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[b][u]Of Steam and Ambition[/u][/b]

[i]"Truly, there is no other period of time than ours, when man has conquered nature itself. We rule the skies, the seas, and the land. Our cities grow larger and our factories double in size. These are the times of steam and ambition....."[/i]

This world of ours has had an interesting history to say the least up to this point in time. Its inhabitants have evolved dramatically over the past couple of decades and are advancing even faster. Gone are the times of horseback and wooden vessels, now smoke fills the skies above the powerful nations of the world as airships cruise through the air and tanks crush enemies beneath their tracks. The world has fully arisen from its times of the dark ages, the times of the Jakarta Flu that killed off so many. Now is a time for change, a time for advancement. The world is an ever so smaller place, with inventions such as the telegraph and the radio. The inhabitants dominate the all aspects of nature and is fueling their progress at an insatiable rate. The invisible hand of time always threatens the nations of this world, always ready to sweep them away into the history books. 

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This is the current map of the world. A super continent with many complex and intricate island chains off its southern coast. The grass is a bit greener and the air is a bit warmer after the cold winter of 1717. The new year, 1718, seems to promise great change to the modern nations, for better or for worse. It seems conspiracies and secret alliances are already underway as some nations silently prepare for war while others struggle with internal strife. Yet some nations remain lands of peace and prosperity as not all hope for a calmer world has been eliminated. What shall this year hold?

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