at full bore, can increase the army’s number to as high as 30000000 (thirty million) troops or more, essentially generating a human wave intended to overwhelm opponents with sheer force as a historically-successful plan of attack.

|Weaponry:|The standard Belzarovian soldier will normally carry with him the Belzarovian IR-19, a bolt action rifle containing ten shots, reloaded individually. Successful efforts have been made to replicate the Bravsaaran Radom-Gerin 19 with a wooden stock, largely due to how similar it is to the IR-19; consequently, the Belzarovian version of the Radom, named the Meliora, uses somewhat less advanced straight stripper clips to push ten rounds into the weapon before reclaiming the clips to be refilled. Other than this, the two versions of the Radom are very similar: a straight-pull bolt in order to allow for more rapid firing at close ranges than the IR-19, a marginally shorter barrel (the Meliora retains most of the IR-19's weight), as well as a more modern knife bayonet lug rather than the older spike, or ‘pigsticker’ lug.

Close-range weaponry in Belzarov is mildly limited compared to Bravsaaran equivalents, but they have nonetheless kept up decently. The Zaromezhen Karkarrot is a light sub machine gun that fires 300 rounds a minute with 30-round clips over distances of 350 to 500 meters or so, developed specifically to account for limited resources during the Bravsaara Secession; consequently, it has been overdesigned to the point of extreme simplicity and excessive reliability, and will continue to shoot reasonably accurately even if there is mud in the chamber or the weapon itself is on fire. The equivalent shotgun is the Zaromezhen Vantash, a 10-gauge slamfire weapon that can hold up to six shells at a time, including one in the chamber; the larger shot size is more damaging against infantry, and to some extent helps prevent material waste.

The previous standard for heavy machine guns was the Guddlehad multibarrel gatling gun- operated by two people and with a diesel engine attached to achieve a rate of fire of roughly 600 rounds per minute. Whilst this weapon is still very common in Belzarov due to their crippled industrial output, especially on the relatively few mechs they have developed, the later parts of the revolution saw the development of the Beskrynosnov 29 by Bravsaara, with a whopping 1500 rounds per minute and both light and heavy variants. The heavy variant is still crewed by one man, however unlike the Guddlehad, it can be carried rather than rolled. The light machine gun variant is prone to overheating, and breaks more often than the heavy variant, but provides surprisingly powerful anti-infantry capabilities to soldiers qualified to use it. The Beskrynosnov's design has been stolen from Bravsaara by Belzarov and renamed the Guddlehad V2, but is nonetheless uncommon within their ranks for aforementioned reasons.

The standard Belzarovian sidearm, be it for troops or officers, is the Republikrevolver, a single-action revolver that kicks like a mule, but can kill a man with one well placed shot. The Bravsaaran Revolver 26 is very rare to see in Belzarov, as it is considered unreliable and an unnecessary development, though a few officers do possess stolen Revolver 26s for some reason or another.

More specialised weaponry also exists within Belzarov's ranks. With the realisation of how inflammable certain fuels are, the Molott firehurler has been invented, spewing highly flammable petroleum out of a hose from a tank on the user's back with a range of about twenty meters. Whilst it manages to be lighter than the Bravsaaran flintstick, and can be fired for about ten seconds continuously, it also has far less range, and a bad habit of setting the fuel inside the hose, and shortly thereafter the tank itself, on fire if not handled properly; the only way for the user to fix this without blowing up is to immediately turn the pilot light off whilst continuing to spray the fuel in short bursts.

Whilst the Molott seems highly inefficient compared to its Bravsaaran cousin, the Belzarovian AT weaponry almost seems more effective: the Mekpiercer AT Rifle is, very loosely speaking, the equivalent of a rocket launcher compressed to about double the bore diameter of an IR-19, albeit with a rather thicker barrel. Whilst somewhat heavy, the weapon can nonetheless fire an explosive shell a great distance with just as much force behind it as its larger cousin, and manages to be reusable to boot. It also comes with flak versions of its rockets, essentially converting it into a MANPAD and allowing it to target light aircraft and zeppelins with fusillades of wide-spreading steel pellets.

Finally, are the man-portable mortars, grenades and satchel charges that troops may also carry. A typical Belzarovian satchel charge carries four explosives, two fewer than their Bravsaaran equivalents, with enough power to collapse a wall or destroy less heavily-armoured enemy installations as necessary. However, the charges are surprisingly easy to link together to produce a larger wave of explosions if needed, a feature many of Belzarov's soldiers have been grateful for when targeting Bravsaaran bunkers. Grenades in use include the standard Belzarovian stick-handled grenade, a more recent bundled grenade with greater explosive impact, an explodes-on-impact smoke grenade and incendiary grenade. Unlike Bravsaara, their mortar shells are almost exclusively high-explosive or Mekpiercer-style flak in nature, as they consider gas attacks to be both inhumane and inefficient, depending on the wind, though they are working on a mortar version of their incendiary grenade.

|Vehicles:| Whilst many of Belzarov's troops see the use in vehicles as all-terrain transport, most are not intended for direct combat even if they can be retrofitted with weaponry, being lightly armoured if at all. Additionally, tank, mech, and oceanic technology has been left somewhat to the wayside as a result of lacking resources, and as such the primary armoured vehicle in Belzarov is the GH20 assault platform, a heavy device not far off from being a steel box on treads. Though a somewhat inefficient design, it does come with two mounting/firing points for gatling cannons or machine guns, though the preferred armament is a large cannon turret, both to save materials and deal out a notable amount of damage to enemy armour.

Various other vehicles have been developed by Belzarovian scientists, but one of the most interesting is the Zeitgeist 1, a basic (if fairly large) hydrogen blimp platform with as many manned and armed Guddlehads mounted beneath it as it can reasonably carry. Whilst a somewhat bizarre development with only a few hundred kilometers of range, it has seen some success during the Bravsaara Secession due to the Bravsaara region's proximity to one of Belzarov's main cities, and the fact that it can pour out several metric tonnes of machine gun fire upon an enemy army in a relatively short span of time without being too readily threatened makes it very well-liked by Belzarovian troops, though rather disliked by their supply lines.

|Uniform:| The Belzarovian uniform is generally fairly colourful, though in recent years has toned itself down for the sake of practicality. It generally consists of dark blue leather trousers with suspenders, a deep yellow undershirt, and a dark blue uniform jacket, as well as knee-length leather boots designed to seal out water during the wetter parts of the year and in wetter parts of the nation. The look is finished off with a dark blue peaked cap complete with armour plating to help protect the skull from shrapnel and glancing bullet fire, and is universal amongst all ranks, give or take a certain degree of customisation; a given soldier’s rank symbol is pinned upon their jacket and cap.

|Organisation:| The Marshal of the Belzarov Republic is the overall leader of the armed forces, presently led by one Mikhael Zakharov after his father Votroy passed away some years back. Beneath the Marshal are the Generals of the Infantry, Armour (recently expanded from Cavalry to include armoured vehicles), Navy, and Airforce of the Belzarov Republic, the present-day positions respectively filled by Aleksi Suvorov, Nikol Talzhat, Vutsony Yipsilan, and Varsaara Prudih.

The Infantry Forces of the Belzarov Republic is typically composed of unusually large squadrons of twenty four soldiers, led by a twenty fifth man bearing a commissioned officer rank; this number can, through assignment of NCOs within the squadron to lesser soldiers, consequently be split equally into two, three, four, six, or even eight fireteams of three soldiers minimum at once, allowing even one squadron to present a much more widespread threat to a foe than expected. Whilst conscription laws are in effect, the size of a squadron can bloat to as large as a hundred men each, making them mildly unwieldy, but nonetheless incredibly dangerous forces, so long as the conscripts don't break and run. Four squadrons form a platoon, ten platoons form a battalion, five battalions form a regiment, five regiments form a brigade, and four brigades make up each division. Thus, each division contains anywhere from 100000-400000 (one hundred thousand to four hundred thousand) men, with divisions forming, collapsing and re-forming as soldiers present or absent themselves.

The Armoured Forces of the Belzarov Republic, formerly the Cavalry of the Belzharov Empire, has suffered quite a lot of changes to its structure due to the change in focus. Though it still makes heavy use of cavalry, with a fairly similar structure to the Infantry Forces, a significant portion of its members are now vehicle-bound in some way or another, and limitations to the size of a squadron are accounted for as such: under normal circumstances, the largest size any crew-squadron reaches is ten men including a commissioned officer, depending on the vehicle in question, and one fire team comprises five men should the need arise. That said, one vehicle platoon consists of anywhere from eight to twenty vehicles rather than just four, depending on conscription rates; five platoons form a battalion; and further scaling up is otherwise similar to the Infantry Forces, though there are ultimately far fewer Armour divisions than Infantry divisions.

The Naval Forces and Aerial Forces of the Belzarov Republic, both relatively newer to the armed forces (especially the latter) than the Infantry and Armour, are arranged quite differently to their cousins. The crew of a Navy ship or boat is, generally speaking, composed of anywhere from fifty to four hundred men led by a commissioned officer, whilst aerial "squadrons" comprise three to ten vehicles each, with as many crew as needed to operate each vehicle in the squadron. Though force scaling is otherwise similar to the Armoured Forces, neither the Navy nor the Airforce tend to utilise larger forces in any given engagement than a battalion, simply because any more than that results in a lot of confusion for everyone involved.

• Infantry - Adept 1 (Belzarovian troops have always been the mainstay of the armed forces, and ensuring they are properly equipped is frequently their number one priority, be it by improving their own technology, or stealing that of the rebels attempting to secede from them.)
• Armour - Basic
• Artillery - Basic
• Subs - Basic
• Ships - Basic
• Heavier-Than-Air - Basic
• Lighter-Than-Air - Basic
• Materials - Basic
• Electronics - Adept 1 (Belzarov is a very large nation, and for much of its history horses were the single quickest way for news and orders to be relayed; with man-portable radio technology, this is no longer the case, and even the earliest of computing tech has allowed Belzarov to increase their processing speed twice over to boot.)
• Supply - Adept 1 (Bravsaara's stolen industrial capacity has allowed them to develop much of their technology rapidly despite their comparatively fewer citizens, meaning that the only way for Belzarov to keep up in terms of weaponry is to ensure they can supply as many weapons as possible as quickly as possible. The capacity to refuel vehicles on the field is, of course, a bonus.)

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|Geographical Location of Country:| The pretty rose-pink on the Idiean map
|Country Size:| 3,072,000 square kilometres.
|Natural Resources:|

Copper – Vershellen Principalities
Gemstones – Vershellen Principalities
Lumber – Vershellen Principalities
Gold – Home Duchies, Manticore
Oil – Settumar, Home Duchies (Unexploited)
Phosphates – Settumar
Rare Earths – Settumar
Luxury Goods – Home Duchies, Manticore
Coal – Home Duchies, Myris

The Serene Empire has its origins and seat of power on a set of sprawling islands in the balmy equatorial seas. Imperial colonies have since been established on several other landmasses, supplying the islands with these resources and acting as a market for the various foodstuffs and luxury goods the Home Duchies – the five original islands of the Empire - provide. The islands themselves – with the exception of inhospitable, mountainous Monrutaine – are generally congenial, interspersing thick jungle and cloud forests with broad, open floodplains perfect for settlement. To others, though, Sairish summers are stiflingly hot and incredibly humid, even with the frequent thunderstorms. The empire is split into several administrative and geographic units, as follows:

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|Population:| How many people live in your country? Roughly speaking, of course.
|Demographics:|

-Sairish: Traders, merchant venturers and the core of the empire, they originate from the Home Duchies – although they can be found everywhere in the empire, and frequently beyond. The stereotypical Sairish appearance is one of blonde hair, fine features and eyes like the sea itself.

-Manticoran: After century upon century of intermarriage and inclusion in the empire, Manticorans and the Sairish are more or less impossible to tell apart, save by custom and accent.

-Vershelleen: Natives of the Serene Empire’s second-oldest overseas possession, after Manticore itself, the Vershelleen are dark-skinned and fire-eyed, revelling in heat and humidity that would severely hamper others. A common myth is that their ancestors were burned black by the sun.

-Pencharnese: Hailing from the Cinnamon Isles, the dusk-skinned Pencharnese have held and cherished an economic rivalry with Sairland and the Sairish since time immemorial. Despite their cosmopolitan homeland, their trading heritage and their practices of hospitality, they still hold themselves apart from the other groups in the Empire; their own word for themselves translates simply as ‘the People’.

-Myrish: Of Monrutaine stock, hardy and well-used to harsh environments, the Myrish are known for their strength and stubbornness as well as the similarity of their flattened features – it’s often remarked that they have only three surnames across the entire colony, which, whilst a falsehood, is not too far from the mark.

|Government:| The country is ruled by the Empress and her Cabinet, drawn from the nobility who form the Opal Court and the Imperial Parliament's House of Blood, with representative advisors from the House of Commons.

|Ruler:| Empress Liliana - Serious and devoted to her country, the young Empress tries to be balanced and listens carefully to her advisors, diligently taking soundings before committing to any action. Her still-childlike figure is a powerful tool in making others underestimate the power of the empire, while internally she is held up as a beacon of hope. The Empress always makes a point of visiting any disaster area or great new development, to either celebrate the achievements of the people or to commiserate and direct more resources into recovery procedures.

Her closest counsel is the Imperial Chancellor, Peregrine Montclair, the Duke of Arcadia.



|Volksgeist:| Traders and merchants, entrepreneurs and industrialists, the Sairish are the heirs to a great imperial legacy with a worldwide reach. Few are the ports that have never known a Sairish trader. Where other nations fell to infighting and civil war, to bloody revolution and dissolution, the Crown has provided stability, and with stability has come prosperity. Monarchs come and go, aristocrats flower and fade in the House of Blood, but the Crown endures.

The aristocracy is not a closed club, either; Sairland has a long tradition of ennobling its successful luminaries, and that tradition continues to this day. In every commoner's briefcase there rests a ducal coronet – with enough hard work and inventiveness anyone in the empire may grasp it.

There are several identities within the empire – Manticoran, Pencharnese, Vershelleen, Myrish and so on, but all are imperial citizens, equal and with the same rights, duties and privileges as those fortunate enough to live in the imperial heartlands. A great deal of effort goes into securing an overarching imperial identity.

|Religion:| In the main, the Sairish do not believe in gods or divinities of any kind; this is an ancient quirk of the realm, for in antiquity they many a time faced foes preaching blood and thunder to the attacking Sairish, prophesied that the very trees and rocks and the seas themselves would come alive and slaughter them in their sleep.

None of this occurred, breeding a deep disdain for gods and god-botherers in the early Sairish, a trait which has remained to this day. Again and again, Sairland has faced zealots, witch-doctors, self-proclaimed avatars and paladins of other faiths and prevailed; the closest thing they have to religious devotion is their pride in their empire and their trust in people and steel. Any so-called 'divine' phenomena are, their mindset asserts, due to currently-unexplained natural occurrences, the province of science as yet not understood.

Religion is allowed in Sairland, however - so long as it does not threaten the safety of the citizens or the good order of the empire - but most would be looked upon as a bit wet and lacking in moral fibre for needing the spiritual comfort-blanket of a numinous god to cling to, rather than getting on in life and making their mark on the world.



|History:|

The United Xiath Confederation

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|Geographical Location of Country:|

|Country Size:| 998.400 with 150 islands.

|Cities:|

Red - Capital (Imperitus Aula
Teal - Major Fortress to defend against Zengrav
Orange - Major industrial center surronding area has large amounts of crude oil and minerals.
Purple - Where the XLF revolution began and is a major mainland trading port city.
Yellow - Generic province capitals.

|Natural Resources:| Xiath is blessed with a surplus of mineral deposits from Copper,Iron,Coal,Tin,Gold,Nickel,Lead,Zinc,Aluminium,Silver,Emeralds,Rubies and more and has large amounts of crude oil much of it within the artic was was difficult to get but due to technology has made it much easier to collect and store.While the mainland has an abundance of open fields for agricultural goods such as rice, corn,wheat and plenty of forests ripe to be cut.



|Population:| 135 million

|Demographics:|
132 Million Xiathians
3 Million Zengravians

|Government:| Xiath used to be ruled by the Imperitus under an absolute Monarchy. However after a revolution by the honorable jisa warriors and members of the Xiath Labor Front that expelled all foreigners from the confederation. The Imperitus advisors who had also exploited the poor, and had been bought by foreigners were dead of had fled the country so a new system of governance had to be created. The leaders of the XLF and Jisa came to a compromise. Each Jisa would run their local provinces as a noble class with local governments controlled by the XLF. A central government would be made in the capital with a total of 345 members and the ruling party would serve as advisors to the Imperitus household. The 345 members would be picked by local Jisa and due to the agreement years ago the XLF retain a majority of 338 seats with the remaining 7 categorized as militarists and imperialists.

|Ruler:| Imperitus Jis Sung, 82 (Emperor, who’s more of a living god figure then actual ruler)
Prime-Prince Jis Xiaon, 32 (Direct heir to the emperor)

|Volksgeist:| The Xiathian culture has always been one of obedience. But before the war, foreigners thought they could take advantage of the people and exploit them for their vast amount of resources. As it turned out Xiathians are obedient only to those they believe in such as their rigid structure of government with the divine Imperitus at the top.

Another major piece of Xiathian culture is honor, which is shown perfectly in the Jisa. The Jisa are honor bound soldiers who in older times led armies against one another they also treated the peasantry with respect. In other cases they were employed by nobles for protect or to lead forces. They are the pure embodiment of honor and often well suited in the idea of Xio Wong.

The Xiathians are also very nationalistic, especially after the war no longer would they
submit to another nation instead serving only Xiathians.

|Religion:| State Xio Wong - The idea of Xio Wong is deeply rooted in Xiathian Culture. Xio Wong is the idea that first and foremost the Imperitus and the Imperitus’s family are divine beings and should be worshipped. Another strong aspect of Xio Wong is honor. Honor in all things, from war, dueling to marriage and family life. You must honor those older than you and serve them as much as you would a superior.

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|People of Interest:|

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|Prime-Prince Jis Xiaon|

|Jisa Ki lung|

|Prinfect Vu Vix|

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|Geographical Location of Country:| Off the eastern coast of Geisel’s mainland clay. Marked in white on the map.
|Country Size:| Approx. 640,000 km^2
|Cities:|
|Natural Resources:| Arcanain is primarily renowned for skilled and efficient steelworks. With iron from the island of Keldby and coal from the Northern Mountains, Blackcaster’s steelworks can produce up to 45 million tons of steel annually. A noticeable absence of proper woodlands has made the lumber production of Arcanain sink to levels which fail to even satiate their own needs, requiring them to import much of their timber and wood products.

Arcanain’s food situation is stable, being mostly a sustainment industry, with most of the food coming from saltwater fishing and lowland wheat farming, with most non-seafood products being imported. Rich copper veins in the lowlands, large salt deposits on the coastal cliffs of the north, and flax plantations and textile mills on the southern coast are also staples of the natural resources on Arcanain. Additionally, a small crude oil supply exists upon Keldby, which often is enough to satiate simple civilian demand, however Arcanain has negligible military oil supply, relying on imports and inefficient synthetics to substitute.

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|Population:| Approx. 34 million people
|Demographics:| 68% Arcani, 15% Kelds, 4% Geiselian, 2% Sairish, 8% Other
|Government:|
|Ruler:|
Head of State & Monarch - King Liam III (born Edmund Liam Sheridan)
Head of Government & Premier - Davian Merrill
|Volksgeist:| ”If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same. Yours is the clay and everything that's in it, and - which is more - you'll be a man, my son.” -Arcani philosopher John Vaugh

The Arcani are a proud people, with the great virtue of continued and voluntary neutrality, along with stoicism which could make the steel from their mills look weak in comparison. The Arcani are not overly nationalistic, and by no means do most Arcani possess a jingoist bone in their bodies, having thus avoided war and true entanglements beyond trade and pacts of non-aggression.

By no means a world power, Arcanain has often had little say in any world events, only able to conduct influence through trade partners and those weaker than even them, and their reliance on imports in the modern day has left them at the whims of the market, a much contended state of affairs.

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|Religion:| Most Arcani, mostly due to their roots, worship the Orthodox faith, housing their own Arcani branch, of which the reigning monarch is protector. However, other than titles and invokings of the names of the Gods, Arcanain’s government is rather secular, and the religious fervour of populace varies depending on the presence of the Church.

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Be prepared to write a lot. I’m leaving this fairly open to what you guys want to do, but I want at LEAST infantry arms, premiere vehicles, navy/airforce details, military uniforms, organisational structure, etc, etc, etc. This is an RP heavily based around combat, after all.

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|Industrialisation:| I’d like a percentage. 0-20% is tsarist Russia. 80-100% is a modern country like the UK.

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|Geographical Location of Country|Country Size: 1,939,852 square kilometers

|Cities|
- Drachenstadt --- Capital of the Dominion. Originally the castle of the Grandmaster (Drachburg) built atop Mount Drake. It soon grew into the Order's headquarters, then administrative center. Eventually they created an entire metropolis surrounding the mountain. Drachenstadt is the Dominion's largest and most important city, enough that each of its 21 district have rights akin to an individual city.

|Natural Resources|
True to its name the Estewaldian region is rich in evergreen forests, counting as much as over a hundred different species. The harsh winters are demanding to the nature and only the toughest specimens can survive. Aside from its unique flora and fauna Estewald is overall reasonably abundant in resources like stone, iron and have plausible deposits for materials only discovered in the last century. Mining towns that were founded hundreds of years ago are now industrial cities. Recently though Estewald became a source of envy for its neighbors due to its huge deposits of oil. While Estewald built up its oil industry early the discovery of a huge deposit in the Braslaas region around 70 years ago which lead to an explosive growth. While not dominating the market Corax is considered a major oil exporter.

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Official Name:Dominius Coracis de Gladisylvus
Alternative Names: Corax Dominion, Chivalric Dominion of Schwerternwalde, Dragonlands, Estewaldian Commonwealth
Government: Feudal Constitutional Stratocracy
Ruler: Current leader of your country, or leadership in the case of a senate/group of people.
Population: 187,541,056 (according to the last census)

|Volksgeist|
TBA

|Demographics|
Helians were the original inhabitants of these lands, a less religiously extreme counterparts to the Eilíftir. Their fragmented kingdoms were eventually conquered by Aryan crusaders from Geisel who mixed together with the population which we can nowadays call as the Estewaldians (or Dominians, latter is also referring to their faith). They compromise 92% of the population with the remainder being Xia people or migrants from other lands. As a sing of their former state Corax has over a dozen languages, each mixing Helia and Geisel differently. There are two dominant languages, though. First is the Estwaldspchrache which is a common tongue used by traders or city goers to communicate between each other. Second is the Lingua Dominian which is based on the liturgical speech of Orthodox brought by the knightly orders. Dominian is used for ceremonial and religious occasions.

|Social Structure|
The Dominion is effectively a feudalist nation with Knights (Ritter) replacing traditional nobility. Titles are hereditary but political maneuvering and "honorable" deeds can advance people through the ranks. The Dominion differentiates between social and military ranks as such we discuss the former. The lowest rank is the Junker, landless knights who either live in cities or under the hospitality of a Lord (Meier). Freiherr are small land owners or town mayors. Graf is the smaller aristocratic title whose primary job is to patrol their lands with Steam Castles (Dampffestung) and inspect the work of their servants. Margraves (Markgraf) are a higher title for larger landowners with higher status but similar rights and hierarchy as the Graf. Next step was the Princeps (Fürst) who rule over multiple manors. The Princeps in turn serve the Masters (Meistern) who had autonomy under their governed lands almost akin to kings. Lastly the supreme ruler of the Dominion is the Grandmaster (Hochmeister), effectively the emperor of the entire nation.

Aside from knight-titles the status of commoners also varies. Landsmann is both a term referring to all subjects of the Dominion and a status of peasants and poor workers whose life could be compared to serfdom. Landsmanner are not freemen and generally they aren't a very active part of economy. What they provide is cheap workforce. If one was lucky or amassed sufficient wealth they could become freemen/citizens (Burger). They form the middle class of society and unlike Landsmanner they have to pay regular taxes. Failure to pay could lead to them and their entire family becoming Landsmanner. Aside from these there existed a third status called Stewards (Knecht) who swore their services directly to a knight. They lived with or close to their lord and could be considered another layer of the middle class.

|Religion|
The Dominion's official and only faith is essentially the Orthodox, brought to the East by a coalition of crusaders from Geisel. Cut off from their homeland and confronted by powerful religious institutions the crusaders didn't back down and in spite of all odds they prevailed and solidified the religion. With the dissolution of the Pope's seat and perhaps foreign influences the Dominion chose to appoint the Grandmaster as the ceremonial leader of their religion which they began to call as the Dominian. Their holy symbols are the cross and the mythological dragon creature. Dominian is limited to Corax and barring immigrants nobody else practices the faith. As for tolerance to foreign religions the government tolerates it so long you aren't born Estewaldian and if you do that in private. In terms of geopolitics religious differences are used as an excuse for aggression or enmity but they are also just as quickly forgotten when it doesn't serve the Dominion's interests. As both military and religious leader the Grandmaster has authority to declare crusades, albeit it's been a century since any such occurrence.

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Chapter I - Helian Period
A semi-mythological empire from the antiquity, Great Helia is supposedly owned almost the entire far eastern continent thousands of years ago. Some historians doubt the credibility of this claim, though, and suspect Helia was a cultural group that incorporated dozens of smaller states who probably were at constant war with each other. The lack of sufficient archeological evidence though makes determining anything about ancient Helia extremely difficult. Around 300BC the nation called Eilíft Ljós formed. Supporters of the Great Helia theory call this the Age of Strife and the beginning of Helia's dark ages. The following thousand years were chaotic times of warring kingdoms although recent discoveries might put this age in a more positive light. during the 12th century Helia was united under a single power, adopting the name Helian Empire.
[to be continued...]

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Unlike most nations that use conscription and state armies Corax still clings to a variation of the old feudal military system. Ritter families are granted land and special rights in return for providing military services. Being a Ritter means you're taught of war and martial arts since youth and depending on your status and size of your holdings you're legally required to maintain a military force or at least have one of your family members pilot/own a Panzerkampflaufer (battle mech). Meier are landowners of decent status, usually at least Graf or above. They own Dampffestungen (steam castles) which are armored trains

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|Geopolitical Power Level|
|Tech Tree|
Civilian Technology
Materials: Adept 1
Electronics: Basic
Supply: Basic
Military Technology
INF: Basic
ARM: Adept 1
ART: Adept 1
SUB: Basic
SHP: Basic
HTA: Basic
LTA: Basic