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[Voltus_Ventus]

The Tsardom of Ventium
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Government and Economy

Type of Government: The government of Ventium is an Elective Monarchy, meaning that the people choose the next Tsar/Tsarina from the offspring of the previous leader. However it is not as simple as that, there are many laws/rules/regulations that are enforced, here are some:

- A new leader will be elected if any of these criteria are met: death of the current leader; abdication from the throne by the current leader; the current leader has become 51.
- Candidates for election must be offspring of the out-going leader (Be they legitimate or otherwise).
- A candidate must be 25 or above to participate as a candidate.
- There must be a minimum of 5 candidates, if the out-going leader has less; the needed amount may be chosen from nieces or nephews; if there is offspring below 25 the election can be postponed until they become of age; if this is the case the country is to be lead by the out-going leader/his or her spouse/an interregnum.
- Once a leader has been elected, the previous will aid as an advisor to the new for 6 months to brief the actions of the previous government.
- A leader may only marry another Ventian.

Head(s) of Government:

- His Imperial Majest, Tsar Voltus Ventus, Lord Treasurer, Supreme Commander of a The Armed Forces (28)

- Her Eminence Regina, Tsarina Marie Despereaux, Spouse of The Tsar (22)

- Tsarette Katerina Ventus, Sister of The Tsar, Minister of Foreign Affairs (36)

- Tsarum Leopold Ventus, Brother of The Tsar, Commander of The Royal Guard (34)

- Tsarum Ampov Ventus, Brother of The Tsar, Minister of Agricultural, Mariculture and Forestry (32)

- Tsarette Agnes Ventus, Sister of The Tsar, Minister of Mining and Industry (26)

Economy: The Ventian Economy is metal based, the value of the currency is directly proportional to the value of silver, gold, platinum and palladium within the treasuries and foreign currency reserves. The royal treasury, reserve and mint are all controlled by the sovereign, to ensure that prices cannot be tampered with, this is done keeping the interests of the Ventian people in mind, keeping prices stable by limiting inflation and deflation. The economy is built on the back of primary and secondary resources, shelling out ores, metal bars, timber and lumber for gold, silver, platinum and palladium, the reason why heavy industrial products aren't traded out in a mass scale is due to the way industry functions. What little factories the country has are all state owned, not only factories but mines, railroads and docks are all state owned; agriculture to a certain extent is also state owned, meaning the state owns and employs people to work on their farms. There are three denominations in the currency, Crowns, Shillings and Pennies; there are 20 Pennies in a Shilling and 12 shillings in a crown. 1 Crown can be taken to the federal reserve and be cashed in for 1 oz. of gold or 40 oz. of silver; 1 Shilling can be cashed in only in silver at a rate of 3.3 oz. per Shilling; And 1 Penny can be cashed in for nothing but a Penny bond unless there is an equivalent in Pennies of Crowns or Shillings. With this system the economy is self regulating, when people need money they can exchange their gold for it, this would balance out ability to demand and supply, reducing inflation and keeping things affordable for those on fixed or low incomes.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Human, almost all of which are white, with browns and blacks being the most prevalent hair colors, and browns and hazels being the most prevalent eye colors. Male Ventians grow to become 6'2 on average and females 5'6.

Population:

Culture: The Ventian culture has been described to have three main pillars, Conservatism, Modesty and Tradition. Conservatism in the form of looking after what they have, not seeking change where it is not needed and in everyday life, people aren't seen wearing bright colors on the streets and everything is neat and in it's place, some would call Ventians plain, they prefer unassuming. Modesty is another large part of their culture, if you have something don't flaunt it, men and woman don't wear expensive looking things often to increase unity and stop division between classes; one example of this was the royal wedding between Voltus Ventus and Maria Despereaux, when she had a dress made, Voltus ordered a dress to be made for every woman in the land and paid from his personal funds, just so everyone could look nice and not be jealous of each other. Finally Tradition, there are many customs and norms that have been steadfastly followed by the Ventian people for hundreds of years, some of these include woman never cutting their hair and men wearing trench coats outside, almost all people observe these rules, even the Tsar and Tsarina; this pillar is said to be interchangeable with loyalty or respect, as they have remained loyal to their tradition or respect them by carrying them out to this day.

Religious and other Beliefs: Ventian Monoclasticism is the dominant religion in Ventium, it asserts at the core of it's belief that there is only one all seeing, omniscient God and he controls the ebb and flow of the universe, dishing out blessing and punishment as he see's fit. The religion teaches it's followers to be patient, respecting, tolerant and worldly; to constantly seek out knowledge for the betterment of the faith and all mankind. The holy text of Monoclasticism, The Book of Monoclast, details the life of the Monoclast, the key religious figure (other then God)

History: (This is one section you really can’t fill out alone. Iron Rain is indisputably a sandbox in that you’ve only been given vague details and a theme. So it is VITAL you collaborate with your neighbours and other players not just to craft your own history, but to craft the history of the greater world around you.)

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory: (Be considerate of others, but also be aware we need space filled. Put your map claim here.)

Climate: (Our world is warmer than Earth, but not by too much. Northern climates will have the same difficulties as they would have in the real world and other climates can be said to be much the same. Feel free to be detailed here; a temperature doesn’t make a climate so be specific about any geographical details.)

Cities, bases, etc:

Agriculture:

Industry: Ventium doesn't have many factories, the only ones there are are arms and munition factories and they are state owned but what Ventium does have is a huge artisan community. The government has taken advantage of the skills of the artisans and encouraged them to produce the products the country needs, different provinces and municipalities have different artisanal skills, some are better at working metal and some at making leather products. The government has allotted each province a production goal, to produce this much of this by this time, artisans apply for production licenses and these will guarantee that the government will buy their goods at a set price; with this assurance they are encouraged to produce more because the government is obliged to buy it. The government however does have control over how much is made, by decreasing and increasing prices of products, artisans can be encouraged and discouraged from making certain goods and instead turn to things that make more money. Though having a license is optional for artisans, as they can still make products but won't have a guarantee that they will be bought. Due to all factories being owned by the government, when artisans want to open large workshops or foundries or what-have-you, they have to apply for government permission; the property has to be between 30,000 and 50,000 square feet and can only employ 110 workers in total, a person can only own two of these large workshops and there is a set amount that can be functioning in each province at any one time; alternatively most artisans work from the home. At the end of a production cycle, the products of each province are collected, distributed, stockpiled or sold by the government. Though the government has a strict quality programs, setting out specifications for the products produced, if products don't meet these requirements, they are not bought. Though there are licenses that guarantee one's products are bought by the government, the licenses only apply to essentials like buckets, ropes, barrels and spades, luxury goods like jewelry and fine clothes have no licensing, however things like simple wrist watches and common clothes (trousers, shirts, overalls, tenchcoats, etc.) do have licenses ensuring tailors and small-smiths have work.

Main Exports: Iron Ore, Copper Bars, Tin Bars, Coal, Lumber, Silk, Cotton, Grain, Wool

Main Imports: Heavy Industrial Machinery, Natural Gas, Precious Metals, Luxury Products.

Military

Military: (I don’t really have a set way for you to do this, and people usually tend to differ a lot in these sections. So have some freedom, write what you like, but don’t abuse it.)

[Theodorable]

EMPIRE OF FUSAN

Government and Economy
Type of Government: Single Party State. Military Dictatorship.
Head(s) of Government: Prime Minister Sato Sawajiro (Age 51)
Economy: Largely agricultural and horticultural economy due to lack of industry. 65% of Gross Domestic Product in 1904 was generated by fish and grain exports to other nations. Caste system within the societal construct has created an immense surplus of easy, cheap labor.

History, Demographics and Culture
Primary Species: Human.
Population: 104,000,000 (1905 census)
Culture: The Fusanese have, for generations, been a forced caste system. There are three castes: The House of the Fish, the House of the Shark and the House of the Squid. The Fish, the endless masses, are a 95% majority. They are the workers and peasants, toiling away under the Sawajiro Party. The House of the Shark are the former warrior clans turned military officers. They command great respect in political circles since the the Sawajiro Party took power in the 1898 Coup. The House of the Squid are the artisans and craftsmen, multi-talented, they are the inventors, writers, and creative think tanks. Before the coup the House of the Squid numbered over 5,000,000, but now number less than 1,000,000.

Religious and other Beliefs: State Sponsored Secularism. Possession of religious artifacts, or active worship of religion is a crime punishable by state execution.
History:
1898: The Sawajiro Party, led by Sato Sawajiro of the Empire's Army, leads a bloodless coup to remove Emperor Sotomi from the throne. Although deposed, the Emperor is a cherished political figure in Fusan.

1899: The Dreadnought Kato is launched, at 26,000 tonnes she is the largest ship of the Imperial Fusanese Navy. She is considered the pride of the IFN.

1901: The Imperial Fusanese Army begins it's outer conquest of the mostly uninhabited Colonial Islands, expanding it's territorial holdings by 4% and establishing minor naval and observation bases on those islands. This expansion would last until 1905.

1905: Submarine pens on the island of Hotu are finished, giving Fusan extended range for it's submarine fleet.

1910: Fusan signs a Mutual Defense Pact with the Socialist Republic of Polisiria, stating that they will defend one another if attacked. This pact will expire in 1915.

Geography, Agriculture and Industry
Territory: SEE MAP.
Climate: The Primary Islands are mostly grassland, with a few rocky crags along the northeastern approach. The further Colonial Islands, recently colonized and inhabited are similarly grassland, with untamed vegetation turning into thick and wanton jungle.
Cities, bases, etc:
-- Sato City: The capital, renamed after the Sawajiro Party under Sato Sawajiro took party in a bloodless military capital. It is home to over 21,000,000 people.
-- Kinshin Military Base: A military garrison located on Mako Island north of Fusan. It is home to the 1st Battle Fleet as well as the 7th Expeditionary Army that makes up 90,000 men.
-- Makitoko: A city of some great culture and renown. Home to 12,000,000. It is the largest, landlocked city of Fusan.
-- Suto: The greatest pity in the Southeast Archipelago, with a huge military harbor to accompany it. Home to over 9,000,000.
Agriculture: Agricultural exports make up an immense amount of Fusan's yearly GDP. Years of trading between the People's Republic of Polirisia and the Sandolonian People's Republic in exchange for materiel goods and machine parts has further incited growth in Fusanese farming.

Military
Military: The Imperial Fusanese Army (IFA) is the first and last line of defense for the Primary Islands of the Empire. As a heavily fascist nation with a required three year draft, the IFA handles over 1.2 million men at various levels of mobilization. The Imperial Fusanese Headquarters utilizes mass wave attacks, and thus prefers quantity to quality.

Drawing of the Imperial Fusanese Army in 1905.

Alternatively, the Imperial Fusanese Navy (IFN) rules the waves around the Fusanese Primary Islands. The IFN currently numbers the following:

Fusanese Imperial Japanese Dreadnought Kato in 1908

7 Dreadnoughts
18 Heavy cruisers
25 Light cruisers
169 Destroyers
184 Submarines


HISTORICAL NOTE: Global map updated after the Imperial Expansion of 1901-1905, where Fusanese Army colonized various islands, inhabited by most aborigine natives who now fall under the Fusanese government's control.

[Wulfle]

Flag:

"The light in the dark."

Government and Economy

Type of Government: Semi-Democratic republic [previously Totalitarian-Communist]. A government for the people, by the people. However, in times of crisis, the current head of state may evoke a “Red Alert” status and become a lone head of state. There are some restrictions, though.

-A Code Red may not be established unless there is immediate and unequivocal threat to the country or her people though use of war or otherwise.

-A Code Red may only be instituted if the current parliament agree that the Prime minister at the time is of sound mind and body and not for any political or financial gain.

-A Code Red scenario will be stepped-down once deemed that the threat that caused the Code red to be implemented may be, without doubt, diverted, destroyed to negotiated with. Once the Code Red is stepped-down the current head of state must immediately step down and relinquish all citizenry rights and privileges until such a time that can be established that invoking the Code Red doctrine was, at the time, the best course for the peoples of Kuldarra. They will be imprisoned at a secret location, unknown to all except the Prim minster themselves. In the mean time, the parliament will act as the governing party until the next election.

-The Code Red, under no circumstances, will be used to limit the citizens rights, freedoms or liberty's and may only be used to order the military into action and to limit the loss of civilian life by evacuation or forced closure.

-A Code Red will be used in defense only. Under no circumstances will a Code Red be used to instigate a conflict with any other nations and only if the civilian population, at large, is at risk.

Head(s) of Government: The current Prime Minister is the official head of state. They may propose a law or bill, have it drawn and present it to congress. Congress acts as advisers and general utilities to assist the Prime Minister in drawing and implementing laws. They also have the power to demand the Prime Minister relinquish his leadership if they are not satisfactory to the commonwealth of the country.

Economy: Generally positive with a current upward trend. The country is exporting goods at a fair rate that is also generating income. Taxes are at a low rate for the citizens as most government programs are government funded.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Doucall. A race of essentially humans, however, they have evolved in a very cold climate so they have a thin layer of a fur like covering over their bodies, a naturally higher body temperature and greater sense of smell.

Population: Six million

Culture: (This is often the most neglected, yet most important section. How you fill this out determines how other nations see you and how the normal people in your nation will act in nearly every situation. What norms have been prevalent, what acts are taboos? Why have these things come about? Try to remember culture is a vital part of any NS.)

Religious and other Beliefs: Sadly, the old Communist regime banned religion and all worship of gods. All records of the old religions have been lost. However, there are certain groups of people that are forming new religions that, while some are downright silly, are now a part of the culture.

History: 1820- During a riot opposing the current regime, the chairman !!REDACTED!! Ordered the 1st Chairman's Guard Regiment [Later renamed to the 1st Honor Guards Battalion] to open fire on the mob, killing over three hundred and fifty people. He then placed the military on secondary alert and later ordered all protesters and rioters, that participated that day, killed. Within the month, over twenty thousand civilians were murdered and butchered in their homes with a further ten thousand solders taking their own lives or defecting to neighboring nations. Within the next month, the Chairman had been killed and had his corpse paraded around the entire city on a wagon. The chairman office was also burned to the ground and looted. It is because of this that 1820 became known as “The Blood Year.”

1825- Goram Kutchu, became the first Prime minster of Kuldaraa winning the first peoples-held election of heads of state. He inspired the first industrial revolution into steels and other metals, plastics and new-age composite materials. He also drew up the Code Red doctrine and several other bills that, with parliaments approval, led to equal divination of wealth among all the populace, destroying classicism and ushering in a new age of piece for the country.

1830- Goram Kutchu is elected for a second time, much to the peoples great joy, and makes a speech about the standard of life in Kaldarra. This speech is so empowering that the country erected a 50 foot statue of him in front of the newly constructed Parliament Hall. Goram is quoted saying “To hell with the statue. What I want is your bellies full and your homes warm.” Within two years, Kaldarra was no longer at a deficit and was now exporting goods to other countries, however the borders were still closed.

1833- Goram Kutchu is killed on his way from Parliament Hall to his home. This causes mass-panic and a wicked manhunt for those responsible, nearly inciting a riot. Three weeks later, the two perpetrators are found and publicly executed by firing-squad. It is the first public execution in 300 years. They are affiliated with a known group that opposes the Democratic Republic and support the old Communist leadership. This group is known as the Red Dawn.

1835- Kathkor Mikmal is elected.

1836- The Red Dawn have garnered enough support to defy the current leadership and split the country into two parts, East and West. KathKor immediately refuses the idea, claiming that the new way is the best way and that this new Democratic Republic has everyone's best interests at heart. Two days later, war is declared on the Democratic Republic of Kaldarra by the Red Dawn, effectively drawing a battle-line down the center of the country. War begins.

1839- The Red dawn has established a foothold inside the capitol city of Makoba and is moving on Parliament Hill. The timely assistance of the 42nd mounted regiment and the 16th cannons stopped the total annihilation of the country's new identity. The Red Dawn is routed and, no longer able to continue their assault, surrender unconditionally. The leaders of the Red Dawn and their lieutenants are publicly executed by firing squad in the shadow of Gorgam Kutchu's statue. This marks the second public display of law within 10 years. The final casualty count for the war of 1835 is: 25000 KIA, 75000 Wounded or mentally crippled. 6000 civilians injured or killed. The country, however, maintains it's upward trend.

1840- Tinga Mosh is elected. Nothing significant or of note happens. He has a successful five years and decides not to run again.

1845- Momusu Gammita wins the election by a small margin, largely due to the other parties unpopularity and unfavorable opinions.

1846- Prime minster Momusu declares publicly that shifting the country to a democratic government was a mistake. There is large amounts of outrage at this statement and the public immediately pushes for a re-election or for Momusu to step-down from power. Momusu declines and doubles his guard. One week later, the public, at large, march on Parliament Hill. Momusu orders the 1st Honor Guards Battalion to open fire. The solders at-large refuse, instead laying down their weapons. The mob, stunned by the solders unwillingness to kill them, stop and observe. Momusu, enraged by the blatant act of defiance, draws his own weapon and murders one of the solders. The mob then breaches the compound and rushes Momusu. Six hours later, the crowd is dispersed, by non-lethal means and Momusu is brought to a hospital. It is reported that he had over three hundred countable injuries including broken bones and knife wounds. Momusu steps-down later that year, giving no comment as to why. He is later charged with murder in the second degree and sentenced to life in prison. He will later die behind bars.

1850- Krissa Lipita is elected as the first female Prime minister. The parliament is wary of her and refuses several bills she drew that would have increased the general quality of life of the country. Nothing else of note happens within her term.

1855- Krissa Lipita is elected for a second term. She introduces several bills, one of witch propose a government-funded health care system. The bill is a resounding success and a statue of her is erected outside of Parliament Hall, next to Goram Kutchu. She seems generally pleased with this and later organizes centers for youths to take part in activities and better improve the general fitness of the country.

1860- Krissa Lipita is elected for a third term making her the only Prime Minister in history to ever be elected three times in a row. Nothing significant happens in this term and she decides not to run again.

1865- Tungo Qual Is elected. He makes plans to expand the countries agriculture and military power. The first prototype of the internal combustion engine is created.

1868- Tungo Qual sees the potential in an armored infantry vehicle or armored offensive vehicle and commissions the petrol engine for full-scale refinement and improvement.

1870- Gurtch Robit is elected. He continues Tungo Qual's plans to grow the country.

1874- The first armored fighting vehicle is built and tested. Unfortunately, one of the pistons on the engine crack and send sparks into the fighting compartment where the charges, to fire the cannon, caught fire and exploded, killing the crew and wounding several spectators. All production and testing was immediately halted until an engine could be built that could withstand the stresses put on it by a tracker [our version of tanks].

1875- Tungo Qual is elected and demands that an engine be designed and built for an affordable automobile that is safe and fuel efficient. Seeing the potential in this, Kingsman's Engineering puts forward the first design and wins the contract, building 20000 within the first year. Nothing else of note happens within this term.

1880-

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory: Roughly on the equator on the western continent. It is currently the second largest country on the planet.

Climate: Very hot summers but, due to the location on the equator, winter is only a small drop in temperature. Many trees, mountains and valleys with rivers and lakes all throughout the land. There is also a plot of desert along the southern strip, roughly 100km wide.

Cities, bases, etc: Capitol: Makoba. [Will be putting up a map].

Agriculture: Goverment assisted farms, where farmers may contract out workers or equipment on a per-season basis.

Industry: Heavy industry. Oil, paint, metal, wood, everything a stable country would need, with a large amount of overstock. There are mineral, oil and metal deposits all thought the ground and surrounding water.

Military

Military: (I don’t really have a set way for you to do this, and people usually tend to differ a lot in these sections. So have some freedom, write what you like, but don’t abuse it.)

[thorgili]

WIP
The Holy Tzardom of Novgorod
Flag:

Government and Economy

Type of Government: Totalitarian Eccelesiastical Autocracy. meaning that the Head of state is not only the head of the Church and state but also has full control of all military forces directly (although in recent years his military powers have been delegated to the High Command of the Holy Novgorodian armed forces.)

Head(s) of Government:The Highest position in the government is Tzar whom is regarded not only as the king and leader of the Novgorod but also as a God on earth and it is believed his word is the word of god. The Title is currently held by His Holy Majesty, Great Prophet of the Holy Temple, Keeper of the Holy Canon Code, and Autocrat of all the Novgorods Igor the 2nd.

Economy:IN the past the Novgorodian economy was that of a manorialism. but due to the reforms of Tzar Pytor The Great the system of manoralism was abolished cutting out the middle man consisting of the nobility and aristocracy. In its place Pytor replaced it with a form of state capitalism in which the economy is controlled by the government with the private citizen allowed to form and run businesses but under the condition that the state recives the profit and the citizen is paid a percentage of these profits depending on the area of business and merit of the person.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Dwarves

Population:roughly 89 million

Culture:

Religious and other Beliefs: The history of the religious movement in Novgorod is one closley linked with the history of the nation itself.According to the records found within the Temple of the Great Prophet the since its founding the Tsars of Novgorod has always been considered the Prophets of the Dwarven faith. the church and state both trace their history back to When Tsar Rurik descended from the caves of Mount Gora followed by the first dwarves of Novgorod. It was there upon the peak of Gora he Declared the founding of the Holy Tsardom of Novgorod. it was also there upon the peak of Gora he wrote the first of the Holy Canon codes detailing both the religious and governing laws of Novgorod. since the line of Tsars have all had a direct line of descendance to Rurik.

History: (This is one section you really can’t fill out alone. Iron Rain is indisputably a sandbox in that you’ve only been given vague details and a theme. So it is VITAL you collaborate with your neighbours and other players not just to craft your own history, but to craft the history of the greater world around you.)

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory: (Be considerate of others, but also be aware we need space filled. Put your map claim here.)

Climate:As novgorod stretchs across so vast a area it ranges widley from the frozen snowy taigia in the north to the pleasent and temperate steppes in the south.

Cities, bases, etc: The largest of the cities is Moskoviya a city built onto the grand Mountain of Gora. originally the city was restricted to the inside of the mountain in its many caverns and tunnels of which the dwarves have developed and carved out. Since then it has grown to a large fortress spreading from the heart of the mountain to it foothills.
Other cities of note are:
Krylatka, Kiyev,

Finally of Note is the Oblast a large military complex in the heart of Novgorods wilderness Sibir. it is in this fortress that the Novgorodian's High Command studies and develops experimental weapons and tactics in complete secrecy away from the prying eyes of civilization.

Agriculture:The Novgorodian agriculture is one of low variety and basic foodstuffs. the main grown food (aside from cattle, pigs and other domesticated animals.) is Rye and Barley the only cereal crops hardy enough to survive the chilling winds and harsh conditions of the steppes in the south from which most of novgorod's food comes from.

Industry:In the past Novgorod was a mainly agricultural nation far behind the advancement of other cultures. this was up until the Reforms of Igor the First and the massive industrialization of novgorod began.mainly focussing on the arms industry novgorod's economy is still based on agriculture and harvesting its vast amounts of raw materials (such as wood iron and even a few gold deposits) and using them to trade for the pieces which their industry is not yet capable of manufacturing. As much as the Novgorods like to say they are self sufficent it is without such imported goods the novgorod industrization would be slowed to almost a halt.

Military

Military:The Novgorodian Military has a long glorious history of triumphant victories against the various heretics and non believers which from their founding have surrounded them. this military dedication has been the cause of years of a forced meritocracy in the military and a forced draft of any and all able bodied men for 5 years active military service and 10 years in reserves aswell as a required membership in the local militia until the age of 60. this combined with a large population has swelled the Novgorod armed forces to a massive 2.25 million troops and a 5 million in both reserves with more men serving in national guard and in local militias.Another of Novgorods grand advancements in military might is their and effective use of artillery barrages backed up by a infantry assault after. While most of novgorods weapons are made in odesh they still are of dwarven design which is reknown for their robust design and high powered rounds. some of the novgorodian weapons are as follows:

Vintovka M1903: Invented by the novgorod captain Sergei Vintovka after seeing the massive amount of firepower the Odesh troops brought to bear with their OD1901 Repeater Vintovka went on to design the Vintovka. The stock is made out of imported novgorodian hardwood making the weapons very heavy but useful in famous novgorod infantry assaults being wielded as a club by the dwarven troops.firing the heavy 7.92x57mm giving the rifle good penetration and stopping power but it has been complained y new recruits to be too hard on recoil.

M1896 Leon: Designed by Novgorodian Industrialist Boris Leon the "Leon Revolver" as it known by novgorod troops is also known for its reliability and high stopping power firing the 7.62mm leon round the marvel of its engineering is a "gas seal" action which when the hammer is cocked it pushes the chamber forward allowing it in theory to be surpressed which is imposssible in conventional revolvers. while popular during its time it has slowly being replaced in the officer class by the private purchase of the odeshian Wallace Repeater.

Dwarven Troops:

One thing that the Novgorod military lacks is a large and modern navy due to this the Novgorodian navy is not much of a power on the sea leaving the nation open to both blockade and amphibious attack.
list of novgorodian ships according to the High Novgorod Admirality
3 experimental dreadnoughts,
7 cruisers,
59 destroyer-leaders and squadron-destroyers,
109 submarines,

[The Nexerus]

Kingdom of Lumenor

Government and Economy

Type of Government: Lumenor is governed as a constitutional monarchy. The Kuunin, Lumenor's King, is a largely ceremonial figure, serving as the country's figurehead, a symbol of national authority, and to a limited extent as a balance of power against the more democratic institutions of the Lumen state. Most real legislative power in Lumenor falls upon the Vanha Suuri, a unicameral legislature composed of a mixture of appointed civil servants from various aspects of the state apparatus, as well as elected representatives of the citizenry (both male and female). The Vanha Suuri is decidedly lacking in intrigue and excitement; corruption and other unscrupulous acts are strongly despised by the Lumen, and when discovered are vigorously punished, both by law and in the court of public opinion. The Lumen parliament also has a reputation for reactionary action, even among its more liberal members. Itself a product of ancient history, the Vanha Suuri and its members—called Vansuurs—are fiercely protective of the cultural and historical institutions of the Lumen state. The advent of industry did not reverse this trend, instead accelerating it; as technology and society evolved, the Vanha Suuri remained determined to prevent such changes from having wide-reaching cultural impact.

Head(s) of Government

Naavalor IX Kuunin; Born Jarrd Eskven, Naavalor is Lumenor's current sovereign. A native of Pientila, Naavalor was born in the purple, and has been preened for leadership since his birth, fifty-two years ago. Naavalor took up the title of Kuunin after the death of his father, who was the longest reigning Kuunin in the country's history. He has one child, Yarnal Eskven, a son of age twenty, born to a wife who took ill and died shortly after her son was born. Jarrd is an old man who has long since been made bitter from his wife's death and his son's constant escapades. He doubts that he will ever live long enough to outmatch his illustrious father, and has taken it upon himself to outdo in accomplishment what he cannot outdo in longevity. Naavalor has lofty ambitions for Lumenor as the industrial giant of a new, technologically modern age, and his desire to achieve prestige in this manner has resulted in his stepping increasingly outside of the bounds of his constitutional powers, to suppress naysayers of pax Lumennica. Although intended, as a Kuunin, to be apolitical, Naavalor's desire to be known in the history books as the man who brought Lumenor into the new age has resulted in a level of political involvement unprecedented among Kuunins in the modern age; the Auld Stripe courts Jarrd with promises of industrial might, whereas Usikun promises to have Naavalor remembered as the leader who modernized Lumen society.

Maat Vinter; Whilst the Kuunin is the head of state in Lumenor, the head of government is the leader of the largest party in the Vanha Suuri that can command the Elder's confidence. Currently, this is the social-conservative and traditionalist Auld Stripe, and their present leader is Maat Vinter. Maat's family line, the Vinters, are a leading industrialist family in Hoportti, Maat's place of birth. Members of their family have held office in the Vanha Suuri for hundreds of years, and they're heralded as the first family to bring the wonders of the Industrial Age to Lumenor. Maat has five children with his wife, Brigitte Vinter, whose mother is one of the leading shareholders of the Guild of Sailors of Silver Port—Lumenor's private navy. The couple livee in a manor in Hoportti, but own a second home in Pientila for Maat's work in the Hall of Elders, and a summer home in the mountains along Lumenor's west coast.

Maat's political party, the Auld Stripe, is the largest faction within the Vanha Suuri. The Auld Stripe is a long-standing formal alliance of social conservatives and other traditionalists. They voraciously defend Lumenor's protectionist policies, which incidentally keep industrialist Auld Stripes like the Vinters from having to compete with foreign enterprises on equal footing. The Auld Stripe is supported by the vast majority of the appointed seats in the Hall of Elders, 39 out of 50, signifying their support by most of the country's generals and lawmakers. Of the 150 seats in the Vanha Suuri which are elected, the Auld Stripe hold 60, giving them just over a third of the country's popular support. This discrepancy between support by appointed seats and by the electorate has long been criticized by modernists as a mechanical bias in favour of traditionalism, and the long-standing cause of the Vanha Suuri's reactionary tendencies.

Tuuli Vanska; The second most noteworthy politician in the Vanha Suuri, and the leader of 'Usikun', Lumenor's official opposition. Tuuli is the founder of Usikun, which she formed in an explicit attempt to unite the modernist movement and remove the Auld Stripe from power. Her successes in this regard have been noteworthy, but few and far between. Though Usikun is the second largest party in the Vanha Suuri, it has failed to annex the other modernist parties, and is even strongly divided within its own ranks. Various different elements from republicans to democratic socialists find themselves sitting together within Usikun, united more or less by only one thing: the ousting of the Auld Stripe. Usikun's many dividing lines make the task of keeping the party together difficult, and stand as a credit to Tuuli's diplomatic ability and charismatic tact.

Tuuli is an imperious woman, tall, and exuding an aura of calm. She is relentlessly confident, even in the face of stacked odds, and devotes herself entirely to her political work. This devotion has resulted in her becoming something of a social recluse; she has never married, and though she was born in a small village in the country's mountainous north, she has scarcely beend there since she first left for Pientila as a young woman to pursue a career in politics. Tuuli is the first woman to achieve notable political office in the Vanha Suuri, and one of her crowning achievements was forcing the Auld Stripe to accept suffrage and extend voting rights to women.

Sarko Voros; Guildmaster of the Guild of Sailors of Silver Port, and the single wealthiest man in Lumenor. Sarko is from Lansar, from the town of Jaad that serves as that island's main G.S.S.P detachment. Starting from the bottom of the Guild's ladder, working the docks loading and unloading cargo, Sarko gradually worked his way up the leader through exceptionally dedicated work and more than a little luck. As the head of the G.S.S.P, Sarko Voros is technically outside of the state apparatus, but the Guild's commissioning as Lumenor's navy makes him heavily involved in affairs of the state nonetheless. A resident of Hoportti (or 'Silver Port'), Sarko is an ardent supporter of the Auld Stripe, as a large portion of his company's profit margin depends on the maintenance of Lumenor's protectionist policies.

Economy: Lumenor's economy is strongly centred around manufacturing. All manner of products, though especially those produced mostly or entirely from metals, are fashioned and assembled in the numerous factories dotting the industrial centres of the country's south. The economy of the north, meanwhile, is mostly focused on the production of the metals themselves. The mountains of northern Lumenor are abound with mines of varying sorts, and their bounty's extraction to fuel the industry of the south compromises most of the north's economic activity. Also of note in Lumenor's economy is the country's fiscal probity. Both cultural and legal measures contribute towards Lumenor's strong fiscal standing, and this monetary expertise has resulted in the emergence of a rapidly expanding financial sector in Lumenor's southern population centres.

The Kingdom of Lumenor is strongly protectionist, weary of growing overly dependent on foreign goods and services. Protectionist policy is a long-standing fact of life in Lumenor, and has over the years made a lasting cultural impact on the Lumen people. Lumen are distasteful towards the idea of purchasing goods from abroad, and buy locally whenever possible both because of the effect of government policy and simply out of habit. This trend towards mercantilism extends doubly to products arriving from colonies. Lumenor's position on the world stage is that of a power strongly supportive of the right of self-determination, and therefore strongly opposed to empire building and the resources brought onto the market through it.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Human. Lumen appearances tend towards the more 'northerly' phenotypes—light hair, fair skin and so forth. In Lansar and the mainland territories nearest it, however, a more traditionally Slavic look is predominant.

Population: 11,500,000.

Culture: The Lumen are an orderly and just people, famed for their calmness and their somewhat superfluous formality. Crime and other instruments of chaos are rare sights throughout the domain of the Lumen, and the Lumen love of order permeates even into their art and leisure. Lumen enjoy highly regimented sports, and are masters of artistic styles demanding strong adherence to boundaries, and representing realistic concepts. Lumen are also infamously introverted. Social events, though not by any means rare, and almost never spontaneous. Public displays of emotion are typically restricted to special events, and are more often than not displays of patriotism. The state itself, in particular the Kuunin, plays an important role in Lumen national identity. The state existed, as a union of the Lairreen and Lansi, before the Lumen did themselves.

Religious and other Beliefs: A relatively unique facet of Lumen culture is its secularity. The traditional faith of the Lumen's precursor peoples was extinguished long ago, and although Lumenor permits free religious practice, the vast majority of the Lumen are irreligious.

History: Lumenor's history begins with the Vanha Suuri. The rise of its parliamentary powers, unlike in most monarchies, precedes the rise of Lumenor's Kuunins. It was the Vanha Suuri, in fact, that appointed Lumenor's first Kuunin, long before the rise of industry that encapsulates the modern day. The Vanha Suuri's history lies in the history of the pagan Lairreen people, to whom the Vanha Suuri served a religious purpose as the echoing of the Gods. The people of the Lairreen tribes would select the most devout among them and gather them together in the precursor to the modern Hall of Elders to hear the desires of the Gods. It was such a convening, the very last that the Vanha Suuri ever held as a religious body, that resulted in the appointment of the first Kuunin. The Kuunin's purpose was to politically unite the Lairreen people, and most cruicially to recruit an army from them capable of casting back the Lansi, an invading people originating from the north-eastern island of Lansar. The Lansi were a strongly militaristic folk, united under a powerful emperor, Soturi III, the grandson of a former Lansi chieftain who had led his tribe to conquest against the other Lansi tribes. Soturi III's father, Soturi II, was the first Lansi leader to permanently conquer and settle territory on the mainland, rather than merely raid. His conquests had brought the strongest of the Lairreen tribes, the Nor, to ruin. It was the descendants of the Nor that would make up the bulk of the first Kuunin's army, under the Vanha Suuri's instruction.

The Kuunin was ultimately unsuccessful, however, in his attempts to cast the Lansi back to Lansar. After a horrifically bloody struggle, the Lairreen eventually found themselves a subject people of the newly implanted Lansi. The Lansi, out of respect for the tenaciousness and ferocity of the Lairreen, and in an attempt to pacify the land and avoid future rebellion in the lands that now constituted the majority of their territory, came to adopt many of the Lairreen practices as their own, morphing them as necessary to accommodate their traditional Lansi practices. Soturi III adopted the title of 'Kuunin', and had it passed down hereditarily by his sons over the following generations, as was the custom under the Lansi empire. In the decades and centuries that followed, the Lairreen and Lansi gradually merged into one cohesive people under the leadership of the Kuunin, merging together over the years into the Lumen of today. For its role in creating the title of Kuunin and mediating the Lansi takeover of Lairreen society, the Vanha Suuri is considered to be responsible for the creation of Lumenor.

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory

TBA (blue on map).

Climate: Lumenor's climate is colder than most, though Vanha Bay in the south, where most of the larger settlements are located, is quite temperate. It is in the north, beyond the Vanha Bay and into the mountains, where Lumenor's reputation for extreme cold comes to fruition. The winds off of the Joisea, the frost-crusted body of water north of Lumenor, are infamous for causing extreme wind chills in communities along the northern coasts, including and especially the island of Lansar. Increasing elevation by ascending into the mountains does not solve this problem, however. Much of Lumenor's mountain ranges are so inhospitable, due either to their inaccessibility or their coldness, that they are almost completely uninhabited outside of clusters of buildings set up around mines, tunnelling out rich ore deposits. Along the western coasts, away from the bustle of Vanha Bay and sheltered from the Joisea winds by the mountains, Lumenor is famous for its beautiful fjords, dotted with cozy, idyllic villages and the summer palaces of the rich and famous. This region is chilly, but, as the Lumen joke, "only so cold as to keep out the foreigners".

Settlements

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Pientila

Lumenor's capital city, and home to the Hall of Elders (the Vanha Suuri's Chambers) and the Royal Residence of the Kuunin of Lumenor. Pientila is Lumenor's second largest city, and is situated at the north coast of Vanha Bay, in the nation's south. The modern day city is built around a historic core that dates back to before the foundation of Lumenor. Many historical sites such as churches and ancient fortresses and villas have been preserved in Pientila, including an imposing medieval wall that encloses the historic city centre. It is this centre, the Historic Quarter, which is home to the Kuunin's Palace and the Vanha Suuri. Outside of the Historic Quarter, the city is notable for being home to a great many public parks and low-density housing projects. Many of Pientila's poorer residents live in the city's extreme north end, which is also home to a number of branch plants developed by industrial enterprises based out of Hoporrti.

Pientila is an ancient city, its founding preceding the arrival of the Lansi into Lumenor by several hundred years. The settlement, merely a large town at the time of the Lansi Conquest, was the place where the Vanha Suuri submitted themselves to Soturi III, ending the conquest with a decisive Lansi victory over the Lairreen. The Vanha Suuri's surrender was encouraged by threats made by Soturi III against the town should they persist in their defiance; if the Vanha Suuri did not surrender, Soturi III had threatened to burn down the settlement entirely, and slaughter every single one of its residents. The surrender of the First Vanha Suuri avoided this fate. Instead, it was only the Vanha Suuri themselves who were burned, their Hall of Elders set ablaze with the First Kuunin and the Vansuur that appointed him locked inside by the Lansi victors. On the ashes of the Old Hall of Elders, Soturi III built a new Hall, in the Lansi style, which has stood (albeit with extensive renovations) to the modern day.

Hoporrti

The largest city, main trade port and industrial and financial centre of Lumenor. Hoporrti rests along Lumenor's southern coast, in the southern-western part of Vanha Bay. Originally a small fishing village, Hoporrti experienced an exponential population boom upon the arrival of the industrial revolution, and its rapid outward expansion led to it administratively annexing numerous other neighbouring towns, which are now merely neighbourhoods of Hoporrti. In significant contrast to the historical buildings and wide open spaces found in Pientila and most of Lumenor's small settlements, Hoporrti is both densely urbanized and starkly modern. The city is home to state-of-the-art infrastructure to facilitate public transportation—including an underground railway system—and its tall, gleaming buildings and polished streets act as a statement to the rest of the world of the wonders of the modern age. Hoporrti's downtown core is home to most of Lumenor's rapidly growing finance sector, and the rest of city is largely what gives Lumenor its industrial might: Hoporrti's industrial enterprises are a goliath of the developed world's manufacturing industry, and their factories pump out products twelve hours a day, earning vast wealth for their owners, and a fair slice of the pie of prosperity for the hard workers that man them. The Hoporrti Docks, from which the metropolis originated, serve a role as a major commercial shipping centre and trade area, and are also home to the headquarters of the Guild of Sailors of Silver Port.

Agriculture: Lumenor's agricultural industry is focused around the fertile south-east, between the Bay of Vanha and Lake Jumala. The Bay area itself is too urbanized for agriculture, and the country's north is unarable. This fertile square of land, though only a small portion of Lumenor's total area, is actually quite expansive and produces a large amount of durable varieties of wheat. All of this wheat, by law, is kept within Lumenor, so as to maximize self-sufficiency.

Industry: All varieties of goods composed primarily or entirely of metals. The caveat of Lumenor's large and prospering manufacturing industry is that there is no real specialization. Goods of all sorts are produced and goods of all sorts of exported abroad, from weapons and other military equipment to household appliances.

Military

Military: Lumenor's tradition of isolationism demands for a strong defensive-oriented military. Land fortresses, either newly constructed or newly renovated mark the eastern border of the Lumen homeland. The Guild of Sailors of Silver Port, a private organization (though with a war-fleet outmatching that of most nations), serves as Lumenor's navy. Though lacking in experience at long reach offensive operations, the G.S.S.P excels in defensive actions, and patrols the long Lumen coastlines as rigorously as the Royal Army casts eyes and aims rifles over the land. The importance of military self-reliance is not lost on the Lumen, and all Lumen military ships, weapons, ammunition and supplies are conceived and manufactured within the confines of Lumenor. As with civilian technological advancements, this results in Lumenor being unreceptive to foreign inventions. Unlike with civilian technological advancements, however, the militaries of Lumenor's neighbours likely would not be fond of sharing their technological secrets with foreign states in the first place, making isolationism more effective for the Lumen in the military sphere than in the civilian sphere.

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Salodonian People's Republic

Government and Economy

Type of Government: Single-party Socialist State

Salodonia is governed by the Socialist Worker's Party. Its constitution asserts the party's role in the administration of all areas of government and politics. The General Secretary performs critical administrative and executive functions, including the national organization of the party, state appointments and establishing policy. Political organizations must have the endorsement of the Socialist Worker's Party to participate in elections. The President of Salodonia is its titular head of state and nominal commander-in chief of the military. The Prime Minister of Salodonia is the head of government, and presides over a council of ministers who represent over 25 ministries and commissions within the state. Below him are three deputy prime ministers who oversee these organizations.

Head(s) of Government:

• General Secretary Danilo Abelli
• President Carlo Battiato
• Prime Minister Cornelio Segreti

Economy: A moderate percentage of Salodonia’s land is suboptimal for agriculture, resulting in a reliance on 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 for construction are plentiful. Salodonia’s waters are abundant with fish, making them an important export commodity.

Major exports include machinery and vehicles, mineral fuels, petroleum, lead, marble & stone, seafood products, furniture, textiles, and wine.
Major imports consist of metals, chemicals, oil, minerals, production machinery, and foodstuffs (grain, livestock, etc.)

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Human

Population: 43 million estimated

Culture: (This is often the most neglected, yet most important section. How you fill this out determines how other nations see you and how the normal people in your nation will act in nearly every situation. What norms have been prevalent, what acts are taboos? Why have these things come about? Try to remember culture is a vital part of any NS.)

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History: (This is one section you really can’t fill out alone. Iron Rain is indisputably a sandbox in that you’ve only been given vague details and a theme. So it is VITAL you collaborate with your neighbours and other players not just to craft your own history, but to craft the history of the greater world around you.)

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory:

Climate: (Our world is warmer than Earth, but not by too much. Northern climates will have the same difficulties as they would have in the real world and other climates can be said to be much the same. Feel free to be detailed here; a temperature doesn’t make a climate so be specific about any geographical details.)

Cities, bases, etc: (This can be a list, or an internal map.)

Agriculture: (Dependant on your climate and other factors, this can be shorter but as always detail means a better world to RP in.)

Industry: (It’s an RP about this, so tell me what sort of industry does your nation have?)

Military

Military: The Salodonian People's Army has seen a massive influx of volunteers in recent years as a result of a growing patriotic phenomenon. Prior to the expulsion of the country's monarchy, Salodonian soldiers had been drawn by conscription, with service terms of three years. Afterwards, 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, Salodonian line infantry is known for high morale and enthusiasm, even in undesirable conditions.

The division is the largest unit of military organization next to an army; one infantry division consisting of 24,000 men. They are comprised of two infantry brigades, each containing two 4,583-strong infantry regiments. These regiments are further broken down into two 1,057-strong battalions each. A battalion contains four 263-strong infantry companies, a 80-strong machine gun company, a 180-strong non-combat labor company, a battalion of cavalry, a 1,959-strong field artillery regiment, military police companies, and engineer battalion, a medical company and a supply company.
A cavalry division contains two cavalry brigades, further divided into two 657-strong regiments each. One of these regiments is comprised of four 141-strong squadrons. Cavalry divisions also contain a horse artillery regiment and non-combat personnel.

The standard infantryman's uniform consists of a grey-green tunic and matching trousers. Black marching boots are worn in wet weather, whereas a more traditional Salodonian-style shoe is worn when it is dry. Grey greatcoats are worn in cold weather, or otherwise rolled up in a soldier's pack. Ranks and units are marked by the piping of a uniform's shoulder straps and collar. Soldiers wear peaked caps, lined with the color denoting their branch. The standard service rifle is a straight-pull bolt-action rifle chambered for a 8x50mm cartridge. It combines a respectable rate of fire of 30-35 rounds per minute with great reliability.

Details of Salodonian soldiers and officers

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Tervan

Government and Economy

Type of Government: (Try to go into some detail here, every government is different and even if you just say absolute monarchy you can still provide some information about how that monarchy works and its internal politics.)

Head(s) of Government: (Who holds the highest office in the nation, if anyone?)

Economy: (Wealth and the flow of it, you should know the effect this can have.)

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: (Only Humans and Human subspecies are allowed. If you choose the latter a description and overview will need to be made. Be as detailed as you want.)

Population: (Self-explanatory, be internally consistent and fit your population to your nation.)

Culture: (This is often the most neglected, yet most important section. How you fill this out determines how other nations see you and how the normal people in your nation will act in nearly every situation. What norms have been prevalent, what acts are taboos? Why have these things come about? Try to remember culture is a vital part of any NS.)

Religious and other Beliefs: (Spirituality or secularism can be a huge part of peoples identities, so what do your people believe?)

History: (This is one section you really can’t fill out alone. Iron Rain is indisputably a sandbox in that you’ve only been given vague details and a theme. So it is VITAL you collaborate with your neighbours and other players not just to craft your own history, but to craft the history of the greater world around you.)

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory: (Be considerate of others, but also be aware we need space filled. Put your map claim here.)

Climate: (Our world is warmer than Earth, but not by too much. Northern climates will have the same difficulties as they would have in the real world and other climates can be said to be much the same. Feel free to be detailed here; a temperature doesn’t make a climate so be specific about any geographical details.)

Cities, bases, etc: (This can be a list, or an internal map.)

Agriculture: (Dependant on your climate and other factors, this can be shorter but as always detail means a better world to RP in.)

Industry: (It’s an RP about this, so tell me what sort of industry does your nation have?)

Military

Military: (I don’t really have a set way for you to do this, and people usually tend to differ a lot in these sections. So have some freedom, write what you like, but don’t abuse it.)

[Monkeypants]

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Trawa

Flag: (Optional)

Government and Economy

Type of Government
Democratic republic. This set up is relatively new to the Trawans as a mere twenty years ago it was a centuries long monarchy.

It is a very simple set up currently. Each province is led by a governor. This governor is elected by the people. The governor elects three representatives to the nations senate. In turn, the senate elects a prime minister.

The senate has a variety of committees that oversee various government functions such as finance, foreign affairs, and trade relations to name a few.

Head(s) of Government
Prime minister Roderick Beradau

Economy
Even with the poor state of the nation, its economy has stayed moderately strong due mainly to their innovative industry. Trawans flood the worlds market with easy to export weapons and commodities.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Humanity

Population: 45 million

Culture: (This is often the most neglected, yet most important section. How you fill this out determines how other nations see you and how the normal people in your nation will act in nearly every situation. What norms have been prevalent, what acts are taboos? Why have these things come about? Try to remember culture is a vital part of any NS.)

Religious and other Beliefs:
Due to Trawa's central position, all faiths of the eastern world exists in some form within Trawan borders.

The state however does no swear by any religion.

History:
Trawa is a long standing nation, tracing its roots to the 13th century...

Sola war,

ISO war,

Bad deal for trawa

Geography, Agriculture, and industry

Trawa is a average sized nation located on the mid western edge of the eastern continent. It boasts mountains to its eastern borders and fertile plains in its heartland

Climate: (Our world is warmer than Earth, but not by too much. Northern climates will have the same difficulties as they would have in the real world and other climates can be said to be much the same. Feel free to be detailed here; a temperature doesn’t make a climate so be specific about any geographical details.)

Cities, bases, etc:
The nation is divided in to ten provinces

Agriculture: (Dependant on your climate and other factors, this can be shorter but as always detail means a better world to RP in.)

Industry: Of the few things Trawans have to be proud of, their heavy industry is at the top. Massive factories with monstrous machines, conveyors and assembly lines pump out items ranging from pocket watches to aircraft. These objects are all well made yet still affordable on the global market.

One of Trawa's foremost attributes is rich mineral deposits and extensive oil reserves. Some would say that having abundant materials gives them a superior position, they're completely right but that so called superiority has led to over confidence and over all loss.

Trawan Defense Force

Due to the conditions regarding the unconditional surrender a decade ago, the Trawan military is severely undermanned, operating at most 75,000 active personnel with another 50,000 in reserve. With such a low active military number for a nation of Trawa's size requires a shift from he average trained soldier to the highly trained warrior. From what observers have seen, Trawan boot camp is one of the most advanced courses to date, with the next level twice as difficult.

Trawan soldiers are taught to operate any weapon on the battle and improvise when no traditional weapon is found, survive in harsh conditions with little to no rations, and above all else.. show no fear in the face of an enemy.

Even with the intense training, one wont known how effective it truly is until it is put to the test.

Army

The Trawan army is quite small for its population, a stipulation of its surrender. This has led to a focus on defensive technologies to halt enemies and win through attrition.

They use a straight pull bolt action rifle and have recently developed a automatic rifle but it is not as reliable as it could be. Machineguns are common in the Trawan doctrine as well as field guns, covered by huge batteries far behind the front line.




Trawan 16.5cm Heavy gun

Air corps
Trawan air forces are pushing the limits of flight technology. Planes of just about every configuration have been tested to date. The most amusing being the five engine, twelve wing dual hull bomber. It made It off the ground and for a moment, there was promise that this could change the world.. It did not.

After examining the wreckage, they were able to refine the dual and triple wing designs for fighter aircraft however the large hull, multi prop air design has been put back to the drawing board. Airships of all practical sizes exist within the nations borders and are usually loaded with bombs and machine gun ports.

Navy

The Trawan navy was at one point, one of the largest surface fleets on the globe. After the great war though, this number was cut severely. Many of its surviving battleships either captured or scuttled.

After the war, the severe limitations placed upon Trawa prevented massive battleships from production and a tonnage limit removed any chance of a legal large navy. They worked around this with the onset of the submarine.

The Trawans poured a vast fortune in to the submarine and using their relatively light tonnage due to the lack of heavy surface ship armor, was able to create a vast fleet of these famed undersea predators.


Trawan SB 42

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The Socialist Republic of Polirisia

"The Beacon of Hope and Freedom"

Flag:

Information

Government and Economy

Type of Government: A Parliamentary Republic under a single state party. The head of the government is the General Secretary of the Party. The General Secretary is chosen by the Central Committee. The Central Committee is chosen by elections of the Party Congress. The Central Committee is composed of the Chairperson of the Department of Health, Chairperson of the Department of Defense, Chairperson of the Department of Internal Affairs and Local Government, Chairperson of the Department of Agriculture, Chairperson of the Department of External Affairs and Diplomacy, Chairperson of the Department of the Treasury, Chairperson of the Department of Trade and Industry, Chairperson of the Department of Transportation, Chairperson of the Department of Justice and Chairperson of the Department Education. Every five years, the General Secretary and Central Committee are replaced with new members or current members who assume different offices.

Members of the party are chosen by having civil service exams and party-approved socialist exams. Those who pass go through rigorous training programs designed to remove spies and those not completely devoted to Socialist and party ideology. Those who complete the programs are pledged into the party and are further indoctrinated. After this process, they are accessed for offices in the country.

Head(s) of Government: General Secretary Costo Areva.

Economy: Polirisia is a small island nation but is rich in natural resources. The northern and central region are rich in lumber. The southern region and the two minor islands to the south are rich in metal ores. The oceans around the nation are rich in sea life that are readily edible. The state party is currently trying to industrialize the nation. Mass education and training programs are being provided to have the nation become self sufficient. The nation also enjoys rich agricultural bounties from its myriad of farms scattered across its coast.

However the party has yet to utilize this resources at the most efficient state. The industrialization programs were pulling away farmers towards the cities which could potentially create food shortage or worst, a massive famine. Increased conscription was also adding to the shortages. Poor transportation also made the delivery of food from the rural countryside to cities and industrial centers also compounded the problem. The industrial capacity which the party aimed to increase was only at an estimate 25%. Again poor transportation compounded industrial problems are raw materials could not be delivered in time to fulfill demands. The party has yet to address this growing issues.

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History, Demographics and Culture

Primary Species: Homo Parva more commonly known as Hobbits. From the Novgorod word Havbi, from the Polirisian word "Hab-Ai" meaning "sea people" Hobbits are mostly known for being 3 feet of average height and has unusual growth of hair on the back of their hands and feet.

Population: 5,000,000 estimate.

Culture: WIP

Religious and other Beliefs: Church of Novgorod. Early missionaries proclaimed that the Hobbit race are a lost tribe of the Dwarven kind. The government is currently in the process of gradual reformation to sway the people from the power of the Dwarven church.

History: The Polirisian people are no different than the common Homo Sapien. Except for the fact that they can only grow to an average of four feet and have unsual growth of hair on their hands and feet. Homo Parva are from the island of Polirisia that has a tropical climate and boast a number of white sand beaches. Unlike the its cousins, Homo Parva did not have any natural predators on their natural environment. Homo Parva quickly flourished in their island home. Like Homo Sapien, Homo Parva developed the use of tools, discovered fire, domesticated several animal species and adapted an early form of agriculture. The natural flat, open fields and winding rivers of Polirisia was perfect for growing Yamaka. Yamaka are a type of grain which has a brown stalk that grows six feet tall. It has long pods which bears cereal that number around 80 to 100 pieces per pod. This has become the staple of the Polirisian people.

Before the arrival of Novgorod explorers, the Polirisian people were a relatively simple people. The Polirisian developed simple tribal despotism to govern their different bands. Tribal warfare was common as disputes between land, food, community quarrels and even marital affairs and witchcraft accusations quickly led to conflict. Over the years, tribal affiliation became more and more important as tribal conflicts became very common and increasingly more savage. There are tales of entire towns burned to the ground, the brutal rape and torture of the womenfolk and even cannibalism. The Polirisians developed facial and body tattoos, simply hand signs and tribal chants to differentiate themselves from one another. Often this tribes would become xenophobic and outsiders would be aggressively repulsed for the purpose of self preservation.

Novgorod exploitation and shit, WIP.

However by the year xxxx, a nationalist fervor began to engulf the Polirisian people. Several independence movements have been formed prior xxxx yet the Red Revolution would be the most successful and well known. In xxxx, a young banking students from the Polirisian elite families began to study the works of "Karl Marx equivalent". His social and economical views astonished the young man. Quva Royo began to adhere to "Marxist" ideology. He became increasingly more and more vocal about the subjugation of his people by the Novgorod bourgeoisie elites. He did not yet want to secede from the mother country but instead have equal footing with them. He wanted a fair trade negotiation where the Polirisian people would prosper as the Novgorod does. Royo also aimed to have marginal autonomy for Polirisia and the Polirisian race. The authorities viewed him as a danger to the established social order. In xxxx, he was exiled to "another colonial country".

During his exile, he met other "Marxist" adherents who shared their philosophy with him. Strengthening his beliefs of a Socialist Polirisia, Royo began to make plans for his home country. He eventually got word of a small revolutionary group of disgruntled farmers known as the Polirisian People's Revolutionary Society. The PPRS fought for the lands that they farmed on. The farms of Polirisia at the time were owned by wealthy Polirisian upper class families who leased the lands to the farmers in exchange for a percentage of their harvest. Royo viewed this as a form of neo-serfdom which was fueled by Novgorod elites. The PPRS quickly supported Royo once they heard of his ideals and promises.

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Geography, Agriculture and Industry

Territory:

Climate: Mainly tropically hot and humid and has plentiful rainfall all year round. The nation has two predominant seasons, the dry and wet seasons. The dry seasons start in the summers and are characterized by low precipitation and very humid weather. The wet seasons begin at the start of the monsoon rains and are characterized by excessive downpours and low temperatures. Typhoons and floods are most common during the wet seasons and occasional droughts and surprise thunderstorms are common in the dry season. Hail and snow are also reported, although very rarely and only under particular circumstances such as notably powerful typhoons.

Cities, bases, etc: (This can be a list, or an internal map.)

Agriculture: While the Hobbits of Polirisia have been successful in fisheries and animal domestication, the main source of agriculture and food produce in the island nation is plant growth and harvest. The primary plant grown in Polirisia is the cereal crop Yamaka. However Yamaka needs very saturated soil to grow in. Riverbanks

Industry: WIP

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Military

Military: WIP

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Nation Name: Kingdom of Odesh

Flag: (Optional)

Government and Economy

Type of Government: Elective monarchy

The King or Queen is voted upon by representatives from the 6 provinces of Odesh. These representatives are voted by the population in their individual provinces.

The King or Queen holds the most power of all those in the country, however if all 6 representatives decide on a decision against the current standing monarch, the King/Queen can be out voted.

The vote is held every 5 years for a King, and the representatives of each province can be voted out via the population, this does mean that if a representative is viewed highly by the people, they can stay as a province representative for many years.

Head(s) of Government:
King: Samuel Thomas
Province A Representative: Sophie Graham
Province B Representative: Edward Davies
Province C Representative: William Hudson
Province D Representative: Robert Wood
Province E Representative: Scarlett Pearson
Province F Representative: Jonathan Richardson

Economy:
For many years the Economy was based upon agriculture and slowly declining. In recent decades however the country has been occupied by neighbour Trawa. In this occupation, Trawa began integrating its own industry and culture into Odesh.

When Odesh gained its independence back it had evolved into a much more industrialised power, heavily borrowing techniques from Trawa.

Its current economy is slowly increasing, based mostly around Agriculture but booming industrial cities have begin to rise within the nation.

History, Demographics, and Culture.

Primary Species: Human

Population: 25,000,000

Culture: (This is often the most neglected, yet most important section. How you fill this out determines how other nations see you and how the normal people in your nation will act in nearly every situation. What norms have been prevalent, what acts are taboos? Why have these things come about? Try to remember culture is a vital part of any NS.)

Religious and other Beliefs:
The main religion of The Kingdom of Odesh is The Church of Novgorod, this religion has been rising in popularity in Odesh for many years, yet began a massive increase when the Novgorod military helped liberate Odesh from Trawan hands.

The second religion, cultivating a large following, is Ventian Monoclasticism. This religion has been steady in the western provinces, and had been the dominant religion before the boom in The Church of Novgorod.

History: (This is one section you really can’t fill out alone. Iron Rain is indisputably a sandbox in that you’ve only been given vague details and a theme. So it is VITAL you collaborate with your neighbours and other players not just to craft your own history, but to craft the history of the greater world around you.)

Geography, Agriculture, and Industry

Territory:


The Provinces are simply labelled by a letter (From Province A to Province F)


Agriculture/Industry Divide.
Blue=Industry
Yellow=Agriculture


Odeshian Railway


Odeshian Major Rivers

Climate: Odesh has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round.The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below −11 °C (12 °F) or rising above 35 °C (95 °F).

Cities, bases, etc:

Places Of Interest=Yellow dot
Capital=Pink Dot

Capital=Blackridge= The capital of Odesh is known as one of the largest industrial capitals to produce military arms.
1=Stathford =Industrial Docks, connecting trade networks with other docks in the kingdom
2=Rivermouth =Industrial Docks, connecting trade networks with other docks in the kingdom
3=Colkirk = Industrial City, known for its firearm manufactory and metal working.
4=Lerwick =Industrial Docks, connecting trade networks with other docks in the kingdom
5=Malrton = A military base at the border between Novgorod and Odesh.
6=Sudbury = Mostly Agricultural, specialising in textiles.
7=Huddersfield =Industrial Docks, connecting trade networks with other docks in the kingdom
9=Redwater =Industrial Docks, connecting trade networks with other docks in the kingdom
8=Wimborne = Major Agricultural city .
10=Wallowdale =Major Agricultural city .
11=Duncaster =Major Agricultural city .
12=Arbington= Major Agricultural city .
13=Swordbreak= A military base at the border between Trawa and Odesh.
14=Barnsley= Agricultural Farm town, linking the crops of the large province C to the rest of the nation.
15=Chesterfield= A military base at the border between Trawa and Odesh.

Agriculture:
-Cattle
-Goats
-Chickens
-Wheat
-Potatoes
-Peas
-Hay
-Fish

Industry:
As the Trawa invaders had kick started the industry of Odesh, they realised that they would need more arms for the coming wars and so Odesh was mainly set on producing the tools of war, Ships, Guns, Bullets anything that requires a war to run, Odesh is making.

Gun manufacturers

Gun manufacturers -
Odeshian Arms
Havemakers
Worskruch Firearms
Wallace and Co

Odeshian guns -
OD1901 Repeater
A bolt action rifle, invented by an Odeshian military engineer in 1901. The rifle chambers 5, 7.7×56mm cartridges via loading of an internal magazine from the top with stripper clips. The rifle is easily mass produced and is known for its comfortable recoil and power.

A carbine version is also available (OD1901 Repeater Carbine).

Worskruch Revolver MkII
A revolver, invented by Johnathon Worskruch in 1886, this design improved upon the previous via the addition of a double action feature, allowing the user to continuously fire the firearm without pulling back the hammer manually. The revolver is loaded via a top break action, loading 6, 11.43×23mm cartridges.

Wallace Repeater(WR) Handgun
A semi automatic handgun, Invented by Wallace and co in 1909, the handgun is still in testing and limited amounts of them have been given to select groups. The weapon fires 11.43×23mm cartridges and is loaded by a magazine inserted in the grip, the magazines can hold 10 rounds. The weapon is more likely to jam than the Worskruch Revolver but it can be reloaded faster and contains more ammunition than its 6 shot rival.

Havemakers Machinegun
A fully automatic machine gun, finding service from 1889, large in size and taking 3 men to operate. Despite its bulk and weight, the weapon is know for its large amount of ammunition and its reliability.

The weapon fires from a cloth belt, able to load belts of 100, 250 and 500, 7.7×56mm ammunition. The weapons large barrel and water coolers allows it to fire continuously for a long period of time, although short controlled bursts are recommended.

Wallace LightMachinegun
Wallace and co have been on the edge of military breakthroughs throughout Odesh, and the Wallace Machinegun is no exception. The Odeshian military needed a specific weapon, one that the OD1901 Repeater and Havemakers Machinegun could not fill. A weapon as manuevrable as a rifle, but with the rapid fire capability of a machinegun. This was accomplished in 1908 with the Wallace LightMachinegun, a machinegun much lighter than the current heavy machinegun (9kg compared to 27kg) whilst keeping a reasonable amount of rapid fire capability. The weapon is loaded from the top via box magazines holding 30 rounds of 7.7×56mm ammunition, this new design had a slower rate of fire than the larger machineguns, and a soldier would have to watch themselves for if the barrel became too hot, despite these drawbacks the advantages outweighed them. The weapon could be carried by a single man, and if necessary fired whilst standing or moving.

Worskruch Revolving Shotgun
A shotgun, created in 1881, able to hold 4 rounds of ammunition via an internal revolving chamber. The Shotgun shells are loaded one at a time from the top of the weapon, and are automatically extracted via a spring loaded rotation of the cylinder. The reason for this mechanism was to create a shotgun that could have a short barrel, and so would be perfect for the average man to protect his home. For this reason the shotgun comes in three variants, A Home Defence model( Consisting of a 16" Barrel), a Military Model(Consisting of a 20" barrel, tactical sling and bayonet lug) and a Hunting Model (Consisting of a 25" barrel).

Despite having a Military variant, the weapon failed to impress the Odeshain military engineers, and so the weapon does not see action within the Armed Forces. Despite this, the civilian market has boomed with the weapons, as they are cheaper than pump action models imported from other nations. it is also not uncommon to see an Odeshian soldier with a personal Home Defence Model Worskruch shotgun strapped to his back.

Military

Military:
Infantry
The standing military consists of 100,000 troops, with 200,000 Troops in the reserve force.
It is estimated that 4,000,000 troops can be conscripted during war time.
The typical Odeshian infantryman carries an OD1901 Repeater, many also carry a sidearm of there own or those lucky enough to be issued with one, these are usually Revolver variants, the most popular being the Odeshian made Worskruch Revolver's.

Each infantryman carries 50 rounds of rifle ammunition in small cloth pouches on the uniform, other pouches provide space for an entrenching tool, water bottle, mess tin, personal items, knife and fork and other small survival equipment.

The typical uniform for the Odesian army consists of thick woollen tunics dyed khaki, trousers and stiffened peak caps, large boots are also standard issue.

Artillery
Cannon's, howitzers and Mortars. In a variety of shell sizes to fit multiple roles.

Navy
The Odeshian Navy is mostly a defensive fleet, protecting the coast of Odesh aswell as the trade routes Odesh holds.

30 Destroyers
15 Light Cruisers
5 Heavy Cruisers
5 Pre-Dreadnought Battleships
1 Dreadnought

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Nation Name:: Mralia
Flag: n/a

Type of Government: (A rather benign) Military Junta

Heads of Government: Mralian Reformation Peoples Party (MRPP) a council of top military leaders, headed by General Bralitoph (Braw-
lee-toff)

Economy: A recovering economy, Mralia is rebuilding itself after the devastating civil war, and most of the GDP is invested in the construction industry, renovating and rebuilding destroyed cities and industries to cutting-edge standards.
It is a mixed-economy, most businesses are privately owned, with limited welfare programs available for those in need, though it isn't as developed as socialist countries. Owing to how long the civil war has been, much of the country had been relying upon the war economy, with massive shipyards and munitions factories dominating towns.. Private sector, non-military industries are cattle raising, leather working, and cotton farming and processing. There are several oil and coal mines to the west. The burgeoning film industry has been changing many parts of the country. Planes are commonplace, as are the factories that produce them.
Exports: Arms, beef, leather, cotton, clothing, coal, oil, planes
Imports: Food, metals, wood

Primary Species Human, darker skinned with dark hair and eyes.

Population: TBD for the exact number, but it isn't that big compared to the other countries, since the land can't support that many people.
Culture: Once a totalitarian theocracy, Mralia has come free from the oppressive weights of the Church, though the bloody civil war that preceded it has left a lasting impact on the social landscape. The military has been a progressive force, embracing social changes. The further inland you go, the more conservative it becomes, with most of the Church residing in the interior. Those on the coasts are highly supportive of the military, while the interior is distrustful. Stereotypes for the interior are someone who is uneducated and highly superstitious, while coast dwellers are though to be too in love with other cultures. The Mralian film industry is booming, fueled during the civil war by the military for propaganda material to inspire support for the war effort. Now, ten years on since the civil war, film has continued to do well, with movie theaters found in almost every town in Mralia. Most of the films draw on old folk tales, retelling classics such as 'The Coyote, the Boy, and the Dead Horse'. It is all still silent films. Many see film as a way to bring the shattered country back together, and film festivals are commonplace, celebrating the countries shared history. The introduction of planes have also had a transformative aspect on Mralia, with planes becoming an incredibly powerful cultural icon. Air travel is increasingly common, and the skies above cities are filled with the sounds of planes zooming by. Many young men and women belong to aviation clubs, where they maintain and fly community shared aircraft for pleasure. Some wealthy families are likely to own a plane, going on pleasure 'air trips', flying the planes to holiday in other places in the country. For most people, they have to content themselves with looking upwards at the sky in wonder. Aviation wear is a popular fashion style. All planes are rudimentary, and there have been some leaked rumors that the military has been experimenting with timing machine gun bullets with the rotating of the propeller.

Religion: The dominant faith in Mralia is the Church of the Sanguinary Mother. The short side of it is that it's a Marianism expy lovingly mixed with death worship and reincarnation. I've written about it before, and more of the cosmology is available if someone wants to see it.
A Bit Longer Explanation
It believes that the Mother gave birth to the entire physical world and presided over it, before giving birth to every single human that would exist. However, the Mother was displeased with how the humans destroyed the world, turning it into a desert. So the Mother killed all of the humans with her own hands, and returned them into her womb, crushed. She has now nourished and fixed sinners inside of her womb, and returned them to the physical world. Whenever someone sins, when they die, their soul will be smashed against the earth, causing great torment, and then returned to the Mother's womb, where she will try and fix the soul. Once someone has done good deeds in their life, they will be freed from the cycle of death and rebirth at the hands of the Mother, and will be able to enter a state of eternal bliss. To be a good person and freed from the cycle of death and rebirth, one must be a good Sanguinarian, and adhere to the holy books. Most Mralians are at least passingly religious, and will observe the major holidays and holy days.
History:
Mralia has been ruled by a theocracy for the last 300 years, with the Sanguinary Church dominating the country, executing dissidents and those deemed 'heretics'. As time progressed and the rest of the world had been changing, especially with the sweeping rise of socialism, which decried religious dogmatism. Eventually, eastern intellectuals, allying themselves with secular military officials, threw a revolutionary coup to rid the country of the regime. The coup turned into a civil war, with the conservative interior being held onto by the Church, and the coastal and border regions supporting the secularists, with most of the fighting being held in the interior. What ultimately set the secularists apart was their willingness to adopt new technologies to their cause more rapidly than the Church, who were conservative in their adoption of new tactics and technologies.

Geography

Territory: South of Kuldarra, extending from the eastern coast, to the eastern bit of the indentation there, with the Western border following the Kuldarra indentation down to the eastern edge that lake, down to the southern coast, claiming that little spur, but not the bay it connects to. It'll also hold a few of the islands to the south of the Western mainland.

Climate : Hot. semi-Arid plains and savanna in the interior (think Texas) and coastal hills on the coasts. The north shares a similar climate to Kuldarra, and the far southern island has similar weather to Iceland.

Industries