Name:
The Integrated Republic of Detroit
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Territory:
To the west of the Canadian Confederation, stretching over the remains of Detroit lies a republic stitched together with duct tape. President Trczinski claims the glory of the republic stretches from the remains of Bay City to Battle Creek and finally, Toledo.
In reality, the Republic is more of a loose alliance of states that believe in the centralized identity that they share with each having significant rivals, threats, and problems. While Detroit itself is the most centralized and defensible, there is a sprawl of dense wasteland between Detroit and its sister cities, the most significant being a irradiated waste between itself and Toledo situated around the ruins of the Nuclear manufacturing center of what was once known as Monroe. The military presence in Woodhaven describe the irradiated wastes that spans from southern Flat Rock over the ruins of La Salle all the way to the edge of Yargerville and Luna Pier. The locals call it “No Man’s Land” and “The Dead Zone”.
With the Great Lakes Confederacy to the north of the Republic, those in the remains of Bay City, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek find themselves constantly stretched thin despite clear support from the President. With little nuclear wastes between them and the Confederates, a long line of trenches dot the heavily wooded central rivers and fields. The fear of white peace breaking down is a constant anxiety within these cities and that's not even considering the slave trafficking and raider groups that prey on the highways. Those situated south of Battle Creek and such areas, however, find themselves on their own and largely independent, which can be difficult with the roaming bands of supermutants and other factions beyond the old border.
But what the Republic lacks in sheer size it makes up for in organization and work ethic.
History:
The Integrated Republic of Detroit was founded by the scavengers with the idea of restoring a trade center in post-war Detroit, though difficulties began when conflicts collided between these scavengers and the few survivors of the apocalypse that had since become “ghouls”. But eventually these conflicts subsided and the foundations of the IRD were put into place. Descendants of these scavengers, Detroiters, have a common identity and similar goals in embodying their motto and credence (see quote) to the point that there is a shared unity in the greater good of the republic equating to the greater good of the individual.
Detroit endures, despite the challenges it now faces. Some of the key events in its history are detailed below for simplicity:
- 2198: The earliest version of the Republic is formed.
- 2241: Nathan Frakes is elected President of the Republic. A economic boom occurs some years later.
- 2251: President Frakes dies in his bed.
- 2282: Lifelong Detroiter and diplomatic asset, Montimer Pyke, is elected President.
- 2289: President Pyke is ousted from office after a public scandal. He commits suicide two hours later.
- 2298: Present Date
Pressing Issues:
Neighbors: Detroit has always seen as a wayward republic and has had many turbulent issues. They have never formally allied or declared war with its neighbors, of which, have significant land that Detroiters fear will lead to its fall if the wrong stone is thrown. A empire of "mobsters" to the south. Rival Michiganders to the north in the Confederacy. 'ronto to the East. With President Trczinski's election and her significant history as a military tactician and ruthless combatant it may strike up tensions and create the idea that Detroit is ready for war.
Political Situation: Trczinski is popular among the unwashed, but not particularly with the upper crust elites who had once controlled the last handful of Presidents. Her own Vice President isn't a fan of hers and has designs on the chair she sits in.
Raiders, Slavers, & Mutants: It's life in the wasteland and just because you stick a 'Republic' on an area doesn't mean that goes away. In Western Michigan a huge network of slavers, raiders, and undesirables has become prevalent. Smugglers dot the eastern side. Supermutants basically live out of No Man's Land in former Monroe, but also in the remains of the Warren Dunes in the west, Niles in south-central, and that’s without mentioning that Lansing is a big shiny hole in the ground that seems to breed the most of them all. Feral ghouls, too. Don’t go to Lansing. You’ll die.
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