- A History of the Riechstag Republic -
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15,000 years ago, The major nations of planet Earth saw that their planet and it's surrounding regions have been sucked dry of their resources and that they could no longer sustain the growing population of humanity. Resource wars rocked the solar system and the world was descending into anarchy. Then, with no solution left to stop their empires from imploding on themselves... the last free nations of the United Earth Federation comenced a project that would forever be known as the 'Second Exodus'. 20 billion colonists proceeded in the greatest collection of spaceships ever commisioned. The fleet was huge, but it only totalled 100 ships, although these were huge Colony ships, spanning hundreds of miles long. These ships held a great percentage of the human population, and were flung into the stars, set to wander together for hundreds of years in statis chambers until they find a suitable planet for re settling. Then, terrible things began to happen to the grand fleet of the Exodus, while passing through nebulae, strange electronic disturbances disrupted Ship to Ship communications and navigational systems and caused widespread chaos throughout the fleet's main computer network. Ships spiralled off course and several collided with each other, destroying millions of humans onboard. Ships from the areas of the Far east and the Americas collided and spiralled off course, damaged to such an extent that the ship wandered across the stars, frozen forever, and waiting to be found again.. The african colonial ships spiralled off course aswell and so did many of the European colonial ships. These human settlers formed the basis of many of the human races throughout the system... but that is another story for another day, back to the German settlers....
The German colonial ship, the Neu Kolonial Bismark, also scattered amongst the stars, and it plowed through space completely off course of the original planned star system of Alpha Centauri.
Now fast forward 500 years later, the Ship enters a new space system, and its computers detect a planet which is reasonably suited to human life, much like earth. After concluding a complete analysis of the planet, the computer resets its course to the planet and prepares for orbital colonization. Life support systems are awakened and statis chambers are slowly brought back to life, a process which will take 10 hours. Descent went all according to plan, and the colonists soon began landing in droves on the planet which would come to be called Neu Deutschland. They are the only humans with an actual link to the past, their computer systems were the only ones which still had their history uploads intact, and they would come to be one of the strongest powers in this new star system, but that was unknown to the landing colonists, just getting awakened after over a thousand years of sleep..
The First Colonists of Neu Deutschland
Millenia have passed since that powerful moment and now the Riechstag has just researched startaling new techonologies, Faster than light travel! Now the nation is looking to expand its colonial empire..
The Government of Neu Deutschland
The Government of New Deustchland, or the Riechstag Republic, is just that, a traditional republic. Although it is also based off old German Monarchies of antiquity (read: 1870-1914) Leading the senate, is the chancellor. He is nominated by the senate and is the commander in cheif of the Riechstag Armee Korps, and the Riechstag Naval Korps. A chancellor is nominated by members of the senate, and every 8 years, a new Chancellor is elected, although a current Chancellor can be voted into office up to 2 times, or 16 years. Senators serve intervals of 12 years, and can stay in office indefinately, as long as they are voted into the Senate block. The Chancellor retains executive powers, but any bills or reforms he wishes to pass must be reviewed by the Senate. This prevents power from being given to only one man, although some are looking to change that......
The Military of Neu Deutschland
The Military arm of the Riechstag republic is very strong indeed, and is a center of focus throughout the nation, much like its historical ancestors in the German nations. There are 2 Halves of the Military, the R. A. K. and the R. N. K., the Army, and the Navy (read: Space fleet). The Army is very well trained, and its Korps are highly trained and highly motivated. The Army is centered around one main tactic, quick strikes through an enemy's territories to quickly overwhelm him before he can counter attack, essentially a
Blitzkrieg. For interplanetary wars, the tactic has been reformulated, Quick naval decapitation strikes throughout the enemy's system, and then a charge through their core planets, effectively cutting off their central command. The Navy is the main focal point of the Riech military funding nowadays, its importance is growing as Neu Deutschland's location near the center of the galactic system makes it a focal point of trade, especially after the widespread invention of faster than light travel, a revolutionary invention. The R. N. K. has only 20 exploration fleets, consisting of 1 exploration flagship and 4 maintenence/support ships, but has plans for expansion to include new, more powerful, warships.
A Riech exploratory vessel
The Culture of Neu Deutschland
Originating in Germany, the people of the Riechstag can trace their lineage back to earth, and their culture heavily follows on the old German culture. The Riechstag is a prosperous, commercial and industrious nation, but at the same time, the people are slightly militaristic and highly nationalistic. After the contact with other civilizations throughout the galaxy, the Riechstag is even more eager to prove itself on the galactic stage...
The Current Regime
At the center of Riech politics, is the Chancellor, who is a member of the Deutschland National Party, the D. N. P. They are the leading party and they favor a economic policy centered on trade and a pseudo capitalistic - socialism hybrid, their foriegn policy is centered around trade and a balance of Riech national interests, they also favor a strong military system for defense and patrol of the Riechstag trade lines. The Leader of the party is the Chancellor, Wilhelm Von Bismarck II. He leads the senate aswell, and favors his party's ideals. A commited admiral, he has experience in the Navy and is commander in cheif of the Riechstag Military Korps. A good leader, he is popular amongst the people of Neu Deutschland...
The Planet of Neu Deutschland
After a history of colonization and industrialization, the citizens of Neu Deutschland have turned the planet into a huge steel testament to the industrious spirit of the Riech peoples. The city is divided into districts and its main area, the Capitol District, is one of the finest sights in the galaxy. Huge steel superstructures all surrounding the grand senate building in the center. This is a land where History is made...
The Grand Senate Building, home of the Riechstag Republic
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