Nerevarine

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

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After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

The Caliphate of Chicago

Government Type/Structure: The Caliphate of Chicago is a government based in the teachings of Islam (or at least the form of Islam that has come into existence in the post-war Americas), as dictated by the restored Qur'an. In addition to the Qur'an, the government has had influences from the traditional divisions of power found among the Tribesmen of Illinois and Lower Michigan. Coming from a people who were largely semi-nomadic, and farmed the many tributaries of the Mississippi, as well as the Great Lakes, they had a very advanced system of law and governance that has contributed much to the Caliphate. Some influence from the Tribal Law includes division of land ownership, traditions of payment by employers to his workers, and the division of power into tripartite tribal courts.

Further north, in Wisconsin, the government is largely autonomous and decided by the native Nordic Tribes. Due to the presence of the native Nordic Religion, and the Caliphate's willingness to accept the Norsemen's faith so long as they make regular payments of Tribute to the Caliph, the way of life is much more rooted in Nord traditions.

Leader(s):

Caliph Yusuf ibn Mikhail ibn Jayrard al-Datruyati
Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of an indigenous tribe native to the Detroit region of Michigan and the 4th Caliph. His people are a fairly recent conquest, however, his tribe, the Bootmen, were willing to convert to Islam to keep their position as rulers over the city of Detroit. Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of the Restorer, 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, on his paternal lineage, which aided in his bid for Caliphate. Yusuf is sometimes known as the "Poet King" due to his fondness for the arts of the word and pen, and has a fairly good reputation among his people, and has strengthened Michigani pride, with one of their own on the Throne.

Culture:
Following the Uniting of Illinois under 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, the national language, and the lingua franca of the Caliphate has been Arabic, as it was reconstructed by associates of 'Aleksandar from books found in the libraries of Mosques that he searched for the pages of the Qur'an in, as well as from the wording of bilingual Qur'ans themselves.

The Nation is largely divided into 3 similar, but distinct groups, the Illinoyi, the Michigani, and the Norsemen. Perhaps the most similar are the Illinoyi and the Michigani. Both were for the most part, semi-nomadic people living in areas controlled by the more powerful city-states,controlled by City-Tribes. Following the establishment of Alexandar's Caliphate, Islam, in its restored form, came to dominate over the territory. The tribes of the Illinoyi converted fairly quickly, while full Islamization of the Michigani is slowly coming, with 70% of Michigani following the religion to some extent.

To the North are the Norsemen, the descendants of the people of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula. They are a much more tribal people, with their own religion, their own much more distinct culture, and their own language, Nordic, a descendant of Midwestern English, though very simplified and with its own grammar and new words. Norsemen are a warrior culture, who have long controlled the Mississippi River and used it to raid the tribes living along it and its tributaries. When they finally came under the control of the Caliphate, they were given the right to continue their raiding, under the condition that they give 5% of their raiding goods to the Caliph as Tribute.

Demographics:
52% Illinoyi
22% Michigani
26% Nordic

70% Islam
20% Tribal Religions
5% Ahl al-Kitab (The various old Christian and Jewish denominations found in the Midwest before the war)

Nation History:
The History of the Caliphate begins with that of the Warheads Tribe, and in particular, the Czupowski clan. Of these people, native to the land of Illinois, were cattle herdsmen who wandered in between the great Lake of Michigan, and the waters of the Mississippi, but found themselves often subject to raids by the more powerful and warlike Nordic Tribes who sailed the Mississipi and it's tributaries. The Warheads were a rather destitute little tribe, and often took refuge in the ruins of old cities and towns. One member of this tribe was a young man named Alexander Czupowski, who liked to explore the ruins of buildings that he liked the sight of. While exploring the ruins of a domed building marked by strange writting and the remains of a tall tower, Alexander fell through the floor and into a room filled with books. Alexander had previously learned to read, as a result of his adventures, but found he could not understand much of the text in these books. However, he found among the books that he could read, remnants of a faith that he found much to admire in. He found in this burnt-out mosque as well, a book detailing the basic tenants of the faith of submission, a half-burned book teaching basic Arabic, and a burnt out Quran with the 3 Juz and a half still legible. Alexander took them with him. And sought to complete the book, as shown by the directory of surahs in the text he had. Later Generations would refer to this discovery as the first revelation.

At this time, Alexander shared not his discovery of the text but continued to meditate on the words he found in the ancient tome and study the writings that would help to teach him the Arabic language and alphabet. Within 2 months of the first revelation, Alexander had a decent knowledge of the Arabic language. He continued his plundering of former Mosques, though while he was collecting the lost pieces of his text, the tribes of the Illinoyi were falling under the control of a powerful tribal confederation, the Miracles.

The Miracles were a collection of several powerful tribes in the area of Illinois and some tribes from the North Way. They had established power over other tribes through religious means, taking control of sacred sites to the Illinoyi to gain power through profit of pilgrimage and the social status controlling these sites held. In the time of the rise of The Miracles, and their solidification of control, Alexander had reached the age of 33 and had found half of the total Quran. In this timespan, Alexander had begun to preach the message of this ancient book, speaking of one god, and a complete way of life that he had created for the people. Men from all over Illinois flocked to see this strange preacher.

Madman, Blasphemer, Prophet, Restorer; all words that those who came to see Alexander used to describe him. However Alexander only described himself as "a servant of the one god"

Needless to say, the sudden rise in a foreign religion, spread by a scavenger from an unremarkable clan in a worthless tribe caught the attention of the Miracles, who came to the Warheads and demanded that they take care of the rogue preacher and his followers, or face consequences.

Thus began the Night of Sorrow, wherein, the leaders of the Warheads came upon the gathering of Muslims and attacked, killing many and taking others to be executed by the Miracles. The prisoners were taken back, where they were skinned alive, and placed, nailed into wooden poles around the holy shrine of the Mirror Dome in Holy Chicago. Alexander and his surviving followers were horrified, and realized that they could not live in Illinois any longer, and thus, decied to take upon them a migration, to the land of Michigan.

Michigan was sufficiently far from the long arm of the Miracles, a different people of a different culture, but similar enough to relate to. Thus began the migration, as the Muslims left and traveled east to Michigan. Therein, they found a land of machines and gears, a people less agricultural than themselves, living in tribes centered around the City, each fighting and decorating themselves in cogs, steel, rust, and Gears. The Muslims found themselves attacked and dispersed by the powerful Mod Tribe, who drove them further north, to a city taboo among the Michigani tribes. The City had no name, though it was informally known as the Dwelling of the Deer. In this place, the Muslims would find an unlikely ally. Alexander found himself connecting with a people known as the Hanifs, a group of semi-monastic monotheists, who were found to be practicing from the same text that Alexander himself. With the aid of the Hanifs, Alexander completed the Quran, and united his followers and the ancient people, establishing a state based out of the city of Deer. The Deer Caliphate fought hard, first wrestling control of the territory of the Mods, the same people who attacked and dispersed the migrants. They were met with a similar fate, being decimated and dispersed. Conquering tribe and city one after the other. Soon, all of Michigan had come under their control, and Alexander turned his attention towards Illinois.

With little organization, the armies of the caliphate swept over, taking tribe by tribe under their control, and making their way back to Chicago, where Alexander himself approached the holy shrine, and purified it, destroying all traces of the Miracles' cult of personality, and officially disbanding and outlawing the tribe. The Cloud Gate was designated as the New Kaaba, as the previous was unknown, and would be the new center of Hajj. The people rejoiced, and Alexander earned the title of As-Sayf.

There came again, a problem with the north.

Although they had been a problem for all known time, the River raiders of the North were increasing their ferocity with the newfound wealth, power, and security that the unified caliphate brought to the Midwest. With the wealthy, open plains dotted by the cities of Illinois made the raids by the Norsemen rather common. Following the movement of wars against the tribes of the north, the Caliph made a deal with the Norsemen, allowing them to practice their animistic religion in peace and raid the lands of outsiders, so long as they were willing to pay regular tribute and pledge allegiance to the Caliphate. The Norsemen proved a valuable asset, and one of the Later Caliphs took to the practice of enlisting Norse converts to Islam as his personal bodyguards.

The Caliphate has taken steps in modernization, such as taking advantage of sedentary farming of the river plains, and moving towards sedentary lifestyle, by routing irrigation systems from the larger tributaries. Steadily, the nation has been growing in power.

Description of Economy:
The Economy of The Caliphate comes from various sources, such as crafts being made and sold in the urban areas, as well as money earned through trading with neighboring countries through trade caravans. As well, the raids being done by the Norse has accumulated a nice supplement to the income of the cities and producers in city areas.

Agriculture and Raiding is found mostly in the Northern Areas, particularly the Northwoods and Michigan.

Weapons production is centered around the cities of Daytruyat and Shamsul-Gharib. It is said the best swords come from Indiana.

Territory and Description of Environment:

The Rebuilt Holy City of Chicago
The Enviroment of the Caliphate centers around the Flatlands and the Northwoods, with the former comprising most of the South, and inhabited mostly by urban dwellers, farmers, and Muslims, while the Northwoods is primarly inhabited by Norsemen, farmers and raiders living in close proximity to rivers.

The climate consists of hot, humid summers, and cold, harsh winters. Farming starts with the thawing of spring and ends with harvest at autumn. Farther north, the climate gets even colder, with corn and soy farming being the predominate form of agriculture, supplimented by hunting in the north. Norsmen follow the rivers to raid tribal and city state areas, and bring the loot back to the Caliphate.

A village in the North

There are a few cities, whether founded a new or restored from pre-war settlement. The Largest cities in the Caliphate are Medinatul-Gharib in Indiana, Daytruuyat in Michigan, Bijwar Al-MiSiffiy in Illiois, Milwaaqi in the Northwoods, and of course, the Holy City of Chicago


Chicago (Jikaaghuu in Arabic) is home to the New Kaaba and Sacred Mosque, designated after the loss of information as to where the original Kaaba was following the war. Most of the previous sites of Hajj were repurposed with areas of Chicago's Millenium Park. Such as the Cloud Gate filling in the role of the Kaaba, and the AT&T Plaza being repurposed into the Sacred Mosque. Pilgrimage to Chicago is a lucrative business, and thus provides much income to the city and thus to the Caliphate.

Description of Military:

Soldiers Passing through a Farming Town in Illinois

The Average soldier of the Caliphate is equipped with Chainmail, a spear and sword, and basic camping equiptment provided by the goverment as well as any other armaments that a soldier can afford to provide for himself. Noblemen will fight with more advanced armors and on Horseback, with a few soldiers being able to afford guns to fire while on Horseback.


The Norsemen are often called into battle as Auxiliaries, who provide their own weapon and equipment, usually woodcutting axes, homemade spears, a wooden shield and locally crafted chainmail if he can afford them. One Norse auxiliary will differ in his equipment from one to another, some having more or less than the others.


The most elite of the Norse Auxiliaries are given a chance to convert to Islam and become part of the Caliph's Guard. These guardians are provided with the status of nobility, and the most advanced armor that the Goverment can provide. These elites number no more than 12, and follow the Caliph as his personal retinue.

Other:N/A

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

<Snipped quote by Nerevarine>What separates early-mid medieval ages from late medieval ages can be often narrowed down to guns and metallurgy.
Actually, metallurgical developments weren't even new that big since other cultures had blast furnances prior. Guns and chemistry are a similar deal or the idea of military drills.

We have random pieces lying around which people can use as inspiration. I think it does make sense if people catch up with them.
Not saying we'd go beyond the medieval setting but for example seeing a modern gun would put the idea in people to make their medieval weapons shaped more like that. Which is strangely means in a certain aspect that leads to hundreds of years of leap in gun development (firearms took a "gun-like shape" by the 16th century). Mechanism of a modern gun can also help people inventing mechanical locks for guns earlier.
With 12th century developments things are still rather crude in quality but the above for example still aid them to create better tools.
Also it'd lead them to make plate armors and more decent quality metal products early.

Those are just my thoughts on the matter.

@Willy Vereb

While that is fair, It really depends on how much PolishKing wants to diverge from the source mod (being Crusader Kings, it follows the Middle Ages up to the End of the Crusades). I'd rather not diverge too far from his vision of the RP

As pointed by Dinh, the use of automatic and semi-automatic is probably very very inefficient in a pre-industrial setting, and so I imagine firearms to be rather primitive, but I also do see them being more advanced than what we would have seen in the actual 12th century.

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

@Willy Vereb

I figured we would be starting around the 12th century, with guns being a mild rarity and the production of more advanced guns being a lost art.

Biological warfare and use of nuclclear waste fits right in with a pseudo medieval setting

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

Well, I'm here

@Dinh AaronMk and @Iluvatar are both accepted, as is @Byrd Man

[IC/OOC] God and Country - A low-fantasy renaissance NRP of religion and discovery

Voivodeship of Lukesaraj

Nation Overview

The Voivodeship of Lukesaraj is a decently sized Dutchy ruled by a leader known as the Voivod. Named for its origins with the city of Lukesaraj, nestled between a pass in the Braničevo mountain range, Lukesaraj is a nation recovering from a violent history. Recently, the nation has been victimized by an ongoing Ambrusian crusade against its indigenous form of the Church, which has been condemned as Heretical and its followers slated for purging. With such recent incidents such as the declaration of the previous Voivode as a sympathizer with the Chuch of the Valley, and his execution as a heretic, as foreign fighters ravage the people and countryside, the future looks grim for the mountainous nation, especially as they wane while the impending Timluk Hordes grow ever stronger and closer.

Geography

Map Claim

The area in Blue in the East

The area of Lukesaraj is known for being very mountainous, with the heart of the nation dominated by the range of Braničevo and smaller clusters of mountains across the nation. Dotting the area are thick forests, as well as regions of grassland between them.

The climate of the country is relatively dry, with a warm climate with hot summers and mild winters.

History

The Voivodeship was first founded as a collection of tribes that had migrated to the area in the distant past. According to legends, they were united by a powerful warlord named Bogdan Lukaski, based out of the mountain pass between the Braničevo mountains. Bogdan, born of the tribe known as the Dugavites. Following his uniting of the land, Bogdan is said to have laid the foundation of a vast temple, named Vosana, to his tribal gods in the center of his people's lands. This temple would grow and become the modern city of Lukesaraj.

For most of its history, Lukesaraj existed as a moderate local power in eastern Antova. Rather early in its history, the people of Lukesaraj began to fall under the influence of the Fiorentinan Religion, and about 100 years after the arrival of the first missionaries, and indigenous branch of the religion, known as the Church of Vosana. The Voivode at the time, Dragoljub III, sanctioned the repurposing of the old temple to its use for the worship of God and Saint Fiorentino. However, the variant of the religion that had come into existence in Lukesaraj soon came under attack due to its incorporation of old polytheistic practices, and what were assumed to be ancient gods assimilated as Saints. In particular, the cult of Saint Ladislava, a saint associated with the sun and crop growth, who had been identified as the old Solar god Svar. As well, with it's heterodox theology and tolerance of ideas and behaviors not supported by the main Ambrusian Church, it gained the antipathy of those in the religious elite.

Now, the Ambrusian Church, no longer fit to tolerate the syncretic church, launched the Vosanian Crusade, with a coalition of warriors who invaded the land, and occupied the city of Lukesaraj. The leader of the crusade, General Adelbert, had the Voivode Miroslav IV burned at the stake and placed his son, Miroslav V, a boy of 16 years, nominally on the throne, while the crusaders took functional control, and devoted themselves to purging the country of heresy. As an example, the crusaders burned down the Temple of Vosana and its followers with it.

At the current moment, the country is divided, with areas under Ambrusian Crusader control, and those under the control of rebels loyal to the Vosanian Church.

Society

The culture of Lukesaraj exists in a land that is largely agricultural, lagging technologically in many ways behind the world to its west, in no doubt due to the long conflict existing within its own borders for the last two decades. With a population that is 60% rural, it is little surprise that the most advanced fighters of the church make little work of rebels, though the untamed wilderness of much of the country makes it impossible for the crusaders to track the rebel forces down.

A vast majority of the population consists of rural people, still bound by tribal affiliations. Culture can vary from region to region, though a few elements of culture remain.

The people enjoy woodcarving, usually of ancestors, cultural heroes, mythological entities, and tribal totems. The wood carvings are often large, and erected close to one's house. Common food for the people of Lukesaraj consists of bread, beer, smoked beef sausages, and eggs.

Economy/Industry

: Lukesaraj mostly exists in the form of semi-autonomous peasant communities ruled by low-level lords pledging fealty to the Voivode. Subsistence farming rules over all areas, save for major urban centers. Agriculture rules over the whole country, with more complex industries requiring importing.

The crusader controlled government often imports guns, weapons, food, and other supplies from other nations in the Continent, while the Rebel controlled areas often raid Crusader caravans and trade lines for their supplies.

Military

The Country's military can be divided into two main camps, the Crusaders who officially control the country, and the rebels loyal to the Vosanian Church fighting in the southern areas.

The Crusader government has access to very advanced technology, being largely funded by the Church itself, and its ranks filled with volunteers from the more advanced western nations, as well as conscripts pulled from the local people, and victims of a rather ghastly practice, in which the Crusaders would kidnap the children of those executed members of the Vosanian Church, forcibly convert and raise the children as Loyal Ambrusians, and raise them for war as soldiers. The main problem with the crusader government is its size and remoteness, largely operating out of a mountainous region, with supply lines that need to come through areas controlled by the Vosanian Rebels.


The rebels operating in the south, while much more numerous, suffer from a severe lag in technology. Without access to gunpowder and ranks of well-funded pikemen, the rebels make due with outdated technology and a spirit of religious zeal. As well, they often can scrounge up supplies in raids on Crusader supply lines, meaning that their civil war can go out indefinitely if all stays as it is now. However, some tensions exist between rebel factions, some extremely loyal to the Vosanian Church, and others who question if maintaining a Church with no allies is even possible, though all are united in their rejection of the Ambrusian Authorities.

The main weapon of the rebels is the sword, and armors crafted by themselves.

[IC/OOC] God and Country - A low-fantasy renaissance NRP of religion and discovery

Sorry, just been a bit busy, I'll transfer the sheet over asap

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

The Caliphate

The Caliphate of Chicago

Government Type/Structure: The Caliphate of Chicago is a government based in the teachings of Islam (or at least the form of Islam that has come into existence in the post-war Americas), as dictated by the restored Qur'an. In addition to the Qur'an, the government has had influences from the traditional divisions of power found among the Tribesmen of Illinois and Lower Michigan. Coming from a people who were largely semi-nomadic, and farmed the many tributaries of the Mississippi, as well as the Great Lakes, they had a very advanced system of law and governance that has contributed much to the Caliphate. Some influence from the Tribal Law includes division of land ownership, traditions of payment by employers to his workers, and the division of power into tripartite tribal courts.

Further north, in Wisconsin, the government is largely autonomous and decided by the native Nordic Tribes. Due to the presence of the native Nordic Religion, and the Caliphate's willingness to accept the Norsemen's faith so long as they make regular payments of Tribute to the Caliph, the way of life is much more rooted in Nord traditions.

Leader(s):

Caliph Yusuf ibn Mikhail ibn Jayrard al-Datroyti
Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of an indigenous tribe native to the Detroit region of Michigan and the 4th Caliph. His people are a fairly recent conquest, however, his tribe, the Bootmen, were willing to convert to Islam to keep their position as rulers over the city of Detroit. Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of the Restorer, 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, on his paternal lineage, which aided in his bid for Caliphate. Yusuf is sometimes known as the "Poet King" due to his fondness for the arts of the word and pen, and has a fairly good reputation among his people, and has strengthened Michigani pride, with one of their own on the Throne.

Culture:
Following the Uniting of Illinois under 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, the national language, and the lingua franca of the Caliphate has been Arabic, as it was reconstructed by associates of 'Aleksandar from books found in the libraries of Mosques that he searched for the pages of the Qur'an in, as well as from the wording of bilingual Qur'ans themselves.

The Nation is largely divided into 3 similar, but distinct groups, the Illinoyi, the Michigani, and the Norsemen. Perhaps the most similar are the Illinoyi and the Michigani. Both were for the most part, semi-nomadic people living in areas controlled by the more powerful city-states,controlled by City-Tribes. Following the establishment of Alexandar's Caliphate, Islam, in its restored form, came to dominate over the territory. The tribes of the Illinoyi converted fairly quickly, while full Islamization of the Michigani is slowly coming, with 70% of Michigani following the religion to some extent.

To the North are the Norsemen, the descendants of the people of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula. They are a much more tribal people, with their own religion, their own much more distinct culture, and their own language, Nordic, a descendant of Midwestern English, though very simplified and with its own grammar and new words. Norsemen are a warrior culture, who have long controlled the Mississippi River and used it to raid the tribes living along it and its tributaries. When they finally came under the control of the Caliphate, they were given the right to continue their raiding, under the condition that they give 5% of their raiding goods to the Caliph as Tribute.

Demographics:
52% Illinoyi
22% Michigani
26% Nordic

70% Islam
20% Tribal Religions
5% Ahl al-Kitab (The various old Christian and Jewish denominations found in the Midwest before the war)

Nation History:
The History of the Caliphate begins with that of the Warheads Tribe, and in particular, the Czupowski clan. Of these people, native to the land of Illinois, were cattle herdsmen who wandered in between the great Lake of Michigan, and the waters of the Mississippi, but found themselves often subject to raids by the more powerful and warlike Nordic Tribes who sailed the Mississipi and it's tributaries. The Warheads were a rather destitute little tribe, and often took refuge in the ruins of old cities and towns. One member of this tribe was a young man named Alexander Czupowski, who liked to explore the ruins of buildings that he liked the sight of. While exploring the ruins of a domed building marked by strange writting and the remains of a tall tower, Alexander fell through the floor and into a room filled with books. Alexander had previously learned to read, as a result of his adventures, but found he could not understand much of the text in these books. However, he found among the books that he could read, remnants of a faith that he found much to admire in. He found in this burnt-out mosque as well, a book detailing the basic tenants of the faith of submission, a half-burned book teaching basic Arabic, and a burnt out Quran with the 3 Juz and a half still legible. Alexander took them with him. And sought to complete the book, as shown by the directory of surahs in the text he had. Later Generations would refer to this discovery as the first revelation.

At this time, Alexander shared not his discovery of the text but continued to meditate on the words he found in the ancient tome and study the writings that would help to teach him the Arabic language and alphabet. Within 2 months of the first revelation, Alexander had a decent knowledge of the Arabic language. He continued his plundering of former Mosques, though while he was collecting the lost pieces of his text, the tribes of the Illinoyi were falling under the control of a powerful tribal confederation, the Miracles.

The Miracles were a collection of several powerful tribes in the area of Illinois and some tribes from the North Way. They had established power over other tribes through religious means, taking control of sacred sites to the Illinoyi to gain power through profit of pilgrimage and the social status controlling these sites held. In the time of the rise of The Miracles, and their solidification of control, Alexander had reached the age of 33 and had found half of the total Quran. In this timespan, Alexander had begun to preach the message of this ancient book, speaking of one god, and a complete way of life that he had created for the people. Men from all over Illinois flocked to see this strange preacher.

Madman, Blasphemer, Prophet, Restorer; all words that those who came to see Alexander used to describe him. However Alexander only described himself as "a servant of the one god"

Needless to say, the sudden rise in a foreign religion, spread by a scavenger from an unremarkable clan in a worthless tribe caught the attention of the Miracles, who came to the Warheads and demanded that they take care of the rogue preacher and his followers, or face consequences.

Thus began the Night of Sorrow, wherein, the leaders of the Warheads came upon the gathering of Muslims and attacked, killing many and taking others to be executed by the Miracles. The prisoners were taken back, where they were skinned alive, and placed, nailed into wooden poles around the holy shrine of the Mirror Dome in Holy Chicago. Alexander and his surviving followers were horrified, and realized that they could not live in Illinois any longer, and thus, decied to take upon them a migration, to the land of Michigan.

Michigan was sufficiently far from the long arm of the Miracles, a different people of a different culture, but similar enough to relate to. Thus began the migration, as the Muslims left and traveled east to Michigan. Therein, they found a land of machines and gears, a people less agricultural than themselves, living in tribes centered around the City, each fighting and decorating themselves in cogs, steel, rust, and Gears. The Muslims found themselves attacked and dispersed by the powerful Mod Tribe, who drove them further north, to a city taboo among the Michigani tribes. The City had no name, though it was informally known as the Dwelling of the Deer. In this place, the Muslims would find an unlikely ally. Alexander found himself connecting with a people known as the Hanifs, a group of semi-monastic monotheists, who were found to be practicing from the same text that Alexander himself. With the aid of the Hanifs, Alexander completed the Quran, and united his followers and the ancient people, establishing a state based out of the city of Deer. The Deer Caliphate fought hard, first wrestling control of the territory of the Mods, the same people who attacked and dispersed the migrants. They were met with a similar fate, being decimated and dispersed. Conquering tribe and city one after the other. Soon, all of Michigan had come under their control, and Alexander turned his attention towards Illinois.

With little organization, the armies of the caliphate swept over, taking tribe by tribe under their control, and making their way back to Chicago, where Alexander himself approached the holy shrine, and purified it, destroying all traces of the Miracles' cult of personality, and officially disbanding and outlawing the tribe. The Cloud Gate was designated as the New Kaaba, as the previous was unknown, and would be the new center of Hajj. The people rejoiced, and Alexander earned the title of As-Sayf.

There came agan, a problem with the north.

Although they had been a problem for all known time, the River raiders of the North were increasing their ferocity with the newfound wealth, power, and security that the unified caliphate brought to the Midwest.

Description of Economy:
Territory and Description of Environment:
Description of Military: (Remember, current technology has been reduced to early middle ages, guns and machines are a rarity)
Other:

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

@PolishKing I can take up Co-GM no problem

After The End, A Tale of Rebirth (Based off the Ck2 Mod)

Will do the rest tomorrow

The Caliphate of Chicago

Government Type/Structure: The Caliphate of Chicago is a government based in the teachings of Islam (or at least the form of Islam that has come into existence in the post-war Americas), as dictated by the restored Qur'an. In addition to the Qur'an, the government has had influences from the traditional divisions of power found among the Tribesmen of Illinois and Lower Michigan. Coming from a people who were largely semi-nomadic, and farmed the many tributaries of the Mississippi, as well as the Great Lakes, they had a very advanced system of law and governance that has contributed much to the Caliphate. Some influence from the Tribal Law includes division of land ownership, traditions of payment by employers to his workers, and the division of power into tripartite tribal courts.

Further north, in Wisconsin, the government is largely autonomous and decided by the native Nordic Tribes. Due to the presence of the native Nordic Religion, and the Caliphate's willingness to accept the Norsemen's faith so long as they make regular payments of Tribute to the Caliph, the way of life is much more rooted in Nord traditions.

Leader(s):

Caliph Yusuf ibn Mikhail ibn Jayrard al-Datroyti
Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of an indigenous tribe native to the Detroit region of Michigan and the 4th Caliph. His people are a fairly recent conquest, however, his tribe, the Bootmen, were willing to convert to Islam to keep their position as rulers over the city of Detroit. Caliph Yusuf is a descendant of the Restorer, 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, on his paternal lineage, which aided in his bid for Caliphate. Yusuf is sometimes known as the "Poet King" due to his fondness for the arts of the word and pen, and has a fairly good reputation among his people, and has strengthened Michigani pride, with one of their own on the Throne.

Culture:
Following the Uniting of Illinois under 'Alaksandar as-Sayf, the national language, and the lingua franca of the Caliphate has been Arabic, as it was reconstructed by associates of 'Aleksandar from books found in the libraries of Mosques that he searched for the pages of the Qur'an in, as well as from the wording of bilingual Qur'ans themselves.

The Nation is largely divided into 3 similar, but distinct groups, the Illinoyi, the Michigani, and the Norsemen. Perhaps the most similar are the Illinoyi and the Michigani. Both were for the most part, semi-nomadic people living in areas controlled by the more powerful city-states,controlled by City-Tribes. Following the establishment of Alexandar's Caliphate, Islam, in its restored form, came to dominate over the territory. The tribes of the Illinoyi converted fairly quickly, while full Islamization of the Michigani is slowly coming, with 70% of Michigani following the religion to some extent.

To the North are the Norsemen, the descendants of the people of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula. They are a much more tribal people, with their own religion, their own much more distinct culture, and their own language, Nordic, a descendant of Midwestern English, though very simplified and with its own grammar and new words. Norsemen are a warrior culture, who have long controlled the Mississippi River and used it to raid the tribes living along it and its tributaries. When they finally came under the control of the Caliphate, they were given the right to continue their raiding, under the condition that they give 5% of their raiding goods to the Caliph as Tribute.

Demographics:
52% Illinoyi
22% Michigani
26% Nordic

70% Islam
20% Tribal Religions
5% Ahl al-Kitab (The various old Christian and Jewish denominations found in the Midwest before the war)

Nation History:
The History of the Caliphate begins with that of the Warheads Tribe, and in particular, the Czupowski clan. Of these people, native to the land of Illinois, were cattle herdsmen who wandered in between the great Lake of Michigan, and the waters of the Mississippi, but found themselves often subject to raids by the more powerful and warlike Nordic Tribes who sailed the Mississipi and it's tributaries. The Warheads were a rather destitute little tribe, and often took refuge in the ruins of old cities and towns. One member of this tribe was a young man named Alexander Czupowski, who liked to explore the ruins of buildings that he liked the sight of. While exploring the ruins of a domed building marked by strange writting and the remains of a tall tower, Alexander fell through the floor and into a room filled with books. Alexander had previously learned to read, as a result of his adventures, but found he could not understand much of the text in these books. However, he found among the books that he could read, remnants of a faith that he found much to admire in. He found in this burnt-out mosque as well, a book detailing the basic tenants of the faith of submission, a half-burned book teaching basic Arabic, and a burnt out Quran with the 3 Juz and a half still legible. Alexander took them with him. And sought to complete the book, as shown by the directory of surahs in the text he had. Later Generations would refer to this discovery as the first revelation.

At this time, Alexander shared not his discovery of the text but continued to meditate on the words he found in the ancient tome and study the writings that would help to teach him the Arabic language and alphabet. Within 2 months of the first revelation, Alexander had a decent knowledge of the Arabic language. He continued his plundering of former Mosques, though while he was collecting the lost pieces of his text, the tribes of the Illinoyi were falling under the control of a powerful tribal confederation, the Miracles.

The Miracles were a collection of several powerful tribes in the area of Illinois and some tribes from the North Way. They had established power over other tribes through religious means, taking control of sacred sites to the Illinoyi to gain power through profit of pilgrimage and the social status controlling these sites held. In the time of the rise of The Miracles, and their solidification of control, Alexander had reached the age of 33 and had found half of the total Quran. In this timespan, Alexander had begun to preach the message of this ancient book, speaking of one god, and a complete way of life that he had created for the people. Men from all over Illinois flocked to see this strange preacher.

Madman, Blasphemer, Prophet, Restorer; all words that those who came to see Alexander used to describe him. However Alexander only described himself as "a servant of the one god"

Needless to say, the sudden rise in a foreign religion, spread by a scavenger from an unremarkable clan in a worthless tribe caught the attention of the Miracles, who came to the Warheads and demanded that they take care of the rogue preacher and his followers, or face consequences.

Thus began the Night of Sorrow, wherein, the leaders of the Warheads came upon the gathering of Muslims and attacked, killing many and taking others to be executed by the Miracles. The prisoners were taken back, where they were skinned alive, and placed, nailed into wooden poles around the holy shrine of the Mirror Dome in Holy Chicago. Alexander and his surviving followers were horrified, and realized that they could not live in Illinois any longer, and thus, decied to take upon them a migration, to the land of Michigan.

Michigan was sufficiently far from the long arm of the Miracles, a different people of a different culture, but similar enough to relate to. Thus began the migration, as the Muslims left and traveled east to Michigan. Therein, they found a land of machines and gears, a people less agricultural than themselves, living in tribes centered around the City, each fighting and decorating themselves in cogs, steel, rust, and Gears. The Muslims found themselves attacked and dispersed by the powerful Mod Tribe, who drove them further north, to a city taboo among the Michigani tribes. The City had no name, though it was informally known as the Dwelling of the Deer. In this place, the Muslims would find an unlikely ally. Alexander found himself connecting with a people known as the Hanifs, a group of semi-monastic monotheists, who were found to be practicing from the same text that Alexander himself. With the aid of the Hanifs, Alexander completed the Quran, and united his followers and the ancient people, establishing a state based around the city of Deer. The Deer Caliphate fought hard, first wrestling control of the territory of the Mods, the same people who attacked and dispersed the migrants. They met with a similar fate, being decimated and dispersed. Conquering tribe and city one after the other. Soon, all of Michigan had come under their control, and Alexander turned his attention towards Illinois.
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