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The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1906
World Tension: 38%

Survaek Generates Crisis in Soroya Faresia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Annexes Eastern Deltoran Serranthia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Forces Khernikovian Empire into Imperial Restoration (+10% World Tension)
Survaek Mobilizes Troops (+3% World Tension)
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Kalpia (+5% World Tension, -5% National Unity for a target nation)
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Sumaya (+5% World Tension, -5% National Unity for a target nation)
Kalpia grants Verrian Minority Rights (-5% World Tension)
[NEEDS UPDATING]

AUGUST

A month after the Scramble for Vakellia begins

August 3rd
The Empire of Zellonia establishes Nova Spero as their colonial province in Zellonian Vakellia. The area is rich in tungsten, aluminum and precious minerals. The 3rd Zellonian Army (50,000 Regulars, 50 Torran-85 Field Guns) landed at Nova Spero as well to protect the inhabitants.

August 4th
The Anvegadian Empire finishes the submarine U-03 and commissions it for duty. It remains on station at the submarine pens in Avenhold.

August 17th
The Kingdom of Soroya lands amidst the Tavirongan Empire, founding the colony of New Sikea. The Soroyans did not send any soldiers to supplement their colony, but in a grand stroke of luck the new colonial governor navigated a masterful treaty that settled a potential land dispute with the Tavirongan. Within days classes had begun, teaching local, new colonial citizens had to reach and write.

August 19
The Empire of Mille-Sessau conscripts 200,000 more men into its army using the crown's broad authority to raise levies. The vast majority of these new soldiers lack weapons and are assigned to reserves.

August 20th
The Sumayan Empire sends delegates to Foedinei, Grand Survaek Empire to sign the Document for World Renewal, officially joining the Imperial Restoration.

August 24th
The Kingdom of Aontas finishes a production run of 50 Aaltsen 305mm field guns.

August 26th
The Anvegadian Empire finishes it's second Argus-class destroyer ANV Longbow, which is immediately ordered out to sea trials.

Argus-class destroyer, circa 1906

August 29th
The Kalpian Republic hastily colonizes the lower tip of the Empire of Kamen and the island of Towga, the former which is rich in aluminum. The natives send no delegate, and within 48 hours the Kalpian commander of the XIII Corps realized that the Kamen were preparing an offensive.

Kalpian troops preparing for an attack, August 1906

Raid on New Vilkst (Kalpian victory)
Prelude: During the Scramble for Vakellia, the Kalpians made for a land grab on the southern tip of the Empire of Kamen. When no delegates or messengers came to meet them however, it became readily apparent that their presence was not wanted. The Kalpian colonial garrisons, Hans von Luck, immediately began to prepare for it's defense, setting up sandbag barricades just outside of town.

Battle: The Kamenese Warriors, the majority of whom were armed with spears and shields of buffalo hide waited until dawn to attack. They came in screaming, their arms raised above their head in a hallowing death cry. The Kalpian 58th Infantry Division, just west of town had a mile long entrenchment with almost three dozen FT-18 Mark I machine guns set up. With over 5,000 Kamenese attacking, it was only when the Kalpian machine guns ran hot that the Kamenese warriors came close, chucking their spears at the Kalpian riflemen. The attackers however realized that they were no match for Kalpian machine guns and retreated after only an hour. The field ahead lay strewn with Kamenese bodies.

Aftermath: The Kamenese were beaten, but whether they will be back remains to be seen. Major General Hans von Luck, commander of the 58th Infantry Division reported back to the Kalpian colonial governor that if they did come back, the Kalpians were well supplied and ready for them.

Casualties:
Kalpian Republic: 34 Regulars (34 Mariust/98 Rifles)
Empire of Kamen: 1,984 Conscripts

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1906
World Tension: 35%

Survaek Generates Crisis in Soroya Faresia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Annexes Eastern Deltoran Serranthia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Forces Khernikovian Empire into Imperial Restoration (+10% World Tension)
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Kalpia (+5% World Tension, -5% National Unity for a target nation)
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Sumaya (+5% World Tension, -5% National Unity for a target nation)
Kalpia grants Verrian Minority Rights (-5% World Tension)
[NEEDS UPDATING]

JULY

July 3rd

The Soroyo-Anvegadian War ends with the Treaty of Djiddk. The Empire of Anvegad forfeits all claims to the Faresian coastal lands and agrees to pay $16,000,000,000 a year for two years. This comes as a shocking blow to the Anvegads, who had mustered over 80,000 professional troops for the defense of the claimed land. The news of the defeat came at great consternation of the general populace.

July 5th

Soroyan army engineer Marinus van der Goes successfully tests the Glider Mark II over Kedris. Though the war is over, he had been preparing the design for months during the winter lull in the fighting. The Glider Mark II was a literal glider with a small motor attached to it. It manages to fly for over forty seconds.

July 6th

The Sumayan Empire finishes a complete overhaul on their light cruiser design and are prepared to begin designing up to date vessels. Fighting in the Zello-Sumayan War (1904-1905) showed Sumayan engineers integral weaknesses in design.

July 9th

The Kingdom of Soroya finishes laying railroad lines in the province of Ayas, as well as Kelric, stretching through Hagsburg into the Empire of Mille-Sessau.

July 10th

The Kalpian Republic allows the Verrians, a minority in northern Kalpia, to vote in regional elections.

July 15th

The Grand Survaek Empire lays down the keel of a dreadnought, a 20,000 ton ship like none have ever before seen.

It is classified as the Imperial-class dreadnought.

July 18th

The Xian Clique finishes research into Hand Grenades and Heavy Barrage.

July 20th

The Kingdom of Soroya appoints commander Jurien Dokter, a recent commander during the Second Battle of Kedris. He exemplified himself, dialing in artillery barrages for the 313th Artillery Regiment attached to the 13th Colonial Division.

July 24th

The Kalpian Republic finishes a production run of 150 Eckehard 7.5cm Field Guns.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1906
World Tension: 30%

Survaek Generates Crisis in Soroya Faresia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Annexes Eastern Deltoran Serranthia (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
Survaek Forces Khernikovian Empire into Imperial Restoration (+10% World Tension) [PERMAMENT]
[NEEDS UPDATING]

[LINK FOR BIGGER MAP: i.imgur.com/fP7dbnf.jpg

The World, circa 1906

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INTERNATIONAL DECISION: Scramble for Vakellia?

The world is quickly shrinking, and room for expansion is slowly dwindling. There exists a few bastions of room left on the subcontinent of Vakellia, a sweltering mix of jungles in the north, with mountains climbing to the sky in the south. Though inhabited by nations such as the Empire of Kamen, Odiakalli and the Tavirongan Empire, they are backwards and hold the land only through strength of will, not political or military prowess. The last great calling has been put forward! Ahead!
* Must have a Capital in Varius to partake.

-- [Join the Scramble for Vakellia]: Now is our chance! We must seize claims on these lands for our colonial outposts, lest we fall behind in the global race! There is a chance for great resources, but also of conflict. Never forget, fortune favors the bold!
* Must have a Port to partake.
* May stake 1 Claim for free. (This will grant you 1 randomized Colony in Vakellia)
* May stake additional Claims for $15,000,000,000 off of 1907's budget. May stake up to 3 Claims.
* Every Claim increase chance of Conflict with Vakellian Nation by 10%.

-- [We Have Better Things to Do]: Instead of expanding outward, we must instead turn inward, to our own affairs. If we take this opportunity to focus on ourselves, we may instead put ourselves in a position to come out on top, even if we do not come across new diamond mines or steel deposits.
* +$20,000,000,000 One Time Use for 1907.
* +5% National Unity. [Instantly]
* +5% Education. [Instantly]

[DO NOT PM DECISION CHOICE. IC POST REQUIRED]

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JANUARY (WINTER: Heavy blizzards in northern Varius. Light snowfall in northwestern Faresia).

January 4th

The Second Republic of Salardia officially announces it's decision to join the Sociatatem to great acclaim by the Kingdom of Aontas and Kingdom of Soroya, the former who negotiated the move and the latter who sent delegates to help sign the treaty.

January 5th

The Battle of Norko Island takes places between the Soroyan 2nd Battlefleet and the 5th Fleet of the Anvegadian Navy.

BATTLE OF NORKO ISLAND

Prelude to Battle: The Soroyans, seeking to maintain naval superiority and cut off Anvegadian troops on the continent, maintain the 2nd Battlefleet (2 CA, 3 CL, 3 DD) in the region, patrolling the Faresian coastline to prevent any reinforcement from the Anvegadians. While patrolling between the coast line and Anvegadian Faresia, Admiral Remko Woltersom identifies an incoming Anvegadian fleet, and with orders to destroy them, signals for a battle line. The Anvegadians similarly had designs to keep their soldiers supplied in Faresia and dispatched the 5th Fleet (1 CA, 4 CL, 4 DD) to guard Anvegadian Faresia and the coastal territories until they could be properly supplied.

Battle: At 12:05 the Anvegadian flagship ANV Guardian spotted the northward headed Soroyan 2nd Battlefleet. Admiral Luka Volvakov of the Anvegadian 5th Fleet gave the order to general stations and battle lines formed. The Anvegadian fleet, though larger was weaker in tonnage and in a prime move to strike. At 12:16 the ANV Guardian turned and opened up a broadside on the Soroyan armored cruiser SRF Eania.

Armored cruiser ANV Guardian, 1906

The Anvegadians steamed ahead, successfully crossing the T while the Soroyans struggled to turn into formation. The SRF Eania withered under fire from the Anvegadian cruisers ANV Fearless and ANV Valiant, capsizing at 12:45 and taking 384 men with her under the waves. The Anvegadians luck wasn't to last however, as the armored cruiser SRF Ekon, against the orders to maintain the engagement flagged the light cruiser SRF Klumperman to engage the ANV Fearless in a no holds barred duel. The ANV Fearless turned away, but when a stray shell from one of Klumperman's 5-inch guns knocked out the bridge, the ship was dead in the water.

The Anvegadian destroyer Dagger was sunk at 1:21 by a volley from the Soroyan cruiser Steegeman, and by then the Anvegadians had steamed on out of range of the Soroyan fleet, seeking safer waters to the south in Anvegadian Faresia.

Aftermath: A tactical victory for the Soroyan 2nd Battlefleet, it's ultimate outcome was not yet foreseen, as neither side maintained a decisive presence in the region.

Casualties
Soroya: SRF Eania [CA] (sunk)
Anvegad: ANV Fearless [CA] (sunk), ANV Dagger [DD] sunk

January 6th: The Anvegadian submarine U-01 sinks the SRF Verbeek on it's way back to Flulin, Soroyan Faresia.

January 20th

Mille-Sessauan troops mobilize for war. The Army of Mille-Sessau is at full combat readiness.

January 21st

The Invasion of Faresia begins by the Kingdom of Soroya. The 2nd & 3rd Colonial Armies both land on the undefended Faresian coast. The 2nd Colonial Army (50,000 Regulars, 40 Light Artillery, 200 Machine Guns) strikes out east toward Kedris.

The Anvegadian Expeditionary Force is alerted to the presence of the Soroyan's at the last minute, and within days has formed a secondary trench line facing back to the west. They are now effectively cut off, with the Soroyan Kedris defenders on the east, and the Soroyan 2nd Colonial Army to the west.

January 22nd

The Empire of Sumaya finishes it's designs on Heavy Artilery.

January 24th-29th

Second Battle of Kedris

The Second Battle of Kedris begins when the 4th Colonial Division and the 10th Colonial Division of the Soroyan 2nd Colonial Army begins an assault on the Avengadian line. With 350 HVL-02 machine guns trained on the western approaches, Soroyan assaults are repulsed on the 24th and 25, incurring heavily casualties. Soroyan commanders however notice that during the later part of the day on the 25th, several well positioned Anvegadian HVL-02 machine guns simply do not open fire again, making the Soroyans believe they've run out of ammunition.

Another assault four days later on the 29th reveals this to be true. The attack creates a breakthrough, and three hours later the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force North surrenders.

CASUALTIES (Second Battle of Kedris)
Kingdom of Soroya: 19,764 dead (21,074 1895 rifles, 3 Light Artillery)
Empire of Anvegad: 5,643 dead (37,111 prisoners of war, 900 HVL-02 machine guns, 50 Ozo-Pattern Howitzers, 50 Strelok Field Guns)

Aftermath: While the Anvegadians were too fearful of a direct assault against the Kedris line, the Soroyans held out long enough until the Soroyans could finish their pincer move. The Anvegadians have lost the strong majority of their forces in the Faresian theater

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FEBRUARY

February 1st

A shipment of 5,000 Baishan Type 95 rifles from the Xian Republic arrives in Mille-Sessau.

February 4th

A Major Shipyard completes construction in the Chatara province in the Kingdom of Aontas.

February 6th-24th

Battle of Faresian Coast
Prelude: The 2nd & 3rd Colonial Army of the Kingdom of Soroya invaded the Faresian coast, over 80,000 troops hoping to relieve the strain in their colonies earlier in January. The 3rd Colonial Army under General Naut Ranervelt march south along the coast to reclaim territory lost to Anvegadian Expeditionary Force South's force under General Nikanov Kashnikov. Having captured Anor, the Anvegadians found themselves in the perfect defensive positions.

Battle
- February 6th: the 13th Colonial Division made first contact with the 5th Iron Guards Division entrenched just a mile north of Anor. Private Nan Kjud was the first casualty of the battle, being gunned down by an HVL-02 machine gun emplacement. The Soroyans begin entrenching several thousand yards north.

- February 7th: Probing attacks by the 151st regiment of the 13th Colonial Division find that across the small stretch of land, there are close to a hundred machine guns, and taking the land will be difficult.

- February 12th: A supply ship scheduled to reach Anor for the Anvegadians does not reach port. Rationing begins in earnest.

- February 15th: The Soroyans assault along the western plains, 9,000 men strong with a preliminary artillery barrage. The attack does not force a breakthrough.

- February 21st: Another breakthrough is attempted by the Soroyans by the 6th Colonial Division with two regiments of 6,500 men. While the breakthrough is not complete, Soroyan artillery dials in on the trench and destroys a dozen machine guns and incurs heavy Anvegadian casualties.

- February 24th: The first Anvegadian machine gun, Unit 113 of the 4th Iron Guards, runs out of ammunition during a probing assault by Soroyans forces. Without resupply, the Anvegadians are running thin.

Casualties:
Anvegad Empire: 1,734 soldiers (1,853 rifles, 28 HVL-02 machine guns)
Soroyan Kingdom: 12,743 soldiers (12,743 soldiers)

Aftermath: Without an attempted breakthrough, the Soroyans have thrown much of their strength away. The Soroyans however have pushed the Anvegadians back to the final captured port city of Anor, who now hold on to the city on a long trench line.

February 27th

The Republic of Deltora finishes a production run of 90,000 Vulcaine Mk II rifles.

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MARCH

March 5th

Mille-Sessauan war industry completes an order of 30,000 Primaire Modele-04 rifles well ahead of schedule.

March 8th

Modernization on it's three Pre-Dreadnoughts finishes in the Grand Survaek Empire.

March 11th

The Second Conference of Kormere, an emergency meeting among Societatem powers, decides to force the Kingdom of Kelric grant the Empire of Mille-Sessau a narrow strip of territory granting it access to the sea. In return, Mille-Sessau renounces all territorial claims in Kelric and Etellia. While the deal was carefully crafted not to compromise the major resources and cities of Kelric, the King of Kelric has publicly expressed his fury at the decision. Societatem representatives counter that the move was necessary to avoid war and maintain stability in the region.

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APRIL

April 2nd

The Kingdom of Aontas lays down the first keel of its Jormungandr-class Dreadnought, expected to be completed in early 1908.

April 5th

The Kingdom of Aontas finishes a production run of 700 Valjas machine guns.

April 7th

A Minor Factory begins construction in the Kalpian Republic.

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MAY

May 1st

The Empire of Zellonia begins work on a Great War.

May 4th

A group of 10,000 Professionals join the Xian Clique Army.

May 5th

The Kingdom of Aontas finishes a production run of 30,000 STA Mark II bolt-action rifles.

May 7th

The Empire of Zellonia completes it's designs on Dreadnoughts.

May 19th

The Republic of Deltora successfully colonizes the Serranthian island of Zeko.

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JUNE

June 3rd

A minor factory in Lochare of the Kalpian Republic finishes production.

June 5th

The Republic of Deltora successfully trains 40,000 Regulars who join the army days later.

June 14th

The second of two proposed destroyers of the Walle-class, the SRF Kollenstaart is finished and joins the Kingdom of Soroya's Royal Fleet.

June 20th

A minor factory in Mistburn of the Kalpian Republic finishes production.

June 29th

Research into modernized versions of Trench Warfare and Heavy Barrages of artillery are finished in the Kingdom of Aontas.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Empire of Mille-Sessau

January 8th, 1906

It would be war, then. The Sessauan 12th Army was preparing to enter Kelric territory while diplomats worked feverishly to prepare the proper documents to be received by the Kelric government only hours before the first troops started to pour over the border. It wasn't to be so however. Diplomats from Deltora, Aontas, Soroya and even the reluctant Kalpian Republic met in Kormere to discuss the Sessauan's goals, recently rebuffed from the Conference of Kormere (1905).

A port. The Empire needed a port to foster international trade, colonization and the development of a naval arm so that it's reach might extend to other continents. The Empire was willing to go to war over it, but the Sociatatem, jointly reached the conclusion that submitting to the demands of Sessau, a power that was neither aligned with the Sociatatem nor the famed Restoration, was better than a war.

That same week, 15,000 troops of the Sessauan 12th Army marched into the port city of Hagsburg, just an hours ride north of Kormere to finalize the deal. The Kelric citizens there, now under the administration of the Imperial Army, were mostly bedazzled, but the newly instated Governor Neut von Laader, a second generation Sessauan with Soroyan grandparents promised a peaceful transition and immediately mandated a year free of taxation in response to the recent annexation.

Mille-Sessauan troops entering the Kelric port city of Hagsburg, January 4th, 1906

While many were feverish about the issue, Governor von Laader, along with two divisions from the Sessauan 12th Army, felt that the Kelrics would have little to no issue adjusting to the new rule. The Kelric language and it's customs were unaltered. Passage between Kalpia and Soroya was unhindered, and a proposed railroad to run from Kalpia to Deltora was also not intervened with. The Kelric life would go on, except this time under the Imperial Banner of the Dual Empire of Mille and Greater Sessau.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Empire of Mille-Sessau

"Excellent," Captain di Gionio said, raising his hand to tap his cap as he passed the rank and file. He finished the walk and abruptly turned left, climbed the steps and entered the building. The winter of 1906 was brutal, but di Gionio's wool coat did most of the heavy lifting. di Gioni navigated the well decorated hallway, passing hurried messengers and soldiers while moving to the office of General von Leevow, General of the Sessauan 10th Army, the newest army in the Empire.

Mille-Sessauan Regimental Commander Hans di Gionio, 1906

He reached the door and knocked.

"Come in," the voice called.

The desk was neat and clean, a single form set just in front of the general. He rattled his signature off on the paper then set it atop a pile of other papers off to his side. di Gionio entered the room and shot to attention. The general looked up and briefly saluted. Through his mild mannered mustache, the general smiled. "Ah, Captain di Gionio. How's the newest regiment of the Empire coming?"

"These men do not know how to fight, General."

The general stood, maneuvering around his desk to the window. He waved di Gionio close, and the Etellian joined him at the window. The snow hadn't fallen in weeks, but the cold was chilling to the bone. Men marched outside the window, parading about with all the bombast of the Empire. "They don't need to know how to fight." di Gionio gave von Leevow a sideways glance. "They need only know how to die."

"Sir?"

"It is a new age, Captain."

"I don't understand."

The General huffed, his eyes squinting a bit. "I've seen guns that fire enough bullets to cut a man in half. There are cannons that can vaporize entire human beings. These wars," von Leevow huffed, "aren't fought any longer. These soldiers do not fight. They sacrifice. They die. One day, you'll learn this, as I have."

di Gionio, though he didn't quite understand, simply nodded. "The Sociatatem have spit in our face, and now they will pay." General von Leevow laughed.

"Have they? You certainly subscribe to the Emperor's ideals." The general returned to his desk, lowering himself into his seat once more. "The Emperor feels slighted, and many men may die for it. But.. if it brings glory to the Empire--" the general said, the beginning of a famous phrase in Sessau.

"--then it brings glory to us all," Captain di Gionio finished. "May I ask why you wanted to see me, general?"

"I simply wanted to ensure the man that may be defending my headquarters is competent. You are dismissed," General von Leevow looked back down at his desk, found a pen and started scribbling away on a new piece of paper. He did not look back up at di Gionio.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1905
World Tension: 31%

Survaek Annexes Eastern Serranthia (+10% World Tension [PERMANENT]
Faresian Crisis in Soroyan Faresia (+15% World Tension) [PERMANENT]
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Sumaya (+5% World Tension, -10% National Unity for a target nation)
Survaek Allies with Sumaya (+8% World Tension, +5% National Unity)
Tarikhate of Serranthia Mobilizes Troops (+3 World Tension)
Zello-Sumayan War (+12% World Tension)
Sumaya Signs Defensive Alliance with Survaek (+8% World Tension, +5% National Unity).
Soroyo-Anvegadian Colonial War (+12% World Tension)
Zellonia Embargoes Kalpia (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Kalpia)
Soroya Embargoes Honneria (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Honneria)
Aontas Embargoes Survaek (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Honneria)
Deltora Embargoes Survaek (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Honneria)
Kalpia Signs Trade Agreement with Sumaya (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Athos and Stule Signs Trade Agreement with Tramel (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Athos and Stule Signs Trade Agreement with Aontas (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Athos and Stule Signs Trade Agreement with Salardia (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Soroya Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)
Xian Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)
Deltora Embargoes the Grand Empire of Survaek (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Survaek)

[LINK FOR BIGGER MAP: i.imgur.com/ZEqMdQC.jpg]

The World, circa 1905

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DOES NOT HAVE INFO FROM SOROYO-ANVEGADIAN WAR: THUS IS INCOMPLETE

SEPTEMBER to DECEMBER

SEPTEMBER

September 3rd

The Kalpian Republic finishes training 30,000 Professional soldiers.

September 5th

The Kingdom of Soroya finishes training 20,000 Regulars.

September 19th

The Empire of Mille Sessau finishes a production run of 20,000 Primaire Model 04 rifles. They are immediately sent to reserve troops in the army.

September 21st

Aontan designer Victor Kyander of the Kingdom of Aontas flies for 88 meters in the Osgood Flyer.

Osgood Flyer, 1905

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OCTOBER

October 2nd

Mille-Sessauan Army doctrine has been updated to incorporate Indirect Artillery fire using spotters and trajectory calculations.

October 6th

The Xian Republic lays down a Minor Factory expected to be finished in 1907.

October 9th

The Grand Survaek Empire finishes it's first theoretical designs for a Dreadnought warship.

October 21st:

The Grand Survaek Empire annexes the Northern Serranthia region of Murenheidtan Serranthia.

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NOVEMBER

November 1st

The Kingdom of Aontas finalizes the theoretical designs and blueprints for a Dreadnought, a ship that is not simply the largest in the water, but a bona fide warship.

November 5th

The Kalpian Republic begins constructing a Minor Shipyard in Mistburn.

November 10th

The Republic of Deltora begins construction on a series of railroads expected to be completed in 1907.

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DECEMBER

December 2nd

The Kingdom of Soroya finishes the Wave-class destroyer SRF Brinks and lays down the keel for the SRF Kollenstaart.

December 15th

The Empire of Anvegad finishes the submarine U-02 and the destroyer ANV Backsword. The keel for the U-03 and ANV Longbow are both laid down, expected to be completed in 1906.

December 16th

The Kingdom of Aontas submits it's first prototype of the Aaltssen 305mm Heavy Artillery piece.

December 26th

The Empire of Anvegad finishes research on the Iganov-Ferguson Howitzer Heavy Artillery.

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OOC MECHANICS

Simplification of Naval Designs: Ship Classes will now be simplified to a tech class based tech. Nations will be given the furthest tech for that class based on which of the four categories they possessed. (If you have 1905 Guns for Destroyers, your Destroyer tech will become 1905).

EDUCATION: The education of your population is directly correlated to your nations ability to design new weapons of war.
-- Start: Every nation starts with 20% Educated Populace.
-- Decay: Every year this decays by 2% Per Year.
-- Growth: You can increase your Educated Populace by 1% by spending $10,000,000,000.
* [Design Company]: Every nation has [2 Design Companies].
* For every +10% Educated Populace your nation has, a new Design Company emerges.
* For every +5% Educated Populace your nation has, you have a Focus Point to give to a company.

OOC Note: This is a response to people simply researching new technology for no reason other than that they have the cash to spend. Research will now become an investment, not an expenditure.

EXAMPLE
Kingdom of Aontas (20% Educated Populace = 2 Design Companies. 4 Focus Points.)

Design Company A (3 Focus Points)
Naval Arms
[Engine: 1]
[Guns: 0]
[Armor: 2]
[Reliability: 0]

Standard Arms
[Firepower: 0]
[Effectiveness: 0]
[Simplicity: 0]
[Reliability: 0]

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Design Company B (1 Focus Point)
Naval Arms
[Engines: 0]
[Armor: 0]
[Guns: 0]
[Reliability: 0]

Standard Arms
[Firepower: 0]
[Effectiveness: 1]
[Simplicity: 0]
[Reliability: 0]

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These are the actions you may perform.

-- [Request Design ($5,000,000,000 + $5,000,000,000 Per Company That Receives Order): Select a Naval Unit (Submarine, Destroyer, Light Cruiser, Armored Cruiser, or Pre-Dreadnought/Dreadnought). Selected companies will create a design. Or select Arms (Bolt-Action Rifle, Machine Gun, Light Artillery, Heavy Artillery). Selected companies will create a design.

EXAMPLE

Kingdom of Aontas uses Request Design ($5 + $10 for 2 Companies) for Company A and Company B for a Pre-Dreadnought called the King Matthias-class.

Company A has 3 Focus Points (2 Naval Armor, 1 Naval Engines) and Company B has none in naval warfare. Here's what they came up with.

Company A
Design: King Matthias-class Pre-Dreadnought (1905)
Stats: Engines +1, Armor +2
Cost: $15,000,000,000

Company B
Design: King Matthias-class Pre-Dreadnought (1905)
Stats: No Modifiers
Cost: $12,000,000,000

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PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING INTO YOUR DOSSIER. AT THE TOP.

[FIRST COMPANY NAME] (Spend Focus Points. 4 Split between 2 Companies)
[b]Naval Arms[/b]
[[b]Engines[/b]: 0]
[[b]Armor[/b]: 0]
[[b]Guns[/b]: 0]
[[b]Reliability[/b]: 0]

[b]Standard Arms[/b]
[[b]Firepower[/b]: 0]
[[b]Effectiveness[/b]: 0]
[[b]Simplicity[/b]: 0]
[[b]Reliability[/b]: 0]

[SECOND COMPANY NAME]
[b]Naval Arms[/b]
[[b]Engines[/b]: 0]
[[b]Armor[/b]: 0]
[[b]Guns[/b]: 0]
[[b]Reliability[/b]: 0]

[b]Standard Arms[/b]
[[b]Firepower[/b]: 0]
[[b]Effectiveness[/b]: 0]
[[b]Simplicity[/b]: 0]
[[b]Reliability[/b]: 0]

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1905

Empire of Sumaya: 82%
-- Won the War!: +10% (until 1908)
-- Joined the Restoration: +10%

Zellonian Empire: 51%
-- Bitter Losers: -15% (Until 1908)

Grand Survaek Empire: 61%
-- Decadent: -10% (Permament)

Xian Republic: 62%
-- Interventionist: -10% (Until 1910)
-- Joined the Restoration: +10%

Kalpian Republic: 60%
-- Status Quo: +5%

Kingdom of Soroya: 67%
-- Interventionist: -10% (Until 1910)
-- Status Quo: +5%
-- Alliance with Deltora: +5%

Empire of Anvegad: 65%
-- Joined the Restoration: +10%

United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule: 60%

Kingdom of Aontas: 77%
-- Status Quo: +5%

Republic of Deltora: 70%
-- Status Quo: +5%
-- Alliance with Soroya: +5%

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1905
World Tension: 42%

Survaek Annexes Eastern Serranthia (+10% World Tension [PERMANENT]
Faresian Crisis in Soroyan Faresia (+15% World Tension) [PERMANENT]
Zellonia Incites Unrest in Sumaya (+5% World Tension, -10% National Unity for a target nation)
Survaek Allies with Sumaya (+8% World Tension, +5% National Unity)
Tarikhate of Serranthia Mobilizes Troops (+3 World Tension)
Zello-Sumayan War (+12% World Tension)
Sumaya Signs Defensive Alliance with Survaek (+8% World Tension, +5% National Unity).
Soroyo-Anvegadian Colonial War (+12% World Tension)
Zellonia Embargoes Kalpia (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Kalpia)
Soroya Embargoes Honneria (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Honneria)
Kalpia Signs Trade Agreement with Sumaya (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Athos and Stule Signs Trade Agreement with Tramel (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Athos and Stule Signs Trade Agreement with Salardia (-3% World Tension, +10% GNP for Home Nation & Selected Nation)
Soroya Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)
Xian Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)
Deltora Embargoes the Grand Empire of Survaek (-4% World Tension, Removes 1 Trade Agreement of Survaek)

[LINK FOR BIGGER MAP: i.imgur.com/ZEqMdQC.jpg

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The World, circa 1905

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MAY to AUGUST

MAY

May 1st

The Valjas machine gun is finalized in the Kingdom of Aontas. It undergoes preliminary testing with Soroyan, Kalpian and Deltoran observers. From the field manual of the Royal Aontan Field Army:

The Valjas machine gun was gas actuated and air-cooled, in contrast to the Cruska gun which was recoil operated and water-cooled. The Valjas machine gun barrel features five large annular rings which materially assisted natural cooling and retarded overheating. The gas cylinder under the barrel features a regulator piston which can be adjusted to the normal rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute. The Valjas machine gun itself (excluding the tripod) has only 32 parts including four coil springs and no screws or pins whatsoever. All parts of the gun are constructed in such a manner that it is impossible to assemble them improperly. The Valjas fired from an open bolt, like almost all modern machine guns in order to avoid "cook-offs" . Although the Valjas machine gun was easy to feed continuously with a three-man team, each individual strip held only 24 rounds of 8mm Vebbum ammunition. Each empty feed strip was ejected automatically after its last round had been fired, leaving the bolt open in the rear position. Then introducing a new loaded strip into the gun triggered the release forward of the bolt and firing resumed. The Valjas strips performed well with a three-man crew, but their capacity was too small for a single gunner firing from the inside of a concrete pillbox or entrenchment. This led to the adoption of a 250-round articulated metal belt in 1906.

May 10th

The Empire of Anvegad begins Operation Iron March. 30,000 men of the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force (AEF) begin to march south along the Faresian coast, capturing empty Soroyan territory. Within thirteen days, the soldiers capture the Faresian provincial capital of Anor, suffering no combat casualties. This comes as a great blow to Soroyan prestige.

May 12th

The Yamarano Shogunate signs the Treaty of Sagon, issuing a peace with the Xian Republic. The Shogunate will pay reparations of $15,000,000,000 for three years and retract it's claims against Basai. Xian Foreign Minister Shiu Fuhua agreed to the terms and sympathized with the Shogun's "Faresia for Faresians" attitude. Almost immediately, the Shogunate begins shifting troops to the Soroyan border.

May 14th

The Empire of Anvegad finishes a production run of 50 Strelok-pattern Field Guns.

May 17th

The Grand Survaek Empire and Sumayan Empire sign the Survo-Samayan Pact, forging a mutually defensive alliance.

May 18th

The Siege of Kedris begins. Without orders to advance, the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force entrenches itself, as do the Soroyans along the Kedris Line. Low on ammunition, artillery and rations, the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force is in a phenomenal position, but running low on supplies.

May 20th

The Zellonian Empire and the Sumayan Empire sign the Treaty of Sucre, ending the Zello-Sumayan War (1904-1905).

Treaty of Sucre

TREATY OF SUCRE

I. A state of peace exists between the Empire of Zellonia and the Empire of Sumaya.

II. The Empire of Zellonia will pay war reparations to the sum of $25,000,000,000 due by the end of 1908 to the Empire of Sumaya.

III. The Empire of Zellonia cedes the territory of New Zellonia to the Empire of Sumaya.

IV. The Empire of Zellonia accepts guilt for initiating a war of aggression against the Empire of Sumaya.

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JUNE

June 3rd

The Kingdom of Soroya lays down the keel of it's new Walle-class destroyers. The first ship, named the SRF Brinks, will be completed later this year.

June 4th

The Kingdom of Soroya sells it's colonial islands in Kerevia to the Sumayan Empire for a sum of $40,000,000,000.

June 6th

The Republic of Deltora finishes a production run of 6,400 Madsen machine guns.

June 19th

The A-05 Cannon is finished by the Kingdom of Aontas. A modernized piece of light artillery, it sported well designed breaches for quick firing, but was marred but unreliable traction in mobility exercises.

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JULY

July 2nd

The Kalpian Republic signs a trade agreement with the Sumayan Empire that is almost immediately embargoed by the Empire of Zellonia.

July 15th

The Empire of Mille-Sessau is denied in the Conference of Kormere, where every nation except the Empire of Zellonia voted against the Empire's attempt to earn a warm water port in the Sea of Soroya.

July 18th

The United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule finishes a prototype on a brand new bolt-action rifle. It has not been declassified yet, so it's name and specifications are unknown.

July 29th

The Kingdom of Soroya finishes construction of the submarine SRF Wemekamp.

July 30th

The Sumayan Empire begins constructing a Minor Factory in Davao, anticipated to be completed next year.

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AUGUST

August 1st:

The United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule expands it's colony of Porotan to the south until they reached the borders of the Kamen Empire, natives of the Vakellian subcontinent.

August 3rd

The Kalpian Republic finishes training 30,000 Professionals.

August 4th

The Republic of Deltora finishes a production run of 190,000 Vulcaine Mk II rifles.

August 5th

The Empire of Anvegad begins construction of a minor shipyard, expected to be finished next year.

August 6th

The Republic of Deltora completes new research into concreted Mass Barrages.

August 8th

The Kalpian Republic and Kingdom of Aontas both politically recognize the Verrians, a minority ethnicity in both nations. The Verrians, prominent from the Kingdom of Verria (1673-1825), have mostly assimilated into their respective cultures, but they are prominent nonetheless.

Aontan Verrians (Aontan Minority | 10%)
(Per 10%. That means each modifier occurs every 10% of the population that ethnicity occupies).
-- Accepted: -2% National Unity. +1% Tension, +5 Manpower/Year.
TOTAL: -2% National Unity, +1% Tension, +5 Manpower/Year.

Kalpian Verrians (Kalpian Minority | 10%)
(Per 10%. That means each modifier occurs every 10% of the population that ethnicity occupies).
-- Accepted: -2% National Unity. +1% Tension, +2 Manpower/Year.
TOTAL: -2% National Unity, +1% Tension, +2 Manpower/Year

August 9th

The United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule begin construction of railroads in the region of their capital, expected to be finished in 1907.

August 10th

The Grand Survaek Empire lays down the keel of a trio of planned light cruisers. The Wave-class light cruisers are not modernized, but an older design. The first ship, Zaba is laid down, expected to be finished next year.

August 12th

The Empire of Anvegad lays down the keel of a submarine and a destroyer, expected to be finished at the end of this year.

August 14th

The Empire of Anvegad signs the Document of World Renewal, becoming the next nation to join the Imperial Restoration,

August 19th

The Xian Republic lays down the keel of two light cruisers named the Qi and the Tao. They will be finished late next year.

August 21st:

The United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule recruit 100,000 conscripts, but without rifles to supply them, they simply join strategic reserves in the south of the country.

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OOC MECHANICS

National Unity: This is not a new mechanic, but rather the publication of an old one.

1905

Empire of Sumaya: 72%
-- Won the War!: +10% (until 1908)

Zellonian Empire: 51%
-- Bitter Losers: -15% (Until 1908)

Grand Survaek Empire: 61%
-- Decadent: -10% (Permament)

Xian Republic:

Kalpian Republic:

Empire of Anvegad:

United Kingdoms of Athos and Stule:

Kingdom of Aontas:

Republic of Deltora:

ADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE TOP OF YOUR DOSSIER

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-- [Modifier Here]
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-- [Modifier Here]

ADD THE FOLLOWING ABOVE INDUSTRY

[b]National Ethnicities[/b]
[b]Name[/b]: [Name of Recognized Ethnicity Here]
[b]Size[/b]: [Percentage Here
[b]Status[/b]: [Accepted, Respected or Oppressed Here]
[b]Modifier[/b]: [Insert Modifier Here]
[b]Total[/b]: [Modifier x Percentage Here]
[b]Independence Desire[/b]: [Insert Modifier Here. If none. Set at 3/10.]

Factory Additions

1. Minor Factories will now cost 10 Manpower to construct, atop their GNP cost.
2. Major Factories will now cost 25 Manpower to construct, atop their GNP.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

The Year 1905
World Tension: 30%

Faresian Crisis in Soroyan Faresia (+15% World Tension) [PERMANENT]
Survaek Allies with Sumaya (+8% World Tension, +5% National Unity)
Tarikhate of Serranthia Mobilizes Troops (+3 World Tension)
Zello-Sumayan War (+12% World Tension)
Soroyo-Anvegadian Colonial War (+12% World Tension)
Soroya Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)
Xian Intervenes in Basai (-10% World Tension)

[LINK FOR BIGGER MAP: i.imgur.com/CMdMV9C.png

The World, circa 1905

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JANUARY to APRIL

JANUARY

January 1st

The Xian Republic signs the Declaration of World Renewal, pledging to support the Grand Survaek Empire and likewise be supported as well.

The Deltoran Republic commissions the TPS Dauntless, an Armored Cruiser. It is the most advanced ship in the world, with 8 8-inch guns in four two-gun turrets.

The entire Sumayan Navy attempts to leave the Bay of Suma. Over 25 vessels are caught in a fierce naval traffic jam as ships try and leave the bay simultaneously. The light cruiser RSN Minawa and destroyer RSN Nel collide, causing enough damage to Nel to force her to abandon her operation.

January 2nd

The Kalpian Republic finishes production on 200 Gubeat 12.5 cm Heavy Artillery cannons

January 3rd

The Kingdom of Soroya finishes an expedition to the Kerevian Islands, and on January 3rd officially proclaims it a protectorate of the Soroyan Kingdom. Within hours they found that another nation has secured much of the island, the Empire of Sumaya has also colonized half of the island chain.

Kerevian locals looking on at Soroyan settlers, 1905

January 4th

The Kingdom of Aontas unveils it's STA Mark II, a new bolt-action rifle that is now available for production. With a seven round clip and sturdy stock, it easily enters the conversation for greatest rifle.

January 5th

The First Invasion Fleet (1 BB, 8 DD, 5 LC) under command of Admiral Tavington departs from Port Sucre, heading southeast around the island toward Zellonian held Davao, a port city on the southern Sumayan peninsula. They escort five troops ships.

January 6th

The First Invasion Fleet (1 BB, 8 DD, 5 LC) finds the two Sumayan destroyers RSN Sutedi and Senoputra shelling Zellonian positions on the coast. The short lived Battle of Davao lasts less than an hour as the pre-dreadnought ZRS Zellox sinks the Senoputra with a single barrage from her 12" guns and the Virtue, Famine and Crossroad catch and destroy the Sutedi when it turned back north.

Battle of Davao (Zellonian Stalemate)
CASUALTIES
Empire of Zellonia: Virtue [DD] (2% Damaged)
Empire of Sumaya: Sutedi [DD] (sunk), Senoputra [DD] (sunk)

January 7th:

The five troop ships pick up the Zellonian Expeditionary Force (35,000 troops, 110 Torran-85 Light Artillery) and head along the Sumayan coast toward Suma.

January 10th

The Deltoran Republic finishes blueprints on a Battlecruiser. An Armored Cruiser with exponentially less armor, but enough firepower to match a Pre-Dreadnought, it will be a force to be reckoned with.

January 11th: The Soroyan First Battle Fleet, composed of eight ships with 2 Pre-Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers and 4 destroyers sorties from Fort Talip and sinks the Anvegad merchant ships Argent, Nucourt, and Scybella.

January 12th

The First Invasion Fleet (1 BB, 8 DD, 5 LC) reaches the inlet of the Bay of Suma and spots the Sumayan First Fleet (2 BB, 1 CA, 3 CL, 8 DD) heading in from the west. Without orders regarding enemy contact, Admiral Tavington orders his men to battle stations.

Battle of Suma Bay
At 11:16 the ZRS Zellox began heading north toward the incoming fleet, then turned slightly northeast to bring it's guns to bear on the incoming Sumayan ships. At 11:21 the ZRS Zellox opens fire on the RSN Raku, the lead ship of the First Sumayan Fleet. With two pre-dreadnoughts however, the Zellox was simply outclassed.

At 11:35 the Sumayan light cruiser RSN Gao scores a successful hit on the ammunition magazine of the ZRS Zell'S Ambitions and she explodes in a ball of fire. The ZRS Zellox, fearful that she was attempting a torpedo run, sinks the destroyer RSN Sakem with a volley.

By 12:31 the battle had largely been decided. Only the ZRS Home and ZRS Crossroad made it clear of the bay, sailing southeast. They headed back around the island and limped into port at Sucre.

Battle of Suma Bay
CASUALTIES
Empire of Zellonia: 35,000 Regulars, ZRS Zellox [BB] (sunk), ZRS Revenge [DD] (sunk), ZRS Deathhead [DD] (sunk), ZRS Velius [DD] (sunk), ZRS Zell's Ambitions [DD] (sunk), ZNS Virtue [DD] (sunk), ZRS Famine [DD] (sunk), ZRS Crossroad [DD] (21% damaged), ZRS Home [DD] (7% damaged)
Empire of Sumaya: RSN Raku [BB] (71% damaged), RSN Gao [CL] (19% damaged), RSN Sawa [DD] (sunk), RSN Sakem [DD] (sunk)

January 13th: The Anvegadian Expeditionary Force (40,000 Professionals, 10 Strelok Field Guns, 800 HVL-02 Machine Guns) begins advancing. They discover however that the Soroyans do not attempt to hold them, instead abandoning their trenches and falling back in great numbers.

Soroyan First Colonial Army retreating to Kedris, 1905

January 20th: The Anvegadian Expeditionary Force advances 220 miles in seven days, as the Soroyans simply fall back to the city of Kedris. The city of Dezos is captured without a fight, and the Soroyan First Colonial Army (40,000 Regulars 250 Cruska Guns, 50 Light Artillery) establish their defensive line along the Kedris.

Anvegadian Expeditionary Force advances, 1905

January 26th-29th: The Battle of Kedris begins when the 5th Tyran Heavy Rifles attack the Soroyan trenches after a heavy artillery barrage. Soroyan Cruska Guns set up cut down charging Anvegadian troops. The 5th Tyran Heavy Rifles reach the Soroyan trenches but cannot inflict adequate enough casualties to break the line. Once word reached Anvegad of the offensive attack, the commander of the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force was dismissed and replaced by General Korso “Black Hand” Markham.

Battle of Kedris (Stalemate)
CASUALTIES
Empire of Anvegad: 5,873 (6,144 rifles)
Kingdom of Soroya: 1,584 (1,584 rifles, 16 Cruska Guns)

January 30th: The Grand Survaek Empire puts the Pre-Dreadnoughts Aesthsis and Survaekom Wind into dry dock at Kafu to begin complete refits. They will be finished early next year.

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FEBRUARY

February 1st
-- Production on a Minor Shipyard begins in Lochacre, Kalpia.
-- Under General Korso "Black Hand" Markham, the Anvegadian Expeditionary Force ceases offensive actions and instead digs in, engaging in mild trench artillery barrages.

February 2nd-4th: The 16th Anvehold Legionnaire Regiment of the Empire of Anvegad finishes conquering Dezos and approaches Kedris from the south. Much less defended, the Second Battle of Kedris takes place. Lasting two days, the Anvehold Legionnaire's assault the southern line of the Soroyan First Colonial Army, but intentionally maintained a creeping advance, and only a small breakthrough was made, forcing the Colonials back into the town of Kedris.

CASUALTIES (Stalemate)
Empire of Anvegad: 1,373 (1,644 rifles)
Kingdom of Soroya: 584 (584 rifles, 4 Cruska Guns)

February 5th: The Kalpian Republic finishes 100,000 Rudiger/13 bolt action rifles and 200 Eckehard 7.5 cm Light Artillery.

February 6th

The city of Davao is retaken by the Sumayan Empire.

The Deltoran region of Eastern Serranthia had long been a tenuous position. With a population of 650,000 Khaitis, these citizens long considered themselves members of the Grand Survaek Empire, though they were ruled by Deltorans. Just weeks before the new year, Deltoran General Leroux had ordered the Serranthian garrison out of Eastern Serranthia, and west of the river in that region. In a journal entry, dated November 26th, 1904, Leroux explained why:

The air was heavy with tension. When we walked past, the Serranthians eyed us with heavy hatred in their hearts. They toiled away in the mines only at the point of a bayonet, and I slept only when the winds had quieted, so that I might hear if they came for me. I will order the garrison back, for if not, they will surely fall upon us, and no amount of firepower will save us.

With the garrison depleted, the Khaitis there revolted, sacking the town of Faris in the east. The Khaitis Revolt was a bloodless affair.

* Eastern Serranthia is ANNEXED by the Grand Survaek Empire.
* Deltoran Republic gains a CB on Grand Survaek Empire.

February 7th: Military commanders in the Kingdom of Aontas finalize their theses on artillery barrages utilized to break up entrenched enemies in heavy Indirect Artillery barrages.

February 8th: The Xian Republic receives a shipment of 4,000 Ishui Model 11 machine guns, purchased from the Grand Survaek Empire.

February 10th: Sighted along the coast, the Anvegadian Fifth Fleet heads to cut off the fleeing Soroyan Second Battle Fleet. Knowing that it could not outrun the fleet that was headed to intercept, they turned to fight in the Battle of the Faresian Sea.

Order of Battle
Anvegadian Fifth Fleet: 1 Pre-Dreadnought, 1 Armored Cruiser, 2 Light Cruisers, 3 Destroyers
Soroyan Second Battle Fleet: 1 Pre-Dreadnought, 1 Armored Cruiser, 2 Light Cruisers, 6 Destroyers

At 07:57 the pre-dreadnought SRF Reijmink opened fired on the Anvegadian armored cruiser ANV Guardian. The battle had begun. With better positioning, the Anvegadian fleet was slightly outgunned. At 08:13 the destroyer SRF Duis was set afire by a direct hit to the bridge by the light cruiser ANV Valiant.

Minutes later at 08:16 the ANV Pike turns out of the battle line when it's rudder jams, and it starts circling aimless. The pre-dreadnought SRF Reijmink opens fire on the Anvegadian pre-dreadnought ANV Sovereign. By 08:35 the ANV Sovereign had two of it's stern turrets knocked out, and it's captain had been killed by the heavy Soroyan barrage. It turned from the battle line, listing heavily from port.

The Soroyan destroyer SRF Kromhoff was sunk after a third full barrage from the ANV Guardian. With the ANV Sovereign heavily damaged, the Anvegadian Fifth Fleet turns south away from the Soroyan Fleet, which does not pursue, breaking off southeast after shelling the ANV Pike and sinking it. If repairs to either pre-dreadnought were to be made, they could not be made at a colonial port but required a home port.

The Soroyan Fleet retreats to Flulin and the Anvegadian Fleet to Anvegadian Faresia.

CASUALTIES
Anvegadian Empire: ANV Sovereign (BB) (61% damaged), ANV Guardian (CA) (21% Damaged) ANV Catapult (DD) (17% Damaged), ANV Pike (DD) (sunk)
Kingdom of Soroya: SRF Reijmink (BB) (9% Damaged), SRF Duis (DD) (sunk), (SRF Kromhoff) (DD) (sunk)

February 15th-28th: The Second Battle of La Xuyên begins when the Northern Army Group (170,000 Regulars, 50,000 Professionals, 37 Light Artillery) under General Lang Shao-Ren commits an attack when Reinforcements (140,000 Regulars, 30,000 Professionals, 10 Light Artillery) finally arrive. The Battle lasted almost two weeks.

The Yamaranese Shogunate maintained it's line for as long as possible, but General Lang Shao-Ren had orders to breakthrough. After heavy casualties after repeated infantry charges, the line broke, the Xianese were through and had an open route to Sagon, Basai. Almost 100,000 casualties were recorded.

Second Battle of La Xuyên
CASUALTIES (Xian Victory)
Xian Republic 68,635 Regulars, 6,542 Professionals (69,653 rifles, 14 Light Artillery)
Yamarano Shogunate: 28,001 Regulars

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MARCH

March 1st: A Minor Factory finishes construction in Alcoln, Deltoran Republic.

March 3rd: The Soroyan submarine SRF Anne Marie sinks two Anvegadian merchant ships off the coast of Anvegad.

March 4th: The Kalpian Army appoints Maximillian Von Barlath to the rank of General. His assignment is pending.

March 9th: A shipment of rations and ammunition intended to reach the Anvegadian Expeditionary Corps does not reach the Faresian coast land. The AEF begins rationing.

March 10th: U-01, a submarine of the Anvegadian Empire, sinks a Soroyan merchant ship in Vicarri Sea.

March 12th: The Empire of Zellonia puts the pre-dreadnought ZRS Victory into dry dock to begin modernizing it's engines and guns.

March 17th: A Minor Factory begins construction in Sikea, Kingdom of Soroya.

March 20th: The Xian Republic finishes production on 20,000 Beishan-95 rifles.

March 21st: The Soroyan submarine SRF Petra sinks five Anvegadian merchant ships off the coast of Anvegad.

March 22nd: The Xian Republic lays down the keel of a destroyer, named the Lei-sheng, to be completed this year.

March 23rd: The Anvegadian Empire lays down the keel of a submarine and a destroyer expected to finish this year.

March 30th: A Minor Factory begins construction in Mistburn, Kalpia.

March 31st: Conference: Partition of Kelric?
The Emperors of Mille-Sessau have issued a petition to the great powers of the Soroyan Sea. They request that a portion of the Kingdom of Kelric be granted to them by international agreement, allowing the Empire of Mille-Sessau access to the sea. To justify the request, they cite their nation's dependence on trade, historical claims over lands in Kelric, and a significant population of Sessauan speakers in the southern portion of Kelric.

Zellonia, Kalpia, Soroya, and Deltora are the voters in this conference. Each nation chooses one first choice (worth 2 “points) and one second choice (worth 1 “point”). The option with the most points will be implemented.

[Partition Kelric]: Mille-Sessau's claims are valid, and a territorial concession may prevent them from taking more aggressive measures against their neighbors. We will force Kelric to concede to the petition's demands.
*Empire of Mille-Sessau gains a narrow strip of land from Alarie to Kormere and cannot fabricate any CBs against Kelric until 1910.

[Ensure Mille-Sessau access to Kormere]: The Empire's demands are excessive, but their concerns are worth addressing. We must obligate Kelric to offer Mille-Sessaun citizens free access and extraterritoriality in the important port city of Kormere. This will solve the trade problem without disrupting the geopolitical situation.
*Empire of Mille-Sessau may build barges in Kormere and engage in sea commerce through it, but may not use the port for military purposes.

[Refuse the Demands Entirely]: Mille-Sessau has no right whatsoever to the sovereign territory of Kelric. This petition is just an opportunistic bid for power and profit. We will not tolerate any threat to Kelric sovereignty.
*No change. Mille-Sessau gains Conquest CB against Kelric.

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APRIL

April 1st: A Minor Factory begins construction in Lochare, Kalpia.

April 2nd: The Xian Republic finishes railroads running through Xizaolin, Ta-Meng and Shangwu.

April 4th: A Major Shipyard finishes construction in Folamsiar, Aontas.

April 19th: The Grand Survaek Empire finishes new military doctrines on Indirect Artillery barrages.

April 21st: The Grand Survaek Empire lays down the first keel of the Wave-class light cruiser. Named the Zaba, it will be finished late next year.

April 26th: The Anvegadian Empire signs the Declaration of World Renewal, pledging to support the Grand Survaek Empire and likewise be supported as well.

April 29th: The Kalpian Railroad lays down railroads in Erinmarsh and Adlake, to be completed by 1907.

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

Empire of Mille-Sessau

Biography: Charles von Leevow

Born in 1841, Charles von Leevow grew up in the Millean village of Gavireaux, thirty miles north of the Millean capital Kormont. The third of five children, his father was a cavalry officer in the Millean Regimental Cavalry and his mother a nun at the Great Monarchist Church in Gavireaux. His great-grandfather Anton von Leevow (1738–1827) had received the nobiliary particle von Leevow as a predicate in 1815, referring to the surname of his first wife who descended from the Sessauan Rivertine region. His father Josephe von Leevow (1793–1878) was a retired colonel of artillery, originally from southern Mille, who had fought in the Battle of Kassau and took part in the suppression of the Kormont Uprising of 1851, whereby he was severely wounded.

Charles married Stephane le Seau (1860–1905) in 1886, with whom he had four sons. He would later marry Virginia von Reininghaus in 1903, against the wishes of his children.

Charles joined the cadet corps of the Cellier Army garrison and was educated at the Lajoie Military Academy in Lajoie Province, where he developed a strong interest in natural science, especially in the Great Theory of Evolution. In 1861, at age 19 he received a commission as lieutenant in an infantry battalion. After graduating from the Aville Miitary Academy in 1876, he transferred to the General Staff Corps of the Mille-Sessauan Army.

In 1881, he was awarded a commission in the Mille-Sessauan Army

In 1878–1879, upon the Treaty of Kilso, new political duties brought him to the Region of Minor Etellia, when those Etellian provinces were assigned to the military administration of Mille-Sessau. He was also a member of the staff in the rank of a Lieutenant during the 1882 insurrection in the Sessauan Kingdom of Feckland. In 1886 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 51st Infantry Division at Froix, where he showed great ability in reforming field exercise. Elevated to the rank of a Major, in the fall of 1888, he began a new appointment as a professor of military tactics in the Imperial Army in Aville, a position he prepared for by touring the battlefields of the Mille-Sessauan Unification War. Charles proved to be a good teacher quite popular among his students.

During the summer of 1904, he was awarded a commission of II Army Corps of the 5th Army on the Deltoran border, much to the chagrin of Charles, who preferred the colder climates of Sessau than the frozen Millean plains.

General Charles von Leevow, circa 1905

The Age of Imperialism (Early 20th Century Nation RP)

ETHNICITY SYSTEM

Ethnicities are divided into three categories:
Respected- Ethnicity is respected and generally preferred in certain specialized areas, but still closed off from some areas of power
Accepted - Accepted Ethnicity are tolerated, but not endorsed.
Oppressed - Ethnicity is oppressed and considered inferior to official groups.

Nations start out with one "Core" ethnicity that is considered National. Others are automatically oppressed unless upgraded or bought at nation start.

Effects (Per 10%. That means each modifier occurs every 10% of the population that ethnicity occupies).
-- Respected: +5% GNP. -2 Manpower/Year.
-- Accepted: -2% National Unity. +1% Tension, +5 Manpower/Year.
-- Oppressed: -5% National Unity, +2% Tension, +10 Manpower/Year. Oppressed Ethnicity are also likely to rebel or join attackers if they think they have a chance at a better situation.

DEALING WITH ETHNICITIES
-- Recognize Ethnicity (2 Tension Points): Recognize a people as a distinct and official ethnicity within the nation.
* Creates a New Oppressed Ethnicity within your nation that begins with 10% population.
* One time +50 Manpower Boost.

-- Award Autonomy (1 Tension Point): Give an Ethnicity the right to self-govern itself within the nation.
* -5% National Unity. (one time unity drop in that year)
* Selected Ethnicity becomes Respected and increases by 10%.

-- Assimilation Campaign (1 Tension Point): Forcefully assimilate an ethnicity into the dominant culture!
* +5% World Tension.
* Decrease Oppressed by 10%.
* Other Nations where selected Ethnicity is Respected or Accepted get a CB against you.

-- Strip Rights (1 Tension Point): Strip rights from an ethnicity and confiscate their wealth, lowering their ranking in your nation.
* +4% Tension.
* +10,000,000,000 GNP Per rank selected Ethnicity is reduced by.
* Selected Ethnicity becomes Oppressed.
* Other Nations where selected Ethnicity is Accepted or Respected get a CB against you.

-- Grant Rights (1 Tension Point): Grant new rights and privileges to an ethnicity, bringing them up the social ladder.
* -10% National Unity (one time unity drop in that year)
* -15,000,000,000 GNP.
* -5% World Tension.
* Raises selected Ethnicity up one rank.