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[h1]Koltsevaya Coalition[/h1]
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[b]Culture/Beliefs[/b]: Moscow is full of radiation and mutants. Several Post-Apocalyptic wars have ravaged the city and the metros as much as the wilderness has. The people of the Koltsevaya Coalition have been forged in the fires of this hellish city. The Rangers of the Ring are the primary military forces and take up a third (2,500) of the total military strength. The Rangers are all volunteers and serve for a minimum of 5 years. They are trained by ex-spetsnaz and only earn their title of "Ranger of the Ring" by slaying a great mutant or other glorious actions.

[b]Place on map[/b]: [hider=Map][url]http://i.imgur.com/XiW3jRY.png[/url] [/hider]
[b]Metro interactive[/b]: [url]http://engl.mosmetro.ru/flash/scheme01.html[/url]

[b]Old World Connection[/b]: The Koltsevaya Coalition was assisted in its founding by a group of Ex-Spetsnaz and that group now operates on the surface for the coalition.

[b]Populations[/b]: Military - 7,500, Civilian - 22,250, - Government - 250, Total - 30,000

[b]Government type[/b]: Coalition - Group of Sovereign states whom support and defend each other

[b]Spoken language[/b]: Russian

[b]Economic System[/b]: Free Market
[b]Exports[/b] - Vodka and raw minerals
[b]Imports[/b] - Food, Water, and Western military equipment

[b]Food/Water Sources[/b]: Hydroponics for food, Water is mostly collected from rain and from the storm drains.

[b]Pros[/b]: 
[b]Easily Defensible[/b] - The Koltsevaya Coalition is positioned in the Moscow metros. The surface of Moscow is a radiation covered, mutant crowded hell hole. Only people whom have extensive knowledge of the area can get through alive.

[b]Military Secrets[/b] - The Russian military used secret metro tunnels in order to secretly transport materials and weapons and occasionally people stumble upon an old military cache.

[b]Cons[/b]:
[b]Environmental Dangers[/b] - Moscow is absolutely full of mutants and many of them want to be underground. Radiation is lethal in some places in the metro and in quite a few places in Moscow.

[b]Incomplete Sovereignty[/b] - Bandits, Cannibals, Slavers, and Cultists are common in the unprotected parts of the metro.

[b]Mutants/Major hazards in area[/b]:

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[b]Nosalis:[/b](Metro series) A large mole that has developed large claws and a bipedal stance to better hunt prey and defend itself from predators. Though they live underground they occasionally come to the surface, they are usually found in groups in buildings with basements, basements, and underground tunnels/caves. Picture for reference: [hider=Nosalis][img]http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101227230013/nonciclopedia/images/a/a6/Nosalis-Metro_2033.jpg[/img][/hider]
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[hider=Watchers]
[b]Watchers:[/b](Metro series) Mutation of certain dog breeds that normally roam in packs on the surface. Alone they can be dangerous but in packs can tear even heavily armed men apart. Picture:[hider=Watcher][img]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/0/06/HoppinWatchman3.png/revision/latest?cb=20130520213309[/img][/hider]
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[hider=Demons]
[b]Demons:[/b](Metro series) This creature has so many origin stories no one truly knows what they were mutated from. Some say birds and some even say cats but one thing remains true. These creatures nest high and are capable are taking down slower aircraft. You either need to be really fast, really quiet or really strong in order to take these on. Warning: Extreme Caution [hider=Demon][img]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/3/32/DemonConceptArt.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110507001924[/img][/hider]
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[b]Radiation[/b]: 
Moscow surface - knocked out in a few minutes and dead within an hour without a gas mask
Metro - Some pockets of radiation in less traveled tunnels as bad as the surface

[b]Backstory[/b]: Moscow was given a little bit of advanced warning to the apocalypse. Some people were able to get into the metro before the world ended. One of these stations had a group of Spetsnaz take cover in it. These soldiers saw how quickly people were turning to barbarism to get what they wanted and because they were the most heavily armed they were able to hold order together. The civilians that followed them went on to found the first of the Koltsevaya stations. The soldiers formed a group called the Ashes of War and went about helping people form a civilization in the Metro. This group continued to act independently until its numbers were decimated during a conflict with communists. The survivors were brought into the Koltsevaya Line stations and with their help the Koltsevaya Coalition and the Rangers of the Ring or "Рейнджерс кольца" were formed. These groups now control a large portion of the Moscow metro and have several outposts on the surface, they are only recently venturing outside the city.
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[hider=Nicolai Mikhailov]
Character name: Nicolai Mikhailov

Position in nation: Ranger Commander (командир рейнджер) 

Characteristics: 
Height(5ft 3 in or 160cm)
Eye/Hair Color: Brown for both
Skin Tone: Pale with slight discoloration around the edges of his face
Picture for effect: 
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Short bio: He joined the Rangers 25 years ago and has made his way up through the ranks by hunting down mutants and saving people. The Ranger Commander before him was an ex-spetsnaz by the name of Boris Kyznetsov. Nicolai became RC after slaying the [hider=Bear of Tanganka][img]http://i.imgur.com/yrJtgHh.jpg[/img][/hider] and unblocking surface access to the people of Tanganskaya Station.

Other features: Born in Kurskaya Station, though Ranger Commander he still uses his spare time to go hunting for mutants or patrolling the Metro.
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