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@Drunken Conquistador
Mhh, how about having the two nation of ours be at a constant state of On/off war, struggling over the land that they border each other at? Every 20-50 years a war breaks out, and both sides try to claim as much clay from the other side as possible! The land at the border would be a war-torn wasteland, swarmed with deserters from both sides, as well as slave-hunters. 

@Goldeagle1221
I think, the main problem is the whole "Tech" debate itself! We having a fantasy world, so worldly standards should be off the window! With a reasonable and fitting explanation you might even smuggle a laser gun into an rp...but reasonable explanation. My republic will have a few experimental steam-powered ships, but the crew will still be armed with swords and flintlocks, and the majority of the fleet will made up of galleys with slaves as rowers! 
Playing a Technological advanced nation (and like you, if anyone has any form of problem with that, PLEASE TELL! Its our rp after all, and like gold eagle i have no problem with changing or scraping my original idea for another ^^) as well, i think you need to counterbalance, and leave things a bit more in the darkness. 

Naming could help as well! Tank comes from the fact that the Brits covered their first armored vehicles as Water transporters, and as such the name remained. Also the term "project" leave a bit of a Sci-fi taste in my mouth, so you might want to consider renaming it to fit the mood of a fantasy world! Rather then have "Artifical Life" as a big topic, you could hint in your history, that your nation is meddling with the secrets of life itself, trying to get eye to eye with the gods, to create their own life! 
Then, maybe adding a clear weakness will help! My republic for example might use steam power, and start to look more into gunpowder, but at the same time is completely depended on slaves, its leadership and economy addicted to a rare magic and highly dangerous crystal Vesaniazium which extends life and mind, but also turns people into crystals themself after a while. But the biggest weakness would be their hate of gods and magic! They will not get any advances from either, and actively fight both, which will be quite tough in the long run!  

But all this is just my own humble opinion, and you can disagree with all of them, without giving me headaches ^^ Just a few things i think could help easing it up a bit! But all in all, i like the base concept you have for your nation, and would be sad to see it gone! 

The Brass Republic

Alias:
-Land of no Gods
-The Heretic Republic

The republic is ruled by a senate of 66 seats. In theory, every true citizen has the right to canidate for one of the seats. In truth, only a small oligarchy can truly sustain the costs of the election campaign, and the office. The post of Senator is for life, yet assassinations and resignation due to blackmail are not unknown. 

Below the Senat is the houses of voice, an assembly in each Prefecture, in which each able citizen can raise his voice to demand a motion. And while the entrence of the house is free, to stand on one of the tribune, great bribes are needed, as well as personal strength, to resist the attempts on one´s life, should the motion go against the wishes over the ones who oppose it! 

Every adult Human, who has been granted the mark of the heretic, is considered a "true citizen", yet they only make up 20 percent of the whole republic. The rest is made up of Freemen, Clients and Slaves.

Humans are the most commonly found mortals in the republic. Making up all ranks of noteworthy political power, the main part of the Republican grand army, and provide the general (free) workforce, they are truly the masters of the republic. Yet only the ones with the mark of the heretic tattooed on their face are considered "true" republicans, as most don´t have this privilege. 
True Citizens: 
Men and women who where born in the republic, and were granted the Mark of the heretic after their birth. All can trace their bloodlines back to the great martyr Heretics of the past. While most of them don´t share the wealth of the upper classes, they still receive political power, and always have the right of the Ten Points.  
Freemen:
Men and women who joined the republic after its creation, mostly human inhabitants of Nagath, seeking protection after the fall of the Dark Lord. While being free in all regards, they cant demand justice against a true Citizen, nor have they any political power. They receive the Mark of enlightenment in the halls of truth, after defying their old gods.
Clients:
No slaves, but close to them, Clients are considered serfs of a True Citizen, with little in terms of rights against him. Still, they cant be killed without a reason, and are seen as individuals, rather then property. Most clients are valued slaves, who earned their way into this rank. A client can be released into Freedom. They receive the Mark of Doubt, on the will of their Patron.
Slaves: 
Human slaves are among the most common in the whole Republic. Mostly taken during slave-raids into the Justinian Imperium, or other human nations, their lot is a dark one. No rights protect them, and they can be killed without any consequences. They receive the Mark of Pain after being sold for the first time.   

Something, that clearly seperates the upper classes of the Republic, from the masses, is the access to refined Vesaniazium. In its pure state, it is a extremely dangerous to even touch, yet in its refined state, the process to which is a guarded secret, it is terrifyingly expensive drug.
Expanding the mind, the soul and the live of its users, it is the key to become a true member of the Republican elite, and the lifeblood of its elite, just as the unrefined form is the lifeblood of the republican industry. Highly addictive, the substance can lead to a changing of once body, a process called glassing, in which begins with the eyes of the addict turning in an natural blue, before parts of the body start to crystallize. Some of the oldest senators are even no longer able to walk, as most of their bodies already have turned into a pale, light crystal, a process they describe as "enlightened".

The majority of all Greenskins in the Brass Republic are slaves. Damned to short lives in the mines or manufactoria´s, they are seen as little more then a trade good, to be transported and resold at the owners whim. Yet, there are the some who serve the republic as Mercenaries, or even Soldiers. And while they are banned from any political power, a successful Orc slave Trader can become quite wealthy and powerful in the republic. At the same time, some Goblins show a glimmer of technological talent, and find themselves as assistance, or even foreman in the manufactoria´s, a post they mostly violently abuse against their kin. Among the higher ranks of society, loyal Orc bodyguards also have become some sign of power, and are well thought after.

The world has learned to fear the sight of the black Republican ships and the cog painted on their sails. Their warriors fear no gods, hate all magic, and are driven by an almost zealous fury against all who they see as weak. But their brutal slave-raids only make up a fraction of the total slave population in the Republic. Most slaves are bought from third parties, who know that the republic needs four resources to survive. Steel, Coal, Vesaniazium and Flesh! Without it, the Republic would consume itself in short time, and break apart! 

Almost every race known in the world can be found in the flesh-markets of the Republic, and to some extend, cynical people could claim that the Republic is the most diverse empire in the whole world.

The Republic upholds the idea of its founding fathers, the exiled heretics of the Society of Doubt, seeing all Gods as Tyrants and Magic as a gold chain, to keep the mortals in line. Of all gods, the God-Emperor Justinian is the most dispised and most hated, and the warriors of the repulic will miss no chance to defile his places of worship, and put his priests to the sword.

The Dark Lord Daigon is respected, and honored as "the great Teacher", who granted the exiled heretics a place to live, and eagerly supported them to understand the secrets of gunpowder, smoke and Vesaniazium. Seen as a great, and powerful mortal, rather then a god, great efforts are made, to bring him back into this world, efforts who till this day show no result, and among some are argued to be hopeless. 

In the eyes of the republic, the days of magic are numbered, and a new age has began! They believe in a cold, calculated world of steel, smoke and gunpowder, rather then wood, magic and gods. A world in which no longer is a place for the weak, who cower before the shrines of tyrants gods, begging for their scraps. A world which belongs to enlightened humans, and nobody else! 

[..]: Added by the Arch-heretic 
1. Thou shall not bow to any god....[or suffer the presence of those who bow]
2. Thou shall not use magic, for it is a leash...[nor shall you suffer the presence of those who wear it]
3. Thou shall not believe in perfection, for it is a treacherous lie...[except the perfection you can behold in the human form]
4. Thou shall not bow to a crown, for it has no meaning in the eye of the enlightened...[but the enlightened shall put the weak on their knees]
5. Thou shall question each word, decree or idea...[except the truth of the great Teacher, the great martyr and the Arch-Heretic
6. Thou shall not hold a leash upon your fellow mortal...[yet be free to put the leash on those weak]
7. Thou shall believe in your fellow mortal, for he is thy kin...[yet you shall judge his every step without mercy]
8. Thou shall trust in all that never was alive...[for it is yours alone to form]
9. Thou shall not trust in all that once was alive...[for it has been formed by gods]
10. Thou shall fight the false God-Emperor till your last day...[and put all who follow him to the sword]

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