Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:Full Nation Name : The Kingdom of Atlantis and its Principalities
Short Nation Name : Atlantis
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Government Type : The Kingdom of Atlantis is governed by under a system of absolutist monarchy that combines both public and economic power in the hands of the High King of Atlantis. Separate but equal, the High King of Atlantis and the Nine Princes each have constitutional law-giving powers, as well as acting as private individuals with incredible wealth. Their public and private treasuries are often intertwined, which means that the law-making powers of these princes often comes to the advantage of their own bottom line, while large profits can benefit the principalities as a whole, depending on the personality of a certain prince, or the High King. The kingdom has a constitution, however this document legally only protects the princes from the High King and vice versa, with only limited (if any) protections for private individuals. Whatever protections they do have usually comes in the form of the rights of a prince not to have his subjects disturbed, but again, in what way this right is enforced depends on what prince you live under.
Official Political Ideology : Some form of capitalistic feudalism, an in-between form where wealth is still highly generational, but the capitalistic money market definitely exists, as does wage labour.
Head of State : High King Atlas VII
Head of Government : High King Atlas VII
Government Description : The centre of the constitutional monarchy of Atlantis is the High King, the descendants of the demigod Atlas. Created by Poseidon, Atlas and his nine brothers were given an island of plenty for them to lord over and to live in luxury. The ten brothers created for one another a constitution, sanctioned by Poseidon, that would form the basis for the island's governance. Supreme legislative power is vested in the High King, with devolved powers flowing from the constitution to the nine princely brothers. The Ten Brothers are bound by law towards one another, but not actually towards the population. The High King, also being the Supreme Justice of the kingdom, can settle disputes on the basis of 'good morals', a large part of Atlantine law, and therefore can diverge pretty substantially from the law. Furthermore, the Ten Brothers together can always change any law if they vote unanimously to do so. This means that, while appearing at least somewhat meritocratic and legalistic, there is very little actually constraining the governance of the kingdom from the perspective of the general populace. There is no single representative body for the whole island; the various councils are all local, very wildly in size and authority, and have little influence. Apart from that, some national councils exist on particular subjects, like labour relations, finance, or agriculture, but those are generally the realm of lobbyists. Apart from that, the only way to actually affect policy is to become a civil servant, which requires graduation from the Atlantis City Academy. Attending is free, but the entrance exams are gruelling, as is attendance itself, which means actually having an impact in politics can be extremely hard, especially since some people are just born into supreme political power.
Territory : The Island of Atlantis, in the mid-Atlantic
Territorial Ambitions : Atlantis, being transported from an early bronze age world to this one, seeks to expand into new colonial territories to gain access to cheap luxury goods.
Capital City : Atlantis City, the seat of the High King of Atlantis, is situated towards the south of the island at large, connected to the sea by a massive canal. It is subdivided into districts by canal rings and connected via an elaborate system of public transportation. The city itself is known for its many parks, and has a mixed system of housing, business and production. Since Atlantis has never discovered the combustion engine, its industry is mainly powered by water- and windpower.
Population : 70 million
Majority/Official Culture : Atlantine
Majority/State Religion : The Cult of Poseidon, Neptune-worship
Major Industries/Economic sectors: Atlantis does not export, but produces enough for itself to thrive in excess. This autarky means that it has many different industries, all provinding for the various needs of the Atlantines. Large industries concentrate around luxury goods, like expensive food, luxury clothing, and precious jewels.
Amount of Industrialization : It's hard to compare, since their mode of production is so different from what we are used to. It can produce for itself in excess, but it does not have the large factories that we have come to expect of industrialised nations, and no smoke-stacks that pour black smoke into the atmopshere. Rather, it has decentralised production, in small hubs dotted around the country, which makes communting easier and is made possible by the discovery of electricity and magneticism before the invention of the steam engine.
Economic Description :
Technological Level: Equal to modern human tech, but with no combustion engines. Instead, the Atlanteans depend on electricity production from water- and windmills, as well as large hydropower dams. So, in some areas, the Atlantines are more advanced, while in some areas, less so. The Atlantines have not yet discovered the power of the atom, for instance.
Magic and other shenanigans?: None
Military Description
Army: The army of the Atlantines is the fist of its air force. Known as the Atlantine Mariners, these soldiers used to be the occupying forces of Atlantis, used to occupy Egypt and Mexico for their productive capacity. They always relied on their massive technological advantage to defeat their opponents, and as such, did not advance in the fields of armour. Instead, the doctrine centers around highly-trained infantry assaults with specialised weapons for long-distance combat, taking out enemies from the limits of human vision. Depending on mobility, these soldiers are transported by the Atlantine gun carrier fleet, which moves faster than any foot army can march, and as such, allows their ancient enemies to be easily outflanked and outmanouvred. Depending on electricity, again, these soldiers carry railguns with heated slug projectiles of small calibres, allowing them to carry large armounts of munitions.
Navy: The Atlantine fleet is the pride of the Kingdom, but more for ceremonial reasons than reasons of actual combat effectiveness. The fleet consists of three types of warship: destroyers, which can take on surface targets, and is mainly designed to deal with enemy triremes; battlecruisers, which provide fire support for land actions with large calibre guns; and carriers, which provide launching platforms for the Atlantine air force and the airmobile infantry. An Atlantine fleet is centered around its carriers and battlecruisers, with the destroyers following in support.
Air Force: The air force, while not the pride of the Atlantine military, is certainly its most effective asset. Because of the technological inferiority of their opponents, the air force has no need for air superiority fighters. Instead, the air force focuses on ground attack craft and air mobile assets: the former provided by their large helicopter gunships, the air destroyers, and the latter provided by both heavy and light air transport craft. The heavy ones can provide large numbers of troops at once, while the lighter craft can zip around and provide reconaissance as well as swift tactical support. The light craft, however, are often faster than the gunships that support them, and are therefore used with extreme caution.
National Goals : To restore the place of Atlantis as the hegemon of the Earth, and to regain economic superiority over all other people.
History : In the Ancient Past, when Pallas Athena was given a rocky seaside outcrop in Greece for her people to live, Poseidon was given a whole island for his dominion. The island of Poseidon was a typical creation of his: rich in resources, incredibly fertile, providing all the Atlantines could ever desire; from food to iron to herbs to natural sources of sulpher and nitrogen. To govern them, Poseidon had ten sons. The eldest was named Atlas, and became High King, while his nine brothers became the Lesser Princes, each of whom was given a part of the island to rule and govern. Together this first generation of demi-gods ruled the island and built up its infrastructure, providing wise governance for Poseidon's chosen people, and in their wisdom they created incredible machines to aid them.
However, while the island provided everything the Atlantines needed, it did not provide everything they wanted. In central America grew a bean which, when mixed with milk and sugar, could provide a delicious delicacy. From the subcontinent of India came spices and fruits unknown to the Atlantines. And the Egyptians knew building materials of which the Atlantines have no knowledge. The first kings traded with the primitive people in exchange for what goods they produced themselves, in service of hoensty and equality of partners. Atlantis and her trading partners prospered. But as time went on, the kings lost more and more of their divine blood, while they became more and more reliant on technology. After only four generations, the kings of Atlantis started taking those goods the various peoples of the world did not want to trade with them. And afterwards, they started taking anything they had. This era, the Era of Hegemony, was marked by the Atlantine construction of pyramids all over the world, as beacons and symbols of their power. They also provided garrisons, and the soldiers of Atlantis were known throughout the world as raiders and tyrants. In turn, the Atlantines developed powerful weapons and grew their fleets and armies, to ensure that no resistance against them went unpunished.
It was at this point that the Greeks showed their first defiance. Under the guidance of the militarist city-state of Athens, the Greeks rose up in defiance of Atlantis. Suddenly and viciously, the Greeks forced out part of the occupying force that garrisoned their peninsula. Atlantis began preparations to devestate the islands and perhaps colonise them with different people. This would have been the start of the Atlantean Empire, with Atlantis taking direct governance of the 'lesser civilisations' all over the world and forcing them into servitude and slavery. The fleets assembled and the armies embarked, and at that moment, when the order to sail out was to be given, the world went dark. And there, Atlantis appeared again, in a whole new world unlike the one they had left.
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