The Eternal Grey Winter(OOC Open)

[Australian Antarctica]

Settlement Name: Easy enough. What do people call the settlement?:The United Provinces

Settlement Government Description: What kind of government? Is there Democracy or a Dictatorship? Include the Government Leaders' names.:
Much like the Dutch Republic, President Carl Smith, Vice President Mary Vedinz

Settlement Population: How many people? Remember: Not too many people. I will allow two settlements to be in the thousands.
But Senpai! Detroit!

Settlement Location: Where is the Settlement located within the assigned player area? What city is it?
Wayne County, Michigan.

Settlement Society: Describe the every-day goings of the settlement. Stuff like class structure, layout, beliefs, and how they survive/make 'money'
Most of the rich are taxed heavily, the Settlements government prints the U.S. Dollar and uses it as currently, most are heavy Protestant but any religion is welcomed. Much like the old US

Settlement History: How, Who, When, Where, and Why of their founding and what's been going on since: One question at a time. WIP

Settlement Goal: At the onset of the RP, what do they plan to do? Conquer, spread ideas, survive, trade, enslave, etc
Spread ideas of a Reunited America under a Dutch Influence flag. Science 'n shit.

Settlement Description: Heavily Militarized, with everything else being balanced.

Points: Consult list below for more, may allocate 35 points, 10 point max. Effects aren't mutually exclusive
Infrastructure: 5/10
Military: 10/10
Agriculture: 5/10
Manufacturing: 5/10
Health/Education: 5/10
Scavenging/Trading: 5/10

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Expand a bit, give it a name, population, and some leaders' names. And why Dutch?

[Australian Antarctica]

IC is up: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=336658

[Australian Antarctica]

Settlement Name: Easy enough. What do people call the settlement?
Hoffenburg

Settlement Government Description: What kind of government? Is there Democracy or a Dictatorship? Include the Government Leaders' names.
Semi-Democratic Republic-People elect 25 Legislators, who then appoint a president, who then appoints advisers. Lead currently by Joshua Williams, a 41 year old who was born shortly before the eruption
Settlement Population: How many people? Remember: 1700

Settlement Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Settlement Society: Everyday people do a number of different jobs, some farm, others look for fresh water, hunting is very rare do to the lack of animals from the eruption. Some scout for supplies. Most people train at least once a day in combat tactics, shooting skills, etc.

Settlement History: Shortly after the eruption, most of Green Bat fled, leaving only a few hundred to survive. Among the group was a man named Fredrich Heins, a German immigrant. He banded these few hundred people together, erecting a wall around most of the city. Food was not an issue, do to the abundance of Cheese factories and meat packing plants in the area. Eventually, they formed a government, renaming the town Hoffenburg, from the German word 'Hoffen' which meant hope.

Settlement Goal:Trade, survive.

Settlement Description: Discuss how your settlement is (with respect to the points) in each of the categories.

Points: Consult list below for more, may allocate 35 points, 10 point max. Effects aren't mutually exclusive
Infrastructure: 8/10
Military: 8/10
Agriculture: 8/10
Manufacturing: 2/10
Health/Education: 3/10
Scavenging/Trading: 6/10

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[Soviet Chernarus]

WIP

Settlement Name: The Greater Republic of Grand Rapids

Settlement Government Description: The Greater Republic of Grand Rapids is governed by a man named the Governor-President, who manages over the Republic, passes laws, and works for the benefit of Grand Rapids. He is elected by the Council of Ministers, a group of 20 people whose primary purpose is to limit the power of the Governor-President, by being able to veto a law the Governor-President has passed (they need to have a majority vote on vetoing it though). If a council member dies or is disabled one can only become one by meeting a specific set of requirements and being nominated by the people. The Governer-President has lots of power and authority, but the Council limits his power and is also responsible for distributing food, water, and supplies to the people of Grand Rapids. In addition to this, the Constitution also limits the powers and also grants rights and freedoms to the people
-Governor-President Martin Hutskinson
-Speaker for the Council of Ministers William Barnes

Settlement Population: 650

Settlement Location: Grand Rapids and its surrounding area

Settlement Society: Due to the Constitution everybody is allowed to enjoy certain rights and freedoms; society runs efficiently due to the Council, who is responsible for distributing food, water, and supplies throughout Grand Rapids by having a select group of men in different sections of Grand Rapids give accurate reports of the situation in each section. The majority of Grand Rapids is not very religious, but to appeal to the small religious minority a small makeshift church has been built in Grand Rapids in recent years. There is an incentive to work hard, and most people make their living by chopping down trees (Long Lake Park), farming, and even sometimes fishing in the Grand River. There is also an unspoken rule in Grand Rapids: "no work, no eat" although this does not apply for babies and young children. There are no "classes" and almost everybody, with the exception of the Council and the Governor-President, are on equal ground (in terms of money, etc. etc.)

Settlement History:

With the Yellowstone Eruption, generally referred to in Grand Rapids as the "Event", the entirety of the United States - as well as North America - was thrown into chaos. The government collapsed, and anarchy reigned supreme. Refugees jammed the roads, and ash from the eruption covered the majority of the continental United States. Millions died in the first few weeks. In Grand Rapids, the government collapse lead to the rise of several factions who controlled different sections of the city. There were four major factions: The Crimson Wolves, a group of notorious bandits and thieves - the Police, the remnants of the police in Grand Rapids as well as some military - the Revolutionary Group, a group of people who sought to unite Grand Rapids under a democratic government - and last but not least, the National Army, who sought to establish a dictatorship.

It took almost 2 years before Grand Rapids would be united under the control of the first Governor-President James Miles. Hoping to defeat the troublesome Crimson Wolves, the Revolutionary Group allied with the Police to drive a wedge between the forces by attacking Wolf bases scattered around Grand Rapids. Before long the Wolves had disbanded, with the remnants of the group joining the Revolutionary Group or just simply remaining bandits. With the Crimson Wolves defeated, the Revolutionary-Police alliance would dissolve with a Revolutionary attack on a warehouse containing vital supplies of weapons and ammunition, which were luxuries due to the Eruption, and shortages were common. Instead of fighting the somewhat well-armed police, the Revolutionary Group used it on the National Army, crushing it in a couple of months. The police, however, struck up an uneasy alliance with the National Army, but due to disagreements as well as the death of the former Chief of the Grand rapid police who was at first sympathetic towards the NA the police never did much aside from a few skirmishes against the Revolutionary group.

With the National Army defeated, the Group took whatever few weapons they had. Due to the surprising innovativeness and cleverness of the Revolutionaries, they successfully carried out an attack on Police headquarters, although they suffered heavy losses. The Police leadership was effectively crippled, but they still continued to resist fiercely, with the police fracturing into different groups fighting in their own section of the city. Most of these groups were allied with each other, and coordinated efforts along with remnant groups against the revolutionaries. The group began to weaken their grip over the city; with their main opposition defeated, they still had to deal with the remnant groups who often carried guerilla attacks against revolution forces. Starvation, disease, and thirst also were major problems. Tens of Thousands had already fled the city and the exhausted group who had already been fighting for several months were now dealt with several major defeats. It would take half a year before they could fully recover and secure their control over nearly half the city; the other half was controlled by the various remnant groups. The Group then took nearly a year fighting them, before successfully managing to finally unite the whole city. The city now only had a few thousand people, and the bloodshed had also cost thousands their lives.

The leader of the revolutionary group, James Miles then focused on recovering after the war and building up a stable government; the process took as long as a decade, and the population growth stunted as a result of the epidemics and famines that constantly plagued the region. In addition, what has been known as the Grand Rapids civil war erupted when the government was still struggling to gain a footing; the remnants of the opposition groups that had fought against the Revolutionary Group experienced a surge in popularity, with the war lasting from 1944 to 1946 when it was finally crushed. By the early 1950s the government had stabilized and a small military was formed. Miles would die in 1954, the first Governor-President and the first one to die while in office. He would be replaced by the Speaker of the Council, Jacob Tomilson. He sought to continue with what Mile's did, and sent out scouts that explored the area around Grand Rapids and claimed it for the Republic. In 1956 the final groundwork of the Constitution was set, and it was put into effect by both the Governor President and the Council. In 1958 Tomilson declared the official formation of the Greater Republic of Grand Rapids, which had just previously been called the Republic of Grand Rapids.

The new Republic still faced many problems; ash, constant snowfall, disease, and food shortages were smongst the most common. However, Tomilson resolved to solve most of these problems mainly by instituting new laws and an efficient system of rationing and distribution. While Miles had help lay the foundation for all of these things, Tomilson started to build up the small nation. He established the Food Distribution Commission, a small group of people who tried to scavenge and find enough food for the people to survive. In 1961 he started a project to help rebuild some areas of the city to house his people, but it was cancelled in 1962 due to labor shortages. In 1965 Tomilson would die; he was replaced by a corrupt/inept Governor-President named Warren Jonathan, who would almost plunge the nation into another civil war. Despite this, he installed a pro-Jonathan Council and dismissed those who opposed him. He tried undoing things Tomilson did, and abolished the Food Distribution Commission in 1967, regarding it as "ineffective." He would live in a very luxurious house with what few materials they had left; a massive food shortage would sweep through the nation, causing riots and unrest. Over 100 people would die in the so-called Great Famine of 1970, and Grand Rapids probably would've collapsed if it wasn't for the rise of a Governor-President named George Falman.

Falman reestablished the Food Distribution commission, and ejected Jonathan's council members from the Council. The Famine would end by 1971 thanks to his efforts, but unrest was in the streets. Falman tried to make a speech to address the issue, and he, along with the approval of the Council made an amendment to the constitution abolishing the president's right to dismiss council members at will. Throughout the 70s the nation would slowly recover from the Great Famine, while scouting parties were sent in unexplored parts of the city in search of materials and what few supplies and food were left. The nation's experienced massive amounts of growth, jumping from 550 to 600 by 1975 and increasing by another 50 people by the early 1980s. In 1978 Falman would be replaced by Martin Hutskinson.

Settlement Goal:
-Survive
-Expand
-Establish contact with other survivors + "nations", ally with them if possible

Settlement Description: The settlement has decent infrastructure, since Grand Rapids was once one of the largest cities in Michigan, although it has been damaged by past wars as well as internal unrest. In regards to military Grand Rapids has a very small one, used only for defense, and some of them are armed with makeshift bows and if they're lucky, a rifle or pistol. As for agriculture, it is mostly done outside of the city and is an important source of food for the city. Manufacturing is mostly limited to small items and goods, and the citys factories have for the most part been rendered unusable or is too damaged to be used. Education is good, and children have to go to school from 5 to 13, where they learn the basics of math, some science, the history of Grand Rapids as well as the former US (mainly how the US came to be formed), and English. Trading/scavenging is excellent and scouting/scavenging parties are given a lot of priority.

Points: Consult list below for more, may allocate 35 points, 10 point max. Effects aren't mutually exclusive
Infrastructure: 6/10
Military: 3/10
Agriculture: 5/10
Manufacturing: 4/10
Health/Education: 6/10
Scavenging/Trading: 7/10

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[Lingria]

Settlement Name: Easy enough. What do people call the settlement?:The United Provinces

Settlement Government Description: What kind of government? Is there Democracy or a Dictatorship? Include the Government Leaders' names.:
Much like the Dutch Republic, President Carl Smith, Vice President Mary Vedinz

Settlement Population: How many people? Remember: Not too many people. I will allow two settlements to be in the thousands.
But Senpai! Detroit!

Settlement Location: Where is the Settlement located within the assigned player area? What city is it?
Wayne County, Michigan.

Settlement Society: Describe the every-day goings of the settlement. Stuff like class structure, layout, beliefs, and how they survive/make 'money'
Most of the rich are taxed heavily, the Settlements government prints the U.S. Dollar and uses it as currently, most are heavy Protestant but any religion is welcomed. Much like the old US

Settlement History: How, Who, When, Where, and Why of their founding and what's been going on since: One question at a time. WIP

Settlement Goal: At the onset of the RP, what do they plan to do? Conquer, spread ideas, survive, trade, enslave, etc
Spread ideas of a Reunited America under a Dutch Influence flag. Science 'n shit.

Settlement Description: Heavily Militarized, with everything else being balanced.

Points: Consult list below for more, may allocate 35 points, 10 point max. Effects aren't mutually exclusive
Infrastructure: 5/10
Military: 10/10
Agriculture: 5/10
Manufacturing: 5/10
Health/Education: 5/10
Scavenging/Trading: 5/10

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Expand a bit, give it a name, population, and some leaders' names. And why Dutch?

The Inited Provinces is its name :/
WHY NOT DUTCH?! HMM??

[Soviet Chernarus]

Expand a bit, give it a name, population, and some leaders' names. And why Dutch?

The Inited Provinces is its name :/
WHY NOT DUTCH?! HMM??

Because you'll be conquered by me soon

[Lingria]

The Inited Provinces is its name :/
WHY NOT DUTCH?! HMM??

Because you'll be conquered by me soon

I have Detroit! Get rekt.

[Australian Antarctica]

Because you'll be conquered by me soon

I have Detroit! Get rekt.

How old are you, 12?

[Lingria]

I have Detroit! Get rekt.

How old are you, 12?

No....27. :/

[Australian Antarctica]

Expand a bit, give it a name, population, and some leaders' names. And why Dutch?

The Inited Provinces is its name :/
WHY NOT DUTCH?! HMM??

Because it makes not sense.

[Australian Antarctica]

How old are you, 12?

No....27. :/

Ahh, you haven't matured yet then.

[Lingria]

No....27. :/

Ahh, you haven't matured yet then.

Ouch.....

The Inited Provinces is its name :/
WHY NOT DUTCH?! HMM??

Because it makes not sense.

Dutch-American immigrants?

[Prusslandia]

Lingria, should i bring the Sawyers into this ??

[Zelent]

Reserve Bay City.

So, arent a majority of our in game populations going to be inbred?

[Australian Antarctica]

Reserve Bay City.

So, arent a majority of our in game populations going to be inbred?

Depending on the original founders, if it was only a family, then yes, if it was a bunch of refugees, than no.

[Australian Antarctica]

Ahh, you haven't matured yet then.

Ouch.....

Because it makes not sense.

Dutch-American immigrants?

Maybe, but they would have minimal influence at best.

[Soviet Chernarus]

Do you have to allocate exactly 35 points or can you have lower than that?

[Licata]

How is New york not in the Great Lakes Area?

[Australian Antarctica]

Do you have to allocate exactly 35 points or can you have lower than that?

They can be?

[Lingria]

Lingria, should i bring the Sawyers into this ??

Now, Now. Dun go dewin' sterf yu dunt waynt tu.

[Soviet Chernarus]

Finished my app.

[Australian Antarctica]

Finished my app.

Accepted. Someone post.

[Soviet Chernarus]

Finished my app.

Accepted. Someone post.

i'll post. When I get back home and take a shower...so in maybe 10 minutes?

[Licata]

How is New york not in the Great Lakes Area?

[Australian Antarctica]

How is New york not in the Great Lakes Area?

Ever look at a map?