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STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

@Theodorable

Competition and liberty please!

@gowia

Name for your Political Party?

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

Character Name: James Zemurray
Character Age: 33
Character's Portfolio: (May choose one of the below)
- Foreign Investor: Starts with $10,000,000. $5,000,000 (at 5% Interest) and 0% Corruption*.

History:

James is the 3rd son of a major shareholder of the United Fruit Company who has been very active in the recently independent island to establish business relations as his first major assignment. Now that the island is sovereign, James' work has paid off as he had been given the green light by the government to bring in foreign investment into the country. With the backing of his father and the corporate sponsorship of the United Fruit Company, James now seeks to expand the fruit industry and infrastructure within the nation of Balruba and bring the island into the international market with a major export.

@Heyitsjiwon

Accepted.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

Could I sneak an application in now?

EDIT: I got a application ready for perusal ^^

Rupert Edward Sullam III, my State char application

Character Name: Rupert Edward Sullam III

Character Age: 50 (25 Experience)

Brief History:
The Sullam family claims to have been one of the first to arrive from Britain many generations ago and, can proudly say, worked tirelessly in a plethora of different administration postings over the course of the nation. As time went on the old English stock was bred out as local families were able to marry in. Rupert is the offspring of one such relationship, his father a minor civil minister and mother the daughter of a local businessman. The familial connections allowed Rupert an education in Britain from a young age, however the first world war erupting caused Rupert to sign up and fight, eventually being demobilised at the rank of lieutenant. Rupert went on to study for three more years in England, law and politics, before finally returning to Balruba. At the age of twenty four, Rupert took up his first posting in the civil service, courtesy of his father, and earned a reputation for himself of being a hard working and efficient staffer.

Experience in the military, civil administration, and a higher education finally pushed Rupert into joining the political scene proper. Standing as a moderate conservative, he was able to rest on his families financial resources to fund local projects based out of the capital seeking home rule for Balruba, as well as ensuring his selection for other roles in the government. The beginning of the second world war, despite being eligible to enlist/be conscripted, meant Rupert was invited to join the wartime colonial government as an under secretary and his work was focused on managing foreign affairs. Throughout Rupert was an advocate of the thought that such participation in the war would warrant home rule on the cessation of war. So, when this was not forthcoming, Rupert became a late addition to the founding brothers. Utterly convinced that democratic freedom was no longer forthcoming.

The new government would need men who knew how to run it, he argued, and a revolutionary government would need men who with popular connections. He sought to fill both these roles and now, with peace finally achieved, Rupert desires to lift himself to the highest office.

@gowia

Accepted. Choose two of the following, cannot be two that override:

• Social
  - Liberty: this means that people have the freedom to do what they want to do.
  - Equality: equality means that everyone is treated fairly and has an equal chance.
• Incentive
  - Competition: means people are encouraged to compete to succeed.
  - Cooperation: means that people are encouraged to work together to get things done.
• Finances
  - Cost-Saving: means the government is not meant to spend much money.
  - Generosity: means the government desires to provide large benefits or services to it's citizens.

Example:
- Cooperation: means that people are encouraged to work together to get things done.
- Liberty: this means that people have the freedom to do what they want to do.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

I'll leave this up for another 24 hours then we'll get the game started.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

Character Name: Arthur Adkins
Character Age: 36 (11 Experience)
Brief History: Born in 1911 in the hospital Saint John on Balruba to a middle-class family. His father had always been a known member of the left-leaning group of Balruban Popular Alliance, and since he was very young he accompanied his father to party meetings and started to get acquainted with the future leaders of the party. At the age of 14, he was already considered to have great skill on oratory when he made a speech in the honor of the patriarch of the organization Gregg Remington, the founder and considered an intellectual by many in Balruba. He was educated in Balruba but later travelled to the United Kingdom to get a degree on history.

When he returned to Balruba and saw the effects of the Great Depression, it helped cement the idea that capitalism was an economic system that would sooner or later be phased out by communism. At the age of 28, he was sent to the United Kingdom as part of the conscription system put in place by colonial authorities. His fight would lead him to the beaches of Dunkirk, where he suffered heavy injuries during a Luftwaffe bombing run. He would then be considered unfit for service due to a bad leg that didn't allow him to perform well. He returned in 1941 to Balruba and proceed to continue his political career in the small island under the BPA (Balruban Popular Alliance). He quickly joined the ranks in the small island who wished for an independent Balruba and when the war began in earnest, he made job by working as a secretary renowned for his capacity of organization, although, his oratory was just as well regarded in the national assembly. Now that the war is over, he hopes to propel his left-leaning ideas into reality.

@Murtox

Accepted. Choose two of the following, cannot be two that override:

• Social
  - Liberty: this means that people have the freedom to do what they want to do.
  - Equality: equality means that everyone is treated fairly and has an equal chance.
• Incentive
  - Competition: means people are encouraged to compete to succeed.
  - Cooperation: means that people are encouraged to work together to get things done.
• Finances
  - Cost-Saving: means the government is not meant to spend much money.
  - Generosity: means the government desires to provide large benefits or services to it's citizens.

Example:
- Cooperation: means that people are encouraged to work together to get things done.
- Liberty: this means that people have the freedom to do what they want to do.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

The Island Nation of Balruba

I. Game Mechanics & Rules

1. Each Turn in the game represents 1 Month.
2. Every Turn, every player receives 1 Personal Action and 1 Faction Action. A Personal Action reflects something their character does, IE: give a speech, hold a meeting, etc. A Faction action is related to your faction, IE: A military faction action would be declaring war, launching an assault. A business faction action would be opening a new business, announcing a new product.

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II. The Budget

- 1947 Budget: Not Passed.

III. The Government

- Government Type: Pending.
- Next Elections: Pending.
- Legislative Branch: Pending.
- Executive Branch: Pending.
- Judicial Branch: Pending.
- Head of State: Pending.
- Cabinet: Pending.

• Foreign Minister
• Minister of Defense
• Minister of Justice
• Minister of Health
• Minister of Trade & Finance
• Minister of Education
• Minister of Health
• Minister of Labor
• Minister of Transportation

IV. The Economy

GDP: $3,518,640,000
GDP per Capita: $1,629
GDP Growth: -1.7% (1946)
GDP, Composition by Sector

• Agriculture: 71%
• Industry: 16%
• Services: 13%

Labor Force: 820,000
Median Income: $1,091
Income Tax: 15%
Corporate Tax: 25%
Payroll Tax: 20%
Budget:
Public Debt:
Surplus/Deficit:
Inflation Rate:

V. National Stats

- Population: 2,160,000 (est. 1946)
- Nationality: Balruban (adjective: Balruban)
- Ethnic Groups:

• 91.4% Balruban
• 5.0% Venezuelan
• 3.6% Other

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Religions:

• 94.2% Protestant
• 4.2% Catholic
• 1.6% Other

Population Growth: -0.05% (est. 1946)
Urbanization: 33.1% of total population (est. 1946)
Literacy: 63.5% of total population (est 1946)
Unemployment: 24.5% of total population (est 1946)

VI. The Military

- Total Budget / Total Percent of the Budget: Pending.

- Army of the Island Nation of Balruba
- Commander: Pending.

- Navy of the Island Nation of Balruba
- Commander: Pending.

- Air Force of the Island Nation of Balruba
- Commander: Pending.

- Minister of Security of the Island Nation of Balruba
- Commander: Pending.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

Character Name: Trevar Rothington
Character Age: 36
Character's BranchBalruban Army
Brief History: Trevar early life is very unnoticeable he did nothing exciting nor noticeable that would draw attention to himself or political enemies. Trevar went to school studying political science hoping he could garner a career in politics however when he saw the military and just how organized and disciplined they were he decided that would be his career. After graduating and being given a commission of Lieutenant he joined the military. He slowly made his way up the ranks, eventually when world war 2 started he assisted in the defenses of Balruban. However he never offically saw combat he was able to make it to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the wars end.

Eventually after world war two Trevar became a leading figure in the movement against the british. This would be his first chance to get combat awareness and he found he was quiet good at it. Never losing a battle with his men he was nicknamed The Raptor, for his use of small unit tactics and quick movement.

@LordZell

Accepted. You will begin the game as General of the Balruban Army.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

WIP

William "Billy Boy" McMiles

Character Age: 46

Corruption: 15 (Corporate Stooge, State Department Pawn)

Character's Portfolio: - Foreign Investor. William McMiles, an American businessman, is either the luckiest sonofabitch in the whole Traverse Hotel Line, or he has the worst oversight in the business. After serving in the United States War Department organizing barracks and billeting for the mass mobilization effort, William found peacetime work in the hotel industry, developing resorts for tourists hungry to enjoy the fruits of peace in more stable climes. While all of his contemporaries are looking to Cuba to create their playgrounds, Willy has set his sights on the newly-independent nation of Balruba.

William landed at the Balruba international airport three days before hostilities were formally ended, but by that point the war was done. Armed with a corporate bank account and a friendly "driver" with ties to the American Intelligence Community, William is looking at land across the island to develop a new hotel for American tourism. The fact that the hotel may be turned into a hotbed for anti-communist operations is just a small little detail in the big picture. Balruba's beaches can stand to make a lot of money if they're able to come to some sort of arrangement with Willy's corporate backers...

@Trinais

Accepted. Will start with $3,500,000 in Liquid Capital and 0 Assets.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

Military Character

Character Name: Elliot Webb
Character Age: 55
Character's Branch: Balruban Air Force
Brief History:

Born late 1892, Elliot Webb was originally born and raised in the United Kingdom before his parents had taken up a posting in Balruba where he would grow up studying the local politics and history of the island colony. He would live a peaceful life before the eruption of the first World War, feeling a sense of national identity towards the British Empire, Elliot would enlist in the army at the beginning of the war where he would be trained as an Aerial reconnaissance pilot. He performed his job well enough, he flew many missions throughout the war, eventually being one of the first to fly a dedicated fighter plane. In his second mission, his plane was disabled in the 1918 Spring Offensive where he would crash land behind German lines. Miraculously, he survived with a broken leg and a concussion but was subjected to being a prisoner of war for the remainder of the war. It was here where he began to realize where his home truly was, Bulruba, and his identity as a member of the Britsh Empire began to dwindle.

Eventually, he would return home following the end of the First World War and be married to Luiza Vale, a Brazilian immigrant. Elliot, during this time, had still maintained his love for flying and would not hesitate to get back in one for recreational purposes. This would be one of the last instances of peace within Elliot's life to the present before the onset of the Second World War where he would serve as an Officer within the Royal Air Force for a portion of the war before he was inevitably discharged after allowing German Luftwaffe pilots to fly back to Germany after defeating a majority of their force in the Atlantic. Upon returning home in 1943, Elliot would begin to coordinate with the Founding Brother to oppose the Britsh presence there, mainly out of anger of being discharged from his position. He would later go on to become one of the founders of the Bulruban Air Force after successfully mounting guns on outdated bi-planes, however, there would be little prominent use of his small, outdated air force against the little British presence on the island. However, Elliot would use them as reconnaissance vehicles, as he had within the First World War before guerilla forces would capture an airfield that had a few modern planes to supplement the ground forces.

@Lauder

Accepted. Interesting backstory. He will begin the game as General of the Balruban Air Force.

STATEHOOD: The Founding Brothers [The Island Nation of Balruba, 1947]

The Island Nation of Balruba

Timeline
February 17th, 1947
Elements of the British 14th Brigade under General Kunacker officially surrender at Fort Salàna, and the Balruban Free Army (BFA) take 480 men prisoner. The battle here is the last official engagement between British and Balruban forces on the island--following eighteen months of intense guerrilla warfare and nearly six months of standalone fighting. This day is also considered the birth day of the Balruban Navy, when Balruban guerrillas boarded the HMS Cornwall, a U-class British destroyer and christened her the BNS Mejos.

February 22nd, 1947
Delegates between the Balruban Free State and the United Kingdom arrive in the capitol of Bagha and discuss the terms of the end of the Balruban War of Independence. This is canonized in the Treaty of Bagha, where the United Kingdom and all the relevant nations in the Allied Powers recognize the independence of Balruba as an independent and free nation. Similarly, within thirty-six hours, the United States, Soviet Union and neighboring Brazil all requested foreign embassies to be established in the capitol city.

March 1st, 1947
The Constitutional Conference began in Balruba. Held by the Founding Brothers, those esteemed statesmen, military minded individuals and businessmen who helped Balruba earn it's own independence, would now write it's own constitution.

Constitutional Conference
- The Constitutional Conference is the set up for Balruba, with the Founding Brothers helping to determine what form of government and what laws Balruba will take.
- Influence: Every character has a starting influence.
* State Faction characters start with 50 Influence + X Influence (X being their age - 25).
* Military Faction characters start with 30 Influence.
* Business Faction characters start with 10 Influence and can spend $1 Million to buy 3 Influence. (Must determine how much influence they purchase on their first action).

Constitution
- The Constitution will have Seven Sections. Each section has three options. Each turn, which represents 1 in-game day, players will post IC and represent their views and ideologies and then privately PM how much influence they will spend and on which option. The option with the most influence is selected and embedded into the Constitution.
- For the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Branch. For every +1 Influence a State Faction character has over any other, will be granted preference during Government Set Up.
- In the case of a tie, the option with the most influence from State Faction characters is selected.

Issues to be Discussed
- Legislative Branch is the branch that authors and writes legislature.
- Judiciary Branch is the branch that interprets laws in the country.
- Executive Branch is the Head of State and determines how strong it's powers are.
- Armed Forces is the Army, Navy, Air Force and Security Ministry of Balruba.
- Voting Rights determine who can vote.
- State & Religion determine whether Balruba is a secular or religious state.
- Separation of Powers determine checks and balances.

Example PM

Balruban Freedom Caucaus spend 5 Influence on Option B on Legislative Branch.

Remaining Influence: 47.

March 2nd, 1947
The first day of the Constitutional Conference took place on March 2nd, 1947 in Bagha, the capitol of Balruba. While it remained the principal and guiding minds of the Founding Brothers to dictate the future of Balruba, it was an amalgamation of nearly 500 different writers, statesmen, former and current soldiers, businessmen and entrepreneurs who would all have a hand in the Constitution.

The Constitutional Conference begins, 1947

Thus, the first issue of the Constitution of Balruba was the decision of it's Legislative Branch.

The Balruban Constitution (1947)

Preamble: Balruba is an independent, sovereign state. Sovereignty is inalienable, indivisible, non-transferable, and is derived from and vested in the people of Balruba.

Article I. The Legislative Branch
OPTION I: The Legislative Branch shall be a bicameral legislature, with both a Greater and a Lesser House, so as to fully furnish and represent the whims of the People and the Provinces, with powers and functions being delegated between the two, with the People electing the Greater House and the Provinces or Executive appointing the Lesser, as to be decided by the Enacting Government.

OPTION II: The Legislative Branch shall be a bicameral legislature, with both a Greater and a Lesser House, so as to fully furnish and represent the whims of the People and the Provinces, with powers and functions being delegated between the two, with the People electing both the Greater House and the Lesser House.

OPTION III: The Legislative Branch shall be a unicameral legislative, with a Single House encompassing the totality of powers and functions and them to be elected by the People.

[Players may now Post IC and PM their Influence Expenditure. Private discussions and conversations are encouraged.]
[Posting IC will give you a +1 Influence toward your selected choice, for free.]