Kingdoms and Colonies V - Empire and Industry 1775

[Kherkov]

Kingdoms and Colonies V
Empire and Industry: 1775



IC
CONFERENCE THREAD

It is 1775: but the world is not as we knew it. New nations make up the fabric of this world, unions, kingdoms, and empires the likes of which we may have never of seen or imagined before. They have all evolved and grown as time slowly plodded on, like in our own timeline: some new, emerging from the ashes of civil war or revolution, others old, having existed with the ancients, watching them rise and fall.

And yet, despite the altered nature of world politics in this strange world, the ingenuity of man has never failed to falter. New machines of metal are littered throughout the world's great cities, new tools of war arm the navies and armies of the world, and new lands have been discovered by great explorers. The citizens of the world look to the once-clear skies, smothered in black. It is the Age of Industry.

The greed of man has indeed not faltered either: nay, with this new age of technology and thinking comes a new age of warfare and expansion. The nations of Europe and the Middle East gear themselves for war with their neighbours in the still rather alien New World as well as the frontiers of old. Fledgling nations in the Americas, now free from their masters, must turn to war to build their place in the world as well as defend themselves from Imperial powers and others like them. A challenge presents itself to the nations of Asia: abandon their ancestors or face destruction.

Where do you stand in this game of Kingdoms and Colonies?

Map

The Shogunate of Japan | Kherkov | Purple
The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Levant | Tylos | Dark Green
The Russian Coalition | The Flame Dawn | Pale Green
The Achaemenid Empire | Landenburg | Light Blue
República do Brasil | Leo X | Cream
The Swedish Empire | Rygondria | Blue
The Free Territory of Quebec | Vulkanas | Lavender
The Unity of Sealand | Austro Hungarian | Brown
The Kingdom of Lechia | Zgraja | Yellow
The Empire of Britannia | Acroticus | Dark Red
The Free States of Carthage | The Blazing Aura | Orange
Danubian Empire | Vergenskia | Green
The Forlorn Empire | Ralnis | Gold
The Archean Empire | Halleon | Light Brown
Ankh-Durnik | Nova Imperius | Red

Applications

Status: CLOSED

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[Kherkov]

Reserved space.

[Kherkov]

Dai Nippon Teikoku

Name of Nation: The Empire of Japan (Shogunate)
Map Claim
Capital: Kyoto
Leader: Emperor: Shimazu Narioki | Shogun: Tokugawa Ieshige
State Religion: Shinto
Desired Population: Japan: 25.2 million | Korea: 10.24 million | Overseas possessions: 0.35 million | Vassals & Sphere: 20.13 million | Total: 55.92 million
Military % population: 0.5% directly in Imperial service, 2% spread about the different clans and local rulers
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army, but still with strong naval emphasis due to Japan's position as an island.
Basic Culture: Bushido: the Samurai code dominates Japanese culture. This stresses loyalty, honour unto death, and martial arts mastery.
In addition: strong devotion to the faith. Distrust of foreigners.
National Aims:
> Westernise! Bring Japan into the modern age!
> Build a regional empire and become the regional hegemon
> Expand to every continent, become a world power

Japan is an ancient nation, and the Japanese people have long followed Bushido. So far, it has brought them great victories. A personal union between the Japanese Emperor and the King of Korea in the 1550s led to the two countries finally uniting as one political entity in the late 1600s. This newfound land evoked a fire within the Japanese people, who dreamt of far-away lands and Japan's destiny to spread the power of the rising sun to all. Heeding their calls, the Emperor sent units of elite Samurai to far off lands: they reached the Philippines and Taiwan. Japanese colonies were set up on these lands. To Borneo and Vietnam, the Emperor sent large armies of some of the nation's finest troops. Land was conquered in the name of the Empire, nations were subjugated.

But this is not to say that Bushido has always brought them greatness. When the great Iberian explorers made contact with Japan in 1543, the Nanban trade brought the Japanese new technology: the Arquebus, carracks, among a plethora of other things - leading to the matchlock Samurai units and the Red Seal Ships for example. But it also brought a great period of instability as the Christian missionaries came to spread their faith. By 1600, the missionaries had proved extremely effective, with over 1 million converts, including the Daimyo of the Ryuzoji clan, the current Shogun. Many Christian converts flocked to Ryuzoji territories, disrupting the balance of power within the Empire.

This angered the other Daimyos, but the Emperor was content to let it slide. A coalition of Daimyos, spearheaded by the Shimazu clan due to their proximity to the Ryuzoji lands, led an assault against the Mori clan, leading to the Japanese Religious War. The Ryuzoji begged for European assistance, but they refused to help. The Shimazu annexed the entirety of the Ryuzoji lands, executing the Shogun and forcing the abdication of the Emperor. The Shimazu Daimyo was able to declare his dynasty to be Imperial, crowning himself. He gave the title of Shogun to the Tokugawa clan, who had been his most loyal supporters.

The Christian Question, however, had still not been answered. The Emperor's answer came in the form of the Anti-Christian And Advancement Of The Japanese Nation Edict. Shimazu (now Imperial) troops ruthlessly butchered Christians in the streets of the former Ryuzoji territory. The Kumamoto Massacre was the most brutal event. Churches were burned, Christian converts were killed, but most significantly, the European missionaries were executed.
This angered the Europeans, who, using the mercenary troops that had been hired to accompany the expedition, occupied Kagoshima while the Imperial armies were away. An allied force of Tokugawa-Shimazu troops was sent down to disperse the Europeans. While the early 17th century muskets that the Europeans had could not hold out against their Japanese counterparts and relentless charges forever, the assault took far more Japanese lives than it did European. The remaining Europeans were given a small transport ship to get away with, their original vessels being confiscated. The largest was converted into the Japanese flagship, named the Victory of the Sun.
But all this was decades ago. The current Emperor Shimazu Narioki I has realised Japan's isolationist policy will not work forever. If the imperialist dreams of he and his people are to be realised any time soon, he must westernise his country. And quickly.

Other:
> The Empire at this time is not centralised. The personal union with Korea brought Korea into the realm but much power was delegated to local rulers, with local clans forming. The nation is split into a series of regions, each controlled by a daimyo. The overseas territories as well as Kyoto are the only regions the Emperor directly controls.
> The way the indochinese vassals work is that they pay a portion of their tax revenue to the Emperor in return for military protection. They have their own armies and police, similar to the local daimyos of the mainland, which are linked to Kyoto.
> Planning on RPing a Boshin war situation while westernising to hinder my good start.

[Tylos]

Repost applications, you say?

Name of Nation: The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Levant
Map Claim: The Levant, Iraq, remainder of Turkey, Cyprus, swathes of northern Saudi Arabia; strip of land down to the modern-day United Arab Emirates.
Capital: Jerusalem (lost); Damascus (political); Aleppo (administrative).
Leader: Queen Charlotte Lusignan (of Nicosia)
Religion: Catholic (68%); Jewish (17%); Islamic (15%)
Desired Population: 24.34 million
Military % of population: 1.7 - 2.3%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army, strong army emphasis.
Basic Culture: Crusader culture; imported European culture thriving and mixing with the Arabic/Levantine native culture over several centuries.
National Aims: Continue Crusader dominance over the Middle East, reclaim the lost city of Jerusalem from the Italians, conquer and convert the cities of Mecca and Medina. Expand trade cautiously to India and the Far East.
Any other relevant information: No more crusades, despite the naming convention.

Yeppers.

[Kherkov]

Repost applications, you say?

That I do, that I do.

[Rygondria]

huh what is going on?

[Tylos]

huh what is going on?

Nova, the OP of the old OOC, realized that he didn't have time to properly manage the Kingdoms and Colonies thread because of school.

Kherkov offered to take over -- to become the new OP -- and made this new OOC thread so we could have an up-to-date map, roster, IC link, etc, etc.

Essentially -- new OOC with a more active OP, with the same IC. That's all.

[Kherkov]

huh what is going on?

Nova, the OP of the old OOC, realized that he didn't have time to properly manage the Kingdoms and Colonies thread because of school.

Kherkov offered to take over -- to become the new OP -- and made this new OOC thread so we could have an up-to-date map, roster, IC link, etc, etc.

Essentially -- new OOC with a more active OP, with the same IC. That's all.

Summed it up beautifully. Cheers.

[The Flame Dawn]

Name of Nation: The Russian Coalition
Map Claim (including colonies): Russia (Areas Like Siberia)
Leader: Ryder Ashburn
Religion: Orthodox Church
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): 18-23 Million
Military % of population (this includes police): 1.5-3%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army
Basic Culture: Russian
National Aims:
-Expand farther East giving us more raw materials, civilians, and land
-Expand our armies navy
-Prepare to defend the western regions from potential attacks
Brief History: The Grand Empire Of The Flame Dawn is a nation famous for its merchants and craftsmen. Following a recent rebellion, now known as the "Ashburn Revolt." The old system of Kings and Lords was replaced with a senate of people from the various provinces who are voted upon. The new senate system has been very solid and effective and Ryder Ashburn, son of Flint Ashburn (Who started the "Ashburn Revolt.")
Any other relevant information: People support Ryder Ashburn and he is well loved by his people. However the Lords of old still resent the new laws forcing them to give the land away. This is causing tension between Ryder Ashburn and the Nobility.

[Landenburg]

Name of Nation: The Achaemenid Empire
Map Claim (including colonies): Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Capital: Persis
Leader: Bardiya Achaemenes
Religion: Zoroastrianism
Desired Population: 15 million in Iran, 6 million in Afghanistan, and roughly 15 million in Pakistan.
Military % of population: .5%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army
Basic Culture: Persian
National Aims: Bring the might of Persia to bear on anyone who dares defy our rule.
Brief History: The Persian Empire never expanded far, always keeping themselves unless provoked. In their homeland, they grew fat and wealthy with continuous years of peace. This could often be referred to as the Persian golden age, with all that was being earned. Villagers could go home with a warm meal in their belly for once. That is, until the tribes from Afghanistan and Southern Pakistan started to attack Persian villages. Families would be cut down by their cruel blades, the sand would turn crimson. It was as if the land was bleeding itself. The only true way to stop the needless deaths was by conquering the savage tribes and taming them. Cyrus the Great took on this challenge himself, commanding the Persian armies. The Afghani tribes were the first to fall, having dealt the most damage. It took years and many Persian lives, but the mighty Cyrus came out on top. With that area subdued, he could look onwards to the tribes of Pakistan. Yet, he could not attack them yet. His troops had deserved their rest and they had to keep what they had taken subdued. As such, Persia continued to take the harassment from Pakistan. That is, until the Pakistani tribes in the south united. Under a common banner, they would be a threat. A major threat. Cyrus, seeing the looming danger, began to rally the Pakistani tribes in the north. If those two could fight, Persia would swoop in and take both of the weary nations. Thus, he went with it. After years of fighting, they were wearing and both sides pleaded for Persian assistance. Promises continuously floated through the air, with no intentions of fulfilling them. Finally, with a well trained and fresh army, Persia swooped in. Attacking the south, the northern tribe thought that Cyrus was helping them. Praise and gifts were sent, only be returned with the severed heads of the messengers. Soon, even the northern tribe crumbled to the might of the Persians and Cyrus was content. With peace came prosperity and with prosperity, lots of gold. Following up the current year, not much has changed in the Empire. Laws have been created and broken, rebellions crushed, and Emperors were made and destroyed. Yet, things are looking good for the Empire. They always have and they always will. For the sands of Persia are unforgivable and only the strong may survive.

[Rygondria]

could i just make a link to my app

[Leo X]

Name of Nation: República do Brasil
Map Claim (including colonies):

Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Leader: Generalissimo João da Silva
Religion: Roman Catholic
Desired Population (about 1/5th modern day): 8,500,000
Military % of population (this includes police): 1.26%: 13,108 army, 3000 navy, 19,000 police, 72,000 reserves
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army
Basic Culture: Lusitanian, Carib, Afro-Brazilian
National Aims: To create an economic and cultural nation based on trade
Brief History: Before independence, continual cuts in the armed forces, hence the large number of reserves, lack of the right of political expression and the imposition of new taxes led to a military to a coup of the current government. There was a lull in the reaction to the independence movement, but old colony’s master soon tried to retake the land. The war of independence followed, which resulted in much of the country’s industry being destroyed and widespread urbanisation as the battles moved further into the bush. After 22 years of civil war, the Republic of Brazil was finally acknowledged as a separate state. However, it is only recently that the country has really become stable and that economic prosperity is returning.

[Tylos]

could i just make a link to my app

I gotchu, I gotchu.

Nation Name: The Swedish Empire
Map Claim: Sweden, The colony of sir Lanka And the colony of Madagascar
Capital: Stockholm
Leader" Olav Hakson the third
Religion: Lutheran
Desired Population: 20 million Including colonies (Nova revised this down to ~10 million or so)
Military % of population: 2 percent
Navy or army emphasis: Army
Basic Culture: Swedish
National Aims: To colonize some of Asia. Unite Scandinavia,Become the dominate power in the Baltic
Brief history: Sweden after separating from the union with Denmark they began to expand their trade influence while fighting constantly with Denmark. Eventually Scandinavia was invaded while a lot of southern Norway was overrun and Denmark itself was destroyed while Sweden only lost a little bit of it.
But that was enough for a military build up to fight back a second invasion. When colonialism began Sweden instead of going to the Americas they turned towards africa and Asia. Their first colony was the Madagascar colony the reason for its colonization was to make trade with the orient easier. Then they realized it would be easier to get to a source of spices so they started to colonize Ceylon but their was an Indian power also colonizing it so they settled on a agreement. Sweden gets southern Ceylon while that power gets northern Ceylon. Today Sweden is building up Their military power and colonies preparing to build up their empire and protect their trade interests in India and africa.

[Vulkanas]

NEW APP
Name of Nation: The Free Territory of Quebec
Map Claim (including colonies): This
Capital: Quebec City
Leader: Director Jean-August Charolais
Religion: Catholic
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): 1.7 million
Military % of population (this includes police): 3.5%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Naval
Basic Culture: French, French Canadian/Quebecker
National Aims: To affirm themselves as the de jure and de facto owners of the north west of north America, and reduce colonisation by European powers.
Brief History: To Be Confirmed. Essentially it broke free from France a few years ago. Details will be added soon.
Any other relevant information: None yet.

[Austro Hungarian]

Name of Nation:
Formal Name: The Unity of Sealand
Informal Name: Sealand
Flag:

Coat of Arms:

Map Claim (including colonies): California, Washington, Oregon
Capital: Haven (Modern day Salem)
Leader: Joseph Garth XI, King of Sealand
Religion: Christianity 58%, Jewish 20%, Atheist 15% , Muslim 5% , Other 2%
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): 6 million
Military % of population (this includes police): 1.3% - 1.6%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Naval

Basic Equipment of the Army: One Musket Rifle equipped with a bayonet, A bag of ball&gun powered.
Basic Equipment of the Navy: Each ship is equipped with fifteen cannons on each side, they have fifty men on deck and are trained daily in sailing maneuver and gunnery.


Basic Culture: German, British, French (Will expand on this later)
National Aims: Try to control the Pacific Ocean, Have one of the strongest fleet in the world, Industrialize quickly, Reach a Golden Era.

Brief History Brief History: The Unity of Sealand was founded in 1689 on the western coast of the new world. They were once colonist of the British Empire, until they broke away in the year 1750. Sealand is still very new in becoming a new nation and has much to learn, but is ready for anything that might come its way. In the last twenty years of independence it has spent its resources on building a strong naval fleet, while the army of Sealand is average it makes up for its naval strength. At the moment they have cut ties with the outside world and remained in a isolated state, but is slowly coming out of its shell hoping to find new trading partner’s

Any other relevant information:
* Have some resentment to the British Empire.
* Slavery is legal in Sealand
* They hope to not only expand on sea, but also in the US

[Zgraja]

Name of Nation: The Kingdom of Lechia

Map Claim (including colonies): Yellow

Capital: Stanow

Leader: King Stanislaw II

Religion: Catholic 85%, Protestant 10%, Pegan (Pre-Christian Slavic religion) 5%

Desired Population: 7.7 million - Lechia 200,000 - Warska colony

Military % of population: 5% (385,000)
60,000- Army in Lechia
10,000- Army in Warska colony
10,000- Navy
5,000- Kings Guard
300,000- Reserve members
The Lechia Reserve is made up of all males between the age of 17-21 that are capable fighters.

Army or Naval Emphasis: Army

Basic Culture: Slavic

National Aims: To expand colonies in the Americas, expand global trade, and preserve peace in Europe.

Brief History: In the early days the nation of Lechia was established by a young clan leader named Piotr Dansk when he brought the tribes of the area together. The Kingdom grew and eventually a colony was settled in the Americas, which was named Warska. In the year 1760 King Stanislaw II took the throne, at the age of 25, when his father died in a battle along the Baltic coast. Stanislaw was able to rally his men to put down the uprising that had occurred in 1763. The uprising was a result of low crop yields in the north along with little help from other areas of the kingdom. Once the uprising had been taken care of and reforms put into place to assure the populace of equitable shares of nation crops, Lechia entered a time of peace and prosperity throughout.

Any other relevant information: The Lechian colony in America has become a fairly self sufficient colony with little need for assistance from the motherland. Although Lechia has enjoyed peace for the past few years there has been talks of certain pockets of resistance to the King. Most of Lechia is catholic but there is a growing number of more Protestant people.

[Acroticus]

Name of Nation: The Empire of Britannia
Map Claim (including colonies): that light green there (any way I could get Puerto Rico, and a little bit for a cape colony as well?)
Capital: Londonia
Leader: Emperor Davion Colden
Religion: Protestant
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): is 30 million about right?
Military % of population (this includes police): 1% so... 300,000
Army or Naval Emphasis: Britania has one of the best navies in the world, due to its position as an island and the importance placed on shipping and international trade.
Basic Culture: Londonians are a heavily merchantile society, having long spent time in the shipping of goods from East Asia and Africa, and now the New World, back to Europe. The Nobility has already succumbed, or at least accepted, the wealthy Merchants into the upper class.
National Aims: Expand economic dominance over the world, Unite the British Isles, Colonize the New World, protect trade routes to East Asia.
Brief History: When the Anglo Saxons invaded the British Isles, they conquered not only England, but Wales, and Scotland as well. The result was a relatively powerful, homogeneous English state throughout the Middle Ages. This resulted in the successful defense against Scandanavian invaders as well as any French attempts at conquering the British Isles. In 1273 AD, the United Britannia attacked their Scandanavian Invaders, invading Denmark and parts of Norway, and enveloping them into the Briannian relm. The Renaissance in Britannia was a powerful force in changing the systems of government; the entirety of the Monarchy was relieved by the Protestant Reformation, when King Henry VIII refused to convert to Protestantism, even after the people had (wierd history, eh? ). Since then, the nation has been government by an elected Senate, and an Emperor elected by the Senate. The Britannian involvment in the New World saw the creation of massive corporations that were given government monopolies over New World markets. The result being the Britannians' continued interest in New World products, merchandise, and exploration. Only recently did Britannia begin the expansion of its trade outposts in Southern Africa, and currently, the British are fighting with local tribes there to expand their territorial influence.

Any other relevant information: Can't think of anything, but will let you know!

Nova forgot to add Purto Rico to the Britannian claims(before the start of the RP), so when you come out with a map, preferrably Britannia would own Puerto Rico

[The Blazing Aura]

Name of Nation: The Free States of Carthage
Map Claim (including colonies): Sicily, Malta, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Corsica, Sardinia, colony in Cuba.
Capital: Carthage (IRL Tunis)
Leader: Harun XII
Religion: Islam 70%, Christianity 27% Others 3%
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): 23 million
Military % of population (this includes police): ~7%
Army or Naval Emphasis: Naval
Basic Culture: Mixture, mainly North African on mainland, and Southern European on Islands.
National Aims: Survive, spread the glory of Islam
Brief History: After the collapse of the Umayyads the western states struggled to survive before they were re-united under one banner, the banner of the man who'd later become Lord Harun I with a unified force that was no longer fighting itself, and a decent navy made up of mostly pirates Harun retook Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and Malta from their christian settlers and held onto them despite counter attacks. Despite having used religious means to unite his lands Harun never meant for his new nation to be a religious one. Instead he wanted to rebuild Carthage, although was unable to claim the Iberian Peninsula and was not tactically smart enough to assault Italy beyond the outlying islands. In the following Lords since Harun I, the so called "Free States of Carthage" was properly formed and took on its identity, making friends with its only other Islamic neighbour to the north the Free State continues to rely on trade as its predecessor did, trading just about anything, including slaves, although they are rarer these days, especially in the more urban areas that outsiders are more likely to visit. The Free State also looks to continue to spread Islam, as religion has become a more central part of its culture than its founder would have liked.
Any other relevant information: Still has slavery. Only Muslims allowed to form official colonies of the Free States.

[Kherkov]

Nova forgot to add Purto Rico to the Britannian claims(before the start of the RP), so when you come out with a map, preferrably Britannia would own Puerto Rico

Can do. Just waiting on a higher-res version of the current map.

[Vergenskia]

Name of Nation: Danubian Empire
Map Claim (including colonies): Mid-Green
Capital: Danubia (Modern-day Budapest)
Leader: Emperor Miklós IV Vallová and Prime Minister Hans Ferdinand von Ulm
Religion: Roman-Catholic
Desired Population: 17,170,000 approx
Military % of population: 4.7% (3% reservists)
Army or Naval Emphasis: Army
Basic Culture: Danubia has three major culture splits, in the Empire. All working cohesively, since the hundreds of years of integration and equal treatment of each culture. The Bavarian, Austrian and Hungarian sectors all have an equal share of power in the Imperial Parliament. With the minority Croatians, Czechs, Poles and Italians, still having representation in the Parliament, though the Hungarian-lead Monarchy still holds majority power over the Empire. But, since many Empires have fallen due to ethnic and religious strife, the Imperial Government has allowed each religious and ethnic group their own relative individuality and independence.

National Aims: To transform the mostly agrarian nation into some sort of Industrial power, with their large deposits of iron, bauxite, oil and gold, in the nation. As well as reclaim Transylvania and establish colonies in West Africa

Brief History: When the Hungarians settled in Pannonia, in the late 9th century, they began a massive wave of plundering and conquest across most of Central Europe, eventually stopped by Holy Roman Emperor, Otto the Great, at the Second Battle of Lechfeld. But the Hungarians were able to hold off further counter-attacks and were able to hold large amounts of Bohemia, Austria, Carinthia and Bavaria. And, eventually losing the Transylvanian region of the Kingdom to a mixture of Romanian revolt and joint Bulgarian and Byzantine invasion, the Hungarian Kingdom was rocked. But, as time went on, seeing other nations get decimated by religious and ethnic strife, in 1295, the Kingdom of Hungary instituted the National Diet, creating a unicameral Parliament to create a peace with the people. Eventually expanding it to encompass each of the Ethnic groups in the country. And in 1653, to lessen ethnic strife more, King Lájos III founded the Danubian Empire.

Any other relevant information: Views Ankh-Durnik and Lechia with great distrust

[Tylos]

Nova forgot to add Purto Rico to the Britannian claims(before the start of the RP), so when you come out with a map, preferrably Britannia would own Puerto Rico

Can do. Just waiting on a higher-res version of the current map.

I think this is a relatively okay higher-res version? You can make edits as necessary, of course -- I mostly made stylistic changes to smooth out the borders or reflect recent expansion/conflict.

[Rygondria]

i am planning on expanding into java

[Acroticus]

Can do. Just waiting on a higher-res version of the current map.

I think this is a relatively okay higher-res version? You can make edits as necessary, of course -- I mostly made stylistic changes to smooth out the borders or reflect recent expansion/conflict.

Interesting.... I support this map! (Although expansion into South Africa was started by the English in the second IC post )

[Ralnis]

Name of Nation: The Forlorn Empire
Map Claim (including colonies): Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Greenland, Florida Keys
Capital: Lordwhinch( modern day Madrid)
Leader: Knight-Emperor Foren Archsilver
Religion: Lutheran( 20%), Islam( 55%), Jewish(5%), Catholic( 10%), Protestant(10%)
Desired Population(about 1/5th modern day): 20 million
Military % of population (this includes police): 2%
Army or Naval Emphasis: They do both but they lean more into the army aspect
Basic Culture: A mixture of Moorish and Spanish with other parts of Jewish, Irish, and Scandinavian as minorities
National Aims: To expand the reach of the Empire and to usher in scientific advancement through the Empire
Brief History: The Forlorn Empire was once known as the Order of the Forlorn Souls, a Islamic order of knights that were exiled for leaving Christianity for Islam and strived to bring an end to the Reconquista by helping the Moors try to suppress the Christian rebellions and reconquer the Iberian. At first it only had mixed results and it only divided the two cultures, so they started to work as a buffer between the two until they saw that didn't work so they had to take matters into their own hands. The Knight-Commanders at the time had a plan, to take over Iberian themselves by making the Moors and the Christians follow one united banner and finally bring peace.

They started to implant their own agents in both kingdoms and try to make their own puppets or kill any enemies that will not allow them to progress their goal. When the Order had a significant hold on the regional landscape, it was time to set their plan into action and started the Forlorn Revolution, this made many kingdoms and generals fight amongst each other that made the rise to what became known as the Forlorn Empire. The Empire eventually taken over the Iberian and peace came to the Peninsula for once and ended the Reconquista and it did spared them from the Crusades by making the Frolorn Empire bow to the whims of the Church.

This sparked a large amount of civil wars that made a large amount of Moors and Barbers leave the Empire and had effectively knocked them out for participating in the Crusades and no once cared until the Protestant Reformation when the Forlorn Empire became the benchmark of many religious debates and also the return to Islam in the Empire that became a major religion. The Empire responded with a freedom of religion act and that the Empire will stay out of the affairs of the church but that was only a short-term plan for many of the Empire's local leaders still held Islam over Christianity and it is still the same way in the modern time.

Now the Empire has become a growing power with colonies in Greenland and the Florida Keys in order to expand the reach of the Empire in the New World.
Any other relevant information:

[Halleon]

Name of Nation: The Archean Empire

Map Claim: Mainland Italy, Egypt, and Jerusalem.

Capital: Rome

Leader: Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Pope (Need Name)

Religion: Majority Catholic with minor Islamic, Jewish, and Orthodox Groups.

Desired Population: 20 Million (Can be lowered or raised to something more suitable)

Military % of population: Currently 450,000. (Once again be lowered or raised to something more suitable)

Army or Naval Emphasis: The Archean Empire has a higher emphasis on the Army but attention has been shifting towards the Naval Supremacy.

Basic Culture: Italian.

National Aims: Survive, Expand, and Thrive. Maybe have a Crusade or Two.

Brief History: The true successors of the Roman Empire can be none other then the Archean Empire who was once nothing more then various Italian City States fighting each other for Supremacy of the Italian Peninsula. This petty struggle for Supremacy was quickly ended as the Aurelius Dynasty claimed Victory and was hailed as Roman Emperors over the Italian Mainland. Differences and struggles between the Emperor and Pope were put to a end with the successful crusade against Jerusalem and then later on Egypt giving the Archean Empire and its people a sense of Divine Right to their claims in defending the Faithful. Some would claim that the Age of Crusades has come to an End as every Era does but the Archean Empire believes otherwise as it looks to expand its power throughout the World through military might and political cunning.

Any other relevant information: Posted this on my phone and actually typing up a application using this phone is a struggle all on its own. Editing and revising might be needed. Doubt I will be doing much warmongering unless attacked plan on doing more internal type role play then external.