Murtox

The World Undone: A History of the Modern World [NRP] (1905--)

Added a description to my Character Sheet, it contains culture and some history.

The World Undone: A History of the Modern World [NRP] (1905--)

The Republic of Paraka

The Republic of Paraka

The Old Spirit of the New World

1. Official Name of Nation: The Republic of Paraka
2. Capital: Vashaqamak
3. Head of State: President Armaq Talaqo
4. Nation Breakdown Great Power: 125 Points - 5th Continent
- Administration
* Stability of the Government: 6
* Integrity of the Government: 6
* Competency of the Bureaucracy: 7

- Economics
* Competitiveness of the Economy: 10
* Development of the Coal Industry: 5
* Development of the Steel Industry: 4
* Development of the Petrol Industry: 2
* Development of the Chromium Industry: 2
* Development of Small Arms Industry: 1
* Development of Munitions Industry: 1
* Development of Automobile Industry: 1
* Development of the Agriculture Industry: 4
* Development of Shipbuilding Industry: 3
* Mechanization: 10
* Number of Specialized Workers: 7
* Urbanization: 5
- Military
* Quality of Standard Rifle: 1
* Quality of Field Gun: 1
* Quality of Machine Gun: 1
* Quality of the Army: 1
* Logistics Capacity of the Army: 1
* Quality of the Officer Corps: 1
* Competency of Army High Command: 1
* Quality of the Navy: 2
* Logistics Capacity of the Navy: 2
* Quality of the Officer Corps: 2
* Competency of Navy High Command: 2

- Culture & Nation
* Colonial Holdings: 0
* Homogeneity of the Nation: 6
* Nationalist Beliefs: 8
* Irredentist Beliefs: 0
* Population: 7
* Metropolitan Infrastructure: 5
* Road Network: 3
* Rail Network: 7

Description

Official Name: The Republic of Grand Paraka
Motto: "Strong we stand against the old world"
Stance: Don't poke at us and we won't stab you
Geography: ????
Demographics: The population of Paraka is conformed by a mixed population of natives and colonists from back on the colonial era before the Republic of Paraka achieved its independence from the old world. Nonetheless, there are some exceptions to this in the cases of some native ethnicities which have remained pure because of sheer geographical or self-enforced isolation. The same can be said about some more Euranian ethnicities, however, it doesn't take them that long to become mixed with the population.

Most of the mixed population lives within the urban center, while those on the rural regions can claim of being of being purer in the sense of having a chocolate colored skin compared to the coffee looking mixed. The racial question of superiority in Paraka takes some rather strange steps in rather bizarre directions when speaking of native Parakans, although most of the proponents of racial superiority, be it of pure Parakans, mixed Parakans or Euranians don't enjoy much popularity because of the mixed nature of the demographics of the republic. After while a star a trouble that may get you involved with the descendants of natives who have about a couple dozen million descendants alive.

Culture: The culture of Paraka is a mix of both old and new cultural movements, which clashed before in the civil war of 1856, where some provinces of the Republic wished to secede over claims that the Republic had become too much of Euranian nature and too little Parakan. The grand reconstruction period that followed saw an influx of refugees from the provinces devastated by the war to more easterner provinces, where the mix that is seen today started and flourished over a large period of time. Almost considered a miracle by historians because of the ferocity that both sides presented when fighting each other.

The values of the Parakan people are those of freedom and equality, which while at odd sometimes have been kept at balance ever since the end of the civil war, thanks to the efforts of both great men and parties such as the Populists of the Sovereign Freedom Party. When it comes to the actual blend of culture and civilization one could argue that Euranian customs have prevalence, however, it cannot be denied that the Parakan regional native customs have been retained and preserved by their own populations, thus another divide must be taken into account when analysing these phenomena and that is the divide between rural and urban populations. The rural regions of the republic are where the most native traditions are kept, yet they are also the ones that have seen the most development in the Republic these last few decades, especially with the mass introduction of tractors and modern equipment that has made Paraka an agricultural powerhouse, whereas the urban regions have seen a rather slow development in comparison with companies just recently expanding to manufacturing sectors. This stark divide would seem to suggest that the ones who embraced the most of mechanization would have been the ones to embrace the most of foreign culture, yet this has not happened rather a more prevalent resurgence of native culture is on the rise on the rural regions, which celebrates old values of fertility, bountifulness, and sharing, which has spread to some extent to the cities, although, certainly not at the same scale.

Thus it is no wonder that the Populists and the LLC hold the majority of the rural voters. Their rallies are often accompanied with traditional music and in most cases, their elected members in positions as governors and majors participate very often in festivities within their localities. On the other side, the SFP is more formal and holds a certain Euranian touch that doesn't seem to match to that of the Populists or the LLC.

In conclusion, although, the mix between Euranian and Parakan values is evident, the intrinsic cultural values diverge from rural to urban, although, a mix between both is continuously seen now that the urban regions are developing and continuously draw ever more workforce from the rural provinces.

"The Republic of Paraka is a rather peculiar place to visit, for one I can see on a tall man of clear mixed descent in a black suit and tall hat talking with equally tall a native looking fellow who wears not a suit but a adorned leather jack clearly handmade and not a tall hat but a chullo, both speaking in different ways but if you were to ask them how much they loved their republic, both would boast of loving it the most." Tyranese Historian Albert Wollin- Year 1900

History:

The history of Paraka starts way before the colonization of the continent by Euranians, it starts with the Atwantar Empire which had unified many of the fledgling kingdoms on the region, however, as soon as it reached its prime disease ravaged the empire and what remained was a shadow of its former self, which would have been conquered by the Euranian colonial powers of the time if not for the staunch resistance of its population and pretty much lots of luck, from invasion fleets sunk by a storm to a famine because of colonists not adapting quickly enough to the conditions of the continent.

Once it became clear that the Atwantar empire wasn't leaving, the Euranians decide to negotiate be it for treaty ports, labor, etc, which the Atwantar empire had to accept for it lacked much of the necessary strength to really expulse them from the continent, as such, the Atwantar empire tried to thrive in harsh conditions and it recovered to a certain extent, however, with time Euranian values travelled to Paraka and they were welcomed by the mixed population of the coastal cities, which soon enough prospered and started the freedom movements against the authoritarian council that had taken hold of the empire politics, it is enough to say that they won albeit at the cost of becoming almost a puppet of the Euranians who had supported said movement for more financial gains.

It was only until 1792 after a war in Eurania that kept most of the nations there busy that the protectorate of Paraka became the Republic of Paraka and thus declared itself independent, however, it was only after 1812 that the Euranians finally recognized Parakan independence and thus the modern history of Paraka started.

The World Undone: A History of the Modern World [NRP] (1905--)

The Republic of Paraka

The Old Spirit of the New World

1. Official Name of Nation: The Republic of Paraka
2. Capital: Vashaqamak
3. Head of State: President Armaq Talaqo
4. Nation Breakdown Great Power: 125 Points - 5th Continent
- Administration
* Stability of the Government: 6
* Integrity of the Government: 6
* Competency of the Bureaucracy: 7

- Economics
* Competitiveness of the Economy: 10
* Development of the Coal Industry: 5
* Development of the Steel Industry: 4
* Development of the Petrol Industry: 2
* Development of the Chromium Industry: 2
* Development of Small Arms Industry: 1
* Development of Munitions Industry: 1
* Development of Automobile Industry: 1
* Development of the Agriculture Industry: 4
* Development of Shipbuilding Industry: 3
* Mechanization: 10
* Number of Specialized Workers: 7
* Urbanization: 5
- Military
* Quality of Standard Rifle: 1
* Quality of Field Gun: 1
* Quality of Machine Gun: 1
* Quality of the Army: 1
* Logistics Capacity of the Army: 1
* Quality of the Officer Corps: 1
* Competency of Army High Command: 1
* Quality of the Navy: 2
* Logistics Capacity of the Navy: 2
* Quality of the Officer Corps: 2
* Competency of Navy High Command: 2

- Culture & Nation
* Colonial Holdings: 0
* Homogeneity of the Nation: 6
* Nationalist Beliefs: 8
* Irredentist Beliefs: 0
* Population: 7
* Metropolitan Infrastructure: 5
* Road Network: 3
* Rail Network: 7

The World Undone: A History of the Modern World [NRP] (1905--)

Made an excel sheet to keep track of how many points you are using, just as a help.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jHXFVJ364ztum-9ohYJl-yfyJ7ZwXlGL/view?usp=sharing

DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]

The Nationalist Party of Samgola

Province of Makumbe-Headquarters of the NPS
Berko had called for his Venezuelan adviser, mister Juan de la Fuente a man with connections and with some tendencies to preach about the great of Venezuela and its great leader Hugo Chavez, although, that only happened when he was drunk enough to once again care more about his country than money, yet he was a valuable asset for Berko, one that he would need to keep in order to fund his political career.

He had called him in order to establish a plan to contact people that could be interested in supporting his political career in Samgola, for Berko knew that he would not last much, without support from somewhere, not against the already established parties of Samgola, that while for their many faults and errors, still possessed more power than him at the moment and most importantly they had won a great deal of the minds of the Samgolan population, minds, and hearts that he would conquer sooner than later.

Thus Juan de la Fuente and a couple more of his advisors started to make calls and approach some groups, first a call to a friend then to a friend of a friend and so on, this would not be exactly an easy and short process but it had to be done, the question remained that at what cost would that support be given.

With everything arranged it was but time to wait and see who approached the NPS.

Province of Mukambe

The NPS had started in Mukambe and it would expand in Mukambe first and then expand to the surrounding provinces, or at least that was the idea. He had prepared himself to give several speeches around Mukambe starting at his home city in Akouzine and ending his tour in Ikorin. It was here in Mukambe that he would preach about what values the NPS stood for and made it so that the people would know that first, the NPS was against abortion not only because of religious reasons but because it was morally wrong to end a life for the right to life should always outweigh any individual right of a person, but also he argued that in some cases medical emergencies it was necessary for if both mother and child could not be saved in case of medical complications, it was better to save one than none at all. He would also talk about the negative effects of abortion not only on the country as a whole but also on the woman that goes through an abortion, he would also speak that the NPS stood clearly for the rebuilding of the military, for a strong Samgola required a strong army, navy, and airforce to protect itself, and not rely on foreign assistance to maintain order.

Finally, his plan, after all, that was to start recruiting people to join in the NPS's activities such as campaigns and marches should the need arise.

Nambe TV News

The day had come for the Berko to appear in a television channel of the province of Nambe, he was about to record a message for the people of Nambe to hear, a message about the need of establishing a minimum wage in order to assure that even a poor Samgolan could afford his basic necessities in life. He once again read his lines preparing himself to give a good speech in front of the camera, it started like this.

"Brothers and Sisters of Samgola............and thus we the NPS believe that with a minimum wage every hard-working Samgolam will no longer worry about not having enough to eat the next day, thanks."

Actions

1.-Seek Donors: 1/5 Actions
2.-Give Speech: Makumbe, The NPS is Against Abortion unless it is a medical emergency [$70,000]
3.-Give Speech: Makumbe, The NPS is Pro-Rebuilding the Military [$70,000]
4.-Campaign: Television Ads: Nambe[1 Month], The NPS is Pro-The Establishment of a Mininium Wage [$150,000]
5.-Recruit for the Party: $110,000 = 110d20

Money Left: $100,000

DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]

The Nationalist Party of Samgola

Berko Tendaji Pretorius was not a man of humble beginnings he had been born in the countryside of Samgola true, but he lived in a manor owned by his Christian father who inherited the land and made it to a quite profitable business, but much unlike his father, Berko wasn't interested in profit for even with the luxuries he had at his disposals, he had a special interest in the people who worked under his father, they were mostly farmers and labourers from the countryside, some young and some old. He more often than not made friends with them regardless of what his parent thought of it, he often helped them when they really needed it, but the truth behind Berko's generosity and compassion was not from pure altruism but rather from a desire to cope with the fact that his mother had died because of the avarice of his father, Berko's mother wasn't giving the best treatment for her illness that resulted in her death, which has generated a resentment to his father that lasts to this day.

Berko was sent by his father to a university in the United States of America to study business so that he could help his father with his business when he returned for professionals in Samgola were scarce, mostly because of the government's nationalization policies. He stayed in the States for six years before returning to Samgola, but barely a few months after his arrival, the civil war started, he saw fit to leave the country for a while, but his father refused to leave his manor, money, and lands. So while Berko left for Venezuela, his father stayed in the country.

As the civil war ended, Berko was now able to return, albeit when he reached the capital, he was notified that his father had died during the war because of a disagreement with the local militia, however, the manor and his lands were still his, thanks for some of his old friends influence in the militia. He did return to the manor, only to find it desolated, while the nearby village had just started to rebuild. Berko then decided to rebuild for the sake of the village and its people, and that's what he did in the start, however, when the political situation and all manner of problems started to become clear in the country, he saw that he needed to take action, he then sold his lands and manor, using the money to establish his own party with people that he had met in States, Venezuela and some of his father's contacts in Samgola.

His ideology was mostly to support the people, heal the wounds of the past and make sure that Samgola prospered and achieved its true potential. Thus the Nationalist Party of Samgola was born, a party that would fight like a lion for the people, if only things were so easy......

Civilization - A New End (2.5)

The Antari

X.-) Find Possible Animals for domestication

Only after some time had passed since the attack lizards, the Antari people could start to once again focus on improving their lands and livelihoods, and once again they turned to the improving their yields and have enough food for everyone. Amari Asto, took notice of this and decided to support their efforts, this time he decided to call once again of Manco, the man who knew many things that he did not and once again he used his knowledge for the good of the Antari. This time, he decided that getting some domesticated animals would be useful for their after all, meat was important if they wanted their sons to grow strong and their warriors to have enough strength to face off the possible Lizard attacks in the future.

Soon enough, he and a group of scouts went to take note of what animals they could try to domesticate in this island.

X.-) Explore

Amari Asto, knew that working with other nations would be the best possible course of action if they wanted to finish off the threat of the lizards when the time came, cooperation was something that had also been very important back in their homeland to avoid wars and to fight common enemies like pirates and the like, with that in mind, he decided to send an expeditionary group to where the other human settlement was supposed to be, as gifts, they prepared some food and ornaments. Hopefully, they would be able to convince them to help each other, if they even found them.

Head of State [19th Century Nation RP]

Requesting a Great Power

Monarch: Emperor Stroan IV of house Vorsiellan
Empire: The Maneiran Empire

Civilization - A New End (2.5)

The Antari

X.-) Other (Implement the Crossbow)

The days in which there was peace were now long over and they now knew that warfare would be quite different from the one the where used to back on their homeland, back there warfare was an affair of dozens of thousands, with soldiers moving at the unison of the voice of the general and his officers, but here every man had to think quick and smart if they wanted to live. The Antari took quick notice of this and they decided that it would be better to start to focus on improving the military might of their small kingdom. This time the one assigned for this task was Rano Rancor because of his intellect that was fit for the task of reverse-engineering the crossbow for the use of the Antari, he would be helped by Manco, who had also shown quite the interest on the crossbow.

X.-) Try to get the Lizard to Talk

In the meanwhile, Amari Asto would focus on trying to get more knowledge about the Lizards and for this he decided to speak to the captured lizard, he would use one of the tactics that had been most used back in his homeland and that was that of etiquette and diplomacy, and of course some bribing and show of force so that the Lizard either became loyal to his new master or died.

Civilization - A New End (2.5)

I am back and ready to continue playing the Antari

The Antari

Nation: The Kingdom of Antari
Represented Color: Yellow
Race: Human
Capital: Pachacamac
Ruler: Amari Asto
Type of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Religion: The people of Antari have worshiped the Sun for many hundreds of years it is in their culture , tradition and way of life to worship the one that gives them light, he asked only for worship , sacrifices and to follow the rules that he had communicated to the priests. Most sacrifices often involve burning the sacrifice and there has never been a human sacrifice for the Sun as it was never required by it.The role of priests is often given by the Supreme Priest a position considered foreign to politics but that sometimes intertwines by greed and ambition.

Geographical Location:


History:

The kingdom of Antari comes from a continent far away unknown to many , the lands of said continent are dominated by very powerful empires of men , the landscape may look inhospitable at first because of the many mountain chains that are found within it , but when one gets inside the continent one can find many green valleys and cities which would seen to defy gravity , as it's designs are very daring to nature, after all not many make cities near mountains and that look like a staircase. The people work in commune and serve their kings in commune , there is a heirarchy and social classes , but they are not static as there have been many cases of peasants that because of their skill had been ascended by their lords to the lower nobility.

But Amari Asto is the one that has decided to leave the continent , in search for a place to carve a kingdom of his own , as the third son of one of the emperors, he knew that he would never get to sit on the throne of his father and so inspired by tales of men that explored the world and his own curiosity and ambition , he asked for his father to support him in the exploration and colonization of new lands , his father accepted as a way to show him his love but his brothers saw as a way to get rid of him , as it has been common "tradition" between brothers to kill eachother for the throne something that Amari Asto didn't want to participate in.

It took him to prepare for the voyage three entire years , as he had to gather people and resources for it, but finally the time came and he set sail towards unknown waters, sadly and like many other stories , a storm hit Amari's fleet sinking several small vessels, thankfully they were saved by a nearby island that would lead them to a new continent, however , by the time they landed the ships were useless and a lot of the cargo was lost. The only things they were able to retrieve from the ships besides the wood was some fancy clothes , some tools and the personal banner of Amari Asto.

Morale was low but in a moment of inspiration Amari Asto gave a speech to his people and how they would make their own kingdom a new kingdom which name would be Antari in honor to one of legendary emperors that started Amari's civilization back at home.