[center][h1]The Grand Union 

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Nation Type:
Constitutional Republic 

Claims:
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Terrain: What is the climate of the place you now live in. With all the WMDs that were chucked around, its possible that the climate can be thrown off, but don't just turn Texas into a winter wonderland.

Government Type:
The GUC runs on a system very close to the modern US, divded into three branches: the Adminstorum (Supreme Court), the Execatorium (Executive) and the Senatorium (Legislative). The Execatorium and the Senatorium are both very close to their actual counter parts (although each senator in the Seantorium can must be relected every 8 years). The Adminstorium is actually the Hold Church of Amercanism who uses the Constitution to see if actions are "allowed by the founders".

Capital: 
Independence - Built upon Philadelphia's old city.


Head of State: 
President Willian S.J. Tarrot

Other Important People:
Great Iron Lord, General Karakzaw the Slayer of the Steel Legion
High Chancellor Alesand Yorland of the Atalanti Republic
Divine Americanism Minister Adams Jenkins Jr. the Pious
Head of the Cabinet Andrew Tillman
Speaker of the Senatorium Diago Ralou

Population:
6.3 Million


Attitude Towards Evols: 
Neutral - Don't really do much against them but also don't actively go out to hunt them down. Kinda don't really care about them if they're doing well or doing bad.

Economic System: 
Interventionism
 
Resources:
The Grand Union Commonwealth is rich in natural resources of iron, coal and timber. Through extensive labor, some portions of Pittsburgh have been able to some small steel mills although they are nothing compared to what the City of Steel could once produce. Its many rivers and fertile soil still produce a good number of crops even though it is irradiated, able to feed most of its population most the time. Harsh winters will almost certainly results in famine as not only will crops die, but fishing will be very difficult.

Currency: 
Iron Dollar - Excessively in coins and not actually made of iron.

Technology:
Manufacturing abilities uses a strange hybrid of cottage and mass production with each worker hand making a very specific part or set of parts for a larger contraption. Steam engines are a common sight which are used to power vehicles and heavy machinery.

Official Religion: 
Americanism

Religious Information:
Americanism worships the founding fathers as gods, namely Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and Adams who represent virtue, knowledge, equality and liberty. The rest of the founding fathers are less deities. Famous revolutionary figures such as Paul Revere are revered as saints. People who are seen as "patriotic" enough are counted as living saints and are held at the same level of actual saints although they are rare.

There are some other religions in the Grand Union territory, the largest of which is Christianity but is only really popular in the more rural lands. A few cults of several various ideals and beliefs are present but are tiny and spread out. Some other minority old world religions can be found in small pockets within cities.

History: 
The origins of the Grand Union Commonwealth can be traced to the Independence Shelter located under the Constitution center in Philadelphia. As the world ended, people slowly began to go mad due to low supplies, bad living conditions and other environmental factors leading to them worshipping the founding father which had their own exhibit in the Constitution Center.

Upon leaving the vault, missionaries where sent far and wide to try and spread the ideas of Americanism as scholars went to work studying the Constitution to set up a new government. Soon a new nation sprung up in the ruins of south eastern Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth. By reclaiming the old train lines, they were able to spread their reach into the rest of PA before encountering their first real opposition: the Steel Legion.

The Steel Legion was something of a well organized barbarian nation to the eyes of the Commonwealth, but the then President Thomas Numen realized the worth of these Legionaries or "Steelers", not only as military units but also their city, the Citadel of Steel in Pittsburgh. Through skillful negotiation, Numen had absorbed the Steel Legion into the Commonwealth and now had access to their industrial abilities. A similar tactic was used in their dealings with the Atalanti Republic, a small south New Jersey republic, thus forming the Grand Union Commonwealth.

With the resources blessed by nature of their state and the blessings of the founding fathers behind their back, the GUC now stands on the debate of its grand plans of "inheriting" the USA.
 
Culture:
Sylvanians are well known to be a blunt and industrious people however they are also some what hotheaded and are very rowdy when riled up. Steelers are more so and are much for brutish compared to Sylvanian "elegance". Atalanti are much more reserved and free spirited.

Military Numbers: 
65,000 Professional
15,000 Militia

Military Units:
The GUC's primary infantry are the Guards who often hail from the Commonwealth Proper and look akin to the soldiers of the Continental Army of the Revolution with more modern weaponry and some armor giving them the name of "Bluecoats". Supporting them are the hardened Steel Legionaries and the flexible Atalanti Marines. The Steel Legionaries are renowned for their iron will and heavy, crude looking roman-esque armor and barbarian-like Ironbreakers, they preform most of the heavy infantry and shock melee work. The Atalanti Pathfinders consists of what few professional US military had from local garrasions and national guard units; they are the elite branch of the GUC Army (Militarum) able to work on land and at sea.

There are also then two paramilitary forces: the Militarum Localis (the Militia) and the Adminstorum Adeptus (the Inquisition). In accords to the Holy Constitution, common men and women are used as a "well trained and equipped militia for defense", on paper. In reality, while they are given some training, they tend to use the worse weapons and are treated as more or less meat shields which can also be used for offensive operation. The Inquisition on the other hand is the militant arm of the High Church of Americanism and although few in numbers, are extremely effective at both preaching and fighting who also serve as internal police to assist actual policing forces (who often are just Militia).