Sovereign

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[The language/dialogue that the NPCs use will be similar to the way people talk in real life.]

[Cities are separated by tens to hundreds of kilometers.]

[World Info: The World is an alternate version of Earth composed of nations based on real life with technological levels equivalent to that of 2025.]

[Ideologies

1. Sobornism (Communism Analogue) An ideology where the individual is meaningless outside of the collective state.

Core Belief: The state's "Greater Integrity" is the ultimate goal. Personal ambition and private property are seen as flaws.

System: Total state control over all aspects of life to enforce absolute equality of outcome.

Dissent: Viewed as a psychological failure to integrate, requiring correction rather than political debate.

2. Capitalism

An ideology where private ownership and the pursuit of profit in competitive markets are seen as the foundation of economic and social progress.

Core Belief: Individual economic freedom and the right to private property are paramount. The pursuit of self-interest, guided by market competition, ultimately benefits society as a whole by fostering innovation and creating wealth.

System: An economy driven by private individuals and corporations who own the means of production (factories, resources, etc.). Prices, production, and distribution of goods are determined by supply and demand in a free or semi-free market.

Primary Critique: Often criticized for leading to significant wealth inequality, economic instability (boom-bust cycles), and the potential for labor exploitation. The profit motive can also conflict with goals like social welfare and environmental protection.]

[Religions Luminism (Catholicism Analogue) • A hierarchical faith centered on achieving spiritual harmony with a creator of sound and light.

• Deity: The Prime Resonator, who created the universe with a divine sound or "First Chord."

• Prophet: Caelus, the "First Cantor," who heard the creator's song and transcribed it.

• Core Goal: To overcome spiritual "dissonance" (sin/suffering) and achieve "Harmony" with the creator.

• Worship: The Chorus—communal, harmonized singing within a Resonarium, a large cathedral full of seats and musical instruments.

Symbol: The Harmonic Coil (Spiral), representing the soul's journey back to the divine source.

Veridism (Islam Analogue) • A faith based on total submission to an impersonal, cosmic principle of fate and truth.

• Core Principle: The Inevitable, an unchangeable law governing the universe, not a personal god.

• Prophet: Alani, the "Star-Scribe," who perceived the universe's geometric structure.

• Core Goal: To achieve "Alignment" with one's pre-determined fate, as resisting it causes pain.

• Worship: The Calibration—a silent, physical ritual of aligning one's body with geometric patterns on the floor of a Kismetorium (an open-air observatory).

• Symbol: The Eye of Inevitability (Hexagon with an Eye at the center), representing the need to perceive and accept the rigid structure of reality.]

[Continental Details

Kareda (The Great Eastern Continental Mass) • The largest continent spans both hemispheres with diverse terrain. The northern regions feature vast taiga forests, tundra, and permafrost zones transitioning to temperate forests in the central belt. The Kravnian Spine, a massive mountain range, runs north-south through central Kareda, creating distinct rain shadows and climate zones. Eastern Kareda contains the Veptorian Highlands - isolated, windswept plateaus surrounded by steep escarpments. Southern Kareda features the Galevion Desert Basin with scattered oases and the fertile Tzawran River Valley that cuts through the continent toward the Balegion Sea.

Arvmere (The Western Supercontinent) • Stretching from arctic tundra to tropical coasts, Arvmere's geography is dominated by the Central Arvmerian Plains - vast grasslands ideal for agriculture and livestock. The Hestenmarkian Continental Divide separates Vermington and Glosterian oceans, while the Pyrene Highlands create temperate forests and numerous river systems. Northern Arvmere's Olvastian Tundra contains permafrost and rich mineral deposits, while coastal regions feature fjords, archipelagos, and barrier islands.

Ocean Systems and Water Bodies Vermington Ocean • The world's largest ocean located west, containing multiple deep-sea trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and scattered volcanic island chains. Major currents create distinct climate zones on adjacent continents.

Glosterian Ocean • Second largest ocean, located east. Contains deep-sea trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and reefs. Major currents create distinct climate zones on adjacent continents.

Balegion Sea • An inland sea connected to the Vermington Ocean by narrow straits. Fed by major rivers from surrounding continents, creating fertile deltas and wetlands. The sea's strategic position makes it a crossroads for trade and conflict.

Mountain Ranges and Terrain Systems

Kravnian Spine • Tectonically active range with glaciated peaks, mineral-rich slopes, and multiple river sources

Veptorian Escarpment • Ancient, weathered highlands creating natural isolation

Hestenmarkian Rockies • Continental divide with diverse ecosystems from alpine to desert

Pyrene Alps • Moderate elevation range with numerous valleys and passes

[Nation Profiles

1. Union of Kravnian Republics (UKR)

Leadership Structure: • Supreme Marshal Viktor Kozlov - Aged 56, black hair. Former general who rose through party ranks, known for his strategic brilliance and ruthless purges of dissidents.

• Party Secretariat Council - Five-member ruling body overseeing different state sectors.

• Regional Commissars - Provincial governors with military backgrounds.

Language: Kravnian • A language based on Russian.

Ideology: • Sobornism

Religion: • Luminism

Government Types: • Authoritarian • Dictatorial • Socialist

Flag The Hammer and Sickle • The flag features a solid orange background that fills the entire rectangular shape. Positioned on the left (hoist) side of the flag, approximately centered vertically, is a large red emblem consisting of a hammer crossed with a sickle.

Geography: • Kravnia, officially the Union of Kravnian Republics, occupies northern and central Kareda, stretching from arctic tundra to temperate forests. The Northern Industrial Zone contains heavy manufacturing and mining operations. The Central Agricultural Belt produces grain for the nation, while the Southern Buffer Territories serve as militarized frontier regions with ethnic minorities.

Neighbor Countries: • Kingdom of Roselia in the northwest separated by the Roselian Strait • Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria in the east

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadash in the southwest

• Discordia in the south

History: • First founded in year 917 as the Kingdom of Kravnia, Kravnia became a Sobornist country as the Union of Kravnian Republics in the year 1904 during the Red Revolution, overthrowing King Vladimir Pavel III, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Kravnia.

• The UKR invaded its neighbors, the Kingdom of Roselia and the former Republic of Discordia during the Great War, starting from January 1938 to March 1947. Soon, more countries got involved in the war, and it ended in the UKR's surrender in 1947, after the Hestenmark Federation detonated the world's first nuclear bomb in Severodinsk.

• In January 1955, the UKR tested its first nuclear bomb.

• Kravnia started training militias, arming terrorist organizations, and sending mercenaries to Discordia on 2005.

• As of 2025, the UKR maintains its readiness to threaten the Kingdom of Roselia as well as the Hestenmark Federation. Kravnia also funds and arms the Veridist Republic of West Aryadash, the Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria, and some UKR-aligned factions and mercenaries in Discordia.

Military Structure:

Kravnian Red Army (KRA) • 2.8 million active personnel organized into mechanized divisions, tank corps, and artillery brigades. Elite units include the Iron Guard Armored Division and Northern Mountain Infantry.

Kravnian Air Defense Force (KADF) • Kostova-Rurevich KoR-26 Firebrand – Single-engined multirole fourth-generation fighters • Ivanovski Iv-54 Frontier – Twin-engined multirole fifth-generation stealth fighters • Voskol Vo-82 Blizzard – Four-engined subsonic strategic jet bombers • Ivanovski Iv-12 Transit – Two-engined, propeller-driven transport aircraft • Voskol Vo-120 Axle – Four-engined subsonic airborne warning command and control aircraft • Voskol Vo-86 Mistral – Twin-engined subsonic maritime patrol aircraft • Kostova-Rurevich KoR-26R Runner – Reconnaissance variant of KoR-26 Firebrand • Ivanovski Iv-8 Razor – Single-engined high-altitude subsonic reconnaissance aircraft • Numerous transport, utility, and attack helicopters

Kravnian Naval Force (KNF) • The KNF operates a class of diesel-powered aircraft carriers composed of two ships, the KNS Kravnia and her sister ship KNS Novograd. Both are constantly troubled with engine and catapult issues.

• Numerous nuclear-powered ballistic missile, cruise missile, and attack submarines, icebreaker fleets, and coastal defense vessels.

Kravnian Strategic Rocket Force (KSRF) • Maintains an estimated number of 7,100 warheads on numerous intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs.

Kravnian Special Operations Directorate (KSOD) • Elite units for foreign operations, internal security, and counter-intelligence.

Cities: Novograd • Located inland, Novograd serves as the political, economic, and cultural heart of Kravnia. The capital city blends austere socialist realism-style architecture with sprawling modernist complexes dedicated to industry and government administration. Enormous government plazas and towering monuments to socialist heroes dominate the city center. The extensive Novograd Military District hosts the Supreme Marshal’s headquarters, armored division training grounds, and a central command bunker hardened against nuclear attack.

• The city's infrastructure includes a highly efficient mass transit system combining electrified metro lines and above-ground rapid buses. Novograd University is a renowned institution focused on engineering, political science, and military technology, with specialized research institutes supporting defense innovation. Livelihood revolves around government employment, heavy industry, and intelligence sectors.

• Key monuments include the Grand Memorial of the Red Revolution and the Eternal Flame of the Martyrs, underscoring the regime’s emphasis on sacrifice and unity.

Vostokgrad City • Situated in the Northern Industrial Zone, Vostokgrad is a heavily industrialized city known for its vast steel mills and mining operations beneath harsh tundra conditions. Its brutalist residential blocks accommodate a large working-class population devoted to resource extraction. The city is entrenched behind fortified military perimeters featuring heavy artillery emplacements and anti-air missile batteries.

• Infrastructure stresses accommodate year-round operations despite extreme cold, with extensive underground passages connecting industrial plants. There is a prestigious Comrade General Anatoly Kravchenko Naval Institute dedicated to Arctic warfare and submarine tactics, reflecting the city's strategic role supporting the Northern Fleet.

Zeleny Bor • Located in the Central Agricultural Belt, Zeleny Bor is a green city surrounded by vast grain fields. Its architecture reflects functional rural modernism with a penchant for community centers and cooperative farming complexes. Military installations focus on motorized infantry brigades tasked with rapid deployment to protect agricultural assets.

• The city fosters education through the Agricultural Science University, innovating crop and livestock improvements designed for Kravnian self-sufficiency. Public life emphasizes collectivism demonstrated by multiple open-air markets and cultural centers promoting socialist ideals.

Volgogradsk

• Volgogradsk is a key transport and logistics hub in central Kravnia, featuring a nexus of railways and highways connecting the industrial north and agricultural south. Architecture features wide boulevards lined by functionalist apartment blocks and large commercial warehouses. Its military infrastructure includes armored vehicle depots and rapid deployment battalions supported by nearby airfields.

• The city supports the Volgogradsk Technical University specializing in automotive and railway engineering disciplines, underpinning the state’s transportation demands. Public amenities include sprawling worker’s clubs, recreational parks, and solemn memorials to industrial pioneers.

Severodinsk • A crucial naval base city on the northern coast that was the target of a nuclear bombing by Hestenmark in 1947, Severodinsk possesses sprawling naval shipyards and nuclear submarine pens tucked behind natural fjords. Its architecture is markedly practical with residential towers and service buildings mostly reconstructed from the atomic bombing by Hestenmark in 1947, recently supplemented with reinforced bunkers and construction supporting nuclear readiness.

• The naval academy in Severodinsk trains officers for the Kravnian Naval Force, specializing in submarine warfare and Arctic maritime operations. The city’s economy revolves almost entirely around shipbuilding, military logistics, and marine research institutions.

Novomirsk • Novomirsk is an intellectual and cultural center situated at the confluence of major rivers in central Kravnia. The city’s skyline includes grandiose government edifices, scientific research complexes, and preserved classical socialist realist monuments. The Kravnian Academy of Sciences is headquartered here, with key institutes focusing on aerospace technology, cybernetics, and nuclear physics.

• Military facilities include experimental air defense systems developed in partnership with the Kravnian Air Defense Force and urban warfare training facilities for elite KSOD units. Public life emphasizes education and cultural works aligned with state ideology, supported by numerous theaters, museums, and international propaganda museums.

2. Hestenmark Federation

Leadership Structure:

• President Herbert Martinez - Aged 35, cropped blonde hair. Former military officer and moderate politician elected on a platform of international cooperation and domestic security

• Federal Congress - Bicameral legislature with proportional representation

• State Governors - Elected officials with significant regional autonomy

Language Hestenmarkian • A language based on American English.

Ideology: • Capitalism

Religion: • Luminism

Government Types: • Liberal democracy • Federal

Flag Eagle of Freedom • The flag features a deep navy blue background that fills the entire rectangular field. Positioned centrally is a prominent golden-yellow silhouette of a falcon in mid-flight, with wings spread wide and angled upward. Below the falcon, just in front of its talons, is a bright white eight-pointed star. Flanking the entire design on the left and right edges are two thick vertical cream-colored stripes running from the top to the bottom of the flag.

Geography: • Central Arvmere from Vermington to Glosterian coasts. The Eastern Seaboard facing the Glosterian Ocean contains major cities and financial centers. The Great Plains form the agricultural heartland, while the Western Mountain States provide natural resources and defensive barriers. Coastal regions feature extensive archipelagos and deep-water ports.

Neighbor Countries: • Pyrene Kingdom in the northwest • Kingdom of Roselia in the east separated by the Glosterian Ocean

History: • Founded in the year 1042, Hestenmark grew rapidly to establish itself as a federal nation in the year 1774.

• From June 1775 to December 1776, the Hestenmark Federation went to war against the Kingdom of Roselia in the Hestenmarkian-Roselian War, engaging in numerous naval battles. The war ended with the defeat of the Kingdom of Roselia.

• The Hestenmark Federation joined in the Great War (1938-1947) against the Union of Kravnian Republics, aiding and fighting alongside the Kingdom of Roselia and the former Republic of Discordia starting from September 1942.

• Hestenmark completed development of the world's first nuclear bomb in 1947, dropping it on the Kravnian city of Severodinsk, prompting the UKR to surrender and ending the Great War.

• In 1979, the Hestenmark Federation carried out a massive air campaign against the Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria after the DPRV threatened to invade the Imperial State of East Aryadash. A Hestenmarkian invasion was avoided thanks to the signing of the Kravnian-Veptorian Mutual Defense Treaty that same year.

• In August 1991, the Hestenmarkian Navy wiped out half of the Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Revolutionary Navy in a one-day skirmish, with rumored intelligence and surveillance support from the Kingdom of Roselia.

• In November 1993, nuclear facilities of West Aryadash were bombed by Hestenmarkian Air Force and Navy aircraft, as Hestenmark is against West Aryadash acquiring nuclear weapons.

• Hestenmark began deploying troops for peacekeeping, counterterrorism, and humanitarian operations in Discordia in 2005 to the present day. The Federation also conducted airstrikes and drone strikes in the war-torn nation.

• The Hestenmark Federation began constructing the Hestenmarkian Space Elevator within Roselian maritime territory in the summer of 2017, sparking outrage from the Kingdom of Roselia. Construction of the massive space elevator was finished on July 2024.

• As of 2025, Hestenmark remains a major global superpower, rivaling the Union of Kravnian Republics and the Kingdom of Roselia.

Military Structure:

Hestenmarkian Army (HA) • 1.6 million active troops with rapid deployment capabilities, mechanized infantry, and airborne divisions.

Hestenmarkian Marine Corps (HMC) • The land force service branch of the Hestenmark Department of Defense (DoD). Responsible for providing land forces for naval campaigns, including seizure and defense of advanced bases, and conducting operations on land and in the air. They are also known for their role in amphibious landings.

Hestenmarkian Navy (HN) • World's largest naval force • President-class aircraft carriers – 100,000-ton nuclear-powered supercarriers consisting of ten ships named for famous former Hestenmarkian presidents: HNS George Hammond, HNS Clara Bellamy, HNS John Calhoun, HNS Xavier Denholm, HNS Peter Ellery, HNS Charles Fairfax, HNS Ishmael Harker, HNS James Jamison, HNS Mark Keaton, and HNS Alistair Finch. • City-class guided-missile cruisers – 12,000-ton warships composed of seven ships, named after the Hestenmarkian cities. Equipped with the Paladin Combat System for advanced air defense, anti-ship, and ballistic missile defense, with a main gun, CIWS, and VLS. • Sentinel-class guided-missile destroyers – Multi-role escort vessels equipped with Paladin Combat System for fleet defense and strike roles, equipped with advanced radar, CIWS, a main gun, and VLS. • Nuclear-powered attack, ballistic missile, and cruise missile submarines • Support and auxiliary vessels • Operating aboard President-class carriers are carrier-based variants of the F-29 Avenger, F-26 Reclaimer, and the EA-26 Resolve, the carrier-based electronic warfare variant of the F-26 Reclaimer

Hestenmarkian Air Force (HAF) • Hallpark F-27 Falconer – Single-engined fourth-generation multirole aircraft • Vanguard Dynamics F-29 Avenger – Twin-engined fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter • Heritage Aerospace F-26 Reclaimer – Single-engined multirole stealth strike aircraft • Heritage Aerospace F-38 Harbringer II – Single-engined tailless sixth-generation fighter aircraft, still undergoing development • Vanguard Dynamics B-8 Warlord – Two-engined subsonic stealth strategic bomber • Hallpark U-15 Oracle – High-altitude subsonic reconnaissance aircraft • Hallpark E-12 Skywatcher – Four-engined subsonic airborne warning and control aircraft converted from a passenger jet • Heritage Aerospace KC-60 Contrail – Four-engined subsonic mid-air refueling tanker converted from a passenger jet • Vanguard Dynamics C-30 Atlas – Four-engined strategic jet airlifter

Hestenmarkian Missile Defense Command (HMDC) • Maintains an estimated number of 6,700 warheads on numerous intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs. The HMDC also specializes in ICBM defense.

Special Operations Command (SOC) • Counter-terrorism, foreign military training, and covert operations.

Central Intelligence Coordinating Agency (CICA) • Hestenmark's main intelligence agency, responsible for plausible deniability and covert operations, espionage, and counterintelligence.

Cities:

Collierford • The capital city of Collierford showcases a skyline blending iconic glass skyscrapers with historic federal buildings, reflecting its role as the nation's political hub. The Grey House Presidential Palace features sustainable architecture and smart building systems, while the Federal Congress complex utilizes advanced energy-efficient design. Major military installations include Fort Harrison Army Base, housing the Hestenmarkian Army's central command, and Lockwood Air Force Base with rapid response capability.

• The city hosts prestigious universities including Vermington Federal University specializing in law and political science, the Harrington Institute of Cybersecurity, and Madison Technology College. Key monuments include the Memorial of Democratic Founders and the Gateway to Liberty Monument. Public infrastructure includes the Metro Freedom Line mass transit system, extensive green parks, and the Museum of Constitutional Heritage. Vibrant cultural districts in the Innovation Quarter support arts, media, and technology start-ups, balancing government operations with civilian life.

Oceanport • Located on the Glosterian Ocean coast, Oceanport serves as Hestenmark's preeminent deep-water port city and naval hub. Its waterfront integrates sprawling container terminals, shipyards, and modern commercial districts featuring energy-efficient skyscrapers with double-skin façades and responsive shading systems. The John P. Sennefi Naval Base serves as the Hestenmarkian Navy's Eastern Fleet command, maintaining aircraft carriers, guided-missile cruisers and destroyers, and submarine facilities.

• Educational institutions include the prestigious Admiral Bart Thompson Naval War College and the Maritime Commerce Academy. The recently completed Deep Blue Oceanographic Research Station focuses on marine resource management and underwater technology. Key monuments include the Sailors' Memorial Arch and the Harbor Defense Monument. The city's economy revolves around shipping, international trade, and naval industry, supported by the Port Authority Transit System.

Meridian City • Situated in equatorial Hestenmark facing the Glosterian Ocean, Meridian City is renowned for its futuristic urban planning and serves as the technological heart of the federation. The cityscape features eco-conscious architecture with vertical gardens, research laboratories for space technology, and advanced transit systems including the Skyway Automated Transit Network. The city is connected by the Continental Bridge and an extensive network of underwater tunnels running through contested territorial waters of the Kingdom of Roselia to the Hestenmarkian Space Elevator.

• Major institutions include the Harrison Space Technology Institute, Meridian Federal University of Aerospace Engineering, and the Center for Advanced Materials Research. Military presence includes Greyman Air Force Base specializing in air and missile operations and the missile tracking Strategic Missiles Defense Command. Notable monuments include the Pioneers of Space Memorial and the Innovation Spiral Monument.

Glenwood • Glenwood thrives in the fertile Great Plains as the nation's agricultural and agritech innovation center. The city features modern glass and steel commercial hubs blended with conservation-focused green architecture, including clean and green buildings and sustainable farming complexes. Military installations include Prairie Guard Army Base with rapid deployment infantry battalions and Harvest Field Regional Air Base supporting aeromedical evacuation squadrons.

• Educational facilities include the Great Plains Agricultural University and the Renewable Energy Research Institute. The city operates extensive solar and wind farms powering the Green Grid Energy Network. Key monuments include the Farmers' Heritage Memorial and the Harvest Abundance Monument. Community life centers on the Cooperative Commerce District and agricultural export facilities.

Cascade Heights • Nestled in the Western Mountain States, Cascade Heights operates as a resource extraction and high-tech manufacturing center. Architecture blends rugged industrial complexes with sleek corporate campuses featuring green rooftops and vertical gardens. Military installations include Cascade Heights Army Base with armored brigades and the Alpine Warfare Training Center.

• The Cascade Heights Technical University specializes in sustainable mining, robotics, and environmental engineering. Key monuments include the Mountain Pioneers Memorial and the Industrial Heritage Monument. The city supports steelworks, microchip fabrication plants, and outdoor recreation tourism, connected by the Highland Transit System.

Riverton City • Riverton City functions as a crucial transport and logistics hub linking the Great Plains with the Eastern Seaboard. The city features expansive intermodal freight yards, smart highways, and automated warehouses utilizing AI-driven inventory management. Military facilities include Central Command Army Base with rapid deployment capabilities and mechanized infantry training grounds.

• Educational institutions include the Federal University of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and the Transportation Technology Institute. Key monuments include the Commerce and Trade Memorial and the Pathfinders Monument. The Regional Rail Hub and Interstate Freight Corridor support the city's strategic role in national and global commerce.

Platimaria Bay • Platimaria Bay serves as a coastal financial and technology center with a wealthy business district specializing in global trade and fintech innovation. The city's architecture features cutting-edge skyscrapers with double-skin façades, responsive shading, and energy-efficient systems. Falcon Point Air Force Base specializes in fighter, bomber, drone operations and strategic reconnaissance, while the harbor supports luxury marinas and high-capacity container terminals.

• Cultural institutions include the Silver Bay Opera House, the International Arts Museum, and venues hosting the annual Global Film Festival. Educational facilities include the Coastal Federal University of Business and the Maritime Technology Institute. Key monuments include the Global Commerce Memorial and the Cultural Heritage Arch.

Hestenmarkian Space Elevator (HSEV) • The Hestenmarkian Space Elevator (HSEV) stands as the most ambitious engineering project in Hestenmark's history, stretching 100,000 kilometers into space from its base near Meridian City. This massive structure serves multiple functions: solar energy collection and transmission, space transportation, and strategic defense capabilities. Located at the equator within the Kingdom of Roselia's maritime territorial boundaries, it is connected to the Meridian City via the Continental Bridge and a network of underwater tunnels.

Design and Structure • Based on advanced carbon nanotube composite materials, the elevator consists of six primary cables anchored to an artificial island built over a reinforced oceanic platform. The Elevator Base Station features a distinctive disc-shaped structure at 1,600 meters altitude supported by twelve large pillars anchored on the sea, housing visitor facilities, research laboratories, and operational centers. The structure includes emergency escape decks every 2 kilometers and a protective windbreak extending to 12 kilometers altitude.

Geopolitical Significance • The space elevator's construction sparked the Glosterian Crisis with the Kingdom of Roselia due to territorial disputes over the Maritime Access Tunnels (MAT) underwater tunnel networks and maritime boundaries. These tunnels, essential for cargo transport and maintenance access, controversially pass through waters claimed by Roselia, creating ongoing diplomatic tensions and occasional naval incidents between the two nations.

Operational Capabilities • Three massive 100-ton climbers transport cargo and passengers at 200 km/h, making the journey to geosynchronous orbit in approximately two days. The space station at 36,000 kilometers altitude houses solar power generation satellites that beam energy to receiving stations across Hestenmark via microwave transmission. The system provides significant portions of the federation's renewable energy needs while supporting space exploration missions and satellite deployment.

• The elevator's strategic importance extends beyond civilian applications, as its energy transmission capabilities and space access make it a critical national security asset.

3. Kingdom of Roselia

Leadership Structure:

• King Karl d'Lasteyrie XVII - Aged 72, cropped blonde hair. Constitutional monarch who serves as ceremonial head of state and diplomatic figurehead.

• Princess Ayre Yvette Vivienne d'Lasteyrie - Aged 24, long wavy silver hair. Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Roselia. Daughter of King Karl d'Lasteyrie XVII.

• Queen Isabel Marie d'Lasteyrie (Deceased) - Aged 55. Former ruler of the Kingdom of Roselia. Wife of the current king and mother of the crown princess. Killed in a helicopter crash on September 2022.

• Prime Minister Lord Alexander Rochefoucauld - Aged 43, cropped blonde hair. Head of government leading a coalition parliamentary majority.

• House of Lords and Commons - Bicameral parliament with hereditary and elected chambers

Language Roselian • A language based on French.

Ideology: • Capitalism

Religion: • Luminism

Government Types: • Monarchy • Liberal democracy

Flag: Étendard Rose Rouge, or The Red Rose Standard • The flag features a white rectangular background with vertical red stripes near both the left and right edges. Centered on the flag is a stylized red rose without stem or leaves with white accent lines outlining its petals. Surrounding the rose are six red five-pointed stars arranged evenly in a circular pattern, symbolizing the six Roselian cities. • Known as the "red rose standard" or simply "the standard".

Geography: • Northwestern Kareda archipelago and mainland territories facing the Glosterian Ocean. The Home Island contains the capital and industrial centers, while the Highland Territories provide natural resources. Numerous smaller islands serve as naval bases and fishing communities. Temperate maritime climate with extensive coastlines.

Neighbor Countries: • Union of Kravnian Republics in the southeast separated by the Roselian Strait

• Hestenmark Federation separated by the Glosterian Ocean in the west

History: • Founded in the year 246, the Kingdom of Roselia quickly established itself as a dominant naval power.

• The year 1294 saw numerous naval skirmishes between the Kingdom of Roselia and the former Empire of Aryadash.

• From June 1775 to December 1776, the Kingdom of Roselia went to war against the Hestenmark Federation, resulting in numerous Roselian naval defeats and ending in the Kingdom's surrender.

• Roselia was invaded by its neighbor Kravnia during the Great War (1938-1947), alongside the former Republic of Discordia. Soon, more countries came to Roselia's aid, even Hestenmark, resulting in the defeat of Kravnia in 1947.

• The Kingdom of Roselia tested its first nuclear bomb on February 1950.

• Roselia was rumored to have aided Hestenmark with surveillance and intelligence support in the one-day skirmish between the Hestenmarkian Navy and the Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Revolutionary Navy in 1991.

• The Kingdom of Roselia began deploying troops to Discordia for peacekeeping operations in 2006 to the present day. The Kingdom also conducted airstrikes, drone strikes, counterterrorism, and humanitarian operations in the war-torn country.

• The Kingdom of Roselia was outraged by the Hestenmark Federation's construction of the Hestenmarkian Space Elevator in 2017, citing violations of its maritime territorial sovereignty.

• Starting on 2018, Roselia began secretly developing advanced unmanned combat aerial vehicles the size of a small fighter jet designed to fit inside shipping containers, enabling surprise attacks, in preparation for war against the Hestenmark Federation.

• As of 2025, the Kingdom of Roselia maintains a large, well-equipped military force and a large fleet of optionally-autonomous, advanced unmanned aerial vehicles that can be launched from shipping containers. It can threaten the Hestenmark Federation and the Union of Kravnian Republics with its elite armed forces and advanced military equipment.

Military Structure:

Roselian Royal Army (RRA) • Numbering 2.4 million personnel. Professional forces with historic regiments, airborne divisions, and mountain warfare specialists.

Roselian Special Air Service (RSAS) • Elite special forces for counter-terrorism and covert operations.

Roselian Royal Marines (RRM) • Elite amphibious and commando forces.

Roselian Royal Navy (RRN) • Historic naval force • Démocratie-class aircraft carriers – 100,000-ton nuclear-powered supercarriers consisting of six ships: HMS Démocratie, HMS Liberté, HMS Égalité, HMS Souveraineté, HMS Espoir, and HMS Volonté. • Entendard-class guided-missile cruisers – 14,000-ton warships composed of eight ships. Equipped with advanced radar, a main gun, CIWS, and VLS. • Temeraire-class guided-missile destroyers – 13,000-ton multirole escort vessels equipped for fleet defense and strike roles, equipped with advanced radar, CIWS, an electromagnetic railgun, and VLS, with a stealthy, angular design. • Nuclear-powered attack, ballistic missile, and cruise missile submarines • Support and auxiliary vessels • Operating aboard Démocratie-class aircraft carriers are carrier-based variant of the Aquila Fontaine F-49 Swallowtail II, Concordia F/A-44 Sea Wyvern carrier-based sixth generation twin-engined tailless multirole aircraft (Tailless, modernized navalized version of the real-life YF-23 Black Widow II. Diamond-shaped kite planform with sharp chines and blended wing-body configuration. Features carrier-capable twin-wheel landing gear, top-mounted air intake for stealth optimization, and large internal weapons bays), EA-17 Rake, the carrier-based electronic warfare variant of the Concordia F-17 Rake, unmanned aerial vehicles for tanker and airborne command and control, as well as utility and transport helicopters.

Roselian Royal Air Force (RRAF) • Concordia F-17 Rake – Twin-engined fourth-generation multirole aircraft • Aquila Fontaine F-21 Milvus – Twin-engined fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter • Concordia F-12 Sparrow – Single-engined fourth-generation strike aircraft • Aquila Fontaine F-49 Swallowtail II – Single-engined, modified delta wing planform, tailless sixth-generation fighter aircraft • Pierre-Dumont B-43 Thunderclap – Twin-engined supersonic strategic bomber • Concordia B-3 Wraith – Twin-engined subsonic flying wing stealth strategic bomber • Aquila Fontaine SR-21 Meteor – Ultra-high altitude hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft, can fly at an excess of Mach 14 • Pierre-Dumont KC-14 Usurper – Four-engined subsonic mid-air refueling tanker converted from a passenger jet • Pierre-Dumont E-26 Surveyor – Four-engined subsonic airborne early warning and control aircraft • Aquila Fontaine C-22 Comet – Business jet-derived ultra-long range VIP transport jet with four rear engines and slipper-style fuel tanks on the wings. A C-22 Comet with a special white livery and a rose emblem on the tail fin is used by the royal family with ECM suite and missile countermeasure systems.

• Concordia C-28 Lumberjack – Four-engined strategic jet airlifter

Roselian Royal Missile Defense Agency (RRMDA) • Maintains an estimated number of 6,200 warheads on numerous intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs. It also maintains a classified number of new hypersonic missiles. The RRMDA also specializes in ICBM defense and actively develops ways to counter hypersonic missile threats.

Roselian Directorate of Intelligence (RDI) • The kingdom's premier intelligence agency, specializing in covert and plausible deniability operations, counterintelligence, and espionage.

Cities:

Fontainebleau • Located inland, the capital city of Fontainebleau stands as the crown jewel of the Kingdom of Roselia, renowned as the artistic and cultural heart of the realm. The capital seamlessly blends historic royal architecture with cutting-edge contemporary design, featuring glass towers alongside centuries-old palaces, buildings, and infrastructure. The Élysée Fontainebleau Chateau serves as the ceremonial residence of King Karl d'Lasteyrie XVII, while the Parliament House hosts the bicameral legislature in a stunning neo-classical complex.

• The city hosts the world-famous Fontainebleau Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the International Institute of Creative Studies, attracting artists, writers, and musicians from across the globe. The prestigious ivy league universities of Institut de Bellerose and Cité Universitaire de Rêves are also located in the capital city. Major cultural monuments include the Monument to Artistic Freedom and the Crown of Creativity Memorial.

• The Arc de la Liberté, or "The Arch of Liberty," is a majestic 62-meter-tall monument blending the form of an arch and a gateway, serving as the grand entrance to the city of Fontainebleau. Originally built between 1802 and 1806 to honor the Kingdom's enduring spirit of freedom and democratic values, it stands as a powerful symbol of Roselian identity and civic pride.

• Near the Arc de la Liberté rises the Tour de la Démocratie, an iconic 380-meter wrought-iron tower constructed from 1772 to 1776. Originally built as a giant watchtower, it was converted into a radio transmission tower in 1861 and has since become a popular attraction for visitors, offering panoramic views of the city and serving as a testament to Roselia's blend of historic tradition and modern innovation.

• Military installations include Fort Montblanc Army Base and Admiral Boucher Naval Command Center overlooking the harbor.

• The Cultural Metro Avenue connects major museums, galleries, and performance venues throughout the city, while the Grand Boulevard of Arts features sidewalk cafés, artist studios, and exhibition spaces. The annual Fontainebleau International Arts Festival draws millions of visitors to experience the kingdom's vibrant creative scene.

Port Royale • Port Royale serves as Roselia's premier naval stronghold and commercial shipping hub on the Glosterian Ocean. The city features modern architectural marvels with sustainable glass facades and energy-efficient designs characteristic of contemporary coastal development. The Royal Naval Dockyard houses the Roselian Royal Navy's Home Fleet, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and advanced guided-missile cruisers and destroyers.

• Educational institutions include the Royal Naval Academy of Port Royale and the Maritime Engineering Institute. Key military installations encompass Valois Naval Base and Capetia Air Station for maritime patrol operations. The Great War Memorial and Sailors' Honor Monument commemorate the kingdom's naval heritage.

• The city's economy revolves around shipbuilding, maritime trade, and naval logistics, supported by the Royal Transit Harbor System connecting commercial and military facilities. The Ocean View Cultural Center hosts maritime museums and naval traditions exhibitions.

Mont-Claire • Nestled in the Highland Territories, Mont-Claire operates as Roselia's center for natural resource extraction and mountain warfare training. The city features sustainable architecture incorporating local stone and timber with modern green building techniques. Military installations include Highland Garrison Army Base with specialized mountain warfare battalions and Eagle's Peak Air Defense Station.

• Educational facilities include the Highland Technical University specializing in mining engineering and environmental sciences. Key monuments include the Mountain Pioneers Memorial and the Highland Heritage Monument. The city operates extensive hydroelectric facilities and sustainable mining operations, connected by the Alpine Transit Network.

Crescent Bay • Crescent Bay thrives as a technological innovation center and aerospace manufacturing hub on the western coast. The city showcases futuristic architecture with curved glass structures and integrated vertical gardens reflecting contemporary coastal design principles. Military presence includes LRAF Crescent Bay with advanced fighter squadrons and Coastal Defense Command.

• The Royal Institute of Technology and Aerospace Engineering Academy lead cutting-edge research in aviation and space technology. Notable monuments include the Innovation Spire and the Technology Pioneers Memorial. The city supports advanced manufacturing, aerospace industries, and research institutions through the Innovation Corridor Transit System.

Rosethorne • Located in central Roselia, Rosethorne functions as an agricultural and logistics center connecting the highlands with coastal regions. The city features modern rural architecture combining functionality with sustainable design principles. Military facilities include Central Command Army Base with rapid deployment capabilities and mechanized infantry training.

• Educational institutions include the Royal Agricultural University and the Supply Chain Management Institute. Key monuments include the Harvest Prosperity Memorial and the Rural Heritage Monument. The city operates as a crucial transport hub through the Continental Rail Network and agricultural processing facilities.

Northwatch • Northwatch serves as Roselia's northernmost fortress city and arctic operations center. The city features robust architecture designed for harsh maritime climates with reinforced structures and advanced heating systems. Military installations include the medieval-era yet modernized Northwatch Fortress with arctic warfare specialists and Northern Fleet Command for polar operations.

• The Arctic Research Institute and Cold Weather Operations Academy specialize in polar science and extreme environment training. Notable monuments include the Northern Guardians Memorial and the Arctic Exploration Monument. The city supports strategic defense, scientific research, and resource monitoring in Roselia's northern territories.

The Hestenmarkian Space Elevator Dispute • Roselia vehemently contests the space elevator's construction due to its underwater tunnel networks and support infrastructure extending through Roselian territorial waters without proper authorization.

• The space elevator's Maritime Access Tunnels traverse traditional Roselian fishing grounds and shipping lanes, disrupting centuries-old maritime boundaries. Roselian officials argue that Hestenmark violated international maritime law by constructing these tunnels without bilateral agreements, creating unauthorized infrastructure in sovereign waters.

• The crisis has led to increased Roselian Royal Navy patrols around the disputed waters, with occasional confrontations between Roselian naval vessels and Hestenmarkian naval forces. King Karl De Lasteyrie XVII has formally protested the construction through diplomatic channels, while Prime Minister Lord Rochefoucauld has threatened economic sanctions against Hestenmark.

• Roselia views the space elevator as a strategic threat that could provide Hestenmark with unprecedented surveillance and communication capabilities over Roselian territory. The kingdom has demanded compensation for economic losses in fishing and shipping industries, while also seeking guarantees that the elevator will not be used for military purposes against Roselian interests.

4. Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria (DPRV)

Leadership Structure:

• Supreme Leader Kim Vang-ho - Aged 41, cropped black hair, fat body. Third-generation dictator maintaining cult of personality and absolute control

• Workers' Party Central Committee - Rubber-stamp political organization

• State Security Council - Military and intelligence leadership

Language Veptorian • A language based on Korean.

Ideology: • Sobornism

Religion: • None

Government Types: • Totalitarian • Cult personality regime • Dictatorship • One-party state

Flag: Flame of Unity • The flag is a rectangular banner with a field of alternating red and dark blue rays radiating from the lower-left corner. At the point where the rays converge, a stylized yellow and orange flame emblem is placed.

Geography: • Isolated mountainous region in eastern Kareda with harsh winters and limited arable land. The Central Valley contains the capital and major population centers, while Border Fortifications create a militarized frontier. Extensive underground facilities and mountain tunnels provide protection and secrecy.

Neighbor Countries: • Union of Kravnian Republics in the west • Imperial State of East Aryadash in the south

History: • First founded in the year 392 as the Kingdom of Veptoria, militaristic imperial army officers of the kingdom managed to wrestle control of the government in a coup d'état in 1935, ending the imperial rule and establishing the Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria.

• Veptoria threatened to invade the Imperial State of East Aryadash in 1979, prompting the Hestenmark Federation to conduct an air campaign against Veptoria. A Hestenmarkian invasion was avoided when the DPRV signed a Mutual Defense Treaty with the Union of Kravnian Republics.

• The VPRV tested its first nuclear bomb on September 1998.

• The DPRV remains secretive, with its citizens enduring constant surveillance and harsh punishments.

Military Structure:

• Veptorian People's Army (VPA): Large conscript force with outdated but numerous equipment. Has outdated military doctrines and tactics.

• Veptorian People's Navy (VPN): Frigates, corvettes, and missile boats purchased from the UKR,

• Veptorian Border Guard (VPG): Heavily fortified frontier forces with extensive minefields and barriers.

• Veptorian People's Air Defense Command (VADC): Surface-to-air missiles and limited jet fighter aircraft acquired from the UKR.

• Veptorian People's Missile Force (VPMF): Maintains an estimated number of 340 warheads on numerous intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs.

• Veptorian Special Forces Corps (VSFC): Elite units for infiltration and terrorism.

• Veptorian Cyber Warfare Division (VCWD): Digital attack capabilities and information warfare.

Cities:

Songun • The capital city of Songun is the capital, a city of monumental socialist-realist architecture underscoring the cult of personality around Supreme Leader Kim Vang-ho. The skyline features massive government offices, tightly controlled military zones, and extensive underground command bunkers. Wide avenues such as the Supreme Leader Parkway are lined with statues and propaganda murals.

• Key buildings include the imposing Central Committee Headquarters and the Great Hall of the Workers' Party. The city’s skyline features imposing government ministries and party headquarters, surrounded by expansive public squares such as the Grand Square of Eternal Vigilance. The Supreme Headquarters Complex—a vast fortified compound—is the seat of Veptorian military and political command, incorporating underground bunkers and communication hubs. The capital hosts the Songun Revolutionary University, specializing in military science, political indoctrination, and cyber warfare. Notable monuments include the Flame of Eternal Revolution, the Statue of the Supreme Leader, and the Monument to Party Unity, serving as sites for ritual homage. The city's infrastructure emphasizes surveillance and control with a restricted metro system and militarized checkpoints.

Pyongan City • Pyongan City functions as the nation’s industrial heartland. Brutalist factories and worker housing complexes dominate the landscape with minimal civilian amenities. The Pyongan Ironworks is a major military facility producing arms and vehicles, supported by the Chollima Defensive Garrison overseeing local security.

• Transport infrastructure centers on railways to facilitate military logistics. Civilian life is subordinated to heavy industry and collective farming efforts. The Pyongan Technical Institute trains workers in engineering and manufacturing. The Hammer and Sickle Monument symbolizes the city’s industrial contribution to the state.

Hwanghwa • Hwanghwa is a regional administrative center with fortified military barracks and state-run schools. The city mixes austere residential blocks and public buildings built in Soviet-style monumentalism. The Hwanghwa Military Base houses infantry units and border guard detachments.

• Key infrastructure includes ration distribution centers, regimented marketplaces, and secure communication hubs. The Hwanghwa Political Academy runs political education programs reinforcing loyalty to the regime. Public monuments such as the Shield of the Revolution emphasize vigilance and discipline.

Namjung • A strategically located port city on the coast, Namjung is veiled by military installations including the Namjung Coastal Defense Command and naval shipyards constructing patrol vessels. The city shows a mix of industrial complexes, government buildings, and utilitarian housing blocks.

• The port supports restricted commercial shipping controlled by the military, with naval academies training officers for maritime operations. The Namjung Maritime Institute specializes in naval engineering and marine sciences. The Guardians of the Sea Memorial honors the naval forces’ role in protecting the homeland.

Sangju • Sangju serves as a hub for border logistics and troop movement with rail and road networks tightly controlled by the Sangju Transport Command. The city bears a militarized atmosphere, with barracks, vehicle depots, and checkpoints pervasive throughout its industrial districts.

• Educational institutions are focused on military logistics and communications, notably the Sangju Logistics Academy. The city’s civilian population lives under strict surveillance with limited autonomy. The Line of Defense Monument commemorates the city's crucial role maintaining frontier stability.

Hosan • Hosan is primarily an agricultural and resource management center, supporting the limited food production and resource extraction needed by the Veptorian state. The city features collective farms and tightly controlled industrial agriculture complexes.

• Hosan houses the State Agricultural Research Institute, focusing on maximizing yield in harsh terrain and limited arable land. Military presence includes small rapid deployment security units to protect critical infrastructure. The Land and Labor Memorial portrays the spirit of sacrifice and patriotic toil.

5. Pyrene Kingdom

Leadership Structure:

• Queen Marie Dubois - Aged 46, short brown hair in a bobcut. Former academic and environmental advocate leading a coalition government focused on sustainability and social justice.

• Royal Assembly - Proportional representation with strong regional councils.

• Council of Provinces - Regional representatives ensuring the kingdom’s balance and cohesion.

Language Pyrenean • A language based on Swedish.

Ideology: • Capitalism

Religion: • Luminism

Government Types: • Monarchy • Liberal democracy

Flag: Starcross • The flag has a light blue field with a dark blue saltire (a diagonal cross) extending to the edges. Centered on the flag is a yellow coat of arms featuring a two-headed eagle inside a big yellow shield, holding a small yellow shield. On top of the bigger shield where the two-headed eagle is inside is a large yellow crown.

Geography: • Northwestern Arvmere with temperate climate and diverse landscapes. The Rhine Valley serves as an industrial and transportation corridor, while the Alpine Region provides hydroelectric power and winter sports. Extensive river networks and fertile plains support both agriculture and renewable energy production.

Neighbor Countries: • Hestenmark Federation in the southeast

History: • Pyrene Kingdom was founded in the year 514, and eventually establishing trade relations with the Kingdom of Roselia and the former Empire of Aryadash.

• Pyrene Kingdom supported the founding of the Hestenmark Federation, and both countries eventually had friendly relations.

• Pyrene Kingdom aided the Kingdom of Roselia and the former Republic of Discordia during the Great War.

• The Kingdom sent troops to aid peacekeeping efforts in Discordia from 2008 to the present day.

Military Structure:

• Pyrenean Royal Defense Forces (PRDF): Professional military focused on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.

• Pyrenean Royal Alpine Corps (PRAC): Mountain warfare specialists and border security.

• Pyrenean Royal Air Force (PRAF): Has multirole, fighter, transport, and tanker aircraft acquired from the Hestenmark Federation. It also operates helicopters bought from the Kingdom of Roselia.

• Pyrenean Royal Navy (PRN): Has a handful of destroyers, frigates, and supporting vessels acquired from Hestenmark Federation.

• Pyrenean Cyber Defense Unit (PCDU): Protection of critical infrastructure and digital sovereignty.

Cities:

Edelvik • Edelvik is the capital city of the Pyrene Kingdom, located strategically in the fertile Rhine Valley, where river trade and industrial activity flourish. The architectural style of Edelvik reflects a harmonious blend of classical Nordic influences with modern sustainable design principles, featuring clean lines, timber and stone facades, and expansive green rooftops.

• The city center is dominated by the Royal Palace of Luminara, a grand structure symbolizing transparency and openness with large glass and wood elements. Nearby stands the Royal Assembly Hall, an elegant building with solar-paneled walls and an amphitheater-style debating chamber.

• The University of Lumina, specializing in environmental sciences and governance, features bright lecture halls and living walls filled with vegetation.

• Edelvik also hosts the Royal Defense Forces Headquarters, a secure but architecturally integrated complex emphasizing energy efficiency, along with the Alpine Corps Training Grounds on the city outskirts. The Riverfront Luminist Cathedral, with its soaring spires and stained glass windows illuminated by natural light, serves as both a spiritual center and cultural landmark.

• Notable monuments include the Spiral of the Crown and the Great War Memorial.

Fjellstad • Located in the Alpine Region to the south, Fjellstad is known for its alpine charm mixed with cutting-edge eco-friendly architecture adapted to mountainous terrain. Buildings here are constructed with locally sourced timber and stone, featuring steep roofs to shed snow and large panoramic windows to maximize sunlight.

• The city’s focal point is the Summit Hall, a sleek glass and steel government building that houses the Council of Provinces; it blends seamlessly into the mountain backdrop with terraced gardens cascading down its sides. Fjellstad University of Renewable Energy is renowned for its research on hydroelectric and winter sports technologies, its campus nestled along a rugged valley with modern facilities that use geothermal heating.

• The Alpine Corps Military Base here is fortified yet unobtrusive, designed to complement natural rock formations. The city also boasts the Winterspire Cultural Center, a modern yet traditionally inspired structure with timber latticework, serving as a hub for festivals, music, and art celebrating the kingdom’s mountain heritage.

Riversong • Situated in the extensive river plains to the north, Riversong is the kingdom’s agricultural heartland and a center for clean energy innovation. The cityscape combines rustic rural charm with minimalist architectural influences, featuring whitewashed buildings, red-tiled roofs, and eco-conscious smart homes.

• The Parliament House of Riversong, known as the Hall of Renewal, is a striking building clad in solar panels and reclaimed wood, surrounded by lush public parks.

• Riversong University focuses on sustainable agriculture, biotechnology, and environmental law, with open-air lecture spaces and greenhouses integrated into the campus design. The Air Mobility Command Base is nearby, designed with aerodynamic, flowing lines and equipped with renewable energy systems.

• Riversong’s Riverfront Plaza, with a modernist fountain and community market halls, serves as a gathering place blending tradition and innovation in the village-like setting. The city also features the Guardians’ Bastion, a headquarters for the Cyber Defense Unit, housed inside a fortified but visually transparent glass and steel complex symbolizing vigilance and openness to technological progress.

6. Discordia

Leadership Structure:

• Discordia is fractured among three radical factions locked in brutal conflict, each fiercely contesting the country’s fractured geography and the vital maritime trade routes.

• The first, known as the Crimson Dawn Front, is a militant Veridist faction that controls large swaths of the southern deserts and operates aggressively against any perceived foreign or secular influence.

• The second faction, Terra Libertad, is a secularist militant coalition rooted mainly in the coastal urban centers, fiercely opposing both religious extremists and warlord rule, but notorious for ruthless tactics including targeted assassinations and sabotage.

• The third faction, the Black Serpent Brotherhood, is a decentralized network of tribal militias and mercenaries controlling the Central Plateau and mountainous borders, specializing in guerrilla warfare, smuggling, and anti-ship missile attacks targeting commercial shipping through the waterways.

• These factions continuously clash, terrorizing civilians and making centralized governance impossible. Maritime trade in the Straits of Discordia, a critical and narrow chokepoint, is constantly imperiled by missile strikes, hijackings, and piracy, with passing ships requiring heavily armed naval escorts from nations or private security forces.

Language Discordian • A language based on Arabic.

Ideology: • None. Nation is ransacked by a two-decade civil war.

Religion: • Veridism

Government Types: • Anarchy

Flag: Star of Glory • The flag has a yellow field with a broad diagonal stripe running from the top-left to the bottom-right corner. The stripe is black, bordered on both sides by a thinner white stripe. A large, five-pointed red star is centered on the flag.

Geography: • Discordia occupies a strategic crossroads in southern Kareda, commanding access between continents and the Balegion Sea through the dangerously contested Straits of Discordia, extending to the western Vermington Ocean.

• The Central Plateau, scarred by war, hosts fragmented urban centers claimed by warlords, while the coastal provinces remain economic lifelines but are steeped in ethnic tensions and factional control.

• The terrain varies from coastline, treacherous straits, inland mountains, to arid steppes and deserts, all transformed into battlegrounds with ruined infrastructure and disrupted trade.

Neighbor Countries: • Union of Kravnian Republics in the north • Veridist Republic of West Aryadash in the northwest • Imperial State of East Aryadash in the northeast

History: • Formerly the Republic of Discordia founded in the year 1424, the Republic was shaken with internal power struggles in the aftermath of the Great War.

• After the failed invasion of the Union of Kravnian Republics during the Great War, the Republic struggled to rebuild itself.

• Militaristic factions soon fought control for the government on May 2005. The President, Vice President, members of the Congress and the Supreme Court along with their families were hunted down and executed by the warring factions, triggering a civil war.

• As of 2025, the Discordian Civil War is still ongoing. Discordian civilians suffer abuse, maltreatment, starvation, and summary executions by the three warring factions. Numerous nations also conducted peacekeeping, counterterrorism, humanitarian missions, and naval escort operations in Discordia.

Military Structure:

• Formal unified armed forces no longer exist in Discordia’s fractured political landscape. Instead, power rests with numerous warlords and paramilitary groups aligned with the three dominant factions.

• The Crimson Dawn Front fields militant desert brigades and missile batteries deployed along southern routes.

• Terra Libertad maintains urban insurgent cells, equipped sporadically with light armored vehicles and improvised explosive weaponry, dominating contested port cities.

• The Black Serpent Brotherhood exercises control of smuggler fleets, employing fast attack boats armed with anti-ship missiles to threaten shipping through the straits, and command a network of mountain snipers and guerrillas.

• Paramilitary gangs, mercenary groups, and tribal militias fill in the gaps, making the country a patchwork of armed zones where border lines shift frequently, threatening any attempt at establishing security or stability.

Cities:

Badrana • In the heart of war-torn Discordia, the shattered capital of Badrana clings to the ruins of statehood, sprawled across the bombed-out Central Plateau, where crumbling concrete high-rises and abandoned government blocks are scarred by two decades of factional shelling and sniper fire. Once the proud seat of a unified republic, Badrana’s symbolic core is the ruined Unity Citadel, whose battered domes and shredded Discordian flags evoke a bitter nostalgia, while the University of Liberty had its lecture halls repurposed as propaganda centers and makeshift hospitals.

• Most notorious is the Ravenspire Prison, a former judiciary complex now feuding warlord stronghold where hundreds are detained in miserable, lawless conditions. The battered Memorial to the Vanished, a skeletal steel structure on the central square, is surrounded daily by weeping mothers and wandering children seeking news of the missing, while on the outskirts, the Badran Joint Airstrip hosts everything from bombed-out jet hulls to makeshift helicopter pads used by whichever faction currently holds sway.

Seraphis City • Moving north to the coast, Seraphis City clings to the jagged cliffs overlooking the treacherous Straits of Discordia, transformed into a fortress-city controlled by Terra Libertad.

• Seraphis’s waterfront is dominated by the battered Port of Emancipation, where tankers and container ships idle under the shadow of rusting anti-ship missile launchers, their passage guaranteed only by the rebel’s protection rackets. The grand Emancipator’s Palace, once a government seat crowned with blue glass and gold, is now a fortified Terra Libertad command post, its courtyards echoing with the drills of masked insurgents.

• On the eastern promontory, the Sentinel Lighthouse, its beacon shattered, has become both an observation post and a propaganda broadcasting tower.

Azraqhan • Southward, on the edge of the endless dunes, Azraqhan lies as the capital of the Crimson Dawn Front, its mud-brick labyrinth and red sandstone mosques undulating around the blood-red Oasis of Martyrs. Dominated by the Crimson Minaret—its call to prayer now a rallying siren for militia columns—the city’s streets pulse with the fanatical energy of fighters streaming between the Ashura Barricades, heavily fortified sandbagged avenues.

• The Grand Madrasa of Ascendancy, originally Discordia’s southern academic beacon, is now both a center for Veridist indoctrination and a sprawling recruitment hub, its arcaded courtyards echoing with impassioned sermons and war chants. Close by rises the Sword of Faith Monument, a massive crescent blade of steel cleaving the skyline, commemorating the “martyrs” of the Front.

• Deep beneath the withering palms, the Oasis Warlord’s Arsenal, disguised among subterranean aqueducts, stockpiles an arsenal of aged armored vehicles, mobile missile pads, and stolen Hestenmarkian, Roselian, and Kravnian munitions.

Zinargha • In the mountainous eastern reaches bordering the highland passes, Zinargha sprawls along steep cliffs under the iron grip of the Black Serpent Brotherhood, its terraced alleyways teeming with smugglers, mercenaries, and desperate civilians.

• The Brotherhood’s Mountain Keep, a sprawling, graffiti-covered citadel, towers above serpentine roads where checkpoints extract heavy tolls and rebels patrol with scavenged anti-air guns. The bombed-out Zinargha University, located near the main market, now operates as a guerilla warfare school where mercenaries and militias train recruits in a hybrid curriculum of guerrilla tactics, encryption, and tribal lore to the next generation of networked fighters.

• The Skyveil Airfield, a battered strip ringed with camouflaged bunkers, is used for smuggling drones and black market arms flights. At the rugged city center stands the Statue of Unbroken Chains, an iron figure emerging from stone.

• All around Zinargha, mountain caves conceal training grounds, arms caches, and communication hubs.

7. Veridist Republic of West Aryadash

Leadership Structure:

• Supreme Guide Ayatollah Hassan al-Rashidi - Aged 87, grey hair. Religious scholar and political leader who balances traditional values with pragmatic governance.

• Guardian Council - Religious authorities who approve legislation and candidates.

• Elected Parliament - Limited democratic representation under religious oversight.

Language Aryadashan • A language based on Persian.

Ideology: • Religious radicalism

Religion: • Veridism

Government Types: • Authoritarian • Dictatorial • Socialist

Flag: Tricolor Falcon • The flag consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width: green on top, white in the middle, and red at the bottom. Centered on the white stripe is a golden emblem of a falcon, with its wings outstretched and stylized feathers.

Geography: • Southwestern Kareda desert region with the Golden Peninsula extending into the Balegion Sea. The Central Oasis Network supports major population centers, while the Coastal Strip contains oil infrastructure and ports. Mountain ranges on northern and eastern borders create natural barriers.

• Union of Kravnian Republics in the northeast • Imperial State of East Aryadash in the east • Discordia in the southeast

History: • Originally part of the Empire of Aryadash founded on the year 379, Veridist factions in the Empire threatened to secede from the country in the year 1972, prompting the Empire of Aryadash to try and reconsolidate its control.

• On August 1973, Supreme Guide Ayatollah Hassan al-Rashidi established the Veridist Republic of West Aryadash, prompting the Empire of Aryadash to recapture the rogue nation and its lost territories, triggering a civil war that lasted until June 1974 with the defeat of the Empire of Aryadash.

• In 1991, the Veridist Republic of West Aryadash suffered the loss of half of its navy when two frigates of the Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Revolutionary Navy opened fire on two Hestenmarkian guided-missile destroyers, prompting the Hestenmarkian Navy to retaliate with a carrier strike group.

• In November 1993, nuclear facilities of West Aryadash were bombed by Hestenmarkian Air Force and Navy aircraft, as Hestenmark is against West Aryadash acquiring nuclear weapons.

• The Veridist Republic started funding and arming terrorist organizations in Discordia starting on 2006.

• As of 2025, the Veridist Republic maintains a sizable military force aimed at threatening its neighbor, the Imperial State of East Aryadash. It covertly continues development of its own nuclear weapon to achieve dominance against the Imperial State of East Aryadash.

Military Structure:

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Republican Guard (VRWARG): Elite ground forces with tank divisions and mechanized infantry.

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Revolutionary Navy (VRWAN): Guided-missile frigates, corvettes, fast attack craft, diesel-powered attack submarines, and anti-ship missile systems acquired from the UKR.

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Air Force (VRWAF): Fighter and strike aircraft acquired from the UKR, as well as helicopters and utility aircraft.

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Nuclear Agency: Covertly researches the country's first nuclear bomb. Efforts since 1993 to develop a nuclear weapon resulted in Hestenmarkian bombing of West Aryadashan nuclear facilities.

• Veridist Republic of West Aryadashan Special Forces Command (VRWASFC): Special operations units for foreign operations and proxy support.

• Basij Militia: Paramilitary volunteers providing internal security and asymmetric warfare capabilities.

Cities:

Nūrshahr • A sprawling oasis metropolis at the heart of the Central Oasis Network, located deep within the southern Kareda desert. Nūrshahr stands as the political and religious nerve center of the nation, dominated by the imposing Supreme Council Palace, known as Qasr al-Hidaya. This palace is not only the residence of Supreme Guide Ayatollah Hassan al-Rashidi and the Guardian Council but also houses the Grand Mosque of Veridism, an architectural marvel blending intricate Veridist motifs with modern, fortress-like design elements symbolizing the regime’s strength and divine guidance.

• The city boasts the University of Al-Furqan, a prestigious institution dedicated to Veridist theology, jurisprudence, and social sciences, crowned by the striking Torch of Light minaret that illuminates the cityscape at night.

• Nūrshahr’s infrastructure is rounded out by the Desert Star Financial Tower, a high-rise hub for the nation’s centrally planned economy, while the Nūrshahr Central Hospital offers cutting-edge healthcare services under state control. Strategically placed on the outskirts are the headquarters of the elite Galevion Republican Guard and the Nūrshahr-1 Airbase, where the Galevion Air Force maintains its fleet adept at desert warfare.

Bariq-at-Tayyib • Down on the southern coast of the Golden Peninsula lies Bariq-at-Tayyib, the Veridist Republic’s vital maritime gateway and oil export hub on the Balegion Sea. This bustling coastal city is dominated by the Port of Bariq, a deep-water harbor that handles the bulk of Galevion’s oil shipments and military naval logistics. Adjacent to it stands the Galevion Revolutionary Navy’s dockyard, where fast attack craft and submarines are built and maintained, ensuring the regime's naval dominance.

• Bariq hosts the University of Maritime and Energy Sciences, specializing in petroleum engineering, naval technology, and marine studies to directly support its industrial base. The city also features the Al-Mahdi Industrial Complex, a sprawling petrochemical facility pumping life into Galevion’s socialist economy.

• Cultural life in Bariq concentrates around the Bariq Cultural Center, a sprawling museum and arts complex showcasing the nation’s history through a religious and ideological lens. Militarily significant installations include the GRN Command Base and the “Fury of the Peninsula” coastal missile battery, heavily fortified to deter naval and amphibious invasions.

Sahra'ar • In the northern fringes of the Central Oasis Network where the desert meets the rugged mountains lies Sahra'ar, a city combining strategic military importance with vibrant commercial activity. Dominated by Al-Qamar Fortress, a refurbished ancient citadel, Sahra'ar functions as the command hub and training ground for the Galevion Special Forces Command.

• The city’s academic heart is the Sahra'ar Polytechnic Institute, an institution focused on engineering, desert agriculture innovation, and military technology, crucial for sustaining the regime's desert warfare capabilities.

• Sahra'ar's vast Market of a Thousand Spices bustles with trade, connecting mountain, desert, and oasis economies, while the Basij Militia Central Barracks form the backbone of internal security in the region. The Sahra'ar Hydroponics Facility demonstrates technological ingenuity in desert farming, ensuring a stable food supply, vital for the city’s survival in this harsh environment.

Zayba • Farther east along the northern Coastal Strip, near the mountain passes, is the city of Zayba, a fortified bastion guarding key trade routes and border approaches. Fort al-Ramz, a formidable military bastion equipped with long-range artillery, oversees the surrounding mountain approaches, securing the city against external threats.

• The University of Veridist Sciences and Technology in Zayba reflects the regime’s ideological commitment fused with scientific advancement, focusing on desert-adapted technologies and Veridist ideological training. The city’s smaller port, the Zayba Port and Shipyard, supports naval logistics and maintenance for the Galevion Revolutionary Navy.

• The city’s skyline is marked by the Monument of the Guiding Light, a towering obelisk symbolizing unwavering religious conviction and governance by divine mandate.

• Cultural life thrives around the Zayba National Theater, which stages state-approved dramas and religious plays reinforcing the Veridist world view. Nearby rugged terrain hosts the Special Forces Training Center, where operatives in guerrilla and mountain warfare hone their skills, under the watchful coordination of the Air Defense Command Post, which monitors and directs air defense assets protecting the northern reaches of West Aryadash's coastal strip.

8. Imperial State of East Aryadash

Leadership Structure:

• Shah Kaveh Rashid II – Aged 61, grey hair. Constitutional monarch combining traditional authority with modern governance roles, serving as both ceremonial head of state and symbol of national unity and cultural heritage.

• Crown Prince Malik Rashid – Aged 28, cropped black hair. Crown Prince of the Imperial State, often sent by his father on diplomatic duties.

• Imperial Council of Ministers – Executive government led by a Prime Minister appointed by the Emperor but requiring parliamentary confidence; responsible for domestic policy, economic development, and international relations.

• Imperial Parliament – Bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate (appointed nobles and technocrats) and the House of Commons (directly elected representatives), balancing aristocratic tradition with democratic participation.

• Supreme Military Command – Led by the Imperial General Staff, coordinating defense and strategic partnerships, notably with Hestenmark.

Language Aryadashan • A language based on Persian.

Ideology: • Capitalism

Religion: • Luminism

Government Types: • Monarchy • Corrupt limited democracy • Dictatorial

Flag: Red Vane • The flag has a rectangular field of red. A white isosceles triangle is located on the left side, pointing toward the right. Inside the white triangle is an orange double-headed eagle emblem.

Geography:

• Located to the southeast of the Kareda continent facing the Vermington Ocean, Aryadash spans diverse geographies including arid highlands, fertile river valleys fed by the great Zarun River, and a lengthy coastline along the Vermington Ocean. The Alborid Mountains form natural eastern and southern boundaries, with temperate forests and plateaus in the interior. Pryne Desert extends in the southeast, rich in rare minerals and energy resources. Urban centers blend historic architecture with cutting-edge infrastructure, forming a rapid transit corridor connecting the imperial capital of Nishapur to major port cities on the coast.

• Democratic People's Republic of Veptoria in the north • Veridist Republic of West Aryadash in the west • Discordia in the southwest

History: • Originally the Empire of Aryadash founded on the year 379, the empire lost half of its western territory when Supreme Guide Ayatollah Hassan al-Rashidi established the Veridist Republic of West Aryadash on August 1973. The Shah, Kaveh Rashid II, triggered a war to try and recapture the rogue nation. The Empire of Aryadash suffered horrendous defeats and formally accepted the secession of its western territory, officially establishing the Imperial State of East Aryadash.

• The Shah leads a corrupt government and imposes harsh punishments to dissenters and to those suspected of assisting or aiding its Veridist neighbor in the west. Citizens also suffer restricted, freedoms. Protesters are often met with military force.

• Money sent by the Hestenmark Federation are often misused by government officials, neglecting the population and services.

• Journalists covering the corrupt practices of the corrupt practices of the Imperial government are arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and executed in secret without trial.

• As of 2025, the Imperial State maintains a military force supported by the Hestenmark Federation aimed at deterring an attack from the Veridist Republic of West Aryadash.

Military Structure:

• East Aryadashan Imperial Army (EAIA): A highly professional force with mechanized infantry, armored brigades, and artillery units trained and equipped to Hestenmark standards. Focused on border defense, rapid mobilization, and counterinsurgency operations in mountainous terrain.

• East Aryadashan Imperial Navy (EAIN): Blue-water capable fleet including missile frigates, patrol vessels, and diesel-powered attack submarines bought from the Hestenmark Federation.

• East Aryadashan Imperial Air Force (EAIAF): Equipped with multirole fighter jets, advanced surveillance drones, and integrated air defense systems supplied and trained in cooperation with Hestenmark.

• East Aryadashan Imperial Guard (EAIG): Elite palace and capital security forces tasked with protecting the Emperor, critical infrastructure, and internal security.

• East Aryadashan Cyber Defense Command (EACDC): Specialized unit defending national infrastructure and military networks against cyberwarfare and electronic espionage.

• East Aryadashan Imperial Special Operations Brigade (EAISOB): Small but versatile force designed for covert operations, intelligence gathering, and rapid response to asymmetric threats.

Cities:

Nishapur City • Nishapur City stands as the resplendent capital of the Imperial State of East Aryadash, nestled along the fertile curves of the Zarun River where lush public squares and shaded promenades mingle with both the imperial legacy and contemporary ambition of the nation.

• Dominating the city is the Radiant Palace of Rashid—a monumental structure that seamlessly blends ornate domes, high archways, and intricate turquoise mosaics with vast wings of glass and steel, serving as the ceremonial seat of the Emperor and the heart of Aryadashan culture.

• The Imperial Parliament Complex anchors the political district, its Senate Hall rising in pale marble and inlaid lapis, while the more modern circular House of Commons Pavilion features stained glass murals portraying both ancestral scenes and present reform. Adjacent, the Imperial Council Tower hosts the executive government’s leadership.

• Alongside these, the University of Aryadashan Progress sprawls across several districts, boasting the majestic Mirzavand Library, the Institute for Governance and the Sciences, and a leafy academic plaza that hosts national debates and festivals.

• Nishapur’s defenses are guaranteed by the formidable Imperial Guard Citadel, perched on a basalt incline with viewlines to the entire city, and bolstered by the golden-spired Golden Gate Military Avenue, which connects major command ministries. The city’s trade is energized by the Zarun River Port and the sprawling Innovation Transit Hub, a nexus for rapid-low emissions rail lines stretching across Aryadash.

Esmaraad • To the south, Esmaraad graces the sun-drenched interior highlands, renowned for its stunning villa-pavilions nestled in temperate woodlands. The city’s skyline is crowned by the Emerald Palace of Justice, a judicial complex of green-glazed tilework set beside tranquil reflecting pools.

• Esmaraad is also the administrative and technological nerve center of East Aryadash, with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce encased in the sleek Opaline Tower and the Aryadashan Cyber Defense Institute, housed within the avant-garde Prism Building, adjacent to the bustling Esmaraad Tech Park.

• The city’s academic heartbeat pulses within the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Technology, a campus of brilliant white domes connected by skybridges adorned with cascading gardens. The Hall of the Enlightened, a circular parliament hall designed for provincial governors, and the War Memorial Promenade—lined with bronze memorials and a central Flare of Remembrance sculpture—demonstrate the blend of tradition and modernity.

• A state-of-the-art garrison, the Esmaraad Garrison and Advanced Warfare School, occupies a discrete foothill, training cyber and signal corps.

Marzavan • Eastward, coastal Marzavan stretches along the lively coast facing the Vermington Ocean. Its Grand Maritime Citadel, a massive stone bastion bristling with defensive guns, shields fishing fleets and naval patrols operated out of the adjacent Imperial Navy Base Valor.

• Famed for its labyrinthine Old Port Bazaar, Marzavan teems with spice-laden alleys, merchant arcades, and the opulent Sapphire Exchange, a domed building known for precious gem trading and the National Currency Mint.

• The Aryadashan Naval Academy and Maritime University sits on a seaside bluff, campuses joined by glass walkways with panoramic ocean vistas.

• At Marzavan’s heart lies the Sea of Light Monument, a ring of quartz pillars encircling a perpetual beacon dedicated to Aryadashan shipping. Recreational life thrives in Luminist Temple Seaside Pavilion and the bustling Amphitheater of Tides, while the Marzavan Aero-Naval Command fields air-sea rescue and coastal patrol squadrons from hangars etched into the bluffs above.

Zarashkhar • In the mineral-rich southeast, Zarashkhar rises as an oasis metropolis straddling the Pryne Desert’s edge, encircled by red hills and salt pans.

• Zarashkhar’s cityscape is marked by terraced gardens and ochre-hued palaces, chief among them the Golden Dome Complex—a cluster of ceremonial halls and the hallowed Shrine of Queen Gamurya the Dawning Star, named for a legendary Aryadashan queen and venerated site of Luminist pilgrimage.

• The Zarashkhar Mining Consortium Headquarters, a fortress-like edifice of gray stone, controls the nation’s resource wealth, while the University of Desert Sciences pioneers research in mineral engineering and arid-climate innovation.

• The city’s central Fortress of the Resilient, now dual-used by the Imperial Army and Special Operations Brigade, sprawls around drill fields and command bunkers built into the escarpments, while aircraft of the nearby Zarashkhar Airbase regularly streak across the horizon.

• Zarashkhar’s thriving Caravanserai of the Dawn is a massive, ancient marketplace renovated with colorful arcades, glass-roofed pavilions, and subterranean auction halls where regional trade and culture pulse together. A glittering Meridian Obelisk rises at the city’s center, commemorating Aryadashan unity, endurance, and the drive to transform the desert’s limits into national strength.]