Citizens all across the globe from all backgrounds have taken advantage of low trade fees and tried their hand at the market-- some seeing success, but a large majority are only able to watch as their wealth is lost in an instant. In some cases, entire nations fear their economies being brought to ruin as their citizens choose to invest in more stable, developed markets. This group of economic ‘losers’ grow ever more resentful towards the fortunate economic elite, and feel betrayed by the visions of prosperity which the elite had promised them.
Where compromise was once found within many parliaments and congresses, parties often refuse to cooperate in order to please their increasingly radicalized voter bases. Many political parties work tirelessly to slander the name of their rivals, and politicians who opted to set aside their values in exchange for profit via crony capitalism in the years of prosperity fear their practices being revealed to the public.
Many young men and women looking to make quick money in a more reliable fashion than investing opt to begin working as part of groups like the Somali Slurpers and the Coca Caravaneers: criminal syndicates who use predatorial recruitment methods to enlist the impoverished masses to bolster their numbers. In the most extreme cases, desperate individuals turn to violent extremist groups and mafias in order to provide security for themselves in their family.
- Only members of the APSIA region are allowed to participate in this RP.
- Any RP-related secrets in Discord, telegrams, or any other medium must be disclosed when asked. No exceptions. Note that disclosed secret information cannot be used in-character by anybody except for those who know it in-character.
- You must use APSIA time and every post you make must include at least the date. Failure to use APSIA time will result in your post being nulled.
- No godmodding. If you think it's godmodding, it most likely is.
- You must clearly state with OOC tags when a post is not in-character.
- Weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons) are not allowed to be deployed unless all damage is self inflicted.
- If you are using a puppet, you must clearly state who the puppet belongs to. Failure to do so will result in the nulling of any posts related to that puppet and you getting removed from the RP.
- You must have an account on Discord and be on the APSIA Discord Server in order to participate in this RP.
- Your posts are allowed to be humorous, but the tone has to fit with both your nation and the APSIA region as a whole.