Faction name: Adamas (Formerly the West Coast Brotherhood)

Capital City: Varset (Formerly Houston)

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Description/History: In 2221, the Brotherhood of Steel officially packed up shop and moved out of California due to the elders becoming increasingly wary of a growing NCR. Rather to risk all-out war with the NCR, they decided to head eastward, into the land that was formally known as the Pre-War state of Texas, a land that would prove to the Brotherhood's paradise and future land of their fledgling nation.

After what seemed to be an eternity of traveling, the Brotherhood of Steel had finally found its new home: a major Old-World city known as Houston. It was here the Brotherhood settled down, regrouping their forces and beginning again. Various vagabonds, ruffians, and tribals were ruthlessly assimilated into the rapidly strengthening Brotherhood. They rebuilt Houston (renaming it "Varset"), thrived off its land, and spread throughout much of the Pre-War state, claiming other major cities such as Austin and Dallas.

It wasn't all so easy however. An army of mutants under the command of a Super Mutant named Attis, a mutant who harbored strong resentment toward the Brotherhood, led a resistance movement against the recently-arrived Brotherhood. Though Attis and his army were beginning to become a real threat to Brotherhood expansion and domination of the region, the Brotherhood eventually broke the back of Attis' rebellion, leading to the collapse and assimilation of the mutant army. This happened in a number of ways, the chief being the Brotherhood's military and technological might, as well as the large schism that occured within Attis' army created by the large number of mutants who didn't hate the Brotherhood or want to fight, instead wishing to cooperate with them.

The final blow to Attis' rebellion came when the fledgling Special Forces group of the Brotherhood known as the Sentinels managed to infiltrate and capture Attis himself. The Brotherhood had a public (and highly publicized) execution of the anti-Brotherhood leader, destroying the already-crumbling moral of the rebellion. The Pro-Brotherhood mutants took over the faction, and formally rejected Attis' beliefs, claiming him a heretic and a terrorist. With that, they opted for total surrender, hoping their conquerors would have mercy.

Surprising enough, they got their wish. Upon seeing the combat prowess of the Super Mutants, rediscovering the reason for their creation, and the fact the mutants not only surrendered peacefully and labeled Attis a terrorist, the Brotherhood had a change of heart for their now-conquered enemies. Instead of killing or enslaving them, they offered them a choice: Join the Brotherhood as full members, or leave in peace. Upon seeing this act of mercy towards a conquered enemy, the mutants readily joined up. In time, the Mutants and the humans of the Brotherhood began to see each other as just that, Brothers. This would lead to a sort of bond between the two peoples, one that has not been broken yet.

13 years had passed, and the Brotherhood and their new mutant brothers grew into a powerful people. It was then a social revolution of sorts occurred. With the casting off of the Codex of the Brotherhood, many felt that they were more than just merely the Brotherhood of Steel. Feelings of nationalism overtook the masses, reaching up to even the highest of the Brotherhood's ranks, even unto the High Elder of the Brotherhood at the time, Geoffrey Harlond. High Elder Harlond decided to rally the people to this cause of independence from the old ways, and by way of striking down those who opposes him, a new nation were born, a nation known as the Adamas, with High Elder Harlond being crowned as their ultimate leader, and the first Chancellor.

Years passed and Adamas grew. The force of the military's technological and martial might, it expanded across a great portion of the Pre-War state, ruthlessly cutting down any who might dare to resist the newly-forged Adamas’ iron will and assimilating the broken people into citizens of the new nation. The Adamas was finally beginning to look like a proper nation, and the people rejoiced at their success.

It was during this time Harlond passed away mysteriously, leaving only his apprentice and a vacuum of power in his absence. The nation mourned, and built many statues of Harlond as a way of showing reverence to the first Chancellor of Adamas.

More misfortune soon ensued. With the Chancellor, the de facto ruler, dead, the generals of the army clambered to get the most coveted position in Adamas. On the brink of a civil war, a man by the name of Aiden Griff, the late Harlond's apprentice, stepped up and ceremoniously claimed the title of Chancellor due to the revelation that Harlond had groomed the man from a small child especially for this task, and left a holotape detailing his wishes. The people rallied behind their leader's apprentice, and Griff officially took the mantle of Chancellor.

Many years passed after that. Various chapters of former Brotherhood of Steel members made their way to Adamas, ranging from various sizes. One of note is the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel chapter, who shortly after the 2nd battle of Hoover Dam, ventured toward Solus in order to seek refuge under the new regime. But Adamas was not Brotherhood as the wayward Chapters soon found out. Though they were welcomed with open arms into the fold, the former Brotherhood Chapters had to summarily renounce their ties to the Brotherhood of Steel and swear fealty unto Adamas and the Chancellor. They accepted.

17 more years came and went. The Chancellor was no longer a young man, but not quite old either. McNamara, the former elder of the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel, is now Chancellor Griff's right-hand man, and follows him unerringly. The Chancellor himself has taken up an heir of his own as well, the lead operator of PSICOM, a faceless man known only as Scorch.

At present, Adamas and its Chancellor are eager to find out the fate of the

Government Type: Completely Authoritarian, but with a monarchy of sorts. The Chancellor is considered the most high, and his word is law. All answer to him, and disrespect to the Chancellor is punished severally. There is however a democratically chosen council of elders that act as advisers to the Chancellor, though in reality, that is all they are: advice givers.

Under the Chancellor are his handpicked viceroys, who serve as his governors of the different sections of Adamas. Viceroys are generally picked from generals in the military, though at times have come from the civilian/political sector. Under the viceroys are the rank of Duke, which acts as a Senator and Mayor of smaller areas of Adamas, such as individual cities.

Local government officials are chosen via democratic vote with a majority ruling.

Economy: The economy is relatively capitalist, however, the government of Adamas does not allow for big corporations whatsoever. Any business that large is under the direct control by the government or, as in the case of the arms market, the military. This policy was designed to ensure that despite any sort of individual prosperity, the nation's economy was firmly in the hands of the Government.

As far as economic strengths, some of the major things Adamas relies on are its fishing and agriculture industries, though the focus is steadily shifting towards the manufacturing and construction industries.

Adamas also takes great pride in its arms market, where they mass produce various kinds of weapons and armors for different sorts of reasons.

Culture: The culture of Adamas is almost like one would find in a feudal era, with many different things resembling the serf system. A staple of Adamanite society is the caste system of Adamas, which include the slaves, lower class, middle class, military, upper class, nobility,and finally, Chancellor. Despite the caste system, Adamas seeks to provide the best medical care and education possible so as to increase the future prospects of the nation.

The people of Adamas are an odd sort. If one should visit, they would see a very distinct influence of feudal Japan's culture within Adamas' borders. Things such as kimonos, yukatas, and other various sorts of different influences are quite commonplace and considered the norm. This is due to the first Chancellor, Harlond, who had a fascination with the culture from his readings about them in various libraries across, and in the end drew heavily upon them when he began the process of forming the nation.

The architecture in Adamas also greatly resembles something from a feudal time. Many structures and streets are made of stone and brick, and many statues of military leaders, viceroys, and the past and present Chancellors line the streets, especially in the larger cities.

Another staple of Adamas' society is something they kept from their days and the Brotherhood, their love of technology. Technology has been integrated into as many facets of life as the government of Adamas could possibly manage, and they are always looking for new ways to improve and integrate it into their daily lives.

However, there is one difference from a feudal era. As much as possible the lower, middle, and upper class are to be treated equally, and the old "We are all brothers" mentality from the Adamas’ days as the Brotherhood of Steel remains just as strong now as it did back then, with it being almost a focal point in society.

Military:

The Military of Adamas is a major part of the nation itself, and as such, pride themselves on being as strong as possible. Like in the Brotherhood days, the ranks of Knights, Paladins, Scribes, etc. have remained mostly the same, though a few noticeable changes have been made here and there. There are three branches of the military, and a fourth Special Forces branch.

Adamas Army: This is the land branch of the military, and the biggest. Consists of Initiates, Knights, Paladins, and a new rank, Guardians. Armor usually is a T-51b suit painted in either desert or urban camouflage. Weaponry includes, but is not limited to, pulse or plasma rifles, different types of Gauss weaponry, Plasma defenders, Tesla canons, and the occasional higher-tier conventional military-grade firearms. Vehicles in use by the military are a Post-War variant of the Humvee.

Also serving with the various squads of the army is a single Mr. Gutsy or Sentry bot. Another important thing about military units is there are always at least 2 Super Mutants holding places in the squad, a subtle move by the Chancellor not only to increase combat effectiveness, but also an attempt to integrate them more and more into the lives of the people of Adamas as well. Adamas seeks to take advantage of the Super Mutants' natural abilities such as their strength and endurance, and their weapons and armor reflect this goal. In addition to the standard T-51b Power armor suit, Adamas actively constructs a larger variation of the suit to accommodate the larger Super Mutants; and their armament consists of heavy weapons such as Super Sledges, Gatling Lasers, and Plasma Casters. They are also normally the ones using the Tesla Cannons as well.

Adamas Navy: On par with the Air Force, the Navy consists of old Pre-War US vessels such as destroyers and the like. In times past, the Navy was used to defeat various pirate gangs that plagued the land before the Adamanites arrived.

Adamas Air Force: The Air Force consists of Pre-War and Post-War Huey designs for the helicopters, and a few Pre-War Cessna A-37 Dragonfly model jets. Also used in the Air Force are various cargo planes and bombers.

Special Operations: Sentinels

Sentinel operatives are the best of the best Adamas has to offer. They only serve the Chancellor, taking orders from no one but him. They are commonly used as assassins and infiltrators for the most dangerous of missions. Armor is a U.S variant of the Chinese Stealth Armor, reinforced with ballistic mesh and ceramic plating. Weaponry varies from mission to mission, but the most commonly used weapons are Gauss weaponry, and pulse-based rifles. Operatives do not have a personal life, and are training for combat almost constantly. Also of note is that no mutations are allowed or considered to be Sentinel operatives, even with the support Super Mutants get.

The thing that stands out most about them is the fact that they rarely take their helmets off, only doing so when absolutely necessary, such as eating in the field (and even then, only with fellow Sentinel units around) and hygiene activities. In any event, they will never do any of these things publicly, always opting to do them either secluded from other soldiers/civilians or with fellow Sentinel units. They also have the habit of being rather emotionless, which has led to a sort of urban legend that they are some sort of machine or apparition.

The most well-known Sentinel is an Operative known only as Scorch, and is the heir-apparent of the Chancellor.

Views on Mutation: Mutants are a rather interesting topic in Adamanite society. Originally, mutants were considered nothing more than abominations that needed to be purged from the world, and were generally treated exceedingly harshly. However, when the current Chancellor took office, he pushed his own views on the society, viewing them more as an asset rather than scum needing to be purged. Ghouls gained the status of the lower-class citizenry, quite the step from being killed openly in the streets for sport or being used as slaves. Many find work in the construction business, their superiors finding their radiation resistance invaluable. While some still look unfavorably on them, they are now considered citizens are have all the rights a normal non-mutate might, though prejudice still remains a problem especially in the outer regions of Adamas.

Super Mutants however, are a completely different story. In short, Adamas humans have a high respect for Super Mutants and view them as no different from themselves, facts they are highly proud of. Adamas was built on the backs of both humans and Super Mutants, making the two groups into one people. The very idea of Super Mutants having the same rights as humans in Adamas isn't even a question, it's a undeniable truth. Any other idea regarding them is tantamount to heresy and is taken as a personal affront to all Adamanites and what their nation stands for. In Adamas, Super Mutants and humans have a very strong bond that goes back generations and discrimination against them of any kind warrants a severe punishment. To Adamanite humans, Super Mutants are no different than themselves and anything done against them they take as a personal affront. The same can also be said of Adamanite Super Mutants, who view their human compatriots in the same light and are exceedingly proud of the bond they share and the nation they all came together to create, not as two separate groups, but as one, whole people.

Views on Slavery: While the citizenry are not allowed to be put in any sort of slavery, no one truly cares about it so as long as one of their own is not subjected to it. This means that while they can't become slaves themselves, there is no law banning the use of slaves from other sources. As such, nations that utilize slavery are looked upon the same by Adamas as those nations who choose not to do so.

Population: 1,000,000

Territory: http://imgur.com/SFmX4aO (In the dark blue covering the majority of Texas)

Faction name: New Alaskan Coalition

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Description/History: Alaska, the last frontier, is still an apt nickname for this land. After the bombs fell and blanketed the world with an atomic winter the death toll was immeasurable. More so in Alaska, whose population struggled to climb back from the brink of extinction. Only the hardiest of man, survived the end of days, those who had bunkers, or took shelter in Vault 118 spent the months only to find a nuclear hell. Some had it better as the bombs couldn’t strike every target in Alaska. Others not so much. It took at least a century before Alaska had a sizeable population, barely. But man once again reclaimed the land.

At first the major cities of Anchorage, and Juneau were irradiated to high hell. Decades passed before the radiation was low enough for humans. And in that time monsters arose from the cities as they spread outwards, some say it was the radiation, others experimentation.

Regardless mutated Ants like the Marabunta or vile beasts known as the Wendigo a breed of mutated Moose roam the wilderness. And legends of humanoid creatures,The Autleeir Tah, as they would be later known as. As Native Alaskans eventually came together under the banner of the Arctic Rangers, the military men and women who took shelter in Vault 118. They were formed with Texas Rangers and local law enforcement from Alaska to protect against remaining Chinese Communists, and rebels from Canada fighting for their freedom. Now they fight to protect their families and uphold the law.

It took centuries for contact to be reached in the outlying Native Villages, with early tech, planes and boats were hard to come by. Dog Sleds and Carts were used to connect far flung villages, and bring aid, and news. Many who braved Alaska were hardy adventurers, Outdoorsmen and Survivalists. Many such traits sought after by the Arctic Rangers, among others. Skills of the old world thrived, many Native Elders taught everything from fishing, to sewing, tanning and leatherwork. While Miners dug away at the earth for ores to sell to Blacksmiths. But there are many others who’d rather steal from honest folk, Raider Tribes, and worse Slavers. Many Raiders called Anchorage and Juneau home, but in Anchorage only one clan was strong enough to reign over that city The Clan Bearhorn. They held most of the hostilities between the Rangers for the longest time, attacking caravans, or capturing Rangers when possible. They hold the fewest murders among the other raider tribes. But until recently they have been bitter enemies. But now with the discovery of outside nations closing in, a treaty was signed, and alliance forged. Not just between them, but the elusive Auteeir Tah. Who reluctantly agreed to negotiations.

Government Type: Council.

Economy: The main exports of Alaska is fish, furs and mined ores. Though there are many other forms of goods sold, leather and even chitin from the highly armored, Armored Ants the guardians of a Queen, who periodically sheed to regrow new chitin. It is basically a lightweight Armor plate, which has about the same protection as combat armor. It is unknown what gives it such properties but it’s a valuable asset to those who discover it’s potential. Most of Alaska uses Military grade Ammo as currency. 9 mm as pennies, 10 mm as nickels, 357 magnum as dimes, and 44 magnum as quarters, with 5.56 $1, 20 gauge $5, 12 gauge $10, 45-70 $20, 308 $50, and 50 MG, as $100. There is of course more ammo types, but these will be the most commonly made for currency. And there of course would be non military grade rounds of these used in everyday life.

It isn’t until relations were formed with outside neighbors that bottle caps have been used in foreign trade.

Culture: Many in Alaska have a Survivalist nature and ethics, passed down by their ancestors. Others worship gods of beast and men. The Raven, Ghost Wolf, and Great Mountain Bear are such creatures. Many work hard laboring in fields harvesting crops, and others spend days, weeks out on the hunt. In places most would consider nightmarish. The people of Alaska are not to be underestimated they have lived lives that most men would have long died from, whilst still remaining friendly to each other.Many hunt, and survive off the land, giving many a respect for nature, seen in very few places. Some tribes, offer totems to gods, as thanks for good harvests, and nothing goes to waste.

Religion varies some worship gods of nature, and some are indifferent. If you want to know more local Flora and Fauna read my Alaskan Fan Lore, it’d be too much to list it all.

Ships and Planes: The NAC has twenty Bush planes, and more than a hundred ships, all but ten of them are little more than small fishing vessels, some being large canoes. And the largest ship The Icebreaker. Which is used to cut paths through frozen seas, to reach Villages that would be impossible to reach otherwise.

Transportation: Dog Sleds, and Boats are the primary forms of typical transportation, Bush Planes are normally used in times of urgency, and Horses although not rare, in Alaska, are often hard to find and tame, they tend to herd near the border of Canada, or along the coast lines. Making finding them difficult. Dog Sleds normally are used year round, for summer months Sleds made of Pre-War bicycles or cars are used, with dog boots made of leather. And The Worcas

Many in Alaska, are avid Outdoorsmen, and Survivalists, who hunt native animals and raid ruins of the past for forgotten treasures. Most of the Economy is in trade, things like hide and furs; meats and fruit. Are valuable. Alaska's great forests are filled with trees, and on it's seas, fishermen, cast their nets. Bringing in fresh fish mostly uncontaminated, by the rest of the world. Unlike the rest of America, Alaska doesn't have the technological advantage, or mountain of pre-war weapons. They do however have some of the finest leather workers, due to the cultural differences, many different types of leather are made here, fine works worthy of even the wealthiest men, or strongest warriors. There are also many Blacksmiths, who create common tools and everyday items.

JakStar Arms Developed many Military firearms, like Machine guns, carbines, battle rifles, assault rifles, and the all important sniper rifles. They had a few shops in town where they produced these arms. Many of which were either raided for parts, by various groups like Vault 118 the Arctic Rangers. Or are controlled by Raider Tribes.

Ratchet Arms Developed mostly shotguns, submachine guns, multiple barrel firearms, and pistols. For the Military. As in the case of JakStar arms their various locations were raider or are currently occupied by Raider Tribes.

Wild Arms, unlike their Military counterparts focused more so on Bolt action firearms and pump guns. Guns more suited to function in even the coldest of Alaska's Winters. Guns like the Colt Defender Mark I an eight barrel shotgun, or revolvers. Guns with blade attachments or bolt action pistols. As well as multi barreled firearms. A revolver Gatling pistol prototype, a revolver shotgun. Guns that were concept-ed to be used in frozen weather as well as collector pieces. Fancy engraved weapons.

Cobalt was a company contracted to develop Energy weapons and prototypes designed to function in sever weather, guns that could fire in the freezing cold or melting heat. Many energy based experimental weaponry, like Gauss or Laser. As well as things like power fists, and other

weapons.

Many of these places are under the control of different Tribes across the state, some manufactures have buildings out away from the cities while others have them in multiple cites. Whatever the case many variations of these guns have surfaced cobbled together by Raiders of Tribals lacking the correct parts.

Military:

Most of the military consists of former soldiers and Rangers. Many who have become hunters. With Alaska's harsh environment, and freezing cold weather. Many automatic guns freeze over and jam. While there are automatic guns, most prefer Bolt Action, Leaver Action, or Revolvers. The simpler a gun is, the easier to fix it. And the less it will jam. With the vast space Alaska has, it's military has trouble policing Native Villages or settlements. And locals tend to enforce their own justice. Or tribal laws.

The Arctic Rangers

Vault 118 commissioned in 2069 after several successful Vaults in the lower 48 states, the project is to be finished by 2081 located in Denali National Park. The Vault itself lacks, a waterchip, and food stores. While it has a door, and power, much of the inner walls are bare, with missing panels and very few furnishings. Much of what is there was added afterwards. Vault 118, is the main military compound of the Arctic Rangers, a branch of the Texas Rangers, and Alaska State Troopers.

The Arctic Rangers officially founded shortly after January 2077, when the city of Anchorage was finally liberated and the Chinese presence was removed.They were the combined forces of the Rangers, and the Alaska State Troopers. They were mobilized to control the pockets of the Canadian freedom fighters. They saw many successful operations, but a redesign was needed for Alaska's harsh climates. They were shipped out in March. to and a few factories were made on base to produce more of the prototype Ranger Armors.

The armor the Rangers wear varies between Rangers themselves. All of them line their armor with fur. While some remove the Dusters, in favor of fur coats. The helmets have blue tinted lenses, and are narrower. their armor is white/gray camo armor.

Vault 118 the military compound of the Arctic Rangers, and the best land for farming. It's citizens and military personal live a hunter gatherer lifestyle.

The Rangers form various military units. The Bear Guard are the Infinity they use mostly leather style armors, crafted by Natives. Many have the look of barbarian like armors, with patches of metal, and furs lining the armors.

The second Unit is the Ghost Squadron, as the name implies the specialize in Stealth, Espionage, and Assassinations. With Females leading the Males in numbers. The wear light leather armor with ballistic vests or ceramic plates.

The Elite Bear Guards Wear Combat armor, and use heavier weaponry.

The last, is the Arctic Rangers, they are the best of the best from each squad. Capable of filling multiple roles, and are equipped with the Arctic Ranger Veteran Combat Armor. With blue tinted narrow lenses. They are equipped with whatever they have and need. Most choose Bolt action rifles, but many choose what they want. The Rangers are often called Arctic Wolves. Depending on rank or experience.

Rangers, or Arctic Rangers due to the white/gray camo armor they wear, patrol what they can, though many outsiders who venture unprepared face death before they can arrive by nature, or beasts. Many Native Tribes, patrol their own lands, some of which border Canada. However, given the large amount of land it is possible a nation could invade, and live in Alaska, most are too far away and with the harsh climate. Would kill those unprepared, with predators, sickness, and simply the vast amount of barren land, unsuitable for farming. The Slope has a permanent layer of Permafrost, it freezes the ground and makes it hard as ice. The lands more suitable for farming lie towards the coast, where more predators, and wildlife lives. Vault 118 has farming land. The Vault itself lacks, a waterchip, and food stores. While it has a door, and power, much of the inner walls are bare, with missing panels and very few furnishings. Much of what is there was added afterwards. Vault 118, is the main military compound, and while the men living there are mainly active troops. Alaska has always had a militia in it’s tribes.

Standard patrols consist of six men, usually accompanied by a Arctic Wolf, for constant training. Arctic Ranger Population 950,000. Thirty percent of them are mostly farmers, though they still have a crack aim, when a missed shot is the difference between life and death, well that’ll make you hit more often. That and most if not all grew up huniting.

Clan Bearhorn. They are the only influential raider tribe in Anchorage, who after learning of outside threats, reluctantly formed a alliance with the Arctic Rangers, deciding that both wouldn’t want Alaska to fall into the wrong hands or tampered with by outside forces. It’s been thirty years since they first learned about other nations. Though the Rangers had known longer than that. Many still don’t know if they even pose a threat. But Victoria Bearhorn fears they do.

Culture, Clan Bearhorn acts much like a family, a home to many. The Clan Bearhorn founded by Morton Bearhorn, rules their Raider Tribe from

the Beartooth Theatrepub. Believing heavily in Gods and Religion surrounding a Great Mountain Bear God called Vltron, and his Pseudo Valkyries the Vulpines. Fox like creatures. They live a lifestyle similar to the Norse Vikings of Legend. Many Raider Tribes call Anchorage their home. But Morton Bearhorn was one of the few with the men and power to hold the title of King. They are widely the largest and most powerful Raider Tribe in Anchorage holding most of the city under their power. Now with Morton long dead, the descendant of Morton, Victoria Bearhorn rules the Clan. With almost all of her men warriors and killers. Few are left to take other trades of work.

The Natives, who live scattered across Alaska from Nome, to Barrow, to Dillingham and everywhere in between, most live nomadic, or semi nomadic lifestyles wandering across the state. Only Nome is the only established settlement. Bringing thousands of tribes every winter for food, safety and medical aid.

There are many unaffiliated Raiders and Slavers. And while they roam everywhere many slavers call North Pole Alaska home, called Santa’s Sweatshop by many they enslave helpless victims of all races. To be used as the buyer desires.

The Auteeir Tah. They live in mountains and high elevations, where humans struggle to reach. While they have their own culture very few know about it. The Autleeir Tah. Created using a variety of genetic research, they are a anthropomorphic mountain goat people. With a generally high level of intelligence. With thick muscular Plantigrade legs, and color variations regarding fur. They were not some hairless creature, no head to toe they were covered in fur. The only places where the fur was thinnest were at the head, and hands. The head appeared to be that of some demon with human like facial features with the exception of a rather large jaw and long horns which defined certain characteristics.

If the horns wrapped upwards curling around and pointing in front of their face, they were a more dominant and aggressive by nature.

If they wrapped downwards towards the jaw pointing in front of them, they were more docile and submissive. A trait more often associated with females.

And if they wrapped towards the back of the head and pointed in the back they were more intelligent and possessed more human thought processes than usual.

They're hands have rough with hard tipped fingers, almost like their horns. But only on the skin surface.

While they were generally intelligent and possessed human speech. They don't like humans and prefer to live on their own back in the mountains.

The culture divaricates not just amongst the two genders male and female. But between the different traits and ethos that diverge from them. For example females are often submissive and their horns grow to shadow that trait, males even the more intellectual among them who often lack the physical strength and stature of the more dominant find proper mates from this particular trait pool, giving enough diversity to keep different traits alive and evolving. They are omnivores and make their own weapons aside from when they find firearms. The technology they have is rather advanced, but no more so than the Humans that live in this radioactive world.

The Autleeir Tah from sub groups where certain aspects stand out. There are at least four known to man. The Huerra which are the war like and dominant among them, battles rage between them and other sub groups like them. They naturally seek out challenges from dangerous predators, the Great Mountain bear for instance. Hunting is done alone to prove one’s worth and strength. Any weapon may be used so long as it’s found or made during the hunt. Any weapon placed by others is strictly against their set of codes. Similar the the bushido code, Justice, Courage, Mercy, Honesty, Politeness, Honor, Loyalty, and Character. It was assumed that they modeled themselves after the Samurai of ancient Japan. How they knew so much about them is a fact shrouded in mystery.

They are war like indeed, yet never incite it. Raiders and hunts are their main forms of excitement. They fiercely protect their own, even if they’re from another sub group. They rarely interact with humans aside from raiders who meet their end at the tip of their blades, guns. Should the off chance that they associate with Humans they act affably until such a time where the human party shows hostilities. However their disdain of humans forces the to keep their distance and rarely make contact with them.

Then there is the Bruttahs. Despite the violent sounding name they are the most peaceful of the Autleeir Tah. Farmers and gatherers mostly. They provide food for most of their kind, not just for their sub group. They are docile and fearful of other races, and cower at most natural occurrences, such as storms where strong winds or fire. The gene pool survives by their cowardly nature oddly enough. Males of either the dominant or intellectual nature find obtaining a potential mate easier, and males of the Huerra sub groups despite their strong ethos find protecting weaker females coincides with their war like and protective traits.

Now the Cserit. Or the wise ones, collect knowledge and create new uses for technology. Well versed in the Human language they experiment with new contraptions and tech, such as computers and robots. They also make decisions that have a great impact on their race, where to live, where to hunt. And when to make outside contact.

Then the last ones the Graten. The most common, they live with different and clashing cultures, like the culture of per-war life. They coexist in relative peace. Managing laws and order with a council.

With the Diverse beliefs and cultures they live in different territories often on the edge of another’s. Where they meet and trade goods, sometimes conflict breaks out, but this too is another facet of life for them.

The Autleeir Tah, have certain physical characteristics. They have an average height of about 12 feet, and under the layers of fur, which often time lead most to believe that they are excessively muscular, is quite the opposite. They have small skeletal frames, which are mostly comprised of muscle, to very little fat. Making them very lean, yet still stronger than any average Human. And while they may not be as strong as a Super Mutant, they have certain features that more than make up for that. Other features are a short tail, and long arms and legs.

They’re feet, have three toes, which they normally walk on, that allow movement on rock faces, and even buildings. It in conjunction with their hands which have calcium built up, almost like scales covering the hand, wrist, and feet. Allow them to scale sheer rock faces, and most building with ease. Thier fur may vary in coloration, but brown, black, and gray is the most common, with white being among the least. They are exceptionally quick and agile, and make for tough enemies. Should one anger them.

They have a first, last, and clan. Name. The first is simple enough, it’s what they call each other. The last name, is something that connects them their birth parents, it also becomes the clan name, should one start a new clan, or become the new head. And the clan name identifies who they serve. With the long lifespan, about 130 years, though only the wise ones live that long, the others either wage war, or flee in terror, only to find something worse waiting for them. Sickness and disease are common for them, while they can deal with most illnesses they often succomb to them, if they can’t receive treatment with herbs, or pre-war medicine.

Views on Mutation: The land is so diverse it doesn’t matter to most. So discriminate others don’t care.

Views on Slavery: Many raider gangs practice slavery, but most try to remain indifferent, and some abolish what they can

Population :2,340,000. Arctic Rangers 950,000, Natives 731,000. Bearhorn 620,000. Raiders/Slavers 800,000. The Auteeir Tah 39,000.

Faction name: Paradigm Corporation

Corporate Logo: http://imgur.com/rFUazw1

Description/History: During the pre-war years, corporations in the United States were some of the most powerful single organizational entities and their political and financial influence could be felt throughout the nation. As often happens when corporations are left unchecked and uncontrolled, ulterior motives often develop and the pursuit of profits and power becomes paramount to any sense of ethics. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the example of the Paradigm Corporation. Paradigm however, was relatively unknown in the public’s eye and little to no trace of its dealings exists in pre-war archives or records: exactly the way its board of directors intended it to be.

Paradigm was, in the best sense of the word, a shadowy corporate entity which had its hand in nearly every major commercial enterprise in the United States. From the Nuka Cola corporation, to West Tek, and to Poseidon Energy and beyond: Paradigm’s Board of Directors were made up many of the CEO’s and leading employees of some of the most powerful corporations in the country. All the while, Paradigm pulled the strings and pooled money and resources to essentially control the economy and the business sector of the United States with absolute asurity. Paradigm even worked with corporate and political elements of the United States government, being privy to the COG plan which would eventually lead to the creation of the Enclave: affording Paradigm both an exceeding amount of clarity concerning the international situation, and unmatched lobbying power in Congress.

The corporations founding lies largely shrouded beyond the haze that was the Great War, and even some of its current employees are unaware of its origins. However, sometime in the latter part of the 20th century, Paradigm came about as a gentlemen’s club of sorts for many of the major players in the business sector. CEOs and company Presidents made up the majority of its membership and its purpose was to serve as a sort of venue to facilitate camaraderie and a private forum for these CEOs to better further their collective companies’ growths.

Eventually, Paradigm took on a far more active role in these corporation’s dealings, and it wasn’t long before it began to serve as an over-arching mega-corporation for the various companies who became a part of it. While in secret, the companies continued to play the part of independent businesses and even viciously competing groups, in reality Paradigm was the real money and power behind each of these business and any sense of competition was an act. Hidden from the critical eyes of the common people and virtually unassailable either financially or politically, the Corporation began to act as if it was almost its own nation. For instance, it began to maintain a private paramilitary force to serve as its security forces for its corporate assets. Behind the back of the United States Government and the American people, the Paradigm also began to conduct all manner of military and robotic research as well as genetic and viral experimentation. Most of these experiments were kept in the hands of Paradigm alone, and used to enlarge its growing arsenal and available resources in light of the worsening international situation and the enhanced probability of nuclear war. Others were used to further grow the Paradigm’s massive profits.

Among the fruits of its research were a variety of new weaponry and armor, robots, vehicular transport, chemical weapons, and Bio-Organic Weapons. In addition, Paradigm used its control over West Tek in order to attempt to create a better version of the Forced Evolutionary Virus for its own uses. While it performed extensive research on a variety of human subjects in a secret facility, its research yielded only marginally better results than the basic FEV strand. To distinguish the new modified strain from its originator, Paradigm’s researchers dubbed it “ECV”, standing for Evolutionary Construct Virus.


As the United States Government continued FEV experimentation in Vault 87, the Corporation began development on the ECV-II virus, which was intended to further the progress made on the original ECV strand. However, the experimentation for the ECV-II took a horrifying turn when it was discovered that the newly developed strand had the unintended side-effect of being far more transmissible. With transference to a new human host being a simple result of fluid exchange as opposed to the usual complete immersion required for the ECV. It was also discovered that far from being an improvement of the intelligence of the subject, as was intended and marginally achieved with the original ECV strand, the ECV-II produced subjects who became far more animalistic and destructive making them far harder to control and contain that regular FEV mutants.

When an accident at a Paradigm research facility caused the ECV to contaminate much of the research staff, causing many casualities and nearly causing the resulting ECV mutation to spread to the U.S. populace: the facility was sealed, quarantined, and later purged. Remaining samples and data on the ECV and ECV-II strands were collected by Paradigm and sealed away for the time being. With the intent being that the research was far too volatile to be of immediate assistance to the Corporation’s preparations and would be continued at a later date.
In the meantime, Paradigm finalized preparations for its survival in the post-war world as the projections for nuclear war became more and more certain. Using its political clout and the influence of holdings in Vault Tec, Paradigm constructed a massive bunker facility deep under the city of New York which, given the Corporation’s immense financial resources, rivaled or exceeded even government bunkers such as Raven Rock or Mount Weather. All of this was done in secret, and the facility, codenamed: “The Warren” was designed to be completely self-sufficient and allow for thousands of corporation employees and personnel to survive out the war with their families. All the while also allowing for the inclusion of production and manufacturing facilities and numerous scientific laboratories to enable Paradigm to gain an immediate foothold in the post-war world, and to continue its research and development without pause.


On the eve of October 27, 2077, the Board of Directors and thousands of corporation employees took shelter in The Warren. As the bombs dropped around the country, they remained safe and secure: weathering out the atomic storm. After several years of remaining inside The Warren, Paradigm emerged in force. Finding that the City of New York was largely overrun by post-war roving gangs and that no immediate governmental authority remained active in the country, Paradigm took control of the region using its built up military force and advanced weaponry. Once New York City was under its control, it began an extensive rebuilding and reclamation project.


Making use of its accumulated resources and power from nearly every major pre-war corporation, post-war New York was transformed into the corporation’s personal haven and power center. The entire city was encircled by several concentric rings of pre-fabricated defensive walls as well as a photonic resonance barrier. The island of Manhattan was similarly reinforced with its own wall and was designated as the location for the corporation’s administrative headquarters in the city: the Empire state building being chosen as the actual corporate headquarters. As such, Manhattan was given first priority when it came to rebuilding and reconstruction efforts. One of these priority projects was the creation of several large bio-domes which covered sections of Manhattan in order to further protect the inhabitants within.
Outside Manhattan though, the reconstruction efforts were still very successful and in the 200 years’ time since the Great War, the Paradigm Corporation has transformed New York City (now known as ‘Empire City’) into a powerhouse of high technology and an enclave of reconstructed society in the post-apocalyptic world. Compared to the rest of the wasteland, Paradigm is veritable oasis, and has had nearly 200 years to remake itself. Futuristic skyscraqers and structures dot the skyline, and the glow of the cities lights can be seen for miles around.

While most of Paradigm’s efforts have been devoted to former New York City, Paradigm did expand its territorial control outward and seized a chunk of former New York state. Unlike Paradigm City however, this landscape is far more reminiscent of traditional wasteland life and is being used almost exclusively for resource extraction and some amount of food production (to supplement the cities Hydroponics farms) in order to sustain Paradigm. Aside from what is necessary however, the region is generally without steady power and electricity and Paradigm only ever bothers to maintain the region when it is required to protect the corporation’s interests. For the most part, the hardened citizens of this wasteland region are on their own and eke out what existence they can.

Recently, a hospice organization known as the “Caregivers” have begun maintaining some degree of hospice services in the region to supplant those not provided by the Corporation and its corporate backers: including medical care. While Paradigm allows the Caregivers to maintain itself and help the wasteland people in what ways they can, it remains dubious of the organization and several warnings have been made in the past to the leader of the group that should the Caregiver’s interests conflict with Paradigm, “immediate and conclusive action will be taken.”

A more sinister aspect of the Corporation’s operations in the outer wasteland region, has been that the Corporation has, in several cases, tested weaponry or any of its genetically engineered Bio-Organic Weapons on selected “test populations”. Normally these are either troublesome settlements or outlying villages with little connection to Paradigm but the results are brutal and heartless regardless.
In recent years, Paradigm has continued to remain a strong force on the East Coast and has tightened their grip over their territorial holdings. While it remains weary of the new nations cropping up around its borders, the Corporation continues business much as it has for the past 200 years.

Government Type:

The Paradigm Corporation is not a “nation” in the traditional sense. Instead it is entirely corporate run and functions, for all intents and purposes, as corporate entity. The corporation is lead by a CEO, who is advised by Paradigm’s Board of Directors, which also have a certain degree of say in which direction the Corporation’s business plans and policies will take. While the Board was far more influential in the pre-war years, it is still made up of twelve of some of the most richest and powerful individuals in the Corporation and expressly those which hold a large amount of capital in the company.

While functioning as a corporation, the Corporation also fills nearly every role that normal government would: including the supply of power, resource distribution, city planning, administration, treaty negotiation, direction of the military, and supply regulation. In addition, every single service, private or public, in Paradigm is also owned as a subsidiary of or directly operated by Paradigm itself: from hospitals to schools, and even to the bars and taverns of the lower class districts.

Economy: As a corporation, Paradigm has been carefully maintaining and cultivating its economy since before the war began, and as such has an immensely strong economic hold on the region.
Not long after it emerged, Paradigm began doing business with a variety of wasteland organizations and entities, primarily in high technology equipment and weaponry.

Aside from its obvious trade potential as a supplier of advanced technology and all manner of conventional and unconventional weaponry, Paradigm also has a rich amount of resources which include many of the products that the pre-war state of New York was able to export itself.


Located in what used to be New York, it also has control over the Federal Reserve Vault located in the city, and the tremendous amount of gold contained within. Being located in what used to be the banking capital of the United States and the home of Wall-Street, also has its advantages in terms of planning economic endeavors.

Culture: The corporation’s culture within the borders of Empire City itself remains a sort of vestige of the pre-war world in terms of standards of living, with a few key differences: namely the high technology of Paradigm has meant a far different worldview than what existed before the war. More futuristic architecture, clothing, and general aesthetics has left the city looking far different than what any urban environment in the pre-war world would have looked like.


Military: The Corporation’s military is directly descended from the pre-war paramilitary forces which the super-corporation employed as its security muscle. They still maintain the reputation as the secret attack dogs of a shadowy corporate group.
Army: Its ground forces are divided up primarily into a few different categories:

Paradigm Security Force (PSF)- The main branch of the Corporation’s military. These are the troops on the ground who secure various low level facilities and the grunt work during a hypothetical war. PSF troopers are armed in a set of http://www.clubphoenixrising.com/forum/image_hosting/U2-1220443101.jpg, which with the Corporation’s research has yielded lighter-weight protection on par with regular power armor.

They are armed with a variety of conventional and heavy weaponry, including energy weapons. The most common issue weapon however, is either an advanced urban plasma rifle or an advanced assault carbine.

Paradigm Special Operations Core (PSOC)- These are the crack troops of Paradigm’s paramilitary forces, and are usually either guarding locations of high important to the company, or are sent in to perform missions which regular forces might not be able to handle. They are more heavily armored than regular PSF troopers and wear Paradigm's own version of advanced power armor (which looks roughly similar to Hellfire armor with a different helmet).

Paradigm Bio-Organic Weapon Division- A product of the terrible genetic experimentation which Paradigm has engaged in since the pre-war years, the corporation can count a number of Bio-Organic Weapons amongst its arsenal. The most prominent of these are the “Enforcers”: which are products of ECV experimentation. In practice, they are similar in strength and ability to the “Super-Mutant Overlords” from the capital wasteland, and look much like super-mutants as well considering the shared FEV root DNA. They are usually armored in their own sets of black armor with very heavy weaponry or large melee weapons. Controlled in a similar manner to mind-controlled deathclaws, they are a powerful presence in a fight and a single deployed Enforcer has been known to wipe out platoons of hostiles.

In addition to the Enforces, Paradigm also maintains some lesser mutated constructs, making them what are essentially mutated attack dogs. They are bi-products of animal experimentation with the ECV virus.


Paradigm Robotic Security Forces (PRSF)- In addition to its human and mutate military assets, Paradigm also maintains a respectable sized force of security robots. These include standard variety ROBCO robot models along with a few of Paradigms own models. They are mostly used to supplement Paradigm's military and patrol corporate facilities.


Army size: 30,000 PSF Forces
5,000 PSOC Troops
1,500 Assorted Bio-Organic Weapons
1,400 Assorted Robotic units

Navy: Paradigm maintains a small flotilla of armed naval vessels in order to keep the harbor of Empire City safe from enemy encroachment. Some of them are seized pre-war U.S. military vessels, but a few are post-war models created by Paradigm itself. In addition to this small fleet however, the harbor of Empire City is well protected by large naval guns, making a seaborne attack on the city highly impractical. If not outright suicidal.

Airforce: In the post-war world, the most common type of aircraft that Paradigm uses is its VTOL aircraft. Based largely on the http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/243/60/V-22_850x-1001.jpg (and painted with a nice coat of stealth-black) these craft serve as excellent troop transports and aerial gunships and are able to carry a surprising amount of cargo and weight.

In addition to its VTOL fleet, the Corporation also maintains a few jet-fighter craft in storage. Along with an assortment of civilian and transport aircraft.

All aircraft, both military and civilian, are located at what used to be the JFK International Airport.

Technology: Very High Technology (Tier 1)

Religion: There is not a set religion in the Corporation and, in practice; there is very little religion at all in Paradigm City itself. However, one might find a variety of religious practices in the outer wasteland regions.
The only organized religion of any sort however, is the strange esoteric religion of the Caregiver’s, in the outer region. Of which little is known.

Views on Mutation: Paradigm doesn’t have a particularly good view of mutations and views them as creatures who are less than even animals. Considering that Paradigm creates mutants only to serve as weapons, this is not an unreasonable assumption. Any notion of a “free” super-mutant would be considered nonsense. Sort of like declaring “freedom” for a cell of bacteria or a lab-rat: or perhaps, more fittingly for the Corporation, a gun.


Views on Slavery: Paradigm does not practice human slavery openly, instead using robots for whatever servile or menial needs it may have. Even miners and workers out in the wasteland region are paid (albeit however little) if they work for Paradigm.

In secret however, Paradigm's human resources needs for its numerous genetic experimentation projects and for use in the creation of Bio-Organic Weapons means that Paradigm essentially maintains a number of human test subjects as slaves. Typically, these are low-life raiders or other assorted rabble from the wasteland which have been captured by Paradigm security forces.

These test subjects are kept locked away in Paradigm's genetic engineering facilities, and most of them either end up dead, or transformed into an Enforcer: or worse.

Population: 1,000,000

Flag (optional): They do not use a flag.
Location: Nevada (All but far west), Southeastern Oregon, Southwestern Idaho.(Bottom right and Bottom Left Corners)

Description/History:
Pre Courier Takeover: Vegas' survival is owed to the actions of Robert House. In 2065, House predicted that a nuclear exchange between the USA and China would take place within the next 15 years, and decided to put all of his resources into protecting his home city of Las Vegas. He used his considerable intelligence and vast wealth to ensure that when war finally came, he would be prepared. He created an army of Securitrons, some to police The Strip, but the bulk of them were hidden beneath Fortification Hill for activation at a later date. He also had his own hotel, the Lucky 38, fitted with radar-jamming systems, missile arrays, a laser defense network, and life-support systems, along with Anti-aircraft weaponry.
House calculated that his defenses would see off the majority of missiles bound for Vegas, but at least some damage to outer Vegas and the surrounding towns was unavoidable, and that more was to be done. To this end, he had engineers in Sunnyvale develop the platinum chip, a data storage device that would upgrade his defense systems and securitrons to the Mark II OS, ensuring that Vegas and the surrounding area would be safe.
The platinum chip was due for delivery by courier on October 23, 2077, the day of the Great War. The attack, however, came 20 hours earlier than House had predicted, and before the platinum chip could leave Sunnyvale, the city was reduced to rubble, the chip buried beneath it. House was forced to make do with his relatively primitive stasis systems and although most of Vegas was saved, he suffered numerous system crashes and was eventually forced into a coma.House awoke from his coma, but bided his time, watching the city be settled by Tribals and Raiders
In 2274, (NCR) scouts arrived at Hoover Dam, piquing House's interest. These were no tribals, these were civilized people - somewhere, out in the wastes, a new society had begun. A society that would no doubt see Las Vegas and its power source, the Dam, as theirs for the taking. House's Securitrons finally emerged from the Lucky 38, offering an ultimatum to the raider tribes settled on the Strip: join House and be part of his New Vegas, leave the Strip, or die. Three tribes accepted his offer, the Chairmen, Omertas, and white glove society becoming known as the Three Families. Only the Kings refused and were returned to Freeside. The Three Families, as well as the Securitrons, would be enough to protect the Strip for now, but if the NCR tried to take it by force they would not be able to resist in any meaningful way.
Instead, House had members of the three families, as well as a couple of his Securitrons occupy the dam. When the main NCR forces arrived to assume control of the dam, House sent a Securitron forward to call for a parley between the NCR's leaders and himself. Eventually, they reached an agreement in form of the New Vegas Treaty whereby the NCR would get 95% of the Dam's power output, Mcarran as a base of operation, and the permission to establish an Embassy on the Strip, while the Strip gets the remaining 5% power output - much more than required to run the place - and immunity from annexation. The treaty also disallowed the NCR from denying their citizens and soldiers to visit the Strip, leading to a boom in New Vegas' economy, as tourists from all corners of the NCR, as well as stationed troopers on leave, would flock to the Strip and spend their hard earned salaries on gambling, alcohol and prosttutes.
Around the same time, on the other side of the Colorado river, Caesar set his eyes on New Vegas. Feeling that the empire he was building lacked a true capital, a place he would be proud to call his Rome, he mobilized Caesars Legion in the hopes of forcing the NCR out of the Mojave Wasteland and taking the city for himself. In 2277 this culminated in First Battle of Hoover Dam, which the Legion lost.
The continuous presence of the Legion has created a delicate power balance in the region. The NCR would have taken the Strip long ago, but the presence of the Legion means that if they attacked the Strip, they would be vulnerable to an attack from the Legion at Hoover Dam.

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The Events of the Couriers Takeover: When House finnally located the Platinum Chip however it set in motion a series of events that would change Vegas forever. He sent Victor, a semi-artificial intelligence to hire six couriers each carrying something different a pair of dice, a chess peice. However those were all decoys, the sixth courier carried something much more important, something that House needed, something that house required to create his nation and break free from the hands of both the Ncr and the Legion. He carried the Platinum Chip.
However on delivery a man known as Benny captured and shot the Courier in the head and stole the Chip.
After weeks of recovery the Courier recovered, and he recovered with vengeance that he had to fulfill. He then headed to the Strip where he confronted Benny in his own Casino when he was in his Room and put a silent bullet in his head, however unlike Benny, the Courier made sure that Benny was killed. After recovering the Platinum Chip and searching Benny's Room the courier found Yes Man. A hacked securitron created for the one reason of taking over Vegas. It was a securitron that could replace Mr. House fully and act under whoever controlled it.
The courier then immediately brought the platinum chip to the Lucky 38, except however he had a different intent. Once inside, the courier pulled the plug on Mr. House and Inserted Yes Man in his place.
From there, the Courier followed Houses original plans and eventually pushed both the Legion and the Ncr out of the Mojave.

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After the Events of the Couriers Takeover: After the Courier had pushed the Ncr and Legion out of the Mojave it became clear that if long lasting survival was going to occur, neccesary actions would have to be made. The Courier eliminated all the threatening groups near Vegas including all raider inhabitants. The Courier then set his sights on Helios One and took control of the facility and got the laser weaponry up to full power. He also ordered the invasion of Nellis Airforce base to take control of the Howitzers and strategic position that it offered. Once complete the Courier ordered the creation of new factories, with one mission. The Creation of more securitrons. Factories upon factories were created, creating what really was a securitron army in less then 2 years they were at the the Couriers command. Eventually the Courier had enough power to create a nation in his own image. He invaded the North taking control of all of Nevada.
Once completed he came to the realization that Securitrons alone would not be able to defend against attackers.
He then took control of old military installations housing Pre-War military bombing planes, Fighter planes, and Apache Helicopters.
These aircraft stand at the ready.
He also found that many people stood at the ready to defend the nation and found that many times, a human can do things better then a securitron can. So he opened his army to human enlistment. Many came to enlist and they were provided with weapons and armor depending on their squad. For the scouts and sniper they were provided with light weight bullet proof vests and sniper rifles. As for the heavy troopers, they were given Mark 2 Combat Armor and a range of different heavy weapons.
Of course new civilization formed all around the new nation due to a certain decline in the Ncr citizens also flocked to Nevada, given the lack of any organized Crime in the couriers territory due to Securitrons. New City's formed and the Securitrons moved in securing and protecting all civilians.
Eventually however Yes Man informed the Courier that unless he took action to regain the huge amount of money he spent on creating his new nation, he would run out of money entirely. The Courier then created what was known as the Power and Security Taxes. It required that everything whether it be the purchasing of food, or the payment of employees would be taxed, these taxes would act as payment for security and power provided by the Courier.
The Courier, once his armies were complete, conquered the Big Empty. Destroying all threats in the area, and made it into the Collectives Research Center. Where scientists work constantly at creating new technology, aswell as possibly upgrading the Securitrons interface to the Mark VI.

Government Type: Autocracy

Economy: A Diverse economy, New Vegas makes money through several different methods; The Export of clean water, the Export of electricity, the export of new technological innovations, The export of cement and a large tourist sector based on gambling. And Major Taxes.

Culture: The Culture of the Vegas Collective is a unique one. Modeled completely after Pre-war america. It promotes multiculturalism and is known to be a symbol of the old world. And models Pre-war america.

Military: 87,000 Securitons and 20,000 Human Forces. The Bulk of the Military is in the Securitrons. These Securitrons are armed with built in Weaponry such as the 9mm submachine gun, the rapid-fire G-28 25mm grenade launcher, the M-235 missile launchers, and the X-25 Gatling laser system. They also have onboard repair systems that repair the securitron during battle or after battle. Aswell as in the recent years the securitrons onboard repair systems have been upgraded so that after being shutdown or destroyed (As long as the onboard repair system is not fully destroyed), it can rebuild and repair itself back to working condition. During the time of war factories ramp up production and start the creation of more Securitrons. All securitrons are controlled by Yes Man and the Courier.

The Vegas collective also houses two Human Branches of ground units. Scout Snipers and Heavy Troopers. The Scout snipers are armed with light weight camo gear and a rifle. The Heavy troopers are armed with Mark 2 Combat Armor and an assortment of heavy weaponry.

Navy: None

Airforce: The Vegas Collective is armed with an assortment of Bombers, Fighters, and Apache Helicopters.

Views on Mutation: All mutation is treated equal, however hostile mutants are eliminated.

Views on Slavery: Slavery is not tolerated in the Vegas Collective

Population: Roughly 1,000,000 Citizens

Faction name: Kings’ Confederation of Brazil or commonly referred to as Brazil

Flag (optional): http://i.imgur.com/jE0yrII.png

Description/History:

During the years leading up to the war Brazil was one of the upcoming powers in the world. Their influence over the other South American countries was unmatched. One of the main things that kept the Brazilians strong was their use of sugarcane ethanol which started from a program in the 1970’s. Another program that didn’t gain traction until the 2030’s was one to protect the Amazon forest. WIth advanced studies in the forest such things as medicines. When the US cut itself off from the rest of the world Brazil was able to survive on its own infrastructure.

Unfortunately when they came to a higher status in the world they had to overhaul their military in order to protect their assets. Expansion and modernization happened across the country and military bases and bunkers sprung up around the cities. Nuclear bombs were also made en masse making them a potential threat to other foreign powers and a big target when the Great War finally happened.

On October 23rd, 2077 the war hit Brazil and devastated the country as it did with the rest of the world. Most of the coastal cities were ravaged and industrial centers wiped from the face of the Earth. However, Brazil did not receive nearly the same amount of damage the US did. The infrastructure of smaller cities and inner cities like the capital Brasilia remained somewhat intact, but it wasn’t long before a dramatic decline in the population occurred due to radiation and sickness. The Amazon was virtually left unscathed from the bombs and the military bases and other secrets were cut off from the world.

The government was able to stay intact for several years after the war, but finally in 2086 Brazil officially fell, according to future historians, longer than most pre-war countries. With the dramatic decrease in people and crumbling infrastructure due to lack of maintenance it was an inevitability that the government would fail. WIthout any direction people flocked to one of two places, the remains of the cities or the outskirts of the Amazon where things were more safe. Of course the rainforest was not excluded from horrifying mutations and it had its own dangers.

Initially people formed small groups that ran off of socialism as one might expect. People were expected to carry their own weight and they would be taken care of. These groups never thrived though, they were often killed by starvation, sickness, or bandits. So in the cities many larger groups and factions began popping up which claimed territory for themselves and did more to survive than simply scavenge. They built new houses (rundown, but new) and had more sources of food than just finding old beans in a can. These tended to stay around for longer, but it wasn’t a long term solution.

In 2154 Sergio Herrera, leader of the Moocas (the name of the Italian district in Sao Paulo) was able to unify 22 other factions in order to fight the increasing bandit threat it the pre-war city of Sao Paulo. After the threat was dealt with he refused to to relinquish his control over the groups and he forcefully dealt with any opposition which often lead to the killing of innocent people. The seven harsh years that he rules this way was enough time for him to build his forces and begin to conquer more groups in and around the city. He was an excellent military leader and people found that when he was fighting others he didn’t deal with his people that much and they were kept safe and fed.

Fortunately for the people Sergio’s fighting lasted until he died, so their lives were relatively good fro the 19 additional years that he ruled. His son, Rodrigo, hated how he treated the people in his early years. He let the people believe that his father was a hero, but he vowed to never hurt anyone like his father did. Although Rodrigo wasn’t a fan of violence didn’t mean he wasn’t egocentric. Because of Brazil’s fantastic and extravagant culture and Rodrigo’s young age he took to calling himself the King of the people of Sao Paulo. For 53 years he ruled benevolently over the people of Sao Paolo building infrastructure and providing food and water to all his subjects. Most factions that his father didn’t assimilate eventually joined Rodrigo’s kingdom as it was a better alternative to their current lives.

Over time kingdoms, inspired by the Herreras, began to pop up all over the old country. In 2231 a meeting of 11 of the largest kingdoms took place. Some of the monarchs intended to try and combine their territory with others, but these plans never worked out. None of the King’s really wanted to lose their power though which made progress of Brazilian people difficult. It was eventually decided that each Kingdom would remain its own, but they would combine under a single political identity which lead to the creation of The Kings’ Confederation of Brazil. Over time 4 more kingdoms were added to the confederation, two of them being artificially made in order to keep colonial ruling easier.

The 15 Kingdoms:

Kingdom of Sao Paulo (capital)
Kingdom of Rio de Janeiro (center of commerce)
Queendom of Minas Gerais (cattle and mining)
Reino de Café (coffee)
Queendom of Salvador
Reino do Norte (Navy)
Reino da Vaca (cattle)
Queendom of Brasilia (industry)
Kingdom of Maranhao (largest military presence)
Kingdom of Para (farming)
Reino do Norte Verdadeiro (rival of do Norte and leads expeditionary forces)
Kingdom of Caracas (big industry and trading)
Kingdom of the Amazon (claimed over territorial purposes)
Reino da Col?nia Sul (south colony)
Reino da Col?nia Norte (north colony)



Government Type: Fifteen separate monarchies that form a council of monarchs for their confederacy. Their original goal was to betterment of the Brazilian people and the expansion of their kingdoms. It was also formed in order to combat threats from Venezuelan and Argentine threats.

There is a loose structure underneath the monarchs that isn’t official as it is up to each monarch how things happen since it is a confederacy. Most of the kingdoms have their own type of lord figures some having more power than others. The Kingdom of the Amazon is unique in that it is essentially a socialist state. The people of Brazil aren’t called Peasants they are just citizens.

Economy: The economy is completely controlled by the government and royal companies dominate the markets. The Brazilian Coroa is the currency of the kingdoms. Gold is still in great quantities throughout Brazil, especially the rainforests. Most of the currency are minted gold coins so the value of it compared to a bottle cap is far higher.

The economy of Brazil is unique in that it has many exotic items. These include, but are not limited to tropical fruit, Amazonian fish, coffee, beautiful clothing and shoes, sugar, and sugarcane ethanol. The agriculture is the biggest part of the economy. Corn, wheat, rice, tobacco, and soybeans are big crops while cattle is the most prosperous part (one headed cow variety) so much so that one kingdom was named after the cow.

Culture: The culture of Brazil is lush, extravagant, and fantastic. Portuguese, the national language of 12 of the kingdoms is one of the biggest elements of self identity. When they took over a Venezuelan kingdom they forced the people to not speak Spanish, they opted to speak English over Portuguese. Reino do Norte Verdadeiro and Reino da Col?nia Norte also speak English. Many of the educated citizens can understand English but are not fluent in it.

Religion is also a big thing in Brazil. Monarchs are not bound by the divine right of kings and most are not picky about the religion that the people follow. Catholicism is the dominant religion while there is a speckling of others. The Jesuits are a big part of education and encourage and spread it to the less fortunate citizens of the kingdoms. They have set up several new world colleges. Religion also affects the new city scapes. In most of the smaller cities the churches and cathedrals are the most distinct and outstanding buildings (not necessarily luxurious)

Visual art is a big part of the new world culture. Much of the paintings are inspired by the wildlife and fauna of the county. Due to the romantic nature of the art folklore and fantasy is a big part of the art and literature. They are unique in that they actively make new fiction and many artists have their art displayed in museums in the big cities. The dangerous wildlife that plagues that frontier of the country also inspires these things. A new equality movement that is gaining traction likes to use these things to compare the luxurious life of city dwellers to the harsh life of farmers and miners. Beautiful Architecture is emphasized on many of the new world buildings. Many things are often curved and unconventional with glass being a major part.

Film and theatre are big parts of city life. Cinema has always been a big part of the culture since the 1960’s. Old movies that were found just after the war were cherished as treasures even without anything to watch them on. A pre-war movie in 2300 can cost more than most people’s houses. Recently new movies have started to be made, but these are simple stories and nothing extraordinary has come out of it. Theatre has been a part of the culture since the late 1500’s. It is so revered that there is zero censorship even if it is insulting the kingdoms. While these are mainly luxuries of the city life music has its influences across the country. The main style is Bossa Nova (not the Elvis song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmrnOGvaTKI Due to it being able to be played on many instruments people throughout the country continued to play it to this day. Its soothing sounds easily takes people's minds off of their troubles and hardships.

Sports remain a major part of the culture as well. The simplicity and enjoyment provide entertainment and relaxation to thousands. Obviously soccer is the most wide spread. It only requires a ball and players and can virtually be played by anyone anywhere, so there are large games in fields in the country while city kids play in tight streets. There are no professional teams due to the inability to build a stadium in the cities. Other than this other simple sports like Volleyball, fighting, swimming, and running are practiced and played all over the country.

Beauty may be the single most important word to the southern Brazilians of Rio and Sao Paulo. It is lived, breathed, and eaten for breakfast. It is seen in the music, theatre, and the visual arts. Often times it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish the poor from the rich because everyone has such an emphasis on looking their best. Of course to the people of Brazil can tell with a single glance and a scoff. The body is revered and this shows in art. Beauty is nearly equated to health. “There are really no ugly people in Brazil, there are only poor people.”

Brazilian cuisine is said to be distinct and delicious by outsiders. It differs from region to region which which is a cooking style of its own. Rice and beans are staples of the cuisine appearing in many dishes. Due to the wildlife and fauna the chefs and cooks have a wide array of spices, animals, and vegetables to use in the cooking. Seafood is an important part of life to many people. Coffee is a staple of the economy and the people; there are even songs and art specifically for the expression of how great coffee is. Brazil also distills new liquor every day made from sugarcane.

Holidays are a staple in the country. There is always time to celebrate in the Kingdoms. Many Catholic/Christian holidays are still celebrated. Among these are Good Friday, Easter, Corpus Christi, Day of the Dead, and Christmas. Among these are other national holidays. King’s Day falls on August 2nd, the day Sergio Herrera fought back the bandits in Sao Paulo. It has become a general celebration for all of the monarchs though. Confederate Day is on April 17th, as pointed out by the day it celebrates the day the confederacy was made. Day of the Great War is another holiday that commemorates the billions of people who lost their lives that day. Brazil also still celebrates New Years.

Of course the last part of the culture is Carnaval. The grand 46 day celebration before Easter. For one of those weeks working practically stops for the celebration even in the post-war society. Parades go on all day and everyday while samba festivals go on throughout the week. Food is made just for the event and drinking occurs at all times of the days. Grand fireworks displays have also started to be incorporated.

Military: The Brazilian Navy is made up of 200,000 citizens. Most of it is in the Navy as the largest threats in South America have been dealt with.

The Confederate Army: 60,000

This is the homeland army tasked with maintaining the peace at home and combating any threats from neighbors. Most bases are in the north of the country and they help fight the mutations of the Amazon. They are outfitted in camouflage fatigues for the region they are in and equipped with an assault rifle or battle rifle, a machete, and a pistol. Not much machinery is used by the army, but almost 20,000 horses are used. The breed in this case is the Mangalarga Marchador which is native to Brazil. They are the backbone of the army.

The Confederate Navy: 140,000

The Navy is not ripe with ships as the numbers might suggest. 100,000 of these people are troops that can be deployed by ship. The army is strictly a homeland force which sets them apart from other countries. They are equipped similarly to the army, but have body armor along with their outfits.

Ships are not rare though, most of them are WWII era US ships that were sold to Brazil many years ago.

Light Cruisers (700 per ship): 13
Heavy Cruisers (1100 per ship): 6
Destroyer (350 per ship): 22
Small patrol boat (30 per boat): 100
Large patrol boat (60 per boat): 60
Soldiers: 110,000
Transport ships: Enough to carry 60,000 troops at one time.

Views on Mutation: People aren’t mutated in Brazil, Super Mutants are completely unknown, and there are no weird mutated humans (like trogs) in the country. However, some of the wildlife has been mutated to become very dangerous and vicious. Mutates anacondas, jaguars, and piranhas among many others run rampant in the rainforests. Hunting for fish and gathering spices is considered the most dangerous jobs in the country, but they are also the most profitable. But mutations have also benefited the people by making tastier and more useful plants. So the view is mixed.

Views on Slavery: Varies from region to region. The city kingdoms like Rio and Sao Paulo don’t have a need for slaves the agriculture based ones do and use slaves. They are mainly fallen foes that are used for labor.

Population: About 4.2 million

Upper class: 100,000 (the richest of the rich)
Lower class: 3,400,000 (ranges from rich people to dirt poor)
Military: 200,000 (its own division of people)
Slaves: 500,000

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Faction name:

Holy Empire of Canada (Eastern Canadian Empire)

Flag (optional):

Since I'm not as cool as all you people with maps all ready with a photo and everything, I'm going to describe my flag. The head of a Caribou with one red, bleeding eye and a shining blue eye. The red eye represents the fierce, unforgiving, and intimidating side of the Empire. The blue eye represents the forgiving and accepting side of the Empire. The background is a purple that represents the melding together of both sides of the Empire.

Description/History:

Canada, a jewel of it's own in a world that seems like a hell hole. Very few locations were hit during the Great War but those that were hit still survived and managed to be rebuilt to one's liking. This is the story of a butcher who carved his name into the landscapes of Eastern Canada and rebuilt it to his liking.

Matt Sykes was born into a rare thing to see in this day and age, a family that knows Pre-War religion. In his teenage years he became obsessed with Saint James the Moor Slayer, realizing he could be a warrior of God and a sinner. He joined a band of Raiders and educated them, at first they didn't like the thought of being holy but Matt told them they could use it as an excuse to do what they want. This appealed to the primal side of the raiders.

On their first raid, in 2232, Matt proposed an idea. Instead of just raiding the town and then leaving, why not kill the town leader and watch them swear loyalty to us. They'd have more vessels and people to aid them take over more towns and settlements. The raiders were doubtful about the plan but they followed it and it worked just like Matt planned.

The raiders, led by Matt, struck fear into the town. Fear is an important tool in convincing people to work for you. Throw a few threats that way, follow through if they don't do what you want. If you do that enough, you'll have yourself an army. After that, you apologize for your actions and promise a brighter future. Then you have an army who will do what you want in order to get what they want.

This is how Matt led an army that conquered parts of Quebec and parts of Ontario. After Matt felt like the days of conquering territory were over he began to focus on rebuilding a society. He wanted to model his lands after the Holy Roman Empire which he was taught of by his parents.

Which gave him the idea of the name of the Holy Empire of Canada. He also changed his name to Emperor James Charlemagne, a combination of St. James and King Charlemagne.

Rome used to be a somewhat capital of Catholicism during Pre-War times so James ordered Quebec-City to be rebuilt to look like a wastelandic version of Rome. He called this new city Rombec-City. He kept true to the city's original name and also his vision of Rome.

By around 2289, the Holy Empire of Canada was now thriving. It was a vision of Post-War capitalism. Businesses offering a wide variety of services sprouted up and helped establish an economy for the city. Opposers of the Empire were forced to become slaves. The slaves were forced to work and clean the cities.

The rumors of Vault 119 began to swell when a scouting group found an abandoned Vault-Tec building. Their curiosity got the better of them and they looked at a terminal of local Vaults. Vault 119 was meant to protect various relics and "gems" of the old world. However, the location of the Vault was only met with the word "error". The news was brought back to James Charlemagne and that fueled an obsession to find this Vault. This could all be a hoax or it could be real, James wants to know.

The Holy Empire of Canada has done more than enough to secure a foothold in the world. They can almost be viewed as a Legion in the North. The HEoC are not all based upon war and slavery however. They are far more than willing to align with anyone who can find a mutual benefit. However, if you try to clash with the Empire..... Let's just say they will try to stop you, or die trying.

Government Type:
Monarchy
Emperor has complete control over the Empire. Emperor has three advisors trusted to advise when the Emperor decides things.

Economy:

The Holy Empire of Canada is one place in the world that still has trees and forests since the war didn't hit hard further up north. Lumber is available and ready to be shipped. Fishing vessels have found areas of the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean that have been virtually untouched by the radiation that still lingers in the world. There are also various mines in search of various metals and fuels that are mainly found in what used to be Quebec. Slaves are an export for the Empire since slaves are from conquered territories. There is also the literal shining jewel of the Holy Empire Canada, Vault 119. A vault that is rumored to be filled with hoards of gems and art. The Vault has yet to be found, thankfully or else it would have probably been looted by countless people. This Vault is rumored to be hidden in Eastern Ontario and anyone who could help the Empire find this Vault would be greatly rewarded.

Culture:
The population of the Holy Empire of Canada is one of many diverse cultures mixed together from conquered tribes and civilizations. The official majority religion is Catholicism (which shows in the capital of Quebec-City that has been remodeled to look like Rome).

Military:

The military is comprised of willing volunteers and slaves wishing for a chance to prove themselves to the Empire. The military takes up about 7% of the population. All soldiers (except special units) are armed with atleast a service rifle, a 9mm pistol, and a trench knife. Any better weapons are looted from enemies. Sniper units are equipped with scoped hunting rifles, elite sniper units use actual sniper rifles. Heavy weapon units use grenade rifles, miniguns, or even missile launchers. The higher ranking soldiers use the weapons of fallen enemies that compliment their fighting style. After being promoted to Captain the soldiers become part of an elite military that requires more training but their fighting and leading skills are like any other elite military class called the Saints (i.e. Ranger, Centurion, or even Paladin)

Standard Infantry Soldiers wear standard Winterized Combat Armor. Snipers wear Recon Armor covered with a winterized camo mesh fabric.

Heavy Infantry Units wear Reinforced Combat Armor. The Saints wear something similar to Elite Riot Gear except with a winterized tint to it.

Navy:

Fishing Vessels fitted with cannons and machine guns. They also have armor plating. They have about 25 vessels in total.

Cargo Vessels for trade these don't carry any weapons except for the armed crew on them. They will usually be protected by the fishing vessels. There are about 20 of these.

Views on Mutation:
Anyone is allowed to live in the Holy Empire of Canada, mutants included. If mutants live in conquered lands then they are treated like any other slave.

Views on Slavery:
Slavery is allowed in the Holy Empire of Canada. The slavery works like this, any can join the Holy Empire of Canada by surrendering if they are fighting or if they want to just join. However, if your civilization/tribe is taken over by the Empire then you will be made a slave. Slaves are used for labor or traded as an export.

Population:
2,137,529 (Roughly)

3%= 64,125- Elite Class of Society
5.25%= 112,220- Infantry and Special
1.75%= 37,406- Saints
10%= 213,752- Mutants
30%= 641,258- Slaves
50%= 1,068,764- Citizens/Workers

Technology Tier:
Tier 3: Medium

Name: The Steel Inquisitory

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Government: A Militaristic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocracy lead by Salem Ashur, only monitored through the use of “Deacons” that advise the Sovereign Salem Ashur on specific areas.

Economy: The Economy is stimulated through militaristic expansionism and through trade with neighbors, primarily ammunition and metal based. This is allowed through the use of slavery that allowed the Pitt to prosper this far.

Religion: Following the prosperity of the Pitt, the Ashur family became worshipped as the manifestation of god, harkening in the prosperity of the Inquisitory.

Military:
Minutia: The most basic troop the Inquisitor deploys, they arm themselves with whatever they own and are put into a simple blue and white jumpsuit for their uniform. Individual minutia are advised to reinforce their uniform. These are civilian employed militia forces that simply are used to defend the homeland, they are not deployed offensively, at least not often. They can be promoted into Rangers or Commandos depending on their tasks and proving.

Commandos: The knife of the Inquisitory, they are the assault troops of the Inquisition and are equipped with reinforced leather armor that’s been painted with the emblem of the Inquisitory. They are armed with one of three choices, .45 SMG, an http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Assault_rifle_%28Fallout_3%29, or an AK-47 and function as the military police in addition to raising the Minutia up to be proficient soldiers.

Rangers: Where the Commandos are the knife, the Rangers are the scalpel, their http://static-2.nexusmods.com/15/images/130/2803386-1370035236.jpg is made from repurposed fabrics and their headpiece allows them to breathe when exposed to dangerous toxins. They are armed with “Infiltrators” which are R91’s with a soft stock and a silencer attached. They function as the stealth units of the Inquisition and hush uprisings and scavenge materials from nearby cities that have not been mapped and settled.

Reavers: These are the most elite units of the Inquisitory. The Reavers are armed with http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/313/4/5/war_by_trufanov-d32i21e.jpg which is built from repurposed metal armor and steel from the mills, its akin to primitive power armor and currently lacks the bonuses of power armor, they wear a modified version of the Ranger’s gasmask. They strike with the largest weapons available, often consisting of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/M1918_Variants.jpg and Riot Shotguns. They all carry 10mm SMG’s for close quarters combat and 3 small plastic explosives for emergency situations, individuality is highly suggested so modifications are welcome to the weaponry. The Inquisitors and Reavers are the only ones trained to use Vehicles. They also double as security for the Sovereign, Salem Ashur.

Inquisitors: These men are the secret police of the Inquisitory, they are the highest trained Rangers. They are armed with riot gear without a duster and carry an advanced version of the mask used by the Rangers only worn when necessary, extremely bullet proof for medium damage protection. They use suppressed http://cdn2.armslist.com/sites/armslist/uploads/posts/2013/03/26/1343330_01_dsa_stainless_fn_fal_640.jpg Infiltrators and carry supressed 10mm SMG’s for close range combat, and are allowed to carry one weapon of their choice for medium range or further specialization between close and long. They also carry a tomahawk for interrogation purposes and melee encounters.

Vehicles:
Air: They possess a damaged Zeppelin that lies between two skyscraqers in the Pitt. They also possess a http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/LockheedLodestar.jpg/300px-LockheedLodestar.jpg
Land: They possess several jeeps that’ve been reinforced with Steel from the Pitt.
Sea: There is a working battleship, but is currently without weaponry, there are remnants of old ships found within scrapyards of the Inquisitory, they could be repaired.
Technology: Tier 2
Population: 1,200,000
Nobility/Elite: 3% 36,000
Military: 12%, 144,000
Civilian: 70% 730,000 human, 110,000 mutant
Slave: 15% 180,000

Stance on Mutation: Hates all but ghouls, views ghouls as equal but not allowed in military or political affiliations. Super mutants are enslaved.

Stance on Slavery: Employs slavery, strong supporter.

Territory: [refer to map] Map does not exist.

Background: The Inquisitory of Steel was birthed from Ishmael Ashur’s Pitt following the cure for the “Troggs.” However the cure, the daughter of Ishmael died from the research required for the vaccine. Ishmael’s wife, Sandra could not handle the loss and descended into hysteria, before jumping from the top of Haven. Ishmael Ashur remarried another woman, Rebecca and had a son named Kigran who continued in his father’s footsteps. Kigran had two sons, Salem and Jason. However Jason did not survive childbirth, nor his wife Jessica. Stricken with grief Kigran began large scale reforms, no longer treasuring the raider society and gave birth to the Inquisitory of today. Salem came into rule at age 15 following his father’s death at the hands of nearby raider tribes. The Inquisitory expanded from Pittsburg to near the Capitol under Salem and Kigran’s continual rule of order and expansion. This expansion allowed for the Pitt to grow into an industrial powerhouse, this ushered in a massive development in technology. This boom ushered in new trade options and development of weaponry and armor, which was only further stimulated by the raiding of other areas through expansion.

Faction name: The United Enclave States of America

Flag (optional): http://wallpoper.com/images/00/41/12/45/fallout-fallout_00411245.jpg It's essentially the Pre-War US flag, only with thirteen stars in a circle around the E of the Enclave.

Description/History: In the year of 2277, the 200th anniversary of the Great Nuclear War, the Enclave emerged from Raven Rock and began a rapid campaign of surgical strikes against various groups that were deemed hostile to Enclave Interests. Intelligence had been gathered for a decade prior, via the use of kidnapping and coercion from captured subjects, to send an agent out would have naturally, been preposterous and would have certainly resulted in the capture and death of the agent sent out.

Within weeks, numerous assets had been acquired and enemies destroyed. Thus began the ongoing period that is referred to as:

“The Second Age of Manifest Destiny”

The Enclave began a process of Extermination against the general wasteland population, those who were willing to go into slavery and serve were allowed to live, those that refused were killed or used as hostages and traps to lure the enemy into the open to be gunned down. With the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood wiped out, only a few select elements that defected survived the slaughter, and a decrease in the Capital Wasteland population by around 64% the campaign was deemed a success and the next stages in the machinations of the Enclave began.

Enlisting the services of slavers, The Enclave struck out as it fortified its own position, destroying entire communities and building its own, putting slaves to work building factories and farms and various other things. With factories built, the production rate increased, robots were built, which were put to work in building more factories and other things. New slaves being brought in further increased this cycle. Vaults were cracked open and the pure genetic stock within integrated into the nation. Whilst the population increased, it was increasing slowly.

Then, a science team was finally deployed to a vault in the wasteland that had yet to be investigated due to priority listings and the fact the vault was listed as a “Dead Vault” in that the population within had perished years earlier. However, as the great door to Vault 108 rolled back, none could have imagined the effect it would have on the nation.

Cloning. Human Cloning.

There were some problems admittedly, but it wouldn’t take long for the scientific might of the Enclave to crack it. In the meantime, this exciting development was kept to the side as other plans were carried out. The water purifier was activated, non-poisoned, it was pointed out that with the amount of slaves in the nation, to increase their productivity would require them to be hydrated and that water was required for irrigation and current water purification station levels would be, and were, unable to handle the demand. So, Project Purity was activated to cater for this.

The years went by, The Enclave continued to expand, Robotic workers slowly replacing slaves as they could work longer, quicker, more efficiently and required less resources to keep working. At last, ten years after its discover, twelve years after the seizure of the capital wasteland, the Human Cloning Project was finished, as a military application. It was turned into a contingency plan and in the event of war, will be activated, along with various other plans. The years passed and the nation grew and now, in the year of 2301, news has reached its ear. Most Interesting News.

Government Type: John Henry Eden is still President –I think that says it all really. Eden has been elected and unanimously voted “President For Life” and now appoints the Cabinet and various other positions to individuals who he deems Patriots both to their country, and to him. It has become an extremely elite meritocratic oligarchy, around fifty individuals essentially run the country, politically, economically and militarily.

Economy: State Capitalism – It has been agreed among all citizens in the nation that it would be in the best interests of all that the Government should control the commanding heights of the economy, such as Power Production, Weapons Production and whatnot. Free Enterprise is allowed, regulated only slightly and with the government retaining the right to intervene in the economy, however, the economy is highly automated with mass production systems making business viable only to a small cabal of individuals who essentially, control the economy and answer only to the President, John Henry Eden.

The Currency is essentially the Pre-war Dollars and Cents system, however now the money is made out of artificial materials rather than paper and metals.

A closed Economy, the United Enclave States of America do not trade with foreigners, they do not accept the cap. By law and popular opinion of the people, the Enclave does not recognise any other currency or country that occupies land that rightfully belongs to the rightful successor of the United States of America. However, it might be willing to trade with exceptions, and will most likely open dialogue between itself and nations that stay out of the pre-war lands that belonged to the United States before the war, and will continue to do so post-war.

Culture: Highly focused on the military, menial tasks are carried out by robots. The Enclave has become a nation in that Military service, is the best way to advance through the social structure and enter the non-military world with a much higher chance of securing a job above that of say, a florist or something. Mutants(Anyone outside of the enclave and vaults post war) Are viewed as scum and not really talked about.

Military: The Military of the Enclave, though small, is extremely well equipped and trained. It Consists of Three Divisions, The Army, The Air Force and the Navy.

Army of the United Enclave States of America

The Infantry is the largest in terms of manpower in the Enclave Military. It numbers 9,000 Troopers all clad in at the minimum, Advanced Power Armour MK2 and armed with Plasma Weaponry, Gauss Weaponry and various other advanced weaponry. It is extremely well trained. Near constant drilling, war gaming and active patrols have hardened each soldier into the epitome of a war waging soldier.

In addition to the actual manpower, is the robotic corps. This is far larger. However, the bulk of the force is that of Duraframe Eyebots with Plasma Weaponry. However, to support the Infantry in a more heavier firepower role, is that of the Sentry Bot – The Fallout 2 Version. With Gatling Lasers and Rocket Launchers, as well as new duraframe plating, they function as the walking tanks of the Enclave Military, as tanks are bulky and require a crew, sentry bots are more mobile and only require one technician per squad.

The pinnacle of the Robotic Corps however, are the William Tecumseh Sherman Class Robots, which are being developed and tested. They are more armoured, more efficient and made with technology that before the war was not really widespread, or invented. Five are planned for an initial run, and if successful, could be produced into the low hundreds. They are all descended from the robot Liberty Prime that was recovered from the Pentagon, which was used as the base outline for the new robots. Various Issues are currently hindering the projects progress.

Other than that, the only thing of note are the barely tolerated slaver auxiliaries which number around a hundred and are used as slavers, scouts and pathfinders. Once they have expended their usefulness, they will be liquidised.

Air Force of the United Enclave States of America

The Air Force consists mainly of the Vertibird Corps. However, it does maintain a dedicated fighter corps nowadays consisting of Douglas F-5d Skylancers.

Navy of the United Enclave States of America

The Navy is the smallest branch and consists of only a few gunboats, with basic missile launching systems and torpedo systems as armaments and a single Benjamin Franklin Class Submarine.

Views on Mutation: Exterminate.

Views on Slavery: Anyone that isn’t a Citizen of The Enclave is allowed to be enslaved. As technically, by law, they don’t exist and so, have no rights.

Population: 150,000 – Around Ten Thousand Slaves in Addition to this, though they’re rapidly begin liquidised with the increasing automation of menial tasks.

Land Occupied: I’d say Washington D.C, Maryland, Delaware, the north of Virginia and West Virginia.

United Californian Republic (4th Californian Republic)

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Seal

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History

The formation to what is now the 4th Republic roots lay back in the late 23nd Century after the absorption of the Bay states into the NCR. The NCR or the 3rd Republic underwent massive changes as NCR historians call, “resembling Capitalist, Republican America.” The rise of the Elite class, the arrival of luxury goods, and the return of wage labor into NCR society are considered factors. This in effect allowed old ideas from long shunned ideas from the past to reemerge such as Communism and Fascism. It also allowed new ideas to spring forth such as Californianism.

After the failure of Mojave Campaign, the NCR would go through the hard 80s. The Presidents after Kimball failed to alleviate NCR woes. With economic downturn came migration as the people of the NCR migrated into Nevada. Others moved up North which culminated into the Oregon War which reassured NCR military dominance power. And south to the Cabo were the Baja peninsula came to represent new beginnings for the NCR. The amount that migrated into Nevada resulted in a total of 2 million Californians left in the NCR.

Through the hard 80s came the rise of Californianism and the transformation of NCR’s economy into a Mixed Economy and a more of a Federation and most of all, the establishment of the monarchy. The hard 80s and the political economic transformation gave birth to the 4th Republic. A United California through hard trials was ready for the world.

Under the 4th Republic came the restarting of formal relations towards its Eastern neighbor Nevada which agreed to advance together in the world establishing free trade agreements and an alliance against the Legion to support each other if the Legion attacks one of our nations.

It was not until the Rebirth occurred at the ending years of the 23rd Century. Factors of the rebirth are attributed to the SF’s research into high technologies in the mid-23rd century before its annexation into the NCR. And also the Bay Area’s technological dystopia that existed before the formation of the 3rd Republic. Other factions are the collection of books that FoTa, the Abbey and the government collected through the years which allowed the rediscovery of Californian culture, world history and technology before the war.

This resulted in a new cultural shift in the NCR society that for years was agrarian and rural now beginning to transform into a technological based society to which has resulted into a new social divide between the high tech consumerist individualistic working urbanites and old fashioned communal rural agrarians.

The Rebirth is still ongoing and as a result, is transforming the Republic. With a growing population comes ambition and expansion as UCR ships patrol the Pacific. With its sights set upon creating an Empire of the Pacific.

Government

The country is governed much like the United States though under the ideology of Californianism. Equality, Liberty, Nationalism and Welfare. The government under Californianism is the responsibly for upholding liberty/equality, strengthening/solidifying Nationalism and upholding the welfare of the people. This idea grew from NCR failing in holding up equality among its other races and social classes, the confderal style government which created separatists and regionalists and lastly from the poor conditions of NCR workers.

The country is considered a Meritocratic Democracy due to the fact that when new presidents are elected is from esteemed families or groups. Whether the Hsu’s, to the

Cole’s, the Tandi Family already considered the monarch of the Republic. This has been sharply criticized by FoTa and others but others support it due to the fact they are electing individuals who know how to run a country.

Most notable is welfare as the government under the California ideology has a part to help citizens live a good and successful life and offers welfare programs to support them. This is part of the ideology due to the hard 80s that a happy and successful population will be content with life and run an efficient economy.

Due to infiltrations by the Legion spies in the hard 80s, led to the creation of the Californian Secret Intelligence Service. SIS is in charge of all national security operations. It is unknown where CSIS is headquartered.

The capital of the UCR was once Shady Sands but was eventually reverted back to Sacramento due to its position.

UCR is divided into seventeen states.

List of UCR states:

Williamettia – Capital, Portlandia

Encomassing the Williamette Valley, the land was discovered to be fertile and green which became a subject of aggressive NCR expansion in the region for acquiring new farmland. This led to the Oregon War.

As of 2301, Williamette is an agricultural box of the nation supplying the nation with food.

North Coast – Capital, New Navarro

Arroyia – Capital, Arroyo City

Dubbed the gateway to the North, during the 3rd Republic, adventurers and traders saw Arroyo the last expanse of civilization before heading into the North.
Shastia – Capital, Redding

Vaultia – Capital, Vaultia

Centralia – Capital, Sacramento

Bayrea – Capital, San Francisco

Sierra Nevada – Capital, Carson City

Central Coast – Capital, New Monterey

Mariposia – Capital, Martown

Maxsonia – Capital, Maxson City

Hubia – Capital, Hub City

New Angelia – Capital, New Angels

Daygo-Tijuana – Capital, Daygo-Tijuana

Sonoraia – Capital, Saltonia

Mojavia – Capital, Mojavetown

Bajia – San Quintin

List of UCR territories

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Cascadia –Defacto Capital, New Olympia

Coastal Islands of California off the coast of the Bajia Peninsula hold prison facilities. After the successful integration of the Baja into the Republic, the UCR saw the potential of the coastal islands of the Baja to be prisons islands.
Islas Marias

Isla de Guadalupe

Isla Cedros

Economy

The UCR economy is a mixed economy. The government own several corporations involved in heavy industry such as aerospace and shipbuilding while other industries involved with luxury and light manufacturing are left to the people. The UCR only controls specific economic sectors that are important to be in government control.

Due to the advance and complex resources high technology products uses, the Board of National Resources regulates how much TV, Computers, and any high tech products be made by civilian corporations. They also regulate water and manage water reservoirs within the country.

Much of the country has water reservoirs now collected by rain. Though the UCR still relies on Nevada for water, sending it off to Williamette and the Valley States for farming. Electricity is much less a problem but places like New Angels and Daygo-Tijuana require Hoover Dam’s electricity.

Notable government corporations (new ones will be added in throughout the RP)

California Shipbuilding Corporation (CSC)

California Railways (CalRail)

California Defense Corporation (CDC)

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Notable Civilian Corporations (new ones will be added through the RP)

Crimson Corporation (CC)

FarGo Corporation (FGC)

California Studios (CS)

California Computers (CalCom)

National Software Corporation (NSC)

Landlink Telecommunications (LT)

Western Automotives

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Culture/Society

Californian culture is much like the Old Californian Culture that existed before the war. Californians have the high tech, consumerist and individualistic culture. And of course their different ethnic groups and cultures. Many wear clothing from the pre-war era that existed in America before Fallout, replicated by UCR clothing companies. Some wear very odd futuristic-esque clothing for those living in New Angels or the Greater Bay Area. With the Rebirth, technology is being used by the people of California. Some who are techno-freaks modify themselves with highly expensive and luxurious cybernetic implants and are known as Cyber-Humans.

The Brotherhood of Steel a long gone group from California has been highly influential for promoting California’s technological society. Preservation of technology is integrated within them minds of society and also to have cautiousness for technology to as it can ravage society. Californians have spoken positively and negatively on the impacts of the Rebirth on society.

Yet the Californian culture and society of living in the wastes a free, dangerous range were you have to fight to survive and communally communicate with others to survive and get what you need is idealized through the media and within society. For this the Californians admire Liberty and the belief to follow their own path. A Core group that strengthens this ideal is the Followers of the Apocalypse who believe that the people living in the wastes have the right to self-determination. They also have the spirit of adventure to go to other mysterious lands nearby them such as Mexico or the Pacific Northwest. In Californian society going out into the wastes alone and surviving is a great pride to have to experience how their ancestors lived in the free wastes. It is considered a rite of passage for young advlts and it is choice if they want to go out into the wastes. Books and movies have idealized the Old Days such as stories about the NCR Rangers or the defeat of the Master to fictional books on the Enclave.

The Californians have much admiration for equality as this is evidenced in Ghouls and Mariposans (Super Mutants) living in harmony. Ghouls by far are the most respected due to some living to old ages are revered by the state due to being a living heritage of the old world. Mariposans are respected in military for their fighting prowess and in their civilian society their hard work.

Depending on where you live in California, their English sounds difference. Whether tribal up North or Spanish influenced in South California. The most standard general way Californians sound is laid-back. Words such as hella, and like were revived through old movies and songs.

The country also has a lingua-franca, which is Spanish due to their proximity with Mexico. Many Californians trace descendant back to Mexico or one of the Central American states. This was due to the influx Mexican and Central American refugee’s days after the bombs fell. This similar to many East Asians/Southeast Asian whose descendant came as China encroached upon their nations or others who trace back their ancestry from Europe.

A small portion of Californians are of Enclave or Enclave descent. A controversial pardon in the early 2280s of all Enclave members and their descendant allowed them to integrate openly within Californian society. They no longer hold the hold their old beliefs and are successful in the Republic.

United Californian Military Forces

The United California Military Forces is a highly trained armed forces charged with defending the Republic integrity and sovereignty. The UCM equipment is both from the old world but also from post war technological developments meaning it has a mish mash of different equipment. The UCM maintains a total standing force of 140,000 (7%) units due to proximity of the Legion. The UCM is modeled upon the United States Armed Forces and their organization.

Geography Importance to California

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The geography of California makes very easy for the UCM to hold down a war of attrition against its enemies. The Sierra Nevada is the Ural Mountains of the Republic blocking any coming westward. With forts and radar stations built in the 3rd Republics Expansion westward before its defeat at Vegas, is still manned by soldiers but lightly due to the close relations with Nevada.

Another place that renders armies hard to pass through is the Sonoran Desert where the UCR maintains defensive fortifications facing towards the Legion, stringed with bunkers, and trenches. Comparable to the Maginot Line. Sandstorms and the heat itself are a major problem for any army trying to pass through Sonora or the Mojave Desert.

The Coastal Ranges such as the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges protect New Angels and Daygo-Tijuana. The Great Valley is protected by the ranges, mountains and deserts with the only flatland entry point is through Fairfield. The Cascade Ranges protect the UCR Northeastern flank and itself was the enemy of the UCR during the Oregon War.

In total California is fortress that will be a tough land to invade with the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, the Pacific, and the Deserts to the South protecting it.

United Californian Army

The Californian Army is the oldest military branch in the Republic. Tracing roots back to the first members in leather armor back in Shady Sands. The Army has fought against many enemies against the Republic. The Khans, the Brotherhood of Steel, and the Legion. Through victory, and defeat, the Californian Army is a highly potent, well equipped, versatile land force that has been the representation of Californian power.

The standard equipment a UCA infantryman carries is a SR-98 Assault Rifle, SP-02 Pistol, and other equipment that a soldier carries such as grenades, knife etc. The armor infantrymen wears is the http://savepic.ru/4671153.jpg made in the hard 80s.

he Rangers are the most feared and respected unit in the Army as utilized as shock troops and frontier units. Rangers wear the distinct http://static-2.nexusmods.com/15/mods/130/images/39625-1-1295104438.jpg. Those serving alongside troopers were it without the coat while frontier Rangers still wears the coat. Rangers use both Energy Weapons and Conventional weapons. Though some Rangers might opt out to use Energy weapons or conventional weapons for uniformity.

The UCR utilizes prewar US vehicle designs.

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60,000

United Californian Navy

The Californian Navy was founded in the 2300s after the absorption of the Bay States. During its early years, most ships were made up of coastal patrolling vessels and remained in the dark until the late hard 80s when California began building US naval ships from pre-war designs. The flagship of the UCN is the UCS New Angels, a Monterey Class Aircraft Carrier and currently the 1st aircraft carrier to be built.
40,000

United Californian Airforce

The air force was originally a part of the Army during the early years of the 3rd Republic. Soldiers who could fly an airplane were part of the Air Wing and planes consisted of old crop dusters and a few ww2 era fighters. The UCAF utilized F-4 Phantoms and other prewar US aircraft designs.
40,000

Technology – Mid-High

Religion

The Republic has various amounts of religions in society. Both old world and post war religion. Christianity is dominant but in the Bay, East Asian religions are well established in the state.
Land

All of California (Including the Baja California and its Coastal Islands), Western Nevada, West Oregon (bordering the Oregon Desert). West Washington.

Relationships with Other Groups

Nevada: Being neighbors and with more than half of the Nevadans originally from California, both stand side by side together.

Followers of the Apocalypse: Both have had a tumultuous history together but FoTa has stood by each other side despite differences.

Population

2,200,000 million