@Lunamaria Hawke Unfortunately, the RP is shut at the moment, but once the RP gets underway (towards the end of this week hopefully), I intend on opening it up for people to take over NPC nations. I'll keep you posted.
The 0th OOC post now contains the Major Events, and the Family Tree of each European power. Some are more complex than others, and if anyone has any serious complaints about their nation's family tree, just let me know, but this should give you an idea of who is who.
Just as a note to any lurkers, as most of the action is happening behind the scenes at the moment, if anyone else wants to jump in and take over an NPC nation, just let me know!