Name of Nation: [hider=United Democratic Changxa] [img]http://www.marinedeckfactory.com/upload/2017-08/02/4-57dd6.jpg[/img] [/hider] [hider=Flag] [img]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y3XVb6AfL._SX681_.jpg[/img] [/hider] Government: One party state, ruled by the People's Unity Party. The government is made up of a legislature, the United People's Congress, an executive branch, the United People's Government, the military branch, the People's Defense Force and the People's Armed Police, the judicial Supreme People's Court, and the supervisory People's Democratic Commission. Voting takes place every new year, and is open to all above the age of 14. The highest positions of government will always be up for election, but often run uncontested. Positions are generally contested by members of lower levels of government, and usually only when someone resigns. The current Chairman of the People's Unity Party and of the United People's Government is Lan At-zen. While democratic elections take place, the People's Unity Party suppresses minority groups that are considered counter-revolutionary or reactionary. Among those are the remnants of the industrialists and monarchists who stayed behind. Many of the former nobility and their followers who did not escape have been either rounded up in prisons or are closely watched by government minders. In this way, the last vestiges of the old are being stamped out. Those high ranking members of the nobility, industrialists, and other enemies of the Party who were deemed too dangerous were executed behind closed doors, but with overwhelming public support. Species: Human Culture: The country's population possesses a sense of suspicion towards outside forces bordering on xenophobia. There is no official religion and all religious practices are closely monitored, with religious heads being state appointed. The nation is very reliant on its farms for self sufficiency, with its staple food being rice. While the UDC has massive magic potential, there is currently little remaining industry capable of mining and processing its vast reserves, and so its potential goes largely untapped and its people are generally unaware of magic's full potential, with many unaware it exists at all. In the aftermath of civil war, little outside information reaches the people of the UDC, with most news being heavily controlled by government censors. Despite this, the people of the UDC are relatively well educated, with heavy emphasis post-war being put on public education for both boys and girls. In addition, the citizens of the UDC tend to be very proud of their nationalized health service, which was spawned from the vast medical infrastructure set up during the civil war. Most citizens are thus very patriotic and loyal, with a majority being party members. The people of UDC maintain a degree of reverence towards Chairman Lan, with songs, plays, books, and even entire courses in universities dedicated to him and his leadership. History: United Democratic Changxa emerged only five years ago after a brutal decade long civil war that was waged across the entire country. Ten years prior to the civil war, the country was fractured between competing forces, all laying claim to the same area now known as Changxa: The Kingdom of Akiia, the Kaal Military Government, the Democratic National Front, and the National Farmer-Worker Union. The NFWU was the precursor to the current People's Unity Party. The Kingdom, originally having controlled the entirety of Changxa, had been slowly whittled away by successive inept rulers, whose policies angered both the working class and peasantry with their exploitation and the industrialists with their restrictions on trade. With a majority of the population either working class or peasant, there was a real threat of a revolution. Anxious about the impending failure of the Kingdom, the Kaal Military Government attempted a coup that was partially successful in seizing key industrial sectors of the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Front, having existed for some time as an attempt by the Kingdom's industrialists to leverage their government, seized about 30% of the Kingdom's urban areas. With the country quickly descending into a state of disarray, far left agitators riled up the already angry and discontent farmhands, who rose up against their regional lords. This was initially named the National Farmer Union, but as the influence of the NFU expanded into industrial areas, workers made up an increasing number of the NFU's ranks and the name was changed accordingly. The NFWU gained the trust of the peasants and workers by sending soldiers to help repair damage caused by fighting and quickly integrated with the isolated villages and small towns that made up the rural sectors of the country. NFWU soldiers even set up schools that, in addition to basic education, also spread socialist theory to the youth of the peasantry. This is what would set the NFWU apart for the duration of the war. While the situation was undoubtedly dire, there was no immediate war. While border conflicts occurred, the competing factions mostly refrained from igniting an all-out war, as no one side had the military strength to take control of the entire country. So for ten years, a strained peace reigned over Changxa. It was in the middle of Changxa's cold winter that the silence was broken. The King, King Sun-Sa, was found dead in his sleeping quarters. While the Kingdom attempted to keep the situation under wraps while power was being transitioned, a Kaal spy broke the news. In a matter of days, the Kingdom's military was being overrun across a wide front by Kaal forces who were better equipped and more numerous. Almost in the same instant, workers' uprisings took place within both the Kaal Military Government's borders and within the DNF, prompting the then-named People's Red Army to invade both factions. In just one year, the Kingdom's former territory was almost entirely controlled by the military government, while much of the DNF was being overrun by the PRA. The outcome of the war was uncertain. After the end of the first year of fighting, foreign aid began trickling in, propping up the DNF, which was at risk of being totally destroyed by enthusiastic Red Army fighters. Meanwhile, the NFWU was being pushed back rapidly by the Kaal forces, resulting in much of its key agricultural land being ceded. The DNF and Kaal governments made a hasty alliance against the workers, and the two fronts the NFWU was holding were quickly collapsing. In response, the provisional government of the NFWU drafted nearly every able bodied man and woman within its borders, arming them with a makeshift arsenal of muskets, hunting rifles, and even spears. This measure stabilized the fronts and took back vital agricultural land, key for sustained survival during the harsh winter. As the fronts stabilized, the fighting calmed down with the coming winter. In the meantime, fortifications were built along all borders in preparation. All sides were suffering from crushed morale and a chronic shortage of supply. When the winter ended, it seemed no side was prepared to continue the fight. Throughout the next few years, the civil war was reduced to sporadic border conflicts with little gained or lost. After five years, the war's staggering death toll became clear. Over 500,000 civilians killed and military deaths in excess of 1 million. During the fifth year of fighting, a sudden surprise attack was launched on the DNF by Kaal forces. The DNF's defences held stiffly, although the military government had new artillery that helped break through the line at key points. Meanwhile, Red Army units that had infiltrated Kaal's industrial sectors rose up and seized land behind enemy lines. Suddenly, war had erupted once more. A sweeping push was made by Red forces into Kaal territory, seizing almost all of what had been previously lost and then pushing further. As a result, the offensive on the DNF stalled, as units were pulled back urgently to combat the threat in the rear. Advances in automobiles allowed some troops to reach the new front line, but Red forces had already seized land deep in Kaal lines, capturing weapons depots and factories. In addition, soldiers in the Kaal ranks began suddenly defecting to DNF lines, many shaken by the sudden panic caused by the Red invasion. Within the year, the Kaal Military Government had been dissolved, its leadership largely surrendering or defecting to the DNF. And then the front line stabilized once more, with the DNF and the NFWU being the last two contenders for control over the war-torn country. The two armies dug in, and prepared for a long war, digging a massive front line, which was maintained until the final year of the war. It was just when it seemed the war would go on for eternity that fate struck. A disease had broken out in the rice fields within DNF lines. Officials quickly realized that crop yield would not sustain their forces for the winter. Faced with near unbreakable fortifications in front of them and a looming famine, diplomats were sent to broker peace deals. The NFWU, keen on taking all of the country, demanded unconditional surrender. As a buildup of Red Army stockpiles of food and resources began signifying a large scale winter offensive, which had thus far been avoided by the combatants, DNF leadership began fleeing the country. In a matter of months, the DNF government nearly disintegrated, and its army with it. A Red advance went almost entirely uncontested, with a majority of remaining troops defecting. Thus, on the tenth year of hostilities, the nation of United Democratic Changxa was formed. It was only later that historians would uncover the true extent of the Red victory. It had been no accident that the King had died, his death was an assassination by a Red Army spy, intended to spark chaos. In addition, it was found that the extent of Red infiltration extended far beyond just hidden militias. Factories supplying enemy troops were infiltrated and dud ammunition was distributed far and wide. In addition, key advisors to both DNF and Kaal leadership had connections with the NFWU, and were instrumental in ensuring that no premature invasions took place. Finally, it had been a Red Army plot to spark a famine in the DNF territory, with farmers from NFWU territory being sent to sabotage rice fields, flooding some areas and draining others, leading to the growth of fungal disease that slashed crop yield. In the end, it had been a success for the Red Army. However, the cost was immense. A total of 2.5 million people died during the war, devastating the country which had a pre-war population of just over 10 million. It would take a massive coordinated effort by the new government to restore order and rebuild the country. After five years, the country had been reorganized, but large areas were still damaged, with entire blocks within the capital still in ruins. Territorial Claims: Economy: Socialist, divided between state ownership and cooperatives. There is no international trade and the government enforces strict anti-capitalist policies, cracking down on private ownership and wealth inequality. Technology: UDC, while not technologically backwards, has an industrial sector that has lagged behind the rest of the world. Its boats are mostly relics of the past and it has not developed the capability to mount weapons on aircraft. Its isolationism has led to it being largely unaware of military developments in other nations, and while it is aware of magic's military uses, there is no emphasis put on developing magic in the near future. The country is still heavily reliant on animals for transport, although a nationwide network of trains is being developed for joint civilian and military use. Automobiles are rare and used mostly for military personnel. As far as civilian technology is concerned, its medical facilities are excellent, with some exceptional pioneers in medicine being produced within its borders. Army: UDC's army is divided between the People's Armed Police and the People's Defense Forces. The army is roughly 750,000 strong, with a surprising 200,000 made up of female soldiers. As service is mandatory for both men and women, about 1 million men and women with past experience would be easily conscripted. The army is well drilled in mobile warfare, but is largely untested against the combined arms tactics of modern warfare. The armed forces are well armed with equipment on-par with that of other nations, although larger equipment is towed almost exclusively by animals or is carried by train. Machine guns are widely utilized as artillery pieces. UDC has few “special forces” and most of its army is made up of foot soldiers armed with rifles. While horses are used to transport equipment, cavalry units are largely unheard of. Artillery units are usually integrated into defensive positions, and railway mounted artillery pieces are on the drawing boards. Navy: The "Navy" of UDC is managed jointly by the People's Armed Police and the Ministry of Hunting and Fishing. It fields around 200 patrol vessels, mostly converted civilian craft. Around 25 of its active vessels are dedicated military patrol boats, while the rest vary from armed sailboats to modified fishing boats. The "Navy" is almost entirely dedicated to internal security, patrolling UDC's various rivers and lakes. Air Force: The only aircraft in the UDC are a small number of experimental biplanes, still undergoing testing. There is no air force to speak of. Rolls: Territory: 7 Tech: 11 Army Size: 15 Economy: 7 Production: 10 Navy Size: 1 Airforce Size: 1 Magic: 17 Mobilization: 16 Traits: Politically Loyal: The vast majority of the population approves of the government and would oppose an invading force. Many civilians would put up resistance if attacked. Political Officers - Many party members are assigned as political officers within the armed forces, encouraging loyalty. This leads to soldiers who can keep up morale in tough conditions, but the emphasis on loyalty can hurt tactical decision making. Workplace Democracy - Workers own the means to produce wealth and act democratically within their workplaces. This improves the quality of produced items and the workers are largely happy, but the country's production is restricted heavily except in times of war. Magic Ineptitude - The nation is largely ignorant of the potential of magic. However, there is vast potential and no prior tradition to prevent innovation. Defense Force - UDC has no offensive ambitions and the role of its armed forces is purely defensive. Its soldiers are highly motivated to defend their homeland, but it will take some convincing to get them to invade. Fanaticism: Some soldiers are fanatically devoted to their party, and will take measures such as ramming boats and charging machine gun nests in times of desperation. This can lead to miracles, but can also compound an already dire military situation by needlessly sacrificing soldiers. Foreign Relations: UDC has made almost no effort towards diplomacy with its neighbors and is largely isolated internationally. Other: National Holidays: February 12th: National Unification Day May 1st: National Workers' Day June 5th: National Army Day October 10th: Martyr Remembrance Day November 1st: Election Holiday December 16th: Cultural Celebration Day