» Fri May 04, 2012 4:51 pm
continuation of my factions story and addition of details.
note: the timeline is based on my suggestion to set F4 in 2381, after the wasteland is inhabitable once again and nature has reclaimed all ruins.
the whiteblood empire.
history
the brotherhood of blood was founded in the north-western commonwealth, in the year 2297 by a highly educated wastelander named Wiliam Redside, in an effort to repel the raiders, NCR forces and powder gangers in the area. in order to do so he trained and educated the 16 male members of his village for 2 years, and outfitted them with uniforms and leather helmets based on those worn by the imperial german army which he greatly admired, made by the female members of the village. he then proceeded to forcibly assimilate nearby tribes and used them as slaves to build more infrastructure and metal walls, machinegun nests and bunkers on the southern side of the village which by now had quadrupled in size, to the point that what was once a mere village became a small, heavily fortified nation of it's own. once enough tribesmen had been assimilated into their army, trained and outfitted they changed their name to the whiteblood empire, which William Redside was named emperor of, and advanced troughout the surrounding area in pickup trucks reinforced with improvised armor and painted in their colors, wiping out whole groups of raiders, powder gangers and NCR troopers while sustaining very few casualties. after a 4 month campaign they arrived at a large open field wherein a lied the ruins of a pre-war military base where they found a tank in poor condition, which they then towed back to their nation to repair and re-paint it, this heavily armored vehicle led to them becoming the most powerfull faction in the north-western commonwealth on par with the NCR. when they first encountered cesar's legion in 2345, it had fallen into complete chaos, as it was so weak but had many members the whiteblood empire absorbed them, forcing the legionaires to give up their "culture" in exchange for survival as part of something greater and most importantly a chance to get revenge on the NCR for destroying their civilisation, this led to the the whiteblood empire becoming even more powerfull. when Wiliam Redside eventually died at the age of 91 in 2368, he was succeeded by his son, Newton Redside who is the emperor during the events of F4.
culture
the whiteblood empire is composed mostly of wastelanders who were assimilated and genetically integrated (by mixed marriages), their culture is unique, a mix of 18th- 19th european clothing and city-structure , first world war militarism and an obsession with science and industry, it lacks any hirarchy apart from an emperor, who everyone directly answers to.
their society is extremely conservative, as they see liberalism and communism as the causes of the great war however they are also opposed to uncontrolled consumerism. each member of their society is married automatically at the age of 16, the marriages are arranged by an imperial matchmaker and both the man and woman have no say, this is because courtship is illegal in their society as it leads to conflict between men and emotional harm which lowers motivation. reproduction is compulsory, each family must produce atleast 3 children (unless in exeptional circumstances, i.e infertility). litteracy and artistic talent are highly valued in their society, infact every single member of the blood empire is highly litterate and most can be seen reading, writing or drawing in their free-time. firearm ownership is compulsory for every man over 16, they obtain their .357 revolvers free of charge once they complete their 6 month military service. members of the whiteblood brotherhood are forbidded from using energy weapons as they are deemed too unreliable and are seen as "the ennemies weapon".
science and technology
the blood empire is one of the most technologically advanced in the wasteland, they can produce their own weapons, armors, vehicles and medicine. they have built sevral factories and small chemical plants within their territory, however this has attracted unwanted attention from the brotherhood of steel. they have managed to vastly improve the firepower and armor of their tank by reverse engineering technology they captured from the brotherhood of steel and NCR.
*to be continued*
@styles, don't forget that most wastelanders are higly uneducated and will only make simple seapons, matchlocks are very simple even though inefficient with modern ammunition. so, in a nutshell, they don't care if the bullets are being ignited properly as long as they kill what's on the other end.
