After Collapse (OOC, Sign Ups, 100% OPEN)

[The BaRen]

In the year 2100 AD, dawn of a new century, there was the Collapse. No one knows exactly what the Collapse was. No one can remember. There is no technology left. Humanity was driven into the caves. But we survived. We have risen again. 2,000 thousand years later, we have risen. Surviving under ground had changed a great many of us. Few are truly human. Most have changed, some drastically, some you can't even notice. The nations of humanity, though, have risen once again. In basic forms. Technology has been pushed back to the Iron Age. No cities are left, except old land marks like the Golden Gate Bridge, St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty, Seattle Space Needle, Palacio de las Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and many more. But the Ueteres (Old Ones aka Humans before Collapse), and their technology, is gone. All that's left is the remnants. People have formed governments. Armies. Currency. A new way of life.
Will you lead your people to glory?

Time Scale (For Now): 2 Pages=1 month

What was the Collapse?

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Have fun!


Dangers of the World
Savages: Humans going insane and resulted to a primeval state of mind; pack oriented; Descended of humans that didn't escape the Collapse in time; Effects of the Collapse "changed" them.
Great Wolves: Massive wolves; Usually travel in packs; No special abilities; Found throughout North America
Great Lizards/"Dragons": Massive reptiles that have wings; Very rare; Mate for life, males raise offspring and defend the nest while the female hunts for food; Usually found in North Mexico, the Mojave, Texas, and Southern California.
Bigfoot: Very aggressive, found in clans of 15-30 strong; Primarily found in Canada, the Pacific Northwest, New England, and the Great Lakes Area.
Jerichos: Capable of producing sound booms that can cripple men; Looks similar to giant crabs; Found mostly in the American Mid-West, and around lakes.
Sirens: Large creatures that produce a pleasant sound as they are attacking; Notorious for attacking and sinking naval vessels; Very hard to kill, with scales as hard as steel, and razor sharp talons; found in every ocean.
Bigators: Massive alligators. 'Nuff said.
Great Snakes: Large snakes, usually found in the South American jungles; Very deadly poison.


All questions are welcome. I have to ask that you not post anything OOC (that includes OOC questions) in the IC (Unless it is absolutely important)

Map: http://i.imgur.com/p7289UO.png

Purple- Empire of Cascadia and Vancouver Island- The BaRen
Blue- Senatorial Democracy of Sagittarius- Sebbywaffers
Yellow- The Vegas (Veh- gu- ah) Consortium- Zepplien
Red- The Old Badlands- Karelli
Orange- The Golden Horde- Simon City
Dark Green- The Chosen- Prusslandia
Maroon- Republic of Imperium Romanum- Great Nepal
Lime Green- New Chicagoan Republic- The United Empire of Exucular
Light Brown- The Red Protectorate- Karaq
Grey- New Empire of Erie-Ontario- Calles millia
Pink- Lucem Servans- Senkaku
Blueish/Greenish- United Spartans From the Old World- The Great Soviet States
Plum- Tribes of Rab- Lotrabme

Rules
#1: First come first serve policy regarding territory.
#2: If you have a large amount of territory, but a relatively small pop., you are bound to have a decentralized government. It's the same way the other way around: You have a large pop. but relatively small amount of territory, you're bound to have a centralized government.
#3: The Op and Co-Ops are gods. Obey them, or they shall rain hawly fyre upon your people.
#4: Keep things Iron age, and keep mutations reasonable. So, don't make your people have a mutation that would make them omnipotent or something.
#5: Keep territory to a reasonable size. Always leave room for more players.
#6: Everything you see on the map is open. Literally, everything.
#7: One Primary Industry, One Secondary Industry, Max Of Four Minor Industries
#8: No name calling, or threats, or what ever it's called. I'll give you an example of said 'whatever it's called'. Exm. Y player post about secretly mobilizing troops. X player sees this post in the IC, and starts mobilizing as well, giving no indication other that 'Routine Mobilization' or dumb luck. Keep things civil.
#9: Make your leaders as realistic as possible. Never heard a world leader say the word "Whatever."
#10: After making an opening post, you are NOT ALLOWED TO RELOCATE.

And without further ado, *drum roll*



THE IC: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=286807


Reserved: North Carolina, Parts of South Carolina

The Empire of Cascadia and Vancouver Island

After coming up from the caves in the Rockies, the Cascadian people came upon the Space Needle. Seattle had long since decayed, but the Space Needle managed to survive. With no electricity, people have to climb ladders to get to the top, and is used as a watchtower for the city of Meerstadt, which surround the Needle. They became fishermen, farmers, and blacksmiths, creating very good tools and weapons using iron. They soon established a monarchy, which is de facto hereditary, but the King has final say on his successor. Titles of nobility are of the same make, but most the time it is hereditary, and any new fiefdoms being established are either given to a member of the Cascadian royal family, or given by the King to anyone who have proven themselves worthy.
The Vancouvers evolved almost exactly as the Cascadians, with little difference. Which led to the merger of the two monarchies.
The Columbi set up on the banks of the Columbia River. They ahve a special connection with nature, and are a hunter-gatherer society, ruled by chiefs. They do not wage war, and settle their differences by singing competitions between women, and swimming competitions between men. The Cascadians conquered them, but leave them alone, allowing the Columbi to live their lives as before.
Prince Victor of Vancouver Island, heir to the Vancouver Crown, is set to be married with Princess Helen of Cascadia, heir to the Cascadian Crown.

Senatorial Democracy of Sagittarius

The Northwest Territories, where the bulk of Sagittari territory is, was very remote and rural and was thus less affected by The Collapse. Many people, however, were killed by disasters or froze to death in the winters after civilisation and as the earth's condition deteriorated the ancestors of the Sagittari people were forced underground into makeshift underground dwellings (similar to the ones in Cooper Pedy, South Australia, but on a larger scale). In the dwellings, which still comprise a large part of Sagittari housing, there would be several different rooms for different purposes. Dining halls, sleeping rooms and food storage rooms were all kept separately. The people would go above ground when it was safe to forage for food, but food was not always reliable and many underground villages starved to death in the harsh wilderness. This mass starving of people created a genetic bottleneck that, coupled with interbreeding, eradicated race altogether and made much of the population look identical.

After many years of this hard, unpredictable lifestyle and The Collapse, only about 5% of the Northwest Territory's pre-collapse populace (gotta allow for population growth and climate refugees from the south). The small communities that remained were concentrated in the most fruitful areas, and many began to join forces and survive as one. This created several underground towns of about 1,500 people each, and although many suffered from a lack of genetic diversity they carried on. Eventually, when it was safe to emerge from the ground, the Sagittari build villages over their dwellings. This made the dwellings another level of their villages that they could hide in in a blizzard or attack.

Eventually the tribes found eachother and with the new (albeit insignificant) diversity their population thrived. farming was rediscovered with Rye, broccoli, cabbages, peas and cold-resistant strains of wheat, and many families began to herd goats that ran wild in the region. Rabbits were soon being hunted for food, and the tribes of Sagittarius united to form a senate and their own nation. They named their land Sagittarius, the Latin word for "archer", for they now had very skilled archers and were developing a military. The Sagittari soon spread around the Great Slave Lake and parts of the Slave River, and a glorious now nation was forged from the ashes of the Ueteres'.

The Vegas Consortium

Vegas's founding is almost unknown, which stands in stark contrast to the rest of its well recorded history, which shows them leading through currency production and economic control instead of massive armies like other states. Using what they could find from the Ueteres, they attempted to make their civilization in their image, forming their nation out of the capital building of Luxor and using only stone, glass and iron to make their buildings. From their capital they lead scouts over the Mohave Wastes, a seemingly endless desert to meet the Grand Duchy of Diego in the holy city of "Holywood" where they agreed upon a peaceful compact to build aqueducts for the Duchy in exchange for submitting to the Vegas government. From there the powers imposed their Hegemony upon or Annexed the city states to north and south of their nations, from the Shaw of Shasta, to the Legate of Laughlin.

The Old Badlands

The Old Badlands were formed when many settlers headed West with their caravans, at first life was tough. Only 6,500 Torobians remained alive 10 years following the collapse, following this, the need for protection was recognised. This lead to the creation of Saiimistod - The city of covered wagons, where many people sold their wares to the people who had joined the travelling caravan party. The capital was a unique blend of cultures, and one of the first places where the influence of the Kylocratic style of government took hold.

The Golden Horde

After the Collapse, San Fransisco's Asian population were segregated from others, because of relations between America and China at the time. They were forced to reside in an extremely hazardous area, where radiation was a blight. Being in that area, they soon evolved into half horse, half man. At first, they were a bunch of tribes fighting each other for scraps of food, up until 57 years ago. Humji, a leader of a powerful tribe, conquered the others,and unified the half horse, half man people. Soon, they came into conflict with the Oaktons, one of their neighbors. Humji led them on a war path, destroying Oakton villages, until they reached the Golden Gate Bridge, where an army of 200 Oaktons were making their final stand. Using archers, they decimated the Oakton army, routing them. Humji named his new empire the 'Golden Horde', after an old Mongolian Khanate, and for the Golden Gate Bridge. Humji declared himself Great Khan, and set up on a place he calls Sunhome (Alcatraz). It is a nigh impenetrable fortess, with the only way of reaching it is by boat. The economy of the Horde is driven by slavery and sea trade. The Hordelings (with the Oaktons and slaves) built the city of 'Golden Bay', which surrounds the Golden Gate Bridge. They have a formidable navy, and even though they only have a standing army of 1500, eery Hordeling can be called to duty, making a war path through enemy territory.

The Chosen

TBA

The Red Protectorate

TBA

The Republic of Imperium Romanum

TBA

New Chicagoan Republic

TBA

New Empire of Erie-Ontario

TBA

Lucem Servans

After the Collapse, there were approximately 200 survivors living near what was previously NASA's Kennedy Launch Center and DARPA's Space Center, including a number of scientists and researchers, as well as average civilians from all walks of life and a few military soldiers, of all different races and genders. These diverse 200 came together, and managed to transcribe a great deal- though not nearly all- the information that was stored at both centers, and were able to pillage both for technology and artifacts at these sites and a few others. They were able to establish a link to what their descendants now call the Great Eye, a US spy satellite, and quickly realized that the world had been set back to the Stone Age. They also unwittingly saved a DARPA project known as Kalki.
The Founders, as they are called, with some unseen pushing from Kalki, decided it was their duty to preserve what they had saved from the collapse. Thus was born the Lucem Servans, the Preserving Light. This organization, based in the ruins of the launch center, has carved a small niche in the Everglades and the area, and is totally dedicated to preserving the knowledge of the ancients, keeping (with Kalki's help) extremely detailed archives of all knowledge they can glean from ancient ruins and from what was first taken from the two launch centers. Lucae missionaries often are seen traveling the continent over, wearing simple gray robes, carrying a thick book, writing materials, occasionally simple electronics, and a variety of other instruments, and they are usually intensely curious in ancient sites and structures. They record everything they find rather obsessively, but also teach natives they come across, instructing them in agriculture and pottery and such, though never in the warlike arts.

United Spartans of the Old World

Spartans were of greek descendant straight from the area around Sparta, it was a long twisted line of many families and entire dynasties (chain of families) moving to America after the Ottoman invasion in 1444 (or around there). We can fast-forward to them and other white humans, they lived in underground cities but the instructions to go to the surface was lost until about 30 years later. After they rose from the ground, they found themselves to be somewhere in a very cold place. They soon set up their cities and elected an oligarchy government type and a king, whom was now King Theodore. The people named their "race" or ethnic group to be "Hollow"

Tribes of Rab

The cataclysm shook the south but didn't bother it too much, most of the wildlife simply grew over the buildings. A small group of survivors managed to make it onto an island constructed as a golf course in the 20th century. From there they lived and over the milenia that passed formed a culture all their own. Out from there they gained territory across what was once Florida. They revere their ancient leaders the First Triumvirate, from which the initials R. A. and B. come from. From the island several patriarchs went out and formed tribes of their own in the new areas. The leaders of these tribes congregate at the Isle to represent their portion of the land. One of the major outside populations that eventually converged was the Juggalos, who were often considered separate, but have intermingled much. Except for the Isle, which is a fortress city, there are only a few towns and several villages dotting the landscape of the Tribes of Rab, which to this day remains very agrarian. Extensive genealogical records can to this day be found in almost every villages chronicle, and all are brought to the Isle for recording by the Monks. The leaders of the Tribes on the Isle is the Tribunal, which consists of Tanistry Elected officials who run the government, the current head being Chief Sage Balazar of the Vulcan Tribe, who is advised by Archmalefecor Charlae of the Davidian Tribe.

EVERYTHING NOT ALREADY TAKEN IS OPEN! MEANING THE MAP IS COMPLETELY OPEN. EVEN THAT LITTLE SLICE OF RUSSIA.


Nation/Tribe/Faction APP

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[b][u]Basic Info[/u][/b]
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name:
Demonym (What you call yourselves):
Population (Keep under 40,000):
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Ethnic Groups:
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum):
Leader (If applicable):
Government Type:
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be):
Capital City (If applicable):
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Main Industry (Choose One):
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Minor Industries (Three recommended, Max of 4):

My APP/Example

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: Empire of Cascadia and Vancouver Island
Demonym (What you call yourselves): Cascadians and Vancouvers
Population (Keep under 40,000): 29,000
Strengths: Well built weapons; Organized levy based army; effective trade system
Weaknesses: Decentralization during peace time; Small, internal wars between fiefdoms; Antagonism between Victorians and Cascadians
Ethnic Groups: Caskadians, Victorians, Columbi
Starting Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum): 1,900 Levies/Foot Soldiers, 1,000 Knights (2,900 Total)
Leader (If applicable): King of Cascadia Ferdinand; King of Vancouver Island Harold
Government Type: Ability Based Feudalism
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): http://i.imgur.com/Y61TY3M.png
Capital City (If applicable): Meerstadt, Cascadia
Mutations: Cascadians and Vancouvers can manipulate fire/heat energy, allowing for stronger iron tools; Columbi can breath under water, and have gills on their neck (Think Waterworld)
History: After coming up from the caves in the Rockies, the Cascadian people came upon the Space Needle. Seattle had long since decayed, but the Space Needle managed to survive. With no electricity, people have to climb ladders to get to the top, and is used as a watchtower for the city of Meerstadt, which surround the Needle. They became fishermen, farmers, and blacksmiths, creating very good tools and weapons using iron. They soon established a monarchy, which is de facto hereditary, but the King has final say on his successor. Titles of nobility are of the same make, but most the time it is hereditary, and any new fiefdoms being established are either given to a member of the Cascadian royal family, or given by the King to anyone who have proven themselves worthy.
The Vancouvers evolved almost exactly as the Cascadians, with little difference. Which led to the merger of the two monarchies.
The Columbi set up on the banks of the Columbia River. They ahve a special connection with nature, and are a hunter-gatherer society, ruled by chiefs. They do not wage war, and settle their differences by singing competitions between women, and swimming competitions between men. The Cascadians conquered them, but leave them alone, allowing the Columbi to live their lives as before.
Prince Victor of Vancouver Island, heir to the Vancouver Crown, is set to be married with Princess Helen of Cascadia, heir to the Cascadian Crown.
Economy
Main Industry: Agriculture
Secondary Industry: Mining
Minor Industries: Fishing, Wine, Trade

[Zepplien]

Holy god this looks cool, save me Nevada and south cal

[The BaRen]

Holy god this looks cool, save me Nevada and south cal

Thank you. Consider it reserved.

[Zepplien]

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Vegas (Pronounced Veh-gu-ah) Consortium
Demonym (What you call yourselves): Citizens of Vegas, or their ethnic group
Population (Keep under 40,000): 40,000 spread out in its four main cities
Strengths: Strong economy and trade routes
Weaknesses: Decentralized Army and Navy, non warrior culture
Ethnic Groups: Degios, Desers, Vegasans, Hawthornians
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum): 200 armed men and women serve as Centurion (Pronounced Ken-turion) in various corporate armies. Another thousand serve as lower ranking Ashigaru units, serving in the same corporate armies, and always subservient to Centurion.
Leader (If applicable): The Consortium is lead by representatives from each of the most powerful corporations with two non voting seats held by the Duke of Diego, and the Autocrat of Angeles
Government Type: Corporate Oligarchy (Similar to Venice without a Doge)
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): Vegas, Hawthorn, Laughlin, Los Angeles, and San Deigo, along with the 'Great wall of the Colorado' Hoover Dam
Capital City (If applicable): Vegas
Mutations:
Vegasans have the ability to sense the emotions of others and a natural Eidetic memory, this makes them very good at business
Degios naturally have very sharp sight, beyond any of the others, making them good explorers and shipbuilders
Desers are the main source of military Ashigaru , possessing strength beyond the other groups
Hawthornians are known for extreme agility and their ability to hide, leading them into the spy roles of the Consortium
History: Vegas's founding is almost unknown, which stands in stark contrast to the rest of its well recorded history, which shows them leading through currency production and economic control instead of massive armies like other states. Using what they could find from the Ueteres, they attempted to make their civilization in their image, forming their nation out of the capital building of Luxor and using only stone, glass and iron to make their buildings. From their capital they lead scouts over the Mohave Wastes, a seemingly endless desert to meet the Grand Duchy of Diego in the holy city of "Holywood" where they agreed upon a peaceful compact to build aqueducts for the Duchy in exchange for submitting to the Vegas government. From there the powers imposed their Hegemony upon or Annexed the city states to north and south of their nations, from the Shaw of Shasta, to the Legate of Laughlin.
Economy
Main Industry: Water, no one has a larger supply of fresh water in the west than Vegas
Secondary Industry: Trade, both by ship and by massive horse drawn caravan. both north and south nations turn to Vegas to run their supply lines
Minor Industries: Slaves, cattle, Petroleum, Entertainment, and service industries

[Sebtopiaris]

Basic Info

Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Senatorial Democracy of Sagittarius

Demonym (What you call yourselves): Sagittari

Population (Keep under 40,000): 5,600

Strengths: Strong navy, advanced agriculture and skilled archers

Weaknesses: cold climate (might make us hard to invade), short growing season and a lot of snow in the winter

Ethnic Groups:
Sagittari (The only ethnic group in Sagittarius) tend to have features from both Caucasian and Amerindian groups. The average Sagittari citizen tends to be rather pale-skinned due to the cold climate and lack of sunlight, although due to their Amerindian genetic influences they are almost all black-haired. They also tend to have high cheekbones and grey or blue eyes.

Military Size :
530 men in total-
140 archers
110 infantry
130 Calvary
150 marines

Leader (If applicable): Consul Daniel Leseur

Government Type: Electoral democracy (Senate and a Consul elected by the people)

Area of Control: http://i.imgur.com/BzO2cqF.png

Capital City (If applicable): Urbem (same location as Hay River, Northwest Territories)

Mutations: The Sagittari populace has high rates of Asperger's syndrome due to the founder effect (which has also caused the Sagittari's uniform appearance), giving some of them poor social skills and somewhat bad coordination. The effects in many of the populace are mild, though, although many tend to be somewhat antisocial. Then again, it's probably wise to stay home in winter anyway. Another aspect of the high rate of Apserger's is the subject's interest in a certain set of subject more than others. This has led to various different fields and career choices in Sagittari society, with many little boys desiring to herd livestock or join the military when they're older for example.

History:
The Northwest Territories, where the bulk of Sagittari territory is, was very remote and rural and was thus less affected by The Collapse. Many people, however, were killed by disasters or froze to death in the winters after civilisation and as the earth's condition deteriorated the ancestors of the Sagittari people were forced underground into makeshift underground dwellings (similar to the ones in Cooper Pedy, South Australia, but on a larger scale). In the dwellings, which still comprise a large part of Sagittari housing, there would be several different rooms for different purposes. Dining halls, sleeping rooms and food storage rooms were all kept separately. The people would go above ground when it was safe to forage for food, but food was not always reliable and many underground villages starved to death in the harsh wilderness. This mass starving of people created a genetic bottleneck that, coupled with interbreeding, eradicated race altogether and made much of the population look identical.

After many years of this hard, unpredictable lifestyle and The Collapse, only about 5% of the Northwest Territory's pre-collapse populace (gotta allow for population growth and climate refugees from the south). The small communities that remained were concentrated in the most fruitful areas, and many began to join forces and survive as one. This created several underground towns of about 1,500 people each, and although many suffered from a lack of genetic diversity they carried on. Eventually, when it was safe to emerge from the ground, the Sagittari build villages over their dwellings. This made the dwellings another level of their villages that they could hide in in a blizzard or attack.

Eventually the tribes found eachother and with the new (albeit insignificant) diversity their population thrived. farming was rediscovered with Rye, broccoli, cabbages, peas and cold-resistant strains of wheat, and many families began to herd goats that ran wild in the region. Rabbits were soon being hunted for food, and the tribes of Sagittarius united to form a senate and their own nation. They named their land Sagittarius, the Latin word for "archer", for they now had very skilled archers and were developing a military. The Sagittari soon spread around the Great Slave Lake and parts of the Slave River, and a glorious now nation was forged from the ashes of the Ueteres'.

Economy
Main Industry: Agriculture
Secondary Industry: Hunting/Fishing
Minor Industries: mining, smithery, baking, merchantry and fur farming

[Prusslandia]

Hmmm. BaRen, can I create the Omnisire, from the apocalypse rp photana made ?

[Karelli]

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Old Badlands
Demonym (What you call yourselves):TOB
Population (Keep under 40,000):32,493
Strengths: Efficient government, breadbasket, good quality infrastructure
Weaknesses:Very little influence on the outskirts of the nation.
Ethnic Groups:Torovian (A cross between Mexican-American and Scottish-American)
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum):1,000 warriors
Leader (If applicable):President, Charlie Sanchez
Government Type:Federal Republic
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): Along the Colorado River
Capital City (If applicable): Saiimistod
Mutations:It seems all male Torovians are born completely lacking the protein Myostatin, this is the muscle protein which inhibits muscle growth in prepubescent males. ThIs allows extremely young boys and adults to have incredible muscle mass and skeletal bone strength.
History:
Economy
Main Industry:Farming
Secondary Industry:Mining,
Minor Industries:Manufacturing, herbal medicine, sword making.

I'll finish the history, later.

[The BaRen]

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Vegas (Pronounced Veh-gu-ah) Consortium
Demonym (What you call yourselves): Citizens of Vegas, or their ethnic group
Population (Keep under 40,000): 40,000 spread out in its four main cities
Strengths: Strong economy and trade routes
Weaknesses: Decentralized Army and Navy, non warrior culture
Ethnic Groups: Degios, Desers, Vegasans, Hawthornians
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum): 200 armed men and women serve as Centurion (Pronounced Ken-turion) in various corporate armies. Another thousand serve as lower ranking Ashigaru units, serving in the same corporate armies, and always subservient to Centurion.
Leader (If applicable): The Consortium is lead by representatives from each of the most powerful corporations with two non voting seats held by the Duke of Diego, and the Autocrat of Angeles
Government Type: Corporate Oligarchy (Similar to Venice without a Doge)
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): Vegas, Hawthorn, Laughlin, Los Angeles, and San Deigo, along with the 'Great wall of the Colorado' Hoover Dam
Capital City (If applicable): Vegas
Mutations:
Vegasans have the ability to sense the emotions of others and a natural Eidetic memory, this makes them very good at business
Degios naturally have very sharp sight, beyond any of the others, making them good explorers and shipbuilders
Desers are the main source of military Ashigaru , possessing strength beyond the other groups
Hawthornians are known for extreme agility and their ability to hide, leading them into the spy roles of the Consortium
History: Vegas's founding is almost unknown, which stands in stark contrast to the rest of its well recorded history, which shows them leading through currency production and economic control instead of massive armies like other states. Using what they could find from the Ueteres, they attempted to make their civilization in their image, forming their nation out of the capital building of Luxor and using only stone, glass and iron to make their buildings. From their capital they lead scouts over the Mohave Wastes, a seemingly endless desert to meet the Grand Duchy of Diego in the holy city of "Holywood" where they agreed upon a peaceful compact to build aqueducts for the Duchy in exchange for submitting to the Vegas government. From there the powers imposed their Hegemony upon or Annexed the city states to north and south of their nations, from the Shaw of Shasta, to the Legate of Laughlin.
Economy
Main Industry: Water, no one has a larger supply of fresh water in the west than Vegas
Secondary Industry: Trade, both by ship and by massive horse drawn caravan. both north and south nations turn to Vegas to run their supply lines
Minor Industries: Slaves, cattle, Petroleum, Entertainment, and service industries

Accepted

[The BaRen]

Basic Info

Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Senatorial Democracy of Sagittarius

Demonym (What you call yourselves): Sagittari

Population (Keep under 40,000): 5,600

Strengths: Strong navy, advanced agriculture and skilled archers

Weaknesses: cold climate (might make us hard to invade), short growing season and a lot of snow in the winter

Ethnic Groups:
Sagittari (The only ethnic group in Sagittarius) tend to have features from both Caucasian and Amerindian groups. The average Sagittari citizen tends to be rather pale-skinned due to the cold climate and lack of sunlight, although due to their Amerindian genetic influences they are almost all black-haired. They also tend to have high cheekbones and grey or blue eyes.

Military Size :
530 men in total-
140 archers
110 infantry
130 Calvary
150 marines

Leader (If applicable): Consul Daniel Leseur

Government Type: Electoral democracy (Senate and a Consul elected by the people)

Area of Control: http://i.imgur.com/BzO2cqF.png

Capital City (If applicable): Urbem (same location as Hay River, Northwest Territories)

Mutations: The Sagittari populace has high rates of Asperger's syndrome due to the founder effect (which has also caused the Sagittari's uniform appearance), giving some of them poor social skills and somewhat bad coordination. The effects in many of the populace are mild, though, although many tend to be somewhat antisocial. Then again, it's probably wise to stay home in winter anyway. Another aspect of the high rate of Apserger's is the subject's interest in a certain set of subject more than others. This has led to various different fields and career choices in Sagittari society, with many little boys desiring to herd livestock or join the military when they're older for example.

History:
The Northwest Territories, where the bulk of Sagittari territory is, was very remote and rural and was thus less affected by The Collapse. Many people, however, were killed by disasters or froze to death in the winters after civilisation and as the earth's condition deteriorated the ancestors of the Sagittari people were forced underground into makeshift underground dwellings (similar to the ones in Cooper Pedy, South Australia, but on a larger scale). In the dwellings, which still comprise a large part of Sagittari housing, there would be several different rooms for different purposes. Dining halls, sleeping rooms and food storage rooms were all kept separately. The people would go above ground when it was safe to forage for food, but food was not always reliable and many underground villages starved to death in the harsh wilderness. This mass starving of people created a genetic bottleneck that, coupled with interbreeding, eradicated race altogether and made much of the population look identical.

After many years of this hard, unpredictable lifestyle and The Collapse, only about 5% of the Northwest Territory's pre-collapse populace (gotta allow for population growth and climate refugees from the south). The small communities that remained were concentrated in the most fruitful areas, and many began to join forces and survive as one. This created several underground towns of about 1,500 people each, and although many suffered from a lack of genetic diversity they carried on. Eventually, when it was safe to emerge from the ground, the Sagittari build villages over their dwellings. This made the dwellings another level of their villages that they could hide in in a blizzard or attack.

Eventually the tribes found eachother and with the new (albeit insignificant) diversity their population thrived. farming was rediscovered with Rye, broccoli, cabbages, peas and cold-resistant strains of wheat, and many families began to herd goats that ran wild in the region. Rabbits were soon being hunted for food, and the tribes of Sagittarius united to form a senate and their own nation. They named their land Sagittarius, the Latin word for "archer", for they now had very skilled archers and were developing a military. The Sagittari soon spread around the Great Slave Lake and parts of the Slave River, and a glorious now nation was forged from the ashes of the Ueteres'.

Economy
Main Industry: Agriculture
Secondary Industry: Hunting/Fishing
Minor Industries: mining, smithery, baking, merchantry and fur farming

Accepted. I like the originality.

[The BaRen]

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: The Old realms of Outer Vegas
Demonym (What you call yourselves):TOROV
Population (Keep under 40,000):28,500
Strengths: Efficient government, breadbasket, good quality infrastructure
Weaknesses:Very little influence on the outskirts of the nation.
Ethnic Groups:Torovian (A cross between Mexican-American and Scottish-American)
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum):1,000 warriors
Leader (If applicable):President, Charlie Sanchez
Government Type:Federal Republic
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): Along the Colorado River
Capital City (If applicable): Saiimistod
Mutations:It seems all male Torovians are born completely lacking the protein Myostatin, this is the muscle protein which inhibits muscle growth in prepubescent males. ThIs allows extremely young boys and adults to have incredible muscle mass and skeletal bone strength.
History:
Economy
Main Industry:Farming
Secondary Industry:Mining
Minor Industries:Manufacturing.

I'll finish the history, later.

Accepted.

[Prusslandia]

How mutated can my people be ?

[The BaRen]

How mutated can my people be ?

Very. Just no overpowering powers, like, direct control of the elements/energy/matter. You can manipulate them, and stuff, but that's it. To your Osmire question, yes, you can be them. But medieval style weapons and tech ONLY. Meaning your people can worship the relics (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, that kinda of stuff) of the Old Ones (aka Humans before the Collapse), but cannot have their tech.

[Prusslandia]

How mutated can my people be ?

Very. Just no overpowering powers, like, direct control of the elements/energy/matter. You can manipulate them, and stuff, but that's it. To your Osmire question, yes, you can be them. But medieval style weapons and tech ONLY. Meaning your people can worship the relics (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, that kinda of stuff) of the Old Ones (aka Humans before the Collapse), but cannot have their tech.

Could they worship NON-FUNCTIONING tech, like powerless computers or tv's ?

[Karelli]

How mutated can my people be ?

Very. Just no overpowering powers, like, direct control of the elements/energy/matter. You can manipulate them, and stuff, but that's it. To your Osmire question, yes, you can be them. But medieval style weapons and tech ONLY. Meaning your people can worship the relics (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, that kinda of stuff) of the Old Ones (aka Humans before the Collapse), but cannot have their tech.

Since a myostatin deletion mutation is actually a real thing, i guess it's ok.

[Illan]

So, you can make your people look different?

Also, very tag.

[The BaRen]

So, you can make your people look different?

Yup

[The BaRen]

Very. Just no overpowering powers, like, direct control of the elements/energy/matter. You can manipulate them, and stuff, but that's it. To your Osmire question, yes, you can be them. But medieval style weapons and tech ONLY. Meaning your people can worship the relics (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, that kinda of stuff) of the Old Ones (aka Humans before the Collapse), but cannot have their tech.

Could they worship NON-FUNCTIONING tech, like powerless computers or tv's ?

Depends on where you are located. Such as, a place with numerous amounts of tech, such as, the location of an old government building, a software development factory, a run down VCR store

[The BaRen]

Very. Just no overpowering powers, like, direct control of the elements/energy/matter. You can manipulate them, and stuff, but that's it. To your Osmire question, yes, you can be them. But medieval style weapons and tech ONLY. Meaning your people can worship the relics (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, that kinda of stuff) of the Old Ones (aka Humans before the Collapse), but cannot have their tech.

Since a myostatin deletion mutation is actually a real thing, i guess it's ok.

Yup.

[Simon City (Ancient)]

Basic Info
Nation/Tribe/Faction Name: Golden Horde
Demonym (What you call yourselves): Hordelings http://www.myexistenz.com/x/article15/article/centaurr.gif
Population (Keep under 40,000): 15,945
Strengths: Highly Mobile, Semi-Nomadic, Militarized Culture
Weaknesses: Inhuman, warmongering, Three sons of the leader are always bickering
Ethnic Groups: Hordelings, Oaktons
Military Size (If applicable; 10% of total pop. Maximum): 1500
Leader (If applicable): Great Khan Humji
Government Type: Khanate
Area of Control (If applicable; Map preferred. You can also just tell me where you want to be): http://i.imgur.com/3VsKIy5.png Orange is Me.
Capital City (If applicable): Sunhome, Golden Bay (Alcatraz)
Mutations: Bottom half of the Hordelings are horses
Oaktons have increased aggression and stamina, making them excellent shock troopers.
History: After the Collapse, San Fransisco's Asian population were segregated from others, because of relations between America and China at the time. They were forced to reside in an extremely hazardous area, where radiation was a blight. Being in that area, they soon evolved into half horse, half man. At first, they were a bunch of tribes fighting each other for scraps of food, up until 57 years ago. Humji, a leader of a powerful tribe, conquered the others,and unified the half horse, half man people. Soon, they came into conflict with the Oaktons, one of their neighbors. Humji led them on a war path, destroying Oakton villages, until they reached the Golden Gate Bridge, where an army of 200 Oaktons were making their final stand. Using archers, they decimated the Oakton army, routing them. Humji named his new empire the 'Golden Horde', after an old Mongolian Khanate, and for the Golden Gate Bridge. Humji declared himself Great Khan, and set up on a place he calls Sunhome (Alcatraz). It is a nigh impenetrable fortess, with the only way of reaching it is by boat. The economy of the Horde is driven by slavery and sea trade. The Hordelings (with the Oaktons and slaves) built the city of 'Golden Bay', which surrounds the Golden Gate Bridge. They have a formidable navy, and even though they only have a standing army of 1500, eery Hordeling can be called to duty, making a war path through enemy territory.
Economy
Main Industry: Sea-Trade
Secondary Industry: Slavery
Minor Industries: Ship-building, Masonry, Mining

BTW, BaRen is my brother... And I shall conquer him and make his people Slaves of the HORDE!!!!

[Sebtopiaris]

I'm so glad I'm not in California/Nevada. I can actually rebuild my nation without the threat of being squashed by a bigger nation.

[Simon City (Ancient)]

I'm so glad I'm not in California/Nevada. I can actually rebuild my nation without the threat of being squashed by a bigger nation.

In the eyes of the Horde... you are a coward...

... everyone else is kewl

[Sebtopiaris]

I'm so glad I'm not in California/Nevada. I can actually rebuild my nation without the threat of being squashed by a bigger nation.

In the eyes of the Horde... you are a coward...

... everyone else is kewl

I'm not a coward. I'm just tiny.
But hey, I have a cold climate, so (as in Russia's case) I'll probably be a pain in the ass to invade.

[Zepplien]

I'm so glad I'm not in California/Nevada. I can actually rebuild my nation without the threat of being squashed by a bigger nation.

You wouldn't be squashed, you would be bought out

[Simon City (Ancient)]

I'm so glad I'm not in California/Nevada. I can actually rebuild my nation without the threat of being squashed by a bigger nation.

You wouldn't be squashed, you would be bought out

True dat

[Simon City (Ancient)]

In the eyes of the Horde... you are a coward...

... everyone else is kewl

I'm not a coward. I'm just tiny.
But hey, I have a cold climate, so (as in Russia's case) I'll probably be a pain in the ass to invade.

"General Winter reporting for duty, sir!