Imperium Offtopicum IV: Third's the Charm?

Nor does wealth determines an individual's worth.

NEO INCAN EMPIRE

HISTORY
A mysterious empire that has risen up in the jungles and mountains of South America. It is unknown to where the furry beings came from, some say the gods made them, some say they were part of a experiment gone hay wire. Either way, their nation is formed of multiple city states, all acknowledging the holy blood line of the Emperor. The new nation formed quickly under the first Emperor Davcoatle, a bat.

Cause of the chaos the world is in now, many people felt safer in the cities, thus abandoning many areas of South America. This allowed the previously hidden "Neo Incans" to rise up. According to legend, their gods lead them to the ruins of the old Incan cities where they soon adopted and formulated their own culture based on the Incan people.

As of now, the Empire is under the rule of Vlaash, Crowned prince foxbat hybrid and next in line as the god emperor of the people. Though young and new to the throne, he seeks to expand the Incan nations borders. Humans who had been conquered so far have been treated into slavery, granted freedom after at least a year of service(more or less depending on their skills and if they have a criminal record).

RELIGION AND CULTURE
The Neo Incans are highly religious, sometimes calling the Neo Incan Empire the "Holy Empire." They're worship is a mix of ancestor worship, and the worship of powerful nature based fur gods, especially a mother goddess bat. The NI also formulated most of their culture based on the Incans, having managed to decipher the writing of the Incan ruins.
Though not a advanced nation, they still manage to get by with mountainous terrain yielding minerals, with a strong enduring people.

All city states have their own laws and as such must be obeyed. Failure to do so varies on the crime commited and the punishment of the city state(If the case requires it, the emperor will give his word on what he thinks should be done). Most officials are aristocrats, born and raised into their positions. However, just like the meso empires before, priests hold a great amount of power. Sacrifices are never really carried out, and if they must be, its usually those close to death who volunteer. Most rituals involve offerings of flowers or foods.

Military service is required and lasts one year to become a citizen(Women are allowed to, but they are usually given indirect jobs, but it is not unknown to see female Incan Soldiers) , both to boost economy in the poorer classes, and to booster imperial regiments. They are trained by the region they live in as a measure of defense. Though the term warrior is out of date in this time, the Incan soldiers perfer to be called "Imperial Warriors."

The God Emperor holds authority over all the nation. His word is law and is usually involved in many of the religious ceremonies. His bloodline is said to have started from the mother goddess and the heavenly/war father god. As such, people would defend the emperor with their lives if he falls under attack(Though the emperor is suppose to be trained to fight on his own just in case.). When not on duty, he usually stays at his pyramid palace.

Another thing the NIE kept, is the pyramid designs famous to meso american nations. They also prove to be a sufficient defense measure.

TRADE
The Capital, Holy Manchu, was built near water, mostly to give it a good trade income. Cause of its mineral rich position, it hopes to make itself wealthy.

Farming is not large due to lack of flat land, thus leaving the Incans with the choice of trading for food or invading.

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Mathalamus said:

its not a democracy if only certain people vote.

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The Federation would like to state that if the vote can be denied on the basis of age or crimes committed, then it surely can be denied based on other criteria. Our society values hard work, which results in wealth, and honor and sacrifice, which veterans embody.

Accordingly, we are a democracy of the most worthy individuals.

taillesskangaru said:

Nor does wealth determines an individual's worth.

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Our government uses the top 10% of taxpayers(or rather, the top 10% of people by total taxes given to the government), not the top 10% of income-earners. Only those who pay their taxes and contribute to the state are worthy of the electorate, with the exception of those who contribute to the nation's defense.

The bleeding hearts infesting the northern provinces simply do not comprehend that not all individuals are equal. Those who protect society from harm, and those who foot the bill for a stable government, are far superior to the rest of the unwashed masses.

Taniciusfox said:

The Federation would like to state that if the vote can be denied on the basis of age or crimes committed, then it surely can be denied based on other criteria. Our society values hard work, which results in wealth, and honor and sacrifice, which veterans embody.

Accordingly, we are a democracy of the most worthy individuals.

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our age limit to vote is 14. and criminals are allowed to vote. from a secured place.

so basically anyone 14 or older can vote on stuff. there's no discrimination. at all. you still need to be a citizen though.

Says the leader of a country that discriminates against 95% of its population.

taillesskangaru said:

Says the leader of a country that discriminates against 95% of its population.

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we don't discriminate against Turkish peoples or Muslims.

It's still funny to promote a religion that less than 5% of the population follows, isn't it?

VladDrakken said:

Farming is not large due to lack of flat land, thus leaving the Incans with the choice of trading for food or invading.

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They could still farm on terraces, or fish.

DroopyTofu said:

I'd be more than happy to enter into a North American Alliance. My intentions do not go (much) beyond the historical CSA, thus I do not want New Mexico.

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New Mexico /is/ historical. It was a CSA territory, and went with them during the war. Arizona and Oklahoma also went with the CSA.

4 new regions, in pink.

(Rather than base elections on turns, I'm basing them on time now. Every 12 hours = a year for me, or rather, every hour = a month; the Federalist Papers is the official state-controlled newspaper of the Federation)

The Federalist Papers

It's been over one year since President Marius Shadonus won the Federation's second election in a landslide victory, and more importantly, over a year since protests - and in some cases riots - erupted over alleged unfairness in the system. President Shadonus was quick to deploy the military against violent protesters, but left the disbanding of peaceful protests to the Prime Minister, who assumed temporary control of the military(the Constitution providing for the unified military and police forces to shift leadership based on the situation) for this purpose. Many protesters have been arrested across the nation, in particular in Florence, Milan, and Turin. There have been reports of minimal deaths due to careful usage of power by both the Prime Minister and President.

More importantly, however, the President made a speech two months ago about how the protesters were partially correct in their grievances. "The government in Rome and indeed, Lazio, has indeed spat on the people and disrespected the spirit of democracy," the President said. He went on to state, "the Federation is just that, a federation, a willing coalition of equal states. Nowhere in our title does it say 'Latin' or 'Roman.' Accordingly, I have sent legislation to the Senate to reform our great democracy to reflect this fact, and allow participation by the people outside Lazio."

Today, that legislation has finally passed. Senate seats were previously half apportioned at-large by the most hard-working individuals in our society, with the remaining half appointed by the President. With the new legislation, however, Senatorial composition has been drastically altered.

The Senate's numbers are now set at 80 Senators. 5 Senators will be elected from each individual province, for a total of 35, based on a runner-up system; they will be elected by the qualified majority of the hard working and the brave. 35 will then be elected at-large by the same qualified majority. The remaining 10 Senators will be appointed by the President, and they all will be appointed unanimously unless the Supreme Court chooses to invalidate an appointment by deeming the individual unfit to serve.

The President also passed reforms with the consent of the Senate to lessen the bias in the military selection system: every province is guaranteed at least 7.14 percent of the military will be from there, for a total of 50%. The remaining half of the military will be recruited as necessary.

With these reforms, the Federation's democracy has never been stronger, with a balance of state and national interests, and also ensuring the most worthy of society can all participate, regardless of location.

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Well, I got some more free time than I expected. I feel bad gobbling up territory this quickly, so I'm going to ignore what I'd said earlier about claiming more land. Right now all I claim is S & N Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and Texas.

civplayah said:

I feel so isolated. I would like to propose an alliance with anyone else willing (as long as you have some Muslims/Arabs).

Also, I propose open borders with all of the Western-ish Asian territories and the Eastern-ish Mediterranean territories to help the spread of Islam.

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I would like more responses to this. The only response I got:

link16 said:

china wants to educate its people, not blind them

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really didn't make much sense.

As for territory, I'll take:

Al Bāhah, Jīzan, Najrān, and the Ash Sharqīyah (eastern province).

Map updated. Again, not all claims were fulfilled. Double-check the map to verify what you did and didn't receive.

I'll also start tagging these update posts to keep a better track of everything.

DroopyTofu said:

Well, I got some more free time than I expected. I feel bad gobbling up territory this quickly, so I'm going to ignore what I'd said earlier about claiming more land. Right now all I claim is S & N Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and Texas.

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Do you want N.M? Perhaps we can leave that open as well in case someone wants a midwestern nation?

`Asīr, Jīzan, Najrān, please.

Also, Wikipedia says Eastern Province covers all the Southeast areas. But the map lists me as not having them.

I claimed the rest of the Japanese mainland (you forgot the bottom two provinces on the main map).

As for this round, I'm moving offshore, in the name of the Empire!



Pink - New claims (that long island, worth 1 since it borders me, and the 2 most southern Korean provinces, each worth 2 since I don't border it)

Red - Already under Imperial control

I didn't "forget". They weren't conjunct with what you already had; ergo, they cost two.

civplayah said:

Also, Wikipedia says Eastern Province covers all the Southeast areas. But the map lists me as not having them.

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I believe you're thinking of Oman.

Question: I currently have a plan to claim the rest of Hungary (five provinces, all fairly small). How many other provinces could I claim after that?

Thorvald of Lym said:

I didn't "forget". They weren't conjunct with what you already had; ergo, they cost two.

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I thought you said Japan was an exception for that rule?