Kalpian Official Response to the Threat of Zellonia
The government has issued a press note in which they have made official their response to the Zellonian try of negotiation. The Kalpian foreign minister Vinzenz Felix Greenberg said the following.
"We the Kalpian Republic care a lot for our soldiers, they are our brothers, our fathers, and sons, yet the Zellonian offer is nothing but a desperate attempt to get us out of the war, as such, we would rather propose other solution about the treatment of prisoners of war. We propose that all captured soldiers will remain as prisoners of war until the war is over, when there will be negotiations to decide the release of those prisoners, we would also like to arrange an exchange of prisoners for March 23rd in said exchange we will pay $100 for every prisoner of war that is released and arrives at Kalpia safely. This is the offer that we have sent to Zellonia and hope that in their right minds they accept it. "
Some of the people were relieved to hear these, having the hope that if they exchange of prisoners went through they would be able to see their own once again.
The 23th was at the front, they had been sent as to finally put up some stable support to the Osladian troops in the front, they were also expected to be last division to be sent to the war, as the people in the republic no longer showed enthusiasm for the war, as many families asked when their sons and brothers would return. Yet, no answer was given to them.
It was the job of the 23th to restore the enthusiasm and trust in the military of forces of Kalpia, not only for the Kalpian people but also to the rest of nations in the continent, general Gotthard's division was the best for this kind of job, because it the 23th was a division known for its high competitiveness greatly encouraged and sometimes enforced by Gotthard, who put to use the freedom of command that he enjoyed under the Kalpian military system.
If someone could restore the pride of the army it had to be Gotthard. They traveled the land of Oslad without much incident and never giving any reasons to think that the Kalpians were as lowly and weak as they thought they were. The Kalpians would maintain their discipline at all times like the soldiers they were.
The sole objective of Gotthard's division was to help the Osladian forces in the front. How he would achieve that it was up to him and he knew that reinforcements were limited to this endeavor, so he had thought and thought well about what his division would do.
A primary target for Gotthard was the Memoirals division, known as the sole division to achieve anything of note in the front during the time of the conflict. Basically, they were the pillar of the Zellonian army, if they have defeated it the rest of the Zellonian would start to crumble.
Also if they 23th managed to destroy them, they would have shown the Osladians that the Kalpians were still their superiors in the front. Knowing, that even if Memoials were the best of the Zellonian army, they were below still way below the standard of Kalpia. And as such, they were an easy target.
Reclaim Glory for the Republican Army
- Southern Front - The I Memoital Corps (16 Military Power): The Memoitals have proven to be a thorn in the side of the Osladians since they arrived. Where they stand, Osladians die. The 23rd however, does not share the Osladians fear. We will assault, and break, the I Memoital Corps and be remembered for all time. Once the Southern Front is broken, the race to Vorl will be on.
The smell of sea was something that the men of the 62th weren't used to or expected to , they had all their lives grown use to the idea that Kalpian Republic was a nation that was focused on protecting their own from the monarchies that could be found all around the continent, to protect their right to vote and the rights and responsabilities that came with it. Yet, they were here on route to a foreign nation that they knew little and had less than a year ago, didn't even have to care about.
Most of the 62th was composed by soldiers from the north of Kalpia, most from Liubeth proper that had joined the army as young and had stayed for the pay, a pay that less than a year ago , they didn't see very often. Yet, they were all loyal to the republic and their knew that they could beat any other army in the world if it came to it, what they didn't knew was that what would defeat them wasn't an army or the enemy soldiers, but rather the cold and hunger that they weren't used to, but that was still weeks from happening.
The soldiers would write and speak, some of them were enthusiastic to finally see war and serve their country in the profession that they had choosen, smiles and jokes were common in the transport ships that would transport most of them to their deaths. This was as small as it was would give the chance for some to rise in the ranks, something that so far required connections and money, something that many didn't have , between those who wanted to rise in the ranks was the brigadier general Kazimierz Bernhard Freund , very well known by his soldiers as someone who's leadership and charisma covered many of his faults as a man or officer.
Whatever would happen next would be the moment of Kazimierz, it had to be...
The Grunewalde Crew
The Grunewalde submarine, named after one of the ancient gods of Kalpian mythology had a crew full of young men, most of them who had just joined the Navy as an easy way to get money with easy discipline and without the risk of being sent to war, although, that last part wouldn't come true. War was here and they would be sent to do their job in the inner sea, they would protect Kalpia from the madness of the Zellonian King! or that was what the President said to them at his speech in Liubeth. Some of them really felt that they were doing something for the nation...for a couple of hours.
Then some of them started to worry, it was war, a sea war, one of the weakest navies of the Great Powers against a navy bigger and more powerful than them, there was no chance for them to win or at least that's what mosts of them thought about their chances to live in such a war.
The next day the crew of the Grunewalde prepared for their first real mission, their debriefing was short and simple, they would hit any Zellonian ship they found in the inner sea and they would do so. They really hoped that the Zellonians wouldn't find them because if that happened it was end game.
The Last Mission
Brigadier General Larenz was smoking a cigarette in the middle of the night. Along with his soldiers, it had been less than a day since they were at sea and now they were closing into Zellonia's capital, the news of the war were unpromising and the plan formulated by the General Staff that was his to carry out, was supposed to end the war and relieve the soldiers in Jovington, save the lives of the Osladians to the west and finally end the war. The piece of paper that would do the job was in a special case, in order to protect it from water and the weather, it was heavy sure but it was also made to last. It had to , more risks would mean defeat.
It didn't took much for the General Staff to set up the Department of Military Police, it was an idea long ago crafted by the General Tadeusz Seweryn Budny to serve as a tool of the army to make sure that no foreign country had influence over the republic and therefore could interfere with the protection of Kalpia and all its citizens, but both the General Staff and the civilian government didn't believe that it was needed, after all, it was a period of peace and stability, and most of the Kalpian resources were put into the Grand Kalpian Railway system. Now it seems like a necessity as tensions rise, first from the south and then on the North, as such, the general staff thinks that it would be best to put the department in action now rather than wait for later.
The whole affair wasn't very public as one would expect of a department which intention was to undermine foreign influence over the country, the officers and agents of the department were chosen directly by the top staff of the Army, as such, only people who could really be trusted were assigned to the department. Much effort was put into keeping the DMP low from the public and foreign eye, such as registering it as a branch of the police under the name of "Department of Internal Security".
Not much activity from the Department of Military police is expected for the first years, as tensions are still low and the general staff only wants to be ready, if for any reason a foreign power wanted to lurk within the bureaucracy of the Republic
The Roads of Tarist
Tarist has always been an old city, one of the oldest in the entirety of Kalpia and as such it is also the cultural heart of the Republic, as it was there where democracy was born for Kalpia, Tarist is a symbol of unity and strength for the Kalpians, whom once they overthrew their king on a bloody revolution, they were free to thrive and prosper unlike no other nation in the continent or at least that's what the typical guide will say to you if ever go there.
On the other hand, Tarist is also a city that has fallen behind in terms of technology and infrastructure in comparison to the rest of the Republic cities and towns, as only recently the Grand Kalpian Railway was able to give Tarist the push it needed to join back the standard in the republic, but it is still on need of new and improved infrasctructure, in order to cover for its growing population and to keep the city pretty, in order to keep the masses of the Kalpians appeased and content. Not for nothing the government ordered more roads to be built and to get the existing roads renovated. All of this assigned to the new company of Metropolitan Heavy Industries.
One day, Hanz received a letter at his home from a man dressed in the typical Kalpian uniform, he didn't know what to expect of it, he had been a good soldier always following the orders given by the officer on command and even on the last winter exercises, he didn't complain not a little bit not even when he almost starved because of a late supply train, sure it wasn't the best job but it served well to feed his family and himself, even if sometimes the pay came late.
Hanz was anxious about what the letter was about and he just couldn't help it, since recently, many of his friends in the army were moved to the reserve force, something that meant not only getting less pay but also being without a full-time job and the common soldier only had a couple of options when it came to work, they would could work at the Arsech Steel Foundries, the iron mines in Karp , as a worker building the railways of the ever increasing Kalpian railways or try to make it into the police force. These were the prospects of work that Hanz could think of if he became a reservist.
Finally, he decided to open it after breakfast, if this was what he believed it was, at least, he wanted to have one last routine breakfast with his wife and two sons. Hanz tried to his best to hide his worry but to no avail, as his wife noticed and asked him about it at the breakfast, he couldn't help but say the truth to the wife that had given him so much support over these years of his life. He opened it a little while later, only to find out that inside there was his pay and a small note saying that pays from now on would regularize, Hanz was relieved, but the next day another close friend of his told him that he was no longer in the army and that he would go have to move back at his father's farm in Kaniarus.
General Staff and Economy
The General Staff continued doing its normal business, selling guns to foreign governments, sending requests of production to Kerser Guns and doing such things that were too common nowadays, with governments that the General Staff couldn't really come to trust such as the Tsardoms of Karum and Radena, after all, in the past Kalpia had found itself diplomatically isolated for the reason that there were so many monarchies that really didn't share their political beliefs.
But these weren't really the priorities of the General Staff, which saw fit that the Kalpia should grow internally and fix the governmenet deficit that didn't really allow the army to continue growing and improving like before, as such, military was to be slightly cut off for the actually paying the soldiers again and seeking more ways to make money for army.
For this to happen the General Staff decided that it would rifles to Hiron a far off Empire that had little importance in the world and was treated by them and many others like the minor power it was, another measure was to fund some civilian companies with the objective of promoting growth in the economy.
And the last one was to move 40,000 men from active soldiers to reservists as a way to cut spendings in a fast way. Hopefully, this would be enough to fix the economic problems that the General Staff as a problematic for the growth of Kalpia as a whole.
In the eyes of the General Staff of the Republikan army, the national railway of Kalpia was average at best and while it did its job of connecting the country, it didn't have the capacity for the dozens of thousands of soldiers that would have to be mobilized per the plans that the General Staff had made for the both defense and defense, in some cases there was only one railway connecting towns or important strategical points, meaning that transportation was limited and that if it was cut out by enemy sabotage there would be lots of problems for the army.
But nominally the General Staff could do little about it, after all, they weren't in charge of the railroads and their management unless it was wartime, so their ability to do that by the orthodox means were quite limited indeed, but this wasn't the army minister of any other country this was the Kalpian General Staff, a general staff that exercised both political and military power over the country, a combination that has obviously led to clashes between the civil sector and the military sector, clashes that the general staff always ended up winning or avoiding one way or the other.
Their political power consisted of their partial control over the conservative party the "Kalpian Conservative Alliance" which while held control over their decisions and members, it still had to obey some orders from the general staff which to some extent influence the votes of the conservative party if they wanted, though sabotage and other means like campaigning against them and making the soldiers vote for another party, which could happen thanks to the ideological power that the general staff had over the minds of the soldiers.
But this time there wasn't a clash between conservative party and general staff because improvements to the national railway had already been proposed before by the minister of economy Detlev Jost Rapp, included within his budget for the six years of rule of the president.
The general staff obviously applauded the measure when it was announced (although it was announced before time because of the pressure from the general staff). Now it seemed that the general staff could engage in bigger and more ambitious plans for the future.
Matters of the Republikan Army
The General Staff, now appeased, continued on the improvement of the grand army of Kalpia, first of all, the general staff gave good sign to The Cadet Newspaper a newspaper made for the many soldiers and reservists on the homeland, which more often than not focuses on the military history of Kalpia, veteran stories and armaments, stuff which objective is the increase of morale of the soldiers by making them know that they are part of something greater and that they now have something specifically made for them.
This measure was taken because of the relatively low morale that the General Staff perceived from the soldiers, morale that was still quite high but couldn't be compared to the levels seen in previous decades, of course, this also came with the obsession of the General Staff to always beat itself or others in several categories, so for them it wasn't acceptable to have a lower level that in 1890 or 1880. The ever active General Staff was also considered paranoid by the lower ranking officers because they had plans to defend and attack any neighboring nation, but not only one but several each depending on the context of the conflict. The general staff considered its main rival the Osladian Empire to the west, a monarchy that didn't share many values or love with the Kalpian Republic.
Another measure of the Kalpian general staff for this year was the yearly review of the military drills and training techniques that the general staff enforced upon the training officers, something which time and time proved to be either useless or good for the army, this inspection often reviewed results from last year and compared them with those of the last decade, then it considered the new training and drilling techniques proposed by both officers and generals alike. This was a long and tiring process for the officers of the general staff, who were assigned to this work every year, as such, the generals often provided a compensation to the ones who did this job, more often thatn not, monetary.
Kalpian officer reviews training results from last year
1.-The National Railway of Kalpia has started to expand and improve.
2.-The General Staff of Kalpia releases the Cadet Newspaper with the objective of raising morale
3.-The General Staff does its yearly review of past year results of training and tactics.
Official Government Name: The Republic of Kalpia Head of State: President Reimund Braun Capital City: Arsech National Language: Karisian Basic Demographics:
Geography.- Kalpia is divided into several provinces and it has a rectangle like shape, as it is a long country that covers its fair share of land in the continent, as for the terrain , Kalpía is filled with forests, grasslands, and hills that cover most of its surface, with a mountain chain in the northernmost border.
As for the administrative divisions of the Republican territory, the most important are as follows:
Metropolitan Arsech.- Not as large as the rest of the provinces, Metropolitan Arsech it's a special division of the territory, only recently given the status of Metropolitan area, as just recently the population in it has surpassed the 6 million thresholds required to consider it as such by the government. The importance of Metropolitan Arsech is quite as it is the largest industrial and financial center of the republic.
Province of Karp.- Karp is the mining center of the Republic , where most of the minerals are mined, refined and then sent to the capital where they used to produce arms or consumer goods, it is also a zone with much military presence, as many military exercises are taken here over the year. The Major City is Karp and it has two minor towns of importance Veira and Wusma
Province of Marneit.- Unlike the industrial Arsech or the mining center of Karp , Marneit is a relatively low-density economic zone, where most of the economic activities are focused on agriculture, it is also the less literate province of the Republic and the most traditional one as well.Major City Marneit , Towns Herja and Leikap
Province of Kaniarus.- Kaniarus is the region where most of the Parsians and Virisians live , it isn't a well developed region and neither an industrial center, but it has all the coast of the republic and as such , it is of quite strategic importance for the rest of provinces , who have to send their products through the Liubeth port, which not as big as the ones of the Empire of Tara , serves its function well. Major City: Liubeth , Towns: Tarist and Sergat
Culture.- WIP
History.- The Republic of Kalpia has a long history of fighting with for its independence either with its inmediate neighbours or the rest of
People: -Conrad Julian Grosse -Björn Kunibert Wägner -Detlev Jost Rapp -Vinzenz Felix Greenberg -Detlev Manu Kurzmann Civilian Industries: - - - - - Military Industries: - - - - -
-------------------------------------------------- When you begin, you have the following stats: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1. 6 is the best and 1 is the worst. I.Nation - Population: 5 - Stability: 3 - Landmass: 3 - Demographics: 4 - Civilian Industry: 5 - Armaments Industry: 5 - Infrastructure: 4 - Naval Industry: 1
II. Military: - Army Size: 6 - Army Training: 6 - Army Technology: 6 - Navy Size: 1 - Navy Training: 1 - Navy Technology: 2
III. Economics: - Rare Resources: 3 - Common Resources: 4 - Luxury Resources: 2 - Bureaucracy: 2
Official Government Name: The Republic of Kalpia Head of State: President Reimund Braun Capital City: Arsech National Language: Karisian Basic Demographics: (What are the people and culture like?) -------------------------------------------------- When you begin, you have the following stats: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1. 6 is the best and 1 is the worst. I.Nation - Population: 5 - Stability: 3 - Landmass: 3 - Demographics: 4 - Civilian Industry: 5 - Armaments Industry: 5 - Infrastructure: 4 - Naval Industry: 1
II. Military: - Army Size: 6 - Army Training: 6 - Army Technology: 6 - Navy Size: 1 - Navy Training: 1 - Navy Technology: 2
III. Economics: - Rare Resources: 3 - Common Resources: 4 - Luxury Resources: 2 - Bureaucracy: 2
Name: The Kingdom of Karesia Flag/emblem/symbolism: (optional; feel free to give picture or description) Demonym: Karesians Description:
The Kingdom of Karesia has a long history of having nobles here and there, most of which are controlled by the king and his court through the debt that they owe to him, which consists of both favors and money accrued by their families one way or the other, in this way the King of Karesia is able to control the kingdom politically and keep a steady stability that allows for growth and peace , within the kingdom, which lands seem to have no end.
They are but on of the descendant states from the Lindosian Empire and is ruled by the Verisian dynasty, which has been on the throne since the conception of the kingdom of Karesia, this dynasty has kept as one of its focus to keep its power in Karesia by keepinng itself away from the major conflicts in the region and trying to make the realm into something worthy of its size. Something not yet achieved.
Something special about the Karesian realm is the fact , that many exotic creatures inhabit its lands and they have proven to be of great value to both the economy and the army, especially the army that while not being used for a long time has its traditions of riding these beasts even from before the creation of the Lindosian Empire.
Technologicaly the Kingdom of Karesia is lacking in the area of magic if that can be counted as technology. This is because the lack of magic schools and the traditions of the people of Karesia to not trust magic over their strength of their arms. This attitude has also been taken by several nobles who prefer technological advancement to magic. The king and his court also prefer technology to magic because they are soo behind everyone else that trying to catch up would be too expensive and time-consuming.
Government:
The Kingdom of Karesia is a constitutional monarchy, with a parliament that can suggest the king legislations or veto them , if they get a simple majority. In this way the king can be regulated by the many nobles of the kingdom, but at the same the king still has enough power to do what he wants.
The National Bank is controlled by the king and his court, sometimes with the help of some nobles and foreigners, although, the latter are extremely rare.
In the provinces far off from the capital, autonomy is given to the nobles but in some cases, a bureaucrat send by the king acts as governor for the province.
Economy: The economy of the Kingdom of Karesia is currently weak in comparison to other countries, mostly because of some troubles with the previous management of the National bank, that resulted in a major depression and made a lot of people go to the fields instead of the city.
Still, the resources of the realm are so vast and great, that growing from that state is not impossible for the kingdom and with a friendly neighbor to the south, it seems that the economy will continue to grow at a steady pace.
The major resources of the realm are cotton (highly valued commodity), wool (we have lots of lands for sheep), porcelain, exotic animals that are sold to others for high prices and lumber of which there are lots in the kingdom.The minor resources are iron, coal, and copper, most of them found in the mountain chain on the northern tip of the realm. The rest would be foodstuff that can be grown thanks to the enormous amount of farmland available in the realm.
In terms of industries, porcelain and cotton textiles lead the way, although, they are small and weaker in comparison to other countries. It is yet to see how it will develop.
Religion: Eastern Lindosian
Geography: The geography of the realm is dominated by grasslands and forests, there is a major river to the north and there several smaller in the rest of the realm, in the north there is also a mountain chain called "Suria" that borders the sea.
Population: 4 Million
Demographics: 99% Human
Notable Locations:
The Capital: Maeria
Personalities of Note:
The King of Karesia Wazer Wothar The Queen of Karesia Merea Leras The Prince of Karesia Vandron Wothar The High General of the Karesian Legion Jarwer Zakare
Institutions: The Karesian Bank.- The Karesian is the institution in charge of collecting money for the government, they do this through their typical lend tactics and some of the money gained this way is given to the state , which then can use to do as it fits. This institution has become vital in the growth of the economy of the nation.
The Parliament.- The parliament in an institution in charge of supervising the king , it can suggest legislations or veto them if they gain a majority. It is composed of mostly nobles.
The Guilds.- The guilds are not very powerful institutions because of the lack of cities and large towns, but they continue to be a part of the realm nonetheless, they often control the business of trade and manufacturing in the nation, most of these guilds are in debt to the Karesian bank one way or another.
The House of Commons.- The House of Commons is an institution in charge of making sure that the people have some representation, they hold even less power that the Parliament but are there anyways.
Military: Mostly composed of guards and retainers , who work on one of the few cities or in villages working for the nobles. Organization: levy, tactics of spear and bow . The Karesian Legion is mostly focused on shock and raiding doctrine. Troop Total: 10,000 Karesian Legion (Details to be done) 300,000 max levy Army:
There isn't actually an standing army except for the Karesian legion that is directly maintained by a collection of nobles and the state, itself, it is one of the most honorable positions in the kingdom and many would give up their posicitions and wealth to be a general or commander in it.
Navy:
The Navy is composed of around 50 ships , a few caravels the most war galleys, there isn't a big merchant fleet either but it can be called upon to serve in navy if necessary
Other:
In terms of siege equipment, there are few , but the strongest living siege machine is the Drakos a beast capable of launching a fireball with its mouth.
Other: Special traits:
The Ruins of the Lindosian Empire.- In the lands of Karesia there are multiple ruins and monuments of the Lindosian Empire that shape its landscape , sometimes magnificently other times to cause terror and horror, all of those ruins and buildings have been lost to time and very few decided that it was worth to travel to those places, some looking for treasure and others looking for knowledge. Some say that there are magical artifacts in the massive underground complexes of the ruins or the lost palaces, their power unknown to many. Lately, the king of Karesia and some nobles have been patrons of surveying parties going into these ruins to seek those treasures and it seems that many other will follow suit.
Land of Beasts.- The realm of Karesia is soo big and at the same time has an enormous amount of fauna, that is unrivaled both in its beauty and exoticism in the whole world, from giant beasts that can be the size of the biggest mammuths to a minuscule snake with the most poisonous venom. Some of these beasts have been domesticated by the native Karesians, some are terribly good for productiviy in the farms , while others are horrorific and can cause havoc in any town they appear, either way, the people of Karesia have learned to live with them and to use them, avoid the path of the dangerous ones and live a tranquil life.
The Karesian Legion.- In the whole history of Karesia , there has been but one standing force known as the Karesian Legion , it has been in charge of protecting Karesia since its conception, it is composed 10,000 elite riders and beast tamers, their formations are composed of riders of the Kerith , a lizard like beast the size of a bear and with scales that are very difficult to penetrate and their speed can be compared to that of medium horse. The bad side is that their diet is quite exotic and it requires cultivation, that is mostly done by the Legion or sometimes by the crown. They also have some bigger beasts that act as seats for the generals and commander, this often have one or other exotic ability that differentiates them from the rest, although, their numbers are quite small.
Weakness.-
Beast Rampages
Known as the land of the beasts, Karesia while prepared for many contingencies , is sometimes besieged by the largest of the beasts capable of wiping out villages if they ever go mad or have a rampage, sometimes even the capital is affected by such happenings and even the most isolated villages have seen one of the nearby beasts kill a lot of their cattle or worse.
Damned Ruins
The ruins of the Lindosian Empire are considered to be damned one way or the other because they are inhabited by lethal beasts most never seen in the surface, some other ruins inhabited by beings of magic and others by underground tribes , because of these reasons, getting an expedition into of the ruins is a huge gamble and very high risk endeavor so only the bravest of the bravest go into the ruins. Most knowing that they may not return to their homes in one piece or alive.