What question do you want to ask AU?

[Sherechia]

1. Religious tolerance in the Paramilitary is... a bit of a weird thing. On the one hand, Yunru's pretty apathetic towards anything, including religions, that don't put up an obstacle to the whole "we must destroy Epsilon" thing, meaning that there's no sort of ban on religion. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure she'd try to put limits to some customs that she'd likely see as an obstacle, such as Islam's Ramadan or Christianity's Lent (which, yes, would not sit very well with Anatoly...). That being said, inter-militant religious tensions are not unheard of, but, alas, they tend to go untreated due to Yunru's apathy towards anything that doesn't, from her perspective, benefit nor harm the Paramilitary's ability to cause Yuri's downfall.
Unrelated, but I think you've mixed up Maoism, the political ideology, with Taoism, the religion.

2. This question... aaahhhhh... it's a bit hard to answer specifically, considering I've not decided on how much Command & Conquer logic I want to use. That being said, I can give you a general idea of how the Paramilitary's only base, the Alaskan Bastion, looks like: a moderately sized military-industrial complex, surrounded by a series of pillboxes armed with machine guns, AT gun turrets, and SAM emplacements outside of a series of walls. All of this is up for retconning, to be honest, given that, once again, I still don't know exactly how much Command and Conquer logic I should use... Apologies if it wasn't a semi-detailed answer, I still have quite a lot of the Paramilitary's details up in the air.

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Don't worry I consider that to be good enough of an answer, thanks

1) do the wolves play a major role in their local culture? if so, how so? are they revered the same way nomadic groups might revere horses? how is the typical image of the savage pack predator reconciled with a domesticated beast?
2) why do the sherechians bring cavalry to war in the modern day, especially in an environment where long-ranged weapons and high explosives make an unarmored pack animal nothing but a target to be wiped out from three kilometers away?

1. Yes, they do respect and treat them like how a nomadic group treats horses, like not abusing them. Apart from that, it doesn't actually affect their culture that much, you don't really see clothes or pottery with wolves in them. You wouldn't be able to tell your typical Sherechian nomad and a wolf rider apart if their mounts are not nearby. I guess the only way it affects their culture is how they make saddles differently compared to other nomadic groups since wolf saddles are quite different from horse/ram saddles.

how is the typical image of the savage pack predator reconciled with a domesticated beast?

hmm... are you refering to what happens if a wild giant wolf meets a tamed one? or how these people were brave enough to tame that thing in the first place?

If a wild one met a tamed one, they could fight since they come from a different pack. How these people tamed the wolves? Im actually not sure, probably involves getting them full first so they won't eat you, then try to jump on their backs.

2. Same reason as why some soldiers use ATVs. To make troops move faster, plus we don't just blindly gallop across an empty field and then get bombed, we usually take a more secure path through forests and mountains with plenty of cover. I think when the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, some troops used horses. Now why don't we just use ATVs? well grass is more common than fuel, and cheaper too. Sherechia's mountainous geography makes it one of the few places where cavalry makes sense.


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[Perikuresu]

1) ~Snip~

A. How long did it take to genetically breed the warhorses to have these suitable traits?
B. How would the Ghesites react to any culture that doesn't taboo, allow or even encourage the consumption of horse meat

[Jacrain]

In your factbook you say that YN has had influence by Australia, particularly with behaviours and attitudes. Does this include the laidback nature of AU? If not, then what other ways is it influenced by Australia?

Also the NS HDI for your nation is about 89 roughly. Not too familiar with NS HDI, is that first world conditions?

[Dexterra]

You mention your culture a number of times. What are some key aspects and features of it? Is there a thriving entertainment industry, a popular sports league, a popping art scene? All of the above?

Why do monoracial people 'strongly resist interbreeding'?

Why are buses are permitted but not cars?

I'm interested in what you have so far and hope you add more!

[Esekistan]

Why that particular shade of brown on your flag? Can't really find much else, sorry.

[Perikuresu]

In your factbook you say that YN has had influence by Australia, particularly with behaviours and attitudes. Does this include the laidback nature of AU? If not, then what other ways is it influenced by Australia?

Also the NS HDI for your nation is about 89 roughly. Not too familiar with NS HDI, is that first world conditions?

1) PI still has the work hard attitude, although during breaks they're relaxed to an extent. Other influences Australian culture has on Perikuresu is their attitudes towards "mateship" (in other words, attitudes towards friends), which formed Perikuresuan's views on friendship, which in a way is described as a mix of Australia's "mateship" and Asian attitudes towards their family. Other influences on Perikuresu culture are on cuisine, mainly that Tim Tams are good sh*t and Chicken Parmi being common pub food. (We also don't react so abhorrently towards the word c*nt in certain situations, e.g. if it's an informal gathering with friends)
2)Should be

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[Holy Federation of Stars]

1. What would you say are your biggest inspirations for the culture of the Eseki?
2. Given how Tursunbay Beshimov is very obviously a (somewhat cartoonish) dictator, would you say he runs the nation like a mafia, military clique, a Fiefdom, or something else? I mean all of these metaphorically, but these distinctions due matter to me. For context of what I mean: Mafia would be a terror state based on brutality + a government based on loyalty, a Military Clique would be a state based around terror of might + have a government based on both loyalty and skill, while a Fiefdom would have a dictator that acts more as a aloof king more interested in making money than oppressing the people.
(Do note, I am not a political theorist, so I pretty much made all of these terms up.)
3. Given how the great purge consisted of millions of Muslims in an already low-population country, how did Esekistan deal with the fact anywhere from a fraction to possibly even half of their population is now dead or expelled? Similarly, how does the religious population deal with the fact their religion has been replaced by literal state worship - something which no Totalitarian Government has successfully attempted thusfar?

In other words, how has Esekistan not collapsed into a civil war between various cliques, including separatists, etc?

[Astolfotopia]

Where'd you get the idea for your nation from?

Hey BN
Make sure to check Montanity for extra lore crap

[The Caleshan Valkyrie]

Where'd you get the idea for your nation from?

Hey BN
Make sure to check Montanity for extra lore crap

That nation does not exist. *cough*

What the heck is ‘Loafism’? Do your people worship bread?

[Sherechia]

1. Has anyone been accidentally killed when someone gets executed via thrown out the window and that guy lands on another person?
2. (I may have asked this in a different forum page) Are direwolves also used for herding livestock?
3. How arid is most of Caleshan exactly? Is it like Sahara arid or are there still small bushes and dry grass.

[Holy Federation of Stars]

Where'd you get the idea for your nation from?

Hey BN
Make sure to check Montanity for extra lore crap

It depends on how you define "idea."

I have had the idea of an Evangelical-Protestant Christian state for awhile now, the concept has interested me since around 2018. I threw around a few ideas, even one where a Christian priest from Texas gets teleported to 13th Century Switzerland, but none of these took off because they all lacked the expandability I needed to stick around for more than 2 factbooks and a few forum posts.

Alternatively, I have always had an idea for a decent FT+ nation. My first FT nation was... not to great, mostly just military wanking, and subsequent ones never stuck around in my head for whatever reason.

Then a singular post started my downward spiral. I pondered the idea of an Southern Evangelical FT nation further. Then I thought of "so... aliens. Greys and Reptilians are commonly found in conspiracy theories." Then I thought some more. "But wait, Non-Earth Humans are also mentioned." One thing led to another, and now we have the cursed mess that is the Holy Federation of Stars.

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[The Caleshan Valkyrie]

1. Has anyone been accidentally killed when someone gets executed via thrown out the window and that guy lands on another person?
2. (I may have asked this in a different forum page) Are direwolves also used for herding livestock?
3. How arid is most of Caleshan exactly? Is it like Sahara arid or are there still small bushes and dry grass.

1. For scheduled executions, no. For ‘Removing a Cala’, there are four recorded instances of double-kills.
2. Yup. The Plainsriders in particular do exactly that.
3. Similar to the Gobi, interspersed with areas similar to the Mongolian Steppe.

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[Perikuresu]

1. Has anyone been accidentally killed when someone gets executed via thrown out the window and that guy lands on another person?
2. (I may have asked this in a different forum page) Are direwolves also used for herding livestock?
3. How arid is most of Caleshan exactly? Is it like Sahara arid or are there still small bushes and dry grass.

1. What cultures is Sherechia based off of/inspired from?
2. Why is Sherechia the only nation to ride rams and not other nomadic peoples, why not the Mongols?
3. What's the etymology behind Inogo Estima?
4. What makes your nation unique?

[Laka Strolistandiler]

Answer to earlier Sherechia question
Lavinia usually cooks meat and bakery, sometimes combining these. As vegan movement is nearly dead in Laka, it’s plain to see why eating meet is extremely popular amongst the general population. Moreover than that she sometimes cooks meat that she hunted and killed herself, which according to her “only adds up to the flavor”.

And a question:
I’ve been wondering- why rams? Why would you specifically have this species as Estima’s mount? I do understand that rams have a very high fighting spirit, however I have my doubts that they’d be more effective in a fight than a war horse. Or maybe these aren’t usual rams?

[Astolfotopia]

Where'd you get the idea for your nation from?

Hey BN
Make sure to check Montanity for extra lore crap

That nation does not exist. *cough*

What the heck is ‘Loafism’? Do your people worship bread?

Montanity CTE'd you dummkopf /s
It's complicated

Jesus was a baker who gave bread to the poor
So it ended in the church splitting due to the difference
I would explain the whole thing but I should save it for a factbook
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[Sherechia]

1. What cultures is Sherechia based off of/inspired from?
2. Why is Sherechia the only nation to ride rams and not other nomadic peoples, why not the Mongols?
3. What's the etymology behind Inogo Estima?
4. What makes your nation unique?

1. I guess a bit of most Asian cultures and some other, Japanese buildings, Mongolian riders, Indian drivers, Food that is a hybrid between Japanese, Korean, Slavic, Chinese music.

2. Because rams only exist in Sherechia, and in this alternate universe they are adopted by other nomadic groups though not to the extent of Sherechia, another reason why they are not so widespread is how aggressive they are which somewhat limits their tameability.

3. OOC: the name appeared out of nowhere. Inogo probably comes from Yunobo (A Zelda character) and Estima comes from... the car. Toyota Estima.
IC: I actually don't know. Inogo is a somewhat common name, you will notice that a lot of Sherechian names end with "go" just like how British names often end with "ton" Estima is a bit rarer.

4. I guess it sort of stretches the limit of the typical MT nation. Take a regular MT nation, give it an ideology that isn't either a communist dictatorship or western europe/north america, give it a culture thats well you know, ad a bit of PMT and fantasy elements to it and well you got Sherechia.

Answer to earlier Sherechia question
Lavinia usually cooks meat and bakery, sometimes combining these. As vegan movement is nearly dead in Laka, it’s plain to see why eating meet is extremely popular amongst the general population. Moreover than that she sometimes cooks meat that she hunted and killed herself, which according to her “only adds up to the flavor”.

And a question:
I’ve been wondering- why rams? Why would you specifically have this species as Estima’s mount? I do understand that rams have a very high fighting spirit, however I have my doubts that they’d be more effective in a fight than a war horse. Or maybe these aren’t usual rams?

Long story short I saw the trailer for Hytale and I was like, hey that's a cool mount. So I could either go for a horse, and there are plenty of horse riding nomads here, or I could go for a ram which is more interesting but it still would somewhat make sense unlike if say I gave Inogo a dragon or dinosaur to ride.

Sherechian Rams are not really rams, they aren't sheep or goats, they are their own branch of animals and their closest relatives are horses and rhinos. I only call them rams because they kind of look like rams. In reality they are more like a horse with ram horns.

So in theory they should be either just as effective if not more effective than a war horse, since they are in many cases horse like, with horse levels of intelligence, but with higher bone mass and horns. Of course I have to balance this so at the same time they are more temperamental which makes them harder to train, but not so hard that they arn't tameable.

Also shouldn't you be asking Perikuresu?

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[Esekistan]

1. What would you say are your biggest inspirations for the culture of the Eseki?
2. Given how Tursunbay Beshimov is very obviously a (somewhat cartoonish) dictator, would you say he runs the nation like a mafia, military clique, a Fiefdom, or something else? I mean all of these metaphorically, but these distinctions due matter to me. For context of what I mean: Mafia would be a terror state based on brutality + a government based on loyalty, a Military Clique would be a state based around terror of might + have a government based on both loyalty and skill, while a Fiefdom would have a dictator that acts more as a aloof king more interested in making money than oppressing the people.
(Do note, I am not a political theorist, so I pretty much made all of these terms up.)
3. Given how the great purge consisted of millions of Muslims in an already low-population country, how did Esekistan deal with the fact anywhere from a fraction to possibly even half of their population is now dead or expelled? Similarly, how does the religious population deal with the fact their religion has been replaced by literal state worship - something which no Totalitarian Government has successfully attempted thusfar?

In other words, how has Esekistan not collapsed into a civil war between various cliques, including separatists, etc?

1. The biggest inspirations for the culture came from sort of this mix of an Orthodox Christian country like Georgia, and linguistically and somewhat culturally from Russia. I tried to blend this with your standard middle eastern/central asian nation like Afghanistan or Uzbekistan in which the muslim population once dominated before Christians began to flock here.

2. Beshimov took the reins shortly after the revolution, and utilized the secret police his predecessor established to imprison the opposition, and commanded strict loyalty from his cabinet and soon-to-be abolished legislature, and respect from the military. The people themselves at that stage were still fiercely loyal due to their being freed from their muslim "overlords" for lack of a better word. Once the muslims were gone (covered below), the Christian population still kept somewhat loyal to Beshimov throughout as they're personal lives were better than they ever had been as the economy, whilst slowing, was still at a decent high and with muslim competition gone they had more job opportunities and more food to go around. With the legislature abolished and only his trusted allies surrounding him, he kept the military under firm control. As the 21st Century rolled around, he brought back the legislature in an attempt to satisfy popular opinion at the time, however this legislature is open to anyone in Esekistan - so long as they are "approved" by Beshimov personally. The military is largely an extension of Beshimov himself in terms of their loyalty, and anyone who proves disloyal...well, they're off to "Afghanistan" (That's what we tell the media). I'd say he runs it like a mafia-style autocracy.

3. At the turn of the 19th Century, the muslim population in Esekistan stood at around 60%. The Christian population, however, was rapidly growing as a mass exodus from the Ottoman and Russian Empires continued. By the beginning of the Civil War in the late 1950s, Christians had overtaken the muslims and had a slim majority of the population by that point. After the communist victory, thousands of muslims left for Iran and Afghanistan to avoid persecution and for a time, they were offered government-sponsored trips...into China and the USSR. After this, the muslim population further dropped and as the economy began to boom, the killings and terror started. As soon as this began to happen, the economy crashed throughout the 70s. Before this, though, there were food shortages and not enough jobs for the people. Afterward, all of these problems were fixed without the hassle of dealing with those pesky muslims. Christian families were then required to have 4 children each to fill the remaining gaps, and that policy was removed in 2005. As for dealing with state-worship, most Christians aren't really forced out of their beliefs. Rumors have swirled that even Beshimov himself is Christian, however this is unproven. While practicing all other religions is forbidden, Christianity has found a safe haven in Esekistan sometimes with even Chinese and Soviet Christians leaving said countries in fear of persecution. Christianity has largely stayed alive in Esekistan, and state-worship is largely a matter of loyalty from the populace.

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[Perikuresu]

/do Perikuresu and Laka Strolistandiler
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[Laka Strolistandiler]

Missed Comrade Perikuresu, great apologies!
1) Why are the main contributions to YN’s economy include such non-post industrial sectors yet according to all other info Perikuresu is indeed a post-industrial nation? Please, explain
2) What are the main tasks of your navy? Like is it a blue-water or a green-water fleet?
3) Why does your nation drive on the left?

[Berhakonia]

How did you come up with the idea for your nation, and what are your plans for it?

[Laka Strolistandiler]

How did you come up with the idea for your nation, and what are your plans for it?

In it’s current iteration? Basically a display of my RL views except with additional absurdity and extremity. Before that Laka was way, WAY more unusual.
Welp, I plan on for now letting the things go the way they go. I will probably start and RP and a storefront, however my main hope is that eventually Laka will face a worthy opponent and be nearly destroyed in an all-out nuclear war. Afterwards I was planning on doing a rimeskip of 50-75 years and turn Laka into a far more peaceful solar punk-ish nation that still will retain most of its original characteristics
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[Berhakonia]

How did you come up with the idea for your nation, and what are your plans for it?

In it’s current iteration? Basically a display of my RL views except with additional absurdity and extremity. Before that Laka was way, WAY more unusual.
Welp, I plan on for now letting the things go the way they go. I will probably start and RP and a storefront, however my main hope is that eventually Laka will face a worthy opponent and be nearly destroyed in an all-out nuclear war. Afterwards I was planning on doing a rimeskip of 50-75 years and turn Laka into a far more peaceful solar punk-ish nation that still will retain most of its original characteristics
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I had plans of doing something similar with the althistory timeline in which my nation is set, except with a gnostic global conspiracy and a fallout-esque nuclear exchange leading to a bleak, but not entirely desperate, post-apocalyptic setting in the same vein as Fallouts 1 and 2 (but with more of a cassette-futurism/early-2000's slant instead of an atompunk one).

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[Perikuresu]

Missed Comrade Perikuresu, great apologies!
1) Why are the main contributions to YN’s economy include such non-post industrial sectors yet according to all other info Perikuresu is indeed a post-industrial nation? Please, explain
2) What are the main tasks of your navy? Like is it a blue-water or a green-water fleet?
3) Why does your nation drive on the left?

1. I used NS stats for the main contributions to my nation's economy, although lately I've been breaking that a bit (e.g. the population specified in factbook says 21 Mil while NS stats says my nation houses 1 Bil)
2. Green-water navy, imagine if it was blue though, lol
3. The country I used to live in drove on the left and since I lived most my life here I'm more accustomed to left-hand traffic flow (roundabouts are clockwise, traffic on the left, etc.)

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[The Realm of Hyrule]

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Hello there Berhakonia, it has been a while since I have posted for you, eh?
Well, for this instance I have a few questions about your inspirations, and the history you have proposed for Berhakonia.

Soooooooo... This will be somewhat short, apologies, but I do think they are questions worth mentioning.
So, here goes:

So, First of all, I wanted to ask, perhaps even predict the inspirations for a Greco/Indo-Aryan nation based in Central Asia... I would assume that perhaps you were interested to bring the idea of Bactria, a Greco nation within Central Asia (Alexander the Great was a madman!) and bring it into the modern, perhaps even future age and see what unique effects it would have, but please do correct me if I am wrong...
TL:DR :: Does Berhakonia take inspiration from Bactria, or is there different inspirations?

And secondly (And lastly), I wanted to ask, probe even at a certain part of history you had stated in your main factbook... So basically, Berhakonia was able to both drive back Rome (I really don't know if this is the Roman Empire, or Eastern Rome (Byzantine Empire), soooooo), and a presumably large Dynasty of China to secure it's future, it's independence... This proposes two questions for me currently.
[ a ] How? I mean, how does a Central Asian nation fend off both the Tang Dynasty and a powerful Rome?
[ b ] So, a chinese dynasty in the 8th century expanding into Indian lands isn't... Too farfetched, but how does Rome manage to capitulate, no less control Persia?

Okay, there ya go... Any answers would be great!
See you.

[Laka Strolistandiler]

Ah, we meet again! And I’ve got some good questions for you…
What is the economy of the Hyrule primarily based on? Like, what are the main industries main trade partners, the way which these trade exchanges go- tell me as much as you’d like!

How does the naval combat look like in this setting? I’m specifically interested in a way the existence of magi c had influenced naval tactics and warship design