Multipolarity Rearmed

[Mosher]

I call South Africa and shall update this post.

DT

That's okay, I didn't want to be isolated anyways.

 

[Dem Taqat]

Oh, I didn't notice you were near there. In that case I shall move to Egypt.

DT

 

[Lighthearter]

Added a map to my post.

-L

 

[Tyo]

Oh, I didn't notice you were near there. In that case I shall move to Egypt.

DT

Nice knowing you!

 

[Radio Noer]

Expressing interest, probably somewhere in the Great Plains, will update soonish.

 

[CivOasis]

Went ahead and made a map from all specified claims, for whatever reason.

Note that colors were shifted to prevent overlap, and one player appeared to have 6 provinces, so I apologize for any complaints.

Additionally.. this map is a pain to edit. The provinces are too darn small.

Spoiler :

 

[Radio Noer]

The Glorious Republic of the Plains​

Government: Democracy
Trait: Industrious
Capital: Lincoln, Nebraska

Claims:

Spoiler :

The Glorious Republic of the Plains (GRP) rose from the ashes of the United States. This time, the plains peoples insisted that farming was "boring" and that "farmers don't get any respect" thus they began the process of industrializing. Under their president, they have seen remarkable growth and can only be described as "burgeoning".

 

[DroopyTofu]

Reserving Washington DC area as a USA successor state.

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(I didn't decide to play this until about three minutes ago, so I'll work out the fancy in the morning)

 

[Tyo]

Crusader State
Dictatorship-Theocratic Monarchy
Industrious

More later.

 

[Robert Can't]

More will come later, this is just a sign up post.

The Socialist Republic of Sarajevo
Highly bureaucratic and corrupt Republic - effective dictatorship
Agricultural

 

[Tee Kay]

Additionally.. this map is a pain to edit. The provinces are too darn small.

Open in Paint --> Zoom in.

 

[Tee Kay]

The Knights
of the
Kingdom of New Zealand

New Zealand is a Scientific Dictatorship



Claims:

In brief:

Spoiler :

Capital City: Rotorua (de facto), Wellington (de jure)

Largest City: Auckland

Official Languages: English, Maori

Ethnicities: Multiethnic (mixed European, Asian, and Polynesian heritage)

Demonym: New Zealander, Kiwi (colloquial)

Government: Constitutional Monarchy, Hybrid Regime

Establishment: October 28, 1835 as the United Tribes of New Zealand
- June 30, 1852 as a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- September 26, 1907 as the Dominion of New Zealand
- November 25, 1947 as a sovereign state following the adoption of the Statute of Westminster
- reconstituted October 28, 2209 as the Kingdom of New Zealand

Currency: New Zealand Dollar

National Anthem: Aotearoa (God Defend New Zealand)

Background:

Spoiler :

In the chaos and violence of the Dark Ages, there arose around the world groups of citizen soldiers who were forced by circumstances to take up arms to guard themselves and their communities against the onslaughts of the powergamers. They provided some semblance of normal life for the people they guarded and led in those dangerous times. Some of them grew very skilled and experienced in the arts of war indeed, and some offered their services to others as special operatives. Some of these cliques grew in size, made alliances, oversaw trade and commerce, and administered large areas of land and populations.

In the aftermath, the largest and most organised of these militia was in New Zealand. The local militiamen, calling themselves the Knights of Aoteoroa, blended European and Maori military traditions and modern organisational techniques and made themselves into one of the world's most skilled fighting forces, while providing more than basic security for the people of New Zealand. Many refugees from overseas joined them. Eventually, the Knights consolidated enough of New Zealand to declare the Kingdom of New Zealand, with their leader as monarch.

System of Government:

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New Zealand is officially a Constitutional Monarchy. In actuality, it is a curious blend of military dictatorship and parliamentarism. The government is dominated by the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Aoteoroa. Membership in the Order is granted to soldiers and retired soldiers, and notable civilians upon recommendation from high-ranking commanders. The highest-ranking commanders form the Guardian Council. The Monarch of New Zealand is elected from among its members.

The legislature, the Parliament of New Zealand, is comprised of democratically-elected representatives; however, its power is limited by the Order. All are expected to abide by the law and the Constitution of the Kingdom of New Zealand, which was adopted from the Charter of the Knights of Aoteoroa. The Constitution guarantees basic human rights such as equality before the law, freedom of worship, freedom of speech and freedom of association. The Supreme Court of New Zealand is an independent institution that interprets and defends the Constitution.

I'll rejoin later.

 

[Krzowwh]

The Democratic People's Socialist Republic of Abyssinia

Abyssinia is an Industrial Dictatorship

Capital: Aksum (The left center province)
Official Languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, Arabic
Ethnicities: Tigrinya, Amhara, Tigre, Afar, Hedareb, Kunama
Religion: Antireligion
Government System: Unitary Marxist-Leninist Single-Party State
Government Party: Abyssinian Socialist Party
Leader: Chairman Mengesha Wolde
Currency: Werq

 

[SamSniped]

The Kingdom of England
Color- Dark Red (RGB 134/0/13)
Government- Administrative Monarchy (Dictatorship, for the game's purposes)
National Power- Agricultural
Currency- Pound
Capital- London

Spoiler Claims :

Story!
The year is 2222. Decades after the Great Powergame destroyed the standing order and plunged the world into lameness, survivors of the Trollocaust have at last begun to reconstitute stable political organization. In England, to preserve the nation, a king rose to total power, and although he did give his people rights and had people under him with power, he still was the king, and much of the old land not around London decided to give him the bird and run away. The king, Samuel I, had a nice, short rule, and brought the nation at least into a resemblance of existence.
However, at a party, he choked on a chocolate chip cookie, and died. Oh well, poor man.
In his place, Samuel II, his son, rose to power. Not much else has happened yet.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

Game is now up on Tani's forum.

I'll probably leave another day open for applicants and to give me time to finish prepping the spreadsheets. Then I'll place the NPCs and we'll start this in earnest.

 

[Verarde]

Is it necessary for us to follow the game on Tani's forum as well?

 

[Lighthearter]

(I'm going to shamelessly rip off Tailless' pattern I hope you don't mind. It's one of the best ones I've ever seen.)

The Protectorate of Renfaire

Renfaire is an Agricultural Democracy

Claims:

In brief:

Spoiler :

Capital City: Marseilles

Largest City: Marseilles

Official Languages: French, English

Ethnicities: Multiethnic (Primarily European, but a focal point for immigration and thus filled with some of everything)

Demonym: Renfairian, Protectorate, Rennie(Colloquial)

Government: Commonwealth

Establishment: November 25th, 2210

Currency: Franc

National Anthem: Renfaire the Free(OOC: Fictional)

Background:

Spoiler :

The tale of Renfaire's origins is a strange one. The nation came into existence in perhaps the least impressive way imaginable - in the chaos after the Great Powergame, scattered and lawless men in Southern France formed what they called a Syndicate to join forces and take on their foes together. This Syndicate's primary activity was slavery of the scattered masses left over from the nations that had once ruled Europe.

Eventually, these slavers met another man - who practiced an obscure art from long ago - one the slavers had forgotten. Many of the older, more pragmatic slavers resisted this man's teaching of freedom for all, but the younger ones began quite taken with the idea of adding a higher purpose to their mere slaving antics. There was a swift fight, and then the Syndicate adopted this man - The Wanderer - as one of their leaders.

Over the next decades, the Syndicate's influence steadily expanded. What they lost in income from pure slavery, they were able to make up in a new concept: taxes. It was like protection money, but so much easier to acquire! Eventually, the Syndicate became less of an organization and more of a government, controlling several southern French provinces.

The one that always resisted, of course, was Marseilles. The city was the crown jewel of the south, a hub for trade and population that dwarfed even Nice, at that time the Syndicate's ersatz capital. Marsellies remembered the days of the Syndicate's pure slavery, and wanted nothing to do with an organization with a history as racketeers and kidnappers, despite their noble words. However, the Wanderer himself traveled to Marseilles to Speak with their leaders, convincing them of the merits of his plan. It took time, of course, but eventually the people of Marseilles saw reason and joined with the Syndicate.

At this point, in control of much of Southern France, the Syndicate held a convention in Marseilles to determine its future. They had left their slaving past behind for good, and now wished to expand their noble purpose: to protect the people of France and Italy from those who would abuse them. Seven of the eleven delegates spoke out in favor of forming a combined government, but the other four did not. As an 8-3 majority would have been required, impasse resulted.

The Wanderer himself broke the impasse, relating a story of his life prior to the Great Powergame as the owner of an "S&M Club." He proposed a solution to satisfy both sides: slavery was still lawful in this new nation(pleasing the traditionalist delegates more interested in preserving history than developing the future) but strictly regulated and left in the realm of those with slaveholding permits for the S&M culture(pleasing the idealists who wished to establish a future where all could love as they chose. In the final vote, two delegates still wished not to create a government, but nine did.

A few months later, the Protectorate of Renfaire was formed, based on the ideals of free love and mutual prosperity. Soon immigrants began flocking to this fledgling nation, drawn by the promise of freedom within the protective umbrella of the Protectorate.

System of Government:

Spoiler :

Renfaire is in many ways a commonwealth, with a Prime Minister, a Deputy Minister, and Ministers of Agriculture, the Navy, the Air Force, the Army, Industry, and so forth. Elections are held every six years for most positions.

Politically, Renfaire only has ambitions across Italy and France, and perhaps some of Spain. It has no interest in overseas power projection save in defense of its own close allies - and even then, only grudgingly. Renfaire exists as a haven for the subcultures and persecuted across the globe, and chooses to remain as such in spite of the vast potential her huge flow of immigrants offers for warfare.

Again, I hope my stealing Tailless' pattern hasn't made him an angry kangaroo

 

[Tee Kay]

Is it necessary for us to follow the game on Tani's forum as well?

Hope not.

 

[Ailedhoo]

Is it necessary for us to follow the game on Tani's forum as well?

I might use Tanni's forum for media interviews like I did with IOT IX. Threads will be set up for character interviews... depending on who is doing the interview.

 

[Tambien]

(I'm going to rip off Tailless' pattern as well.)

The Empire of the Horn

The Empire of the Horn is an Industrial Dictatorship

Claims and new Map of the World:

Spoiler :

In brief:

Spoiler :

Capital City: Caluula (In territory at the tip of the "Horn")

Largest City: Caluula

Official Language: Somali

Ethnicities: Somalian, Ethiopian

Demonym: Horner

Government: Imperial Monarchy

Establishment: January 1, 2196

Currency: Horn

National Anthem: My Empire, My Life (OOC: Fictional)

Background:

Spoiler :

During the war that ended the world for a second time, most of the area around the Horn of Africa was destroyed in nuclear fire. The area that survived became a refuge for any and all survivors. The small towns that had survived in the area were quickly elevated to the status of full-blown cities, beginning what is known as the Age of Warring Cities for the region.

During the Age of Warring Cities, the towns along the Horn were taken over by former gangsters, corporations, and government officials. Many of the surviving historical documents, including those in museums that dated all the way back to the First Era and more common material from the Second Era, were destroyed by the constant warfare that ravaged the arid lands. After about 30 years of this, certain cities had begun to rise above all others. Chief among the newly arisen cities was the city of Caluula. Caluula had begun to conquer the cities and townships surrounding it, making it one of five major contenders for the dominance of the Horn region.

Constant warfare between these five powers and the smaller surrounding polities resulted in four major empires competing for dominance. An elaborate system of alliances was developed, which soon dragged the Five Lands into an all out war. Caluula ultimately emerged victorious, conquering all of the opposing Lands and annexing its allies.

So, on January 1, 2196 the Horn Decree was issued by Emperor Hussein Salad Ahmed I. It consolidated the Five Lands into a larger imperial structure known as the Empire of the Horn.

Now, January 1, 2222, the lands around the Horn have become passable again. Only time will tell what the Empire will do with this new opportunity.

System of Government:

Spoiler :

The system of government of the Empire of the Horn is very simple. The Emperor is on top of the totem pole, and he appoints nobles to the Imperial Senate of the Horn. The Senate has no actual power beyond advising the Emperor, but getting appointed to the Senate means you become rich and powerful.