Of Steam and Ambition - The Library of Nations

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"Many great things have been accomplished by the careful combination of keen minds and ardent spirits." ~ Unknown.

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Nation Sheet
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Nation's Name

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Nation's History

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Form of Government
Political Status
Political Overview
Current Political Leader
Notable Figures

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Total Population
Employed Population
Military Population

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The Specie's Information

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Army Overview
Navy Overview
Air Force Overview

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Nation's Location
Nation's Geography

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Economy Overview

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The Map

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[SyrianHamster]

Nation's Name

Karanova

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Nation's History

Whilst the rise of steam powered technology spearheaded progress in other parts of the world, in Karanova it only caused division. Rival companies dealing in the advancement of steam technology began an arms race, threatening to destabilise an already fragile economy.

The democratically elected parliament of the time attempted to stifle this threat, by nationalising the various corporations involved. This only spawned disaster however, as Karanova’s economy crashed overnight, creating hundreds of thousands of jobless civilians.

Hungry, poor and downtrodden, the peoples of Karanova launched a rebellion against the government. The steam companies that had been suppressed, sided with them, giving away arm shipments intended for Karanova’s army.

War broke out, as brother fought brother, and the country plummeted into civil war. Political ideologies formed in the midst of the chaos, dividing the righteous struggle of the people against a government that responded to dissent with fire.

Charismatic communist leaders won the hearts and minds of the beleaguered working classes, whilst Nationalists fought against their attempts to seize power. Meanwhile, the government suspended the state’s constitution, and waged a devastating war with any who would not submit.

Twenty years on, and Karanova is a failed state. The government controls the capital of Olignov, and its surrounding areas, but no further. Communist guerrillas hold large swathes of land out in the countryside, whilst Nationalists control many of the towns and villages that will not yield to government control. A three-way struggle is tearing Karanova apart, and none of the sides seem close to letting up their aggression.

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Form of Government

Military Dictatorship

Political Status

Contested by a Military Dictatorship, a Communist State, and a Nationalist Democracy.

Political Overview

Karanova’s official state government is headed by a council of veteran Army officers. This council is chaired by Supreme Commander Alexi Christophe, who has the power of veto over the votes of the council, and is generally considered the figurehead of the government.

Current Political Leader

Supreme Commander Alexi Christophe

Notable Figures

Comrade Mirinov Galdovsky – Communist Opposition Leader

President Helga Rakonov – Nationalist Opposition Leader

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Total Population

25,000,000 est

Employed Population

10,000,000

Military Population

2,000,000 (800,000 Government Controlled, 1,000,000 Nationalist Controlled, 200,000 Communist Controlled.)

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The Specie's Information

Humans

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Army Overview

The Government army is generally well funded, well equipped and well trained. However, it suffers from poor morale, and is generally despised by the population outside of Olignov.



The Communist guerrillas are a mob. They use a wide range of weapons, but have no access to aerial or naval assets. Poorly trained, and poorly equipped, they nevertheless cause both the Government and the Nationalists much grief through incessant ambushes and their ability to hide amongst the local population.



The Nationalists are mostly foreign funded, and foreign trained. They rely on the support of outside nations for their ability to combat the Government and the Communists, and as a result have a wide variety of troop types depending on the countries involved.



Navy Overview

N/A

Air Force Overview

1st Aerial Dropship Squadron – 12 floating vessels, akin to water-borne Galleys and are suspended by large balloons. They are used for transporting troops, and for providing support fire to ground forces.

They are Government controlled, and are essential in the Army’s ‘Rapid Deployment’ tactics when combating the Communist and Nationalist threat.

Karanovan Dropship

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Nation's Location

Region 2 (West Karanova) and 3 (East Karanova)

Nation's Geography

Western Karanova is flat and traditional agricultural farm land, formerly a breadbasket of the world. The capital city, Oglinov, is situated there, along with several industrial towns. There, the Communists hold strong sway amongst the peasant populations.

Eastern Karanova is hilly, and home to several of the country’s now defunct coal mines. The Nationalist faction dominates the region, utilising the mining towns as their bases of operations. However, the Communists and Government are also in the area – albeit to a lesser extent.

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Economy Overview

Karanova’s economy has flat lined, owing to the two-decade long civil war. The various sides in the conflict depend on foreign support to continue their struggle, and it seems that whoever wins will face a large debt pile to clear.

Formerly, Karanova was known for its plentiful coal reserves. Mines dot the eastern landscape, but stand empty, although recent Government attempts to reopen them are ongoing. The Communists, with the bulk of the westerly based farms under their control, supply grain to the international market. However, these shipments are meagre when compared with a stable nation’s export capability.

The Nationalists do not export anything, however they do import a great deal. Weapons, military advisors, food – they take it all, and in return, should they win their struggle against the Communists and the Government, they will give their benefactors full rights over their resources.

[Kilo6]

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Nation's Name
Arkil Federation

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Nation's History
The Arkil Federation is a relatively new addition to the world stage in comparison to other nations. It didn't originate from kingdoms of old united, tribal people leaving behind their spears, or even around a new found church. The Arkil Federation is a nation born from settlers who fled to these previously uncharted lands for freedom. At first, the small nation lived in isolation, with a relatively small population. Though as people around the land of Arkillia learned of the nation's ideals of freedom and democracy, many people immigrated to the Federation. Soon the nation began to grow rapidly, with this population growth came industrial, economic, and territorial growth. The nation's culture grew more and more hateful of religion as many people where non-believer refugees from other theocratic nations.

Eventually the Federation invaded and annexed its oppressive theocratic neighbors in a series of wars now known as the Liberia Wars. At the end of this conquest, the new Federation was stronger than ever, now that all the lands of Arkillia had been united. The world of steam and invention soon followed, leading to a break through that allows the modern airships of today. An Arkillian named Joseph Kraft was a former miner, now chemist. He took it upon himself to try to solve the main problem around creating a practical airship, lift. From simple hot air to explosive hydrogen, the airship seemed plagued with all sorts of practical problems. As a native Arkilians, member of the people of the sky, he felt his natural duty was to find a solution. And he did.

After years of experimentation, he figured out how to turn a previously useless ore, Kavuria, into a usable "lighter than air" gas. It had a much higher weight capacity than Hydrogen and was much less dangerous. However, the substance was toxic to breath and refining it into a usable form took years ot perfect. But now the nation the Arkil Federation has mastered the process of mining, refining, and using Kavuria. It caused a boom for the airship industry in the Arkil Federation, such that it is now as essential as any sea going vessels to their trade. Being landlocked, it was their way of bypassing the need for a naval port and being able to spread their trade across the world. With one of the most modern airship fleets in the world, the people of Arkil have truly entered their natural realm. What will the future hold for the people of the sky?

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Form of Government
Democratic Republic
Political Status
Stable representative republic
Political Overview
The Arkilian government is a democratic republic of sorts governed by three main branches. An Executive Branch lead by the president who serves ten year terms, a Legislative Branch made up of representatives from fifteen different regions. Each region has two representatives. Finally, a Judicial Branch, lead by seven grand judges that are appointed by the president . This branch decides whether a particular law, act, or legislation coincides with Arkilian Constitution of Civil Freedom. Foreign policy consist of an "open arms" outlook, being very willing to trade and negotiate with other nations and races. They have a less imperial goal set now that the land is united, and thus oversea colonies and such are not a major focus for the Federation.
Current Political Leader
President Kai Avonsta
Notable Figures
Air Marshal Atheria Kalvesto
General Alex Hlemstein
Que Leader Walter Barkstone

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Total Population
67,845,240
Employed Population
65,344,946
Military Population
1,556,910

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The Specie's Information

The native Arkilians of the Arkil Federation are known most notably for their bird like features. While very human like in physiology, but their bones are actually much stronger and they usually have small feathered "wings" sprouting an inch above the ears as seen in the sample picture. They also have a short, feathered tail. While essentially the same as a normal human when it comes to body strength, their muscles are oddly much more dense. Because of these distinct differences, but looking very similar to normal humans, their traditional name is "Qui Ex Caelo" which translates to "Those of the Sky". They all seem to exhibit a total lack of fear of heights, and in fact, usually report being much happier and healthier when at higher altitudes, even breathing better when usually Humans experience shortness of breath.

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Army Overview
The Arkil Federation's army is known as The Arkilian Federal Guard. They handle most ground operations during any military campaign, ranging from artillery to infantry. Overall, the military is built to be diverse and rugged, much like their troops.

~The Infantry~
The Arkillian Guard

The standard uniform of the infantry, they are a diverse, adaptive group that is given standard, decent training and simple, yet tough equipment. The guard take both men and women and are generally known for their straightforward reliability.

The First Reconnaissance and Foreign Expeditionary Battalion "Raptors of Arkillian"

An elite group of sharpshooters, marksman, and survivalists, these soldiers are hand picked by the commander whether it be from the front or from training. Members must undergo an incredibly arduous training program before joining, regardless of previous experience. They primarily focus on deep reconnaissance and assassination of high value targets on the battlefield. With this, they have become expert survivalists, being able to live off the land, away from supply lines, for extended periods of time. Often it is said that one Raptor marksman in a church tower with a canteen of water and a can of beans could hold pack an entire enemy battalion for weeks. Whether this is battlefield myth or not cannot be determined. They are usually distinguished by their unique camouflage pattern and they're standard issued blades.

Standard Weapons of the Arkilian Federal Guard infantry
A: The M-308 Songbird Rifle.
A .308 bolt action rifle, it is the most common firearm of the infantry and is well known for its reliability in poor conditions due to the simplicity of its design.
B: The Wilson 44 Repeater Rifle.
A lever action .44 lever action rifle. While less common, it is still used, mainly by squad leaders, and provides rapid fire.
C: The B-12 Repeater
This is a lever action shotgun used by trench runners and other specialist infantry for close quarters. It can fire either a 12 gauge slug or shot. Not very common
D: M-124 Gatling Gun
This hand cranked Gatling gun fires 20mm cartridges at a high rate of fire through a belt fed system. Usually used defensively as it takes a tractor to move one these around.
E: M17 Sparrow
This is the first magazine fed pistol used by the Arkillian Guard. Holds fifteen .45 rounds and is fairly reliable under normal conditions. It's a work in progress and is given to normal infantry.
F: The Officer
This is the standard side arm for officers and high ranking enlisted men. It is a six shot, .45 revolver that can be either hand reloaded or loaded with a speed loader. Typically passed from generation to generation, but is fairly wide spread overall.

~Armored Vehicles~

Marker 9 Tank
This armored vehicle is one of the two armored combat vehicles. The Marker 9 fills the role of the more traditional tank. It provides cover and fire support to advancing infantry. The top turret holds a 47mm cannon, the smaller forward guns are twin 12.7mm machine guns, and the large cannon near the bottom is a 75mm howitzer. It is well balanced in terms of armor, with each side having fairly good protection, but the most it can stand are low caliber cannons. This tank can reach a top speed of 12mph.

Mafers 2 Assault Gun
This armored vehicle is designed as a mobile seige weapon as opposed to an actual tank. It has strong frontal armor, but the sides and back can only protect against machine gun fire at best. This vehicle is armed with a single 76mm howitzer and has a top speed of 15mph.

~Artillery~

The Mk-20 Mobile Mortar
An 80mm mortar that can be towed around by a crew of three. It is used in a variety of roles whether offensively or defensively.

7.7cm Flak Cannon
Both the most common and oldest artilery piece, it is mainly used in assaulting enemy strongholds or defending a stronghold. It can be moved short distances by infantry, but is more commonly transported via tractor or horse.

The 105mm Howitzer
This common howitzer is also very versatile in its potential roles. Recently an airburst ammunition was developed for it, making it a deadly anti infantry weapon. Typically towed by tractor.

The M-11 Morser Fortress Gun
This massive howitzer fires 30.5 cm shells and is only used in defensively in major strongholds. There has been talk of perhaps mounting onto a railroad system for offensive capabilities, but with the firepower support of airships, there is little need for a mobile version of this beast.

Air Force Overview
Now the Arkil Federation may have a decent ground military, but what they are truly known for is the massively impressive fleet that guards the skies above and rains hell down below. The Arkilian Airborne Fleet is the main focus of the overall military, with great funding and research put into making the best airships they possibly can. Here are the current classifications of the fleet:

Typical Arkil Trade/Civilian Airship
This airship is the most commonly scene design from Arkil. They are produced to transport large amounts of cargo and sold to other nations. Speed varies based on cargo, but without all the armor and guns of military airships, they are typically much faster and more maneuverable. As they say, time is money!

The Arkil Destroyer
The most numerous combat airship of the fleet, this serves as the backbone to the Airborne Fleet. These airships are commonly scene patrolling the airspace or escorting fleets. Main Armament consists of three 105mm cannons and a secondary armament of four turrets that house twin 7.7cm Flak cannons. They can reach a top speed of
40mph.

Arkil Light Cruiser
These provide the more common "heavy muscle" in battles. Armed with six 150mm cannons and one single 38cm cannon as well as four 7.7cm Flak cannons, these ships are essentially stronger, heavier destroyers. They have a top speed of 35mph.

Arkil Heavy Cruiser
An out of date ship, these used to provide the heavy firepower of the fleet They are armed with three turrets that contain twin 18cm cannons, four broadside turrets with one 8.8cm cannons, and two turrets that house quad 7.7cm Flak cannons. They can reach a top speed of 25mph

Arkil Battleclass
This is the newest edition to the Airborne Fleet. This is the largest airship class of the fleet. It is heavily armed with a front-top turret with twin 20cm cannons, a front-bottom mounted turret with twin 38cm cannons, six flank mounted 8.8cm turrets, and eight flank mounted 7.7cm flak turrets. Due to its heavy armor, subsequent massive size, and low speed, the Arkil Battleclass are few in numbers and not often seen in small engagements.

Aircraft have also seen a rise in popularity and support in the Arkil Federation, thus two main designs are used for combat operations:

A12 Avansta
This serves as the main fighter of the Arkilian Airborne Fleet. Armed with two 12.7mm machine guns and four 7.62mm machine guns, this aircraft is fast and turns tight. However it has very little armoring, so it doesn't take much to bring the aircraft down. It can also be outfitted with up to a 100kg of bombs.

Va2 Vansta
This aircraft is the second generation of dedicated bombers in the Arkilian Airborne Fleet. This is the first aircraft of the fleet to use metal plating for protection against light machine gun fire. It is also protected by three strategically placed gunner seats, each with a single 7.62mm machine gun. It can carry about 1,134 kg worth of bombs. This bomber is, of course, much slower than its fellow fighters, but boasts of great maneuverability at slow speeds.

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Nation's Location
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Nation's Geography
To the north west, the nation is covered in pine trees and is very mountainous and rocky. Typically stays chilly during the summer and very cold in the winter. As you move westward, the land becomes less dramatic and the pine forests turn into more vibrant deciduous forests over rolling hills. To the south the weather is more four seasnonal temperate and varies between forests and fields with small streams and rivers running through them.

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Economy Overview
Internally, The Arkil Federation has a Mixed Economy with various areas being either Market or Traditional economies. The Government does regulate various areas of the market, but ultimately it is a free market. The nation tries to create a "Balanced Trade" which goes by the motto "Do what you do best, buy the rest". Thus Arkilian exports usually focus around the aviation industry, ranging from selling commercial airships, airship components, and most importantly, refined Kavuria. While the substance Kavuria is widespread in the world, Arkil's refining techniques have made it much cheaper to buy than attempting to produce your own, usually giving nations more options to focus on other aspects of their economy while receiving cheap Kavuria to float their airships.
Nation's Major Export:
Airships (commercial), Experienced Aviation workforce, Refined Kavuria (Grades A-F. This marks of the quality, thus efficiency of it. The higher the grade, the bigger your ship can be for less Kavuria), Aliminuim Alloys, grain, and rice.
Nation's Major Imports:
Stronger Steel Alloys, various food items, Furs, Jewelry, Naval goods(ranging from ships to machinery), concrete, heavy machinery, gold, copper, and exotic goods.

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[Skylar]

Nation Sheet
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Nation's Name: Kingdom of Nordamark
Nation's HistoryForm of Government:
Parliamentary Monarchy

Political Status
Political power has shifted away from the hereditary monarchy and parliament to a set of government secretaries. The result is that the government is stable and running exceedingly well, and nobody wants to disrupt the status quo.

Political Overview
The Kingdom in theory exists as a monarchy with a parliament of lords and federal bureaucracy acting in support of the monarch’s wishes. In practice, the traditional aristocracy is beginning to merge with the bureaucracy, and power is shifting away from a monarchy to a de facto plutocracy of federal ministers of state, and nobody is honestly concerned about the matter.

Current Political Leader
King Palver Norden
Minister of State Adrian Coslov
Minister of War Johan Eisenwalt
Minister of Finance Maria Westinghouse
Minister of Foreign Affairs Serina Schilling

Notable Figures
Lord-General of the Army Marcus Smith, human commander of the Nordamark Army
Fleet Admiral Suvorov, Mithran commander of the Nordamark navy
Sky Marshal Lenora Redwind, human commander of the Nordamark airship fleet
Academician Asimuth Chekov, gremlin Chief Scientist of Nordamark and considered the smartest man in the Kingdom. Given a free hand and almost unlimited funding to pursue his research.
Matriarch Heather Redrosia, human leader of the Sisters of Mercy, one of Nordamark's largest religious/medical orders and mercenary groups.

Total Population: 83 million
Employed Population: 75 million
Military Population: 600,000 Standing Military forces, approximately 800,000 mercenaries, militia, reservists, and rear-echelon forces in active service of Nordamark.

The Specie's Information


Nordamark Humans
The general human population of Nordamark are caught in changing times. An ecclectic mix of feudal traditions mixing with the future of industry, only time can tell where their future will go. As a whole, they tend to be a mix of many different demographics given Nordamark's position as a international trade site, and they are more open-minded about other species and cultures than one might expect of their industrial-feudal culture.


Gremlins
Gremlins form the bulk of the working population of Nordamark. Short at 4.5 feet tall on average, they are natural hard workers and craftsmen. The various kings of Nordamark have also come to value them for their simple loyalty to the crown and kingdom, insofar as they get plenty of their simple comforts (No Nordamark king would dare think of imposing a tax on alcohol after the riots 100 years ago). However there is considerable dispute between human and Gremlin factory workers over new industrial jobs, and how Gremlins seem poised to take most of the jobs in the new industrial world. And many Gremlins are beginning to grumble about their lack of representation in parliament.


Mithran
The Mithran peoples are a race of tall (Around 8 feet tall) four-armed cat-like entities. Universally strong and longer-lived than humans yet less inclined to breed, they are a well-accepted minority in Nordamark for their scholarly talents and versatility of action. Males lean towards tasks requiring strength and dexterity, while females lean more towards scholarly fields and multi-tasking thinking.

Army Overview
WIP

Nordamark's military, once a superpower during the pre-steam feudal ages, is now struggling to keep up with the times. Prolonged peace and preference for trade and the arts over warfare by successive kings and ministers of state, as well as prioritization of the navy and emergent air force, have resulted in the army being downscaled and forced to hire mercenaries to fill out its ranks. The regular standing army is undersized and understrength. While it has strong morale and good leadership, lack of local industry and funding prioritization mean that most soldiers are armed with barrel-loaded muskets and artillery are horsedrawn guns or even naval artillery. While there are efforts to introduce breech-loading needle guns, they are limited to specialist units.

For mercenaries, working for Nordamark is quiet and not that well-paying compared to frontline combat pay, but a reliable source of work and coin. Nordamark paymasters always pay in gold or silver and always on time, and there are plenty of brothels, bars, and pleasure dens to spend that coin on (although theres hardly anywhere to pick up the latest gear). Many notable mercenary companies base out of Nordamark for its patronizing of mercenaries, and what they lack in patriotism they make up for with professionalism.

Notable Mercenary Companies.
Steelhead Security: Professional rifleman corps, noted for their signature steel plate armor and long-rifles.
Ironclaw Arms: Large, cheap Gremlin fighting force. Sheer bloody numbers, but poorly equipped.
Devil Dogs, specialized sapper battle engineer company.
Sisters of Mercy: A mercenary group of religious warrior-clerics. More often hired for their medical skills than ability with rapier and pistol.

Navy Overview
WIP

Nordamark has invested heavily in a well-trained and well-equipped navy to protect its sizable merchant marine. Nordamark was the first nation to begin fielding ironclad warships on the high seas, and while not the largest navy in the world and meant primarily to fight pirates and raiders rather than wage total war on the high seas, it is a very elite naval culture few can match.

The majority of Nordamark's heavy industry and steel production is tied into its shipbuilding, producing steam-sail hybrid ships of the line and new Ironclad warships crewed by talented sailors and captains. But the majority of the navy remains untested in this new era of steam power.

Air Force Overview
WIP

Nation's Location
Nation's Geography

Economy Overview

Nordamark is an economic powerhouse of free trade and capitalism. While its original wealth stems from gold and silver mines, the true source of wealth for modern industrial Nordamark comes from its substantial merchant marine shipping, and the purveyance of luxuries and pleasures. Nordamark wine, food, chocolate, pleasure resorts, books, dyes, spices, and dealings in exotic goods are all in high demand by the elites of other countries, and the kingdom is also notorious for its high-class “companions” and “hospitality dens”. The theater arts are well patronized in Nordamark, and it is host to a number of traveling acting troupes and major playwrights.

Nordamark’s primary local industries revolve around shipbuilding and banking. Nordamark shipyards have been the frontline builders of naval innovation and ironclads, while its bankers are shrewd and inventive in maximizing financial investments to turn the largest profit and are leading thinkers in financial . A noted secondary industry is the production of steel in small but high-quality amounts. In all other fields however, Nordamark's industries are lagging behind both in scale and technology due to limited natural resources.

The largest chokehold on Nordamark’s industrial development is coal, as it posses only a few shallow mines of low-quality coal barely suited to heat homes. High-grade anthracite is in high demand, as is good-quality iron ore and rare materials needed to build the latest steam-machines en-masse. Nordamark tries to cover these flaws with imports of machinery and resources, but it simply is not able to become an industrial state without major imports.

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Accrossinate Empire(WIP)

Nation Sheet

Accrossinate Empire

The Imperial Flag of the Accrosinnate Empire. The purple uncased within a golden cross symbolizes the Emperor that keeps the Empire united and strong. The gold cross itself symbolizes the aristocrats and bureaucrats that administer the Emperor's will. The crimson around around the flag symbolizes the strength and Orminnian heritage of the Empire. The "E" symbol is the Crassonian letter Epsilon which stands for the first letter of "Eayee", the Crassonian pronunciation of the name of the Ghramite God "Yehaweh". The "I" symbol is the Crassonian letter "Iota" which stands for the first letter of "Iezos", the Crassonian pronunciation for first name of "Aisus Dhristi". The triangle symbol is the Crassonian letter "Delta" which is the first letter for "Divinus Spiritus", which stands for "Divine Spirit." The "A" symbol is the Crassonian letter "Alpha" which is the first letter for the name of the Empire, the Accrossinate Empire.

Imperial Motto: "Accrossii Invicta." Carved on the marble throne of the Emperor and the battle cry of the Accrossinate Legions.
Capital city: Konstalinnos

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Nation's History: The Accrossinate Empire started with the rival city-states in the lands of Crassonia. At around 57 to 53 b.d, the rising Elvish powers of Crassonia have established themselves as "city-states". This were independent or autonomous entities, not administered as a part of another local government, whose territory consists of a city and usually its surrounding territory. The city-state's controlled areas outside it's boundaries were usually only surrounding farmlands. The city-states themselves though began to develop unique cultures from one another but would share similarities because of merchants and travelers. The city-states would share the same language, religion or to be more precise, pantheon of Gods and Goddesses and arts. They however differed in the general philosophies of ideologies. By 49 b.d, there came to be five dominant and influential city-states that battled for supremacy. Arres was the city-state completely dedicated to military training and excellence. Nattanos was the city-state that was the center of a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. Beiros was the city-state with a rigid theocratic order and society. Venos the the city-state which focused primarily on sea-trade. Mecellonia was the expansionist city-state always seeking to expand its borders. From 49 to 41 b.d, this city-states began to battle among themselves until a greater threat to their sovereignty arrived. Around the spring of 41 b.d, the Thoellisian Empire appeared at the borders of Beiros. Bringing with him an army said to be numbering around 450, 000 to 900, 000, Emperor Xennon of the Thoellisians viewed the lands of the Crassonian city-states as another easy conquest. The city-states were far to fractured by war and politics to stand against him. And they were far too few in numbers if they united.

Facing the threat of annihilation, the city-states decided to agree on a temporary truce and a pact to fight off the Thoellisians. The new coalition decided to fight the the foriegn invaders at the a point known as "Serros' pass" which was an excellent choke point them to hold off the enemy. To add to this, the Crassonian city-states had the formidable phalanxes. The phalanx was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears. The warriors who fought at the pass wore tough copper armor, carried near impenetrable shields and wielded spears next to one another. Arres had sent 300 warriors to the battle confident of their victory. Nattanos and Beiros sent 10, 000 warriors skeptical of the outcome. Mecellonia sent 5, 000 warriors that they could spare. Venos sent an estimated 7, 500 warriors fearful of a defeat. Some time at the summer of 40 b.d, the two rival armies met on the pass. It was early morning when the Theollisians started the assault. Thousands upon thousands of Theollisians pressed the attack against the Crassonians. The Crassonians where able to repel the almost endless waves for five days however without wavering. This filled Xennon with anger and frustration as he watched his forces slowly being cut down by the enemy. Fortunes had changed however when the Theollisian scouts discovered another narrow passage around the pass that not even the Crassonians were aware off. Xennon quickly took the opportunity to flank his enemies and marched half of his forces through the pass. Suspicious of the reports from their scouts, the Crassonians were bewildered when they found the pass the enemy was taking they had no knowledge of. The Nattanosians, Bierosians and Venosians retreated beyond the pass of the fields just a few miles from the city-state of Bieros itself. The Arresans and Mecellonians however decided to hold off the enemy and fight to the last breath.

The remaining Arresans and Mecellonians were able to hold off the Theollisian army for a day before falling. The Nattanosians, Bierosians and Venosians had to think of a new strategy now that their former one had failed them. They positioned themselves on an open bay surrounded by water on either sides. Behind them was a row of archers from Bieros and a mercenary cavalry numbering a 1,000 to protect their flanks. The invaders swiftly arrived at their position but the Nattanosian king who led the Crassonian forces, King Etos, noticed that the Theollisians were not using their cavalry which was superior to those at their disposal. Making a huge gamble, Etos ordered his men to advance at the far more numerous enemy. The phalanxes ran towards their foes, knocking out the first line with their shields and impaling the next with their spears. Etos reinforced his flanks, luring the Theollisian's best fighters into his center. The inward wheeling flanks enveloped the Theollisians, routing them. The Persian army broke in panic. The retreating men were then hunted by the cavalry, slaughtering hundreds if not thousands. Xennon was severely angered by this defeat but was powerless to stop it. Xennon planned on another invasion but was thwarted by a rebellion on Theollisian territory.

Two years later, Xennon's son, Achiellis, tried again to once again conquer the Crassonian city-states. Mustering around the same number of warriors his father did, he marched south-west. However this time, he would use a massive navy to land his forces on the coast of Nattanos and use the area as his staging grounds for the entire campaign. However Etos had heard of this plan and immediately sent his fleet to destroy the Theollisian fleet. Although the Theollisian fleet was three times larger than that sent by the Nattanosian, they battered the enemy fleet before they reached land. However the Nattanosians were forced to call off the attack on the Theollisians and disperse when the enemy fleet passed through some bad weather. This gambit worked for the Theollisians however as they managed to get through the small storm safely and landed half of their men on the coast. What awaited them though was another coalition between the city-states led by the Arresians. The battle was swift and brutal and left almost all of Achiellis' soldiers dead.

After the two invasions, the five city-states decided to make a pact of mutual assistance to any other city-state if they needed so. Any city-state that violated this pact would be destroyed by the other states. However this pact was only made so that the battle of the five city-states would be confined to politics and influence, leaving their armies armies able to deal with foreign threats. This alliance among the city-states lasted until Prince Keos of Beiros ran off with Lainna, the wife of Teculus, king of Mecellonia in the 34 b.d. Enraged by this action, Teculus summoned the other city-state rulers to persuade them to attack Beiros. The other rulers were reluctant because Beiros had not commit any major aggressive action towards any of the other city-states. Teculus then tried to justify his the proposed invasion of Beiros by pointing out Keos had actually kidnapped the bride of Teculus. Lainna was taken by Keos without his consent. This was a clear act of aggression. The other states were still reluctant and instead gave the king of Beiros, Miedas, to return Lainna or face the consequences. However Miedas was unaware of his child's deeds and refused to give up Lainna simply because he didn't knew Keos was hiding her. After a month of refusal, the other states reluctantly agreed to wage war with Beiros. After a siege that took 4 months, the the coalition of forces between Nattanos, Arres, Venos and Mecellonia failed to capture the city walls and the city herself. The city was also supplied by secret underground routes the attackers had no knowledge about. As the forces were about to retreat and return home, Pades, the king of Venos came up with a cunning plan. Prior to the attack, he already had people willing to defect to his side for a share of the loot of the city. However, they were far too few in numbers to successfully allow the foreign invaders inside the city. Pades then took advantage of the Beirosian's religious nature to deceive them. Pades ordered his men to construct a giant wooden horse. Galledos, the god of the oceans and the seas of the old pagan Crassonian mythologies, rode sea-horses across the seas. The wooden worse was hollows and could have fit 150 men easily enough. They filled the horse with men and sent it to the front of the city of Beiros, begging them to take it inside and burn it when they left for home. They falsely admitted to the Beirosians that they had given up on the attack and would need to horse to be burned to grant them safe passage from Galledos. The Beirosians gladly agreed and pulled the horse inside their city, ready to be burned at dusk when the enemy would allegedly sail off. A large celebration was held throughout the city and the warriors protecting her walls got drunk and passed off by mid night. That was when the rebels signaled the warriors inside the horse to exit as they opened the gates for the rest of the army waiting outside. The drunken Beirosians were taken by surprise as the enemy rushed through their gates. The city was sacked and nothing was spared. Thousands of innocent men, women and children were slaughtered by the raiding armies. In the end, the city was in ruins. Keos and Lainna were never found, they escaped through the city tunnels along with a few others out of the city. It is said that this survivors would then find themselves at the city of Orminnia and transform it into the mighty republic.

In 29 b.d, the alliance among states was broken again when Mecellonia raised an army to conquer the other states. Beiros had been under its influence since the its fall and bolstered the forces of Mecellonia. The army was led by the young king Alexandros, who had just inherited the empire after his father who had just died. His father had dreamed of conquering the north west from where their ancient enemy, the Theollisians, come from. Alexandros knew that if he wanted to conquer the Theollisians though, he would need the help of the other states. The only way to do so was to subjugate the other city states under his command. The other states were in an uproar and met Alexandros on the field. Alexandros however, had equipped his warriors with Secellas, spears twice as long as those the other states. It was twice as heavy and as a result, the warriors carrying the spears didn't have shields with them because they needed both hands to carry their weapon. When the battle came, Alexandros confused the enemy by having his cavalry strode in front of the men going from one side to another. The line shifted with the cavalry too, in an effort not to get flanked. Soon enough, a hole was opened through their position and Alexandros took advantages by having his men hammer at the gap. The enemy was crushed and was forced to surrender. Now with the support of the city-states he won over, he began to on grand campaign to the north-east where he destroyed every attempt of the Theollisians to resist hes advance. The final battle came at the plains of Oppidius, where the Emperor of the Theollisian Empire, Hodrodo, was forced to flee after a devastating defeat. After he destroyed the Theollisian Empire, he then set he's eyes further east. As he ventured further and further however, he warriors began to protest more and more. He's conquest was stopped at a mountain range far east of Mecellonia after he defeated a foreign king who used elephants against his ranks. Though he was able to defeat him, he allowed the foreign ruler to keep his lands out of respect for the valiant fight he gave. The warriors under his command although protested that they would not go any farther. Alexandros was demoralized by this and was forced to turn back. On his way home however, he succumbed to a disease and died before he could make it to Mecellonia. He was then carried by a thousand of his most loyal men back home on a coffin but the coffin, along with his men, disappeared on route. The body of Alexandros was never seen again.

During the 19th b.d, the Empire of Alexandros had completely broken apart and now fought against each other. The city-states of Crassonia were once again left to fight among themselves. A minor city-state, Salos, had wanted to escape the subjugation of Arres and join the influential sphere of Nattalos instead. The Arres retaliated by sending her hoplites to destroy the city. They were met by Nattalosian warriors however who refused to give their ground. This started the Pennolisian war, named for being waged primary on the southern areas of Crassonia where Nattalos and Venos were located. Nattalos and Venos started the Pennolisian pact along with 4 other minor states. They faced the Deomidian pact made up of the northern states of Arres, Mecellonia and Beirosian along with 3 other minor states. The Pennolisian pact used their advantage, their superior navy, to destroy enemy merchant ships and block enemy ports. They also used the navy to land their men on the enemy coast line to raid the farm lands close to the coast. The Deomidians however used their superior army to drive off the enemy farther and farther away out into the coast and stop the supply of goods going into their city via roads. The war led to a stalemate and by the winter of 18 b.d, both sides had agreed to a truce. The Deomidians used the opportunity to build a competent fleet while the Pennolisians build strategic outposts and bolstered their armies. By the spring of 17 b.d, the truce was called off and the war resumed between the opposing forces. Every tactic and strategy was used by both side but a stalemate was reached yet again by late summer. Fortunes changed however when Nattalos was crippled by a devastating plague during autumn. Venos was forced to surrender shortly after and the Deomidians enforced harsh sanctions on the enemy states. The war did take a heavy toll on the victors however. Arres was taken by a slave revolt and was never able to recover again and the farmlands of Beiros was razed so badly by the Pennolisians that it would take years to recover. The Mecellonians became the most dominant power in the region and there was nothing the other states could do.

After 6 years, the battered region was yet again met by another grave threat. This time it was another foreign empire that was looking to advance it's territory. The Orminnian Empire was now expanding east after it had beaten it's arch-enemy, the Carriginians, to the west. The first to put a resistance against the advanicng Orminnians was the Mecellonians. The armies that met were equally matched however the Orminnians used javelins to penetrate their enemy from a distance before finishing them off with their short swords. The Orminnians defeated the Mecellonians with ease, using their javelins to break the enemy rows and charge in to finish the kill. The Orminnian cavalry then finished off the stragglers who routed. Mecellonia then summoned the other states to stand against the invading Orminnians. They were promised payment from Mecellonia if they successfully repelled the attackers. The other states also saw their chance to escape from the Mecellonians and began free yet again. The Orminnian Empire was also another threat to their sovereignty. The other states agreed. The battle between the alliance of the five states and the Orminnian legion was as swift as it had been with the Mecellonians alone, with the same outcome. The hoplites were annihilated by superior Orminnian legion.

The Orminnians then subjugated Crassonia but allowed it to be largely autonomous. It generated quite a bit of wealth for the Orminnian Empire. The Orminnians and the Crassonians also exchanged quite significant amounts of culture with each other. The famous Nattanosian philosopher Plado once said "conquered, we conquer". By the 3rd a.d, a new religion began to the Empire. Started by a Ghramite carpenter, the religion spread rapidly throughout the every the Empire. Aisus Dhristi, the leader of the growing cult, was quickly sentenced by the governor of the Empire to be tortured and killed. The Orminnians whipped Dhristi and placed him on a breaking wheel. The wheel tore him in half and his followers buried him inside a cave which was sealed by a giant rock. On the fifth day, his followers went to visit his tomb only to find the rock has been moved and the tomb empty. They claimed that an angel stood there and told them that their savoir had returned back to his father. This strengthened the resolve of the his followers. The Emperor of the time, Vallecious, persecuted the the followers of Dristi. The same elf who ordered the death of Dristi however, Konstantine, rose up for his followers. A massive civil war ensued between the largely pagan west and the followers of Dristi to the east. The war took three years but at the final battle of Oppus, a comet struck at a pagan temple which severely demoralized the western forces. They're morale was completely sapped when the forces of Konstantine unveiled their purple banner with the holy trinity, the father, the son and the holy spirit, towards their enemy. The western forces routed and Konstantine was able to capture Vallecious and execute him. He then declared himself the new Emperor and instated the Church of Dristi as the State Religion of the Empire (Although the different citizens of the Empire were still allowed to practice their different beliefs).

Several threats came to meet the Orminnian Empire and we're all defeated. Sometimes at great cost. The battle of Tollan which destroyed the hold of the Hannoic horde on their conquered location took the lives of 900, 000 legionaries. The Orcish revolt was put down at the cost of 12, 000, 000 legionaries. The Vallerian revolt was paid by the blood of 50, 000 legionaries. Through this all however, the Empire has remained united, strong and in tact.

That was until the Jakarta plague came. The plague was quickly delivered through the thousands of trade vessels going through and from the Empire. It caught the empire completely by surprise and they were too late to act. The Plague had spread to every corner of the Orminnian Empire. Noone was spared as the deaths from the disease numbered more and more each day. All contacts with Orminnos was soon lost to the plague and Crassonia was brought to her feet. 500 years had the empire wallowed in rot and decay and everything the Empire worked for crumbled to the ground. If it was not for the Church of Dhristi, all of the Empire's knowledge might have been lost. Wars for territories, religion and other petty strife became common. Once proud cities like Nattanos and Mecellonia fell into ruins. The Empire entered it's dark ages and was never able to fully recuperate.

That was until 539 a.d, five years before the Golden Era the start of Landen Shelly's inventions and the official start of the Golden Age. A new Emperor had rose in the city of Konstalinnos and was preparing to take back the lost territories of his empire. The new Empreror, Deriodedos I, began building up the formidable legions of the past empire yet again and used the same doctrines. 12 years later, all the western territories of the Orminnian Empire was reunited with the Emperor of Konstalinnos. The new empire was name the Accrossinate Empire, after the old city of Accrossia which the city of Konstalinnos was build upon. The new Empire realized the potential in the new industry of steam and began to invest on it though not as much as they would invest in the oceanic trade economy. The ocean had always been the life blood of the Orminnian Empire and the the new Accrossinate Empire was determined to control all sea trade as much as possible. Although the transport via air was now possible, the transport of goods was still safer and more reliable. Now the Empire it's in proclaimed "Age de regeneratione" or Age of Rebirth, will try to retake it's former glory from the new upstart nations and establish an Empire stronger than the Orminnians.

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Form of Government: Aristocratic Bureaucracy (To be more precise, a complex system of Aristocracy and Bureaucracy where most higher positions are appointed by the Emperor to notable people and lower ones where taken freely by the masses usually through elections. The Emperor, being the sole ruler(the autocrat), could remove any person of their position and titles. More details below).
Political Status: Stable leadership by the Emperor with support from the lower, middle and upper classes. Current Emperor also has the support of the merchant houses, masonry guilds, the orthodox church and the various mercenaries employed by the state.
Political Overview: The Accrossinate Empire follows the same system of government that their predecessors, the Orminn Empire, had developed and established during their reign. The system puts a heavy emphasis on the separation of civil and military duties. This stems from the ancient abuses of power that led to constant civil war during the days of the Orminn Republic. The Emperor himself has different titles corresponding to his military and civic duties (As well as religious ones). The system also states the different official titles that are put on the different officials working in the government. Higher titles are usually sanctioned by the Emperor himself but lower titles may be bestowed upon by public officials or higher appointed officials with titles from the Emperor himself.

Usually higher officials who receive their titles from the Emperor are members of his family or close friends and acquaintances. They and their families usually come from the aristocracy with several of their family members from different generations holding high titles. The Emperor himself is elected by the Senate, the citizens of the Empire, the Church and the members of the armed forces. An Emperor will rule until his death or until he is no longer antiquate enough to rule. Hereditary leadership is strongly unpopular with the people of the Empire. In theory, any citizen of the Empire can become an Emperor. However in practice, only the influential are crowned. This is why the sons of the Emperor must gain influence and fame for themselves if they hope to rule. Usually, this would-be emperors join the armed forces and command them into victory. Some would join the senate and try to rise above their opponents. Mostly, it is the aristocracy that bids for the Imperial throne. Lower administrative positions are handed down to the public. They are allowed to confer amongst themselves to choose the people for the proper positions. Usually, people are chosen for their knowledge at the position at hand.

When the Empire occupies a territory but does not grant them citizenship, the territory in question can operate as they have before so long as they pay their taxes. A governor would be appointed by the Emperor to oversee the said territory. After the territory has been granted citizenship, the empire's model of government would be introduced but the said territory would still be largely autonomous.
Current Political Leader: Jullianine V; Accrossii Imperator, Supremus dux exercitus, Supremus praefectus classis, Divinum Imperatori, Scutum Fedei, Basileus, Porphyrogennētos and Autokratōr.
Notable Figures:
Papolla Carros; Despotēs and Kaisar.
Iosef Vullo; Nobelissimos .
Konstantinos; Kouropalatēs.
Theodoris Maxis; Proedros.
Manorra; Magistros.
Kaponnas; Megas domestikos.
Ollemar Tallos; Stratēgos of the VII and III Legions.
Alexandros; Stratēgos of the I and the V Legions.
Mihalis Marta; Megas doux.
Petros; Amirales of the I fleet.

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Total Population: 55,000, 000
Employed Population: 48, 000, 000 (Estimated 37% slave labor)
Military Population: 55, 000

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Religion Overview: The State and Official religion of the Empire, the Church of Dristi is the most influential religion within the borders of the Empire. The church is made up of everal self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically (and often nationally) distinct but unified in theology and worship. Each self-governing body (autocephalous jurisdiction), often but not always encompassing a nation, is shepherded by a Holy Synod whose duty, among other things, is to preserve and teach the apostolic and patristic traditions and related church practices.

The church can trace back its development from the apostles of Dristi. After the death and rebirth of Dristi, his apostles began to spread his word throughout the world. During the Imperial Civil war in 9th a.d, Nimus Rein, the first and most trusted of Dristi's disciples, joined Konstantine's revolution as the first leader of the faith. After the revolution, Rein was made the first Patriarch, the first leader of high priest of the church that would become the first Synod. The other apostles went on to foreign lands and tried to convert as many people from there.

The religion follows the teachings of Aisus Dhristi and his philosophies. Dhristi was part of the Ghramite people. However Dhristi had made several reforms of his own branch of the religion that was consider heresy by the other Ghramites. Ghramitism states that only the Ghramite people will be saved from the coming apocalypse because they believe themselves to be the chosen people of their god, Yehaweh. However Dristi proclaimed that he was the son of Yehaweh and that through him, all would attain salvation through his new covenant.

The starts of Dristi were humble as he was proclaimed to have been born by a virgin mother after a vision from the angel Zoros. Along with his newly-weeded husband, Hassa the virgin mother traveled to the city of Narush under the instructions from Yehaweh himself. Hassa and her husband Bellem traveled for 40 days and 40 nights to reach the city of Bellem. Once they got there, Hassa needed to give birth even though their child hadn't taken nine months to develop yet. All of the inns and houses were full however and could not accept the couple into their home. A shepherd heard of their pleas though and invited them into his humble farm. Then at the living quarters of his humble home, the virgin mother gave birth to her son. She named him Aisus Dhristi after she had heard of instructions for Yehaweh himself. At that moment, it was said that a number of guest arrived at the shepherd's dwelling which were all led by a four stars. The star of the west led four foreign philosophers from a land unknown, the star from the south led a farmer and his daughter, the star from the north led the town guard's captain and his wife and the eastern star led a traveling merchant and his family. Each one of the philosophers gave Dristi four gifts. They were myrrh, frankincense, gold and a jar of the finest olive oil in all the Empire. The farmer brought Dristi his meager harvest. The town guard's captain brought Dristi a small pouch filled with his monthly earnings and the merchant brought Dristi a small, silver trinket.

However, the king of the Ghramites and governor at the time, Bachor, had ordered the death of every newly born male children on that day. He was frightened by the old prophesy that a true king of the Ghramites would one day rise to usurp him. He wasn't from the rightful lineage of the old prophet kings and was not considered by a majority of the Ghramites as their rightful ruler.

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The Specie's Information:
Occidentalis Genus
The Occidentalis Genus, which in the ancient Orminn language of Lappis meant "Western Race" are a group Elves who are native to the western hemisphere. They share no major differences with their eastern kin except for a majority of them having blonde hair and green irises. Other than this, they are completely unremarkable from other elves. Like most elves, the Occidentalis Genus have a life span of generally 150 years and reaches their puberty by the age of 25 to 30 years old. Also notable for their thin frame and agility.

Occidentalis Silvarus Barbarus
The Occidentalis Silvarus Barbarus are a race of elves that are notably shorter than then the Occidentalis Genus and other elves and have sharp, strong claws and rough surfaces on their hands and feet which perfect for climbing trees. Their name literally means "Western Forest Barbarians" and is unpopular with because it is considered rude and derogatory. In fact the name has been considered as more of a curse word among the race and instead use the term "Silvarus Genus" or "wood elves". No other elves are known to resemble them and are in fact unique to the Accrossinate Empire. The Occidentalis Silvarus Barbarus have an average lifespan of 100 years and achieve their puberty by the age of 15 to 20 years old.

Occidentalis Barbarus Orcum
The name given by the ancient Orminns to the various tribes of orcs inhabiting their territory. The name literally means "Western Barbarian Orcs". The term is considered derogatory among most orcs. Like the Western Elves, the orcs share no major difference from their kin except for a number of them having a darker green toned skin and pitch black irises. Like most orcs, the Occidentalis Barbarus Orcum are known for their great strength and battle prowess. Also like most orcs, they have an average lifespan of 60 years and reach puberty by the age of 12 to 16 years old.

Occidentalis Barbarus Homo
The name given by the ancient Orminns to the various tribes of Humans inhabiting their territory. The name literally means "Western Barbarian Humans" and is also considered derogatory. Also like the other mentions, the Humans under the Empire have no major difference from other humans except for a majority of them having olive-toned skin tone, blue irises and red hair. The name was also given to the Hannoic horde that invaded in the 5th a.d. The Hannic invaders had dark brown hair and dark colored irises but with no other significant differences. Also like most Humans, the Occindentalis Barbarus Homo are known to have an average lifespan of 60 years and achieve puberty by the age of 12 to 16.

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Various ethnic groups:
Crasso-Orminnians - The dominant culture and society within the Accrossinate Empire. They are mostly located in the core region of the Empire, Crassonia. Most people in power belong to this ethnicity and consider themselves above the other ethnic groups. Like most of the empire, they rarely speak the Lappis language and prefer to use their native Crassonic language instead. The use of Lappis has become all but ceremonial except for the church who uses it casually. They prefer to use arts and technologies that were preserved from the ancient times. For example, many churches have iconic Kleponic style marble pillars that were once used in ancient Crassonic pagan temples. The Crasso-Orminnians are also known for wearing long white robes known as "togas" for males and "Togisii" for females. This robes are only worn by the free people of the Accrossinate Empire.

The lower classes of the Crasso-Orminnians are generally those of the craft-smiths, the farmers and the lower end traders. The middle class composes of the priest, land owners and sea faring traders while the higher class are the aristocrats, merchant families and members of the masonry guilds. A majority of Crasso-Orminnians adhere to the Church of Dristi. While the Crasso-Orminnians are supposed devoted to the church, most practice vices that the Church heavily frowns upon. The Αγορά, meaning "marketplace" in Crassonian, are filled with brothels, gambling spots, narcotic dens. The more elite in the society can visit the myriad Gentleman's clubs, casinos and luxury estates to act out their debauchery. Because of this, a number of infectious pathogens such as sexually transmitted diseases are common throughout Crassonia. Sexuality is also peculiar with the Crasso-Orminnians as it was not determined by "masculinity" and "femininity" but rather by "Dominance" and "Submissiveness". Unlike in other cultures, either the mother or the father could take lead of the family. Society was ruled by those who could assert dominance, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. Homosexuality is, to an extent, acceptable with the Crasso-Orminnians. It is the submissive and those who fail to show dominance that are ridiculed by the Crasso-Orminnians. Several poets and satirist would mock each other over the subject. This cultural norms were those of the ancient Orminnians from their pagan days.

Because of this fact, the Church of Dristi have taken more effort to try and reassert their grasp on the public. The Church has taken to public preaching and even tried to instate some sort of "morality police" to assert their ideals on the masses. However, those plans have proven to be unsuccessful and have backfired on their church. This does not mean although that the Church is powerless to act against those who would seek to destroy its core values completely. The Emperor, being the Autocrat and Head of the Faith, can punish anybody who threatens the Church as he sees fit.

Northern Orcum Tribes - Several bands of orcish tribes that loosely follows the same culture and society. They are settled in the northern expanses of the Empire. They live in small tribes usually numbering 50, 000. All of this tribes have war oriented culture and focus on deities that revels and provides protect in war. The three most prominent tribes are the Khranks, the Burgendies and the Laxxons. Although the Empire has tried to implement their model of government on the orc tribes, it has only caused friction with them. The governor of the area, Franz Neopp, has allowed them to maintain their tribal chiefdom.

The chieftains of this clans would serve as the military leader, high priest, lawmaker and judge of their tribes people. Living in the dense forest, their economies are based on timber trade and husbandry. Most of their houses are completely made of wood and related products and they tend to live with their livestock in the same household. Cattle is not only prized by the Orcs but is also revered by most of them. The nourishing dairy products produced by the animals along along with their meat and hide and meat are extremely essential to their way of living. As such, most of the tribes treat their cattle as though they are some sort of deity. Most of the clans still follow their pagan gods but the Church of Dristi still makes great efforts to convert them.

Vallerian - The predominant wood elf ethnicity that live inside the areas controlled by the Accrossinate Empire. They were the first to be conquered by the Orminnians after the campaign of Julliene Caesar. Like all Wood Elves, they tend to live in wooded areas secluded from other races. However, unlike most wood elves, the Vallerians live in walled-off fortresses surrounded my moats. Being the first to be subjugated by the Orminnians, the Vallerians harbor a resentment towards them. The current governor of the areas occupied by the Vallerians, the wood elf Malco Dellos, is said to be arming the Vallerians for a revolt. The Empire keeps a close eye on the Vallerians in case they do try to stage a revolt.

Even though the Vallerians fell indifferent to the Empire, they are deeply devoted to the Church of Dristi. During the Imperial civil war over the religion of Dristi, the Vallerians were amongst the first to stand with Konstantine on his revolt. In fact it is estimated that over 45% of the priest of the Church of Dristi is made up of Vallerians. The Vallerians are also remarkable because of their society. Before the arrival of the Dristian church, the Vallerians were known to have abandoned their sick, dying and elderly in the woods as they believed that weakness has no place in their society. They would also send their young men through the woods in small groups to determine if they could survive without their parents. Those who make it back would be inducted into the Vallerian society as men and those who do not are forsaken. The Church of Dristi completely changed this survivalist ideologies. However, parts of those beliefs have retained themselves in the Vallerian culture. Young men would still carry out the proving ceremony where they go into the woods and try to survive on their own. Those who cannot are rescued but are never considered adults in their society.

Grahmites - Humans that live within the Empire's south east border. The Grahmites are descendants of a nomadic Human tribe that settled in the area they are now in the 34th b.d. The Grahmites are known for having the most alien culture, rivaled only by the Hannic tribe, and their monotheistic religion which resembles the current orthodox church. This is because the religion of the Grahmite, Semmistism, is the forefather of the Accrossinate Orthodox church.

The Ghramites follow the Buacharism faith. It's the religion, philosophy and a way of life for the Ghramites. Like the Church of Dristi, the Ghramites have their own religious text known as the Ca'Koldar. The Ca'Koldar are the writings of old Ghramite prophets and biographies of their life. The old testaments of the Dristian bible are the exact scriptures of the Ca'Koldar.

Hannoic tribesmen - Remnants of the once vast Hannic horde that swept through the ancient Orminnians. During the infamous Battle for Lacross in 7 a.d, the Orminnian Empire was able to repel the Hannic horde from invading any further into Orminnian land. After the death of their warlord, Sestella, the horde fractured and dispersed. Most of the Hannoic tribesmen living in Accrossinate territories now work as mercenaries for the Empire.

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Army Overview: The Accrossinate Empire's army is composed of the fearsome and highly disciplined Legionaries. The legions were used by the Orminnian Empire and may have been in fact the very first professional army of any nation. The legionaries were trained and drilled harshly to improve their combat discipline and prowess. It was said that 1 out of 3 recruits would die from the intensity of the training performed. However the result was a highly organized and disciplined army with a rigid and firm command structure. The ancient legionaries were armed with armour the lorica segmentata, shield (scutum), helmet (galea), two javelins (one heavy pilum and one light verutum), a short sword (gladius), a dagger (pugio), a pair of heavy sandals (caligae), a sarcina (marching pack), about fourteen days' worth of food, a waterskin (bladder for posca), cooking equipment, two stakes (sudes murale) for the construction of palisades, and a shovel or wicker basket. The role of the legion was for heavily frontal assaults while their auxiliary would defend their flanks and provide other support roles. The auxiliary, usually foreigners who were subjugated but has not yet been offered citizenship by the Empire or mercenaries, were drilled every bit as harshly as the legionaries themselves. As a result, the auxiliaries were every bit as disciplined and competent as the main fighting force.

The modern legions operate in fairly the same, only using modern equipment. As with the time of the Orminnian Empire, the command structure of the legions have stay relatively the same. Each legion usually numbering around 5,400 legionaries (without auxiliaries and mercenaries) is broken down into 10 cohorts, the equivalent of a battalion, numbering 480 legionaries. The cohorts are further divided into centuries numbering roughly a hundred legionaries. The centuries themselves are then divided into decemries with are numbered at roughly 10 men each. The decemries are commanded by a decemrion. A century is commanded by a centurion. A cohort is commanded by a cohorion and an entire legion is commanded by a legate, now known as a "Stratēgos". The lower ranking officers answer directly to their superiors, the basic chain of command structure. The function of the officers is to assert the authority among their fellow legionaries. The highest within the command structure of the legion is the Emperor himself. The Emperor deploys the legion where he wishes and sees fit. The second highest official is the Megas domestikos. He oversees the operations of every and all legions and reports to the Emperor and important information he might need to know. The Stratēgos are next within the command structure. A Stratēgos takes command of one or more legions that have been placed under his authority. The Stratēgos are generals of the battlefield while the Megas domestikos maybe compared to an Minister or Secretary of Defense. The basic equipment of the legionaries have barely changed. The iconic gladius short sword and javelins although has been replaced by the modern Accrossinate Lagriria bolt action rifle with a bayonet with their shields being discarded. The lorica segmentata has also been made thinner to make the legionnaire more lighter in load, more agile and swifter in combat. The armor can still protect from rifle rounds from a far distance and has a fair amount of protection against bayonets and other blade weapons.

Legionnaire standard uniform.

Legion flag and standard bearer's uniform with a wolf's pelt over their helmet.

Centurion and higher ranking officer's uniform.

Ceremonial mask worn by Cohorions and Stratēgoi when at war. The mask depicts the face of Tarsus, the pagan Orminnian God of War.

The Accrossinate Empire doesn't rely on its legions alone. As with the Orminnian Empire, the current Empire also relies on auxiliaries and mercenaries to bolster their forces and perform task their legions could not. The modern legion still employs auxiliaries and mercenaries. The auxiliaries have taken on more roles while the mercenaries are hired to perform task that need special abilities. A list of Legion's Auxiliary forces are listed below:
Legion Gatling Gun teams
Teams of three that operates a Bargos hand-cranked, belt fed Gatling Gun. The team includes the feeder, which ensures the belt doesn't jam the gun itself up holding it up, the cranker, who cranks the gun in order for it to fire and the gunner who points the weapon at the direction needed. A legion would have at least 10 Gatling gun teams along with them at any given time.

A Bargos Gatling Gun.

Fo̱tiá stratió̱tes
Literally meaning "Fire soldiers" in Crassonian, the Fo̱tiá stratió̱tes are soldiers that use flamethrowers. The flamethrowers use a substance known as "Crassonian Fire" which if ignited, can prove very difficult to put out. The Crassonian Fire itself is stored in a canister that the Fo̱tiá stratió̱tes carry on their back. A legion would typically have a decemrii of Fo̱tiá stratió̱tes with them at any moment.

Legion Cannon Crew
The cannons are manned by three people. The spotter who declares the range of the opponents and the trajectory needed to hit them, the loader who places the gunpowder charge, the cannonball itself and a salvo, which is a small piece of wood jammed before the cannon ball itself to maximize to force that blows the cannonball out and the trigger person who ignites the fuse leading to the gunpowder charge. The cannon crew are under the command of a cannon crew "ypolochagós" or lieutenant.

An Accrossinate Empire Legion's cannon.

Legion Combat Engineers
Although every legionnaire is knowledgeable and capable on construction of different battlefield related structures, the legion also employs the Combat engineers for specificity task. The combat engineers are tasked typically with the construction (Although normal legionaries are capable of this task) and breaching trenches and other fortifications, bunker construction, bridge and road construction or destruction, laying or clearing land mines, and other physical work in the battlefield. More generally, the combat engineer's goals involve facilitating movement and support of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy. A legion would typically have two decemries of combat engineers at any given time.

Legion Combat Medics
Members of the auxiliary who have received emergency medical training. They are not as knowledgeable in the medicine as fully-fledged doctors but enough to possess the skills to needed to provide first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. They are also responsible for providing continuing medical care in the absence of a readily available physician, including care for disease and battle injury. A leguion would typically have two decemries of Combat Medics at any given time.

Legion Tank Crew
Personnel who handle the operation of a Marron steam-powered tank. The tank has a crew of seven. The crew is compromised of the driver, the four operators of the Bargos hand-cranked Gatling gun(The gunner would also take on the role of the cranker), the operator of the Crassonian Flame ejecting flamethrower on top and the engineer who is in charge of feeding the boiler engine with coal at the back.
-Marron steam-powered tank- A steam-powered armored vehicle with a top speed of 20 km/h. It has an armament of two Bargos hand-cranked machine guns on either side and a Crassionian Flame ejecting flamethrower on its top. A legion would usually only have one of this tanks and most Stratēgoi would reject using them on the battlefield unless as a last-ditch effort to push enemy lines. Aside from being a huge target to artillery, the Maron also has a tendency of heating up to hellish levels inside it's hull. The tick armor plating tends to insulate the heat coming off from the boiler engine. As such, the conditions inside the tank are dreadful and a tank could only operate for an hour before the conditions inside are deadly enough to kill the crew. Because of this, the Maron has earned the nick name of "The Devil's Oven" from the legionaries.

Marron steam-powered tank.

The following list of mercenaries contracted by the Empire are listed below:
The Hannoic Horsemen

Agile horsemen who wear light armor and are adept at using bows and arrows. During their invasion during the 5th a.d and their constant raids afterwards on the Orminnian Empire, they would strike deep and fast. Using their fast moving cavalry, the Hannoic hordes were able to keep the Orminnians at bay. The Hannoic have retained their old traditions and the newest generation of Hannoic horsemen are still as capable cavalry bowmen as their ancestors. The Hannoic horsemen are now mostly used as cavalry scouts. They are sent before the main army to perform reconnaissance and would distribute vital information to high ranking officers. Hannoic horsemen refrain from the use of firearms as they believe their bows are arrows are more than sufficient of performing their task however, Hannoic commanders would usually carry pistols with them into battle.

Orcish Shock Troopers

Orc assault warriors organized for mobility with the intention that they will penetrate through enemy defenses and attack into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas. They wear little to no armor. They also have a habit of stealing enemy uniforms and patching them up together to wear as a sort of trophy. Thus, they are easily recognizable on the battlefield sporting their bright outfits. The Shock Troopers makes heavy use of lever-action rifles and revolver pistols.

Vallerian Vanguards

During the Jakarta flu, the Empire was thrown into turmoil as the plague ravaged the nation. The Empire's more rebellious elements found the opportunity to secede from the Empire as well as quarantine themselves from the outbreak. The Vallerians used the Jakarta flu outbreak to escape from their bondage from the Empire and once again instate their sovereignty. Being secluded from the rest of the Empire, the Vallerians were not affected as hardly as the rest of the planet's population and were able to reorganize far much faster and better than other nations. It soon found itself in rigid conflicts as noble families bid for power and control. They would soon find themselves hiring armies of mercenary crossbowmen known currently as the Vallerian Vanguards. Their name originated from being the first soldiers to enter combat by firing volleys of crossbow bolts at their enemies. Although they never fought in hand-to-hand combat, they excelled at being efficient and accurate. However the Empire now uses them for espionage and assassinations. They can lie waiting motionless for days to achieve their objectives. However, because of their indifference to the Empire and their deadly skills, high ranking officers themselves must keep a constant watch over them.

Navy and Air Force Overview: Unlike the other nations, the Accrossinate Empire has found a way to unite it's aquatic and aerial fleets. The Accrossinate Empire primarily still uses the iconic "Bireme" class warship from the past Ormminian Empire. The Biremes are ancient oared warship (galley) with two decks of oars, probably invented by the Deocladians. Long vessels built for military purposes had relatively high speed, meticulous construction, strength, and depending on the number of rows of oars, were called uniremes, biremes, triremes, quadriremes, etc.The Biremes have been updated by the Empire by fitting it with cannons on its first lower decks while the second deck still holds oars and the last deck is for equipment. The Biremes have also been fitted with an iron skeleton to further fortify it's hull and support its weight when in flight. The Empire uses sails when at sea and is not engaged with the enemy. They use the oars to out maneuver the enemy and get to a strategic position before their enemies can. If the Biremes are needed to be deployed as aerial vessels, the crew of the ship would need to assemble the frame and air balloons needed for flight. This is tedious work which can take from three days to a week. The Biremes are also notoriously unstable during very high winds. The helium needed by the balloons for flight are stored in canisters at the last lower deck. When a balloon is needed to be inflated or inflated, the crew of the ship use large cotton hoses doused in Sisrem sap to make them air tight. The hose would be placed on a special opening where the helium would be delivered or siphoned from the balloon. To add to this, the prow or bow of the ship is very sturdy can ram any ships on the water or on the sky. The Accrossinate Empire also use a substance known as "Crassonian Fire" which if ignited, can prove very difficult to put out. The biremes would usually have two flamethrower devices mounted on either side near the bow of the ship to set enemies on fire with the said substances.

An Imperial Bireme.

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Nation's Location:

Nation's Geography: Crassonia, the mainlands of the empire is mostly large areas of woodlands opening up to the coast with large, open plains. The coast itself has beautiful white sand beaches line up the coast. The highest point within Crassonia is the mountain of Allubis, which stands alone in the middle of Crassonia. The northern Orcish territories of Barmania are roughly the same as Crassonia. The difference being that the forest are thicker forest and less accessible to those not native to them. The same goes with the woods of Valleria to the south-east.

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Economy Overview: The Accrossinate Empire's economy is understandably robust and stable with its capital, Konstalinnos, a major port hub in a major trading network. The Accrossinate Empire so called the "Gates to the East" because almost all trading vessels pass its waters. This is why the Empire focuses heavily on areas where they can easily manipulate trade by seas and oceans. The Empire also focuses on areas where they could expand aquatic trade routes to further tax merchants and traders. The Accrossinate Empire, like the Ormminian Empire before it, have left the mainland alone and instead looked to islands and coastal regions for expansion. However, large agricultural areas and areas of high mineral wealth also attract the Empire.

The main exports on the Empire are agricultural produce and crafts. The main agricultural produce of the Empire is wheat. This is followed by olive-related products and grapes. The Empire also exports herbs and vegetables. The main crafts of the Empire are mostly pottery. This ornate clay vases are painted with different designs that can be traced backed into the age of the warring city-states. The Empire is also known to export intricate articles of jewelry across the world. The ancient patterns and designs are known to attract a lot of buyers.

Because of the myriad numbers of traders and merchants that have acquired wealth under the Empire, a number of merchant families have gained wealth for themselves throughout the ages and have become a key faction within the Empire. Merchant houses usually have control of more then hundred of trading vessels. This houses also try to employ different foreign traders to further their wealth. The merchant houses are in constantly competition with each other to gain more wealth over the other. Some say that they would even go so far as to sabotage rival ships and murder influential captains and rival merchant family members. The houses have denied this as baseless rumors. The merchant houses pay the third highest rates of tax right after the aristocrats and the masonry guilds. It is believed that the houses are using their vast wealth and influence to convince the Emperor to lower their taxes. Again, the houses deny this accusation.

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The Free City of Goug

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Nation's History

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Form of Government
Elective Aristocracy
Political Status
Stable
Political Overview
The Council of Meisters
The Council of Meisters are the ones who make decisions in Goug, consisting of the Meister of each official Guild as well as one special rank, which goes by one of several different names depending on who holds the position. This position is most commonly referred to as the Mayor, and they are a Moogle who has been elected to devote their life to the benefit of Goug and Mooglekind as a whole. Their most important duties on the Council, among several others, is to moderate the decisions of the Council, to elect Honourary Meisters from the people of Goug, to oversee the development, administration and maintenance of the City of Goug, and finally to command the enlistment and deployment of the Moogle Armed Forces in times of emergency or when an enemy shows itself that has been unanimously determined to be an irreparable threat to the safety of Mooglekind.

The position of Mayor is one that comes with a great deal of responsibility and stress, but it is commonly also the most revered position any individual Moogle can have next to Legendary Meister. It is, however, not the only name for the position that exists, and shares all of its power and reverence with several other titles that can be used in its place depending on the circumstances. A Mayor who shows a great deal of expertise in at least three fields represented by an official guild may be called "Grand Meister", with the approval of the Guild Meisters who govern those particular fields. Conversely, a "People's Meister", is a Mayor elected from a position outside of the Council of Meisters. The extremely rare "Meister of Arms" is a Mayor who reached their position due to their status as a War Hero, a feat that has only occurred once since the founding of Goug.

Honourary Meisters are individuals who have been placed on the Council of Meisters due to personal merits or popular opinion, appointed to that position by the Mayor. These individuals are Meisters in name only, but are allowed to contribute to Council meetings like any other. To become an Honourary Meister, even for a short amount of time, is a great honour. It does not, however, convey nearly the same amount of respect as being a true Meister, as Honourary Meisters often possess occupations that are "Un-Mooglelike".

Outside of Goug
Moogles tend not to interact with other races beyond what is polite and necessary, and always take a very neutral standing on the affairs of others. Because they rarely get themselves involved in conflicts, they hold a healthy trading relationship with virtually every hospitable nation in the land, exchanging some of their lesser craftsmanship for necessities such as food and raw materials. Explorers from the Explorer's Guild are the rare exception to the Moogle's seclusion, often heading out on sprawling journeys across the land in search of treasure and adventure. They are a welcome sight in many a foreign city or town, as they are commonly helpful, pleasant folk who will help with all sorts of tasks in exchange for the supplies necessary to continue their journey.

Current Political Leader
Grand Meister, Marchand
Notable Figures
(Public Idols)
Great Explorer, Jen
Great Explorer, Carl
Great Machinist, Alphonse
Beautiful Woman, Valerie
Extremely Rich Person, Sleek

(Guild Meisters)
Meister Machinist, Checker
Meister Gunsmith, Tomas
Meister Alchemist, Basil
Meister Shipwright, Adelle
Meister Explorer, Don
Meister Merchant, Liner

(Honourary Meisters)
Famous Sweetsmith, Pompon
Head Doctor, Laurel
Head of Mail, Spick
Pirate Captain, Iris

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Total Population
Employed Population
Military Population

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The Specie's Information

Moogles are small, fuzzy creatures easily identified by their bobbing pom-pom's, bat-like wings and distinctive cry, "Kupo!". While not especially strong or sturdy, their kind excels at feats of dexterity, intellect and precision. They set themselves apart from other races with their incredible knack for tinkering, which has allowed them to evolve into a flourishing trading nation in recent times. They are, in fact, able to fly under their own power...just not all that high, or quick. They have no love of water, and will not venture into even the shallowest of pools, even in scenarios of life-and-death. Their industriousness, creativity and learning ability make them exceptional at pretty much every sort of skill, so long as they are allowed to practise and learn it. Moogles prefer to live separated from other races, with the large majority of their species living in Goug and its supporting communities.

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Army Overview
Navy Overview
Air Force Overview

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Nation's Location
Nation's Geography

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Economy Overview
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Nation Sheet

Nation's Name
Iron Federation of Gurska
Nations Capital
Idvas, Iron Bastion

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Nation's History

Gurska was originally a loosely joined confederacy of independent city states. Elected representatives from each city and province sat at council under a president, who was elected by the representatives. Twenty years ago the council motioned to establish a more formal, constitutionally protected republic. The representatives were unable to ratify a constitution.

The president, growing weary of debate began plotting to dissolve the council, and establish a monarchy. A young Air Force commander named Marcos Vendikos stormed the presidents fortress at Idvas and had him arrested. The representatives were put under house arrest and marshal law was declared in Idvas.

For ten years Vendikos consolidated power across Gurska in his campaign of "Republic Stabilization." He began calling himself Lord Air Marshal, and established a cabinet of ministers called 'Strategos'. Commanders across Gurska joined the Air Marshal, or were wiped out. Some fled to other countries with their armies, vowing to return. One by one, the city states fell.

Present day sees a nation run by a military junta, that knows only how to govern during a state of war. Gurska begins looking beyond it's borders, starting with the islands near it's coast.

Form of Government
Oligarchy/Despotism

Political Status

The military junta has consolidated power in Gurska. No major uprising has occured in at least three years. The peasant population has quieted down since the last few harvests have provided excess food-The newly formed, state run Workers Party has seen a surge in popularity among the young citizens of Gurska.

Political Overview

The Lord Air Marshal rules over a cabinet of ministers that he elects. The War Ministry directs the expansion and advancement of the military. The Lord Air Marshal directs any military operations. The Minister of the People oversees labor, health and housing and infrastructure. The Minister of the State is responsible for political propaganda, education and foreign affairs including control of the Foreign Legion (ambassadors office).

Current Political Leader(s)
Lord Air Marshal Marcos Vendikos

The Strategos:
Pel Gesk, War Ministry
Antili Oska, Minister of the People
Zade Tabil, Minister of the State
Koros Sahil, Viceroy of the Island Protectorate

Notable Figures
Os Tabil, President of the Workers Party, Zade Tabils husband.
Jol Vendikos, Foreign Expedition (ambassador) youngest brother of General Marcos Vendikos

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Total Population Stats

Employed Population
Agriculture 63,000,000
Industry and Handicraft 42,000,000
Construction 12,000,000
Transportation 78,000
Telegraph and Telephone 62,000
Trade 48,000
Education 96,000
Health Service 51,000

Employed Totals:117,335,000

Military Population

Army Infantry and Artillery:208,557
Army Goblin Conscripts:+/-285,000
Foreign Legion: 2,394
Air Force:29,540

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Races of Gurska

Gurskan Humans

Gurskan Hereditary humans are stout, heavy set men with dark hair and eyes and deep olive skin color. In ancient times Gurskans probably originated somewhere in or beyond the Hellspire Mts.

Gurskan humans speak a form of the common language shared between many ethnicities of himans. Small differences in dialects exist in small rural communities throughout the Gurskan Hillsides.

Goblins

Although not technically citizens of the Iron Federation Goblins inhabit many of the coastal islands and jungles, especially in the islands to the east of Gurska, which the Lord Air Marshal seized shortly after his military coup.

Gurskan Goblins are short, grey skinned and yellow eyed. They have three fingers on each hand and over-sized heads. The Gurskan military has conscripted many goblins to fortify their ranks in exchange for various trinkets, food (especially red meat), spirits, clothing, and Jolt Root, an addictive leafy substance that is dried and cured, found only in the Chatamba Jungles. Goblins are chaotic creatures; eager for a fight and like to wreck havoc on mechanical things. For the most part they are happy to fight for the Gurskan military.

The Goblins retain some autonomy on their home islands. The goblins are lorded over by a despot over their own, who is responsible for settling minor disputes and petty crimes.The major goblin settlements have Gurskan Military garrisons to maintain order and obedience.

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The Armed Forces of Gurska

The Gurska Military is one of the largest in the world. The military has been used primarily for domestic concerns since the "Republic Stabilization" campaign. The Ministry of War under General Pel Gesk has seen a vast increase in research and development especially in new applications for the Landen Shelley steam module.

What the military has in manpower and material it lacks in organization and leadership. Many of the best military minds were purged or exiled from Gurska after Marcos Vendikos' rise to power. In addition, most military operations in the past decade have been small-scale defensive ops. Any large scale military operations would be extremely costly with only a small margin of success.

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Army Overview

The Land forces of the Gurskan military suffer from strong leadership, lack of equipment and organization. The Gurskan land forces have some of the most outdated weapons in the world. The recent political upheavals have shifted the military to adopt a strong program of research and revitalization to update the ground armies of Gurska. The Lord Air Marshal considers the land forces "vital to the defence of Gurska and it's protectorates," and has directed Minister Pel Gesk to head the program.

The Gurskan Land Forces are a mix of Infantry, Artillery and Support Militia. Approximately 14 divisions of 10,000-15,000 men mainly armed with breech-loading rifles and small arms fire make up the bulk of the Gurskan Army. These 'regular' army divisions are supported by 8 artillery divisions for a total of 22. The types of artillery used in these divisions are varied. Most units use horse to transport guns, but some regiments under Minister Gesks direction have experimented with steam-powered auto-carriages.

Artillery Designs

Foreign Legion

The Foreign Legion is a specialized force of handpicked men and women that operate outside the borders of Gurska. The primary goal of the FL is to protect any ambassadors or persons of interest to Gurska that are outside of Gurska. The FL is also an intelligence agency, supplying the Strategos with vital information about foreign powers.

Native Militia
The Gurskan Army bolster their ranks with 19 divisions of goblin mercenaries under control of Viceroy Koros Sahil. These units are armed only swords, shields and spears and crude flintlock firing rifles. Some units boast one to two cannons pulled by the mercenaries themselves. These units are stationed at isolated posts around the Federation, with the bulk of the units restricted to the protectorate islands.

Army Group Totals
Army Group I 67,345 "Tame Lion"
Divisions 1-8
Army Group II 69,231 "Slow Cheetah"
Divisions 9-17
Army Group III 71,981 "Wet Fish"
Divisions 18-23

Navy Overview

The Republican Gurskan Navy was bombed to oblivion during Marcos Vendrikos' coup. The IFG's navy rebuilding project has seen little success in terms of political funding and research. Minister Gesk has instead concentrated on coastal fortifications to protect Gurskas 2,384 miles of coastline.What ships the navy does have are near obsolete in terms of other countries technology.

GNV Troop Ship "Steel Toe"

A leftover from the old days of the Republic. The Steel Toes were once much faster, designed to 'kick in' the door at the onset of an invasion force; but the Lord Air Marshal commandeered many of the navys excess engines for Air Ship use. Most of the Steel Toes left in service have been converted for merchant use and reduced to steamer paddle or man-powered paddle wheels. These ships have little to no offensive capability and are vulnerable alone. Steel-Toes are usually under escort by other Gurskan Navy Ships or Air Force.

GNV Nina

GNV King Class
The King class is the backbone of what little navy Gurska still has in service. A traditional masted sailing ship combined with only minor steam engine capabilities. Approximately 112 are left in service.

GNV Flagship Marcos

Air Force Overview

The Gurskan Airforce is divided into 4 Fighting Wings-one for each cardinal direction. Fighter Wing North,West and East are under direct control of the Lord Air Marshal. Fighter Wing South is commanded by ViceRoy Koros Sahil and is stationed in the Piza Islands.

MK-211 'Osprey'
Top Speed: 35 knots
Max Payload: 750 kg
Personel: 5 Officers, 29 crew
Number in Service: 487

The standard airship of the GAF is the semi-fixed balloon ship class MK-211 'Osprey'. The design is well over twenty years old, with only minor material upgrades (stronger metals in the hull and balloon shielding). The Ospreys were designed for long-term service, nearing 15 years until decommission. Much longer than the MK-210's 6 year service.

The MK-211 is manned by 34 sailors and has a compliment of up to 190 army infantry. Armament is light, with only a few 'flak deterent' cannons fore and aft. Bomb payloads can be fixed to the underbelly.

(no image) MK-210 'Iron Eagle'
Top Speed:19 knots
Max Payload: 2000 kg
Personel: 9 officers, 64 crew
Number in service: 198

The MK-210 'Iron Eagle' is the standard GAF saturation bomber. These ships are sent in large groups (under cover of the biplanes or the faster Osprey class) to bomb any targets before an infantry assualt. The Eagle is a monster employing not one affixed balloon, but eight round balloons. The MK-210 is more of a floating bombing platform than a true airship.

RP-98 'TorchLight'
[i]Top Speed:12 knots
Max Payload:600kg
Personel:1 NC officer, 4 crew
Number in service: 1378

The Torchlight class balloon are observation and recon units designed to chart enemy movements. The Torchlights are attached to Infantry units but technically manned by Air Force men.

RP-90 'AeroField'

The 'AeroField' is a experimental type airship based on steam-driven propellers starboard and port. The main balloon is below the landing platform. The RP-90s main purpose is to act as an aerial landing strip for the Gurskan Air Force Air Wing of Bi-planes.

Top Speed:12 knots
Max Payload: >4000 kg
Personel: 1 Commander, 23 Officers, 306 crewmen
Number in Service: 0, 1 undergoing preliminary tests, 1 under construction

MK-11 'Air Bus'
[i]Top Speed:25 knots
Max Payload:1900 kg
Personel:3 Officers, 54 passengers
Number in Service: over 2000

The 'Air Bus' is the workhorse of the working middle class of Gurska. These ships act as transport for workers to and from industry, carry raw goods and materials. The Gurskan military also uses these ships for troop transport.

Bb-9 'Halberd'
Top Speed:60 knots
Max Payload:1400 kg
Personel: 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot, 1 bombadier
Number in Service: 2900

The Halberd class fighter is the heavy bomber of the Gurskan Air Forces. Although constructed primarily of wood, canvass and only reinforced around weapons and engines compartments with iron shielding, the Bb-9 has remained a reliable fighter since the days before Republic Stabilization. Armed with two wing mountain machine guns, and a 'cockpit' extension compartment for the bombadier.

Aa-21 'Shortsword'

Developed in the years after Republic Stabilization the Aa-21 is the standard fighter of the Gurskan Air Force. It is mechanically reliable, of simple construction. The cockpit and engine compartments lack the extra shielding of the Halberd class making it vulnerable to even small arms fire.The Shortsword is a swift, accurate killer.

Top Speed:71 knots
Max Payload:390 kg
Personel: 1 pilot, 3 ground crewmen
Number in Service: 4500

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Nation's Location
Idgalnam Bluffs/Chatanga Jungle/Piza Islands (south of Piza Jungle)

Nation's Geography

The nations capital city, Idvas, lies just below the bluffs of Idgalnam, some of the city built into the steep cliffs themselves. The steaming jungles to the east send warm air currents south, extending the growing season of the coastal farmlands. The coast is a mix of warm marshes and wide sandy beaches. Swift currents bypass much of the shorelines of Gurska leaving them free of debris.

Gurskan Map

Idvas is the capital city of Gurska. Although not the most populated city in the Federation, it is the most heavily fortified. Originally an airbase and testing ground, Vendikos has imported labor and constructed barracks-like tenements for the citizens. Many of the citizens work in the factories producing parts for the Gurskan war-machine.

Palomas is the largest mining district in Gurska. Built into the side of the formidable Idgalnam Bluffs, the city produces coal and iron ore for the country. Several divisions of the Gurskan Infantry are stationed here along with Air Wing West.

The Gesk Industrial Yard is a massive factory complex south of Chatanga Jungle, on the Cyan Sea. Most of the raw goods from the Gurskan workforce end up here to be manufactured into finished goods. Minister Pel Gesk controls the complex and it's population directly. In addition much of the Gurskan Navy is stationed here.

The mountain fortress of Lume is the hereditary home of the Tabil family. Minister of the State, Zade Tabil resides here. This is also the home base for the state intelligence agency, the Foreign Legion. In the valley below the Fortress are a few small villages and Lake Kaleichi, one of the most beautiful features of the country.

Zerki is a large modern city in the northwest valley region of Gurska. Primarily an agricultural city. An easily defended location have made it a center for military encampments. Many units are trained and based here. Entrenched around the city are many camps of anti-aircraft artillery protecting the approaches from the Hellspire Mountains.

Toloko in the south lies in the great plain between Chatanga and Haba Jungles. A major rail hub for exporting goods. Rails run to Gesk Industrial Complex and the various ports around Cyan Sea.

Economy Overview

The Gurskan economy is a mix of agricultural and industrial. The humid sub tropical climates of the Chatanga Jungle river basin provide oranges, lychee, avacado,date palms, pineapple and varieties of citrus and mango. Much of this produce is exported as exotic foods. In the Bluff/Cliff region of Gurska factories produce many assortment of products. Metal, glass, ceramic and textiles are the favored industries. Much of the countries resources are found near Paloma, a large city to the west.

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Empire of Corustaria (WIP)

Nation Sheet

Nation's Name: The Empire of Corustaria

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Nation's History: The islands, culturally varying massively from each other, have their of own creation stories, both for their people and for the island, and philosophers and scientists have search for years for an answer. Saxley and Morland share a similar creation story, both believe that the Isle rose from the ocean at the command of their God to provide a lord of the seas and ruler of the coast, and populated it with the races who would eventually unite and become King of the Ocean. Of course, despite believing essentially the same story, the two men for years argued over the correct way to practice the religion.
The island nations that compose the Empire have been around for mellenia in various forms, and conflict between them was not unheard of, particularly between Morland and Saxley. It was the in Dark Age that the situation really collapsed. Morland invaded and crushed Saxley, records of how it happened are sketchy and inconsistent to say the least, but it is believed that the Morish Army killed the Dragon of Saxley and it is known that it was a brutal invasion. Vivia and Alswell fought over political disagreements, with Alswell trying to force republicanism on the Kingdom of Vivia. The Elves dismissed the idea of Republicanism, believing an "uncivilised rabble of peasants" could never reliably dictate the future of a country without some form of counter balance.
The Union of the Isles came seventy years later, when the Empire of Morland, the Kingdom of Vivia and the Republic of Alswell united into the Empire of the Corustarian Isles, also known as the Empire of Corustaria or the Empire of the Isles. This led to the formerly relatively weak nations becoming a powerful nation almost over night, but all of it meant little given the state of the world. There were three further Saxley rebellions during this time, one of which led to the establishment of the short lived "Free Republic of Saxley", which was promptly wiped off the map eight months later and absorbed back into the Empire. As a result of this insurrectionist, the Empire recognised Saxley as a separate country to Morland, giving it its own devolved parliament and separating it from the Empire of Morland (Thus technically the Empire of Morland back to the Kingdom of Morland, though the name was never legally reverted) This, and other acts that followed, helped to slowly quell Saxleys independence calls, though they have never ended completely.
With the advent of Steam technology, the islands industrialised rapidly, and their already powerful fleet became one with the new technology. An airfleet was made, the army armed with the latest equipment... Factories became filled with machines and steam trains began to plough across the railway lines. The newly industrialised power turned its attention outwards, and is now ready to expand its lands for Empress and Empire!
Just over 120 years ago, the Reforms were put into action. A national health system was established, a minimum wage was set and free speech and equality were enshrined in law (Despite having existed for hundreds of years prior amongst the islanders, with the exception of the Men of Saxley and the Heartland Men, who maintained a rivalry until many years after the Reforms) Regardless of the Reforms, Church and State have never been officially separated, although the influence of the Church over parliament and the Empress is negligible at best. This produced workers of a higher quality due to health and allowed the economy to continue growing, and also sweeping support among the populace.

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Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Political Status: Stable
Political Overview: The Monarch of the Empire (Known as the Emperor or Empress) is a very important and powerful figure. Alongside the monarch there is a parliament with a range of powers which acts as a legislator. The monarch can dissolve parliament at their own discretion, and also has many administrative functions, working with parliament rather than independently of it. While Morland is the heart of the Empire, the remaining islands are mostly autonomous, with their own heads of state, for example Vivia having a king. All these are subservient to the Emperor/Empress and the Imperial Parliament. Elections to the Imperial Parliament are held every six years, at the start of the new year, though elections for mayors may range from every two years to as long as eight years depending on the town.
Current Political Leader: Prime Minister William Carnifex (61): Elected to office two years ago, this is the second time the Veteren politician has held the office of Prime Minister. Among other campaign promises, he said that he would increase funding to the Health System and expand the rapidly growing Air Force. Funding for the Health System has increased by 4%, and the Air Force, despite being the newest branch, is now receiving the second most funding, trailing behind the Navy.
Empress Emmeline Wight (37): Monarch of the Empire of Morland and Empress of Corustaria by birth rate, the armed force swear fealty to her and to parliament and she is popular with the people, being recognised as the Empress who pushed for the increase of the minimum wage and the Empress who was instrumental in the establishment of the Air Force and the Empress who turned one of the Royal Estates into a home for orphans and under privileged children who had no where else to go. The Empress pays for this entirely out of her own pocket and this has brought her wide spread admiration throughout the Empire
Notable Figures: Emperor Brandon Wight (46, DECEASED) The Late Emperor was a strong willed man who, while he could be generous, was known to have a ruthless streak. He knew where he wanted to take his nation, and would stop at nothing to get there. His controversial proposal to slash the navy budget led to allegations of him being a turncoat and a traitor, and parliament was quick to throw it out before it could gain ground. Instead, the Emperor decided that in order to get the required money, he would slash the politicians wages. In turn, parliament introduced a "Royal Tax", which was, in essence, a poll tax for the royalty. This race to the bottom drove a rift between Emperor and parliament that was only mended by his wife's intervention. As a result of the incident, the ability to slash the wages of ministers has been handed to the ministers, and any form of poll tax, whether it be on peasant, noble or royal, has been banned.
Princess Lillian Wight (15): The young Duchess is not the first in line for the throne (much to her brothers delight).
Prince Christopher Wight (16): Next in line to inherit the throne, Prince Christopher has been groomed for the task since he could talk. The young Prince has developed an effective grasp of military tactics and management, and is serving in the armed forces as a junior officer aboard a naval vessel (As is customary for members of the royal family.)
Royal Spymaster Richard Black (42): Sir Black is a patriotic and cunning man, with the utmost devotion to the crown and to the country. Born in Vivia's capital, the young Elf was raised to be a merchant, but against his fathers wishes left to enter service to the crown. The architect behind the capture of many infamous figures and the thwarting of many plots, ranging from assassination of key figures to organised crime to steal the crown jewels, Sir Black is content to work mostly in the shadows for the good of his country, and is aware that few citizens pay the office the respect it deserves.
Royal Bodyguard Severus Mason (47): Aside from being the poster child for intimidation, the burley Royal Bodyguard is in charge of the security of the royal family, the prime minister and then cabinet, referred to as the "Lifeguards". It is hardly a secret that failure for a lifeguard may lead to trial... And depending on the reason for failure, possibly to the gallows. Like all Lifeguards he is veteran of the armed forces, having served in the army previously for two decades.
Royal Physician Marie Roseburrow (31): The personal doctor of the Royal Family, the Royal Physician is also in charge of the nations health services, which are paid for by the nation to the benefit of its citizens. The role has seen four deaths tragic deaths in office since it was created as part of the National Health Plan some 120 ago. The first passed away from a heart attack the day after she was appointed, the second lost all his money gambling and died when the ship he was sailing on hit a reef and sunk (his was the only death), the third was sexually assaulted and beaten to death while in bed by a deranged servant, and the fourth lost both his wife and 13 year old daughter at the hands of a murderer. Broken and in despair, he committed suicide by launching himself off an airship . The office has been branded by the public as cursed as a result (Despite the fact that only 4 of the 24 Royal Physicians have died in office) though Marie believes the so called curse to be rubbish and says that she is yet to see any of this supposed bad luck.
Field Marshall Darius Gertz (49): Widely regarded as somewhat of a bore, Field Marshall Gertz has nonetheless shown great aptitude at command and management of the Army. The Alswell born officer is known for his ferocity, which he has proven time and time against when fighting and sparing, though also for his attention to detail. It is rumoured that his own body guards are especially careful with their uniforms, as he will notice a single speck of dust. Though clear hyperbole, it is known that his inspections are rigerous and he enforces strict discipline in the army. It was he who abolished the system of paying for ones rank and commission, a practice the navy had dropped two centuries prior, and introduced several officers from the ranks... Much to the distaste of the nobles in the armed forces. When several resigned in protest, the field Marshall supposedly commented on warning the public that they were getting the leeches back. This has made him an unpopular figure among the conservative nobility, and relatively popular among liberals
Minister for War and Grand Admiral Esmond Thorne (51): A Heartland man, through and through Grand Admiral Thorne of the navy is among the most experienced officers in the navy, and is both a politician and an Officer. His command of the navy from his flagship, a massive Ironclad ship of the line, has been nigh on perfect and his control of the allocation of the navies funding has ensured the navy is a force to be reckoned with, having the best ships the Imperial Funding can buy... Somewhat to the discontent of the army, who have always played second fiddle to the Navy and the Marines.
Grand Air Master Rupert Parsons (37): Leader of the newest branch of the Corustarian armed forces, the branch is essentially his brain child, envisioned as he was hit by projectile vomit from a civilian zeppelin above the City of Glassley. Originally it included only zeppelins that would drop explosive bombs, though shortly after the great inventor Benjamin Simmons produced the Simmons flying machine, which allowed much easier movement and could make short work of the Zeppelins with a rifle, though it could not carry as much weight as a result, the zeppelins were made with multiple sections in the gas balloon to prevent one shot taking it down, and it was given light armour plating.

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Total Population: 168.1 Million
Employed Population 166.3 million
Military Population: 2.1 million

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The Specie's Information

Men of Saxley:

"Saxley never yields!"
The Men of Saxley are a minority in the Empire of Corustaria. Hailing from the Eastern (Or western, depending how you look at the map) most island, these men are the only nation to have been brought into the Union by force, and brutal force at that. 400 years ago, the Kingdom of Morland landed forces on the coast of the Republic of Saxley, and fought their way in land and captured the government building, putting it's parliament to death and, according to legend, managed to kill Orthak, the famed Saxley Dragon. The two countries had long since been at each others throats, another invasion by the Morish just 60 years prior had resulted in a humiliating defeat and it is believed that the reason for the brutality in the second invasion was motivated by revenge rather than necessity. As a result, Saxley long had a strong inclination towards independence, though after the 5th Rebellion on the Island (The Pottershead Insurrection) was destroyed and the government of the Empire adopted a new approach to peace within Saxley 100 years ago, the region is now considered stable, thought here is a significant minority of die hard independents who frequently attempt to get themselves into Saxleys devolved parliament in order to make moves towards independence. Orthak is an important figure in Saxley legend, supposedly a great dragon that watches over the people of Saxley. According to legend, the Morish army killed Orthak when he came to the aid of his people, and his bones are supposedly still found to this day. Some of these supposed bones, large canine teeth, were sent to be fixed into the Throne of the Isles, on the arm rest. The origin of these bones are disputed, as is the existance of Orthak, and as most of the bones which would make up such a great beast are missing, he is considered nought but a myth by most of the Isles, though the Men of Saxley insist that he was real, some believing he lives on and guards Saxley to this day. They are not represented on the national flag, though some unofficial variants exist inside Saxley that move the Lion over to the left of the flag and emblazen the Dragon in the right of the flag. The Isle of Nether and Hunttingtons Isle are both under the authority of Saxley, in addition to any surrounding islands. The difference between the two men that inhabit the isle is mostly in name, with no significant difference being known

Heartland Men/Morish:

"Morland rules the seas!"
The Morish, sometimes known as the Heartland men given their position in the isles, are closely related to the men of Saxley, despite the long rivalry between the two. This is partly because whenever one has discovered a natural resource on its lands, the other has came to try and steal it. The Morish turned out to be more successful at this and annexed the Republic of Saxley into Morland some hundred years before the creation of the Empire of the Isles. This led to many insurrections before a peace has been achieved through various political means which separated Morland and Saxley again. Saxley, however, still has no representation on the national flag. The Morish have always dominanted the islands waters, so it is little surprise that they have come to be associated with the navy. Indeed, more Morish sign up for the Navy than any other peoples of the islands. Morlands proud history as a maritime nation has been instrumental in the Corustarian military, making their navy one of the best to sail the seas. The harbours are filled with many beautiful vessels, the largest and most powerful of which were crafted by the 'Master Builders" in the Moorish capital of Stavedon. Morland is represented in the Corustarian flag by the Lion of Morland. The islands surrounding Morland, along with the further off Lesser Morland, are considered to be part of Morland (Though Lesser Morland was formerly disputed with both the Republic of Saxley and the Republic of Alswell) The difference between the two men on the island is mostly in name.

Vivians/Tropical Elves:

"Vivia forever!"
The so called tropical elves hail from the warmer part of the isles, thanks to the convection currents of the seas. As a result, their homelands were warmer and they long since held a monopoly on grapes and wine. They built their own trade empire within the isles before the unification, but were never able to get a trade agreement with the Alswellians, who arguably have the island with the rarest resources. The unification opened up free trade between the islands, giving the Vivians access to the many riches of Alswell for their trade Empire. They are represented on the Corustarian flag by the Blue. They are ruled over by King Magnus, who is subservient to the Empress and the Imperial Parliament, in spite of his power at home. Some mistakenly believe that since the Vivian assembly was created that the King is merely ceremonial, but he actually holds power over the assembly similar to the power held by the Empres over the Imperial Parliament... And the Vivian Assembly holds power over him similar to that the Imperial parliament holds over the Empress. The islands surrounding Vivia are also considered to be part of Vivia, and the far off Camilla islands and the newly named Simmons Islands are also under Vivia's authority. The Elves have a keen eye, and are generally considered the best sharpshooters in the isle, much to the annoyance of the Morish who long since boasted about their marines accuracy on deck

Alswellian:

"The Guards of the South answer the call!"
The Alswellians are a race that is known to many outside of Corustaria as the Island Trolls, or more rarely Island Orcs. The term they prefer to be recognised by is Alswellian, and this is the term that is considered correct within Corustaria. Technically, Alswell is actually three islands though they are administrated as if they were one by the government and have always been referred to as if they are one island. Standing at over 12 foot, with bulging muscles and a thick hide, they are toughest of all races in the Empire, they make brutal and tough combatants in close combat, and though their effectiveness has been somewhat diminished by the advent of gunpowder, they have been known to take over a dozen shots before going down and retain a record of combat effectiveness from individual to individual unmatched inside the Isles. Hardened by the cruel conditions of Alswell and its mines, Alswell has produced some of thetoughest and most effective infantry regiments. They are the self proclaimed Guards of the South, owing to an old legend, of which no one can be sure to what measure it is true, where the Alswellians saw off a massive invasion of "Giant Men and Sea Snakes" from the south who threatened to capture all the islands. Nothing of the sort has ever been founded in the south, though a Morland naval report that is supposedly the 1100 years old speaks of a sea snake being used by Vivia's navy to fight off a Morish invasion fleet. This has never been independently verified, and while a few bones supposedly from sea snakes have been produced, no full skeleton has been constructed and they are believed to be myths by the Islanders. More recent speculation points to the words "Giant Men" and "Sea Snakes" being metaphorical rather than literal, given that these giant men would have to be at least 20 foot tall to match their smallest description in the Weyland variant of the legend, and no such skeletons have been found on the island. Whatever the case, it features prominently in Alswellian myth and legend, and the artifact sent from Alswell to construct the "Throne of the Isles" was a spectacular gem that was cut like a star, according to legend taken by the Alswellian President at the time from the Giant King's warhammer. This has been termed the "Star of the South", and features on Alswells regional flag. According to the legend, whoever wields the Star will be undefeatable. As a result, it is removed from the throne and given to the monarch upon coronation at the Cathedral, who proceeds to carry it until the return to whatever palace they have chosen as their residence, where they will personally set it back into the throne. They are represented on the Corustarian flag by the colour Red.

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Army Overview: Army is a strict and professional force which has historically seen less deployment, and as a result less prestige, then the naval wing. While the navy has been out establishing dominance of the waves, the army has typically been twiddling its thumbs. In fact, the Marines saw more deployment and victories than the army did, and to this day maintain their lead.
This is not to say the army is worthless or weak, when they have been given the opportunity to prove themselves, they have done so with flying colours, and in the near future they expect to see more action as the imperial ambitions of Corustaria mature and the Corustarians prepare to take land through diplomacy, bribery and no small amount of strong arming.

S-2 rifle:
The successor to the infamously unreliable S-1, the S-2 has proven to be much, much more reliable. Accurate and deadly, the marines are rumoured to be able to land a bullseye on a target on another ship when in violent waters. Though obviously an unlikely story, it does go some way in showing the reputation of the weapon in the isles, where it is a favourite in marksman festival. It can have a bayonet attached to it, and all soldiers carry one. It is fixed to the underside of the barrel, and as a result the weapon can be fired with the bayonet attached... A favourite amongst infantry regiments, and the Corustarian armed forces are reknowned for their accuracy.

S-2/C
A carbine variant of the S-2 designed for usage by Dragoons. It has a shorter range, but is nonetheless deadly and accurate. These dragoons often carry a sword with them for charges should it be required

Double Action Revolver
All officers carry a double action revolver as a sidearm. This weapon is often used by officers in conjunction with their sword in close combat. It chambers six rounds which impact for massive damage to their targets.

Sword:
The sword is an old weapon which still finds some use in the hands of officers and horsemen, who are able to slash down at infantry from above. Although its dominance of the battlefield is long since over, it is still an effective weapon in close quarters combat. Corustarian swords often have engravings on the side, though the words "Death before Dishonour" are always engraved on the right side. Supposedly, this is a tradition which began with the Emperors Lifeguards, but was copied by other swordsmen. Eventually, the practice became so widespread that once the presence of swords was reduced due to an increase in the usage of muskets and rifles, the government ensured that all new swords issued to officers and cavalry had the words engraved on their side, and ordered that it be places "On the right of the sword that the enemy may see our defiance". This is likely just a legend (There are no records of any such decree), but regardless it is obvious that it has become a tradition among the armed forces

S-4 Explosive Grenade:
This nasty metal device can be thrown by hand, though it also has a small rope attached to it which can be used to spin the device and loose it, using centrifugal force in order to make the grenade travel further than by hand. It is devastating against groups of enemies and this in small, enclosed spaces. The grenadiers that use these are dominantly Alswellians, further adding to the distance the grenade is throne. Once these grenadiers have ran out of grenades, they often engage in conventional combat.

12 Pound Cannon:
Designed to scatter infantry regiments, the twelve pound cannon fires, as the name suggests, a 12 pound cannon ball. Comparative to the larger howitzer cannon, it is relatively light and travels further, in addition to being somewhat more accurate.

24 Pound Howitzer: The heaviest cannon used by Corustaria, this cannon fires a 24 pound cannon ball for destroying buildings. It is inaccurate with a shorter range than other cannons, though as it is expected to hit buildings the former is somewhat irrelevant.

Battle dress uniforms:
The forces of Corustaria wear bright colours, red and blue being used dominantly (Infantry and Navy respectively). Contrary to popular misconception, the use of bright colours by military forces at this time is tactically necessary due to the thick smoke from gunpowder, which tends to hang around and culminate into a thick fog to the point one can not see. Bright colours have to be used so regiments xqn tell who is who so theu didn't shoot their own men; Identification is much more important than the disadvantages the colours pose Depending on situation the soldiers will use different colour uniforms. These uniforms are rarely armoured (If someone of human strength or near human strength was wearing armour that was thick enough to stop bullets, they would likely be unable to move easily. Since guns now rendered almost all armour ineffective, it is considerably better to be mobile than armoured.) The exception is the battle dress worn by Alswellian regiments, which includes thick armour which makes them even harder to bring down with conventional fire.

M-1 Rapid Fire Cannon
A relatively new arrival to the battlefield, this rapid fire weapon is in the words of its invention "A bullet hose in wheels". This device is bulky but extremely effective once in position, laying down a devastating barrage of bullets. An excellent defensive piece, this weapon is often portrayed in fiction as having been shrunk down to a hand held size and used in infantry charges. It requires two men to operate, one to feed the bullets and another to aim and fire it. Bullets are kept in their hundreds, allowing a continuous stream of fire

Navy Overview:
Corustaria's Imperial Navy is the jewel in its crown, operating many magnificent and advanced ships, commanded by some of the finest naval officers in the land. It operates a notably high number of ships of the line, believing that dominance of the waves will lead to dominnce of overseas trade, as well as security. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the navy is its "Airship Carrier". A somewhat insane idea, airships are carried aboard this massive behemoth of a vesel and deployed when needed. These large ships make excellent targets for the enemy and as such are often heavily defended by other vessels. Concerns have been rose about the economics of having such an expensive investment, though the air force is adamant that it continue, as it is from these ships that the majority of the air forces activity is done.

Air Force Overview:
The Corustarian air force is far from the most impressive branch of the armed forces, lacking the navies prestige and tussling with the army for second place. While the air force has some advantages that are too good for Corustaria to throw away, they don't provide enough to be considered the most important to the armed forces. Air force is, after all, more of an augmentation force than a main battle unit. It works in synergy with the navy and army, providing transport, reconnaissance and supporting fire.

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Nation's Location:
Nation's Geography: The isles have a somewhat varied climate, with the northern Islands being warmer and the southern islands being colder. One would think that Morland would be a nicer place to live, but due to the underwater currents of the sea its the wettest of the islands and the dirt can quickly turn to mud. Saxley is somewhat protected from this, and is considered to have the better whether of the two islands of man. Many forests dot the islands, though over the past few hundred years many forests have been felled to support the navy or to be used in other ways for industry. This deforestation was at first so rampant that parliament had to pass laws placing woodland under protection and declaring the maximum amount of wood that could be taken, lest the entire isles run out of tree's! The terrain is mostly hilly, with an above average number of mountains on Saxley. These hills are either covered in rolling green grass, though after heavy rain they can become boggy. The people of the isles are used to the sudden changes in weather, and have earned a reputation as tough island races, willing to stand their ground viciously for their home lands. This image is helped somewhat by their defiant battle cry of Death before Dishonour...

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Economy Overview: The economy of the islands is powered massively by steam, particularly in the factories of Morland and the mines of Alswell. Steam engines ply a massive part, for example the Weyland islands, a small string of islands barely a mile each below Alswell, are all connected by railway bridges transporting the gems and metals mined from them to the mainland (As well as the workers at the end of the day). Morlands railways have cut the time to cross the island dramatically, and goods can be taken from the mainland to the docks quickly. As a result, the inner lands have seen an industrial boom as formerly insignificant towns become economic workhorses. Vivian wine is brought by the carriage load to the ports, where it is exported and exchanged on the market at large. Saxleys agricultural produce helps to ensure the isles have a good food surplus and a wealth of wool, milk and meat, the many mines of Alswell export rare metals and beautiful gems... And masterly crafted weaponry, used by the Elite, both social and military. To say that Corustaria has not become prosperous, thanks to both the advent of steam technology and their unification, would be to ignore the cold facts. The single currency and single market has allowed trade to flow between the islands quickly and easily, and their people have benefited massively.

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Nation's Name

Republic of Hetteland

Nation's History

The history of the Hettes (Note: A human ethnic group) is one of solitude and infighting above all else. Occupying the region between the Abiram Crags and Fellspire Mountains, commonly known as Hetteland or the Interstice, the Hettes have been separated both physically and culturally from the rest of the world in many ways since the beginning of recorded history. Situated in the isolated, scattered, and fertile valleys of the region, dozens of independent Hettish city-states used to thrive within what seemed to be their own world of sorts. Each was left with only their fellow regional city-states to interact with unless they fancied the idea of braving the great mountain ranges which sheltered their shared civilization. These small city-states, called Palatinates and ruled by ancient nobility, warred with one-another one year and engaged in trade the next, all the while building and exchanging ideas, beliefs, and culture.

Over the course of hundreds of years, no single force, be it native or foreign, had successfully united the Hettes under a unified banner. All would-be foreign invaders were turned back in the mountain passes of outer Hetteland time and time again, while Palatinates looking to expand would often find themselves rapidly struck down by a militant coalition of peers if they attempted to muscle their way into other valleys or passes. Each Palatinate remained fiercely independent, despite sharing a language, religion, and culture with every other Palatinate in Hetteland, and there were no signs of change any time soon. Even after taking part in the mass die-off that resulted from the outbreak of the Jakarta Flu the political landscape of Hetteland refused to be changed. Then, in the decades and subsequent centuries after the Jakarta Flu, trade between the Hettes and foreigners slowly started to become more widespread.

By the time Landen Shelly graced the Earth with his wonderful inventions and theories, a series of passes in the north and south of Hetteland were seeing frequent foreign trade. Just as goods flowed in and out of the isolated region via these passes, so too did ideas. While at first many were opposed to the new technologies coming in, one Palatine in particular embraced the foreign inventions, Valentine et Rhetburg, Palatine of Konfluetten. The young noble took out massive loans and brought in foreign labor to start a period of some of the most rapid industrialization possible. He made promises of power to the Auspect of the Church, receiving funds and blessings in exchange. Within the course of a decade he had made Konfluetten an industrial power-house, trained an elite military using a mix of foreign and native techniques, produced the most modern arms and war machines, and rallied a handful of other lesser Palatinates to his cause. All of this sudden power was built on a massive foundation of ridiculous debt, but Valentine, young ambitious man that he was, had no time to worry about such things. Then it all started, the bloodiest war in Hettish history, the War of Unification.

In truth, it was the seventeenth 'War of Unification' which had been waged in Hetteland, with the other sixteen all failing to reach their goal. Valentine et Rhetburg, however, had both the Church of Man and technology on his side, and was therefore incapable of losing. To kick off the war, the ambitious Palatine sent out an ultimatum to every Palatinate in Hetteland, telling them that if they joined his cause of unification they would not be harmed. Most scoffed at the very idea of the demand, Konfluetten had never been a particularly powerful Palatinate, and very few knew the extent of its recent industrialization. All but one Palatinate denied the demand, and so war was declared. Valentine et Rhetburg had declared a war in which he was outnumbered more than ten-to-one, determined to fight and conquer all Hettish Palatinates besides those few minor ones which had already joined him.

The first strike was rapid and powerful, signalling the beginning of a new era of Hettish warfare. Instead of taking months to ride through the mountains on precarious paths and deadly passes, losing many to the elements on transit, Valentine did something revolutionary. He sent a portion of his army not through the mountains, but over them. Using airships, he was able to deploy elite troops in hostile valleys in a matter of a couple days, rather than a couple months. After being deployed, said troops dominated the battlefield, possessing both better training and equipment, as well as close air support. Still, though, the War of Unification was a drawn out and bloody one. While smaller airborne forces could eliminate enemy forces easily, they found actually occupying the city-states a difficult task, as more sizable armies which were suitable for occupation still had to move through the mountains to reach their objective. After a period of six years, however, Valentine's forces held every inhabited valley and plateau, and subsequently claimed victory via the signing of the Concord.

This action, that is, the signing of the Concord, signalled the end of an ancient era, and the coming of the Republic of Hetteland. The Hettes had been unified under a single centralized government, and the centuries of inner feuds and bloodshed had ended. Laws were made, governmental systems were established, citizenship was granted to nearly everyone, and democracy was embraced. The Church of Man was given governmental representation, as was agreed upon, and the long process of repaying national debt began. Seeing the success of Konfluetten, many other cities started to rapidly industrialize, and improvements were made upon the foreign steam-powered systems. Chief among these was the use of the abundant geothermal activity in Hetteland to heat massive steam plants, which provided the energy that factories needed by using a grid of underground line shafts to turn the machines necessary for production.

The military was modernized, and fortifications were built in the outer passes, accompanied by anti-airship artillery emplacements which dotted the peaks. Seeing their success in the War of Unification, the Republic of Hetteland started to fill out its air wing, at first producing foreign designs before eventually making their own which were better adapted for the high-altitude environment and powerful winds of Hetteland. Mechanized mining helped fuel Hettish industry, which in turn turned into revenue which could be used to pay off debt. Meanwhile, the great biologist Sir Endris Cruzart shocked not just Hetteland, but the entire international scientific community with his so-called Theory of Progression, which supplied evidence of species changing over millennia due to environmental effects and genetic exchange. Working closely with the government, he also developed the so-called school of Eugenics, which said that one could effect the development of the human race through choosing suitable procreating pairs, eliminating undesirable traits and their carriers from the gene pool, and ensuring the continuation of favorable traits through whatever means necessary.

The practice of using eugenics-based systems on the populace was adopted by the government, who quickly started to pick pairings within the populace, set individuals into certain classes based on traits, and forcefully castrating or otherwise... eliminating those who are deemed genetically impure. Before long, resistance to the system became relatively widespread, up until Valentine et Rhetburg gave a rather rousing speech titled 'Hetteland, my love' which is still referenced frequently today. This single speech changed public opinion to view eugenics systems as the only way to truly ascend above Aerth, vanquish the Outer Court, and weave all deserving Hettes into the Fabric. With most people now accepting of the eugenics programs, progress was unimpeded, and Hetteland continued on in its endless march to achieve and maintain modernity.

The next couple of decades were ones of peace and prosperity, as Hetteland engaged in trade and asserted its armed neutrality. By now, it's massive debt is almost vanquished and all inner strife is for the moment stifled. Some may note, however, the the waters seem eerily still, and a storm of sorts may very well be coming to the Republic of Hetteland.

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Form of Government

Directorial Federal Republic, with the constitutional capacity to turn into a Dictatorship if a popular vote and Dietary vote both agree to do so, or if a state of emergency is declared.

Political Status

Relatively stable, though various political rebels have been gaining more support around the country in recent months.

Political Overview

Based on the previously foreign idea of democracy, the basic foundation of the Republic of Hetteland's political system is a familiar one. The administration is divided into three branches, the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary. The Judiciary branch is made up of the Paramount Court, which handles the interpretation of law on a national scale and presides over the various Palatinial Courts, which handle local cases. Members of the Paramount Court (of which there are eight) are proposed by the Consul and confirmed by the Directory, and serve terms of 15 years each, with multiple consecutive terms being allowed. Meanwhile, judges for the Palatinial Courts are proposed by popular vote by the citizens of their respective Palatinates and confirmed by the Paramount Court. Overall, the judiciary branch has relatively little power beyond what one would expect from such a branch. The only exception to this is their power to conduct Audits when such action is proposed by the Consul and confirmed by popular civilian vote, though this power has yet to be used.

The main component of the Legislative branch is the Diet, which is the Republic of Hetteland's bicameral legislature. Split up into an Upper and Lower portion (respectively called the Upper and Lower Diet) the Diet was the product of Valentine et Rhetburg's attempt to properly balance the power of the commons, the nobility, and the Church of Man. The Lower Diet, which is unsurprisingly the lower house of the Diet, and is made up of 50 Speakers and 15 Prelates. Speakers are meant to be the voice of the common man in Government, and are elected by popular citizen vote. Speakers are tied to no single Palatinate, and represent the Hettish people as a whole, rather than the Hettes of one Palatinate or another. Like many other positions within Hetteland, Speakers serve in rotation, with each serving 5 years a term and being capable of serving multiple terms in a row. Elections for Speakers happen once a year, with ten terms ending and subsequently needing to be filled each year. Meanwhile, Prelates and meant to represent the Church of Man in the lower house, and are elected by the Great Conclave to their position within the Diet until either death or dismissal. Each one holds the same power as a Speaker, and their presence within the government has been a point of controversy in more recent years.

Just as the Lower Diet represents the common man and serves as the lower house, the Upper Diet represents the nobility, and fills the position of upper house. The layout of the Upper Diet is rather straightforward, consisting of 38 Palatines and 5 Prelates. Palatines are, of course, the nobility of age-old lineages which rule over their respective Palatinates and have for well over a millennia. More often than not, Palatines are not in Konfluetten to cast their votes in person, and instead cast their votes via qualified Surrogate Palatines carrying official documentation and conveying the word of their respective Palatines. Just as is the case in the Lower Diet, the Upper Diet also sports five Prelates, which are elected by the Conclave in an identical process. It should be note that in addition to acting as an upper house, the Upper Diet also elects the Consul via vote.

Finally, the Executive branch is composed of two different powers, with only one being in power at once. The 'normal' executive force of the Republic of Hetteland is the group of individuals which actually makes it a directorial republic, the Direcotry. Unlike most other governments, the Republic of Hetteland does not have one single head of the Executive branch, but rather a group of seven. The Directory, made up of seven Directors, oversees the day-to-day administration of the Republic, usually meeting multiple times a day to cast lightning-quick votes. While the lack of a single head generally hampers their ability to administer the realm, the system is still viewed as a necessary one, meant to minimize the blunders of one man and avoid corruption. Each Director serves a term of seven years, with consecutive terms being allowed. Each year one Director's term ends, subsequently freeing up a new seat in the Directory, and elections subsequently take place. The process of electing each year's new Director is a rather convoluted one, though it starts out rather basic, with citizens casting their votes just as they would in any other Republic.

However, rather than electing a single individual, the popular forms a list of four nominees, made up of the four individuals with the most votes. With that, all civilian votes are disregarded and the list of nominees is passed on to the Lower Diet, which then takes a vote to decide their favoured nominees. After this, the two nominees who received the most votes in the Lower Diet move on to the Upper Diet, which takes the final vote and decides which of the two will become the new Director. The entire process has been greatly criticized by the general populace, with many insisting that it doesn't properly represent the will of the many.

The other position of significant power in the Executive branch is that of the Consul, which is described as an 'emergency power' in the Concord. The idea behind the position of Consul is that it exists to provide the Republic of Hetteland with a single, powerful entity who can be called upon in a time of need to take the reins of the nation. Elected by the Upper Diet alone, and up for reelection every five years (though the position is usually filled by one person until death), the Consul possesses very little power when the nation is not in a State of Emergency. In fact, the only power allowed to the Consul in normal circumstances is the ability to propose an Audit for popular vote and sit-in on Directory meetings. However, the rest of the Consul's power's can be activated through two means, the Directory declaring a State of Emergency, or the proposition gaining a two-thirds majority in both the Lower and Upper Diet. If one or the other happens, the Consul takes over the executive branch, gains the ability to disband the Diet, and can freely amend the Concord, among other things.

Current Political Leader

Officially, none.

Notable Figures
-Conrad et Rhetburg, Consul
-Julian Boesch- Director, 7 years left in term, Naturalist
-Frederic et Wittbray- Director, 6 years left in term, Republican
-Andren et Cohilauen- Director, 5 years left in term, Unionist
-Gaspar et Felden, Director, 4 years left in term, Republican
-Kashmir Fromm, Director, 3 years left in term, Naturalist
-Albrecht Freudenberget, Director, 2 years left in term, Naturalist
-Corsin et Arnigau, Director, 1 year left in term, Republican
-Auguste et Rhetburg, Palatine of Konfluetten, particularly influential member of the Upper Diet, leader of the Unionist party
-Cornelius Brose, leader of the Naturalist Party, influential member of the Lower Diet
-Wolfram et Mottel, leader of the Republican Party, Palatine of Vittegau, influential member of the Upper Diet

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Total Population

31,382,274 citizens
8,745,753 slaves
41,128,027 total

Employed Population
39,071,625

Military Population:

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Army Overview:

Navy Overview:

Air Force Overview:

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Nation's Location: Regions 17, 42, and 43

Nation's Geography:

Economy Overview:

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Nation Sheet


Nation's Name
Greater Kingdom of Antovia

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Nation's History

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Form of Government
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

Political Status
Antovia has been a constitutional monarchy for just over 60 years now, following the wake of the Antivioan re-unification. Within those 60 years, the Greater Kingdom of Antovia has undertaken great political and military revisions, and has enjoyed the steady support of its population. In some circles, there has been an emergence of strong patriotic sentiment, leading to a rise in employment and military service.

Political Overview

Current Political Leader
Prime Minister Cornelio Segreti

Notable Figures
King Carlo Battiato II

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Total Population
36,945,000

Employed Population
Just under 6% of Antovia's population is unemployed.

Military Population
5,000,000 soldiers,sailors and support personnel

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Ethnic Information
Hyma-Orminnians:
Antovians are the ancestors of ancient Orminnians that settled along the coastline of modern-day Antovia. These settlers left the Orminnos Isle and sailed across the Sea of Astyon before setting up on Antovian islands and expanding north along the coast. In time, they came into contact with the tribes of Hyma people, to the northern hills. This meeting of cultures resulted in a six-year war that eventually saw the subjugation of the Hymans. With their foes conquered, the Orminnians established their first kingdom outside Orminnos. The intermingling of Orminnian and Hyman ethnicities gradually resulted in a Hyma-Orminnian people, nowadays called Antovians. This merging of peoples is responsible for the majority of cultural influences that have been prevalent in Antovian society, from art to music to folklore.

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Army Overview
The Antovian Royal Army has seen a massive influx of volunteers in recent years as a result of the growing patriotic phenomenon. In the wake of re-unification, Antovian soldiers had been drawn by conscription, with service terms of three years. Towards the end of the late Carlo I's incumbency, conscription had been done away with and the military began recruiting volunteers - men with the passion to sign up arguably made better soldiers than those slogging through compulsory service. Nowadays, Antovian line infantry is known for high morale and enthusiasm, even in undesirable conditions.

The regiment is the Royal Army's basic unit of military organization, consisting of three battalions drawn into four companies each. Three of these companies are organized as rifle companies, and the fourth a machine gun company. In addition, two platoons, one of mortars and another of pioneers are attached to each battalion.
The standard infantryman's uniform consists of a grey-green tunic, matching trousers and ankle boots, along with a double-breasted greatcoat. Local variation between clothing and gear can be seen between infantry in different regions of Antovia. Soldiers wear protective headgear of steel helmets, painted a similar grey-green to the uniform. Usually, unit identification is also painted on the front facing. A képi-style cap is worn in place of the helmet out of combat.

Royal Army Infantryman

The Royal Army maintains regiments of elite soldiers, recognized for their experience and specialized roles.
Grenadier Brigades are the Royal Army's senior-most units, organized into regiments of the tallest veterans and maintained largely for ceremonial reasons.
The Bersaglieri light infantry total 12 regiments, each made of four battalions and then of three companies. Some Bersaglieri units are issued bicycles, while others are attached to mobile and armored divisions.

Bersaglieri

The Royal Army's specialized mountain troops are known as Alpini. They total six regiments with three or four battalions each, and those having three or four companies.

Alpini

Antovian assault troops, or Arditi, are a recently-established fighting force, and held in high regard even compared to other elite units. Volunteers are taken from all other army units, provided they have the enthusiasm and experience required. As assault troops, Arditi often wear body armor and can be found at the forefront of the fighting at critical objectives. Each company maintains a pair of machine guns, a roster of machine pistols and a flamethrower platoon. A pair of mountain guns and a mortar platoon sometimes reinforce the battalions. Arditi infantry is characteristically armed with carbines, handfuls of grenades and fighting knives.

Arditi

Air Force Overview
As Antovia spends a large percentage of its military budget on its wet navy, it cannot spare the resources to build a formidable airship fleet. However, it does have a sizable branch of the Royal Army dedicated to aviation. The Royal Air Service operates fighter and bomber planes, having been a leading pioneer of airplane development.
The Royal Air Service’s most modern fighter is the Accardo S. XII.

Navy Overview

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Nation's Location
70, 71, partial 60 & 72

Nation's Geography

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Economy Overview
A large percentage of Antovia’s land is suboptimal for agriculture, resulting to imports for food. It lacks substantial amounts of natural resources, but is notable for natural gas, petroleum, lignite, sulfur, and pyrites. Other mineral deposits include lead, manganese, zinc, mercury, and bauxite. Marble and other stone commonly used in buildings are plentiful. Antovia’s waters are abundant with fish, making them an important export commodity.

Major Exports: Machinery & vehicles, mineral fuels, petroleum, lead, marble & stone, seafood products, furniture, textiles, wine
Major Imports: Metals, chemicals, oil, minerals, production machinery, foodstuffs (grain, livestock, etc.)

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Ayria Union

The new flag represents the two sides coming together, to form the three main branches of the new Stratocracy.

Form of Government
Stratocracy

Political Overview
Only 50 years ago, the great civil war ended and on the day the nation was forged, 88% of all civilians 13 and up have been in the military in one way or another, has given birth to a strict military ruler-ship. At the present time, military service is mandatory for all upon reaching 13 years of age. The Government heads are the highest generals of what has become the three branches of the military, the air force, army, and navy. Even though the air force general has far fewer forces, that position has as much pull in the tribunal as the others. Below the tribunal is the second line of generals whom form a sort of crude senate that speaks for the various areas of the country.

There is a high value on citizen soldiery in the nation at the moment, heavy pride in the new formed nation as a very large population is still veterans of the war. There are still some wounds to mend but by some miracle, the majority of these people have gotten over the old war as many have forgotten the reasons for the war in the first place.

Current Political Leader

Alfred Korsky

Alfred is the newest political figure to enter the scene. As the nation has been ran by a group of three, the introduction of a singular man into the nations metaphorical spot light has turned many heads. His views on blaming outside forces for the prior civil war has been a real boon for his high approval amongst the lower working class and majority senate. He isn't liked much by the three heads with Elen voicing her disgust the most. She believes that forgetting the real reasons of the past is the only way to progress where as Alfred is more than happy to blame anyone else to further unite his people.

Notable Figures

The head of the airforce is Air general Elen Klossen. She is roughly 5ft tall and has a gimp leg, contributing to her now weight problem. She used to be an attractive female in her youth but the great war and age took its toll. At 68 years old, she is the oldest of the three. She isn't a big fan of Airships but has accepted their usefulness for now. She is always pushing the airforce to Her successor, Air Marshall General Han Vorsk is a young and ambitious male.

The head of the navy is Grand High Admiral Ulnic Demsky. A 45 year old male with jet black hair and an obvious overbite. He has no speech impediment because of it but some have poked fun behind his back. He has long accepted this and have joked about it himself. As a person, he is by far the most friendly of the three and rules with a more democratic approach, listening to his officers and taking notes rather than just throwing ideas out the window. With that said, he is a brilliant naval tactician and is always willing to test new technology and tactics on the field. He is already a major proponent of the submarine and lighter, faster warships. He favors the battle cruiser in particular over the massive super heavy armored battleships.

The head of the army is Lord General Horanz Almar. He is a very tall 38 year old male with a very bad attitude when it comes to war. He is very aggressive both on and off the battlefield but still knows he was voted in by the ones below him. He is a big fan of the heavy defensive forts but has learned from past ages about the need for mobility. He is working to replace the aging tank fleet with faster vehicles but there hasn't been much progress aside from mounting cannons to lightly armored cars. Various ideas are in the works and certain highly classified projects are underway that he is very proud of.

Total Population

89,000,000

Employed Population

72,000,000 Able work force
5% unemployment
68,400,000 Active employed

Military Population

7,450,000 active duty. Although the Stratocracy would technically call the nation, from 13 years of age up, reserve military.

The Specie's Information

Humans bro, just humans.

Nation's History

Early history shows a myriad of dynastic warlords spread across the open plains of the nation. Their individual histories vary but the only real notable one is the Shan Imperium. These people were heavily militaristic and used brutality to maintain order. These traditions carried on for centuries as they continued to trample and dominate their surroundings. A time known as the "year of the toxa" came when a young man rose from the outer regions of the Imperium

Army Overview

The Army consists of six seperate armies consisting is roughly 800,000 servicemen each. All of the armies are broken into a number of Infantry and mechanized divisions. A large portion of the nations arsenal is carryovers from before the civil war or items purchased from other nations. The last fifty years have saw major advancements in military technology. Some of the standard Ayria technology is presented below

Typical Uniform

Typical uniforms follow a standard pattern, usually printed to reflect the areas they are going to be working in. Aside from the jacket and pants, they wear a belt that has a belt coinciding with the weapon they carry, (A machinegunner will have pouches with simple parts for the gun.) and a small back pack with some essentials like field rations and spare socks.

R-19 Automatic Rifle

The R-19 is a new addition and is a weapon far ahead of the current service rifles carried by the Nation. It fires a 7mm rifle round with a standard 21-round standard magazine.

RT-4 Heavy Rifle

A heavy rifle developed when the tank first entered the scene. It fires a heavy 14mm slug specifically designed to penetrate hard armor.

RM-1414 Machinegun

An 8mm machinegun that sees operation on Ayria armored vehicles and aircraft. It has a 550-650 rpm rate of fire.

A-124 50mm Fieldgun

The A-124 is a standard field gun firing a light high explosive projectile. It has a typical range for its class.

A-65 80mm Heavy Field gun

A-65's gained notoriety in the civil war by being feared fortification killers. It would launch heavy explosive shells over long distance, out ranging much larger and heavier guns, to destroy hard targets with some ease. It wasn't realized until late in the civil war how effective the weapon would be at high altitude gunfire. This is the only dual purpose gun in the arsenal as of now, as a field gun and anti air artillery.

V-19 Light Armored Assault Wagon

The V-19 is the standard armored cavalry weapon of the nation. With a mounted RM-1414 and a opening for a RT-4 rifle, it can bring simple firepower on a stable platform to the battlefield. With a max speed of 37mph, It can maneuver in and around the enemy positions. There are a few variants, an open ended Troop transport, enclosed signal car and a towing model for heavy artillery.

M-2 Markat

The Markat is a very new design using many lessons learned with suspension systems and the need for mobile heavy artillery for downing the constant threat of airships. These new Assault Wagons have thinner armor but a very modular design. The primary version is an open platform housing a massive 80mm heavy cannon. This gun is used not only as field long range artillery but also as a high altitude cannon for hitting airships this version also requires special stabilizer arms to support the weapon in operation. the second variant that is starting to actually take the spot light carries a 50mm A-124 field gun and three 8mm machineguns. The 80mm artillery model has a top speed of 18mph fully loaded with the ground assault model able to travel at 24mph fully loaded.

Navy Overview

Air Force Overview

Model 412 Manxt

The Manxt is the first real Ayria built aircraft. It was based on examinations of purchased aircraft and battlefield observers. It wasn't the fastest fighter nor is it heavily armored but it has heavy firepower for its class. Alongside a single 8mm machine gun is a dual RT-4 mount attached to the side of the fuselage. The two rifles are loaded before battle and carry a seven round box a piece. A careful pilot would not squander the 14 shots.

Model 416 Ankxt

A heavier ground attack version of the 142'. It is has a longer frame and a co-pilot that operates the bomb bay. It only has room for 5 100lb bombs but it does have four foreward facing RT-4s which are positioned close enough where the co-pilot can reload them.

Nation's Location
46,47,49,50,91,92

Nation's Geography

The Capitol of Harik is located on the southern shore of the 'Haba Jungle' in 49. It is sits in the middle of two major rivers that are used for major port and shipyards as well as fishing. South of the capitol is a major under water oil deposit. From the capitol, one can see various oil platforms in the distance.

Along the 49 and 47 borders is some of the major industrial cities of the nation. Two in particular, Borsrik and Opehiem are ran by three massive dams and a number of geothermal power plants. These two cities produce the majority of the military and civilian vehicles in the nation.

The Island on 50 is more or less one giant fortress port. It contains the bulk of the nations reserve fleet and navy command itself. Around it are a large number of oil platforms, some of which are close enough to shore to be overlooked by massive heavy gun forts. On this island is the largest oil refinery and power plant in the nation.

upper 47 and 46 are the mountain barriers to the north and contain a large number of gun forts bolstered by air bases. Within this area are the countless mines that pull high quality iron deep within and under the hills and mountains. Massive partially underground foundries turn the iron into very strong and hardy steel. These areas contain massive stretches of railroads and factory warehouses.

Other areas are mostly agriculture or minor industry. Major cities are scattered throughout with various smaller towns in between. Railroads are the predominant method of travel in the nation but there are a very large amount of main roads, All of which are paved.

Economy Overview

Primary exports are Fish, Livestock, Wood, Steel, and Oil.
The primary import is coal and with the nation very poor in it, there has been a large transition towards oil power.

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The Empire of Panacealsia

Nation's History: The Empire of Panacealsia was formed during the Jarkata Flu five centuries ago when the Panaceanian people migrated south from the Shadow Downs (See Species information). The Panaceanian People had fought numerous genocidal wars as the nomadic people moved through the continent, their collective immunity to the disease seen as proof that they were carriers or even creators of the plague. When they eventually arrived in the broken principalities and states of the Twilight Vale, they found a dying Osralandish people fading away with the rest of the world’s population.

For the first years the nomadic people fought with the natives as usual, attempting to pass through the land. This changed when one of the Panceanian’s priestesses decided to drastically change their method of survival. Knowing that their numbers could not survive another century of this, the priestess Panceania Vaeliel-Vol Av (Named after their people’s deity, the Goddess of Health and Medicine, Avar-Panceaniel who herself was a derivative of the Shadowspawn Goddess Avarinne as well carrying the Vol Av bloodline of the ancient Shadowspawn people) attempted to turn this land into a settlement for their people.

She negotiated, preached and manipulated her way into the native’s society and then used her races extreme resilience to diseases and immunity to the Jarkata Flu as a means to work miracles. After a number of years she was considered a messiah to the local people, only the local temples of the natives Goddess of Darkness and Death Stiguosi attempting to stop her influence.

Over time and working through aristocratic connections Panceania was able to eventually gain political power through marrying one of the locals most powerful princes. Quickly bending him to her will she was able to use his army to conquer neighbouring lands, making openings for her people to move and settle as she divided up old states into new ones. After achieving total control of her region, the declared Healer-Queen Panceania began a policy of quarantine and crowd control, setting up some of the oldest hospitals in known history. The priestesses became plague-doctors and she would go down in history as the eradicator of the Jarkata Flu long before the rest of the world recovered from the plague.

Eventually the Healer-Queen had become a divine figure in the Twilight Vale a powerful cult of personality eventually transforming her into a goddess figure. This goddess figure would eventually become the current Empire’s official deity and fusion of both the Goddess Avar-Panceaniel and Stiguosi as the living goddess of Life, Health, Medicine and the earlier deities Darkness, Water and Death. Panaceania eventually founded the Empire of the Vaeliaslia, which was later renamed to the Empire of Pancealsia after her daughter took the thrown and the religious offshoot became mainstream. Overtime the native and nomadic people eventually fused into a single state and while divided racially were united culturally.

The Empire of Pancealsia continued to expand aggressively throughout the last years of the plague, some people celebrating their arrival as they gradually cured the people while others fighting violently as they remember the tales and stories of the plague-bringers from the north. As the plague era ended, the Osralander people begun picking up genetic traits of the Panceanians as they interbred, including resistance to diseases. Despite this the faith and hierarchy remained (Though the Panceanians increased vitality and immunity to diseases through interbreeding helped this) strong.

The Empire continued from then to today as a theocratic autocratic regime supported by a fanatical populace. An empire of holy wars and harshness, the Empire was (And still is) a disliked nation to foreigners, only in the last century has real attempts been made to set up embassies and diplomacy, the Empire’s culture so alien to others they are almost incompatible with the rest of the world and took great enlightened tolerance to even talk with them. This incompatibility comes from the process of the Empire’s two cultures fusing together more seamlessly; the cultural norms became alien and strange to everyone else (Except the Virians, whom were their historical cousins and cultural mirror image). Death worship; occultism, strict social castes, female-favouring primogeniture in feudalism, matriarchal faith dominated by priestesses, God-Empresses/Emperors holding both secular and sectarian power, suicidal soldiers followed by the bizarre religious fused traditions ranging from the drinking of blood, human sacrifice and selective incest.

By the current days, the Empire’s two cultures have completed its demented and warped fusion, becoming a single united grouping detested by all others (Minus the Virians). Its wars are becoming harder to fight as the world industrializes, its strict societal castes being forced to bend so to survive a cultural war against the rest of the world. The Empire stands as a juggernaut of the north, its people however band together for what they see as a final war to defend their culture, religion and belief’s against an alien world.

Form of Government: Theocratic Autocratic Monarchy
Political Status: The Panacealsian Empire is mostly stable due to the religion and government being mostly the same entity. Due to the Empire’s highly dogmatic and widely supported platform of faith among the people, revolutionaries and foreign nations are having a hard time breaking the ancient regime. Externally, the Panacealsian’s position is less stable, with the population while loyal are also fanatically jingoist and want to see the faith and people remaining strong.

Political Overview: The Panacealsian Empire is a theocratic empire ruled by the Panceavilov dynasty, the Osralandish translated version of “Panceania”, the name of the Empire’s original founder (Note: The Dynasty was once the Vaeliel-Vol Av , however during the culture fusion the languages fused, and the Osralandish term became the more commonly recognized name, though in some religious and political cereomnies Vaeliel-Vol Av is used as a formality). The Head of State holds both secular and sectarian power as a God-Empress/Emperor (The religion favouring female succession first), as well as holding the ancient Shadowspawn " Volduph" title (In this case reprsenting the Goddess Avarinne). Below the absolute ruler is an imperial managing caste dominated by proto-technocratic-theocratic “Doctor-Priestesses”, originating from the original plague-doctor priestesses of the Empire’s founding during the Plague Era. Aristocrats compete with this caste of priestesses, however their power is mostly restricted to the military and outer provinces, though this power is becoming dramatically more important as the Empire enters into the industrial era and being surrounded by rival military powers.

Society is divided into strict religious/societal castes of “Absolute Divines” (The ruling family holds a mandate of heaven), “Loving Healers” (The Technocratic-Theocratic magistrates), “Great Regals” (Warrior-Aristocrats), “Venerable Harvesters” (Peasants and farmers, considered strangely valuable in society and a respectable position), “Venerable Seers” (Scientists and industrialists), “Diligent Hands” (Labourers and workers), “Diligent Legs” (Merchants and traders). Below these official castes are the Sub-castes of “Loyal Flock” (Indentured servants) and “Glorious Chosen” (Technically speaking the Glorious chosen are the lowest level of caste functionally however are the second highest caste culturally as they are volunteers who wish to commit ritual suicide in the faiths annual harvest rebirth festival)

Head of State: Volduph-Emperor and Supreme Potentate of All The People’s of the North, Vael Osraliv Panceavilov II (Age: 77 and currently infirm and in his last days)

Notable Figures
- (Soon to be Dowager) Empress Cizisi Zaraliva Panceavilov (Age: 37, Emperor’s Second Wife)
- (Soon to be Empress) Crown Imperial Princess Anastaszia “Drasculina” Cizisi-Vaeliva Panceavilov (Age: 14)
-Imperial Prince Alexis Vaeliv Panceavilov (Age: 14, Born of second wife and is Anastaszia's twin brother)
-Imperial Prince Vael Vaeliv Panceavilov (Age: 36, Born of first wife and is Anastaszia’s half-brother)
-Imperial Prince Yuriv Vaeliv Panceavilov (Age: 30 born of first wife and is Anastaszia’s half-brother)
-Imperial Grand Vicar (Chancellor and Representative of the Aristocrats): Igorvis Vael Rusin (Age: 68)
-Imperial Grand Healer (Representative of the Techno-Theocrats): Tassanliva Asadorov (Age: 53)
-Imperial Grand High-Marshal & Grand Prince Vlaed Drasculin Panceavilov (Age: 61, younger brother of the Emperor, Grand Prince of the Principality of Warschulvia)
-Baron Koschei Wrazgrov Yugantanzev (Age: 48, General and Baron of Utengursol)

Total Population: 89,963,901
Employed Population 85,465,706 (5% Unemployment)
Military Population
-Standing Army: 2,400,000
-Reserve Army: 8,600,000
-Total War Conscription Manpower: 20,000,000

The Species Information:
-Humans (Osralanders): The strong and resilient people of the north, the native Osralanders have lived in these lands for millennium undisturbed until the plague five centuries ago. Unlike their distant Kurskan cousins to the south, the Osralandish people were once pale and now sickly pale after interbreeding with the Panceanians. They have black hair like their Kurskan cousins (Though interbreeding with Panceanians has also made albinism common among them) and are stoutly built. Due to interbreeding with the Panceanians, sickness and illness are far less severe among the Osralandish, hospitals in the Empire far more easily run than anywhere else in the world. Osralanders make up the significant majority of the population.

-Humans (Panceanians): The Panceanian people are the ruling caste and semi-divine chosen people of the Empire. Originally from the extreme north of the world (The Shadow downs), the Panceanian people are a very close cousin race of the Shadowspawn who originally migrated south before them. The Panaceanians and Shadowspawn share many phenotype and other genetic similarities, along with holding many shared cultural and religious values. They are ghostly pale in colouration like their cousins however unlike them have numerous genetic defects running from common albinism through recessive gene’s and hemophiliac problems. Despite their genetic problems, their bodies are incredibly unique in that they are immune to most diseases. Why this is so is still unknown to scientists, however some believe the Panceanian people millennium ago survived an earlier global plague that lasted many generations, causing their bodies to adapt to extreme pathogen resistance.

Approximately five centuries ago, the Panceanian people made a mass migration following similar legends of the first migration by the Shadowspawn. They moved south through the Nymph Woods and other directions like the Highlands and Great Forest. Coincidentally (Or some believe not so) this was during the infamous Jarkarta Flu, since the mass of nomadic people immune to the disease were passing through, many people blamed them for the diseases spread and so the Panceanians fought numerous genocidal wars throughout the era. When the Panceanians finally settled down in the (eventually) friendly Twilight Vale, they interbred with the native Osralanders, mixing the bloodlines. While the Osralanders became paler and picked up genetic defects, the Panceanians picked up black hair and an even stronger immune system. As the first ruler of the Empire demonstrated, the Panceanians collected a messianic mystique to them as they performed miraculous feats such as walking unaffected through plagued hospitals or regularly touching lepers.

The Panceanians today hold many of their original genetic traits now due to the fact that most of the Osralanders hold the same recessive gene’s as them and their tendency towards inbreeding, meaning the traits are constantly recurring.

-Humans (Taesheshi): When the Empire advanced towards the west and reached the Hellspire Mountains, they found that the new human residents of the regions they occupied were a people called the Taeshesh, a mountain-living former nomadic horde that settled in the region a century after the Empire was founded and originally came from far further western (Technically far east on map) lands. The Taeshesh people though settled are still highly tribal despite their partial technological advances alongside the empire, living in isolated mountain villages and towns and usually only interact with the empire through being translators, guides, merchants and soldiers. The Taeshesh are notable among the Empire's minorities for being both aggressive skirmishers and capable mountain-fighting troops as well as being as (if not more) fanatical than the Osralanders concerning the religion, one of the few minorities after the initial formation that took the religion to heart. Now days, the Taesheshi provinces guard the Empire from any potential advances from the Hetteland Republic.

-Humans (Kurskan): The distant southern cousins of the Osralanders and people originally of the Hellspire Ranges. A small minority of Kurskans live in the southern regions of the Empire, however their heathen faith makes them ostracized by the Osralander and Panceanian neighbours. The Iron Federation to the south also makes racial issues problematic as the Empire suspects the Federation may attempt to use the minority as an excuse to invade.

Army Overview:
-Infantry and Cavalry

Regular Imperial Infantry

Taesheshi Headhunters

Taesheshi Skirmishers

Conscripted Infantry

Trench Shocktrooper Infantry

Armoured Trench Shocktrooper Infantry

Dismounted Regal Panacealsian Hussars

Taesheshi Mountain Lancers

Imperial Lancers

Regal Panacealsian Hussars

-Light Arms and Devices

-Armour and Ordnance

Air Force Overview:
-Airships and Aeroplanes

Emperor Vael-class Battleship

Grand Listhen-class Battlecruiser (Imported design from the Virian Empire)

Osra-class Carrier

Nation's Location: 40, 39, 38, 37, 35, unnamed region and 4. Centred on the Twilight Vale.
Nation's Geography:

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Economy Overview: WIP
-Exports: Agricultural Produce (Beef, Pork, Chicken, Wheat, Corn, Cabbage, Potatoes, etc etc), Minerals (Copper, Iron Ore, Coal, Precious Metals, Potash, Nickel, Zinc, etc), Timber, Furs, Venison, Steel, Medical Technology, Chemicals, World-class Literature (Particularly Horror and Drama), Classical Music... Fear.

-Imports: Industrial Machinery, Finished Goods, Various Machine Parts, Construction Materials, Automobiles, Airships (Commercial and War), Airship Parts, Exotic Tropical Goods, Luxury Goods (Dyes, Wine, Perfume, spices, etc), Blood(Not a joke) , Engineers and Technological Specialists.

-Relations: (Allied, Friendly, Warm, Neutral, Cold, Hostile, War)

Virian Empire

Friendly/Friendly

United Principalities of Arcandia

Neutral/Cold

Republic of Hetteland

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Iron Federation of Gurska

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The Sacrosant Empire of Durstweall

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Nation Sheet
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Nation's Name
The Virian Empire

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Nation's History (WIP)

The Virian Empire is an old nation that traces its roots back to an even older empire. In the ancient days over 3316 years ago it is said that there was a great power in the northern most reaches of the world and some records of its presence still exist, great temples and ruined cities scattered through the wastes and now scarcely inhabitable land that is now known as the Voldophate of Alster. After the fall of this old empire in a cataclysm that is said to have smote the capital city and utterly destroyed it a group of the nobility and priesthood from the old empire, gathered around the one remaining heir to the imperial throne fled south fearing further assault from above in a great migration that would take them through many lands before they at last came to the land that would become Viria.

Within the Crown Spires, a massive mountain range these refugees thought they would be secure, the land was a natural fortress and perhaps here they could hold off even the assaults from the hateful light above. The dark rituals and ancient customs were held to with the same iron determination that had once been the trademark of the old empire and the natives of the land were awed by this dread majesty that these foriegners had about them. In the Listhenic faith it is said that the Listians or Shadowed Spawn cowed the heathens with the last displays of their ancient magic and so convinced the natives of their divinity. Whatever truly happened When the dust settled within the Crown Spires the Listian people, purest remnant of the old empire in the north ruled over the humans of their realm.

Fearing another strike from above the Shadowed Spawn kept their new empire confined within the desert mountains, generations carving out great fortress cities in the mountains and constructing the greatest fortress city of all, a city that came to be named Trenalkd. But in time the old territorial aspirations reared their heads again and the legions in service to the Shadowed Spawn marched forth. More deserts fall in time and so too would the city states of Kvesh to the far south.

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Religion (WIP)

Viria cannot be understood without first understanding the religion that is its framework. The primary religion in Viria is the Listhenic faith, named after the chief god in the pantheon that is venerated by it. The list of Deities is included below.

Gods-
Listhen, The DreadFather, The Lord of Darkness and Shadow, He Who Brings Night-
The first of the Primal Gods and the principle deity of the Listhenic faith it is said that he created the world along with his sister Luriel and that she betrayed him. But she did not prevail and he remains, ruling over all of creation save the sun and its hated light that burns. Listhen is most frequently depicted as a massive man who brings the darkness in his wake, like all of the gods of Listhenism he is frequently shown with skin of inhuman pallor, eyes the color the darkest night and hair of the same color, rather than the normal shadow, his is depicted to grow out from around him, a darkness that blots out the light. He is also depicted with an ancient crown upon his head, one that looks rather similar to the crown of the old Virian Imperatorious' and wields the ancient sword Lurisswring (Roughly translated to Lightbreaker) with which he struck down Luriel.

Avarinne, Lady of Sorrows and Beauty, She Who Weeps For The World, The Bride of Listhen-
It is said that all rain that falls upon the world is in fact her tears, sent to quench the burning earth and to offer rejuvenation and respite from the terrible heat of the sun. Avarinne is most frequently depicted as a woman of extreme beauty, with pale skin, silvered hair that hangs down in long tresses, eyes the color of the night itself and a face that while beautiful is marred by the lines of the constant tears that she sheds in an effort to ease the sufferings of the world.

Zaltias, Lord of Trickery, Guile, and Intellect, First son of Listhen and Avarinne-
It is said that Zaltias is the patron of the clever, of those who seek to better themselves through their wits. It is said that when his father was struck down it was Zaltias who created the illusions that allowed him to escape and return to cast down Luriel. Zaltias is most frequently depicted as a man wearing the traditional attire for men of the Virian faith,

Raza, Lady of Vengeance, War, and Sacrifice, the daughter of Listhen and Avarinne-
It is said that Raza is the living embodiment of war and vengeance, one who is willing to make any sacrifice to bring to the wicked the punishment and retribution that they so richly deserve. It is said that in the fight to imprison Aloraster, she made the greatest sacrifice made by one of the Listhenic gods, giving up her flawless physical form to lure the eternally ravenous god into the prison that had been constructed for it. Depictions of Raza show nothing of her features, a woman clad in layers of thin silver fabric, hands covered by layers of it as well and gripping the twin Lroist (Sickle like weapons) that she wields, with a face covered by a flawless blank mask made of porcelain that reveals nothing of what lurks behind it. Raza is the Goddess worshiped by those who seek vengeance as well a popular goddess to pray to before battles or the onset of war.

Lothar, The Lord of Chains, Death, and Law, He who Gathers Souls, Second son of Listhen and Avarinne-
It is said that to Lothar all souls of those who have failed in life are given. Those who have not followed the righteous path, or those who have worshipped or aligned themselves with the hateful light of Luriel and the sun are given over to him to torture until the end of days when their torment shall at last end and Listhen judges them ready to enter into the Void to dwell with him forever. Lorthar also functions as the judge of mortals, the codes of Lothar specifically detail many of the practices that must be adhered to for one to be considered righteous as well as the punishments for the breaking of various rules and various combinations of rules down to the exact detail. One of the more cruel of the gods Lothar is primarily prayed to with desire that he turn his gaze away, or allow life to continue on for a longer period of time before claiming the lives of the faithful. Lothar is often depicted as a man-shaped mass of chains, his body contained within the clothing, but leaking from the hem of the lower robes are tendrils of chains, and if one looks at the statues of Lothar, beneath the his hood is only a vaguely head shaped mass made of silver chains.

Krarsis, The Lord of Smoke, Flame, and Crafting, He who will unleash the Shroud, Third son of Listhen and Avarinne-
It is said that long ago when Luriel first fled to the sun Listhen took his son Krarsis aside and commanded him to create the greatest fire in the depths of the void, one day he said the smoke from it would be enough to blanket the earth and block out the hateful light forever. Krarsis, is the god of fire, smoke, and crafting, it is he who those who seek to create great works often pray too, it is he who the craftsmen and women of the Empire pray to asking that their buildings not fall in upon themselves and that he will extend his blessing to their work. He is also commonly associated with warfare as it is said that long ago he crafted the weapons of the gods including Listhen's great sword Lurisswring. It is said that the beautiful black marble of Viria was a gift given unto the world by Krarsis, so that the faithful might build truly fitting structures from which to honor the great gods. Krarsis skin in depictions differs from that of the other Listhenic gods as his skin is grey rather than white, stained with the soot from his constant fires, his eyes are black as the night though, and his hair like all save Avarinne is also black.

Varis, Lord of Knowledge, Guidance, Fourth and final son of Listhen and Avarinne-
It is said that Varis is the God of of knowledge and guidance, and that in the ancient days he had walked among mortals for longer than any of the others, long after most of the Listhenic gods had returned to the void such was his desire to bestow his knowledge upon the world. Many who seek guidance or aid in determining what their next move, be it in terms of whether to fight a battle, or whether to make a business deal or not. Varis typically is portrayed as a man who holds in his hands the ancient scroll known as Listhnervan (Shadow's speech) it was said that this scroll would give the answer to any question that was asked by it's holder.

Religious Customs-
Virians, especially those who hold to the Listhenic faith, (Most of them, as those who openly don't are disposed of) are at least openly highly religious and practice the many rituals of their religion with a great degree of zeal. It is important to note that the Virian rituals do tend to extend into everyday life and are not confined to a specific day or a single custom. There are certain foods that should not be eaten, there are certain acts which should never be done, and there are of course many rituals that must be undertaken if mistakes are made. Several of the things that should not be done include,

-Allowing the hateful light of the sun to touch your skin directly.
-Eating any creature that flies, as flying beings block out the hateful light.
-Harming one of the Shadowed Spawn.
-Commiting a profane act within a temple

Some examples of purification rituals for the aforementioned offenses.

-The area on which the hateful light fell must be cut and the wound left open for a night to allow the corruption of the Light to be drawn out by the healing and purifying Darkness
-Purging to remove all traces of the devoured creature through the ingestion of the substance known as the Tears of Avarinne, and a sacrifice to Avarinne of an artifact of great personal value as a boon for her purifying tears.
-The portion of the body that was so corrupted by the light that it would attempt to kill a Shadowed Spawn is removed. This is followed by purging and a release into the night without any clothing or shelter so that if Listhen deems you worthy of forgiveness, and only if he does you will survive.
-Profane acts indicate corruption by the hateful light, purging through the ingestion of Avarrine's Tears and and a regimine of prayers and sessions spent in total darkness.

Other elements that stem from their religious beliefs include their unique styles of clothing. Those who follow the Listhenic faith attempt to avoid all chance of the hateful light of the sun touching them directly. They shield themselves with layers of loose clothing and veils of cloth that prevent the sunlight from actually touching the part of the body that is nearly always exposed, the face. There are of course many different styles of attire and the selection and choices of forms of these garments is very large as the restriction is not specific about how the hateful light is to be kept from touching individuals. This extends to all aspects of life for members of the Listhenic faith. In Viria everything from military uniforms, and formal dress, to the clothing worn by the most menial laborers is constructed so as to keep the hateful light at bay.

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Form of Government
Aristocratic/theocratic Oligarchy

Political Status
The Virian government is a theocratic monarchy. The Imperatorious, also known as the Volduph of Listhen functions as the supreme authority in the empire. The Imperatorious is an inherited position, passing from one descendant of the Vol Listh line of Shadowed Spawn to the closest living descendant of the previous ruler. This is not sexist and Viria has many times in the past been ruled by an Imperatoria or female Imperatorious. Beneath the Imperatorious is the council of Volduphs of which the Imperatorious or Volduph of Listhen is the titular head of as well.

The Volduphs are drawn from the upper echelon of each of the Shadowed Spawn lineages. There is one Volduph to represent each of the seven deities of the Listhenic faith and they fill the roles of the heads of each of the Listhenic orders. Similarly to situation with the Imperatorious, the Volduphs can be members of either sex provided the conditions are met. The Council is the supreme authority beneath the Imperatorious and as such the Volduphs are capable of making rulings that impact almost the entirety of the empire. Their authority is strongest over the specific. Beneath the council there are the seven orders comprised of the seven shadowed spawn lineages who function as something akin to nobility throughout the nation.

Political Overview
Currently the political climate of Viria is quite stable. The power transfer from Vivia vol Listh II to her son upon her death went smoothly. However Scriesin vol Listh has only one child and no wife as his wife died in childbirth, putting the dynasty in a precarious position as it is never wise to depend on a single heir. He seeks a new bride.

Current Political Leader
Scriesin Vol Listh XIV- A middle aged ruler who just ascended to the throne barely a year ago following the death of his mother the former Imperatoria Vivia vol Listh II. He is a mostly even tempered man but in truth little is known about him as for most of his mother's reign he was content to stay out of the politics of the country as much as possible.

Notable Figures
Imperatorious and Voldoph of Listhen Scriesin Vol Listh XIV- Virian Emperor
Vexia Vol Listh III - Daughter of Scriesin Vol Listh and heir to the throne
Voldoph of Avarinne Livia Vol Av- Head of the Avarrean Order
Voldoph of Zaltias Velran Vol Zal- Head of the Zaltean Order
Voldoph of Raza Velara Vol Raz- Head of the Razaen Order
Voldoph of Krarsis Missandrel Vol Kra- Head of the Krarsean Order
Voldoph of Lothar Lirvan Vol Lo- Head of the Lothean Orderr

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Total Population
Roughly 90 Million

Employed Population
Roughly 92% of the population is employed.

Military Population
2 Million active soldiers
6 million potential reserves.
1 million in the various sects of the Razaen Order.
With full mobilization for a holy war it is likely the conscripted strength could reach 20 million. However this would be difficult to maintain for long and would wreak the economics of the nation.

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The Specie's Information (Note that the religious elements come about because of their religion and are not necessarily true.)

Shadowed Spawn(Listians):
The Shadowed Spawn are the descendants of unions between the Listhenic gods and mortals. There are 7 Shadowed Spawn Lineages, one for each of the gods of the Listhenic faith. All Shadowed Spawn are marked by certain physical characteristics, extreme pallor and a lack of pigment in the skin and hair as well as a certain supernatural air that bestows a sense of awe and power upon those who gaze upon them. The distinctive appearance of the Shadowed Spawn makes them easily identifiable, especially among the Virians as the Virians are on the whole a race that is darker rather than possessed of such pallor. It is written that the Shadowed Spawn are the way that all Virians once were, before Luriel's hateful light was cast down upon the earth to burn them.

The Shadowed Spawn are only ever to breed within their own kind, for the divine bloodlines cannot be sullied. Further rules also apply, a shadowed spawn of the Vol Listh Lineage must always be wed to a member of the Vol Av lineage. The other lineages are free to marry within each other provided the proposals meet the approval of the Volduph of Listhen as well as the Volduphs of the Orders from which they are members.

All Shadowed Spawn have the blood of all seven of the Listhenic gods flowing within them. But each of the Shadowed Spawn specifically is an aspect of a single one of the gods. This integral identity is determined early on in the life of the individual in question and it is at this point that they are granted the appropriate lineage surname. Vol Listh for Listhen, Vol Av for Avarinne, Vol Zal for Zaltias, Vol Raz for Raza, Vol Loth for Lothar, Vol Kra for Krarsis, and Vol Var for Varis.

Humans: Standard humans (More details on specific ethnic traits and looks to come shortly.

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Army Overview
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Navy Overview
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Air Force Overview
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Nation's Location

The area outlined in grey.


Nation's Geography
Viria largely consists of rather barren expanses of arid mountains and plains that suffer under the baking heat of the cruel sun during the day and which are far more palatable at night. In recent years this land has been revealed to contain large deposits of resources such as lighter than air gasses and sizable crude oil deposits. To the south in the region once known as Kvesh, Viria becomes far lusher and this coastal area is the bread basket of the nation. The heart of Viria is the land often referred to as the Crown Spires and in the center of this maze of great mountains sits their greatest and holy city of Trenalkd.

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Economy Overview
WIP (These lists are definitely not finished.)
Imports: Food products, Wood, Luxury Goods other than silk
Exports: Silk, Salt, Lighter than air gasses, Iron, coal, Stone, Opiates

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National standard

堅不可摧的青睞。
Unbreakable by the Ages

Royal/Imperial standard

鐵是血。
Iron in Blood

Nation's Name
Kong Empire of the Sacred Flame of the Center Lands

Anthem

Forge our iron empire,
In the crucible of fire,
All the world will do right in its toils,
United in justice and truth,
As long as the Kong rules!
Our empire is emblazoned by light,
And our boundaries are vast and preserved.
The ash blows on infinitely,
The earth trembles in awe!

Nation's History
HEAVY METAL CONCEPT ALBUM THINGS HAPPENED, ALSO DRAGON-SERPENTS AND SEAS OF IRON

GONNA FILL THIS OUT PROPER LATER PROBABLY

Form of Government
Absolute Monarchy/Imperial Bureaucracy

Political Status
Troubled by the aftershocks of an infant republican movement's failed revolution, clashing with age-old stratified class system and bureaucracy, as well as warlordist and usurpist whisperings. Economically workable but undeveloped and arguably hobbled by the same Durstweallian treaty policy that is allowing for increased pace of development, forming the basis for nativist labor crises and riots.

Political Overview
Centralized power and fiat lying in the Emperor, but governance is largely delegated to attendant ministers, whom delegate further to decentralized, localized governments and bannerman governors in semiautonomous slope-holds. TO BE FLUFF-IZED

Current Political Leader
Emperor Within the Flame Kong Dao Kai, seated at the Ironblooded Redoubt of the First City, also known as 'The Iron City'

Notable Figures
ORCS
SOME HUMANS

Total Population
290,000,000~ (total)

Employed Population
HOLY SHIT STILL A LOT OF ORCS

Military Population
FUCK ME HOW ARE THERE SO MANY ORCS

The Specie's Information
Ash Orcs
"Of the races of this world, we can safely say that we are the most blessed of all. With strength beyond men, and a matching intellect, a history as far back as our Orminnian benefactors and contemporaries, high ascendant from a savage past, overflowing with the blood of the earth, a veritable cornucopia found in our agriculture, and the gift of the wisdom of that inner and outermost fire, unreceived by all but a few peoples on the earth beyond us, it is no wonder that we are the foremost nation on the earth and beyond it. Some may question this, saying we have fallen behind, out of modernity, into a backwater, but to this, I say no. A fluke, and result of some hundreds of years of closing off in the wake of the Flu, a state we will soon rise up out of as phoenix from the ashes. Besides, if we did not slow our pace now and again, it would hardly be fair upon all the rest, after all!"
-Imperial Scholar Yuan Bao Mu, A History of Civilizing

"Fraxinus Orcus! A thoroughly paradoxical creature, touting itself as the creme de la creme of the developed world, despite not being a part in the first place. Scourge of the old world and a not entirely relevant blotch on the map through middle, and let nothing be said of the present, dear reader, for you who have read my previous volumes will assuredly know of that squalorous state. Take an elfin-earred, primate brute, shave him, clean him, break his slouching posture by the cane into a proper high-headedness, dress him up in the finest silken robes, but he is still a brute, in the end! But I digress. I must give him some credit, as it is an oft-spoke canard that those of that 'empire' in the not-quite-centered lands that he is nothing more than a recently civilized Beastmarch cutthroat. Hogwash. He is rather a very long-civilized Beastmarch cutthroat. Now, on to the shape and nature of his skull, which is..."
-Durstweallian eugenicist and anthropologist Jonathan Krausewitz Schenkt MDE of the Krakenwæcce Committee for Genetic Hygiene, Racial Phrenology and the Nature of the Continentals

Army Overview
WORK IN PROGRESS

"The Reformed Armies of the Kong, circa the Sanguine Rebellion, were intended by the Emperor to be trained, equipped, tactically and strategically modeled on foreign lines. The armies themselves were, generously speaking, best described as a half-armed, disloyal, undisciplined and altogether useless mob. Of course, the modernized sectors were the ones to throw their lot in with the revolution, subsequently being further armed by hawkish libertine-crowing Republican interventionists, foreign elements. Frankly, I do not see how the Kong could have managed without the intervention of Durstweall, but to our mutual benefit, his Majesty's forces did preserve this ancient state and rearm the whole of the loyalists; a great boon, that, considering the allowance for a unified supply chain that the rebels, being so troubled by too many makes and models, different cartridges, lack of translated maintenance manuals or spare parts, simply could not manage. On the offense, the Sanguinary revolutionists' army, at first advantaged, was now falling apart at the seams, while that of the loyalists had already fallen to ashes and been reborn. By our aid, of course. The revolution was quashed within four months. A wonder how, after a thrashing of their militants and a show of central power thereby, a general fading away of both the sentiments of foreign-advocating modernizers and foreign-spurning self-enstrengthenists follows, and the populace threw the remaining sympathizers before us with gusto."

"In the modern context, though perhaps not the most modern force technologically or tactically, I would say that they are the most potent contender- continentally speaking- within the rankings of the modern by number and peculiarities of armament and what the men have deemed 'a peculiar fighting spirit,' which I can personally attest to and confirm. Abnormal size and a lack of dexterity amongst the prime and older men made our standard-issue rifles plainly unsuitable without the removal of a trigger guard, and still so after the counterrevolutionary action, with citations of poor egonomics and lacking stopping power. I can attest that a particular orc, a farmer turned militiaman who served under my mixed army group, compared our issue to a varmint rifle his town's gunsmith had assembled for him previously. The occasional capture of rebel Fomalhaut and Aldebaraan rifles- how they arrived into the Kong is a mystery, considering I know of neither formal nor clandestine Rankarite involvement with the revolution at this time- was often considered cause for celebration. This in mind, development began on a suitable replacement by the triumvirate of Cookson & Roper Engineering Co, Kalthoff Waffenfabrik von Prus and Chiang Steelsmithing, producing the Kalthoff-Kubrick Rifle for Imperial Standard Service, or KK-RISS. Designed around a 13.2mm round of comparable if not equivalent ballistic properties to the Rankarite .50 caliber, fitted with seven-round internal magazine well, a capsule design capable of being topped off by side-mounted magazine door. Straight-pull bolt. Potentially troubled by the magazine's imbalance in human hands, but wielded without trouble by orcs. Front-line and storm units are uniformly equipped with this rifle- the reserves largely with it- and furthermore with bulletproof steel helms of that particular Cannaed design, sallet-like and resembling that of Krankar and the former Principalities, differing in adornment by a high-reaching spike, and matching iron breastplates. I would trust the former to hold up to anything short of a .60 Rankar round and the latter any shrapnel or more standard-caliber rifle bullet. The command structure is rather more rigid than ours, adhering to the doctrine of the grand battleplan. Even as their war literature exemplifies a certain unpredictability and extremeness of action, the present military structure is dominated by older, more complacent officers taken to defensive reaction rather than offensively-oriented wars of movement. The younger officers, on the other hand, are taking to the newer ideas almost uniformly, and Durstweallian influence has seen some semblance of our platoon-level independence of action, where necessary."

"The unobservant would, by his notion of the exemplary new Kong infantryman, look at him and his arms as crude, his officers as reactionary and unimaginative or else as imitative foreign-drilled bootlicks, their mechanization of the land army or lackthereof as crippling. A rusted sledge to the honed and rattled sabre of the more 'civilized' peoples around, and frankly there is no more terrible a mistake to make. They are a sword of war. Their body armor-- the new line in particular, but even their traditional iron plate proved tough to crack- is a significant boon at distance as well as in close for general survivability, and the KK-RISS, despite some of my contemporary's ill-educated conception of it as some kind of inaccurate punt-gun, is in fact a robust, accurate and reliable weapon that could put a hole in a man well past a thousand meters. The wielder is trained, motivated, and has the strength & endurance of several men at his disposal, a shell of iron around any vitals one might like to cripple him by. More importantly, he will not give up until either his conception of 'justice' is done, or until he or you is dead. I watched Sanguinary Order members yet live a while longer as our sappers brought the Great Southfort down into the magma, ash orcs crawling doggedly across falling spires of stone and shorn iron bracings, heat-mad from convection, brains and eyes boiling out as the skin caught flame and the muscles contracted and ripped. Cremated alive. They yet made their way towards our positions, or where they believed them to be. The army's reserves, even not as well-equipped as the line, will not stay so for long, and are capable of a sufficient caliber of 'fighting spirit' as any of the line, or any guerrilla fighter we have yet encountered. These peoples have a will of steel. Overwhelming firepower, tactical and strategic superiority would be necessary in any attempted pacification of the Kong. Without somehow acquiring local manpower, even this will not be sufficient to do more than secure an opening to scorch the earth. Durstweall as a great power would not survive the vengeance to follow, whether it be months or decades down the line. I put forward, then, that there can be no pacification as such. Rather, Durstweall must be very careful in its maneuverings around this would-be client state, its present government, and any future contenders, in ensuring that they remain friendly to our causes. Else, I'm afraid we'll have awoken a sleeping giant that will permanently close our best opening into continental influence by proxy."

- EXCERPT FROM DURSTWEALLIAN WAR PLAN 'YELLOW'

Navy Overview
SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOMBERS

Air Force Overview
FLYING SUBMARINES

Nation's Location
Dignified Imperial Demesne of the Kong, Long May We Reign: 98, 97, 25, 24, 23, 10, 11, 22, 21, 23
Lesser Beastmarch (special territory): 12, 13
Greater Beastmarch (NPN, former territory): 14, 15, 16, 1, 41
Durstweallian Economic Cooperative In The Emperor's Name And Word (cooperatively administered, de jure territory): 95, 94

Nation's Geography
"Those greyskins up in the mountains, I don't know how they live. By all means, they ought to be dead. The hospitable areas are generally all along volcanic mountainside, and no matter how fertile, too much is on sheer slope and switchback, or else well behind a crucible of obstacles of the same like. How do you build out from that? How can you lock stone edifices that large onto the rock, and how do you move the soil to fill in the terraces? And it's so muggy, so utterly miserable. Hot and humid at once. The coast is more tolerable, but then you have to consider that it's the coast. Storms never end, and you have to build on cliff or behind seawall. Nevermind the boonies, where it rains ash as much as water- forming this awful all-swallowing mud that's like concrete when it dries- and iron flows in rivers. And they thresh it out to cast and forge, just like that! Nature's iniquities in this place never end. Just over the border there's the namesake feature of the Troll Claws. Obsidian. Cracked and shattered, all over the place, stepping stones made of razorblades. Thankfully, the glass doesn't seem to kick up into the dust storms. Not broken up enough normally. But even with modern technology, it'd be mad to try and break ground in this terrain, yet they've been living here for thousands of years! Not a single rational explanation for it."
-Horzten Kantos, Arkillian geoscientist & meteorologist.

Economy Overview
iron-producing miracles

also rice

[The Captain]

Redimita Salis, Et Vaporem Fumi

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[NAME]
The Sacrosant Empire of Durstweall

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[HISTORY]

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[FORM OF GOVERNMENT]
The Empire defines itself as an 'Imperial Constitutionalist State'.
[POLITICAL STATUS]
A delicate balance of power exists between the Royal House of Straud, its appointed Chancellory, and the Parliamentary Chambers. The realm's regency has proceeded smoothly for nearly half a decade without major incident; no overt power struggles, no parliamentary deadlock, and no popular revolt towards the current regime. No one appears to be interested in 'rocking the boat', so to speak. The Durstweall Civil War is still fresh in everyone's minds, despite having occured almost twenty years ago.
[POLITICAL OVERVIEW]
'One might consider the Durstweallian state as a sort of tree, in which the 'roots', as it were, the foundation upon which all day-to-day governance sits, is the Constitution of State, in which the powers of regional and national authority are enumerated, as penned by the royal house of Straud and the now defunct Durstweallian Parliament. The Constituion of State occupies a very important place within Imperial governance, where the common sailor might look to the Many Spined Prince for salvation and safe passage, the lawmaker, the politician of the realm would look to the Constitution for guidance. It is an article of logic first and foremost, a new document for a new era, which is nourished and safeguarded by the monarchy, which acts as the final interpretor of the laws set forth within it. In this regard the monarchy is not at all ceremonial in capacity, as one might find in a common mainland state, but instead occupies a central role in day-to-day governance. The Constitution of State sets forth guidelines along which the government is organized, from the duties of your local mayor to the responsibilities of the House of Straud. Also contained within are the so-called 'Common Laws' of Durstweall, such as the 'Civil Guidelines', an article pertaining to the conventions of inheritance, naming, and civic duties of the realm's nobility and royalty, or the 'Militant Guidelines', which, as the name would imply, pertain to common military law, from the conduct of the infantry man to guidelines along which the admiralty is to operate. The authors of the Constitution quite intentionally did away with any vagueities, but left it in the power of the monarchy to modify the document in accordance with contemporary needs.

The monarchy, the lower, stoic trunk of the great tree of state, explicitly defined as being composed of 'Strauds by blood or by adoption' are, as outlined above, stewards of the Constitution of State and, indeed, the people of the realm. It is their duty, as mandated by law of the land, and by the heavens above and below, to protect you and all other Durstweallian citizens from all threats, be they internal or external. The power vested in them is great, but they are not the masters of some petty kleptocracy, they are not tyrants. The Straud family bears upon its shoulders an immense weight, for they must keep the 'house in order', so to speak, as well as remain vigilant of the machinations of all foreigners, be they great or small. They, and by extension the Imperial Diplomatic Administry, are responsible for the management of our foreign policy, for braving the oft-times turbulent, fickle, and ultimately treacherous interactions with foreign actors. The royal family also maintains the power of nullification, in that they are participant in the decision-making process regarding the appointment of public officials and the enactment and enforcement of national law. Their centralized power works in tandem with the delegated authority of the Upper and Lower Chambers and the provincial governments, allowing the Durstweallian state to act quickly and effectively whilst also not trampling upon the common human freedoms.

The monarchy and its associated ministers, of course, can only do so much for the administration of an entire nation, and so in order to ease this burden the executively empowered Imperial Chancellory was created with the purpose of overseeing the day-to-day affairs of governance and to act as an intermediary between local governments, provincial governments, and the throne. The Chancellory is empowered with the authority of the reigning monarch and acts in the capacity of a 'chief of state' along the lines of elected officials of mainland republics. The Imperial Chancellor oversees a number of 'Administries' which oversee and maintain various facets of Durstweallian society, from finance, to industry, to the national police, and everything in between. The Chancellory, at its most fundamental level, acts on behalf of the monarchy and relays its wishes to the rest of the government. All positions within the Chancellory and the Administries are granted by appointment through the consent of the monarchy, and generally these positions will go to the best and brightest of Durstweall's officials, businessmen, and skilled workers.

To take this metaphor of state to its logical conclusion, the tree next begins to divide outwards at the very peak of its trunk, into a myriad of branches, and the very first of these branches might be labelled as the Lower and Upper Chambers of Parliamentary governance. These two institutions are the successors to the first Imperial parliament, and despite having very different functions and very different membership they both work in tandem to represent the interests of as many Durstweallian citizens as possible. The Lower Chamber represents you, the proletariat, the working man or woman, the tradesman, the factory worker. Its membership is elected through anonymous ballot, in which on pre-selected days you make your voice heard on who shall best represent you. The Lower Chamber has the power of filibuster and jointly votes on the enactment and repeal of national law alongside the Upper Chamber. The Upper Chamber is composed of the realm's oldest, most prestigious families. Those who bear titles handed down to them from the days of sword and horse. While the wants of the populace are entirely valid, the Upper Chamber's presence in the process of lawmaking acts as a sort of moderating factor. Both Chambers serve to balance each other.

The state of national government becomes supremely nebulous beyond this point, with institutions formed to serve the interests of particular regions, be they whole provinces or municipalities, rather than working along any strict Constitutional guidelines. Generally, however, a number of subordinate parliaments and diets exist to serve the needs of far-flung provinces. They most often function in the same capacity of the Lower Chamber, being composed of those elected by the people. Hereditary seats are very rare, given the all-encompassing representation of the nobility through the hereditarily chaired Upper Chamber. Provincial parliaments are able to enact laws within their own provinces, with the oversight of the Chancellory and the Chambers, and Municipal governments are permitted to do the same, except on the lines of city limits. In this way, each branch of government is accounted for and cooperates to the effect of creating a more efficient, more modern state.'

- Excerpt from the Patriotic Working Man's Guide to Statehood

[CURRENT POLITICAL LEADER]
Her Majesty Cornelia Lucine II of the Royal House of Straud is the de jure ruler of the realm of Durstweall, but, in reality, as a woman, she and the nation are, politically speaking, subject to the whims of her cousin, the acting regent and Duke Wilmar Alsond I of the Isle of Cormaeris, who possesses final say in the appointment of public officials, the enactment and enforcement of national law, and foreign policy.
[NOTABLE FIGURES]
Queen Cornelia Lucine Straud II
Duke Wilmar Alsond Straud I
Imperial Chancellor Oswald Mandrake
President of the Lower Chamber Martin Baker
Lord Foremost of the Upper Chamber Duke Johnathan Wickes
Chairman Hadrian Greary of the College of Mundane Sciences
Chairman Jared Vogel of the College of Astral Sciences
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Arthur Crawford
Commandant of the Imperial Marine Corps Clyde Norwick
Commandant of the Imperial Land Force Jeffrey Nelson
Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy Horace Keller
The Imperial Chancellory and Administries
The Imperial Chamber Participants
The Royal House of Straud and members of the Nobility
The Durstweall Capitalists' Society

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[TOTAL POPULATION]
82,367,191
[ABLE WORKFORCE]
55,186,017 (Approx. 67%)
[EMPLOYED POPULATION]
51,874,856 (Approx. 6% Unemployment)
[MILITARY POPULATION]
Standing Force: 962,567
Projected Maximum Deployment (From the Durstweall Isles): 7,812,567

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[SPECIES INFORMATION]

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[ARMY OVERVIEW]
[NAVY OVERVIEW]
[AIR FORCE OVERVIEW]

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[NATION'S LOCATION]
Imperial Holdings: 84, 85, 86, 75
Imperial Concessions/Treaty Regions: 94, 95
[NATION'S GEOGRAPHY]

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[ECONOMY OVERVIEW]

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United Principalities of Arcandia

Nation's History
Form of Government: The United Principalities functions differently then most democratic and Monarchic nations, in that while they elect their leaders, rather then a lone person, the entirety of a Noble House is chosen to be the Ruling House of the United Principalities, the current Matriarch/Patriarch of the Elected House is then chosen to become the new Head Sovereign of the State. The rest of the Major and Lesser Houses then form the Royal Assembly, whom both act as the Advisers of the Ruling King/Queen, and help govern and enact laws of the UPA.
Political Status: Shaky, Arcandia is amidst in civil unrest as the Communist Revolution in Karanova has inspired their own crop of revolutionaries to rise up against the Government. However heavy fighting has been contained in a select few Realms within the UPA, and still retain control of the country, however the fighting is veering on to civil war.
Political Overview:
Current Political Leader:

His Royal Majesty King Stefan Regius

Notable Figures:
Total Population: 52 Million
Employed Population: 30 Million
Military Population: 125,000
The Specie's Information:
Army Overview:

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Nation's Location: Number 33
Nation's Geography:
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[Legion X51]

DELETED NATION - DISREGARD.

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Hidden Until Further Notice

The Free Cities of Rantaar (The Beasts Horde)

Nation's History

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Form of Government

Peoples Republic

Political Status

Stable within itself, though its relations outside its own can often be shaky should threats come their way.

Political Overview

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Current Political Leader/s

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Notable Figures

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Total Population

Estimated - 32,820,000
14,300,000 Skred
7,050,000 Human
5,200,000 Minotaur
3,150,000 Satyr
1,570,000 Rhox
1,150,000 Leonis

Employed Population

22,251,960 (32.2% Unemployment)

Military Population

2,340,000 Total (48% Skred)
1,521,000 Active/Reserve Duty Combatants
819,000 Research/Non-Combatants

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Species Information

Skred – The Skred are the dominant race in the Free Cities of Rantaar, but this does not make them the greatest, short lanky intelligent lizards is what most would see them as, but they are amazing tinkers with a penchant for making things go boom. The tallest of them standing at only three feet high. They are cold blooded and absolutely despise the cold, most living in the very forges and factories they work in simply because its warm. If you bring them scrap from their last failed experiment, they'll melt it down and re-use, or just re-use. Mark XXVII is bound to work it this rusted old screw instead of that one. But due to their size, and the fact that nearly all war machine is crafted by their hand, they usually serve as the pilots for a fair bit of the armies of the free cities. Should they feel the need to go to war.

Minotaur – The heavy lifters, standing at near on average at ten feet, the larger ones up to fourteen feet tall. They are strong, immensely so and have deep bellowing voices, are prone to aggression and strike fear into the hearts of those who not know them. Before the Free cities came together, they along with many others of the free cities, even though they knew the tongue of man were treated as monsters with little right to live. Now they have lands to call home, and they are willing to fight to the death to keep them.

Satyr – The Satyr's, quick witted and cunning are deceivers by nature, and have come to be a formidable force to be reckoned with. They will vouch for each other and have strong bonds as a race. And take note deceiving often goes hand in hand with money see? Bribery and other tricks abound. They push themselves into the merchants trade working as hard as they can to cut themselves the largest piece of the pie. Their intelligence is far above average, and they use it all to further their goals. Some want to be the richest and the greatest. Others wish to stay hidden away in the shadows. And yet a kind few use their given gifts to pursue things less deceitful, such as being a doctor, or a innkeeper. Honorable “human” jobs.

Rhox – Rhox, the just brutes. Or just brutes, depending on whos point of view you take. They are large humanoid rhino-like creatures. They stand between nine to eleven feet tall. Making them slightly smaller than the minotaurs that also live in the free cities. They take immense pride in their varied horns, having a range from one to three horns. Number and size of the horns leading to their social standings amongst themselves. They can be brutish occasionally, but many have taken to the 'law' due to their intimidating stature. They, in general value order and peace, and often make friends well. They have a disadvantage in terms of eyesight, it being slightly poorer than that of a human. But they make of for that in their tenacity, their thick leather hide, combines with the heavy armor many wear make them formidable foes on the battlefield. And they have the advantage of being able to get on all fours, and charge.

Leonis – The Leonis are a large race of humanoid feline creatures. Standing at an average eight feet tall, they have great strength, and immense dexterity. They are capable of feats no human could perform with their speed and ability to navigate terrain with their heightened, cat-like senses. When in combat, they are often armed with heavy weaponry, but little armor. Some prefer great cleavers, others would rather carry the Skred invention of the “Shoulder Boulder”, a medium-heavy artillery weapon that is fired from the shoulder. Then should they be cornered, their claws still make for a great weapon. When not employed for guerrilla warfare they often take the role of scouts, which despite their size, they perform quite well and silently.

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Millitary Overview

Millitary Overview

Fortifications Overview

Zalera Mk XXVIII Dual Gun .79 Caliber Belt Fed Turret.
Number In Service: 400
With the rising threat of the skies, there was a great need to develop anti aerial warfare fortifications. And just so did the Skred provide. The Zalera, is a well armored turret system that has anti personnel, and aircraft capabilities when mounted on walls around the cities. Armed with two belt fed .79 Caliber rifles. Featuring extended length barrels for increased precision have devastating stopping power, and exceptional range. The only downside to this system is the high amount of maintenance needed to keep the guns in working order. And the notable fact that jams are frequent when the trigger is held down non stop, a common occurrence when a skred is trying to saw something in the air into shrapnel.

Mateus Mk LV Anti Aircraft Artillery
Number In Service: 200
Also developed in the need to provide anti-air weaponry, the Mateus is a definite improvement in terms of utility, though not the most maneuverable artillery system. its eighteen four foot long barrels allow large bursts of 17cm flak shells to be fired rapidly. At full speed being reloaded by trained operators, firing rates have been noted to be at levels of nearly forty rounds per minute. Each side of the artillery can be loaded while the other is firing, leading to a relatively advanced system, though noted by some operators to be "grueling" to operate for even moderate periods of time. These are a useful defense for the cities of Rantaar and are most commonly paired with two Zalera type turrets, one on each side to wrest control of a zone of the walls.

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Melee Weapons Overview

Melee weaponry given to the military cadets includes, large war mauls, pikes, halberds, swords, shields and maces, though weaponry is diversified based on race. All units are expected to be able to carry at least a sidearm, primary weapon, and a close quarters weapon.

The Siege Wall
Number In Service: 2,374
Personnel: 3 Crew Members

A wall originally crafted by the minotaurs, an average size of twelve feet high, by fourteen feet wide, Its a massive wall made of oak and steel. Four inches of oak, then infront of that, one by one plates of third inch steel. Along the bottom there are several wheels, spaced at about two feet apart each. A locking mechanism installed on them, for other purposes. In the siege wall there are three four inch in diameter holes that can be opened and sealed from the rear. (A Skred and Human addition.) From which you can fire all sorts of ranged weaponry through. Often carried with these walls are two beams which can support the weight of the wall to leave it as a temporary fortification that can only be moved by the “giants” and “beasts” of the free cities.

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Ranged Weapons Overview

Spica Standard Issue Sidearm
Number In Service: Estimated 1,700,000
The Spica, standard issue is an easily re-loadable semi automatic .22 caliber handgun. Simple as that, its magazine holds sixteen rounds, and can empty is clip in three seconds of continuous fire. Assuming it doesn't jam. Most conscripts like and train with the weapon, though the trigger happy tend to dislike it due to its relatively frequent jamming problems if you “hold down” the trigger. Due to its simple and cheap design, many have been made, and the older versions of the gun are given to the newest conscripts, lucky them.

Capella “Shoulder Boulder” Mk IX
Number In Service: Estimated 220,000
The Capella, originally a solution for the problem of cannons being to bulky and hard to use in an active push of war, these were developed to provide a solution. The shoulder boulder is a 17cm cannon ball firing personal mortar, newer models being also able to be loaded with flak designed to be fired from the Mateus class turrets that defend the free cities. These are widely popular among Minotaur, Rhox and Leonis recruits, due to their ease of use, and explosive firepower. The downside is the relatively long reloading times, taking an average eight second from a skilled use. And the shorter effective range than true artillery, being passably accurate up ranges of two-hundred feet.

Fomalhaut Mk VIII
Number In Service: Estimated 170,000
The Fomalhaut, a relatively standard issue rifle, loaded with two .50 caliber rounds. Its has deadly stopping power, and can for the most part, be seen in use by mostly supporting infantry. Accurate at ranges of up to 500 yards it can be fired twice in rapid succession before needing to be reloaded. Despite its ease of use, and accurate range, it was not immensely popular among the heavy lifters of the army, usually carried by skred, humans, or satyrs that managed to find themselves near the front line.

Aldebaran Mk X
Number In Service: Estimated 300,000
The Aldebaran, one of the many things that the heavy lifters wanted from R&D, a single barrel gun that has two options for munitions, a .60 caliber armor penetrating round, or a single shotgun shell that will scatter and mow through the weaklings out front. When opened to reload the design pushes the shell casing out and can be reloaded and fired again in under two-seconds be a skilled user. Great for trench warfare, and guerrilla tactics as every shot hit with the gun will matter.

Gastrophetes Mk XXX
Number In Service: Estimated 50,000
The Gastrophetes, the epitome of anti-infantry guns. It fires a shell with 32 individual “rounds” in it that scatter and destroy anything in its way that isn't heavily armored. A Favorite of the overzealous its has an eleven round clip, and is exceptionally loud, and deadly at close ranges. But quickly loses out when ranges exceed 30 yards. Each round must be manually cycled, to prevent jamming. It also suffers from being heavy. Clocking in at a weight of eighteen pounds. A toy for the overzealous, and a thing to stay away from if you want to return from the fray, no matter which side you serve.

Ras Algethi Mk XXV
Number In Service: Estimated 20,000
The Ras Algethi, a relatively new addition to the armory of the Rantaar military, a heavy rifle that boasts a .79 caliber armor piercing munition. Coming with a clip of seven. Effective at ranges up to 750 yards. It is the first experiment with optics in the Rantaar armies. Each bullet must be manually cycled and its sound is not negligible. Its unwieldy to use in trench warfare, but when the terrain allows for it. This rifle can be used to great effect to take out enemy commanders and significantly lower morales in a few short shots.

Famfrit Mk LIX
Number In Service: Estimated 10,000
The Famfrit is just what the heavy lifters ordered. A five barrel rotating gatling gun that shoots .50 caliber rounds from a belt fed system. A special clip was designed to hold belts up to 150 rounds in length, or the can be fed directly from a box of munitions. It will stop many things in their tracks, and is often toted by the front line when making a push. There have been accounts of it being called the Slaughterhorn, due to Rhox and Minotaurs joking about it being a horn that can kill from range.

Salamander Mk XXVI
Number In Service: Estimated 6,000
The Salamander is an exceptionally new prototype weapon, despite the large amount produced, many are duds and simply do not work as intended. It shoots flames from its tip at ranges of around twenty feet. Powered by compressed natural gasses, the three canisters connected to it provide about three minutes of flames each, thus provided nine minutes of continuous flames without reloading. Just a pull of a lever to switch which tank is to be used. A growing favorite among the front line, and devastating in the later stages of sieges, and all through trench warfare.

Antares Mk XVII
Number In Service: Estimated 2,000
The Antares is the newest weapon on the block, art of the star of internal combustion engines, ran on gas rather than steam and coal lead to the creation of a weaponized fuel known now as 'vulcan'. A highly causic mixture of gas and other chemicals creates a gel like substance that sticks and burns whatever it touches when exposed to flame. Useful in many application. Such as creating a wall of flames to prevent pursuers or to deny an area from the enemy. A well purposed control weapon that is growing in popularity, and likely would grow more if it wasn't for the large amount of operational casualties. The 'vulcan' as its known comes in a pressurized tank that the user must wear on their back, and attach to the tubes of the Antares. There is also a smaller pressurized can of gasses that must be attached to maintain the pilot light. The flames spat by the Antares can burn for times averaging at five minutes, though water is an effective counter measure. Effective at ranges up to 30 yards.

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Heavy Weapons Overview

Ramuh Mk IV Dual Bore Flak Cannon
Number In Service: Estimated 36,000

Ixion Mk XXVII Dual Gun Artillery

Number In Service: Estimated 16,000

Alternate Weapons Overview

Molotov Cocktail

Smoker Grenade

Iron Grenades

Land Mines

Iron TNT Barrels

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Armored Vehicles Overview

Remora-Class Long Range Artillery
Top Speed: 37 MPH
Number In Service: 6,276
Personnel: 2 Crew Members

Carbuncle-Class Mobile Mortar
Top Speed: 32 MPH
Number In Service: 2,112
Personnel: 2 Crew Members

Catoblepas-Class Heavy Mortar
Top Speed: 30 MPH
Number In Service: 1.617
Personnel: 7 Crew Members

Atomos-Class Multi-purpose Warmachine
Top Speed: 27 MPH
Number In Service: 1,224
(350 medical, 74 Command, 273 Armory, 305 Transport, 222 Blast Ram)
Personnel: 9 Crew Members.

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Air Force Overview

Mk XIV - XLIII Gigas-Class Marauder
Top Speed: 33 Knots
Number In Service: 32
Personnel: 9 Crew Members

Mk XIX - XXXI Efreet-Class Vanguard
Top Speed: 27 Knots
Number In Service: 13
Personnel: 13 Crew Members

Mk XLV - XLVII Hashmal-Class Flying Fortress
Top Speed: 22 Knots
Number In Service: 3
Personnel: 21 Crew Members

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Nation's Location

30 and 31, with some spill into 32.

Nation's Geography

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Nation Sheet
[This is where your flag will be]
Nation's Name
Velis Veiln

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Nation's History
Velis Veiln is old. The Vaelie do not know how long they have lived within their jungle homeland but their oldest ruins date back thousands of years. The earliest recorded civilization in Velis Veiln were the Veiln city states 2,300-1,900 years ago. The ancient Vaelie raised cities built on the backs of their slaves and the pyramid shaped temples and statues of that age still dot the Pizan jungles. What caused the Veiln city states to fail is unknown, but historians have speculated it might have been over population and predation, or an outbreak of plague. Whatever the reason the civilization that had emerged from a historical void faded into a new one almost overnight.

Then after 300 years off chaos and anarchy that left little archeological evidence a new city rose. It was called Velis and it flourished. But Velis too was doomed to wither away suddenly. The Vaelie population boomed during the growth of the Velis Empire and outstripped the slave population that they used for both labor and sustenance. Velis did not go out with a whisper like the Veiln cities did, and there are records of historical wars with people around the jungles.

In the next dark period the breeding program that created the Casselen humans began. Who began the breeding program is a mystery for the ages but they started a revolution in Vaelie culture. With a steadier source of labor and food the next set of city states did not collapse under their own weight like the others had. With promises of gifts and privileges the Vaelie lured the Pizan humans into willing service.

The Vaelie began to trade with the outside world in earnest just in time to get a malevolent gift from the world. The flu swept through the jungle lands of the eaters of men killing thousands of Vaelie and even greater numbers of Casselen and Pizan humans. The cities nearly collapsed again as food became scarce and panic set in over the plague. But the plague did not quite cause another collapse. The reborn city of Velis had been hit a lil less hard then the others and the ruling Vaelie manage to scrape together an army when the others could not. This army brought unity to the land and brought Velis Veiln into being.

The Vaelie have never expected the world to become like they are. They have always kept the world at arms length and traded with it but otherwise kept their distance. But that is starting to change. (It can have already changed a bit if people want. :) )

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Form of Government
Theocratic Monarchy
Political Status
Political Overview
Current Political Leader
Notable Figures

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Total Population
Employed Population
Military Population

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The Specie's Information
Vialie:
The Vialie are a humanoid race that has skin, hair, and eyes with metallic colors. Their skin is silver and gleams faintly in light, their eyes are pools of gold, and their hair is as bright and beautiful as gold spun into thread. Vialie have several traits other than skin, hair, and eyes that differ from humans. They have very different internal mouth structure with teeth that are clearly carnivorous. Vialie have retractable spines that come out of their wrists to inject potent paralytic venom and they can inject this through bites as well. They can naturally produce pheromones that induce an addled and aroused state of mind in humanoids. This was a hunting tool in the old days. Vialie are also natural contortionists and can bend their bodies in abnormal ways. The Vialie are the original race of the Piza jungle and they have lived there since times long forgotten. The fetid swamps and hostility of the jungle to outsiders was a shield.

Humans: (Pizans)The human subjects of the Vialie. Pizan humans are slight and olive skinned. They have lived in the lands for nearly as long as the Vialie and while they used to be food in the old days the breeding programs that produced the Casselen have allowed the Pizan humans an unmolested place in society and led to flourishing.

Humans: (Casselen)Casselen humans have been bred for traits such as having large fleshy areas, muscle mass, stupidity, obedience. They are large humans, with ample flesh and it is said they taste truly divine. Casselens are borderline sentient and treated as expensive cattle by the Vialie and other residents of the nation. They are raised to serve as food for the Vialie and little else.

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Army Overview
Navy Overview
Air Force Overview

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Nation's Location
Nation's Geography

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Economy Overview
Imports: Silks, Spices, Oil, Natural Gas, Luxury Goods, Grain, Technology in general
Exports: Perfumes, Aphrodisiacs, Herbal Medicines, Human blood, Human Flesh, Slaves