Konig des Menschen VI (Archive 6)

This is the sixth archive for Konig des Menschen Chapter VI
===Turn XXVI: 1525 - 1530===
====Mod Event====
*Azure Fox (Part 4): While Claes Kjaer has seized power, there was a lack of a major church figure in Svearike. The Papacy had demanded that Archbishop Gustav Trolle to take up the post. At first King Claes had reluctantly accepted the Archbishop, though he remained suspicious of his intentions. His suspicions were confirmed when the Archbishop had attempted to influence his decisions. Being under the traditional Paladin ideals taught to him by Frederique de Noyon, the notion of foreign control was unacceptable. Not wanting to be influenced, he exiled Gustav Trolle from the country. Claes sent a message to Pope Clement VII requesting the acceptance of a new archbishop selected by Gustav himself: Johannes Magnus. This was rejected and Claes was declared a radical reformer, leading to his excommunication from the church in 1527. Claes was stunned at first. Why make such a big deal about this? Such open defiance was minor, especially when Claes holds the evidence. This turned him, and Svearike, against the Catholic church, jumpstarting the Svearike Reformation in 1527.
*The Last Shanty of Rhea: It has been a long life for Rhea Astraeapoulos, she became de-facto governor (or at least advisor) of the colony of New Hispania and she made her mark on early colonial history. Thanks to her influence, even the former Greek peoples of New Hispania knows the knowledge of firearms and she tamed the pirates of Dysia. Even the sea shanties sung by sailors has her known as "Rhea Astraea". She spent the rest of her years assisting naval activities in the region. However, while she knew she had some influence there, she felt she does not have much of a final say. There is also still one more spot that bothered her; Theodosia. She requests the Hispanian rulers for her to set up her own colony there to call her own, if she can conquer it.
*Khaṭāʾī: Khaṭāʾī: The expansion of the Third Daevite Empire across Central Asia, referred by some Persianate scholars in Kandahar at the time as “...the third Apocalypse”, and tensions with the rising Atouman Empire due to their rapid expansion across the Levant and Northern Africa, has caused the Kingdom of Arashena to fall into decline during the 1520s. The turmoil in Arashena would mark a period of unrest and disorder, defined by the last Arashenan Emperor, Avenias II, as “...the greatest threat to our lands [Arashena’s] continued existence”. In 1500, Ismertes would gather localized support in an attempt to conquer the region of Khorasan with his 1,000 followers and a band of militants, known as the Qizilbash, at roughly the age of 13. After suffering serious failure, Ismertes would fall into a life of doubt, and due to a bounty placed on his head, would see him going back into hiding. Ismertes’ dreams of achieving revenge against Arashena would grow from this period onward. For context, back in 1488, a Persian General known as Melikron was killed in a battle against the forces of Arashena, leaving behind his only son, Ismertes. Due to his father’s military reputation, Ismertes would live in the rising Qarshid Court, but would soon be ousted for his Xa’mah beliefs towards Arzham, leading him to migrate westward in hiding. While in hiding, Ismertes would receive education under the guidance of Xa’mah scholars that were also in hiding. During his time living in Arashena, from roughly 1500 to 1526, Ismertes grew into a handsome and intelligent man, slowly gathering the Xa’mah community of Iran and building an even larger base than before throughout the years. Thus, by 1526, the opportunity to avenge his father’s death against Arashena and establish an independent Xa’mah Empire was upon him. Taking advantage of declining status of Arashena, his armies would march in a spontaneous and rather decentralized order throughout Tawres, Qabala, Partav, and even Arashena itself. Capturing the city in 1527, he would declare himself as the first "Xhakh" of the new Safaretis Empire, in a sign of defiance against the Xunni title "Azarkh", signaling his separation from historical Arzhamic empires and the growing Atoumans. He would spend the rest of the next few years consolidating his rule in Iran and conquering the rest of Arashena. In his spare time separate from politics, he would compose himself as a prolific poet, under the pen name Khaṭāʾī (which means "he who made a mistake" or "he who was wrong" in Persian). He also contributed to Persian literature during his time, though few of his Persian writings will survive. As Xhakh of Persis, Ismertes would proclaim the adoption and total conversion of Persia to Xa’mahite Arzham, to be the official religion of his newly formed state. Furthermore, this drastic act also gave him a political benefit of separating the growing Safaretis state from its peer Arzhamic neighbors—the Atoumans to the west and the Third Daevite Empire to the east
*Protestant Reformation: Some time after Martin Luther nailed the Ninety-Five thesis to the church door, this jumpstarted Lutheranism. Individual ideas of reformation for the Catholic Church had began to manifest. Reformers and their opponents made heavy use of inexpensive pamphlets as well as vernacular Bibles using the relatively new printing press, so there was swift movement of both ideas and documents. For example, a female teacher named Magdalena Heymair converted to Lutheranism and printed pedagogical writings for teaching children Bible stories. Parallel to events in Germany, a movement began in Switzerland under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli. These two movements quickly agreed on most issues, but some unresolved differences kept them separate. Some followers of Zwingli believed that the Reformation (or at least, Lutheranism) was too conservative, and moved independently toward more radical positions, called Anabaptists. Some radicals believed that it was not enough and thinks there were corruption in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Reformation. Beginning in Germany and Switzerland, the Radical Reformation developed radical Protestant churches throughout Europe. Hutterites and Mennonites, both being more radicalized Anabaptist branches, arose because of this.
*The German Peasants War of 1525: In 1525, a brief uprising occured against the aristocracy, consisting of 100,000 to even 300,000 peasants. This makes it one of the largest uprisings in history. The uprising was mostly supported by protestant forces (such as radical reformers and anabaptist priests). Thus, the peasants had adopted many protestant ideals, such as the idea of freedom and independence. Despite being put down, this had helped spread Protestantism and gave it attention in the western world. 
*Paladin (and Roundtable) Religious Schism: The German Peasants War (which saw the rise of 100,000 to 300,000 peasants against the aristocracy and incorporated many reformation ideals) has split the Paladins, a knight group, typically considered an archrival to the Roundtable Knights. The War was fought by Paladins on both sides, even the Roundtable knights have the same issue on being on both sides. The Southern Paladins, who are closer to the Catholic church, had disagreed with the reformation. Freedom and independence for your beliefs is a traditional Paladin idea, but such belief would cause chaos amongst the populace. They believed that the Church could be reformed peacefully (such as secularizing it... somehow), though in their quest for reformation, they are more inclined to lean towards the Catholic church. Southern Paladins generally consider themselves more Catholic, as religion is secondary to their homeland. Seeing their homeland being torn apart caused animosity towards the Northern Paladins (or Reformist/Separatist Paladins). The Paladins who wishes to have independence and freedom from the Catholic church to create their own, and would do any means necessary to gain such thing. They tend to disagree on what, and took up many different beliefs, no unified one. They tend to be more radicalized and commit openly rebellious acts, sometimes they are generally depicted as more brutal. They were the Paladins that sided with the Peasants over the Aristocracy in the German peasants' war. The destruction caused by the war has made other Paladin chapters/groups lean against them.
*The Swiss Anabaptist Movement: Felix Manz, along with around a dozen other baptists would converge on his mothers' house in Zürich and baptise each other, breaking the long-standing tradition of church-state union.
*The Prussian Homage: In the aftermath of the Avarian-Teutonic War, a small, inconclusive war in 1519, Albert, the Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order visited Martin Luther at Wittenberg and become sympathetic to Protestantism. In 1525, two days after the signing of a treaty that would conclusively wrap up the aforementioned war, Albert resigned from his post as Grandmaster and was named Duke of Prussia from the King of Avaria. In a deal partially brokered by Luther, the Duchy of Prussia was to become the first Protestant state.
*The Man From The North (II): Following the news of Martin Luther's 95 Theses, the spirit of the Reformation found a proxy in the newly termed "Odinist Movement". Ranging from Protestantism with Norse characteristics to outright worship of Odin, Odinism takes the Scandinavian world by storm, with even entire noble houses converting to it on occasion. Theological publications attempting to tie Norse mythology to Biblical stories are subjects of heavy but non-violent debate amidst the incoherent screeching that appears to come from Rome. This is only exacerbated by shipments of texts from Vinland prior to their fracture, igniting a flame of interest in the minds of the Scandinavians and a notable increase in attempts at raven domestication. Ksavir eventually left the region in 1530, heading off to spread the word of Odinism to the estranged cousins in Vinland, who have been said to practice a corrupted version of ancient Norse religion. His legacy in Scandinavia, as well as Europe and Christianity as a whole have become part of the foundation on which the future of this world will be built, and will not be forgotten until Ragnarök.
*Shenanigans of Simão (II): Kicked out of Wu and the Agoustan Navy, Simão goes rogue on the South China Sea. His first stop was Sandakan, with almost every Southeast Asian merchant hearing about his infamous attempts at seizing the port for himself, a self-styled Admiral of the Agoustan Empire. Disowned by crown and family, Simão kick-started a slave trade that saw children from all sorts of backgrounds be kidnapped and exported to numerous Agoustan holdings in Asia. After getting forcibly evicted by the Syonanese authorities, he now wanders the islands of the Nusantara archipelago, raiding towns and selling child slaves where ever he and his despicable ship may go.
*The Reformation Spreads: Strasbourg becomes the first city to adopt Protestantism by late 1524, however, it was the former Teutonic Order, now the Duchy of Prussia, to fully recognise the faith as the state religion. Other states in the Holy Roman Empire would follow suit, starting with Hesse (1526), Saxony (the birthplace of Luther) (1527) and a number of Swiss cantons starting from 1528.
*A Meeting of Legends: After the conclusion of the short Zhaowanese-Syonanese conflict, the Syonanese and Zhaowanese seek a neutral representative to conclude their terms of peace; both agree that a Nihonese representative would be best. Noriko Kanzaki, Prime Advisor to the Nihonese Empress, arrives in Kanshai Takao to conduct proceedings; with Jieu Tsúyén of the Zhaowanese and Tourin Souji of the Syonanese being the heads of their respective nations’ delegations. While relations between the three at the meeting seem rather icy - Kanzaki refraining from more than the minimum required gestures, Tourin and Jieu remaining as silent as possible, the war is quietly ended with the signatures of the two warring representatives. None of them, while working out the terms, figure that within their lifetimes they will become some of the most infamous and remembered figures in the history of East Asia; setting the region on its path for centuries to come.
*The Lost Expedition of Narvaez: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a Hispanian explorer of the New World, embarks on the 1527 Narváez expedition with a few hundred other colonists, explorers, and settlers. Unfortunately for them, most of the expedition would meet an unknown gruesome fate. Seven of the survivors, led by Anelina Nurmi, met a person named Ashkii T'la, who helped them take shelter at the decrepit underground city of Tsetalkaa (or whatever), where they learned of the fate of an unknown previous expedition led by Agoustan-hired Dutch conquistador Ricardo van der Wilde in 1523.
*New Discoveries: In 1525, Estêvão Gomes probes along the east coast of former Vinland. In the same year, the Agoustans reach OTL Sulawesi (roughly the north), where they encounter Syonan ships. Surprisingly there were no incidents, though the encounter with the Syonan navy has piqued Agoustan interests in the region after witnessing their capabilities. Agoustans Diogo da Rocha and Gomes de Sequeira later went beyond and discover the OTL Caroline Islands, where they encountered a Zhaowan settlement there. In 1526, Alonso de Salazar pushed passed them and discovers the OTL Marshall Islands (Bokak Atoll). In 1526 to 1528, Hispanian explorer Bartolomé Ruiz explored the west coast of Meridia, becoming the first European to sight the coasts of OTL Ecuador and Peru, after an encounter with the natives, he dubbed the region "Huanca" (derived from Wanka). Agoustan explorer Jorge de Menezes discovers New Guinea, again encountering Zhaowans there. Sebastian Cabot, son of Henry Cabot, explores a river in OTL Paraguay. In 1528, Diogo Rodrigues explores the Mascarene Islands (which he names after Pedro Mascarenhas), naming the islands of Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues. He later encounters the Imerinans.
*Third Daevite Empire: If the Daevite states hadn't take Tulaani seriously before, they do now. Rather than getting the reaction Tulaani had been looking for, that is to join her growing Empire, they started to fear it. Not fear it as in to join for security or safety, no. They chose to defy it, they are too prideful in their traditions. For someone to claim to be Bulijin, they were impressed by the growth of the Empire relatively quickly. However, no one can call themselves the Horseman of Death, not even Tulaani. If Tulaani claimed she was merely her successor, as she was, she would be casted out or executed for impersonation. But she made a mistake in telling them she is the second coming of Bulijin, thinking it would impress them. It did not, and they formed a coaltion against her (led by Devahent and Adytum). Tulaani was devastated, the rejection of the Daevite states would surely hurt her legitimacy. However, with the support of the three states that were annexed before her, she amplified that the defying Daevites states are merely rejecting their return to greatness that had once been under Bulijin Khatun. With that, she declared war on the Daevite states in 1526. Between 1526 to 1530, she marched her armies across and took down Saarn, Kajma, Kucu'uree, and Nadox while leaving her generals to attack Devahent and Adytum (to at least hold them off. But with mixed results).
**Atouman Empire: "Would you be interested in some sort of marriage of individuals representing our peoples to maintain a peace between us?"
**Ahuric: We'll accept, for now.
*A Question of Faith (Part 1): A problem is becoming evident in the halls of Beul Munnurinn, as the priests and nobility ponder what the religious future of Vinland would be. The Nobility almost entirely Christian, save for a few who have accepted the Christian God into their polytheistic pantheon. Openly calling for the entirety of Vinland to turn Christian or having a full schale missionary invasion hit all the towns would spark war and hatred with those who are fiercely following the Vinlander pantheon of hundreds of deities. So the plan to spread the word of Christ is put on hold, but churches are erected in Beul Munnurinn and the Great Hall becomes a place for sermons and sunday mass as well. To ease discord amongst the population, Tàmhas doesn't declare the pagan beliefs of the Vinlanders as heresy, as many of the priests had pressured him to do, causing a divide in the relations between the Thane and the priesthood, but to appease them, missionaries and priests are allowed and encouraged to spread the Gospel in the city of Beul Munnurinn and hostile cities. Tàmhas hopes for Christianity to bind the people together one day, but for now, it's a dream far in the future
*Fury of Ares (Final): The Galatoi make a grand push, capturing Oualata and forcing a surrender from the northern Songhai generals. Djenne finally sees success in their siege as Djenne falls. The Generals there are captured and dragged out to the river to be killed in a way the Galatoi had heard of from traders in Europe. The war criminals were put into bags, in which wild animals such as jackals, cobras or crocodiles thrown in with them. The bags were then tied up and thrown in the river, forcing the men to drown while fighting against animals, also trying to get out of the bag or kill the men. The Djenne armies then finally siege Timbuktu, with Mossi forces arriving from the north after capturing Araouane. The city falls after a three month siege and all followers of Ares are slaughtered on sight and all monuments, temples or altars dedicated to Ares or any leaders of the Songhai people are razed to the ground. Groups of Ares followers remain sprinkled around the region, but an inquisition is put to the task to kill every single last cultist of Ares.
*Resentment Towards the Emperor: The notion of the Holy Roman Emperor tolerating the heretic faith within part of their own domain has not stood well with fellow Princes within the Empire, and especially with the Pope. Many Princes, particularly some of the bigger ones and Catholic archbishoprics wrote a petition requesting the Emperor take harsher actions against sinful followers of the heretic Protestant faiths, claiming their tolerance would destablise an already fragile empire, while the Pope, having heard of the actions, threaten Westria with excommunication unless they enact harsher actions towards the heretics within their demesne. Unbeknownst to Westria, despite their efforts to keep the Lowlands under their rein using unusually progressive policies for the Renaissance Era, counties and baronies disbelieving in the Emperor's methods have been continually extorting local merchants for their own pockets and surpressing pockets of Protestants, though this does nothing to curb the spread of the religion. On the surface, it may look as though the domains of the Lowlands are firmly under Westrian control, underneath it, the discord has only just begun.
*Bubonic Plague: The bubonic plague spreads in southern France. Some time later, the disease would make its way to the British Isles.
*European Plague Boogaloo: European transmitted plagues would begin to affect the Andes, inflicting heavy mortality rates on the Wankan Empire.
*Translation of the New Testament: In Spring 1526, the first printed copy of the New Testament, translated to the English language, arrives in Albion, printing having been completed in Worms the year earlier.
*Beretta Gun Company: Having said to have begin production in 1500s at the earliest, the Beretta Gun Company received its first documented transaction in 1526, where a few hundred arquebuses were ordered.
*A New Compromise: With word of new land on the other end of the world, Agousta, seeking to avoid conflict with Hispania, courted the King of Hispania, asking to draw up another line on the map to complement the previous Treaty of Tordesillas, with the approval of the Pope.
*The Twelve Articles: The pamphlet "The Twelve Articles: The Just and Fundamental Articles of All the Peasantry and Tenants of Spiritual and Temporal Powers by Whom They Think Themselves Oppressed" is published in Memmingen in the midst of the Peasants' War, becoming the first published paper on human rights in Europe.
====NPC Event====
*Agousta: They expand along the coast of Vera Cruz
*Samara: They fall to Keisairvalta after years of war.
*Udaipur: A brief civil war in the Delhi Azarkhate between Hinduists and Arzhamists has caused the split of Udaipur from the Azarkhate.
*Gwarri: Many of the peoples that are under Gwarri's rule has grown discontent with the war. Some are even in open rebellion, as Gwarri is plagued with division due to lack of new orders to counter changing enemy tactics. While the Syonans appeared to have pulled out, which has alleviated some fears, Gwarrians found themselves exhausted. With this, the Gwarri has surrendered.
*Delhi: They swallowed up more Indian land through strategic marriages, however, cracks are beginning to show in the giant Arzhakhate.
*Mossi: After their victories against Songhai, they form the puppet state of Mos-Gao from their conquered territories
*Dhahahu & Bahari: With the overwhelming Ahuric military presence, coupled with the Order of Avesta's renewed vigour in converting, the ruling classes converted to Zoroastrianism, with the population expected to follow suit. However, with this development come worriness of nearby African states, who feel like their indigenous faiths are in danger.
====The United Kingdoms of the British Isles (Albion) ====
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Government: Absolute Monarchy
*Drakes: 
**King Casimir (M, b. 1454 - )
***Albert (M, b. 1495 - )
****Eldegard (F, b. 1517 - )
****Rupert (M, b. 1517 - )
**Queen Abigail (F, b. 1455 - )
***Frances I (F, b. 1497 - )
****Albus (M, b. 1519 - )
***Victoria* (F, b. 1499 - )
*Important People: 
Economy: The economy of British Isles consists of trade and commerce of a variety of materials. The primary export products of the UK are fish, wool, cloth, and a variety of vegetables.
Main Religion: Christianity
Cities and Demographics:
*Population: 6.57 million
*Cities
**Brighton: A newer shipbuilding facility located on the English Channel.
**Birmingham: A quiet town that is the location of McCarthy Arms Company, one of, if not, the oldest firearms companies to date.
**Caen: The main hub where products heading to Britain from land mount ships to cross the channel.
**Calais: One of the few French towns still owned by the British, it is a prosperous city that is one of the most important trading hubs in the North Sea.
**Camp Avalon: The relocation of the small number of English diplomats in Vinland.
**Dover: Main location of the British navy. While elements of the navy are located throughout the territory, the headquarters of the navy are located here. In addition, Dover is the main trading hub between it and Caen.
**Dublin: Main hub of Ireland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**Glaemchester: A British town north of London, this city is known to house various wealthy nobles, with some of the finest tapestries being produced here.
**Glasgow: Main hub of Scotland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**London: The capital of England, and location of the throne.
**Portsmouth: The location of the first drydocks in history, which became the founding of various legendary ships of the Royal Navy
**York: Main center of England’s eastern fishing company. Also where a bulk of British trading companies are located, evident from the various merchant caravels present there.
Wars and Conflicts
*None.
Armed Forces
*Total: 134,350 Manpower
*Army
**Total: 127,820
**United Drake Forces:
***Light Infantry: 10,000
***Longbow Archers: 10,000
***Marksman Infantry: 48,000
***Light Cavalry: 10,000
***Heavy Cavalry: 2,000
***Bow Cavalry: 2,900
***Field Artillerymen: 5,800
****Field cannons: 1,760
***Logistical Support: 30,000
*Roundtable Knights (Elite): 8,350
**These are Britain’s elite forces. A rebirthed version sprouting from Artoria’s original group of holy knights, this force has never lost a battle, and has unwavering loyalty to the crown and the Order of the Roundtable, willing to fight to the death for the survival of the British Isles.
**While most are able to fight, members of the Roundtable are encouraged to branch out into their own craft, such as pottery and sheepherding, with the idea that everyone should act like a Roundtable Knight and give their all into both their craft and their country.
**The only way to become a Roundtable Knight is to be selected by an existing member of the group. Most knights tend to make apprentices out of those they recruit to the Roundtable, and generally, no one usually complains when a Roundtable Knight selects someone to join the ranks of the Roundtables. Depending on the country/chapter, one can also be appointed to the Roundtable by the crown.
**As of 1527, three factions are formed within the Roundtables
***The Crimson Sun
***The Azure Moon
***The White Lily
**Notable (Living) Members:
***The Drake Family
***Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (??? - 1528)
*Navy:
**Personnel: 5,800 (combined between both fleets)
**Naval Vessels:
***Ember-class British Galleons: 16
****Main flagship: HMS Ember
***Cabigail-class Caravel: 2
***London-class British Caravel: 60
***Dove-class Dual-Purpose Merchant Caravel: 52
****These ships are given to British merchants who sail in dangerous waters, and are crewed by either mercenaries hired by said merchants or the merchants themselves. Only included in ship-counts for the navy to deter invasions by sea.
Research and Development
*MAC Cannons: McCarthy Industries continues to produce MAC Cannons in a variety of calibers and sizes, ranging from small 6 pound field cannons to 16 pound naval cannons. At least in Britain, McCarthy Industries has the monopoly on the firearms industry.
*Naval Vessels: Continued development on galleons is performed, to see if it is possible to improve British vessels further. They experiment with two aspects; size and firepower. British Naval Engineers hope to determine proper ratios for size, durability, and firepower, as well as taking note of various lessons learned in the field, such as logistical issues found in British Caravels.
**Interceptor: Plans are being drafted for a ship that is slightly smaller than a caravel while being both faster and more heavily armed. These ships are designed with speed in mind, while being able to outgun most pirate ships it would encounter.
*McCarthy Arms Company: Continued efforts are made to improve the wheel lock, with minor changes made over time to allow for easier manufacturing of the rifle.
*Glaemchester: Becomes a city of prominence with the explosion of tapestry-oriented companies settling down in the city.
Training and Production
*4 Ember-class Galleons
*2 Improved British Caravels (Cabigail-class)
**Prototypes to address various issues with the current fleet of British caravels, namely in the storage of ammunition and gunpowder, as well as a heavier broadside (with larger caliber guns present)
*100 Dove-class Dual-purpose Merchant Caravels (Will be pumped out at 15-20 per half-decade until the full order is fulfilled)
*Reformation of the Army: Units become more streamlined. Light infantry and longbow archers are combined, such that light infantry would be able to use both longbows and act as shock infantry in the event they are needed in melee combat.
*Whatever equipment and personnel is required to maintain numbers on the frontline.
Diplomacy
*Americas: With intelligence from the Vinlanders, the British decide to scope out the other nations of the Eastern Coast of North America, and see what they have to offer
*Europeans: Though not offered the top-line models, Britain does allow McCarthy Arms Company to sell some of their wares overseas, to those willing to purchase them, at least
*Vinland: The British send what supplies they can so that the new Vinland thane can maintain their territory and then some. (see events for more details).
Allies
*Vinland: Allies in the New World. Though technologically inferior to the British, they are a bridge into the New World, a bridge the British wish to explore into, in return for supporting their new allies
*Velkyst: Norweigan allies in the North Sea. The oldest ally of Britain, harkening back to the British Empire’s founding.
*Westria: An ally on mainland Europe who also dislikes France, cause f**k France (jk).
Events
*Bubonic Plague 2: Electric Boogaloo: Arriving overseas by the end of the decade, the bubonic plague is back in Britain.
*Religious Schisms: With Protestant Reformation in full swing, no group was more divided than the Roundtable. Though Casimir and Abigail allowed for both religions to coexist, many within the Roundtable argue otherwise. Slowly but surely, two factions within this elite group of knights were formed: The Crimson Sun (Catholics), The Azure Moon (Protestants), and The White Lily (Neutral faction). For the time being, the three factions coexist in harmony, but the seeds
*Groups Divided: Backing Tàmhas of Vinland, the British provide supplies and equipment to the Vinlanders. In addition, merchant ships sent overseas are given permission to ferry those who wish to travel between Vinland and Britain, with offers of British education offered to the nobles of Vinland.
**Standing on His Own (Part 2): With tensions high within Vinland, the British advisor tells Tàmhas that there are two options to quell the resentment towards him; either diplomatically or militarily. Diplomatic quelling of resentment will be more difficult, but would be easier to follow through with. It is also what the advisor suggests Tàmhas to go with, though he should also focus on creating a strong military, more to defend Vinland's borders than anything. Perhaps if his forces are able to protect his distant territories, he can persuade the other nobles that he is truly ruling for the people (or smth to that effect)
*The Rise of the Company Fleets (Part 2): With the world opening up, and rumors of prosperity and gold present, various companies sprout up around Britain, with the goal to investigate various locations of notice with hopes to make it big.
**British Faviero Greek Company: Using information collected from Henry Cabot, The BFG Company sets off for Elysia in 1427. Onboard their flagship, “The Doomslayer”, Faviero and Raleigh lead a five-ship strong fleet to the new world. Making landfall the year after, the duo begin to make contact with the locals. Though Faviero can speak Greek fluently, the divide between the Greek colony and mainland Greece is large enough such that a few issues arise in communications between the two parties. Nevertheless, The BFG Company manages to establish a base camp by the mouth of a brackish-water estuary they name “The Elysia Bay” and begin to draft plans to assume control of the region in the name of Britain.
***Phase One: With a base of operations (set to move around every half decade or so), The BFG Company establishes a connection with Elysia, offering to trade with the locals. However, while en route to trading hubs, BFG mercenaries scout out the region, gathering intelligence on the region, from its topography to the various aspects of the local governments. While this will take a while to complete, it’s all a part of Faviero’s master plan.
**The Henry Amerigo League of Observance: A group (nicknamed HALO) that is headed by Henry of Glaemchester. Setting off in 1426, Henry’s fleet (led by their flagship, “The Pillar of Autumn”) ran into many issues, among which being completely lost. Gone for far longer than expected, the four-ship strong fleet was forced to make landfall at the first place they could find, which turned out to be on the West African coast. From there, they have a run in with the locals, and trade some firearms for food before they continue onto what would be South America… by heading south along the coast. They manage to arrive in what would be India by 1529.
*Rulers
**Pendragon:
***Artoria “Ember” Pendragon (F, b.1317- 1389?) (Reign: 1351 ~ 1369 - 1389)
***Ash I (M, b. 1347 - 1434) (Reign: 1390 - 1434)
****Sister: Aura (F, b.1350 - 1434)
***Ash II (M, b. 1399 - 1442) (Reign: 1434 - 1442)
***Amber (F, b. 1424 - ) (Reign: 1442 - 1482)
****Brother: Edward (M, b. 1441 - 1481)
**Mordue:
***River Mordue (F, b. 1322 - 1393) (Reign: 1369 - 1393)
***Henry (M, b. 1353 - 1429) (Reign: 1393 - 1429)
****Daughter: Mary (F, b. 1382 - 1399)
***Lionel (M, b. 1388 - 1482) (Reign: 1430 - 1482)
****Son: Leo I (M, b. 1407 - 1465)
*****Leo III (M, b. 1445 - 1478)
****Son: Leo II (M, b. 1423 - 1478)
****Brother: Henry II (M, b. 1398 - 1478)
*Roundtable Knights
**Joan “Anne” of Arc (Died in 1431)
**Sir George Cromwell of Cotswold (Died in 1445)
**Sir George Cromwell II of Cotswold (Died in 1482)
**Sir Rex of Dover (Died in 1482)
*Misc
**Shauna McCarthy (Died in 1489)
***Founder of McCarthy Arms Company, one, if not, the oldest firearms companies in the world.
==== Kingdom of Imerina ====
* Government: Absolute Monarchy (Kingdom)
** Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 36, alive) (R 1517-Present)
** Consort: King Rafandrampohy (B 1495 - Age 34, alive) (Ruler 1513-1517, Consort 1517-1527), King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 35, alive) (C 1527-Present)
** Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
** Order of Succession: Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 1, alive), Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 7 months, alive), Andrianakotrina (B 1519 - Age 10, alive)
* Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka, Mahafaly and possibly Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, no longer seen as primitive. Obviously post-civil war, rebuilding is required.
* Allies: N/A
* Capital: Ambanja (de jure), Mahajanga (de facto)
* Demographics (including rebelling areas):
** Population: ca 533 000 total
** Ambanja: 2 000
** Mahajanga: 8 700
** Toamasina: 4 000
** Morafenobe: 1 400 (can you add this city already plz)
** Analamanga: 400
** Rural regions: ca 517 000
** Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili?), 6% Adnanite
** Religion: 76% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore), 24% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism (mix of Haintenism and "traditional" Zoroastrianism)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** Merina Civil War: After the outrage expressed by Andriamihaja, armies were raised and patrols close-by to the capital were started. On the 7th of October 1517, a patrol would notice a marching rebel army, led by Andriamihaja himself. Hostilities broke out and thus, the Merina Civil War began between Queen Rangita's royal court and Andriamihaja, accompanied by his supporters (called the Traditionalists). This half-decade would see the end of the war.
** 1525: This year, this year would be the one. The one for what? For the Royalists, it would be the end and for the Traditionalits, it would be the year they turned the war around back to their favor. Unfortunately for them, the former was the true future. A semi-continuous push was ordered towards both Ambanja and Toamasina, the latter being the big goal to get to at this point. The Traditionalists tried their hardest but couldn't do shit basically and suddenly, the Ahurics arrived on the Masoala peninsula. Not long after this the Royalists would recapture Ambanja and begin liberating the north together with the Ahuric support. Toamasina was the only thing left and after a short siege, it was captured and the civil war was finally over.
* Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
** Deployed units: None
** 1 500 Spearmen
** 700 Bowmen
** 1 200 Crossbowmen
** 130 Light Cavalry
** 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
* Navy:
** 9 Ahuric military ships
** 3 Mer'ana class ships
** 7 transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Betsimisaraka: Relations are deeply wounded by the fact that they supported the rebels.
** Order of Avesta: A ceasefire was declared between us two long ago, but we wish for a full peace treaty to truly end the hostilities between the Avestans and the Malagasy.
** Ahuric Empire: They are sincerely thanked for the assistance toward the end of the civil war.
* Events:
** Aftermath: After the capture of Toamasina, the last few remnant Traditionalist forces were neutralized. Andriamihaja attempted to escape to Betsimisaraka but failed. Now there was a difficult situation, not only had Imerina been shaken by a civil war but now, Rangita had to decide what to do with her remaining family, father and brother. Of course, they were family but they participated in events that almost tore Imerina apart and for the sake of the stability of Imerina, they could not be pardoned. Andriamihaja wished only for an honorable death, which was granted to both him and his father Andriantompokoindrindra. In 1527 they were both executed in quick and painless fashion at the ages of 31 and 60 respectively. Rangita fell into quite a bit of a depressive period from this and would finally divorce Rafandrampohy. She now needed to focus on getting Imerina back to track and the Order of Succession was an important first step. She would have meetings with the general Ratsifandrihamanana who was stationed in Analamanga in the Central Highlands for a long time in the war. Rangita not only loved the area and the settlement, even in a state of infancy with only ca 400 people living there, but she also took a fancy to Ratsifandrihamanana. When Rafandrampohy later left the "political scene" to pursue a different path (after the change in succession law, allowing female heirs), Rangita took a final goodbye to Rafa over their relationship and she wouldd marry Ratsifandrihamanana (or just Ratsi for short). Not long after that, they would have two children: Rafohy (F) and Manelobe (M). Andriamihaja had a child and wife, both who were spared after the end of the civil war and despite negativity surrounding Andriamihaja, his child Andrianakotrina (M) was allowed into the Order of Succession. Rangita would name the dynasty the Hova dynasty, to differentiate from the line spawned from Andrianerinerina, the legendary founder of Imerina. Betsimisaraka would also be revealed to have supported the rebels, angering the Royal Court very much and worsening relations between our two states. The capital is still technically at Ambanja in terms of documents, which is slowly being rebuilt after the fire and war damages, but everything is basically decided from Mahajanga, making it our de facto capital.
** Tombovelo - Efatra: Tombovelo would return to Imerina not long before the civil war ended. He would meet Rafandrampohy with loving arms and the Royal Court are very grateful for his pilgrimage to the Ahuric Empire. He becomes an honored member of Merina society. After the civil war, Rafandrampohy grew tired of royal work and decided to pursue a different path, considering he was no longer together with Rangita and his bigger interest and investment in Zoroastrianism that started from him reading about it a lot during the civil war and the information he has received from Tombovelo following his return. The start of writing, translation and adaptation and a ton of other things during this period has essentially started the Merina branch of Zoroastrianism, called Tombovelan Zoroastrianism. That's right named after the philosopher himself, Aristotle. Tombovelo and his colleagues, now joined by Rafandrampohy, are hard at work. With the blessing of Tombovelo and all the Ahuric influences from before and the pro-Zoroastrians winning the civil war, the faith becomes bigger and bigger by each day.
** Influences of the Ahuric Empire: With increasing diplomacy and interaction, the Adananita have set influence over us. More merchants start to adopt Zoroastrianism and/or parts of it into their rituals and traditions. More Zoroastrian texts are translated into Malagasy and the Sorabe alphabet, which is being more modified in these texts to accomodate various parts of the Adnanite language that we don't have, continuing the Adnanification of the Sorabe alphabet as well as leading to merchants learning the Adnanite language. The officially established class (or caste) of Merina merchants also trade in the Komoros with not only the natives there but also the Swahili on the East African coast, which sets up the start of spreading Zoroastrianism, the adnanified Sorabe and the Adnanite language to those lands.
** Adapting New Technology: We've seen what this technology truly is capable of after the civil war. The Bow to Crossbow transition continues and a further focus on cavalry starts. The Fossa Warriors are once again limited to a small privileged group and they are relegated to serve as royal guards and such with no current "field" duty. Tombovelo and Rafandrampohy start the innovation and spearhead the usage of more "modern" technology that we have gained access to within the last few years, such as navy stuff.
====Atouman Empire====
*Government:
**Azarkh/Kaiser/Padishah:
***Ioxamander “The Magnificent” [c. 1519-]
**House of Atmanaglu:
***Ioxamander (b. 1491-)
****-- Nihaevran of Adrianople (b. 1494-)
*****Iskendir (b. 1519-)
*****Ozumuhn (b. 1524-)
*****Khanidon (b. 1524- )
*****Selim (b. 1529-)
*****Abdammet (b. 1529-)
****-- Ismiem of Atlasium (b. 1510-)
*****Khatunde (b. 1528-)
*****Khaenemares (b. 1530-)
**Grand Vizier:
***Suleyman II abd-Muttari Pasha (b. 1456-1519) (c. 1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1514-1519)
***Hersekenia abd-Beyid Pasha (b. 1464) (c. 1503-1507, 1513-1514)
***Ozman abd-Jafar Pasha (b. 1481) (c. 1510-1513, 1524)
***Dogukhan abd-Ashur Pasha (b. 1484) (c. 1519-1524)
***Utman abd-Vedit Pasha (b. 1482) (c. 1524-)
*Economy: The economy of the Atouman Empire was based on a system of iqta', an Arzhamite feudal system, as the Atouman state's ultimate goal were consolidation and extension of the Azarkh's power, and the way to reach it was by taking advantage of resources and the revenues system by making the productive classes prosperous. So while the agrarian-based economy was fruitful in its development, it ultimately prevented an emergence of social disorder, and kept the traditional organization of the culture and society as a whole. Mining operations would also aid as a driving factor of the economy, with copper, iron, silver, and gold being mined in Bulgaria while fruits grown across the Anatolian region and Balkan peninsula producing bountiful luxuries that are consequently sold at the various port markets in Ionia and Greece. Olive trees grow in wild fashion, with their oil being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. Atouman expansion into Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries would emphasize a Greco-Persian royal sentiment, which would be emphasized furthermore in Azarkh Iskandir I's reign, who famously claimed himself as Padishah, a term historically used to describe the ruling monarch of Persia. This emphasis would lead to the capital cities becoming major commercial and industrial centres, serving as highways between the Greco-Roman-Daevite cultures and mercantile trade. This policy of tolerance would later lead to Azarkh Tayyeb's Mandate of Adrianople, which officially allowed for the Jewish people to reside and prosper in the Atouman Realm far away from the persecution they faced at the hands of Christendom. Most of these people were settled in either Constantinople or other port cities along the Ionian coast. Other exports include cotton, a myriad of fruits, and plenty of slaves.
*Capital: Constantinople (Primary), Ipsus (Secondary), Alexandria (Tertiary), Thessalonica (Quaternary), Thessalonica (Quinary)
*Demographics:
**Population: 21,130,000
***Anatolia: 5,300,000
***Balkans: 3,550,000
***Egypt: 4,350,000
***Greece: 1,100,000
***Syria: 850,000
***Ifriqiya: 1,025,000
***Atlasiya: 3,555,000
***Hejaz: 400,000
***Misc: 1,000,000
**Religion:
***Arzham: Under Atouman authority, Arzham would make a re-emergence following the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate in the 14th century. Followers of the Xunni belief, the House of Atmanaglu would dedicate a number of resources to spreading the word of Arzhang. This included the construction of Ozman's Temple, which would stand as the largest religious institution until the construction of Ioxamander's Temple in 1547, and numerous methods of prolythesizing that worked to varied results.
****Xunni Beliefs: The Xunni denomination of Arzham is often characterized by a greater emphasis on the prophet Arzhang, his companions in Persia, and the patronage of the all of the classic Azarkhates’ as rightly-guided successor states in contrast to the Xa’mah belief, which only correlate proper successorship to Arzhang’s original state and the Askari Azarkhate. While the Xa’mah believe that the prophet Arzhang can only be succeeded by relatives or immediate family members, the Xunni deny this concept of succession-by-lineage, instead believing that the Arzhamite community can change and evolve to the point where staying in tradition will only lead to disaster, with this concept being further emphasized by the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate. While most differences between the Xunni and the Xa’mah are relatively political in nature, the Xunni represents a majority of the believers of Arzham that are more wide-spread across Eurasia, with the Xa’mah representing pluralities in places like India and Persia.
***Christianity: Christianity following the collapse of the Byzantine Empire would stagnate during this time, declining into a plurality due to a myriad of policies introduced by the Atouman Empire, such as increased taxing, second-class citizenship, and the banning of proselytizing, which was punishable by death. This decline in Christianity would also be further aided by the re-organization of the Janissaries, which by this part were mostly made up of young Christian slaves from the Balkans that had converted to Islam. During the Atouman-Isetium War, Kaiser Achaeus would institute a similar policy of enslavement and brain-washing, kidnapping the youngest children of various Christian families in Syria and the Levant, as well as re-organizing their numerous churches and cathedrals into mosques or other Arzhamite institutions. As such, the Christian communities in the Atouman Empire declined exceptionally, with most of the Hellenic-influenced Christians converting to Arzham in the face of disaster.
***Judaism: The Jewish communities of the Atouman Empire would flourish in the 16th century due to the former Azarkh Tayyeb’s policy of tolerance. While the Jewish communities of the Empire were small and most located in Constantinople, Kaiser Achaeus would allow the construction of Synagogues along the Ionian coast in exchange for the Jewish communities paying a higher tax as part of the already existing jizya tax. This wouldn’t necessarily bother the Jewish people, for most of the Jews that were able to migrate were mostly bankers that had made fortunes off of their time spent in Europe. The Jewish population were also staunch supporters for Atouman expansion, oftentimes offering funds for extentensive campaigns meant to drive away the heretics from the Holy Land.
***Zoroastrianism: The Zoroastrian community of the Atouman Empire was primarily limited due to Zoroastrian’s decline during the rise of Arzham in Persia and due to a newly realized focus towards Arabia. Zoroastrians in the Atouman Empire were mostly specific to the southeastern regions, in cities like Melitine and Caesarea, although it should be mentioned that they still represented a minority in these cities.
***Syncretic Philosophy: Representing a rather small community, Syncretic philosophy in Greece and Anatolia would foster as a result of diversification. Although syncretic schools of thought, such as the Abyadites and Aesunids, were primarily focused on inter-religion unification, other schools like the Smyrnites were more focused on political reform, specifically the adoption of secular political ideologies like democracy and republicanism. The circulation of these differing concepts would lead to Azarkh Tayyeb instituting the eradication of syncretic philosophy in the early years of the 16th century, however, would later be repealed by Kaiser Ioxamander during the formation of the Cult of Ioxamander.
*Diplomacy:
**Daevite Empire: Sure. Perhaps a marriage arrangement with Ioxamander's son, Ozumuhn, who will reach the age of maturity in 1540.
**Mauretania: Oh no! Ioxamander seems to have fallen and can't get up to finish the conquest of North Africa, so perhaps a military alliance and arranged marriage with his third youngest, Khanidon?
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Absolute Carnage: The First Chapter (1522-1528)
***Atouman-Atlasian War (1526-1528): Ioxamander was but a vessel for the growth of the Atouman Empire. From his time spent governing Hellas to now marching across territories once considered unconquerable by his forefathers of the past, Ioxamander had devoted his life to the teachings of Ahlah, his most gracious, and the Empire over which the House of Atmanaglu reigned superior. Historians, even today, are somewhat baffled by Ioxamander as a person, for while his conquests were similar in vein to the campaigns of Bulijin Khatun in the Second Daevite Empire, Bulijin maintained a sense of conquest by honor whereas Ioxamander did not believe in this concept of honor, instead conquering indiscriminately. Much of the information and source material surrounding his personal life would be lost in either war or catastrophe, leaving much of who he was at the core nearly untraceable. What is known about Ioxamander was that he was a perfectionist, an Aesuit of Arzham, and foremost, a conqueror. The Atouman-Tlemcen War is an example of that total conquest mentality, which saw further disaster for the Romanite Atlasian states than before, with Ioxamander inflicting a brutal campaign across the rusty terrain of Tlemcen, a kingdom that had grown out of the ashes of Atlasium that now acted as a spiritual successor to the former southern empire. For his great-grandfather Iskendir II once conquered the great city of Constantinople, Ioxamander wished to conquer the great city of Atlasium, and after having recently conquered much of North Africa, was hailed as the “King of Kings”, and as the true Aesuit of all Arzhamites across the world. In March of 1326, Ioxamander would mount his campaign, marching to the city of Constantine to establish a formal headquarters for his incursion into Tlemcen. Taking advantage the terrain and using weapons far too advanced for the barbarians, the Battle of Constantine would see the Atouman Grand Army decimating the poorly organized garrisons, leaving the city to fall to the hands of Ioxamander within weeks. However, Ioxamander did not wish to celebrate this achievemant and move onward to capture the next city, instead he worked on consolidating his control over the city, emphasizing acts of violence against idolaters if caught worshipping their false gods or simply using the civilian population as test subjects for military strategy. The families of the Atouman soldiers would be given a certain extent of territory to further ensure the Atouman grip over the city’s culture. A large crater would be dug outside of the city’s limits by much of the city’s male residents, and once dug, the Atouman regiments would go throughout the city, raiding it for remnant images and scripture and throwing it into this crater, where it would be burnt to ashes, only for those ashes to be buried by the civilians-turned-slaves. By September of 1326, after holding control over the city against Tlemcen offenses, Ioxamander would command a legion onward to the city of Tyrenia, instituting similar practices of destroying articles of idolatry and forcing the base population into slavery. On January 6th, 1327, Aralyar Barbarossa would land on the beaches of Ilysium, leading an amphibious landing and establishing a blockade on the Tlemcen coast. Aralyar Barbarossa would succeed in capturing the city by February, leaving Ioxamander to capture the city of Goreseum by April. With much of the population centers occupied, Ioxamander would establish a band of militants known as the “Sand Pirates” that were ordered to go throughout much of the southern region and capture the town one-by-one. Their adventures would be romanticized in a variety of Renaissance plays throughout the Atouman Empire. On October 9th, Ioxamander would surround the city of Atlasium, and with Aralyar leading an amphibious landing at the port markets of the city, Ioxamander would initiate a full-blown siege of Atlasium, with that date and time being marked coincidentally with a solar eclipse that shadowed the lands of Ifriqiya. The siege would see Atouman cannons turn the walls to rubble, leaving an entryway for Ioxamander to personally lead the attack on the city, killing as many idolaters as possible, even killing some civilians in his grand purge of heresy in his empire. With the brute power of the Flood myth, Ioxamander would raze the city completely, finally killing the Girban King during the assault on the academic gardens of the royal palace, proudly decapitating his head and tying it to his belt along his waist. The death of the Tlemcen King was short but historians at the time recount the events that unfolded, “...the Sun had darkened upon the start of Ioxamander’s holy attack on Atlasium, and now the sun was purified through the cleansing of impure souls and blasphemous ghouls. Their false ‘king’ would be cuffed onto his throne of skulls, where he would sit for days without food or sleep. His mental break was short, as it only took Ioxamander bringing his prized daughter in front of him, only to fornicate and humiliate the weakened involuntary celibate. Women are free in the eternal Atouman Empire, why weren’t they free here? Oh wait, that’s right, they believed in gods that pursued rape in exchange for great deeds, well no longer shall they feel imprisoned in the old and rusty shackles of ‘Tlem-cum’, instead they shall be liberated from their chains and live prosperous lives after converting to the one true faith, Arzham. Their false Gods have abandoned them after being slain by Ahlah; Jupiter's blood infesting the idolator water only to poison them to spread further despair for the innocent people. The Titans of Ancient Greek mythology have been unleashed on the world after spending millenia imprisoned, inflicting absolute carnage on the false believers that dare speak wrongly about Ahlah. The people have realized their god is false, and thus their anger to their fake king has reached pivotal extremes, but Ioxamander would deny his death at his own people. Instead wishing to execute him as per his war policy under the testimony to the Prophet Arzhang, Ioxamander would nail the king’s palms and feet onto the stone palace steps, wrapping the strong Ionian string around his neck and routing it to the great Atouman wheel. Ioxamander would mount his horse, and explain the workings of the machine, stating how it will slowly grind him with the usage of slaves that will continue to do so until he has been sent to Hell to pay for his refusal to accept Ahlah and his messengers as righteous. Through this method, it would only take four minutes before the king’s neck snapped and pulled out, exposing the dark blue sewage that once kept him in a state of kingship, at the same time killing him instantly and leaving the rest of his spinal cord to be ripped out over the next few hours. This sight pleased Ioxamander so much he kept the king's daughter, Ismiem, as one of his beautiful brides, and she accepted willingly at the discretion of the Atouman Grand Army, birthing two daughters for Ioxamander.”
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==== Archduchy of Westria ====
* Head of the State: 
** Emperor Adelhard II Hohenstaufen (B 1480 - 12th May 1528), (R 11th May 1492 - 12th May 1528)
** Emperor Friedrich Hohenstaufen (B 1514 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
** Regent Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
*** Head of the Government:
**** Archchancellor Reinar von Hauser (B 1470 - still alive), (15th april 1511 - 12th May 1528)
**** Archchancellor Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (12th May 1528- present)
***** Government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. Though a lot of powers are also vested in to a council. The title is By the Grace of God Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans, Duke of Burgundy, Guleders, Brabant, Flanders and Luxembourg. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are also the Emperor of the HRE since 1351.
*** Heir to the throne:
**** Crown Prince Friedrich Hohenstaufen (B 1514 - still alive), (R 1514 - 1528)
**** Crown Prince Hans Hohenstaufen (B 1516 - still alive), (R 1528 - present)
*** Religious Head: 
**** Archbishop Willhelm Vorf (B 1444 - D 1527), (R 1515 - 1527)
**** Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (R 1527 - present)
*** Governor of Westrian Netherlands
**** Governor-General Prince Johan Willem van Oranje (B 1467 - 12th May 1528), (30th March 1511 - 12th May 1528)
**** Governor Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (12th May 1528 - present)
*** Demographics:
**** Population:
**** Wien: Population: 17,860
**** Amsterdam: Population: 13,900
**** Konr: Population: 9,610
**** Rich: Population: 11,360
**** Polanum: Population: 12,800
**** Bozn: Population: 14,390
**** Trieste: 13,220
**** Antwerp: Population: 6,450
**** Liege: Population: 6,360
**** Luxembourg: Population: 4,300
**** Brussels: Population: 7,420
**** Rural and smaller towns population: 2,277,930
**** Total population: 2,396,590
**** Religion: catholic christians (95%), Protestants(5%)(many more secret protestants)
**** Ethnicities: 60% Westrian, 2% Venetian, 23% Flemish 10% Wallon and "Luxembourger" 5%
** Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire. We have also started with trade from the sea through our port Trieste and Westrian Netherlands.
** Allies:
** Venice
** Albion
** Escosia
* Wars and conflicts: 
** Chief Commander: Reinar von Hauser (B 1470 - still alive),(R 1508 - present)
** Army: Total of
** Pikemen: 10,400
** Swordmen: 220
** Bowmen: 4,110
** Cavalry: 6,930
** Crossbowmen: 4,140
** Arquebusier: 6,000
** Navy: Total of
** Cocha: 50
** Cog: 39
** Hoy: 28
** Mediterranean brigantines: 12
** Carrack: 15
** Heavy weaponry
** Cannons: 700
*** Events:
**** Building a fleet: Continues  
**** The catholic Plot: As he was sitting dirinking his wine Emperor Adelhard had got the news of the peasants rebellion. Spitting out his wine all over the table he exclaimed that Archbishop was right these protestants were spreading and evolving like a plague but it still weren't enough to convince him to return the progressive governor. Later that day the council presented their demands one of them were to recall the very progressive Johan Willem van Oranje who they suspected supported the protestants. The Emperor wholeheartadly refused thinking that Johan Willem van Oranje was still reliable. The council was furious Archbishop John known for his hot-tempered would refer the Emperor as "A weak man to much influenced by that heretic loving Oranje Flemish cockroach"  
**** Death of an Heretic lover and "catholic revolution": On the 12th May 1528 the inqusition have had enough the Emperor was a traitor togheter with Johan Willem van Oranje. The inquistion togheter with the council gathered soldiers the army was majority catholics and wanted the emperor gone. The emperor was assualted in the palace garden by his own guardsmen. The Emperor was easily taken by them as the guards men showed him adbication papers the Emperor managed to get away from their arms. He ran but as he reached the stairs he slipped the earlier that day it had rained and the stairs were still a bit wet. The Emperor cracked his skull dying in a few mintues. The guardsmen was very scared by the sight and ran off to the tell the Archbishop what had happened which the Archibisop returned with the words "God hit him in the head" a few hours later the same day Johan Willem van Oranje was called to meet General Hans hartwig. Hans and his companion Jan Hueissen was waiting on Johan Willem to arrive. As he arrived without guards since they had referred it as a secret meeting, the two men told him "we have sad news about the Emperor, he have decided to abdicate" not knowing what had actually happened yet. They showed Johan Willem a letter on the table he came closer and when he read through the message, behind him Hans Hartwig grabs a knife from his pocket and says "Gute Nacht und süße Träume Ketzer" pointing it at the Governor-General's head. Johan Willem would turn around and say "dam..." before the knife was borrowed deep into his skull. Hans Hartwig was made the next Governor as a fanatic catholic he started a new branch of the inqusition in the Westrian Netherlands.  
**** No One Expects the Return of the Westrian Inqusition: Shortly after the death of both the Emperor and the Governor-General only one which was meant to be happening the inqusition was recalled to start fighting against the heretics and now able to use whatever methods they dared to use.  
**** The slow cleansing of Amsterdam: Was once a haven for refugees from the inqusition in Westria have turned to hell as the inqusition have started to search through the town with help of local loyal catholic army units. Killing or forcing the non catholic population from the town in an attempt to cleanse the heresy from Westrian Netherlands.  
**** Westrian Netherlands: Since the 12th may 1528 unrest and religious tensions are all times high in Westrian Netherlands with desperate local forces trying to surpress them. Some forces joins in with the unrest creating many smaller rebellions that are though quickly put down but they could lead to eventually something bigger...  
* Diplomacy:
* Catholic German Princes: We should all co-operate and create a unified inqusition that could hopefully defeat this protestant plague spreading through our lands. We will also help you and send the Westrian Inqusition if you aren't able to defeat the spreading of protestantism alone.
==== Kingdom of Hispania  ====
* Government: Absolute Monarchy
** Ruler (Queen): Maria I (1477-)
* Economy: The economy is starting to recover, with the use of loans and other measures. The economy of Valcanor is now also fully brought into the fold, with the already dominant Beso now fully established as currency in both lands.
* Alliance -      
* Demographics
** Population - 12,000,376
** Ethinicities - 91% Hispanic 5% North African 4% Other
** Religon - 96% Catholicism 4% Other
* Cities and Population Spread
** Madrid - 265,000
** Toledo - 91,000
** Cordoba - 95,000
** Burgos - 90,000
** Leon-  265,00
** La Coruna - 145,000
** Oviedo - 97,000
** Rural - 10,396,000
** Fuerte Solaridad - 500
** Fuerte Puedra Alta - 100
** San Sebastian - 95,000
** Granada - 40,000
** Sevilla - 40,000
** Garofe - 50,000
** Malaga - 35,000
** Algecia - 40,000
** Valencia - 100,000
** Tarragonna - 80,000
** Murcia - 80,000
** Barcelona - 90,000
** Perrogo - 80,000
** ---------- Nueva Hispania (Colony, below) Mainland Hispania (Above)
** Atlantis - 20,000
** San Costa - 15,000
** Nea Theossalonica - 15,000
** Thalassopolis - 20,000
** Haitiana - 10,000
* Military - 85,000
** Archers - 11,770
*** Longbow - 7,700
*** Crossbow - 5,070
*** Medium-Sized Bows - 3,000
** Cavalry - 12,500
*** Heavy - 6,250
*** Light' -  3,250
*** Super Light - 2,500
** Standard Knights - 1,000
** Pikemen - 23,000
** Men at Arms - 12,150
** Arquebusers - 13,500
** Naval Personnel - 7,150
* Siege Weapons
** Trebuchets - 125
** Ballista - 150
** Cannons - 155
* Navy
** Transport Ships - 50
*** Crew of 50 Each
** Floating Fortresses - 44
*** Crew of 75 Each
** Sea Falcons - 45
*** Crew of 30 Each
* Wars and Conflicts - 
** Conkistadors - Check the Events section for specifics.
* Diplomacy (If you wanna do this with me, please inform me on Discord)
** Catonzia - After basically taking over all of the functions of the nation, it is annexed into Hispania as the Viceroyalty of Catonzia.
** Rhea - This is allowed.
* Events
** The New Frontier (Part 7) - The main wave of migrants has basically ended.
** The 95 What? (Part 1) - The whole Protestant reformation basically gained little to no traction in Hispania, quickly stamped out by the Hispanian Inquistition, with most of the converted fleeing overseas to where they could hopefully practice their faith in a bit of a safer place, most of them Valcans moving over to either Nueva Valcanor or Catonzia.
** Mapping the New World (Part 8) - Several explorers would claim to discover a new kingdom down south which they claimed were called the "Huanca", which was rich in gold and wealth. Conquistadors immediatly were estatic and this was included into the map. Scant descriptions of the West Coast start surfacing as well.
** Conquistador Companies (Part 7) - An incredibly huge jump in the amount of Conquistador Companies begins, not only from Hispania but from other nations as the news spreads like wildfire around the cities of Europe.
*** Hernan Cortez - Cortez's story basically ends there, not having as much of an ambition as Francisco, he settled into his governership and would run a mostly succesful career putting down various small rebellions and managing to keep the Mayans in check.
*** Francisco Pizzaro (The Younger) - If Francisco had a sense of restraint, it was clear that time hadn't arrived yet. He marched 7,000 conquistadors down the Sylvan Plain (geographical feature, Yucatan Peninsula), intending to conquer all the lands into Hispania up to the present southern border of Panama.
*** Diego Alvarez of Catonzia - A prominent official in the Western regions of Catonzia when the annexation occured, he resigned his position almost immedialty and took 5,000 Conquistadors as well as 2,500 pretty salty Catonzians to subjugate the Western states, first moving onto Caddo and demanding their submission before moving to the remaining and doing the same.
*** Coruna Arms Company - Coruna would soon make the ambitious move of transferring a sizeable portion of their assets overseas, mainly over to Catonzia and in the Discian regions, where they could soon make even more money at the place where the conquistadors where coming over to.
====Dragon's Fire====
*Leadership Structure: There is a structure that resembles some form of leadership and hierarchy, where most members are at the bottom and those who lead the organisation are at the top. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon or the Representative manually. Since the late 1510s, there has been a structural change, whereby there's now a temporary front company established officially where the Grand Dragon is the leader and that all of the gains, whether be from operating trade to handling loot will be directed to this organisation secretly. The Representative is the one who operates in the Westrian Netherlands and operates on a similar level as the Grand Dragon. The group's purpose is not exactly clear, having changed a lot over the past 20 years as of 1530. It is perhaps why historians seem to be intrigued but also forget about its existence.
**Grand Dragon: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1502)
**Head of the Company: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1515)
**Representative of the Grand Dragon: Hubert Bodde (b. 1473, office since early 1510s)
**Operator: (vacant)
**Senior Chiefs: Eight figures
*Membership: 900 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag and the surrounding towns within a close range of no more than 20 kilometres. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men. Since the operation was split into two, one based in Westrian Netherlands with a representative (Hubert Bodde) appointed to loyalty and continue the operations of Dragon's Fire in that area. The front company that's set up will secretly funnel any profits if available to this group, topping up on financial incentives. This is not known to anyone yet as the messengers and groups sent to Hispania were mainly seen as 'ordinary' Dutchmen.
**The Tangelder Company: A front company that's set up for any conquistador-esque or mercenary purposes of the group. May be involved in trade too.
***240 men (based around the city of Atlantis, for now at least)
***100 other members who are in (Westrian) Netherlands
***4 transport ships
*Diplomacy:
**Hispania: hmmm...
*Operations:
**
*Events: (The lower caps events are hurting me)
**acquiring another transport ship: The group's front company acquires another transport ship after ten years of making progress. More weapons are being bought from local companies too as preparations for another launch to the New World as reinforcements or to get them back home, depending on the situation. The message from the New World is still vague and many feel the doubts of the Grand Dragon being alive. To reassure that nothing is wrong, members are to avoid mentioning him or question about his status as agreed by senior chiefs and the Representative. There is a chance that the Representative could assume power while he's away but this seems to fend off any attempts of factionalising the organisation for now at least.
**group representative establishes another role: Another role was established to handle finance and funding, in a bid to help a decentralised 'economy' (more like a set of assets) of the organisation work, be overseas, with the front company or locally to gain some financial notoriety on the outside. Centralisation of assets into one place would be a bad idea to start with; it would mean that Westria, if caught or were to be tapped by others, would lead to major losses. Decentralising it and placing some of the burden of wealth to many members with some exceptions, like the front mercenary company ('The Tangelder Company') that's set up, is the current policy. On the other hand, the role is currently vacant as it was created on 1529.
**peak membership: It seems that membership reached its peak numbers as more are disinterested in joining the group. Even the reach outside of Den Haag seems to stagnate. As a result, peak membership is achieved for now at least, since the group moved away from its original purpose (being a diss group against Westria) and technically is in a middle of gaining funds from all sources, including the prospects of the New World via their set mercenary company, so its appeal isn't that great to the general population. Children of members are encouraged to join though around 16 but it's not mandatory. 'However, risking them being informants, they were often discouraged from telling secrets to family or were to be trained at an early age, where their minds are malleable.
**meanwhile in the new world: Since the Hispanians were getting slow, a small detour was made by a small group to explore OTL Colombia on their own, eventually finding personally the Musica Confederation (although already known by Hispanians, they want to be slightly ahead of their game). The Grand Dragon also decided to use these three transport ships for tasks across the Shattered Isles to gain alternative revenue and supplies, which would allow them to gain some assets and resources but not necessarily the wealth of the New World.
==== Khitan Khanate ====
* Government: Steppe Horde
* Khan/Khatun:
** Khojin (F) (r. 1501 - present)
*** Dynasty: Yarud (1501 - present)
**** Parliament: None
* Economy: The Khitan economy is largely based upon trade, herding, and pastoralism, as the Khitans and most of their subjects are nomadic peoples. However, in some areas, such as around cities, the inhabitants are settled agriculturalists.
* Capital: Nerchuu (OTL Nerchinsk)
* Demographics:
** Population: 91,000 (82% Khitans, 7% Mongols, 6% Tungusics, 2% Jurchens, 2% Daevites, 1% other)
** Religion: 82% Tengriism, 8% Arzham, 6% Buddhism, 4% others
* Military: 1,820 troops
** 520 cavalry
** 800 infantry
*** 280 archers
*** 260 spearmen (also trained in archery)
*** 260 swordsmen (also trained in archery)
** 500 elite cavalry
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy (italics indicate secret):
** N/A
* Events (was gonna make this longer but I'm rushing my turn now):
** Tiger of the North (pt. 3): With the northern tribes annexed and a deal struck with Tulaani, Khojin spent the next decade doing more reforms. She reformed the provincial system, creating provinces from the territory within the khanate and making the post of provincial governor a civil service exam-required position. She also attempted education reforms within the khanate based on preexisting Chinese systems, creating government-owned institutes to cultivate talented minds and to prepare possible candidates for civil service examination. Along with all this, she built a series of defenses along the border with Sahaliyan and the Khalkha Khanate. Khojin would have two more children with Cungsan, a girl named Chagur (b. 1521) and a boy named Arslan (b. 1523).
** Assimilation: The Tungusic tribes of the north are assimilated into the Khitan majority.
==== Keisarvalta ====
* Government: Elective Monarchy
** King: [Temporary Riksdag Rule]
** Dynasty: Varold
* Economy: The Keisairvaltan Economy is based on heavily by trade through the Baltic Sea. As well as agriculture. Although the economy is influenced by Asian trade.
* Capital: Varntio
* Demographics:
** Population: 4mil
*** Ingrians: 45%
*** Rostovians: 15%
*** Misc Finnic Cultures: 5%
*** Vesnians: 7%
*** Daeva: 9%
*** Volgans: 10%
*** Varangian: 4%
** Religion:
*** Eastern Orthodox: 90%
*** Catholic: 4%
*** Traditional Religions: 2%
*** Judaism: 4%
** Diplomacy
** Wars & Conflicts
*** The Aleksander Plan: Military Generals wrote up the Aleksander Plan where they will attack on 2 sides from Samaran and Tambovian troops in the west, in the east Tevan and Sura-Sitanian troops. This plan will be used if they refuse our demands.
** Events
*** Stand Down, Saratov: After the Border Incident in Tambov the city had been shaken and was slowly recovering. This recovery was once again shattered when a fire started in the city. The culprit was never found but eye witnesses made the Nobility suspect foul play. The Riksdag jumped at the opportunity and blamed Saratov for the event. They send demands to Saratov telling them to give them a chunk of land in the north, and full compensation for the damages and compensation given to them for breaking the treaty.
====The Syonanese Diarchy | Syonan Nikun-shu====
*Government: Mixed Noble Republic
**Grand Kōshaku of All Syonan, Suwawa and Tidung, Lord Protector of Sabah and Palawan: The Grand Kōshaku is the ruler of Syonan. He is elected by the Syonanese Diet upon the previous Kōshaku’s death, resignation, or impeachment and serves a life term.
***Noriaki Kakyoin (born 1462, ruled 1491-1526)
***Hideki Heihachiro (born 1494, ruled 1526-)
**Subordinate Kōshakus: The constituent kingdoms of Hiraga and Nagasato are each ruled by a subordinate Kōshaku. Subordinate Kōshakus are the second most powerful positions in Syonan, with a subordinate Kōshaku having almost total control in their respective domains, answering only to the Grand Kōshaku and their respective Diets.
***Hiragan Kōshaku:
****Yoshimune Kira (born 1449, ruled 1475-1514)
****Ryohei Higashikata (born 1455, ruled 1514-)
***Nagasatoan Kōshaku:
****Ginzo Souji (born 1453, ruled 1482-)
***Yang di-Pertua Agong of Sabah and Palawan: Serves a similar role to a subordinate Kōshaku, with free reign over the 8 prefectures of Sabah and Palawan.
****Pengiran Dahud Sinaman (born 1470, ruled 1511-)
**Syonanese Diet: The Syonanese Diet is the main legislative body of Syonan. A bicameral system based on Syonan’s 2 constituent kingdoms, it is composed of Syonan’s nobility and particularly powerful burgher families. The Syonanese Diet hosts 732 delegates in total.
***Hiragan Diet: The Hiragan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (located in the northern half of Syonan). Made up of notable Hiragan noble and burgher families, the Hiragan Diet hosts 437 delegates.
****The autonomous province of Sabah and Palawan sends 27 delegates to the Hiragan Diet.
***Nagasatoan Diet: The Nagasatoan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato (including the overseas territories of Suwawa and Tidung), located in the southern half of the country. Composed of notable Nagasatoan noble and burgher families, the Nagasatoan Diet hosts 295 delegates.
****Suwawa and Tidung, being governed under Nagasato, is theoretically subject to the Nagasatoan Diet. However, there is little to no representation of the two overseas territories in the Syonanese legislature.
**Political Parties: Although no real political parties exist in Syonan as of yet, there are several loose power blocs within the Syonanese Diet, with borders between specific power blocs sometimes muddy and difficult to discern. Many delegates are influenced by multiple blocs.
***Centralists: The Centralist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire more central government control over local affairs in Syonan. An extremely big tent bloc, Centralists range from those who simply want more government oversight in day to day governance, to supporters of Anjuro Katagiri’s absolutist and imperial policies, to those who want to do away with the Diarchy system altogether. Significantly more powerful in the north than in the south the Centralists, along with their bitter enemies the Federalists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet.
***Federalists: The Federalist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire less central government control over Syonan. A similarly big tent bloc to the Centralists, they range from feudalists to status quo supporters to even a few Nagastoan secessionists. Significantly more powerful in the south and in the Bornean territories than in the north, the Federalists, along with the Centralists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet, and are perpetually at odds with one another.
***Traders: Supporting mercantilist policies and touting the trade guilds as the lifeblood of the Syonanese economy, the traders punch far above their weight in power, mostly due to Syonan’s control over the seas. They are the most staunch supporters of the Sulu Sea sound toll. Many of them tend to agree in part with the Militarists on certain supposed “integral territories of Syonan”.
***Militarists: The Syonanese militarists are probably by far the most unified bloc in Syonanese politics, uniformly advocating for stratocratic principles and aggressive foreign policy to “keep Syonan great” (read. continue Syonanese near-hegemony over maritime Southeast Asia). They are quite inclined to randomly scream “Syonan Banzai” and debate you for hours on how Palawan and Sabah are integral territories of Syonan stolen by the Bruneians.
***Traditionalists: The traditionalists are a faction dedicated to preserving the status quo. They are the most socially conservative group, and also tout an isolationist foreign policy, which they call “Sakoku”. No one really takes them seriously at the moment.
***Religious Supremacists: Syonan’s religious supremacists are a mostly fringe group that emphasize increased authority of religious bodies over governance and everyday life. Although the Shinto, Buddhist, Hindu and Xianist blocs clash often, their proposed policies are much the same, designed to give their religion more power in state affairs.
***Reformists: Even with the most conventional parliamentary system, there will always be a couple hardy radicals. ‘Nuff said.
*Administration: Syonan is divided into 2 constituent kingdoms (koku), which are further subdivided into 10 provinces (dō). The 9 provinces are in turn subdivided into 43 prefectures (ken), which are in turn further divided into districts (gun).
**Suwawa and Tidung are considered overseas territories of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato. They do not have any representation in the Syonanese Diet, and their people are not considered Syonanese citizens (and thus are not awarded the rights of Syonanese citizens) unless they are descended from at least one Syonanese parent or descended from at least one parent that has served in the Syonanese military.
**Sabah and Palawan is an autonomous province under the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (with the exception of the southernmost portions of former Bruneian Sabah, which has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Nagasato as Tarakan Prefecture). Autonomous provinces are similar to normal provinces except that they have more power domestically, as the constituent kingdom-level government is not allowed to impose laws and restrictions on the autonomous province, with the only power they are able to wield over provincial authorities in an autonomous province being a veto.
*Capital City:
**Syonanese and Hiragan Capital: Morioh
***Sabahan Capital: Sandakan
**Nagasatoan Capital: Nagasato
***Suwawan Capital: Gorontalo
***Tidungese Capital: Kutei
*Economy: Syonan boasts a diverse and robust economy geared towards foreign trade. Major sectors of the Syonanese economy include agriculture, mining, the spice trade, fishing, and logging. The late 15th and early 16th centuries would see the inception of the Syonanese plantation economy, particularly prevalent in the plains of Central Luzon and inland Mindanao, while urban and coastal economies would remain dominated by various merchant guilds.
**Currency: The Syonanese taru is the main currency in Syonan, backed up by gold reserves, with one taru equivalent to around 3.2 grams of gold. In rural and remote areas, however, the barter system is king, due to limited state influence in these areas.
*Demographics:
**Total Population: 1,102,118
***Hiraga: 400,295
****Morioh: 30,025
****Mei-nira: 55,012
****Kanakawa: 32,525
****Kitahara: 26,878
****Keishi: 25,193
****Naga: 22,378
***Nagasato (including Tarakan but not Suwawa or Tidung): 262,470
****Nagasato-shi: 26,145
****Davao: 33,104
****Pemagarong: 25,992
****Souhama-Shibu: 21,023
****Cagayan: 13,887
****Tsuhama: 13,125
***Sabah and Palawan: 237,048
****Sandakan: 29,370
****Api: 20,925
***Suwawa: 71,028
****Gorontalo: 11,213
***Tidung: 131,277
****Kutei: 21,169
**Ethnicities:
***28.9% Syonanese (318,245 people)
****12.9% Yojin (“pure” Syonanese) (41,054 people)
****87.1% In-jin (mixed race Syonanese) (277,191 people)
***22.6% Native Syonanese (248,993 people)
****22.8% Takairō-jin/Tagalog (56,770 people)
****19.7% Kabishi-jin/Visayan (49,052 people)
****12.5% Rusonto-jin/Ilocano (31,124 people)
****7.4% Ibaruno-jin/Bicolano (18,425 people)
****7.1% Nagasato-jin/Maguindanao (17,679 people)
****30.5% Other groups (75,943 people)
***14.4% Malay (158,280 people)
***1.6% Japanese (17,523 people)
***0.9% Chinese (10,021 people)
***6.3% Suwawan (69,023 people)
***9.0% Kadazan-Dusun (98,865 people)
***6.8% Bajau (75,225 people)
***2.9% Murut (32,145 people)
***6.7% Dayak (61,777 people)
***1.3% Other (mostly Southeast Asian, Indian and Arabian traders) (14,021 people)
**Religions: Religion in Syonan is not necessarily exclusive, with many Syonanese ascribing to beliefs from 2 or more religions.
***Syonanese Shinto: Syonanese Shinto has diverged greatly from Shinto in the Japanese islands, with many Shinto kami being syncretized with native and Hindu deities, and Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism heavily influencing the religion. Most prevalent in coastal, urban and lowland areas dominated by ethnic Syonanese, Syonanese Shinto is the main religion of Syonan.
****~55% of the population (~600,000 people)
***Syonanese Buddhism: A sect of Buddhism almost totally exclusive to the islands of Syonan, Syonanese Buddhism is heavily influenced by Shinto, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism and native beliefs. It is by far the most influential Buddhist sect in Syonan, although other sects do manage to gain followers in the Syonanese Isles.
****~50% of the population (~550,000 people)
****Other Buddhist sects (Mahayana, Theravada and Zen Buddhism) are practiced by ~9% of the population (~98,000 people)
***Hinduism: Practiced by many indigenous and mixed-race Syonanese especially in Mindanao and the Visayas, Hinduism in Syonan has been heavily syncretized with Syonanese Buddhism and Shinto (and vice versa), with many Hindu gods in Syonan being almost indistinguishable from the Syonanese variants of Shinto kami. A more “pure” version of Hinduism exists in coastal Tidung and in newly-acquired Sabah.
****~40% of the population (~450,000 people)
***Xianism: Xianism states that the sole god of man, Tian, has endowed humans with the ability to become "Xian", basically deities, unlocked by committing good deeds in Tian's name, and understanding Tian and the way the universe works. Unlike many Eastern religions, Xianism is a monotheistic religion. Practitioners of the religion are mostly confined to the ethnic Chinese minority within Syonan, and are most prevalent in Pemagarong and Mindoru Prefectures.
****~1% of the population (~10,000 people)
***Other: In remote, mountainous areas of inland Syonan, as well as in the jungles of Tidung and Suwawa, many native tribes still live as they did before Syonanese settlement on the islands, and still worship their old gods in much the same way as they once did.
****~15% of the population (~170,000 people)
*Military:
**Grand Army of Syonan:
***Deployed forces: 10,000
***Total forces: 40,000
****8,000 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
****5,000 Field Artillery Personnel
****20,000 Light Infantry
****7,000 Light Mixed Cavalry
****5,000 Homeland Security Infantry (Military Police)
***Reservists/Potential levies: 0
**Syonan Nikun Royal Navy:
***Total sailors: 26,000
***Total ships (excluding coastal patrol): 380 ships
****SNRN Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Muramasa
*****Crew: 120
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Yamamoto
*****Crew: 70
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Higashikata
*****Crew: 70
****12 Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 120
****27 Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 70
****191 Subarashi Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
*****Crew: 60
****157 Subarashi Dātsu-class Oceanic Interceptors
*****Crew: 40
****410 Tsuna-class Torpedo Boats
*****Crew: 10
****383 Transport Ships
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Sulu Sea War (1518-): The Sulu Sea War was a conflict between Syonan and neighboring Zhaowa sparked by the events of Burning Pemagarong, where a group of Zhaowanese merchants would start a 2-day riot in the port city of Pemagarong after being forced to pay the dreaded Sulu Sea Sound Toll. (see Events for more information)
**All 40,000 troops and potential levies are raised, to stand on guard for an invasion of Zhaowanese territories. All Syonanese ships are put on guard for naval operations on Zhaowanese ships or ports.
**For more information, see Events.
*Research:
**Type 001 Yajiri Torpedo Mod. 1498: An updated model of the Yajiri Torpedo allowing it to reach faster speeds in water and improving its accuracy.
**Subarashi Kulog Taihou Mk.V: We begin to equip more ships with this cannon.
**Bakuchiku Mk.I: The Bakuchiku cannon is now standard fare for all Syonanese ships.
**Kogata-jū: A variant of the Javanese arquebus indigenous to Syonan, the Kogata-jū has become the standard firearm of choice for the Syonanese Army.
**Arquebus Reverse Engineering: With sporadic trade from Agoustan Brunei reaching our shores, we begin trying to reverse engineer their strange and powerful “arquebuses”, with mixed success.
**Early Rocket Developments: Syonanese rocket prototypes slowly inch further and further towards a usable weapon.
**Reptilian Growth: Continued breeding of the Filipino monitor lizard has caused the species to grow in size, through decades, if not centuries will be required for the lizards to grow even larger.
***That being said, they are now large enough to be farmed for food, as these monitor lizards slowly become a delicacy in the Nagasatoan region.
*Diplomacy:
**Zhaowa: hi both our leaders are dead can we stop
**Japan: oh shit they sent in the entire navy oh god oh fuck
*Events:
**The Koshaku Is Dead…: Grand Koshaku Kakyoin Noriaki of the Two Syonans had had enough of this “protection.” He saw through the ruses, the lies, the deception. Being placed in virtual house arrest “for his own safety” would put off the average Joe, but Kakyoin had a country to run. He had been away from state affairs for months now, holed up in this cramped compound, kept under lock and key 24 hours a day. Syonan could not survive as a leader. He yearned to tell his people that he was yet alive, that he was in a situation of distress, and that their nation had been taken advantage of. “A walk in the woods should keep this dread at bay”, he thought to himself. “For the next couple of hours, maybe.” And so he made his way to the nearby woods, to take a walk, clearing his mind. Crucially, however, he forgot to check in with his “protective” NSC guards (who by now acted almost like prison wardens). Once they were alerted of Kakyoin’s escape from the compound, they sent out teams into the surrounding countryside, trying to find the fallen Koshaku. It just so happened that one particularly trigger-happy party found Kakyoin first, walking along a trail that eventually cut across the mountains and into a plain on the other side, which would take three times as long had one skirted around the forests. Believing this heralded him trying to escape his confines, and in a state of panic, the search party decided to shoot first, and ask questions later. A bullet in the back of the head, a muffled thump, a great misunderstanding, and the Grand Koshaku of the Two Syonans was dead.
***An Eye For An Eye: And as the Koshaku died, the whole nation wept… As the people learned of the death of their beloved ruler, grief and chaos reigned supreme. Their people had been attacked, and now, the face of their entire country had been killed by “suspicious circumstances.” Many wanted swift retribution to whoever was responsible, and one group would even achieve this, to an extent. On April 6th, 1526, numerous Syonanese would infiltrate Maluku, and would carry out a brutal assasination of Zhaowanese Taixu Jieu Jengywéi, erroneously believing that it was the Zhaowanese who had assassinated Kōshaku Kakyoin. In the middle of the night, as the Lyrid meteor showers were visible outside, the Syonanese would maneuver around the walls of the palace, sneaking into his room, and taking him outside, where they would smash his face in after delivering an anesthetic so as to not alert the guards. After being sure that he was dead, they would then shit and piss on his dead body. They would later throw his body into the water. After 2 weeks of investigations from Tsuyen’s end, the 10 assassins would be captured.
**War and Peace: With both rulers dead within mere weeks of each other, the nobility of Syonan and Zhaowa would quickly convene together to discuss peace. The war had become a slog for both parties, and there were more than enough people on both sides who wanted an end to the debacle. After days of heated talks, it was decided that Syonan and Zhaowa would return to status quo ante bellum: that is, all Zhaowanese territories occupied by Syonan, and vice versa, would revert back to the control of their rightful owners. The Sulu Sea Sound Toll would still be enforced (although the amount of money merchants had to pay was lessened), and Zhaowanese merchants could continue to do business in Syonan so long as nothing like Burning Pemagarong ever happened again. Although it was a good peace during the time, many longstanding issues between the two nations would never be resolved, and the Sulu Sea War likely cemented the vicious rivalry between the two nations and their people which continue to the modern day.
**Long Live The Koshaku!: The Syonanese Diet would sit in gridlock on the election and ascension of the new Grand Koshaku. On one hand, many Nagasatoan delegates, bothered about the generations-long “Hiragan Domination of the Seat of Grand Koshaku of Syonan”, would attempt to place one of their most lively and intelligent politicians, Nijimura Keicho, Mayor of Souhama-Shibu, in the rank of Grand Koshaku, while the Hiragan delegates would nominate several candidates for Grand Koshaku, including Admiral Kira Morinobu, Kitahara Prefecture governor Takahashi Sozen, and Shiroichi Satoshi, one of the most successful guild leaders in Syonan. In the beginning of the voting process, it looked like Nijimura Keicho was going to win the election in a veritable landslide. However, spurred on by anonymous cash injections into certain delegates’ bank accounts, a very unlikely contender for Grand Koshaku would begin to emerge. Heihachiro Hideki, although a member of one of the most renowned noble houses of Syonan, was, to put it kindly, not particularly suited for leadership, preferring to spend his time on being reckless and having fun in dubious ways. However, money talks, and Heihachiro Hideki would win the election by an exceptionally narrow margin of 3 votes in the Syonanese Diet, ascending to power as the new Grand Koshaku. Nijimura Keicho was not at all pleased about this, and suspected foreign influence in the elections. He would not be wrong.
**The Final Letters: During his months of “protection”, the late Grand Koshaku would pen several letters to his family and closest friends and allies, warning them that he was in immediate danger and being held hostage by the Nihonese Southern Company and the Japanese government, and advising them to stay vigilant and fight back against foreign dominance of Syonan. Although these letters would not reach their intended recipients until Kakyoin’s death, they were eventually delivered. These letters would spur the formation of Souji Tourin and Nijimura Keicho’s League of the Defense of the Lands of Hiraga and Nagasato, the first of many paramilitary groups which would later come to be collectively known as the Syonanese Resistance.
**The Lion Rising: With the election of Heihachiro Hideki as Grand Koshaku, and the resulting beginnings of Kanzaki Noriko’s shadow rule of Syonan, as well as the absorption of the Freedmen’s Army into the Nihonese Southern Company (in exchange for guarantees of their freedom from bondage), Kanzaki Setsuna’s position had never looked better. Whipping up her new recruits into elite mercenaries, Kanzaki Setsuna’s Nihonese Southern Company would begin to outsource their talent to nobles and “important persons” in need of protection, as well as beginning to dabble in limited policing in and around the city of Morioh.
**The Black Hand’s Schism: Souji Tourin was quickly made aware of the Japanese conspiracy of the silent domination of Syonan after receiving former Grand Koshaku Kakyoin’s letters. Quickly realizing who likely was behind the plot, as well as discovering the role his adopted mother’s Nihonese Southern Company played in the abduction, house arrest and eventual murder of Grand Koshaku Kakyoin, a beloved ruler and his good friend, he would leave home after telling his mother to “never talk to me again as long as you’re still a traitor”, meeting up with several of the late Koshaku’s other close allies, including Nijimura Keicho, Miyagi Takahiro, and Takahashi Sozen, and forming the League of the Defense of the Lands of Hiraga and Nagasato, an organization set on fighting the impending foreign domination of Syonan, wherever it may rear its ugly head.
**Simao’s Shenanigans: During Simão de Andrade’s stay in Syonan, he would launch a mass human trafficking program, kidnapping and scamming thousands of Syonanese into slavery on his many plantations in Agoustan Borneo and India, the most consequential of these human trafficking victims being Nijimura Okuyasu, the younger brother of Souhaman politician (and future Grand Koshaku) Nijimura Keicho. This event would leave a massive emotional mark on the latter man, fueling his later infamous rabid xenophobia.
====Sublime State of Zhaowa====
*Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
**Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures. 
**Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
***'The Current Taixu is: Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526) Kyang B'aklingit (1526-)
**Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
**Council of Nine (Bát Yén qi Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu. 
**Lower Tribunal (Hyaqi Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
**Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén qi Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
**Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
***Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 20 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 19 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially Conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 22 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 10 seats in the Grand Tribunal
***Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal. 
***Native Front (Tuojáktang): Made up of Ethnic Minihasans, Papuans, Ternatians, and others, the Native Front is a large tent group with incredibly diverse views on Economic, Social, and Foreign policies. Their only shared interest is to support rights for the native people within Zhaowa. Even among the large native population, this faction has little support. They have 7 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*Economy:
**Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
*Main Currency: Ceijen
**Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold). 
*Demographics:
**Ethnic Makeup
***11% Pure Chinese 
***30.7% Mixed-Race 
***26.8% Macassan
***9.8% Austronesian Moluccans
***8.4% Minihasan
***4.4% Papuan
***6.9% Toraja
***1% Malay
***1% Other
***Total Population: 501,500
****Maluku: 33,000
****Makassar: 30,000
****Manado: 28,000
****Nimkyóng: 23,000
****Selam: 14,000
****Launa: 12,000
****Sufu: 8,500
****Jáng Hwi: 4,500
***Religion: 9% Xianist, 21% Mahayana Buddhist, 22% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 47% Animist, 2% Other(Zoroastrian, Arzhamist)
*Military: 23,970 Personnel (~4.78%)
**Army: 6,900
***200 Garrison Artillerymen 
***3,000 Standard Infantry
***1,600 Field Artillerymen (all personel not armed with melee weapons)
***100 Miltary Engineers
***~2000 Disorganized Infantry
**Navy: 17070 Sailors, 753 Ships (excluding coastal patrol)
***27 Hunghwangjwen (70~ meters) (2970 crew total)
***50 Galleys (32~ meters) (2400 crew total)
***160 Supply ships (35~ meters) (3000 sailors total)
***55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (30~ meters) (1155 crew total)
***160 3-Masted Djongs (20-25~ meters)  (2880 crew total)
***200 War Perahu (15-20~ meters) (2000 crew total)
***51 Hwapjwen (15-20~ meters) (Reconnaissance Ships) (765 crew total)
***50 Troop Transports (500 crew total, able to carry 4000 troops in total)
***Various Disorganized Coastal Patrol (1400 crew)
*Firearms:
**Cetbang/Jwangfiau: The Jwangfiau is the most commonly used gun in Zhaowa. It is a breech-loading swivel gun, and is used on fortifications and ships. These come in portable (wheeled) and stationary varieties. 
**Xépdan-tswáng: The Xépdan-tswang, literally meaning “Ten Shot Gun”, is a gun similar to an Organ Gun. Inspired by the multiple rocket launchers in use across the Sinosphere, instead of firing arrows or rockets, it fires iron or bronze pellets. It is used as an anti-personnel gun. Due to it having 10x more barrels than an average gun, it can shoot 10x more bullets, but it takes 10x more time to clean. Unlike the guns of Europe, it is breech loading, which provides quicker loading time. To seal the breech, paper cartridges or a block are used, though this is quite ineffective. The Xépdan-tswáng is used in very low quantities, with perhaps only 50 being used across Zhaowa.
**Cauywa Lagatswáng: The Cauywa Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Zhaowanese Small Long-Gun”, is a firearm used across Zhaowa in mediocre quantities.  Deriving from the Javanese Arquebus, it features a mechanism not dissimilar to a serpentine lock, though it requires a match to fire. It is classified as a type of Arquebus. It does not feature a stock, making it quite unstable, but it makes up for this with a folding stand. 
**Farang Lagatswáng: The Farang Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Frankish (Western European) Small Long-Gun”. It refers to all European arquebuses imported into Zhaowa, and all Arquebuses with features such as matchlocks and wheelocks. 
**Bedil Tombak/Lungencwung: The Lungencwung, literally meaning “Hand Gun”, is a common gun in Zhaowa. It is quite simple, with a socket attached to a pole and a tube from which projectiles are fired from. It commonly has a blade attached to it in case of melee fighting. Around all infantry in Zhaowa uses it along with another blade.
**Hwacá: The Hwacá is a multiple rocket launcher or an organ gun, depending on the projectile used. It fires around 150 rockets or arrows, which are contained within a wooden frame. The wooden frame allows the rockets to fly straighter, and, as a result, farther. In elevated positions, they have a range of 600 meters. However, on flat positions, they have a range of only 200 meters. Current rockets have a length of around 15 centimeters. Though with a short range, it has enough force to make a 30 cm-deep crater in a patch of sand. A second, larger rocket is currently being produced, with a length of 45 centimeters, with a range of 1100 meters. 
**Cwungdung: The Cwungdung is a common firearm in Zhaowa, used on larger ships and on fortresses. Most models of Cwungdung have a maximum range of around 950 meters, with one model having a maximum range of 1500 meters with darts. Darts are made out of wood tipped with iron, with iron tail fins. Unlike the modern conception of darts, these darts are quite large, slightly less than a meter long. When they strike their target, they generally bury up to their iron fletching. Though less destructive than rockets, they have much better accuracy. Cwungdung also fire numerous iron or stone cannonballs, though they have much lower range, with an average maximum range of 600 meters. 
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Sulu Sea War: h
*Diplomacy:
**Wu: We send a Bird-of-paradise, from Papua, to Wu, in hopes of improving relations.
*Events:
**A Meeting Between Brothers - March 1526: Jengywéi, for the past 14 years of his life, had reached such a state of apathy that Tsúyén would effectively be the Taixu. However, one week before his assasination, Jengywéi would snap out of his apathy, and resume ruling. He would have a talk with Tsuyen over tea, remarking “how quickly the years have gone by”. Though unconfirmed, it would be rumored that Tsuyen cried afterwards, perhaps for the first time in decades.
**The Taixu’s Assasination - April 1526: On April 6th, numerous Syonanese would infiltrate Maluku, and would carry out a brutal assasination of Jieu Jengywéi. Asai Harusuke, a former member of the Kamakura Company turned Ronin, would use his years of expertise to teach a group of Syonanese the art of assasination, hoping to earn a quick buck. This group of Syonanese would erroneously believe that it was the Zhaowanese who assassinated Kōshaku Kakyoin, not the Nihonese under Kanzaki Noriko. In the middle of the night, as the Lyrid meteor showers was visible outside, the Syonanese would maneuver around the walls of the palace, sneaking into his room, and taking him outside, where they would smash his face in after delivering an anesthetic as to not alert the guards. After being sure that he was dead, they would then shit and piss on his dead body. They would later throw his body into the water. After 2 weeks of investigations from Tsuyen’s end, the 10 assassins would be captured. Enraged at the brutal assasination of his brother, Tsuyen would plan an incredibly horrific execution. He would force the 10 assassins to choose one man to be executed, promising that after 6 died, the rest would be let go. Then, 4 men would be randomly chosen to use ropes tied to the man's limbs to tear the man's limbs apart from his torso. Afterwards, the Zhaowanese would repeat the process until only 4 were left. The remaining four would then be forced to walk into the sea holding a weight or face a week of torture before being forced to redo the process. At first, they would refuse to walk into the sea, and would face a week of torture. However, afterwards, they would comply, and would drown themselves. Baklangit would become the Taixu in Jengywei's stead.
**The Imperial Idea (4): Tsuyen would resign from his position as Minister of Ceremony. However, he would be appointed to Minister of Supervision, after successfully convincing the High Tribunal that Zhaowa needed a police force to avoid similar occurrences in the future, and that he would be best suited to remove corruption in Zhaowa. Baklangit, effectively being an extension of Tsuyen himself, gives him the position of Minister of Supervision. Tsúyén immediately cracks down on corruption, and begins creating a secret police force, but that has yet to come...
**Sunda or Bust (3): The TVC would grow their influence in Majapahit. In addition, an affiliated company, the Zhaowanese East Sea Company (ZESC), would begin to become important. They would primarily do business in the South China Sea and in the East China Sea.
**Zhaowanese Buddhism (4): The first temples dedicated to Clearwater Buddhism would be constructed during this time. Following the footsteps of the trade routes strengthened by the TVC, Clearwater Buddhism spreads into Majapahit and Khmerlacca.
**1526 Election: Following a good 8 months of ruling as Vice-Taixu, and with Tsuyen supporting him, Baklangit would become the Taixu after an election.
**Rebuilding the Navy: Baklangit embarks on a massive campaign to replace the 280-ish destroyed in the war. Perhaps most importantly, this period would see the creation of proto-ironclads. Baklangit and Karaeng would replace many of the destroyed or damaged Hunghwangjwen and Galleys with a new type of ship, the Yienkapjwen (韌甲船), literally meaning “Strong Armored Ship”. The Yienkapjwen is designed to be sturdy and to sink slowly, allowing those on board to either escape, or be able to keep fighting the enemy until the bitter end, without sacrificing needed mobility and speed. The Yienkapjwen would have watertight compartments, allowing for greater stability, and prolonged sinking time. In addition, they would have two decks, with one for rowers, and another one for artillery and gunmen.The Yienkapjwen would use thick, dense boards, with occasional copper plating. In addition, the Yienkapjwen, due to greater structural integrity, would be able to hold numerous cannons. All Zhaowanese ships replaced would have wooden pegs interlocked with the wood instead of iron nails. This would result in our ships lasting longer and having greater structural integrity, as rust and corrosion would not be a factor. Smaller ships would be standardized, and Perahu would be built with stability in mind to allow for faster cruising and to lower the effects of recoil.
**Daqin Saga (3): Following numerous exploits in and around Africa and the Middle East, where he would travel along the red sea and the Swahili coast as a merchant primarily based in Sumali, Sidabuta would settle down in the Agoustan city of Goa. He would stay in Goa for the next few years of his life. He had long been involved with the Agoustans, at one point reaching Mozambique, so it would only be natural for him to return to Agoustan ports.
==== Nihon no Domei ====
* Government: Feudal Confederation
** Emperor: Uchiha no San-nin (Takagi Anzu)
** Prime Advisor: Kanzaki Noriko
** Shogun: Takeda Shizuka
** Congress of Daimyo: A body consisting of the 24 Daimyo and certain outside observers.
*** Chairman of the Congress: N-A
*** List of Daimyo: Midoriya, Nanbu, Odawara, Fujiwara, Mogami, Yatogami, Niigata, Tachibana, Shiba, Nagao, Matsudaira, Takeda, Oda, Chuosanmyaku, Tanabe, Kanzaki, Miyoshi, Mori, Uzumaki, Chosokame, Otomo, Ryuzoji, Honkobu-Taira, Taira, Ryukyu
*** Autonomous Territories: Izumo-Matsue (Joseonese), Chiba (Eskosian)
*** Outside Observers: Ezo (Friend of the Domei), Kansha (officially a Daimyo), Joseon (Friend of the Domei)
** Clans and Alliances:
*** Oda
**** Main family: Oda (minor branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Takeda, Matsudaira, Chuosanmyaku
*** Tachibana
**** Main family: Tachibana (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Nagao, Fujiwara, Nanbu
*** Mogami
**** Main family: Mogami (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Odawara, Niigata
*** Kanzaki
**** Main family: Kanzaki (side branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Mori, Miyoshi, Chosokame
*** Satsuma
**** Main family: Ryukyu (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Ryukyu, Taira, Honkobu-Taira
*** Western Alliance
**** Shiba, Yatogami
* Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
* Capital: Kyoto
* Demographics:
** Population: 12,660,000
** Ethnicities: Yamatai (78%), Chinese-origin (5%), Joseon (8%), Syonan (6%), Other (2%)
** Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
* Population Distribution:
** Urban Population [out-of-date]: 1,950,000 - 435,000 (Edo), 382,000 (Kyoto), 198,000 (Hiroshima), 174,000 (Fukushima), 135,000 (Kobe), 305,000 (cities with less than 100,000 population)
** Rural Population [out-of-date]: 13,150,000 - 1,310,000 (Chugoku), 6,210,000 (Tohoku), 2,450,000 (Chubu), 1,100,000 (Kyushu), 890,000 (Shikoku), 1,570,000 (Kansai)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War): 
** Protection of the Syonanese Government:
*** 50 Kawataro-fune
*** 30 Hayai-fune
*** 75 supply ships
*** 13,000 sailors
* Army (de-facto disbanded):
** Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
** General infantry [62,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
** Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
** Support staff [15,000]: Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
** Auxillary infantry [15,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
** Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
* Highest-ranking generals:
** N_A
* Navy:
** Kawataro-fune [113]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
** Hayai-fune [78]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
** Supply ships [241]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
** Irregular converteds [19]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
** Regular sailors [19,000]: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
** Reserve sailors [20,000]: see above
* Admirals:
** Takeda Shizuka
** Tachibana Ranma
* Diplomacy: 
** N-A
* Economics:
** Status of the Economy:
*** Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. The usage of bronze and copper coins for smaller denominations has become generally more commonplace in urban areas, while barter trade remains common. The national mint is centred in Edo, controlled by a council of retired or former daimyo.
**** Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (8.1kg total).
**** Currency:
***** 1-yen coin (copper)
***** 5-yen coin (copper)
***** 10-yen coin (bronze)
***** 100-yen coin (bronze)
***** 1000-yen promissory note (backed in gold)
*** Economic Overview: A significant portion of the Nihonese economy is centred around traditional agriculture, with rice as the national staple of the country; barter trade occurs on a limited communal scale, with the adoption of partial paper and minted currency already having occurred. Small artisanal trades in the fields of writing and artistry have become coveted as prestige symbols; education extends to only roughly 11% of the population, with this small class of artisans a thin sliver of a middle class between the vast majority of the peasantry and the higher nobility.
**** Economic Policy:
***** Re-Militarisation: The building of naval vessels becomes a nationwide priority with the value of ships artificially raised by the Kyoto government in order to create a bubble where old drydocks re-open and re-attract old workers from before the beginning of the Bakufu. This also leads to incredibly rapid ship-building and the further ballooning of the size of the navy.
***** National Subsidisation: While the value of the harvest each year fluctuates between regions due to differing performance of everyone's crop, often leading to small-scale famines, national granaries make up the difference in major cities by buying surplus grain from better-performing harvests and redistributing the rest to the rest of the country. This minimises starvation and allows for slow, but steady, population growth.
**** Economic Trends:
***** Private Conglomerates: Private commercial entities begin to develop in the absence of a central authority, many of whom quickly develop into monopolistic entities that carry multiple different trades and industries all at once. The Kamakura and Nihonese Southern Companies are at the forefront of this, but other mercenary and financial organisations begin formation in urban centres, especially private police who become the primary arbiters of public security in cities and towns.
***** Coastal Centralisation: With the arising of the re-militarisation policy, a significant amount of trade begins to be conducted primarily via sea; previously, what minimal maintenance work that had been done on the old roads connecting Nihon was enough, but with the arising of the first inter-clan conflicts, these no longer remained neutral or safe and thus ports have become the most surefire option to receive goods safely. This leads to the shift of economic power to cities like Edo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Niigata among others; especially those with drydocks.
** Major Economic Organisations:
*** Kamakura Company: Front organisation with dealings in weapons, assassinations and other various activities.
**** Nihon: 6,600 members (150 ninja)
**** Kansha: 1,400 members
**** Syonan: 1,200 members (50 ninja)
**** Wu: 100 members
**** Dai Viet: 100 members
*** Nihonese Southern Company: Mercenary group. Professional army.
**** Nihon: 4,100 members and two hayai-fune
**** Syonan: 4,900 members and 11 hayai-fune + 6 kawataro-fune
**** Kansha: 2,800 members and one kawataro-fune
**** Dai Viet: 1,500 members
* Culture:
** Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
** Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
** Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
* Religion:
** Shinto: A polytheistic, animistic and pantheistic religion which most Nihonese follow. It revolves around the kami - gods/spirits, which are depending on region omnipresent or omniscient. Worship is mainly practiced in household shrines and public shrines, with family shrines more common for political and clan officials. Extreme levels of localisation, with many in the North having strong Ainu streaks while those in Kyushu and Kansha have subtle Han influence.
* Events:
** The Phoenix of Nihon [8]:
*** The Plan In Motion - 1526: Noriko had made the preparations years ago, and this chance is too good to pass up. The Syonanese willingly asking for military assistance? No, no... there had to be some kind of a mistake. But there isn't, and she knows that if she doesn't take the opportunity her plan will never get off the ground. She is quick to accept the Syonanese request for military assistance, but uses a clause at the very back of the request to send far more than 'a few' ships. In Autumn 1526, 50 kawataro-fune, 30 hayai-fune and 4 irregular converteds arrive in Morioh under the command of Shogun and Admiral Takeda Shizuka, who is very much in the plan and has in the years since her ascension to Shogun become a close confidant to the Prime Advisor; under the claim that it is simply the act of a loyal ally. She calls her cousin to Kansha and the two meet in Taipei, with Noriko requesting that Setsuna have the NSC protect Kohaku Kakyoin of the Syonanese; Setsuna is initially apprehensive, wanting to understand what this is all about. Noriko simply pats her down, hugs her, and promises her that ‘everything is going to be fine’; for her plan is about to begin, and may god save Syonan.
*** Her Daughter - Autumn 1529: Anzu, on the other hand, seems less enthusiastic about the entire endeavour. As another in a long line of people with absolutely no idea about her plans, she has begun to see herself as a failure as the country descends into total feudalism. Noriko attempts to convince her otherwise, but with food riots occurring yearly as starvation strikes many of the clans, as well as constant bickering between the clans, she is intelligent enough to see the writing on the wall. Anzu attempts to convince her mother to let her declare an early successor - someone who could unite Nihon - someone who could to the job better. She doesn’t understand that her mother desires no such thing as of current, believing it would turn the clans from internal battling to stare firmly at her, and disencouraging her planned relocation initiatives; and Noriko herself is no longer comfortable with using Anzu for anything. The girl she once saw as a puppet is now, in her own view, her own daughter; and on her own oath she refuses to subject her to any harm. At the end of the year Noriko quietly takes Anzu to the Imperial Shrine in Kyoto Castle and properly makes her her own daughter, even against the urging of herself and her confidants not to do so.
** The Death of Nihon [4]:
*** Curious Passage - Winter 1526: In a final attempt to salvage Shin-Taira, an expedition is sent westwards, past the usual trading routes and back to the Far West. This is encouraged by the Prime Advisor, who personally funds the expedition of several dozen ships, which aims to bring back wealth and riches to the clan in the hope that that will confirm the confidence of its many side families. However, while it passes through the Strait of Khmerlacca, the clan collapses in early 1527 and it proceeds to the Atoumans’ territory over the next few years unimpeded, unaware that the venture is already a failure.
*** Skirmish, Skirmish, Skirmish - 1525-1529: Nihon descends into chaos. This event is an overview of all the major battles and territory changes:
**** Battle of Yokosuka - Spring 1525: The Oda clan comes into combat with the Tachibana clan over a disagreement in the small port of Yokosuka. With superior numbers, it is able to force its way into the port area and occupy it, before being set to a week-long siege which is eventually quelled by the naval forces there, forcing them to retreat. However, the navy recognises them as the victor of the battle and wrestles Daimyo Tachibana Rin’s hand, allowing them to use the port themselves as if it were their own territory but not allowing further travel inland without explicit permission. They begin receiving taxes from the port.
**** Collapse of Shin-Taira - 1528: Shin-Taira’s claim to the succession of the original Taira clan had already been tenuous, but with the discovery that the Ryuzoji were embezzling clan resources, it completely dissolves, with the various component families joining the Southern Alliance or remaining independent. When Honkobu-Taira joins the Southern Alliance, it is also willingly subsumed into the rump Taira state there; when its two female leaders agree to a political marriage, it becomes the Satsuma clan, the first intentionally matrilineal clan since the end of the original Tachibana clan.
**** Battle of Yamagata - Autumn 1529: Between the Mogami and Tachibana, neither views one another as legitimate; Tachibana having claimed the legacy of both the original Fujiwara and Tachibana clans, while Mogami claims that of the former. This stews especially in the town of Yamagata, right next to the border between both clans; when it rebels and joins Tachibana, two ten-thousand strong armies march on the town and begin a three-month battle which grinds both sides down. Eventually, the town stays in the hands of Mogami, but at the cost of high casualties and the land around it being rendered infertile by constant scorched earth tactics; hurting the reputation of Mogami Shizuru deeply.
*** Muramasa's Legend - 1528: Muramasa Keigo continues to grow in popularity as he gains political influence in Tanabe; the man, seemingly impervious to corruption or the very concept of personal gain, turns the Tanabe Domain into a remarkable little place in its own right. He introduces a system known as ‘the government of all capables’, where skilled workers, particularly artisans, are invited to the daimyo’s office to govern; among these a certain Tachibana Hirotada, who peruses in the art of swordsmanship. In addition, he restores the ailing granary system and implements a communal system of government which resembles syndicalism, something which only ensures his popularity within the Domain. He has firmly become a symbol of Nihon, and his style of swordsmithing has become the Muramasa School - his swords a prized treasure amongst the clans, his name a pride throughout Tanabe, and his fame seeping even into Kansha and Joseon.
** The Taisho of Nihon [2]:
*** An Attempt at Revenge - Summer 1526:: Nobuhide wanted back and fast. He pledged fealty to the Mogami and felt that it was only right he combine that fealty with his desire for avenging his family, for restoring his place there. Mogami Shizuru personally approves the mission, believing that even if he is unsuccessful, it can be written off as the crazed frenzies of a failed man, and that if he succeeds, it weakens the Oda clan and allows her to focus on convincing the Western Alliance to join her. Nobuhide travels back to his ancestral home in Nagoya, before confronting the illegitimate Yoshikane with a katana. He challenges Yoshikane to a duel to confirm either of their qualifications; Yoshikane, already losing support, decides to accept it in the hopes that this would cement his legitimacy. The duel ends abruptly when Yoshikane is fatally shot in his stomach by an odd gunpowder weapon; an arquebus, which prevents either from doing much - Yoshikane dead, and Nobuhide still viewed as a failure. He dejectedly returns to Niigata where Mogami thanks him for weakening the Oda; but he is regretful, bitter and unfulfilled. He will remain that way for much the rest of his life.
Notable People:
* 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
** Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha no Ichiban'.
** Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
** Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
** Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
** Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
** Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
** Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
** Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489) [deceased]: First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
** Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479) [deceased]: Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
* 1474 - ??? [The Rise of the Bakufu]
** Uchiha Ryu (1467 - 1512): Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
** Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489) [deceased]: Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
** Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486) [deceased]: Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
** Yamagata Jiro (1461 - 1503) [deceased]: An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu, but his ambitions overcame him and he was deposed after attempting to re-consolidate power.
** Kanzaki Noriko (1467 - ??): Nationalist despot intent on restoring Nihon to political unitarism. She quickly exploited her way through the chaos of rapid decentralisation to insert herself as the effective leader of Nihon in just one and a half decades, essentially unchallenged.
* Kanzaki Family: From a minor clan in old Minamoto arose one of the defining political and military families of the early Bakufu. This chronicles its most famous members.
** Izuku (1394 - 1489): Grandfather of the entire family. Began the Kanzaki name by abandoning usage of the old Minamoto clan name and rising as first a potential Emperor before becoming one of the most prolific generals in Nihon's history. However, his attempts at glory were foiled and eventually he gave up, passing his life's work to a strange girl who might just get some use out of it.
** Noriko (1467 - ??): Two generations later, a bored Shinto temple head turned trainer turned puppet master. Exploited the political weaknesses of the political system to make herself a de facto leader, first head of the Kanzaki Clan. Charted the family's rise to prominence and eventually the family's dominance for a few decades.
** Setsuna (1482 - ??): Another third generation'er; she went missing in Syonan before being discovered as Noriko travelled to it. Made head of the Nihonese Southern Company. Spouse: Souji Nakamura.
==== Council of Yolngu ====
* Government: Tribal Council.
** Chieftain: Koen (1488 - present)
** Head Shaman: Kalti (1482 - present)
** Head Elder: Kippin Gnuger (1465 - present)
** Representatives:
*** Walwallie: Koen
*** Amwari: Suna
*** Jubatti: Pendor
*** Djani: Yarre
** Economy: Traditional (Bartering, Equal Value, etc)
** Main Religion: Dreamtime
** Allies:
*** Syonan
*** Wuthayhi
** Cities and Demographics:
*** Population: ~30,000
*** Ethnicity:
**** Aboriginal: 100%
***** Yolngu Nation: 32%
***** Kalkadoon: 68%
* Traditions:
** Traditions On Hold: After the surprise attack from the Gwarri, many traditions that are held yearly are on hold. Those in adolescence will still be able to choose their companion.
** “Sorcery”: Those who are left in the Amwari Tribe and smaller parts of said tribe have spoken about the ritualistic art of sorcery where natural death is usually by spirits and other shamans who wish death upon an individual. In order to enact the ritualistic aspect of a once lost tradition, shamans of the Amwari tribe (and the smaller ones) bless the strongest of warriors to hold the spirits of death.
* Wars & Conflicts: see War under Events
*Military: ~7500 Troops (and 5000 troops from Wuthayhi)
**~ 4,500 troops paired with animal companions
***~250 troops paired with a marsupial lion
***~1,010 troops paired with a dingo
***~1,000 troops paired with a euro
***~240 troops paired with a perentie lizard
***~2,000 troops paired with a cassowary
**~2,000 troops atop great monitor lizards (gifted by syonan by trade)
**~ 1000 troops going on foot
**Types of Weapons:
***~1250 troops with boomerangs
***~2000 troops with hielaman + shield
***~2000 troops with throwing spears
***~2000 troops with clubs
***~250 troops with bone weaponry (animal and human bones)
* Diplomacy:
* Events:
** Animals Domesticated and Released Occasionally: Kookaburra, Dingo, Euro, Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard, Perentie, Goanna, Cassowary, Marsupial Lion, & Monitor Lizard.
** Expansion of Yolngu: As it was dreaded on even further, Noine alongside with those who fought beside her took over the ports, expanding Yolngu and landlocking Gwarri. As soon as they surrendered, the Council of Yolngu alongside with Noine has extended their beliefs to Gwarri on rehabilitation on sorting them to a proper diet.
** Aiding the people: Priority of the people is first and while the disease spreads throughout both nations, Yolngu will first attend to themselves before expanding their aid to assisting the other nations.
** Trades: Is currently on hold, but as soon as resources are replenished and the tribes are all adequated with themselves Yolngu will officially begin trades with the people of Wuthayhi.
==== Nueva Valcanor ====
* Government: Colony under Absolute Monarchy (Colony of Hispania)
** Monarch: Queen Maria I
** Local Governor: Claudia Collizan
* Economy: Trade is picking up with the natives and Greek states to the north. New World plants and other discoveries are shipped back to make a profit as well. Gold and treasures from the conquest of the Aztecs boosts our economy as well.
* Capital: Nueva Valencia
* Demographics:
** Nueva Valcanor: 
*** Population: ~75,000
**** Nueva Valencia: ~18,000
**** Nueva Perrogo: ~10,000
**** Los Pan Serpiente (rename of Arascælen): ~8,500
**** San Vicente: ~2,500
**** Smaller Communities: ~45,000
*** Ethnic Groups:
**** ~77% Spanish (Valcan, mainly)
**** ~18.4% Osnerolese and Native Tribes
**** ~4.6% Greek
*** Religion: 
**** ~77% Roman Catholic
**** ~13% Shrek Cult and Native Religions
**** ~10% Protestantism
* Military: 6,750 active
** Human Resources:
*** 2,700 Pikemen/Spearmen
*** 700 Heavy Infantry
*** 2,575 Archers and Crossbowmen
*** 125 Cannonmen 
*** 650 Arquebusiers and... Gunmen I guess?
** 4,500 Reserves
** Siege Weapons and Artillery:
*** 30+ Large Cannons
*** 45+ Small Cannons
*** 600 Arquebuses
*** 100 Wheellock guns
** Navy:
*** 30+ Transports
*** 3 Large Transports
*** 14 Sea Gliders
*** 10 Naval Kings
*** 4 Salvaged Scourges
** Trading Fleet:
*** 15+ Cargo Ships 
*** 30+ Merchant Ships
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy:
** Elysian and Native States: Hi, let’s trade.
* Events:
** New Generation, Part 5 (Finale): Velasco continues to assist with explorations into the uncolonized lands of OTL Mexico and Texas. Calixta raises her first and second sons, Sans and Ximeno Suazo in Nueva Valencia. Another child is soon on the way.
** Northern Exploration, Part 5 (Finale): To continue our trade with the Greek states easier, we ask permission for a Nueva Valcan trading post to be constructed at the southernmost tip of their peninsula. Ships sail up past Massachuset to find the tribes of Nahican and Passamaquoddy, where we hear of Albionese settlers and traders. This knowledge is then passed on to Hispania leaders (though they likely already know it).
** Mysteries of the Colombian Coast, Part 3 (Finale): More and more happenings in the Colombian Triangle lead to public outrage and demands for priests to act. Priests and cardinals give blessings to every ship that leaves harbor. Sailors find it hard to make new relationships or have their businesses invested in. Some even attempt to appease the ocean with sacrifices and gifts. The governor, Claudia Collizan, is forced to make a decision on what should be done. Pulled out of her chambers and forced onto a boat, some say the ocean demands a human sacrifice and she should be killed. Some say she should sail through the sea and test fate’s hands. However, through her smooth talking skills, the governor instead manages to strike a deal with the head of navigation in the Valcan West Expedition Alliance. All ships will be armed and made safer in case of an incident, but in exchange all ships must stay within a range of the coast. This deal is accepted, and most activity in the Colombian Triangle dies down.
** Sneaky Serpentine’s Snack Shack Scramble: In a bakery in Arascælen, a snake sneaks in from a back exit. It slithers across the floor, hunting for a snack. Seeing a mouse dart across the room, it quickly gives chase. Slithering up a table leg and onto the table, it hurls itself onto the counter where the mouse nibbles at a loaf of bread. The mouse perks up and looks around to see the snake. Terror fills the rodent’s eyes and heart. Dropping the bread crumb, it dashes across the counter, around the bread to a window, and leaps out with the snake right on his heels. The snake stops. The pesky mouse has gotten away. All is not lost, however. The snake turns itself around and returns to the loaf of bread lying on the counter. It monches down on the bread and tears off a peice. Delicious. From behind him, the snake hears the door to the bakery swing open the full way and hit the wall. The baker has returned. In panic, the snake grabs onto the bread with his strong jaws and flees towards the window. The baker screams as he sees the snake making away with his food, and hurls a rolling pin at the bread bandit. The snake feels a sharp pain in his back as the rolling pin glances off the tip of his tail, but he rushes forwards regardless. Dropping the bread out of the window before jumping out on top of it, the toast thief launches off into the city. Rushing past people walking and some men putting up a building, the snake turns heads and scares ladies away. The snake twists down to the beach, then slips into a collapsed, abandoned shack and sits down to finish his meal. This event leads to the northern part of town being called Los Pan Serpiente a shorter version of a phrase meaning The Snake Monches on the Bread. This name eventually spreads to the rest of Arascælen and takes over as the city’s name.
** Alright, Fine. Have your Religious Freedom: Back home in Hispania, Lutheranism, Protestantism, and its offshoots become popular amongst the Valcan people. Fearing the government’s hatred of non-Catholics, they flee to Nueva Valcanor in the thousands, creating their own communities and local governments. Religious freedom within Christianity is added to the legislature of Nueva Valcanor.
** Marksmen of Nueva Valcanor: Large amounts of arquebuses are shipped in to the colony, as well as some more prototype wheellock guns. Training for these weapons is increased.
===Turn XXVII: 1530 - 1535===
====Mod Event====
*Third Daevite Empire: With a heavy hand, they conquer the rest of the Daevite states. As Tulaani walked through the streets of Adytum, she was saddened to see gazes of hidden contempt towards her. She knew she can sometimes be naive (that is where her advisor, Batu Akhun comes along), but she knows the atmosphere in the air. During her stay, she was invited to the local palace for a gift. Batu was suspicious and advised Tulaani not to go. She was also suspicious at first, until her interest was piqued when they mentioned it was something Bulijin had used at some point. They presented her the Spear of Aram, a weapon dated to the Mongol era and a spear in Bulijin's arsenal. It was thought to be used by Bulijin a couple of times on horseback, but it was actually rarely used asides from a decorative piece on diplomatic visits with the Mongols. Willing to admit Tulaani's reincarnation as the late Khatun, they noticed she did not have the proper weapon, they want to give it a home where it belongs. Tulaani agreed ecstatically, Batu meanwhile still held his suspicions that the natives are being too nice. Were they trying to save their skins? In another note, on 1530, Tulaani (finally) birthed a daughter by the name of Bulilun. The name of the father is unknown (to the public).
**To Atouman: A Matrilineal one of course, Ozumuhn can marry the daughter of Tulaani. Though the daughter wouldn't reach the age of 16 until 1546. We'll need to keep a line of succession, right?
*New Discoveries: Fortún Ximénez happens upon the peninsula west of Taxacola. In 1534, Jacques Cartier explores the OTL Gulf of St. Lawrence, to which he names the "Saint's Gulf". He also discovered OTL Anticosti Island and OTL Prince Edward Island, and was surprised to know of the inhabitants there as he discovers Vinland. Vinland, surprised to see French peoples there, inquired about them. Luckily, one of Cartier's crew is British and was able to translate it well. Vinland asked the French to deal with the neighbor to their west (the country in OTL Brunswick) in name of Christianity, Cartier agreed. With the firepower of Cartier's forces, they marched through the countryside to the country east of Vinland to do the classic move of meeting the rulers. The stubbornness of the people was frustrating, but through Cartier's "gun" diplomacy, they finally relented to remain in the "French favor" in order to have benefits. Though, rather claiming the lands in name of Vinland (they never said), he claims it in name of France, calling it: "New France." This earned him animosity with the Vinlanders, but they are unwilling to deal with the gun-toting French. Fray Tomás de Berlanga discovers the OTL Galapagos Islands. Cartier ascends "La Grande Rivière" or "La Rivière de Eyjasgaradh" (the St. Lawrence River) to the village of Eyjasgaradh (present-day Montreal) to 'amend' relationship with the Vinland peoples. Hispanian conquistadors marched south into OTL Panama to capture the landbridge, annexed Catonzia and its protectorates, incured into Caddo, and also stormed into Wanka, capturing its capital.
*The Last Shanty of Rhea (Part 2): Upon the acceptance of the Hispanian government to her proposal of establishing a colony for herself, starting in Theodosia, Captain Rhea armed her crew from New Hispania (along with a couple of other colonists) and made landfall in 1534. The Theodosians feared this day would come, they have witnessed in the past that the other states have fallen to the newcomers of the east. They armed themselves against Rhea's forces, only to be met by gunpowder and steel. Theodosia falls shortly after and the colony was merely named En lugar de Rea, literally named "Rhea's stead/place" (or simply Reastead) afterwards. In 1535, Rhea decided to build a personal lodge for herself someday. Nearby a beach perhaps.
*Azure Fox (Part 4): On 1531, Claes was attempting to visit the Gotland island. He hasn't been there for years and he wants to check up on the region. However, a storm swept his ship up and he was shipwrecked on Gotland. A young woman found him on the beach (without his royal attire), and took care of him when he developed hypothermia. It was that time Claes thought he was going to die, but a voice pushed him on. When he came to, he saw a young woman named Alice, a widow that lived on Gotland since her family moved there. Claes revealed his position, to the woman's dismissal of it. It wasn't until later that his men found him that the woman started to believe him. Claes offered to take her back to his court in appreciation, Alice accepted. Later on... Keisairvalta is getting powerful lately, Claes knows it. The border thousands of kilometers between them would be unsustainable if there was an attack. It's best to attain the rest of the OTL finnish region as a strategic hold. Svearike was in a position to do so, but how? In wasn't until 1534 that he got his reason, his newly wedded wife (Alice), pointed out that her family was originally from Mavaald (OTL Estonia), and her peoples were oppressed there. Claes agreed there should be justice, but there would be no point if Svearike is not able to get there. That's when Claes got his break. Kesairvalta is threatened by Avaria, and their armies are to the south, and with its distraction he would be able to take OTL Finland and set up a strategic geographical position upon the basis of 'liberation', in reality his main goal for doing so is iffy at best. He marched his armies to Viipuri later that year and plans to trek across to the otherside to border Karjala to cut off Keisairvaltan forces.
*A People Disunited (Part 2): Word came from Albion that the kingdom must be united by the Thane, not with the gunpowder and might of Albion. Tàmhas understands and supports this idea, as he knows it'll be the only way to ensure stability and loyalty after he has reunited his father's lands. He sees an opportunity to play politics with the move done by Cartier. With the arrival of the French in Eyjasgaradh a treaty is signed (See Event: Another Ingredient in the Great Soup). With the new deal Tàmhas arrives at the Tunga as a friend, hoping to help the Tungans and rebuild from their short war against the French. The Tungan people, broken by the guns of the French don't put up a fight and join willingly. Some remain in rebellion, but the rogue chieftains are hunted down. The Reacquirenment of the Tunga was important, but it lacked any major ports or towns, so the Kjalka had to be retaken next. The Thane set up peaceful negotiations with the earl of Falaichvikþorp, hoping to bring the earl back without bloodshed, as the Albionese advisors had suggested. During his visit, he sets his eyes on the earl's daughter, Tahki and he proposes a deal. The Kjalka will rejoin Vinland, and he will marry Tahki Ahanusdöttir, and Ahanu will become his trusted ally. The alternative being war, and with the lack of a better suitor than the Thane, Ahanu accepts. Some rebel camps remain in the Kjalka as well, such as the town of Faodailsundiff, but the city is swiflty retaken with the newly built and strengthened forces of the Allied Loyalists. The Mainland is finally back under the rule of the Thane.
*Another Ingredient in the Great Soup: The Negotiations were tense, with the French, outnumbered but armed with Arquebuses and the Vinlanders with their axes and spears. Tàmhas and Cartier meet with their top advisors in the Great Hall of Eyjasgaradh. After hours of eating and talking, common ground is found. A mutually beneficial deal with steps is written. For now the French will be given free access to the use of the Eyjasgaradh river and travel within the borders of Vinland and provided land for a settlement west of Eyjasgaradh, Fort Cartier (otl Vaudreuil Dorion). The Occupation of the Tunga will be released, but favours for Cartier and his merchants will be made. A Division of land is also drawn. All lands north of the Great River are to be given to the colony of New France, except Eyjasgaradh where the border will be drawn on the Tiny river (Riviere des Mille Iles) and the portions of Beul Munnurinn reaching into the northern parts, but the city will no further expand into that direction. The city of Righbaerinn will be left on the northern side, and the French will help in moving the population of the city to somewhere else south of the river. The land division for now only remains a claim, but as settlers and merchants arrive they will be free to settle on the north side of the river, as long as they stay on good terms with Vinland
*Stamford School: This boys school in Stamford is founded by William Radcliffe on 1532.
*The Man From The North (III): Odinism continues to spread in tandem with the Protestant Reformation, adopting certain elements from it out of necessity and to spite Rome. Notably, Odinism is more popular in regions with Norse roots, hardly showing up in locations like Germany. At this point, Kvasir is already in Vinland attempting to spread the word of Odin there. Time will tell whether he is successful in re-uniting the Norse world.
*Turquoise Kamui Exploration Corps (I): Saichi Sugimoto, a merchant of Hakodate extraction, catches wind of exquisite turquoise crafts from an unknown origin. Aiming to find the source and potentially set up a monopoly, he forms the Kamui Exploration Corps, a self-declared effort to traverse the Ainu territories to find the far-off land where these prized goods originate. By 1535, a year of travel was spent hopping between the ports of Ezo and Karafuto, before eventually ending up in the Horodaka port of Shiroiyama. As it turns out, Sugimoto had a difficult time in trying to find this far-off land by himself, a side effect of his decision to be a one-man exploration effort. However, he manages to find and recruit an Ainu girl by the name of Asirpa, who claims to have arrived from an Ainu settlement that sees many turquoise goods imported to send back to Nihon. They then set sail for the ports of Wakka, through a stretch of sea that appears unnecessarily large for an extension of Asia.
*Shenanigans of Simão (III): As the piratical activities of Simão and his men, well known as the infamous "Dead Cat Gang" in Zhaowanese due to the similarities of the name "Simão" to "dead cat" in several Sinitic languages, come to an end in a last stand against several Syonanese and Zhaowanese ships, he manages to swim to freedom and away from certain death by a few angry heads of state. . He manages to hitch a ride to a Kansha (Taiwan) port, where he once again begins his kidnapping/slave trading activities, claiming the area around the city in the name of the Agoustan Empire (once again, no longer affiliated with Simão and whatever of a brain he has left). At some point the Agoustans will have to come and deal with this unwanted element themselves, lest the reputation of their traders and themselves in Asia is sullied into oblivion.
*De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus: A book meant to teach discipline and morality to children, being the first to do so in Western Europe, is written and published by Erasmus of Rotterdam on 1530.
*Natural Disasters: Two noticable floods occured in the year 1530: one in October 8, which engulfed the city of Rome; another in November 5 which would devastate Zeeland, part of the Westrian Netherlands. A year later, in 1531, Lisboa would be hit by an earthquake, killing thousands. A drought in Henan in the China superregion coupled with a swarm of locusts would see poor agricultural communes resort to cannibalism just to stay alive.
*The Swiss Anabaptist Movement: Felix Manz, along with around a dozen other baptists would converge on his mothers' house in Zürich and baptise each other, breaking the long-standing tradition of church-state union.
*The Schmalkaldic League: In 1531, Lutheran princes would unite and form the Schmalkaldic League, a political alliance, against the rising tensions with the traditionally Catholic princes.
*The Bavarian Reunification: Through a series of intricate marriages and intrigue, all Bavarian minors but Nuremberg are united under the Munich banner.Halley's Comet: The comet later known as Halley's Comet would pass by Earth in 1531, having done so multiple times before, including one instance in 1456 when it was excommunicated by the Pope(!)
*Spread of Protestantism: Ulm and the free cities of Frankfurt am Main and Lübeck would adopt the Reformation in the years 1530 and 1531, joined by the Duchy of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Vesnia in 1534, while Protestant movements continue to take root within the Swiss cantons
*Indentured Servitude: In 1532, it was reported that the Paris Parlement had beggars arrested, chained up and forced to work in the sewers, chained together in pairs.
====NPC Event====
*Saxony: They unite with Thuringia, formerly divided due to a succession crisis.
*Karjala: After a series of crises that hits them. The government is in danger of collapse, they request Keisairvalta for help to restore order, they are willing to make Karjala have protectorate status if they have to. The question of Kholmgary's status is still left up to question though. It's likely they will follow along considering they are affected by the multiple crises as well as well
*Avaria: Having heard of the plight of Samara, coupled with the 'outrageous' demands the Keisairvaltan Riksdag have issued on Saratov despite having said that Saratov was innocent themselves ten years earlier, they demand Keisairvalta to cease their aggression, else them and Vedena would intervene.
*Saratov: They refuse to yield to Keisairvalta's scandalous demands, especially given that Keisairvalta have blamed the very same incident on another nation just ten years before, while having also pinning this on then and proclaiming their innocence, only to turn back to demand war.
==== Nihon no Domei ====
* Government: Feudal Confederation
** Emperor: Uchiha no San-nin (Takagi Anzu)
** Prime Advisor: Kanzaki Noriko
** Shogun: Takeda Shizuka
** Congress of Daimyo: A body consisting of the Daimyo and certain outside observers.
*** Chairman of the Congress: N-A
*** List of Daimyo: Midoriya, Nanbu, Odawara, Fujiwara, Mogami, Yatogami, Niigata, Tachibana, Shiba, Nagao, Matsudaira, Takeda, Oda, Azai, Tanabe, Kanzaki, Miyoshi, Mori, Uzumaki, Chosokame, Otomo, Ryuzoji, Satsuma, Ashina
*** Autonomous Territories: Izumo-Matsue (Joseonese), Chiba (Eskosian)
*** Outside Observers: Ezo (Friend of the Domei), Kansha (officially a Daimyo), Joseon (Friend of the Domei)
** Clans and Alliances:
*** Oda
**** Main family: Oda (minor branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: N-A
*** Takeda
**** Main family: Takeda (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Matsudaira
*** Tachibana
**** Main family: Tachibana (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Nagao, Fujiwara, Nanbu
*** Mogami
**** Main family: Mogami (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Odawara, Niigata
*** Kanzaki
**** Main family: Kanzaki (side branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Mori, Miyoshi, Chosokame, Shin-Yamato
*** Satsuma
**** Main family: Ryukyu (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Ryukyu, Taira, Honkobu-Taira
*** Western Alliance
**** Shiba, Uesugi, Azai, Ashina
* Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
* Capital: Kyoto
* Demographics:
** Population: 12,630,000
** Ethnicities: Yamatai (78%), Chinese-origin (5%), Joseon (8%), Syonan (6%), Other (2%)
** Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
* Population Distribution:
** Urban Population [out-of-date]: 1,950,000 - 435,000 (Edo), 382,000 (Kyoto), 198,000 (Hiroshima), 174,000 (Fukushima), 135,000 (Kobe), 305,000 (cities with less than 100,000 population)
** Rural Population [out-of-date]: 13,150,000 - 1,310,000 (Chugoku), 6,210,000 (Tohoku), 2,450,000 (Chubu), 1,100,000 (Kyushu), 890,000 (Shikoku), 1,570,000 (Kansai)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** Protection of the Syonanese Government:
*** 50 Kawataro-fune
*** 30 Hayai-fune
*** 75 supply ships
*** 13,000 sailors
* Army (de-facto disbanded):
** Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
** General infantry [62,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
** Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
** Support staff [15,000]: Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
** Auxillary infantry [15,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
** Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
* Highest-ranking generals:
** N_A
* Navy:
** Kawataro-fune [147]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
** Hayai-fune [103]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
** Supply ships [275]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
** Irregular converteds [24]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
** Regular sailors [25,000]: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
** Reserve sailors [20,000]: see above
* Admirals:
** Takeda Shizuka
* Diplomacy:
** The Prime Advisor sends a quiet ultimatum to Kansha's leaders to simply cooperate and all will be fine.
* Economics:
** Status of the Economy:
*** Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. The usage of bronze and copper coins for smaller denominations has become generally more commonplace in urban areas, while barter trade remains common. The national mint is centred in Edo, controlled by a council of retired or former daimyo.
**** Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (8.1kg total).
**** Currency:
***** 1-yen coin (copper)
***** 5-yen coin (copper)
***** 10-yen coin (bronze)
***** 100-yen coin (bronze)
***** 1000-yen promissory note (backed in gold)
*** Economic Overview: A significant portion of the Nihonese economy is centred around traditional agriculture, with rice as the national staple of the country; barter trade occurs on a limited communal scale, with the adoption of partial paper and minted currency already having occurred. Small artisanal trades in the fields of writing and artistry have become coveted as prestige symbols; education extends to only roughly 11% of the population, with this small class of artisans a thin sliver of a middle class between the vast majority of the peasantry and the higher nobility.
**** Economic Policy:
***** Re-Militarisation: The building of naval vessels becomes a nationwide priority with the value of ships artificially raised by the Kyoto government in order to create a bubble where old drydocks re-open and re-attract old workers from before the beginning of the Bakufu. This also leads to incredibly rapid ship-building and the further ballooning of the size of the navy.
***** National Subsidisation: While the value of the harvest each year fluctuates between regions due to differing performance of everyone's crop, often leading to small-scale famines, national granaries make up the difference in major cities by buying surplus grain from better-performing harvests and redistributing the rest to the rest of the country. This minimises starvation and allows for slow, but steady, population growth.
**** Economic Trends:
***** Private Conglomerates: Private commercial entities begin to develop in the absence of a central authority, many of whom quickly develop into monopolistic entities that carry multiple different trades and industries all at once. The Kamakura and Nihonese Southern Companies are at the forefront of this, but other mercenary and financial organisations begin formation in urban centres, especially private police who become the primary arbiters of public security in cities and towns.
***** Coastal Centralisation: With the arising of the re-militarisation policy, a significant amount of trade begins to be conducted primarily via sea; previously, what minimal maintenance work that had been done on the old roads connecting Nihon was enough, but with the arising of the first inter-clan conflicts, these no longer remained neutral or safe and thus ports have become the most surefire option to receive goods safely. This leads to the shift of economic power to cities like Edo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Niigata among others; especially those with drydocks.
** Major Economic Organisations:
*** Kamakura Company: Front organisation with dealings in weapons, assassinations and other various activities.
**** Nihon: 6,600 members (150 ninja)
**** Kansha: 1,400 members
**** Syonan: 1,500 members (50 ninja)
**** Wu: 100 members
**** Dai Viet: 100 members
*** Nihonese Southern Company: Mercenary group. Professional army.
**** Nihon: 4,100 members and two hayai-fune
**** Syonan: 5,900 members and 11 hayai-fune + 6 kawataro-fune
**** Kansha: 2,800 members and one kawataro-fune
**** Dai Viet: 1,500 members
* Culture:
** Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
** Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
** Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
* Religion:
** Shinto: A polytheistic, animistic and pantheistic religion which most Nihonese follow. It revolves around the kami - gods/spirits, which are depending on region omnipresent or omniscient. Worship is mainly practiced in household shrines and public shrines, with family shrines more common for political and clan officials. Extreme levels of localisation, with many in the North having strong Ainu streaks while those in Kyushu and Kansha have subtle Han influence.
* Events:
** The Phoenix of Nihon [9]:
*** Puppeteering a Nation - Spring 1531: Ye gods. She'd done it. Noriko had done it. Now she needs to put her plan into action. Heihachiro Hideki as Kohaku in Syonan will do wonders, she surmises, and with that in play she can play her next hand. She arrives in Edo and under the power of the Empress summons together all of the Daimyo once more in the Council; before striking backdoor deals with various smaller families and clans which have lost their power throughout Nihon. This includes:
**** Restoring the Date family to the head of the Midoriya territory
**** Placing Sakihisa Konoe at the head of the Miyoshi territory, after outmaneuvring him politically at home
**** Pulling the Oda clan off the Takeda, who would be allowed to create their own major clan via patchwork
*** Puppeteering a Nation [CONTINUED]: With these changes in play, she also proposes to the starvation-striken Tachibana clan that they attempt to offload the burden elsewhere. They refuse, stating their mandate to autonomy; but when the Takeda clan returns, they ask for the navy's assistance and concede to allow for roughly 10,000 peasants in the Saitama region to be moved to Rusonto, something which is quickly approved by her puppet Kohaku. Noriko's plans are coming into play, but the eyes of the world have turned on her: no one can ignore who she is, the true Empress of Nihon.
*** The Death of Yoshihide - 1532: He had seen it coming a long time ago. He had no allies left, and no friends; it was but a matter of time before they came for him too. But he didn't expect it to be her who came for him. Stumbling back into his old home of Takaoka, Shiba Yoshihide, son of Yoshikane and before his father's death the heir to the Oda Clan, planned to make amends with the old family and try to strike up some kind of a peace. Before he can do so, Noriko arrives at his home, stabs him multiple times in the eyes and mouth, before throwing his body out to pasture and setting it on fire. She wasn't exactly up for fieldwork much of the time, but her Kamakura Company is getting overwhelmed by the chaos. The organisation is running operations across three different countries for multiple different groups for whatever reason possible, and she just happens to be in town. Then, she notices, that curiously enough another uncooperative sits at his home in the town. The next day, a man has committed seppuku. Noriko feels herself slipping away - like some kind of mania tempered by her sheer intelligence is breaking through and taking hold of her. Setsuna has already cut off relations, sending a letter damning her for 'trying to kill my son', and Anzu is far away. She wants to go see her daughter.
** The Death of Nihon [5]:
*** Continuing the Chaos: Another summation of the events that continue to envelop Nihon in this era of Sengoku Jidai.
**** Takeda Rebellion - 1531: Supported by the Prime Advisor, the Takeda rise up and restore their lands in an alliance with the Matsudaira. The Oda are forced to recognise their stewardship as their internal stability continues to crumble; the new Takeda Daimyo immediately suppresses a smaller peasant rebellion within its territory at the behest of the Prime Advisor.
**** Chuosanmyaku's Reformation - 1533: Always having been an artificial governorship, Chuosanmyaku splits apart into Azai and Shin-Yamato, itself controlled by the Kanzaki Clan. Azai joins the Western Alliance while the Kanzaki Clan accepts Shin-Yamato as a new bit of territory.
**** Battle for Yatogami - 1534: The Western Alliance comes into direct conflict with Tachibana when Tachibana general Ashina Morikiyo of the Ashina Family attempts an incursion. The incursion ultimately fails with the turmoil within the Tachibana clan and instead the Ashina break away from Tachibana, with the Yatogami clan having a peaceful succession of power and bringing the Uesugi to power.
**** Breakway of Nagao - 1534: Unenthused by the failure of the main family, the Nagao family breaks away once again and restores most of its old territory under daimyo Nagao Shintaro. Tachibana begins incursions into both of its breakaway territories.
** The Taisho of Nihon [3]:
*** Loss - Autumn 1532: Nobuhide stumbles into the later years of his life with a stroke; but finally, with his wife having a child, he thinks he can finally get a break. One night, he stumbles into one of the numerous brothels which have popped up in Nihon over time thanks to the collapse of its economy, men and women alike selling themselves out for the day; his drunkeness preventing him from seeing anything straight as another patron quietly approaches him. The day after, he wakes up half-naked and freezing to death outside a Niigata inn; he attempts to discover what occurred, but he is unable to gain any leads - he comes to the uncomfortable conclusion that he has possibly been, in his prideful terms, 'defiled'; and attempts to tell this to his wife, a failed effort. He descends into further alcoholism and decides to have children after putting it off, stating quite definitively, 'I'm getting into this, on my own terms'. Dota cannot say what has changed about her husband, one of the few in all of Nihon not to possess massive harems of men or women, but she quietly obliges; he is more vigorous in his intimate endeavours, a marked behavioural change from before, and the two soon bear twins, one of whom dies in childbirth.
*** Hello... 'Hiyori'? - Summer 1533: He welcomes his lone daughter with enthusiasm, his behaviour recovering to something like his old self. But his smile continues to falter; he spends more time drinking, wasting away with the allowance given by Oda Clan head Shizuru. He returns home one night with thin sword cuts all over his arms, another night he openly proposes sex with another man purely to 'fulfill a challenge'; eventually, Dota, realising what has occurred, withdraws him from public life, and she attempts to get her husband back on track while raising their lone child. The family grows distant from much the rest of the world as a result, with Dota as the family's only real link to the outside; the new girl, Hiyori, becoming the focus of Nobuhide's entire world. He notices his daughter expressing a dislike at the sight of a katana, something he personally decides to rectify. Every day he goes out and practices an elaborate routine of sword-swinging and exhibitionism for the infant Hiyori, coaxing her off that hatred; he has no idea that one day she will abandon that name for something else, and under that name she will symbolise a new hope once again.
Notable People:
* 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
** Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha no Ichiban'.
** Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
** Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
** Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
** Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
** Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
** Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
** Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489) [deceased]: First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
** Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479) [deceased]: Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
* 1474 - 1523 [The Rise of the Bakufu]
** Uchiha Ryu (1467 - 1512): Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
** Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489) [deceased]: Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
** Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486) [deceased]: Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
** Yamagata Jiro (1461 - 1503) [deceased]: An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu, but his ambitions overcame him and he was deposed after attempting to re-consolidate power.
** Kanzaki Noriko (1467 - ??): Nationalist despot intent on restoring Nihon to political unitarism. She quickly exploited her way through the chaos of rapid decentralisation to insert herself as the effective leader of Nihon in just one and a half decades, essentially unchallenged.
* 1524 - ?? [Sengoku Jidai]
** Oda Nobuhide 
** Takagi Anzu
**
* Kanzaki Family: From a minor clan in old Minamoto arose one of the defining political and military families of the early Bakufu. This chronicles its most famous members.
** Izuku (1394 - 1489): Grandfather of the entire family. Began the Kanzaki name by abandoning usage of the old Minamoto clan name and rising as first a potential Emperor before becoming one of the most prolific generals in Nihon's history. However, his attempts at glory were foiled and eventually he gave up, passing his life's work to a strange girl who might just get some use out of it.
** Noriko (1467 - ??): Two generations later, a bored Shinto temple head turned trainer turned puppet master. Exploited the political weaknesses of the political system to make herself a de facto leader, first head of the Kanzaki Clan. Charted the family's rise to prominence and eventually the family's dominance for a few decades.
** Setsuna (1482 - ??): Another third generation'er; she went missing in Syonan before being discovered as Noriko travelled to it. Made head of the Nihonese Southern Company. Spouse: Souji Nakamura.
==== Kingdom of Imerina ====
* Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
** Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 41, alive) (R 1517-Present)
** Consort: King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 40, alive) (C 1527-Present)
** Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
** Order of Succession: Princess Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 6, alive), Prince Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 5, alive), Prince Andrianakotrina (B 1519 - Age 15, alive)
* Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka, Mahafaly and possibly Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, no longer seen as primitive. Obviously post-civil war, rebuilding is required.
* Allies: N/A
* Capital: Ambanja (de jure), Mahajanga (de facto)
* Demographics (including rebelling areas):
** Population: ca 533 000 total
** Ambanja: 2 100
** Mahajanga: 8 700
** Toamasina: 4 000
** Morafenobe: 1 300 (can you add this city already plz)
** Analamanga: 900
** Rural regions: ca 517 000
** Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili?), 6% Adnanite
** Religion: 70% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore), 30% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism (mix of Haintenism and "traditional" Zoroastrianism)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** N/A
* Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
** Deployed units: None
** 1 500 Spearmen
** 700 Bowmen
** 1 200 Crossbowmen
** 130 Light Cavalry
** 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
* Navy:
** 9 Ahuric military ships
** 3 Mer'ana class ships
** 7 transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** WIP
* Events:
** The Council is Set Up: Imerina has a great need for rebuilding and it can't be done by the monarch alone. Thus, the previous royal court "system" (it wasn't ever official and was just something done or not done by the monarch, who also appointed the members) is replaced, sort of. There's still a royal court, consisting of the Royal Family and nobles but there is the creation of a council which to simplify, is basically just the council system in CK2 with a few differences. There's the Head Advisor who is the main advisor of the monarch and also kinda serves like Chancellors from the game, the Marshal who is obviously head of the military, the Royal Tax Collector who not only does what it says on the tin but has other economical duties just like Stewards and finally the Head Priest who is the religious leader of the realm and has such duties like Court Chaplains. The official religion right now is still Haintenism, Zoroastrianism is openly allowed and some members of the royal family do practice it or parts of it but since Tombovelo (and later both him and Rafandrampohy as well as a bunch of other irrelevant priests and writers and the like) is still at work with Tombovelan Zoroastrianism and there still being a majority of Haintenists within Imerina, conversion does not occur just yet, especially due to fear of revolt because you know, previous civil war. With the official Council system detailed down in writing in 1532, that marks the start of a move from Absolute Monarchy to a Feudal Monarchy (marked it as feudal even though it's not really feudal yet because laziness).
** Tombovelo - Dimy: In 1530 Rafandrampohy officially retired from royal duties, to pursue religious ones. He is quite the versatile person, having been king from 1513 to 1517, consort from 1517 to 1527 and now a philosopher, priest and writer from 1527 onward. Tombovelo himself remains ever popular but isn't seen in public very much due to being hard at work. Despite being the most notable religious figure in Imerina, he is not Head Priest due to being busy with all that stuff he's gotta write and all that.
** Cities Marked: A census is held after the civil war in which also a "re-recognition" of cities is underway to classify different types of settlements and which of those are allowed to have a lord (aka a city basically). These are Ambanja, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Morafenobe and Analamanga. Ambanja is still the de jure capital of the realm even if the current residence of both the royal family and council as well as the new centre of Imerina is Mahajanga. Add Morafenobe (same as otl) and Analamanga (Antananarivo) to the map or I will delete all of your kneecaps okay sweetpeas?
** Order of Succession: The laws of the order of succession are written down and specified ever since the civil war ended. The eldest child of the monarch, regardless of gender, becomes the new monarch. This means that Imerina practices Absolute primogeniture. If the child is under 16 years of age, they are to have a regent act for them until that point in time. Regents are appointed by the monarch, although appointing one before the ascension of the heir isn't defined as necessary. In this case however, king consort Ratsifandrihamana is the designated regent in case Rangita somehow loses the crown to an heir under 16 years old.
** Influences of the Ahuric Empire: The same as before.
** Adapting New Technology: We've seen what this technology truly is capable of after the civil war. The Bow to Crossbow transition continues and a further focus on cavalry starts. The Fossa Warriors are once again limited to a small privileged group and they are relegated to serve as royal guards and such with no current "field" duty. Tombovelo and Rafandrampohy start the innovation and spearhead the usage of more "modern" technology that we have gained access to within the last few years, such as navy stuff.
====Dragon's Fire====
*Leadership Structure: There is a structure that resembles some form of leadership and hierarchy, where most members are at the bottom and those who lead the organisation are at the top. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon or the Representative manually. Since the late 1510s, there has been a structural change, whereby there's now a temporary front company established officially where the Grand Dragon is the leader and that all of the gains, whether be from operating trade to handling loot will be directed to this organisation secretly. The Representative is the one who operates in the Westrian Netherlands and operates on a similar level as the Grand Dragon. The group's purpose is not exactly clear, having changed a lot over the past 20 years as of 1530. It is perhaps why historians seem to be intrigued but also forget about its existence.
**Grand Dragon: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1502)
**Head of the Company: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1515)
**Representative of the Grand Dragon: Hubert Bodde (b. 1473, office since early 1510s)
**Operator (Financier): Gert Rutters (b. 1499, office since 1530)
**Senior Chiefs: Eight figures
*Membership: 920 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag and the surrounding towns within a close range of no more than 20 kilometres. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men. Since the operation was split into two, one based in Westrian Netherlands with a representative (Hubert Bodde) appointed to loyalty and continue the operations of Dragon's Fire in that area. The front company that's set up will secretly funnel any profits if available to this group, topping up on financial incentives. This is not known to anyone yet as the messengers and groups sent to Hispania were mainly seen as 'ordinary' Dutchmen.
**The Tangelder Company: A front company that's set up for any conquistador-esque or mercenary purposes of the group. May be involved in trade too.
***300 men (based around the city of Atlantis, for now at least)
***50 other members who are in (Westrian) Netherlands
***4 transport ships
*Diplomacy:
**Hispania: hmmm...
*Operations:
**Wanka: (bruh see Sacking Wanka)
*Events: (The lower caps events are hurting me)
**In The Old World: The Dragon's Fire has hired the Operator after two years of searching for the role. With preparations of sending another division of the front company done, the newly acquired transport ship is sent towards the New World. Like the first trip, there would be some deaths along the way. Training and arming them is mostly done through the 1520s, usually in remote environments. They arrived from 1530 to 1532, so that means they are late to arrive and so would mainly miss out on the conquest. However, the group that Tangelder is leading is late but still around with enough time to at least assist them in some form.
**Sacking Wanka: As soon as Hispanians arrive later than expected, Tangelder and his group of army would move within weeks of travel, finding out that news had come quickly. They carry out tasks that were minor and would be a mark in history. Even at the age of 55 by 1535, Tangelder would finally witness everything around the New World in his life, though he won't be coming back home just years after being granted his wishes of getting into the New World. He and his group of mercenaries in the front mercenary company visited the sacked settlements and occasionally encounter Wankans fighting Hispanians or on his own. Traps saw few of his men dying of agony. But this is it. (The next stage has begun)
**A Fair Share: However, there are many Hispanian conquistadors that perform better than the ageing army led by Tangelder. Being (somewhat) part of the force, they are expected to share it among the thousands, if not tens of thousands more from Hispanian conquistadors, which brings the share of that down to less than what Tangelder expected, getting at least few pounds of treasure per standing man. However, as a mercenary leader at least, this somehow pays off what would happen next in Tangelder's adventure...
==== Majapahit ====
* .Government: Despotic Monarchy
** King: Kartawijaya I (B 1483 - present) (R 1503 - present)
* Economy: Fishing and agriculture based. Mostly rice farming. Looking to expand their economy by trading.
* Capital: Majapahit
* Demographics:
** Population: 1.250.000
*** Rural: 725.000
*** Urban: 525.000
**** Majapahit: 200.000
**** Medan: 75.000
**** Samudra: 25.000
**** Lamuri: 40.000
**** Barus: 10.000
**** Padang: 15.000
**** Jambi: 10.000
**** Palemban: 10.000
**** Kalapa: 5.000
**** Pakuan: 25.000
**** Pajang: 10.000
** Religion:
*** Hinduism: 45%
*** Buddhism: 40%
*** Animism: 15%
* Wars and Conflicts: 
** none
* Military:
** ''''Land: 9.000
*** Spearmen: 7.000
*** Swordsmen: 1.000
*** Archers: 500
*** Royal Guards: 500
** Sea: 1.000/1.100
*** (Available but not in use currently) Pembajak: 100
*** Sailors: 1.000
* Diplomacy:
** Syonan: We offer to show what we have discovered in the south, if we get information about the norther half of the 
* Map the seas (2): 3 ships got lost on the way to the north, we try to get the information differently now
====Atouman Empire====
*Government:
**Azarkh/Kaiser/Padishah:
***Ioxamander “The Magnificent” [c. 1519-]
**House of Atmanaglu:
***Ioxamander (b. 1491-)
****-- Nihaevran of Adrianople (b. 1494-)
*****Iskendir (b. 1519-1530)
*****Ozumuhn (b. 1524-)
*****Khanidon (b. 1524- )
*****Selim (b. 1529-)
*****Abdammet (b. 1529-)
*****Suleiman (b. 1531-)
****-- Ismiem of Atlasium (b. 1510-)
*****Khatunde (b. 1528-)
*****Khaenemares (b. 1530-)
**Grand Vizier:
***Suleyman II abd-Muttari Pasha (b. 1456-1519) (c. 1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1514-1519)
***Hersekenia abd-Beyid Pasha (b. 1464) (c. 1503-1507, 1513-1514)
***Ozman abd-Jafar Pasha (b. 1481) (c. 1510-1513, 1524)
***Dogukhan abd-Ashur Pasha (b. 1484) (c. 1519-1524, 1531-1533)
***Utman abd-Vedit Pasha (b. 1482) (c. 1524-1531, 1532-)
*Economy: The economy of the Atouman Empire was based on a system of iqta', an Arzhamite feudal system, as the Atouman state's ultimate goal were consolidation and extension of the Azarkh's power, and the way to reach it was by taking advantage of resources and the revenues system by making the productive classes prosperous. So while the agrarian-based economy was fruitful in its development, it ultimately prevented an emergence of social disorder, and kept the traditional organization of the culture and society as a whole. Mining operations would also aid as a driving factor of the economy, with copper, iron, silver, and gold being mined in Bulgaria while fruits grown across the Anatolian region and Balkan peninsula producing bountiful luxuries that are consequently sold at the various port markets in Ionia and Greece. Olive trees grow in wild fashion, with their oil being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. Atouman expansion into Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries would emphasize a Greco-Persian royal sentiment, which would be emphasized furthermore in Azarkh Iskandir I's reign, who famously claimed himself as Padishah, a term historically used to describe the ruling monarch of Persia. This emphasis would lead to the capital cities becoming major commercial and industrial centres, serving as highways between the Greco-Roman-Daevite cultures and mercantile trade. This policy of tolerance would later lead to Azarkh Tayyeb's Mandate of Adrianople, which officially allowed for the Jewish people to reside and prosper in the Atouman Realm far away from the persecution they faced at the hands of Christendom. Most of these people were settled in either Constantinople or other port cities along the Ionian coast. Other exports include cotton, a myriad of fruits, and plenty of slaves, primarily Neo-Pagans and Hellenic Christians in North Africa. The campaigns of Azarkh Ioxamander would lead to a boost in the economic diversity of the Empire, now exporting African goods and re-constructing the coastal cities previously razed during his conquests.
*Capital: Constantinople (Primary), Ipsus (Secondary), Alexandria (Tertiary), Damascus (Quaternary), Thessalonica (Quinary)
*Demographics:
**Population: 21,130,000
***Anatolia: 5,300,000
***Balkans: 3,550,000
***Egypt: 4,350,000
***Greece: 1,100,000
***Syria: 850,000
***Ifriqiya: 1,025,000
***Atlasiya: 3,555,000
***Hejaz: 400,000
***Misc: 1,000,000
**Religion:
***Arzham: Under Atouman authority, Arzham would make a re-emergence following the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate in the 14th century. Followers of the Xunni belief, the House of Atmanaglu would dedicate a number of resources to spreading the word of Arzhang. This included the construction of Ozman's Temple, which would stand as the largest religious institution until the construction of Ioxamander's Temple in 1547, and numerous methods of prolythesizing that worked to varied results.
****Xunni Beliefs: The Xunni denomination of Arzham is often characterized by a greater emphasis on the prophet Arzhang, his companions in Persia, and the patronage of the all of the classic Azarkhates’ as rightly-guided successor states in contrast to the Xa’mah belief, which only correlate proper successorship to Arzhang’s original state and the Askari Azarkhate. While the Xa’mah believe that the prophet Arzhang can only be succeeded by relatives or immediate family members, the Xunni deny this concept of succession-by-lineage, instead believing that the Arzhamite community can change and evolve to the point where staying in tradition will only lead to disaster, with this concept being further emphasized by the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate. While most differences between the Xunni and the Xa’mah are relatively political in nature, the Xunni represents a majority of the believers of Arzham that are more wide-spread across Eurasia, with the Xa’mah representing pluralities in places like India and Persia.
***Christianity: Christianity following the collapse of the Byzantine Empire would stagnate during this time, declining into a plurality due to a myriad of policies introduced by the Atouman Empire, such as increased taxing, second-class citizenship, and the banning of proselytizing, which was punishable by death. This decline in Christianity would also be further aided by the re-organization of the Janissaries, which by this part were mostly made up of young Christian slaves from the Balkans that had converted to Islam. During the Atouman-Isetium War, Kaiser Achaeus would institute a similar policy of enslavement and brain-washing, kidnapping the youngest children of various Christian families in Syria and the Levant, as well as re-organizing their numerous churches and cathedrals into mosques or other Arzhamite institutions. As such, the Christian communities in the Atouman Empire declined exceptionally, with most of the Hellenic-influenced Christians converting to Arzham in the face of disaster.
***Judaism: The Jewish communities of the Atouman Empire would flourish in the 16th century due to the former Azarkh Tayyeb’s policy of tolerance. While the Jewish communities of the Empire were small and most located in Constantinople, Kaiser Achaeus would allow the construction of Synagogues along the Ionian coast in exchange for the Jewish communities paying a higher tax as part of the already existing jizya tax. This wouldn’t necessarily bother the Jewish people, for most of the Jews that were able to migrate were mostly bankers that had made fortunes off of their time spent in Europe. The Jewish population were also staunch supporters for Atouman expansion, oftentimes offering funds for extentensive campaigns meant to drive away the heretics from the Holy Land.
***Zoroastrianism: The Zoroastrian community of the Atouman Empire was primarily limited due to Zoroastrian’s decline during the rise of Arzham in Persia and due to a newly realized focus towards Arabia. Zoroastrians in the Atouman Empire were mostly specific to the oriental territories such as Egypt and Hejaz.
***Syncretic Philosophy: Representing a rather small community, Syncretic philosophy in Greece and Anatolia would foster as a result of diversification. Although syncretic schools of thought, such as the Abyadites and Aesunids, were primarily focused on inter-religion unification, other schools like the Smyrnites were more focused on political reform, specifically the adoption of secular political ideologies like democracy and republicanism. The circulation of these differing concepts would lead to Azarkh Tayyeb instituting the eradication of syncretic philosophy in the early years of the 16th century.
*Wars and Conflicts:
**King of Kings: The Second Chapter (1532-)
***Atouman-Ahuras War (1532-): The time had come for Ioxamander to rule the world, but first revenge must be taken and the Arzhamic people of Adnania released from the chains that held them back, for it was the Grane and Ahuras that had continued to enslave the beautiful Arzhamic people for as long as the Azarkhates expanded. Their unwillingness to accept the inevitable has led them to here: a state of false leadership and false beliefs that continues to wreak havoc across the Arzhamite homeland without any sense of value for the Earth they walk on. These sort of actions would warrant punishment of which Ahlah has blessed Ioxamander personally to be the supreme executioner of heathens that dare to defy the Eternal Empire. Ioxamander would construct the Grand Army once more, and with Grand Vizier Utman abd-Vedit Pasha, would devise a plan of action. Ioxamander would deduce that a three-pronged invasion centered at attacking the primary population centers would lead to an easy victory akin to the victories that were achievable through his conquest of Isetium and Tlemcen. With this, Ioxamander would allow for a young field marshal known as Xairata that spent time in the Janissaries during the Atouman Empire to lead a separate campaign in the south, designated at hitting the core of Ahuras in Afif and Adnan with quick and decisive sieges bolstered with the arrival of slave armies from Ifriqiya. The Grand Vizier, Utman abd-Vedit Pasha, would lead a campaign in northeastern Adnania, liberating the people in Ha’il and Rafha. Ioxamander would lead the primary Grand Army through the cities of Mdinatuwana and Eridu, before settling into a siege over the city of Grane, which stood as unconquerable as cities like Alexandria and Constantinople used to be, but for Ioxamander, it stood as ground-zero for where Arzhamic people were dragged, slaughtered, and enslaved. The aristocracy of the Ahuric “Empire” would declare it as “just” due to their religion, but Ioxamander would question this rhetoric, stating in Damascus “... to claim war under the banner of the Prophet Zoroaster is to be considered evil at heart, for the Prophet Zoroaster, blessed as he may be, would stand here today and declare the Kingdom of Adnania to be illegitimate and confirmed as a failed ‘state’ for not following his teachings and prayers much like he how considered the ancient Gods of India to all be evil... the Ahuric royalty is one of those ancient Gods of India that must be cleansed, inshallah.”
*Diplomacy:
**France: Alliance?
*Events:
**The Magnificent: As recent as 1910, a series of journal entries by Ioxamander following his campaign across North Africa would be unearthed by archaeologists in Ionia, following what had been romanticized at the time as “...absolute Carnage”. In these entries, Ioxamander would contemplate over the idea of whether or not what he was doing as this sociopathic conqueror was really in the best interest for the Atouman Empire, as for all it has done, it could be seen that what Ioxamander accomplished was something that will likely never happen again until “...the age of empires dies and the age of degeneration begins...”. Ioxamander would express pride over the cultural arts achieving mass success and sustainability that otherwise would not appear under his forefathers. The treasures of Egypt and Atlasiya, bountiful in capacity, would provide a backbone for the Bank of Constantinople that would stand as a critical economical landmark for centuries to come. The cultural diversity would see the re-visualization of art concepts, peaking in the Renaissance with Greek and Syrian painters fashioning the most perfect and illustrious murals. The gardens of the Empire would flourish under the beautiful sky above, blessed with rain from Africa to Anatolia, built high with architecture reminiscent of Greco-Persian design. The “Eternal” Empire, his advisors would say about his empire, but Ioxamander knew all too well that trouble would brew after his death. Doubt was what Ioxamander felt, but it was confusion as well. Soon Ioxamander would collapse in on himself shortly after his reign of terror, falling into despair over his actions and asking for forgiveness from Ahlah. But Ahlah would not answer him, instead, Ioxamander would look to literature to help cope with his anxiety. He would often be found reading or writing during this time, taking up painting sometime in the late 1520s and using it as a form of self-expression, for it was all he had after pillaging the world. Soon though, Ioxamander would be struck with grief, as while it had been nearly ten years since Ioxamander had conquered Girba, but he had left something there: a vow for revenge by the boy who killed the king, for he had sneaked into the palace and forced open the palace doors. Here he was, the consequences of Ioxamander’s actions. “Forgive me father, for I have sinned...” Ioxamander would mumble before time began to slow down, and he saw his future. His future seemed bright, perhaps infinite in proximity, and showed the eternal state and success of his successors, and that was when Ioxamander realized that he must not forfeit now, and instead, must finish his conquest of the world. Disarming the teenage boy and killing him with his own blade, Ioxamander would split mentally into two, a sort of night-and-day difference, for while he was an anxious boy that wished to read, he was also a sociopathic conqueror: the true Aesuit of Arzham, the true Kaiser of Rum, and the righteous King of Kings who would not show mercy when slaughtering the innocents to achieve full totality and to see his vision through. Like his great-grandmother Bulijin Khatun, Ioxamander wished to be remembered for constructing the Empire of Worlds, putting aside his doubt to achieve true enlightenment beyond measure. In 1531, Ioxamander would be presented in Constantinople in a ceremony akin to his forefather’s, where Ioxamander would parade in the city and be presented a title of which best defined his contributions to the state. The former Azarkh, Achaeus, had been granted the title of “The Strong”, for which by that point he had been known for his conquest of Vilmnetz and his later conquests in the Levant. The prior Azarkh and Ioxamander’s father, Tayyeb, was referred to as “The Cultured” for his emphasis on the arts and literature. Ioxamander would fret over this role before being presented, and much to his surprise, would be granted one title: “The Magnificent”.
==== Archduchy of Westria ====
* Head of the State: 
** Emperor Friedrich VIII Hohenstaufen (B 1st March 1514 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
** Regent Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - 1st March 1532)
*** Head of the Government:
**** Archchancellor Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (12th May 1528- present)
***** Government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. Though a lot of powers are also vested in to a council. The title is By the Grace of God Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans, Duke of Burgundy, Guleders, Brabant, Flanders and Luxembourg. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are also the Emperor of the HRE since 1351.
*** Heir to the throne:
**** Crown Prince Hans Hohenstaufen (B 1516 - still alive), (R 1528 - present)
*** Religious Head: 
**** Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (R 1527 - present)
*** Governor of Westrian Netherlands
**** Governor Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (12th May 1528 - present)
*** Demographics:
**** Population:
**** Wien: Population: 20,860
**** Amsterdam: Population: 10,900
**** Konr: Population: 9,610
**** Rich: Population: 11,360
**** Polanum: Population: 12,850
**** Bozn: Population: 14,390
**** Trieste: 13,220
**** Antwerp: Population: 6,450
**** Liege: Population: 6,370
**** Luxembourg: Population: 4,320
**** Brussels: Population: 7,400
**** Rural and smaller towns population: 2,280,930
**** Total population: 2,399,650
**** Religion: catholic christians (96%), Protestants(4%)(many more secret protestants)
**** Ethnicities: 60% Westrian, 2% Venetian, 23% Flemish 10% Wallon and "Luxembourger" 5%
** Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire. We have also started with trade from the sea through our port Trieste and Westrian Netherlands.
** Allies:
** Venice
** Albion
** Escosia
* Wars and conflicts: 
** Chief Commander: Reinar von Hauser (B 1470 - still alive),(R 1508 - present)
** Army: Total of
** Pikemen: 10,400
** Swordmen: 220
** Bowmen: 2,110
** Cavalry: 6,930
** Crossbowmen: 4,140
** Arquebusier: 8,600
** Navy: Total of
** Cocha: 55
** Cog: 46
** Hoy: 28
** Mediterranean brigantines: 15
** Carrack: 16
** Heavy weaponry
** Cannons: 1,000
*** Events:
**** Building a fleet: Continues  
**** No One Expects the Return of the Westrian Inqusition: The persecution of non catholics continues in our lands. At the same time we try and co-operate with other still catholic nations to try and defeat the ever growing protestantism. The heavy persecution seems to have given fruit but only on the surface as the secret protestants are hidden and their numbers unknown but larger than known protestants at least.  
**** The slow cleansing of Amsterdam: Was once a haven for refugees from the inqusition in Westria have turned to hell as the inqusition have started to search through the town with help of local loyal catholic army units. Killing or forcing the non catholic population from the town in an attempt to cleanse the heresy from Westrian Netherlands. In just a time of 5 years 3 000 has already either been expelled or killed but we still know there is many more hiding in the town  
**** Cleanising of Brussels and the small Brussels rebellion: With 5 years of cleansing Amsterdam we have turned our eyes upon the town of Brussels. Where we now have started our cleansing of all non catholics either expelling them or killing them. But to our surprised a few of the population would arm themselfs and defend for their lives being able to hold out for 3 days before getting killed or fled away to the countryside.  
**** Westrian Netherlands: As the threat of Protestantism is growing in Westrian Netherlands more troops have been stationed there. Here and there protestant "bandits" have appeared living away from the towns on the countryside fighting with the catholics. The tensions are rising as the government's persecution continues. Though these protestant "bandits" aren't that nice either cutting a catholic's throat at sight they don't even give mercy to children or women.  
**** Finding a bride to the young Emperor: The Archbishop tries to find a bride to the Young Emperor. He thinks he knews a plan to try and get an allaied closer to the Catholic faith.  
* Diplomacy:
* Albion: Maybe you have a princess that young Friedrich VIII could marry? At the same time we try to contact the crimson sun to support them with money *cough* in secret *cough* to hopefully be able to keep Albion catholic. 
====Khitan Khanate====
*Government: Steppe Horde
*Khan/Khatun:
**Khojin (F) (r. 1501 - present)
***Dynasty: Yarud (1501 - present)
****Parliament: None
*Economy: The Khitan economy is largely based upon trade, herding, and pastoralism, as the Khitans and most of their subjects are nomadic peoples. However, in some areas, such as around cities, the inhabitants are settled agriculturalists.
*Capital: Nerchuu (OTL Nerchinsk)
*Demographics:
**Population: 92,500 (85% Khitans, 7% Mongols, 3% Tungusics, 2% Jurchens, 2% Daevites, 1% other)
**Religion: 82% Tengriism, 8% Arzham, 6% Buddhism, 4% others
*Military: 1,850 troops
**800 cavalry
**550 infantry
***190 archers
***180 spearmen (also trained in archery)
***180 swordsmen (also trained in archery)
**500 elite cavalry
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Conquest of Sahaliyan: Extra troops are recruited to attack the Sahaliyan kingdom. 6,500 troops are sent to invade Sahaliyan. Cavalry troops will be used to harass the enemy army with hit and run attacks, causing disorganization within their ranks and cause small groups of the enemy to become isolated, allowing the light infantry troops to finish off the disorganized enemy troops. 2,800 troops are recruited to guard the border against a possible Sahaliyan counteroffense.
*Diplomacy (italics indicate secret):
**Third Daevite Empire: Here's your tribute. By the way, could you help us to attack Sahaliyan?
*Events:
**Tiger of the North (pt 4): Khojin had long set her sights on the Jurchen kingdom of Sahaliyan, as it was a a possible rival and threat to the kingdom. Now, she saw her chance. In the year of 1532, she sent her army east to attack the Sahaliyan Jurchens.
**Mausoleum of Khojin: In 1533, Khojin commissioned the construction of her future tomb.
**Assimilation: The assimilation of minorities under the Khitan Khanate continues.
==== Sublime State of Zhaowa ====
* Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
** Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures. 
** Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
*** List of Taixus: 
**** Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526)
**** Kyang Baklangit (1526-)
** Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
** Council of Nine (Bát Yén ci Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu. 
** Lower Tribunal (Hyaci Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
** Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén ci Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
** Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
*** Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 18 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 15 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 17 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 9 seats in the Grand Tribunal,
*** Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal. 
*** Commoner’s Front (Nuongyéntang): Forming the basis of Tsúyén’s support base, the Commoner’s Front is a front consisting of ethnic Toraja, Alfur, Makassarese, Papuan, non-Ternatian Halmaherans, and numerous other ethnic minorities, as well as sinitic lesser officials who managed to claw their way up to the Grand Tribunal. The Makkasan and Nunusakuan nobility is well represented within the Commoner’s Front. In addition, numerous merchants, especially those involved in Western Nusantara are staunch activists of this group. Though with disparate views, they all are united in their support of Tsuyenist policies, which emphasize strengthening of the nation by all means necessary, from proto-communist policies in Papua, to policies increasing the power of foreign Hwais, to the construction of a large and powerful navy. They hold 12 seats within the Grand Tribunal.
* Economy: Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
* Main Currency: Ceijen
** Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold). 
* Demographics:
** Ethnic Makeup:
*** 11% Pure Chinese 
*** 30.7% Mixed-Race 
*** 26.8% Macassan
*** 9.8% Austronesian Moluccans
*** 8.4% Minihasan
*** 4.4% Papuan
*** 6.9% Toraja
*** 1% Malay
*** 1% Other
** Total Population: 534,500
*** Maluku: 33,000
*** Makassar: 30,000
*** Manado: 28,000
*** Nimkyóng: 23,000
*** Selam: 14,000
*** Launa: 12,000
*** Sufu: 8,500
*** Jáng Hwi: 4,500
** Religion: 6% Xianist, 18% Mahayana Buddhist, 20% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 26% Animist, 5% Arzhamist, 25% Clearwater Buddhist, 1% Other
* Military: 26500 Personnel (~4.94%)
** Army: 7,430
*** 230 Garrison Artillerymen 
*** 3,600 Standard Infantry
*** 1,600 Field Artillerymen (all personnel not armed with melee weapons)
*** 100 Military Engineers
*** ~2500 Disorganized Infantry
** Navy: 18470 Sailors, 799 Ships (excluding coastal patrol)
*** 19 Hunghwangjwen (45 meters) (2090 crew total)
*** 25 Yienkapjwen (35 meters) (2500 crew total)
*** 39 Lesser Galleys (32 meters) (2340 crew total)
*** 160 Supply ships (30 meters) (3000 sailors total)
*** 55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (27 meters) (1155 crew total)
*** 160 3-Masted Djongs (24 meters)  (2880 crew total)
*** 230 War Perahu (17 meters) (2340 crew total)
*** 51 Hwapjwen (15 meters) (Reconnaissance Ships) (765 crew total)
*** 50 Troop Transports (500 crew total, able to carry 4000 troops in total)
*** Various Disorganized Levied Coastal Patrol (1500 crew)
* Firearms:
** Cetbang/Jwangfiau: The Jwangfiau is the most commonly used gun in Zhaowa. It is a breech-loading swivel gun, and is used on fortifications and ships. These come in portable (wheeled) and stationary varieties. 
** Xépdan-tswáng: The Xépdan-tswang, literally meaning “Ten Shot Gun”, is a gun similar to an Organ Gun. Inspired by the multiple rocket launchers in use across the Sinosphere, instead of firing arrows or rockets, it fires iron or bronze pellets. It is used as an anti-personnel gun. Due to it having 10x more barrels than an average gun, it can shoot 10x more bullets, but it takes 10x more time to clean. Unlike the guns of Europe, it is breech loading, which provides quicker loading time. To seal the breech, paper cartridges or a block are used, though this is quite ineffective. The Xépdan-tswáng is used in very low quantities, with perhaps only 50 being used across Zhaowa.
** Cauywa Lagatswáng: The Cauywa Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Zhaowanese Small Long-Gun”, is a firearm used across Zhaowa in mediocre quantities.  Deriving from the Javanese Arquebus, it features a mechanism not dissimilar to a serpentine lock, though it requires a match to fire. It is classified as a type of Arquebus. It does not feature a stock, making it quite unstable, but it makes up for this with a folding stand. 
** Farang Lagatswáng: The Farang Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Frankish (Western European) Small Long-Gun”. It refers to all European arquebuses imported into Zhaowa, and all Arquebuses with features such as matchlocks and wheelocks. 
** Bedil Tombak/Lungencwung: The Lungencwung, literally meaning “Hand Gun”, is a common gun in Zhaowa. It is quite simple, with a socket attached to a pole and a tube from which projectiles are fired from. It commonly has a blade attached to it in case of melee fighting. Around all infantry in Zhaowa uses it along with another blade.
** Hwacá: The Hwacá is a multiple rocket launcher or an organ gun, depending on the projectile used. It fires around 150 rockets or arrows, which are contained within a wooden frame. The wooden frame allows the rockets to fly straighter, and, as a result, farther. In elevated positions, they have a range of 600 meters. However, on flat positions, they have a range of only 200 meters. Current rockets have a length of around 15 centimeters. Though with a short range, it has enough force to make a 30 cm-deep crater in a patch of sand. A second, larger rocket is currently being produced, with a length of 45 centimeters, with a range of 1100 meters. 
** Cwungdung: The Cwungdung is a common firearm in Zhaowa, used on larger ships and on fortresses. Most models of Cwungdung have a maximum range of around 950 meters, with one model having a maximum range of 1500 meters with darts. Darts are made out of wood tipped with iron, with iron tail fins. Unlike the modern conception of darts, these darts are quite large, slightly less than a meter long. When they strike their target, they generally bury up to their iron fletching. Though less destructive than rockets, they have much better accuracy. Cwungdung also fire numerous iron or stone cannonballs, though they have much lower range, with an average maximum range of 600 meters. 
* Research and Production: 
** Cwungdung: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow.
** Navy: Langka Karaeng fully updates the navy. He is aiming for the Yienkapjwen to eventually become the backbone of the Zhaowanese navy, not a complement.
** Rockets: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow
* Wars and Conflicts: 
** Invasion of Selayar: In 1534, Selayar is invaded by Zhaowa. 290 ships, and 2,000 infantry are sent to subdue the nation. 20 scouting ships are sent 2 weeks beforehand to study the coastline of the nation. The Perahu are to directly engage with smaller ships, while the larger ships are to fire cannon and rocket fire upon the larger ships, as well as smaller ships which make their way to them. Taking advantage of the long range of Zhaowanese artillery, we make sure to have the ships stay a suitable distance away from the enemy, allowing us to fire upon them, but not allowing them to use grapple-and-board tactics. Once the enemy navy is destroyed, the 2000 infantry are to attack the capital, and other major administrative centers.
* Diplomacy:
** Agousta: no spices for you until you get simao to act nice
* Events:
** Dead Cat Foreigner (1): Simao Adrade raids Zhaowa in 1531, killing or kidnapping 500. This results in Zhaowa imposing a trade restriction upon Agousta, limiting Agoustan merchants to Makassar, and forbidding the trade of spices to the Agoustans, until they successfully capture Simao and bring him to Maluku for punishment.
** Liemdzu Split and the Cut-Sleeve Question: Rumour has it that the patriarch of the Liemdzu clan, Liemdzu Manopo, is homosexual. In addition, his teahouse in the city of Ternate is said to host weekly gay orgies consisting of him, certain guests, and 10 Majapahit men he bought. There are three major issues with his actions. The traditional view of gay and lesbian relationships in Zhaowa allows for homoromantic relations, but does not tolerate homosexuality, due to many looking down upon sexual acts. Another side, which represents Chinese who still cling onto mainland practicies and numerous minor nobles and officials who have risen to power via Tsuyenist policies, do not condemn homosexuality, yet they still find issue with his actions. For them, it is not that homosexuality is a sin so much as it is the duty of any respecting man to have a wife and children. Homosexuality can be tolerated in young men and women who are not yet adults, but once they reach adulthood, and especially marry, must bury their homosexual tendencies. Even the Xianists, notoriously tolerant of homosexuality, accuse Manopo of adultery. Manopo is promptly exiled to Papua. However, this leaves a succession crisis within the Liemdzu clan. This results in two clans, the Liemyiei and the Hauvi, being formed. The Hauvi are notably matrilineal, but patriarchal.
** The Imperial Idea (5):
*** Father in all but Name: Kyang Baklangit, though functionally Tsúyén’s puppet, acts more like Tsúyén’s son and student. This would set up a precedent for Zhaowanese rulers in the next century. Not using direct control, Tsuyen would instead act as more of an advisor for Baklangit, and managing numerous internal aspects of the nation. The two's abilites complement the other's incredibly well, resulting into this partnership being incredibly high-functioning.
*** Clearwater Convert: In march of 1533, Tsúyén says that he “Rarely reads any sutra which is not the Prasannaḥnirdeśa.” Though not directly admitting it, he implies that he has become a convert to Clearwater Buddhism. As Minister of Rites, the ramifications of this conversion are immense. However, there is an ulterior motive to Tsuyen’s conversion. Due to the heavy syncretic elements of Clearwater Buddhism, Tsuyen believes making Clearwater Buddhism the de facto state religion would be relatively easy to do, and that it would strengthen the fledgling Zhaowanese identity.
*** Rise of the Labor Hwai: Labor Hwais have always existed among the serfs of Zhaowa, functioning like communes, but they have never been officially recognized. However, under new economic policy implemented by Tsúyén in the Bird’s Head Peninsula, which has an economy consisting of agriculture and logging, they are officially recognized as economic administrative entities. This change is made to streamline economic policies and tax collecting within Papua, allowing individual Labor Hwais to manage themselves, and to pay taxes as a whole. Zhaowanese Buddhism: Numerous temples and grottos are constructed for Clearwater Buddhist use. As numerous upper class Zhaowanese begin converting, including Tsuyen, they finally receive the money to construct such structures.
** Pacific Exploration: Some of the Yap islands are occupied, plans for major expeditions into the Pacific are planned, especially due to Langka Karaeng circumnavigating Papua, and discovering the Solomon islands.
==== Kingdom of Hispania (Last turn) ====
* Government: Absolute Monarchy
** Ruler (Queen): Maria I (1477-1533) Isabella I (1533-)
* Economy: The economy is starting to recover, with the use of loans and other measures. The economy of Valcanor is now also fully brought into the fold, with the already dominant Beso now fully established as currency in both lands.
* Alliance -      
* Demographics
** Population - 12,300,376
** Ethinicities - 91% Hispanic 5% North African 4% Other
** Religon - 96% Catholicism 4% Other
* Cities and Population Spread
** Madrid - 265,000
** Toledo - 91,000
** Cordoba - 95,000
** Burgos - 90,000
** Leon-  265,00
** La Coruna - 145,000
** Oviedo - 97,000
** Rural - 10,596,000
** Fuerte Solaridad - 500
** Fuerte Puedra Alta - 100
** San Sebastian - 95,000
** Granada - 40,000
** Sevilla - 90,000
** Garofe - 50,000
** Malaga - 35,000
** Algecia - 40,000
** Valencia - 100,000
** Tarragonna - 80,000
** Murcia - 80,000
** Barcelona - 90,000
** Perrogo - 80,000
** ---------- Nueva Hispania (Colony, below) Mainland Hispania (Above)
** Atlantis - 20,000
** San Costa - 15,000
** Nea Theossalonica - 15,000
** Thalassopolis - 20,000
** Haitiana - 10,000
** ---------- Other notable cities
** Naniaba/Fuego City - 50,000 
* Military - 85,000
** Archers - 11,770
*** Longbow - 7,700
*** Crossbow - 5,070
*** Medium-Sized Bows - 3,000
** Cavalry - 12,500
*** Heavy - 6,250
*** Light' -  3,250
*** Super Light - 2,500
** Standard Knights - 1,000
** Pikemen - 23,000
** Men at Arms - 12,150
** Arquebusers - 13,500
** Naval Personnel - 7,150
* Siege Weapons
** Trebuchets - 125
** Ballista - 150
** Cannons - 155
* Navy
** Transport Ships - 50
*** Crew of 50 Each
** Floating Fortresses - 44
*** Crew of 75 Each
** Sea Falcons - 45
*** Crew of 30 Each
* Wars and Conflicts - 
** Conkistadors - Check the Events section for specifics.
* Diplomacy (If you wanna do this with me, please inform me on Discord)
** Nueva Valcanor - The Committee for Investigation of Nueva Valcanorese Religious Affairs was set up, as to investigate the very much strange religious background in it. Extensive review and covert investigations would end up with the company being literally nationalized and much of it's staff being fired and secretly deported to other areas. The CINVRA is put in command of Nueva Valcanor for the moment until further action can be taken. The new staff put in the company are basically cooperative Catholics and they return to the anti religious tolerance laws, destroying much of the old progresses. 
* Events
** Royal Succession - Having lived a long life and overseeing the birth of Hispania's empire, Maria I would die peacfully in her sleep on 1533. Her then 23 year old daughter, Isabella I, was crowned the Queen of Hispania. 
** The 95 What? (Part 2) - With most of the Protestants having escaped over to the colonies and the Hispanian Inquistition quickly destroying any other ideas of a Protestant Hispania, the religion of the nation is verified.
** Mapping the New World (Part 9) - The lands of the Huanca would vastly be included under Hispania in these new maps, and various other places in Meridia would also be explored down to parts of present day Chile.
** Conquistador Companies (Part 8) - An incredibly huge jump in the amount of Conquistador Companies begins, not only from Hispania but from other nations as the news spreads like wildfire around the cities of Europe.
*** Francisco Pizzaro (The Younger) - Getting quite the big head, Francisco the Younger would promptly sweep into the Huanca, before he then demanded the rest of the Huancas submit to the Hispanian crown, whilst he did various things in Wankapampa and overall vibing over there.
*** Diego Alvarez of Catonzia - After what I assume was quite a succesful conquest of those Western lands which comprise the area of modern Missisipi, Diego Alvarez would be given the secret task of overseeing these western lands as a dump for Protestants. The Hispanian Inquistition would eventually gather thousands of Protestants from the homeland and even some from Nueva Valcanor with great success (Bosnia stfu) any resistors are immediatly tied to a rock and thrown into the sea, which happens in quite large numbers, behind the company's back and totally outside of their knowledge, and set them up in this land, which some began to call "West Valcanor" in the future, a land of swamps, dirty shacks, and overall shittiness where a predominantly Valcan population of Protestants (though other minorities, such as those North Africans who were in the Cult of Ares), did all sorts of things like marrying their own siblings and other heresies, making a place where people would shy away from in Hispania, letting them to their own thing, making it a hub of crime.
*** Coruna Arms Company - As it turns out, Coruna's attempts would meet success, but at a sizeable cost. This resulted with the North American areas now hungry for weapons and a corporate power vacuum left by the resulting retreat Coruna made, setting it as only a 2nd rate arms company now in that region, reducing it to working mostly for Hispania's army.
*** Fuego Divino - Born out of the large-scale dreams of one Francisco de Perez, through several underhanded and under the table tactics, bribes, and other such dealings, he would soon build a huge corporate arms empire in North America filling in Coruna's vacuum, ruthlessly destroying all competition in the colonial areas. Centered in the then tiny city of Naniaba, which was literally flattened to the ground and built from scratch into a large complex of weapons-making, it would soon grow in large numbers using labor imported from West Valcanor and other sources of undesirables, forcing them into practical slavery, the city would soon grow to hold more than 50,000 people, pouring out wheelock arquebuses and cannons at a surprisingly fast rate and being popularly being called "Fuego City", making this area of present-day Alabama, then as a administrative region called "Outer West Catonzia", dubbed as the "Colony-King of Arms", with the most armed and well trained colonial forces in the Empire, with each adult man rumored to have "At least a wheelock (arquebus) and 25 cartridges on him at all times", a rumor that the population of mostly cooperative natives took with pride.
====The Syonanese Diarchy | Syonan Nikun-shu====
*Government: Mixed Noble Republic
**Grand Kōshaku of All Syonan, Suwawa and Tidung, Lord Protector of Sabah and Palawan: The Grand Kōshaku is the ruler of Syonan. He is elected by the Syonanese Diet upon the previous Kōshaku’s death, resignation, or impeachment and serves a life term.
***Noriaki Kakyoin (born 1462, ruled 1491-1526)
***Hideki Heihachiro (born 1494, ruled 1526-)
**Subordinate Kōshakus: The constituent kingdoms of Hiraga and Nagasato are each ruled by a subordinate Kōshaku. Subordinate Kōshakus are the second most powerful positions in Syonan, with a subordinate Kōshaku having almost total control in their respective domains, answering only to the Grand Kōshaku and their respective Diets.
***Hiragan Kōshaku:
****Yoshimune Kira (born 1449, ruled 1475-1514)
****Ryohei Higashikata (born 1455, ruled 1514-)
***Nagasatoan Kōshaku:
****Ginzo Souji (born 1453, ruled 1482-)
***Yang di-Pertua Agong of Sabah and Palawan: Serves a similar role to a subordinate Kōshaku, with free reign over the 8 prefectures of Sabah and Palawan.
****Pengiran Dahud Sinaman (born 1470, ruled 1511-)
**Syonanese Diet: The Syonanese Diet is the main legislative body of Syonan. A bicameral system based on Syonan’s 2 constituent kingdoms, it is composed of Syonan’s nobility and particularly powerful burgher families. The Syonanese Diet hosts 732 delegates in total.
***Hiragan Diet: The Hiragan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (located in the northern half of Syonan). Made up of notable Hiragan noble and burgher families, the Hiragan Diet hosts 437 delegates.
****The autonomous province of Sabah and Palawan sends 27 delegates to the Hiragan Diet.
***Nagasatoan Diet: The Nagasatoan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato (including the overseas territories of Suwawa and Tidung), located in the southern half of the country. Composed of notable Nagasatoan noble and burgher families, the Nagasatoan Diet hosts 295 delegates.
****Suwawa and Tidung, being governed under Nagasato, is theoretically subject to the Nagasatoan Diet. However, there is little to no representation of the two overseas territories in the Syonanese legislature.
***Unified Outer Diet: The unofficial legislative body of Syonan’s overseas territories, it is de facto the main governing body in Syonanese Borneo and Sulawesi, with their laws holding more clout on the ground than even federal laws. The Unified Outer Diet hosts 201 members, 88 from Sabah, 72 from Tidung, and 51 from Suwawa.
**Political Parties: Although no real political parties exist in Syonan as of yet, there are several loose power blocs within the Syonanese Diet, with borders between specific power blocs sometimes muddy and difficult to discern. Many delegates are influenced by multiple blocs.
***Centralists: The Centralist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire more central government control over local affairs in Syonan. An extremely big tent bloc, Centralists range from those who simply want more government oversight in day to day governance, to supporters of Anjuro Katagiri’s absolutist and imperial policies, to those who want to do away with the Diarchy system altogether. Significantly more powerful in the north than in the south the Centralists, along with their bitter enemies the Federalists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet.
***Federalists: The Federalist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire less central government control over Syonan. A similarly big tent bloc to the Centralists, they range from feudalists to status quo supporters to even a few Nagastoan secessionists. Significantly more powerful in the south and in the Bornean territories than in the north, the Federalists, along with the Centralists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet, and are perpetually at odds with one another.
***Traders: Supporting mercantilist policies and touting the trade guilds as the lifeblood of the Syonanese economy, the traders punch far above their weight in power, mostly due to Syonan’s control over the seas. They are the most staunch supporters of the Sulu Sea sound toll. Many of them tend to agree in part with the Militarists on certain supposed “integral territories of Syonan”.
***Militarists: The Syonanese militarists are probably by far the most unified bloc in Syonanese politics, uniformly advocating for stratocratic principles and aggressive foreign policy to “keep Syonan great” (read. continue Syonanese near-hegemony over maritime Southeast Asia). They are quite inclined to randomly scream “Syonan Banzai” and debate you for hours on how Palawan and Sabah are integral territories of Syonan stolen by the Bruneians.
***Traditionalists: The traditionalists are a faction dedicated to preserving the status quo. They are the most socially conservative group, and also tout an isolationist foreign policy, which they call “Sakoku”. No one really takes them seriously at the moment.
***Religious Supremacists: Syonan’s religious supremacists are a mostly fringe group that emphasize increased authority of religious bodies over governance and everyday life. Although the Shinto, Buddhist, Hindu and Xianist blocs clash often, their proposed policies are much the same, designed to give their religion more power in state affairs.
***Reformists: Even with the most conventional parliamentary system, there will always be a couple hardy radicals. ‘Nuff said.
*Administration: Syonan is divided into 2 constituent kingdoms (koku), which are further subdivided into 10 provinces (dō). The 9 provinces are in turn subdivided into 43 prefectures (ken), which are in turn further divided into districts (gun).
**Suwawa and Tidung are considered overseas territories of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato. They do not have any representation in the Syonanese Diet, and their people are not considered Syonanese citizens (and thus are not awarded the rights of Syonanese citizens) unless they are descended from at least one Syonanese parent or descended from at least one parent that has served in the Syonanese military.
**Sabah and Palawan is an autonomous province under the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (with the exception of the southernmost portions of former Bruneian Sabah, which has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Nagasato as Tarakan Prefecture). Autonomous provinces are similar to normal provinces except that they have more power domestically, as the constituent kingdom-level government is not allowed to impose laws and restrictions on the autonomous province, with the only power they are able to wield over provincial authorities in an autonomous province being a veto.
*Capital City:
**Syonanese and Hiragan Capital: Morioh
***Sabahan Capital: Sandakan
**Nagasatoan Capital: Nagasato
***Suwawan Capital: Gorontalo
***Tidungese Capital: Kutei
*Economy: Syonan boasts a diverse and robust economy geared towards foreign trade. Major sectors of the Syonanese economy include agriculture, mining, the spice trade, fishing, and logging. The late 15th and early 16th centuries would see the inception of the Syonanese plantation economy, particularly prevalent in the plains of Central Luzon and inland Mindanao, while urban and coastal economies would remain dominated by various merchant guilds.
**Currency: The Syonanese taru is the main currency in Syonan, backed up by gold reserves, with one taru equivalent to around 3.2 grams of gold. In rural and remote areas, however, the barter system is king, due to limited state influence in these areas.
*Demographics:
**Total Population: 1,178,728
***Hiraga: 425,295
****Morioh: 38,025
****Mei-nira: 59,012
****Kitahara: 31,725
****Kanakawa 29,878
****Keishi: 27,193
****Naga: 24,378
***Nagasato (including Tarakan but not Suwawa or Tidung): 274,470
****Nagasato-shi: 32,145
****Davao: 36,104
****Pemagarong: 26,992
****Souhama-Shibu: 24,023
****Tsuhama: 19,125
****Cagayan: 14,887
***Sabah and Palawan: 244,048
****Sandakan: 31,370
****Api: 21,925
***Suwawa: 75,028
****Gorontalo: 11,792
***Tidung: 141,887
****Kutei: 21,885
**Ethnicities:
***28.1% Syonanese (331,570 people)
****12.9% Yojin (“pure” Syonanese) (42,773 people)
****87.1% In-jin (mixed race Syonanese) (288,797 people)
***22.0% Native Syonanese (259,419 people)
****22.8% Takairō-jin/Tagalog (59,148 people)
****19.7% Kabishi-jin/Visayan (51,106 people)
****12.5% Rusonto-jin/Ilocano (32,427 people)
****7.4% Ibaruno-jin/Bicolano (19,197 people)
****7.1% Nagasato-jin/Maguindanao (18,419 people)
****30.5% Other groups (79,123 people)
***14.4% Malay (169,737 people)
***2.7% Japanese (31,623 people)
***0.8% Chinese (10,029 people)
***6.1% Suwawan (72,123 people)
***9.0% Kadazan-Dusun (106,086 people)
***6.8% Bajau (80,153 people)
***2.9% Murut (34,183 people)
***5.6% Dayak (66,125 people)
***1.5% Other (mostly Southeast Asian, Indian and Arabian traders) (17,680 people)
**Religions: Religion in Syonan is not necessarily exclusive, with many Syonanese ascribing to beliefs from 2 or more religions.
***Syonanese Shinto: Syonanese Shinto has diverged greatly from Shinto in the Japanese islands, with many Shinto kami being syncretized with native and Hindu deities, and Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism heavily influencing the religion. Most prevalent in coastal, urban and lowland areas dominated by ethnic Syonanese, Syonanese Shinto is the main religion of Syonan.
****~55% of the population (~648,000 people)
***Syonanese Buddhism: A sect of Buddhism almost totally exclusive to the islands of Syonan, Syonanese Buddhism is heavily influenced by Shinto, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism and native beliefs. It is by far the most influential Buddhist sect in Syonan, although other sects do manage to gain followers in the Syonanese Isles.
****~50% of the population (~590,000 people)
****Other Buddhist sects (Mahayana, Theravada and Zen Buddhism) are practiced by ~9% of the population (~106,000 people)
***Hinduism: Practiced by many indigenous and mixed-race Syonanese especially in Mindanao and the Visayas, Hinduism in Syonan has been heavily syncretized with Syonanese Buddhism and Shinto (and vice versa), with many Hindu gods in Syonan being almost indistinguishable from the Syonanese variants of Shinto kami. A more “pure” version of Hinduism exists in coastal Tidung and in newly-acquired Sabah.
****~40% of the population (~471,000 people)
***Xianism: Xianism states that the sole god of man, Tian, has endowed humans with the ability to become "Xian", basically deities, unlocked by committing good deeds in Tian's name, and understanding Tian and the way the universe works. Unlike many Eastern religions, Xianism is a monotheistic religion. Practitioners of the religion are mostly confined to the ethnic Chinese minority within Syonan, and are most prevalent in Pemagarong and Mindoru Prefectures.
****~1% of the population (~10,000 people)
***Other: In remote, mountainous areas of inland Syonan, as well as in the jungles of Tidung and Suwawa, many native tribes still live as they did before Syonanese settlement on the islands, and still worship their old gods in much the same way as they once did.
****~15% of the population (~177,000 people)
*Military:
**Grand Army of Syonan:
***Deployed forces: 10,000
***Total forces: 40,000
****8,000 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
****5,000 Field Artillery Personnel
****20,000 Light Infantry
****7,000 Light Mixed Cavalry
****5,000 Homeland Security Infantry (Military Police)
***Reservists/Potential levies: 0
**Syonan Nikun Royal Navy:
***Total sailors: 26,000
***Total ships (excluding coastal patrol): 380 ships
****SNRN Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Muramasa
*****Crew: 120
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Yamamoto
*****Crew: 70
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Higashikata
*****Crew: 70
****12 Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 120
****27 Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 70
****191 Subarashi Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
*****Crew: 60
****157 Subarashi Dātsu-class Oceanic Interceptors
*****Crew: 40
****410 Tsuna-class Torpedo Boats
*****Crew: 10
****383 Transport Ships
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Syonanese Resistance War: The Syonanese Resistance War (1529-) was a low-intensity guerilla war carried out by several different organizations against Japanese shadow-rule of Syonan.
***Terrorism Isn’t Noble, But It’s Necessary: Throughout the earliest stages of the Resistance War, the various resistance groups would mostly be engaged with sporadic terrorist attacks, mainly towards government officials.
***Overrunning the Countryside: Several resistance groups would make their bases in rural and remote areas of inland Syonan, comparatively farther away from authorities. Over the next few years, these resistance groups would struggle for control over the rural countryside of Syonan with government authorities, as well as, at times, each other.
***For more information, see Events.
*Research:
**Type 001 Yajiri Torpedo Mod. 1498: An updated model of the Yajiri Torpedo allowing it to reach faster speeds in water and improving its accuracy.
**Subarashi Kulog Taihou Mk.V: We begin to equip more ships with this cannon.
**Bakuchiku Mk.I: The Bakuchiku cannon is now standard fare for all Syonanese ships.
**Kogata-jū: A variant of the Javanese arquebus indigenous to Syonan, the Kogata-jū has become the standard firearm of choice for the Syonanese Army.
**Arquebus Reverse Engineering: With sporadic trade from Agoustan Brunei reaching our shores, we begin trying to reverse engineer their strange and powerful “arquebuses”, with mixed success.
**Early Rocket Developments: The first primitive rockets are rolled out. Although extremely clunky, they can shoot at targets up to 800 meters away.
**Reptilian Growth: Continued breeding of the Filipino monitor lizard has caused the species to grow in size, through decades, if not centuries will be required for the lizards to grow even larger.
***That being said, they are now large enough to be farmed for food, as these monitor lizards slowly become a delicacy in the Nagasatoan region.
*Diplomacy:
**Majapahit: k sure lol
**Agousta: don’t talk to me or my son or my son or my son ever again
*Events:
**Syonan Shall Not Fall: News spreads fast, and rumor spreads faster. Within an incredibly short time of Kakyoin’s death, rumor had already spread of a “foreign plot to undermine Syonan”. By the time of the first militias forming in the jungles, it was common knowledge (or common rumor) that Kakyoin had been assassinated. But it was the arrival of tens of thousands of Japanese transplants, fresh from the Home Islands, and the villages forcibly cleared out by the government to house them, that would really hammer the point home. Koshaku Hideki was no more than a puppet for the Empress of Japan, and Syonan had well and truly fallen to foreign tyranny. However, the Syonanese were never a people to face bitter truths lying down. At first a few, and then tens, and then hundreds, and then thousands upon thousands of men, from all walks of life, all backgrounds, all races and ethnicities, would take root in the jungles, ready to fight off the invaders. Many of these fighters would join the League for the Defense of Hiraga and Nagasato, but many would form their own groups aimed at liberating Syonan from foreign oppression. Soon, government and Japanese forces would begin getting harassed in the wild country of Syonan. The Syonanese Resistance War had begun.
***Black and White: After initial disagreements with Keicho and Tourin, the two most powerful members of the League, a power-sharing agreement has been agreed, with Keicho taking public control of the organization and control over the armed forces of the League, while Tourin handles the backdoor deals, financial woes, and gets his own army of ninja and assassins in order to carry out any covert operations he needs.
**Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands: With the Koshaku turning out to be an ineffective figurehead, the Diet in perpetual gridlock, and the government focused on insurgencies in Syonan proper, the territories would begin to exercise more power in internal affairs, with officials and nobles in the territories effectively acting independently. This would culminate in the Great Southern Congress, a meeting between the noblemen, merchants, plantation owners and local strongmen of Sabah, Tidung, and Suwawa, forming the Unified Outer Diet, the de facto government ruling the territories for the next few decades.
**Agoustans Not Welcome: Although the central government has not done much about the Agoustan question, the effects of Simao de Andrade’s gross infringements of basic human decency, as well as several other incidents involving locals and Agoustan merchants, would effectively close off Syonan to Agoustan commerce, as any Agoustan that dares set foot on Syonanese soil would at best be chased out of town, and at worst, lynched or burned alive.
**The Transplants: They promised that Syonan would be a new start. They promised that you wouldn’t starve anymore. They promised that you’d have a better life. And you do. But what’s the point when every local hates your guts and you have to watch your back 24/7 in case some roving militia decides to burn down your house, rape your wife and take everything you’ve ever owned? This is the reality of life for many Japanese transplants loaded on ships to Syonan. Although managing to set up roots in their new communities, the new Japanese immigrants would be a target for ostracism and occasional attacks by resentful and vengeful Syonanese locals, many of them having been forcibly evicted to make room for the new arrivals. Despite the Syonanese military being stationed at every transplant village, many of these Japanese transplant communities would be heavily armed and prepared for attacks, and many would band together for resources and protection, in effect forming an uncomfortable cross between a parallel state, a cartel, and a commune.
**The Lion’s Despair: Kanzaki Setsuna was naturally devastated at the unceremonious departure of her son. However, she would see to it that she would fix her relationship with Tourin by any means necessary, and that even if her son wants her dead, she would make sure that he comes to no harm, wherever he may be. In this endeavor, Setsuna would send a 20-man team of spies across the nation with the sole purpose of reporting on Tourin’s whereabouts, and would also set up NSC safe houses across the country, staffed by 10 NSC troops each, and stocked with a week’s worth of food and water, as well as a place to sleep and other basic amenities. Setsuna, along with her wife Nakamura, would also sink in much of their time and effort into protecting their son’s reputation.
====The United Kingdoms of the British Isles (Albion)====
*Note: If you wish to engage in diplomacy with me, please DM me on Discord
Government: Absolute Monarchy
*Drakes: 
**King Casimir (M, b. 1454 - 1533)
***Albert (M, b. 1495 - )
****Eldegard (F, b. 1517 - )
****Rupert (M, b. 1517 - )
**Queen Abigail (F, b. 1455 - 1533)
***Frances I (F, b. 1497 - )
****Albus (M, b. 1519 - )
***Victoria* (F, b. 1499 - )
*Important People: 
**None
Economy: The economy of British Isles consists of trade and commerce of a variety of materials. The primary export products of the UK are fish, wool, cloth, and a variety of vegetables.
Main Religion: Christianity
Cities and Demographics:
*Population: 6.53 million
*Cities
**Brighton: A newer shipbuilding facility located on the English Channel.
**Birmingham: A quiet town that is the location of McCarthy Arms Company, one of, if not, the oldest firearms companies to date.
**Caen: The main hub where products heading to Britain from land mount ships to cross the channel.
**Calais: One of the few French towns still owned by the British, it is a prosperous city that is one of the most important trading hubs in the North Sea.
**Camp Avalon: The relocation of the small number of English diplomats in Vinland.
**Dover: Main location of the British navy. While elements of the navy are located throughout the territory, the headquarters of the navy are located here. In addition, Dover is the main trading hub between it and Caen.
**Dublin: Main hub of Ireland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**Glaemchester: A British town north of London, this city is known to house various wealthy nobles, with some of the finest tapestries being produced here.
**Glasgow: Main hub of Scotland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**London: The capital of England, and location of the throne.
**Portsmouth: The location of the first drydocks in history, which became the founding of various legendary ships of the Royal Navy
**York: Main center of England’s eastern fishing company. Also where a bulk of British trading companies are located, evident from the various merchant caravels present there.
Wars and Conflicts
*None.
Armed Forces
*Total: 134,350 Manpower
*Army
**Total: 127,820
**United Drake Forces: 
***Multi-purpose Shock Infantry: 20,000
***Marksman Infantry: 48,000
***Light Cavalry: 10,000
***Heavy Cavalry: 2,000
***Bow Cavalry: 2,900
***Field Artillerymen: 5,800
****Field cannons: 1,760
***Logistical Support: 30,000
*Roundtable Knights (Elite): 8,350
**These are Britain’s elite forces. A rebirthed version sprouting from Artoria’s original group of holy knights, this force has never lost a battle, and has unwavering loyalty to the crown and the Order of the Roundtable, willing to fight to the death for the survival of the British Isles.
**While most are able to fight, members of the Roundtable are encouraged to branch out into their own craft, such as pottery and sheepherding, with the idea that everyone should act like a Roundtable Knight and give their all into both their craft and their country.
**The only way to become a Roundtable Knight is to be selected by an existing member of the group. Most knights tend to make apprentices out of those they recruit to the Roundtable, and generally, no one usually complains when a Roundtable Knight selects someone to join the ranks of the Roundtables. Depending on the country/chapter, one can also be appointed to the Roundtable by the crown.
**As of 1527, three factions are formed within the Roundtables
***The Crimson Sun
***The Azure Moon
***The White Lily
**Notable (Living) Members:
***The Drake Family
***Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (??? - 1528)
*Navy:
**Personnel: 5,800 (combined between both fleets)
**Naval Vessels:
***Ember-class British Galleons: 20
****Main flagship: HMS Ember
***Cabigail-class Caravel: 4
***London-class British Caravel: 60
***Dove-class Dual-Purpose Merchant Caravel: 52
****These ships are given to British merchants who sail in dangerous waters, and are crewed by either mercenaries hired by said merchants or the merchants themselves. Only included in ship-counts for the navy to deter invasions by sea.
Research and Development
*MAC Cannons: McCarthy Industries continues to produce MAC Cannons in a variety of calibers and sizes, ranging from small 6 pound field cannons to 16 pound naval cannons. At least in Britain, McCarthy Industries has the monopoly on the firearms industry.
**Development begins on larger-caliber MAC Cannons, resulting in the 24 pounder long cannon and the 16-pound field artillery cannon
*Naval Vessels: Continued development on galleons is performed, to see if it is possible to improve British vessels further. They experiment with two aspects; size and firepower. British Naval Engineers hope to determine proper ratios for size, durability, and firepower, as well as taking note of various lessons learned in the field, such as logistical issues found in British Caravels.
**Interceptor: Plans are being drafted for a ship that is slightly smaller than a caravel while being both faster and more heavily armed. These ships are designed with speed in mind, while being able to outgun most pirate ships it would encounter.
*McCarthy Arms Company: Continued efforts are made to improve the wheel lock, with minor changes made over time to allow for easier manufacturing of the rifle.
*Glaemchester: Becomes a city of prominence with the explosion of tapestry-oriented companies settling down in the city.
Training and Production
*8 Improved British Caravels (Cabigail-class)
**Prototypes to address various issues with the current fleet of British caravels, namely in the storage of ammunition and gunpowder, as well as a heavier broadside (with larger caliber guns present)
*1 Swallow-class Prototype Interceptor
*100 Dove-class Dual-purpose Merchant Caravels (Will be pumped out at 15-20 per half-decade until the full order is fulfilled)
*Reformation of the Army: Units become more streamlined. Light infantry and longbow archers are combined, such that light infantry would be able to use both longbows and act as shock infantry in the event they are needed in melee combat.
*Whatever equipment and personnel is required to maintain numbers on the frontline.
Diplomacy
*Americas: With intelligence from the Vinlanders, the British decide to scope out the other nations of the Eastern Coast of North America, and see what they have to offer
*Europeans: Though not offered the top-line models, Britain does allow McCarthy Arms Company to sell some of their wares overseas, to those willing to purchase them, at least
*Vinland: The British send what supplies they can so that the new Vinland thane can maintain their territory and then some. (see events for more details).
Allies
*Vinland: Allies in the New World. Though technologically inferior to the British, they are a bridge into the New World, a bridge the British wish to explore into, in return for supporting their new allies
*Velkyst: Norweigan allies in the North Sea. The oldest ally of Britain, harkening back to the British Empire’s founding.
*Westria: An ally on mainland Europe who also dislikes France, cause f**k France (jk).
Events
*Bubonic Plague 2: Electric Boogaloo: The plague seeps throughout Britain. Though the country has endured the plague once before, it has claimed many lives nonetheless. Of them includes the royal family; Casimir and Abigail, who died in each other’s arms overnight. Their funeral was attended to by those of many lives, being that the couple requested to have the funeral be a public event (as public as one can be in the 1500’s)
*Religious Schisms (Part 2): Tensions between the three factions begin to blow out of proportion with the deaths within the royal family, creating an internal civil war of religions, though if one were to attack Britain at this moment, everyone would set aside their issues and fight as one. They all love Britain, but the schisms within the church have driven a wedge between the knights, and many civilians throughout Britain as a whole, though not to the same extent. These tensions can be felt within the city of Glaemchester, where each of the three factions have their own hub in the city, as they all vie for power within the city limits.
*Groups Divided: Backing Tàmhas of Vinland, the British provide supplies and equipment to the Vinlanders. In addition, merchant ships sent overseas are given permission to ferry those who wish to travel between Vinland and Britain, with offers of British education offered to the nobles of Vinland.
**Standing on His Own (Part 3): With things looking well for Tahmas and Vinland as a whole, a high ranking British official within the British government rewards Tahmas for his efforts. Though no British troops would be sent to the area, he does provide discounts for Tahmas, allowing him to buy McCarthy-brand wheelock rifles and the likes in bulk (among other technologies he would wish to acquire), as well as a gift of two British Merchant Caravels to bolster Tahmas’ navy against any European power who wishes to invade Vinland, to prevent another fiasco like what happened to France to happen again.
***The two caravels sent his way are unnamed and fresh out of the shipyards, so he can name them himself, and come with a crew that can teach the Vinlanders how to sail and fight with the caravels.
*The Rise of the Company Fleets (Part 3): With the world opening up, and rumors of prosperity and gold present, various companies sprout up around Britain, with the goal to investigate various locations of notice with hopes to make it big.
**British Faviero Greek Company: Using information collected from Henry Cabot, The BFG Company sets off for Elysia in 1427. Onboard their flagship, “The Doomslayer”, Faviero and Raleigh lead a five-ship strong fleet to the new world. Making landfall the year after, the duo begin to make contact with the locals. Though Faviero can speak Greek fluently, the divide between the Greek colony and mainland Greece is large enough such that a few issues arise in communications between the two parties. Nevertheless, The BFG Company manages to establish a base camp by the mouth of a brackish-water estuary they name “The Elysia Bay” and begin to draft plans to assume control of the region in the name of Britain.
***Phase One: With a base of operations (set to move around every half decade or so), The BFG Company establishes a connection with Elysia, offering to trade with the locals. However, while en route to trading hubs, BFG mercenaries scout out the region, gathering intelligence on the region, from its topography to the various aspects of the local governments. While this will take a while to complete, it’s all a part of Faviero’s master plan.
**The Henry Amerigo League of Observance: A group (nicknamed HALO) that is headed by Henry of Glaemchester. Upon arriving in India, they realize the scope of their mistake when they spot Indian products and armed troops and the likes, rather than “primitive neanderthals”. Though they happily trade with the Indians, they return home, having failed their objective. This wouldn’t stop them, though, as they get a new navigator and as better maps of the world start coming round.
*Rulers
**Pendragon:
***Artoria “Ember” Pendragon (F, b.1317- 1389?) (Reign: 1351 ~ 1369 - 1389)
***Ash I (M, b. 1347 - 1434) (Reign: 1390 - 1434)
****Sister: Aura (F, b.1350 - 1434)
***Ash II (M, b. 1399 - 1442) (Reign: 1434 - 1442)
***Amber (F, b. 1424 - ) (Reign: 1442 - 1482)
****Brother: Edward (M, b. 1441 - 1481)
**Mordue:
***River Mordue (F, b. 1322 - 1393) (Reign: 1369 - 1393)
***Henry (M, b. 1353 - 1429) (Reign: 1393 - 1429)
****Daughter: Mary (F, b. 1382 - 1399)
***Lionel (M, b. 1388 - 1482) (Reign: 1430 - 1482)
****Son: Leo I (M, b. 1407 - 1465)
*****Leo III (M, b. 1445 - 1478)
****Son: Leo II (M, b. 1423 - 1478)
****Brother: Henry II (M, b. 1398 - 1478)
*Roundtable Knights
**Joan “Anne” of Arc (Died in 1431)
**Sir George Cromwell of Cotswold (Died in 1445)
**Sir George Cromwell II of Cotswold (Died in 1482)
**Sir Rex of Dover (Died in 1482)
**Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (Died in 1528)
*Misc
**Shauna McCarthy (Died in 1489)
***Founder of McCarthy Arms Company, one, if not, the oldest firearms companies in the world.
==== Keisarvalta ====
* Government: Elective Monarchy/ Aristocratic Oligarchy
** King: [Temporary Riksdag Rule]
** Dynasty: Varold
* Economy: The Keisairvaltan Economy is based on heavily by trade through the Baltic Sea. As well as agriculture. Although the economy is influenced by Asian trade.
* Capital: Varntio
* Demographics:
** Population: 4mil
*** Ingrians: 45%
*** Rostovians: 15%
*** Misc Finnic Cultures: 5%
*** Vesnians: 7%
*** Daeva: 9%
*** Volgans: 10%
*** Varangian: 4%
** Religion:
*** Eastern Orthodox: 90%
*** Catholic: 4%
*** Traditional Religions: 2%
*** Judaism: 4%
** Diplomacy
*** Svearike: You can have the land, but you'll never have the people.
*** Karjala: Svearike clearly has its eyes on you, and with everything you've gone through we offer you a Protectorate.
** Events
*** Meddeling in Nogai: After the Diplomatic Trainwreck that is the Invasion of Saratov (Were still annexing Saratov) Riksdag members decide to pull a stunt that will make them look better to neighboring states. They send an Espionage Division to look for any Immoral or Malicious things (Or things they can claim to be malicous) and use it as a Casus Beli to install a new government, which will be puppeted by the Riksdag.
==== Council of Yolngu ====
* Government: Tribal Council.
** Chieftain: Koen (1488 - present)
** Head Shaman: Kalti (1482 - present)
** Head Elder: Kippin Gnuger (1465 - present)
** Representatives:
*** Walwallie: Koen
*** Amwari: Suna
*** Jubatti: Pendor
*** Djani: Yarre
** Economy: Traditional (Bartering, Equal Value, etc)
** Main Religion: Dreamtime
** Allies:
*** Syonan
*** Wuthayhi
** Cities and Demographics:
*** Population: ~55,000
*** Ethnicity:
**** Aboriginal: 100%
***** Yolngu Nation: ~35%
***** Kalkadoon tribes: 20%
***** Gwarri tribes : ~45%
* Traditions:
** Traditions On Hold: After the surprise attack from the Gwarri, many traditions that are held yearly are on hold. Those in adolescence will still be able to choose their companion.
** “Sorcery”: Those who are left in the Amwari Tribe and smaller parts of said tribe have spoken about the ritualistic art of sorcery where natural death is usually by spirits and other shamans who wish death upon an individual. In order to enact the ritualistic aspect of a once lost tradition, shamans of the Amwari tribe (and the smaller ones) bless the strongest of warriors to hold the spirits of death.
* Wars & Conflicts: none
*Military: ~1100 Troops
**~ 500 troops paired with animal companions
***~N/A troops paired with a marsupial lion
***~N/A troops paired with a dingo
***~N/A troops paired with a euro
***~N/A troops paired with a perentie lizard
***~N/A troops paired with a cassowary
**~2,000 troops atop great monitor lizards (gifted by syonan by trade)
**~ 600 troops going on foot
**Types of Weapons:
***~N/A troops with boomerangs
***~N/A troops with hielaman + shield
***~N/A troops with throwing spears
***~N/A troops with clubs
***~N/A troops with bone weaponry (animal and human bones)
* Diplomacy:
* Events:
** Animals Domesticated and Released Occasionally: Kookaburra, Dingo, Euro, Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard, Perentie, Goanna, Cassowary, Marsupial Lion, & Monitor Lizard.
** Death of Chief Koen: After many years of serving the people of Yolngu, the Chief has been laid to rest. The next Chief of Yolngu is his daughter Noine, she has shown great dexterous feats during the war between Gwarri and as such, she shall be the new Chief alongside with Juney of former Kalkadoon. To bring people of Yolngu to ease Chief Noine has started previous traditions to help the people be more at ease. She has tasked Head Shaman Kalti to look over the people of Gwarri as their religion is the same of those in Yolngu, meeting a common ground.
** The People of Gwarri: While originally they are to be walled into a closed part of Yolngu, it has been decided that the tribesmen will accept Gwarri into their lives. Thus, the nation of Gwarri is no more. Due to uncertainty of the people who opposed Gwarri for many years, there are many who do not like the idea of having them around, thus prejudice is common in the Yolngu nation -- however, Chief Noine and Juney has spoken that they are also victims of a pointless war and would prefer if they are to be treated just as equally to others.
** Traditions Shall Once More Take Place: The traditions that have been once put to a standstill have now been resumed. Due to conflicts previously, the people of Gwarri are allowed to participate, new rules have been added and once more the traditions are still kept alive.
** Trades with Wuthayhi: Throughout the many strifes of war within the previous years, Yolngu has successfully begun to rebuild their economic and bartering system once more. Yolngu wishes to be allies with the Wuthayhi after their assistance in the Gwarri-Yolngu war. Benefitting from this trade, Yolngu offers a variety from domestication of the animals to even knowledge and scripts of medicine -- they offer boats to the people of Wuthayhi to make the flow of trade go successfully.
** Additional Domestication: Emus have been spotted, while they are much larger than the Cassowaries they are also much deadlier due to their talons and their ability to group together to take predators down. They are strange birds and the people of Yolngu have decided to raise them.
==== Valcan West Expedition Alliance ====
* Government: Company under Absolute Monarchy (Colony of Hispania)
** Monarch: Queen Maria I
** President: Fidel Valcio
* Economy: Trade is picking up with the natives and Greek states to the north. New World plants and other discoveries are shipped back to make a profit as well. Gold and treasures from the conquest of the Aztecs boosts our economy as well.
* Headquarters: Valencia, Hispania
* Possessions:
** Nueva Valcania
*** Capital: Nueva Valencia
*** Local Governor: Claudia Collizan
*** Demographics:
**** Population: ~80,000
***** Nueva Valencia: ~9,000
***** Nueva Perrogo: ~4,500
***** Los Pan Serpiente: ~3,750
***** San Vicente: ~1,250
***** Smaller Communities: ~61,500
**** Ethnic Groups:
***** ~65% Osnerolese and Native Tribes
***** ~30% Spanish (Valcan, mainly)
***** ~5% Greek
**** Religion: 
***** ~55% Roman Catholic
***** ~35% Shrek Cult and Native Religions
***** ~10% Protestant
* Military: 7,000 active
** Human Resources:
*** 2,700 Pikemen/Spearmen
*** 800 Heavy Infantry
*** 2,575 Archers and Crossbowmen
*** 125 Cannonmen 
*** 800 Arquebusiers and... Gunmen I guess?
** 5,000 Reserves
** Siege Weapons and Artillery:
*** 30+ Large Cannons
*** 45+ Small Cannons
*** 500 Arquebuses
*** 150 Wheellock 
** Navy:
*** 30+ Transports
*** 3 Large Transports
*** 14 Sea Gliders
*** 10 Naval Kings
*** 4 Salvaged Scourges
** Trading Fleet:
*** 15+ Cargo Ships 
*** 30+ Merchant Ships
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy:
** Elysian and Native States: Hi, let’s trade.
** Hispanian Empire: Buzz off. We'll deal with the Protestant degenerates in our own way.
* Events:
** Further Explorations, Part 1: A Valcan expedition is made to the uninhabited island of Bermuda (carefully made around the Colombian Triangle), hoping to scout out the island for potential future settlements. Some ships traveling to Caddo make a quick excursion up a river running through their capital of Houma. The Natchez and Choctaw people are encountered before we must turn around near OTL Greenville. The river is marked as the Misisipí River on newer maps.
** Nightfall Naval Navigation Inadvertence: Two ships crossed paths on a stormy evening. One was southbound for Nueva Valencia, carrying manual workers and slaves (many of them Osnerolese) to further construction efforts. One was northbound for San Vicente, carrying soldiers and generals to bring order to a new frontier. The southbound captain headed to rest, for he was plagued with a churning stomach, leaving the first mate in charge. The northbound ship pulled out from the fog, on a collision course with the southbound ship. Whether the first mate did not see or did not care, he did not change his trajectory. The southbound ship crested a wave, and the laborers awoke. Rising to the deck to see the commotion, they noticed the swiftly moving northbound ship headed for their port side. Scrambling around in panic, they turned towards the first mate, charging him with fists clenched and fearful minds. The first mate turns, startled at the chaos and realizing the danger the ship is now in, sharply drives the ship to the side as he is knocked back from the ship’s wheel. The ships are now facing each other and traveling too fast to prevent the outcome. A slave grabs the southbound ship’s wheel and yanks it to the side, coming almost parallel with the northbound ship. The soldiers see the workers attempting to steer the out-of-control ship and prepare their weapons, firing on the laborers. The Battle of Retorcida has begun.
** Battle of Retorcida: Off the shore of an island in Nueva Valcania, a battle stirs up the water and burns two once-grand ships. The Viento Fuerte, a military transport armed with cannons, collides with the Agarre Tormente, a transport being used to carry slaves between the islands. Soldiers on the Viento Fuerte fire cannons, arquebuses, and crossbows at the slaves and laborers aboard the Agarre Tormente, killing some and setting the ship ablaze. It leans to the starboard side and drives its bow into the side of the northbound transport, and both ships splinter and crash into the sea. Laborers charge the sinking military ship and attack the soldiers as they reload, seizing weapons for themselves and rushing to fight. The soldiers, though outnumbered, easily take out a number of workers before both ships fully sink. Some soldiers manage to escape on rafts or the ship’s launch and make it to Nuevo Perrogo, where they receive help and reorganize. As both vessels sink, the laborers and slaves aboard both ships are left for dead. A few manage to make it to the nearby island of Retorcida (OTL Acklins), where they spread news of the massacre and stir up anger and fear of oppression, especially amongst the Osnerolese population. The battle may be over, but before long all the colonies will feel the effects of the tension between the workers and the government.
** VWEA Reaction: The Valcan West Expedition Alliance takes the side of the soldiers in the battle, supplying them with as many arms as they can give and warning the people of Nueva Valcania that the Osnerolese pose a threat to safety.
** Ok let’s trade: Attempts are made to set up a trading post on the southernmost tip of Elysia’s eastern peninsula
** Population Growth: Due to less migration to the colonies and temporary decrease in food growth, the population growth of Nueva Valcania decreases.
** Who Cares what the Queen Says, Religious Freedom: An Alliance between the Osnerolese and Protestants, making up a good portion of Nueva Valcania’s population convince the governor Claudia Collizan to pass religious freedom laws. Conversion of natives ends as religious freedom policies kick in, and Protestants, Catholics, and Osnerolese coexist peacefully, for now at least. When Inquisitors come knocking to take away the Protestants, a good amount go into hiding or are hidden by neighbors, leading to a statistical decrease in Protestants. (Tangle this means get your nose out of our business)
** WTF Are You Doing on the Land We Stole from You: Many Osnerolese are sold into slavery where they face harsh working conditions and some die. Some are converted to Christianity. Others are just flat-out executed.
** Full Transition: Plans are made to soon move the headquarters to Nueva Valencia.
** Marksmen of Nueva Valcania: Large amounts of arquebuses are shipped in to the colony, as well as some more prototype wheellock guns. Training for these weapons is increased.
** We would just like to reiterate that at this point colonies still have a pretty high degree of autonomy, and that we are an independent company that owns this colony. The colony does not directly fall under the monarch's command.
===Turn XXVIII: 1535 - 1540===
====Mod Event====
*Azure Fox (Part 5): During one of his campaigns in OTL Finland in 1535, Claes happens upon a large house in middle of the road. Upon further inspection, it seems to be the estate/property of a Valcan(?) Merchant family. His army was ordered to set up camp outside for the night as Claes and his bodyguards entered the house. The door was unlocked, so Claes assumed no one was home and left in a hurry (looking at all the broken furniture on the floor). But as he walked past a doorway, he was suddenly stabbed by a woman, to which his guards cut down shortly after. After temporarily patching up his side, he then heard a noise upstairs and went to investigate, despite insistence from his guards that he should leave for medical help. He was always the stubborn type. Upon arriving upstairs, he sees a boy hiding under the bed. He managed to calm the boy down when he started to panic. When asked where his parents are, the boy responded that his father has disappeared during the war and his mother was getting ready for help from raiders and hasn't come back ever since. A servant was downstairs though. Taking pity on the young boy, when inquired of his name, the responded with "Andrus." Claes took pity on the boy and told him that the maid has been taken by the raiders and decides to take the boy in (while also telling the guards to clean out the house of bodies quickly), seeing the potential of the situation. Over the next few years, Andrus asked if Claes could find his mother, Claes avoided the subject the best he could. His wife Alice was horrified, and Claes hasn't heard the end of it with her about this, especially on the question that Andrus may become more desperate when questions linger too long. On a side note, the war with Keisairvalta ends (assuming they accept. in DM they would), with Svearike gaining the territories it occupied.
*Third Daevite Empire: In 1536, Tulaani knew of the incredible vast land of the Kazakhs and sees a problem, especially when the country is larger than anyone else she had fought against. In plus, they have reasonable defensible forces with gunpowder weapons that could be used against her in the sort of open terrain. She believed if there is a complicated problem, especially in regards to people and nations, one should force it. An assertation or show of aggression would surely scare them, but such thing needs a sort of context in order for it to work. Having a large empire threatening a smaller kingdom that lacks any real allies would make it work. But lately, most nations has resisted Tulaani, leading to more destruction than necessary. She sent diplomatic envoys to the Kazakhs, demanding they become a tributary/vassal state in exchange for protection from occupying forces. With the choice between the Christian Keisarvalta gaining more power, and the fellow Arzham Daevites, they chose the Daevites as their new masters. Meanwhile, the Ahuric Empire is a different story when it comes to diplomacy. They are vast, yes, they are powerful as well. However, their holds in Persia is just enough to be up for grabs. With giants crashing down upon them, and a treaty just about 'expired', Tulaani moved in her forces to secure the rest of Persia not yet taken by the Safaretids.
*Amara's Bizarre Adventures: Amara was born in 1520 as a daughter of an affluent noble. Her mother died when she was at the age of 3, so the burden of parenting was laid on the father. She was very intelligent and loved reading adventure fiction (this is her favourite genre). However, Amara eventually grew up quite rebellious as she wanted to leave Agousta and begin ventures across the globe. After another quarrel with her father, she ran away from house and joined the voyage to Vera Cruz at the age of 17. During the next few years, she gained a reputation for being a notorious gambler and adventurer, joining on expeditions deeper into Meridia and witnessed the expansion of Agousta's coastline in Vera Cruz (OTL Brazil).
*The Babylonian Cycle: Ever since the second wave of the Renaissance has spread from Alexandria to Europe... art, architecture, literature, and even math has been launched further than the first wave post-Constantinople's fall. Many ancient stories are also re-introduced, leading to an explosion of the fantasy and adventure genres (typically called 'Epics'). This includes the "Epic of Gilgamesh". Historians of the period aren't sure if there ever was a Gilgamesh and most pieces of the story is missing. This, however, lead to many writers filling in the gaps and creating their own versions of the tale. This leads to the creation of the "Babylonian Cycle." . Where "Gilgamesh IV" (In ancient times known as Sin-Nashir II) goes on many misadventures, there has been some versions of the tale. For example, in one such fictionalized account contained within 10 books, it tells of valiant heroes saving the world from destruction by dark forces led by creation goddess Tiamat (written by John of Chaldea).
*Lingua Enim Vinnica: There were dozens of languages spoken within the realm, but now a protestant priest by the name Alastair Kellison (Alasdær Cællisson) begins his work to compose a true common language for the Vinlander's, having studied the local languages for nearly a decade now, hoping to translate portions of the bible into a language that the locals could understand, as British was not a common tongue in the realm. With help from Vinlander scholars and other priests they begin turning the widely spoken Uileanfolkish, or all folk's tongue, into a proper language, as Uileanfolkish has dozens of dialects, but almost everyone in Vinland and around the Thanedom speaks some form of it, thanks to the languages usefulness and pressure. A written form of the language is composed with the Roman alphabet, as the Ogham alphabet and the Norse Runes are commonly and interchangeably used in local writings. The introduction of the Roman alphabet is hoped to provide a sense of commonness with the European merchants. By 1539, the 4 gospels have been translated into Uileanfolkish by Alastair.
*New Discoveries: In 1535, Diego de Almagro leads an expedition from Wanka to the south. Francisco de Ulloa sails around the peninsula west of Taxacola, proving its a peninsula. Starting in 1539, an expedition led by Hernando de Soto explores north of Catonzia.
*Anabaptist Revolts in the Lowlands: A small troop of Anabaptists attacked the city hall of Amsterdam, and during the counterattack by the militia, the chief magistrate of the city was killed; in another incident, a dozen people reportedly walked nude in protest, and Anabaptist rebellions broke out in other places in the Netherlands.
*A People Disunited (Part 3): Diplomacy is played between minor chieftains of Dhachaighholm (Newfoundland). Tàmhas makes promises to those chieftains that would be loyal to him, and pledge fielty to the Thane, would be rewarded once the rebellious island would be returned into the Thanedom. Several chieftains on the western side of the island reject the King in Urlöndun and bend the knee to the Thane, seeing his capabilities as a strong leader, having united the mainland within a decade. Gryttvik (otl Corner Brook) becomes an important port town for Vinlander soldiers and merchants arriving to Dhachaighholm. Border skirmishes happen as some villages raid each other, but with the help of the Thane's forces the Western and Southwestern portions of the island are reclaimed. Eyja-Aran is also retaken with little to no resistance. With the strengthening of the empire, a big fault becomes evident, Tradailcaladh's isolation. Offers and favours are made to Amaiqac chieftains along the rivers and inland, in an effort to connect the city to the rest of the Thanedom. Several small scale rivalries are resolved, either by diplomacy or brutal force. The town of Saratoga is settled. The Albionese diplomats from Camp Avalon are recovered with longships and brought to Beul Munnurinn, to set up the embassy there. A military force is left behind to guard Camp Avalon, as it may prove to be a strategic location if a war were to break out between Vinland and Dhachaighholm
*Sublimis Deus: A papal encyclical, published by Pope Paul III, declared the natives of the New World to be rational beings with souls, who must not be enslaved or robbed. The conquistadors and colonists promptly ignore said encyclical,.
*Romerike Rebellion: Papal-appointed bishops and other Catholic officials, fearing the Odinist heresy taking over Vestkyst by storm would damage their power and safety, assembled Catholic zealots and rose up in the region of Romerike on estern Vestkyst, on the border of Svearike. The revolt would be curbed in two years where the lead bishop of the army was captured in a battle outside Gøteborg. In its aftermath, Vestkyst proper would be fully converted to Odinism, existing alongside several minority Protestant communities on the regions bordering the Holy Roman Empire.
*Fall of Wanka: The Wankan Empire falls to the invading Hispanian forces in 1536. Shortly after, remnants of the Wanka formed a small rump state with its capital in Qusqu
*Potatoes: Potatoes are brought to Europe. When will the French make French fries? I'm still sitting in the drive through.
*Turquoise Kamui Exploration Corps (II): Sugimoto and Asirpa arrive in Wakka, and remain there for a few months to collect information and to prepare for the next leg of their journey. They would later sail to Abenanka to verify claims that the so-called "turquoise kingdoms" lay to the southeast of their location. Bemoaning the lack of decent maps of the region and less-than-optimal weather conditions, the Exploration Corps were tossed around the seas and were still nowhere close enough to find a port with merchants that knew where the "turquoise kingdoms" were. It seemed as if all turquoise goods suddenly stopped being produced and yet were still somehow circulating in the markets. In 1538, Sugimoto received a year-old message from his family that they would no longer allow him to waste their money on a wild goose chase, with a strongly worded passage on how he was now disowned. Stranded on Hennauke, he and Asirpa began living off a humble fishing lifestyle. Despite this, Sugimoto would continue to keep a watchful eye out on any rumors or talk of turquoise.
*The Man From The North (IV): Kvasir lands in Vinland during a time of great upheaval, and travels further into Thane territory for safety. There, he brings word of great change to the peoples, that their heritage is resurfacing in the hearts and minds of their brethren in Scandinavia. Despite the religious environment in Vinland appearing to be more conducive to Odinism due to greater Nordic influence and the survival of the original Norse faith, the syncreticism it underwent with native religions makes the presence of Kvasir potentially detrimental to the harmony of Vinlander society. When pressed by the townspeople of Beul Munnurinn on his teachings and theological ideas, Kvasir uttered his famous words within his response; "Do we not have the same gods?"
*Shenanigans of Simão (IV): The "Dead Cat Gang" is once again revived and back in business. Simão earns the nickname "The Cockroach", due to his ability to cheat death and come back to annoy the shit out of everyone within a few thousand leagues. His piracy and kidnapping spree is expanded to encompass the ports of Syonan, Kansha and the Ryukyu Islands. Despite all this, he almost never leaves his ship to partake in the pillaging and kidnapping. His crew, almost entirely composed of a diverse assortment of Chinese, Syonanese, Malayan, Indian and Zhaowanese sailors, plead their loyalty to Simão and the shared hoard.
====NPC Event====
*Safaretids: Taking advantage of Ahuras sudden moment of weakness and crises, the Safaretids invade the southern Persian coastline. Taking up to the city of Hormuz in the process. Prior to this, they take a moment to account for cities. They realized Uruk, Ur, Lagash, and Nippur are no longer functioning cities for many years. (They also state that Eridu is also no longer functioning as of Atouman attacks, despite Ahuric claims otherwise)
*Saratov: After years of war, they surrender to Keisairvalta
*Karjala: They officially join Keisairvalta as a protectorate, taking Kholmgory along with them.
*Nogai: They arrested several Keisairvaltan espionage agents, suspected of conducting covert action that can potentially destabilise the state.
*Sahaliya: They held their ground, but only a little bit.
==== Keisairvalta ====
* Government: Elective Monarchy/ Aristocratic Oligarchy
** King: [Riksdag Rule]
** Dynasty: Varold
* Economy: The Keisairvaltan Economy is based on heavily by trade through the Baltic Sea. As well as agriculture. Although the economy is influenced by Asian trade.
* Capital: Varntio
* Demographics:
** Population: 4mil
*** Ingrians: 45%
*** Rostovians: 15%
*** Misc Finnic Cultures: 5%
*** Vesnians: 7%
*** Daeva: 9%
*** Volgans: 10%
*** Varangian: 4%
** Religion:
*** Eastern Orthodox: 90%
*** Catholic: 4%
*** Traditional Religions: 2%
*** Judaism: 4%
** Diplomacy
** Military
*** Nogai Horde: We request you give us back those spys. In return we offer a 10 Year Non-Aggresson Pact, and defense from the Daevites.
*** Vedena: Even if our relations are shaky, the Daevites are still a major threat to Europe. We need an Alliance to Defend from their inevitable Attack.
** Events
*** Rise of Aleksander: A Popular Military General and Riksdag Member, Aleksander Tallen, has been climbing the ranks of the Riksdag after his involvement in the conquest of Saratov. After getting a large group of followers he feels as if he deserves more power, as the leader of Keisairvalta. But due too his unpopularity with many Monarchists he wants to use someone to serve as a Puppet Monarch.
*** Search for a Monarch: 30 Year, 30 Cold Keisairvaltan Years. And still a Monarch hasn't been chosen. Monarchists continue to gain more power, and the message is clear, Keisairvalta wants a Monarch. But those in power want to hold on to their position as much as they can, many are considering postponing it further but its dawning on the Riksdag that they cant keep pushing it back for much long.
==== Kingdom of Galatoi: ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** Ruler (King, President, etc.): Magnurius I Aendarus
* Economy: Based on trade. Slave trade plays a key role in the economy of Galatoi, expecially Advorix and other major cities. Gold trade is important, too.
* Capital: Advorix
* Demographics: The population of Galatoi is approximately two and a half million people, most of them (95%) live in rural areas. The map shows ethnicities and religions of Galatoi: Grey - almost no people live there except for a few minor settlements. blue - Galatoins (a million people), turquoise - ethnic minoroties but their religion is Ateuritism, light green - ethnic minorities who worship Ares or other deities. The regions will later be reffered as "Blue Galatoi", "Turquoise Galatoi", and "Green Galatoi" respetively.Wars and Conflicts: none
* Military: 20000 troops, big share of them are slaves.
* Diplomacy:
** Ghana: Ghana was a puppet of Galatoi for a long time and thrived during this peroid of time. It would be great if we became allies once again, like in the ancient times.
* Events:
** Inquisition: a huge portion of our population worships Ares, which is a huge problem. The Ares prietsts will be purges, but traders and locals will be forced to become Ateuritists peacefully (unless they refuse).
** The star of western Africa: Galatoi emerged victorious in the latest war. The next decades will mark as the times of peace, prosperity, and cultural development.
** Decentralisation: Furryani I appoints lords he trusts in "Green" and "Turquoise" regions and grans them power.
==== Kingdom of Imerina ====
* Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
** Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 46, alive) (R 1517-Present)
** Consort: King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 45, alive) (C 1527-Present)
** Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
** Order of Succession: Princess Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 11, alive), Prince Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 10, alive), Princess Ravoamasina (B 1535 - Age 4, alive), Prince Andrianakotrina [son of Andriamihaja] (B 1519 - Age 20, alive)
* Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka (even though relations are strained at this point), Mahafaly and Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, no longer seen as primitive. Obviously post-civil war, rebuilding is required and is underway.
* Allies: N/A
* Capital: Ambanja (de jure), Mahajanga (de facto)
* Demographics (including rebelling areas):
** Population: ca 535 000 total
** Ambanja: 2 200
** Mahajanga: 8 700
** Toamasina: 4 000
** Morafenobe: 1 300
** Analamanga: 950
** Rural regions: ca 519 000
** Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili), 6% Adnanite
** Religion: 55% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore), 45% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism (mix of Haintenism and "traditional" Zoroastrianism)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** N/A
* Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
** Deployed units: None
** 1 700 Spearmen
** 600 Bowmen
** 1 250 Crossbowmen
** 200 Light Cavalry
** 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
* Navy:
** 9 Adananita class ships
** 4 Mer'ana class ships
** 7 transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Betsimisaraka: Nothing new, but relations remain sour.
* Events:
** Period of Stabilization: After the Royal Council has been set up, work to fully recover from the civil war of 1517-1525 is underway. Other events of this period include the establishment of the Adananita ship class, which is the design that was originally given to us by the Ahurics a long time ago. By now, we have enough knowledge to truly build our own navy and we do not rely as much on foreign powers to grant us new technology. We have began to harness our own power and own creations to a further extent. There is also the continued conversion of people to Zoroastrianism, more specifically the nobles and most city-folk. There is also continued Merina settlement in places like Morafenobe, Analamanga and the south of Imerina due to previously having escaped from the Great Fire of Ambanja as well as just regular migration to settle those lands.
** Tombovelo - Enin: You can't really say when a religion has been "completed" but most of the works that Tombovelo and his band of comrades has worked on are complete and become read by the important people of Imerina, including the central Royal Family themselves. Thus Zoroastrianism has grown very much. Conversion isn't really something bad now since major parts of Haintenism remains part of the Tombovelan denomination of Zoroastrianism and traditional mythology, legends and stuff is still allowed and practiced by your average Joes and Janes (or rather average Andrys and Nirinas).
** Small Scale Navy: The people who are now the Malagasy originated from Southeast Asia and traveled by ship of course and they weren't shit at it because if so they would have never gotten here. Now, through influence which has caused the creation of Imerina's own military "geniuses" (not really but people who know wtf they're doing) together with having access to ships and technology that allow for pretty far sailing gives Imerina a bit of a presence at sea. Perfect for further spreading Zoroastrianism to the African East Coast although right now stability is still our main concern.
==== Archduchy of Westria ====
* Head of the State: 
** Emperor Friedrich VIII Hohenstaufen (B 1st March 1514 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
*** Head of the Government:
**** Archchancellor Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (12th May 1528- present)
***** Government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. Though a lot of powers are also vested in to a council. The title is By the Grace of God Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans, Duke of Burgundy, Guleders, Brabant, Flanders and Luxembourg. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are also the Emperor of the HRE since 1351.
*** Heir to the throne:
**** Crown Prince Hans Hohenstaufen (B 1516 - still alive), (R 1528 - present)
*** Religious Head: 
**** Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - present), (R 1527 - present)
*** Governor of Westrian Netherlands
**** Governor Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (12th May 1528 - present)
*** Demographics:
**** Population:
**** Wien: Population: 22,860
**** Amsterdam: Population: 9,900
**** Konr: Population: 9,610
**** Rich: Population: 11,360
**** Polanum: Population: 12,850
**** Bozn: Population: 14,390
**** Trieste: 13,220
**** Antwerp: Population: 6,450
**** Liege: Population: 6,370
**** Luxembourg: Population: 4,320
**** Brussels: Population: 7,000
**** Rural and smaller towns population: 2,282,930
**** Total population: 2,402,250
**** Religion: catholic christians (96%), Protestants(3%)(many more secret protestants)
**** Ethnicities: 60% Westrian, 2% Venetian, 23% Flemish 10% Wallon and "Luxembourger" 5%
** Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire. We have also started with trade from the sea through our port Trieste and Westrian Netherlands.
** Allies:
** Venice
** Albion
** Escosia
* Wars and conflicts: 
** Chief Commander: Reinar von Hauser (B 1470 - still alive),(R 1508 - 1537), Jonas von Hochtenburg (B 1498 - still alive), (R 1537 - present)
** Army: Total of
** Pikemen: 10,400
** Swordmen: 220
** Bowmen: 2,110
** Cavalry: 6,930
** Crossbowmen: 2,140
** Arquebusier: 10,600
** Navy: Total of
** Cocha: 58
** Cog: 46
** Hoy: 32
** Mediterranean brigantines: 15
** Carrack: 17
** Heavy weaponry
** Cannons: 1,250
*** Events:
**** Building a fleet: Continues  
**** No One Expects the Return of the Westrian Inqusition: The persecution of non catholics continues in our lands. At the same time we try and co-operate with other still catholic nations to try and defeat the ever growing protestantism. The heavy persecution seems to have given fruit but only on the surface as the secret protestants are hidden and their numbers unknown but larger than known protestants at least.  
**** Turmoil in Amsterdam: As another nude protest but larger began in Amsterdam some fanatic catholics would attack the participants. This would lead to a full scale street fight creating turmoil on the street reaching the local market and the turmoil got worse as a gang of drunken men joined in aswell with thieves that tried to loot the market while the turmoil was going on. The turmoil would eventually stop when the towns guard and the inqusition got involved. The Inqusition would lead those anabaptists away while the towns guard took care of the others mostly the drunken men.  
**** Attack on the prison of Amsterdam: On the eve of 12th April a day after the turmoil in amsterdam the local prison in Amsterdam got attacked. Anabaptsits fanatics with help of other forces opposing Westrian authority would attack the prison to free some of their "friends" they were mostly successfull. This was also during a time when the prison was getting expanded to fit more prisoners and also when during a time when it had less guards then usual leading a suspect of treason among any of the guards or anyone else involved in the prison. Two days later some catholics residents would attack a suspected anabaptist resident and kill all inhabitants. The auhtority decided to look with a blind eye.  
**** Cleansing of Amsterdam: The slow cleansing continues amid rise of radical protestantism. The local authorites have also claimed to have find an organization that helps protestant flee from amsterdam this is clearly treason!  
**** Cleanising of Brussels: The slow cleansing of Brussels non-catholic population continues.  
**** Westrian Netherlands: Rebellions here and there that is life in Westrian Netherlands. The soldiers marches around surpressing every rebellion but they seem to just pop up somewhere else when surpressed.  
**** The problematic prince: Prince Hans Hohenstaufen brother of the previous Archduke and Emperor is seen by our Archbishop as a threat. Just like his brother he is easily influenced by others and are also weak perfect for protestants to use as a puppet. Hans is also quite skeptical to his brother death believing that the Archbishop might have killed his brother. With the growing tensions in Westrian Netherlands seems to worry him and he seemingly also disapproves of the inqusition power. He though keep it mostly to himself even though it is a bit obvious that he doesn't like the archbishop at all. The Archbishop though don't want to risk try and kill him either knowing that they young Emperor might then try and depose the Archbishop for trying to kill Prince Hans Hohenstaufen. Maybe they could send him away? Maybe keisairvalta would want him? Considering they don't have a king on the throne? He is also getting quite old maybe he will die and the problem with him?  
* Diplomacy:
* Keisairvalta: Hello there, you need a monarch yes? We could offer you Prince Hans Hohenstaufen (B 1480 - still alive) he is getting a bit old but he himself has an heir if you later would elect someone from his family.
====Dragon's Fire====
*Leadership Structure: There is a structure that resembles some form of leadership and hierarchy, where most members are at the bottom and those who lead the organisation are at the top. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon or the Representative manually. Since the late 1510s, there has been a structural change, whereby there's now a temporary front company established officially where the Grand Dragon is the leader and that all of the gains, whether be from operating trade to handling loot will be directed to this organisation secretly. The Representative is the one who operates in the Westrian Netherlands and operates on a similar level as the Grand Dragon. The group's purpose is not exactly clear, having changed a lot over the past 20 years as of 1530. It is perhaps why historians seem to be intrigued but also forget about its existence.
**Grand Dragon: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1502)
**Head of the Company: Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480, office since 1515)
**Representative of the Grand Dragon:
***Hubert Bodde (b. 1473 - d. 1536, office c. early 1510s - 1536)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1536)
**Operator (Financier): Gert Rutters (b. 1499, office since 1530)
**Senior Chiefs: Eight figures
*Membership: 930 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag and the surrounding towns within a close range of no more than 20 kilometres. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men. Since the operation was split into two, one based in Westrian Netherlands with a representative (Hubert Bodde) appointed to loyalty and continue the operations of Dragon's Fire in that area. The front company that's set up will secretly funnel any profits if available to this group, topping up on financial incentives. This is not known to anyone yet as the messengers and groups sent to Hispania were mainly seen as 'ordinary' Dutchmen.
**The Tangelder Company: A front company that's set up for any conquistador-esque or mercenary purposes of the group. May be involved in trade too.
***320 men (I forgot to update the location but whatever)
***5 transport ships
*Diplomacy: N/A
*Operations: N/A
*Events: (The lower caps events are hurting me)
**Homecoming: After the capitulation of the Wanka Empire, the Representative of the Grand Dragon died from old age. He is replaced with a younger Senior Chief who took command in the meantime. It is also the time that with some of the wealth of the Wanka Empire being shared, which led to a small share of wealth being transferred to the Tangelder Company (the front company). Many say it is time to go home. With four transport ships around the area of the Shattered Isles and around the northern coast of Meridia, Tangelder, already ageing, along with his soldiers, except for the newcomers, came to transfer some of the looted wealth into the transport ships. On 1537, a new transport ship was purchased in order to transfer some of the rest and to bring over 50 more men into the area. By the end of the decade, the ships were already heading back to Westrian Netherlands, but whether some of them survive, time will tell...
==== Mutapa ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** Mwene: Neshangwe Munembire
* Economy: The Economy of Mutapa is pretty good as it is mainly an agrarian nation, with mining as a secondary activity, from mines we get gold and stuff that we can trade for stuff like silk, ceramics and other exotic items. Trade is also a part of our economy as we trade with many of the nations/tribes around us.
* Capital: N/A
* Demographics:
** Population: 446 000
** Ethnicites: 80% Shona, 20% Karanga
** Religion: 100% Mwari believers.
* Wars and Conflicts: N/A
* Military of Mutapa: As Mutapa is a rural nation, we can have an active miltary size of 2% (8 920) and reserves size  of 1%  of our total population.
** Active: 2%
** 4 306 African Spearmen
** 2 004 bowmen
** 1 006 Light Cavalry 
** Reserves: 1% not active
** 2 153 African Spearmen
** 1 002 bowmen
** 503 Light Cavalry
* Diplomacy:
** Agousta: We try to improve the relations between Mupata and Agousta and send a request for trade.
** Agousta: We ask for permission to use the port of Mozambique for ease of trade. 
** Shakira: An offer is sent to the Shakiran nation to the south asking if they would come under our control peacefully. (1537)
* Events: 
** Expansion: Tribes to the west are asked if they want to join us, if not they are asked to trade with us.
** Plans of the future: A plan is put in place by the king for the future, containing events such as a "Annexation of our Southern neighbour (1535)", "increasing our economy through trade".
==== Sublime State of Zhaowa ====
* Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
** Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures. 
** Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
*** List of Taixus:
**** Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526)
**** Kyang Baklangit (1526-)
** Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
** Council of Nine (Bát Yén ci Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu. 
** Lower Tribunal (Hyaci Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
** Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén ci Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
** Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
*** Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 18 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 15 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 17 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 9 seats in the Grand Tribunal,
*** Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal. 
*** Commoner’s Front (Noungyéntang): Forming the basis of Tsúyén’s support base, the Commoner’s Front is a front consisting of ethnic Toraja, Alfur, Makassarese, Papuan, non-Ternatian Halmaherans, and numerous other ethnic minorities, as well as sinitic lesser officials who managed to claw their way up to the Grand Tribunal. The Makkasan and Nunusakuan nobility is well represented within the Commoner’s Front. In addition, numerous merchants, especially those involved in Western Nusantara are staunch activists of this group. Though with disparate views, they all are united in their support of Tsuyenist policies, which emphasize strengthening of the nation by all means necessary, from proto-communist policies in Papua, to policies increasing the power of foreign Hwais, to the construction of a large and powerful navy. They hold 12 seats within the Grand Tribunal.
* Economy: Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
* Main Currency: Ceijen
** Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold). 
* Demographics:
** Ethnic Makeup:
*** 8.9% Pure Sinitic
*** 28.8% Mixed-Sinitic
*** 23.3% Makassarese 
*** 11.1% Sumbawan
*** 8.7% Minahasan
*** 8.3% Alfur
*** 5.8% Toraja
*** 4.1% Papuan
*** 1% Other
** Total Population: 631,500
*** Maluku: 36,000
*** Makassar: 30,500
*** Manado: 28,000
*** Nimkyóng: 23,000
*** Ampenan: 17,000
*** Selam: 16,000
*** Launa: 12,000
*** Sufu: 8,500
*** Jáng Hwi: 4,500
*** Tangbana: 1000
* Religion: 6% Xianist, 18% Mahayana Buddhist, 20% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 26% Animist, 5% Arzhamist, 25% Clearwater Buddhist, 1% Other
** Military: 29,150 Personnel (~4.62% of Population)
*** Army: 8,900
*** 200 Garrison Artillerymen 
*** 3,800 Standard Infantry
*** 1,200 Field Artillerymen (all personnel not armed with melee weapons)
*** 100 Military Engineers
*** ~3500 Disorganized Infantry
** Navy: 20350 Sailors/Marines, 814 Ships (excluding coastal patrol) 
*** 18 Hunghwangjwen (45 meters) (1980 crew total)
*** 60 Yienkapjwen (35 meters) (6000 crew total)
*** 180 Supply ships (30 meters) (3375 sailors total)
*** 55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (27 meters) (1155 crew total)
*** 180 3-Masted Djongs (24 meters)  (3240 crew total)
*** 200 War Perahu (17 meters) (2000 crew total)
*** 50 Reconnaissance Ships (15 meters) (400 crew total)
*** 70 Troop Transports (700 crew total, able to carry 5600 troops in total)
*** Various Disorganized Levied Coastal Patrol (1500 crew)
* Wars and Conflicts:
** Protection of Sunda: Simao’s exploits cannot go unpunished for any longer. In 1535, the TVC officially sends a request to the Zhaowanese central government to send a military expedition to Sunda to wipe out Simao for once and for all. The Zhaowanese central government complies, seeing this as a chance to increase Zhaowanese influence in Majapahit. Knowing that the sultanates of Nusantara do not control territory, but rather control their subjects through a vast feudal system, Majapahit technically cannot prevent Zhaowa from constructing military installations in Sunda. In 1537, 120 Zhaowanese and 1000 Zhaowanese soldiers arrived in Kelapa to face off against Simao. In addition, a fort on the outskirts of Kelapa would be constructed. In one naval skirmish, numerous captives are captured. None of them were important in any way, except for one girl. A 8 year old child would be rescued in 1537, and would be sent to Belitung island, along with the rest of the captives. She called herself Maiko, meaning “Lost child”, but would soon adopt the name Touiku, rendered as Wanywug in Zhaowanese.. In 1539, Jieu Tsuyen would meet this girl while accompanying the head of the TVC to Belitung island. He instantly sensed a great intelligence from the girl, and would bring her to Maluku for education. Tsuyen’s hunch would soon be vindicated.
* Diplomacy:
** Majapahit: All is well, we shall remove the western rat Simao for you, good friend. Do not fret.
* Events:
** Daqin Saga (4-FINAL): After 25 years of being away from home, Sidabuta returns to Zhaowa, now 57. Determining that his crucial knowledge of the west outweighs any crime he had committed in the past, Kyang Baklangit pardons him. Sidabuta later writes a book about his experiences, giving the Zhaowanese special insight into all of coastal Africa east of the Cape of Good Hope. Further Zhaowanese exploration to the west would be limited, as the Zhaowanese would instead set their sights on the great ocean to their east.
** Pacific Exploration (2): 
*** Bodies in the Water (1): A second expedition, this time into the Caroline islands would set sail from Sufu in the year 1534. Though stocked with lots of supplies, a critical resource was neglected. Kiwi. Kiwi is a major source of Vitamin C, needed to stave off scurvy. In addition, the endless open seas of the Pacific would damage many of the sailor’s sanities...
*** Voyage to Yietcuéthya: Yietcuéthya, a Zhaowanese word meaning “Below the Sunrise“, referring to lands east of Papua, becomes a topic of interest for many adventurous Zhaowanese. By 1535, fables about a land rich with turquoise found by the Nihonese to the northeast have already begun to circulate among the Zhaowanese population, contributing to the excitement about possible lands to the east. Receiving funding from numerous Xianist and devout Clearwater sponsors, who wish to convert foreign lands to their respective religions, Ngwo Kiémhwí journeys to the east from Jang Hwi in March of 1539. He would sail past Zhaowanese trading posts and territories in eastern Papua, before reaching the Solomon islands by April. (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED: Do we contact Tonga?)
** Consolidation of Selayar: With Selayar falling to Zhaowa within a year, the mines and fishing grounds of the island are open to us. Using the same policies instituted after the conquest of Siang, numerous Sumbawans migrate to mainland Zhaowa, and numerous Zhaowanese move to Selayar. Clearwater Buddhist, though already present on the island, quickly becomes a major religion of the island.
** Feces Fertilizer: Much of Zhaowa’s soil is quite infertile. In addition, fertilizer is in low quantities due to the Zhaowanese very rarely owning livestock. However, a simple solution is devised by Tsúyén. Papua, being almost entirely covered in dense jungle, has incredibly poor soil. Logging has taken some of the jungle away, but farmers are unable to grow food. As Papua already functions as Tsuyen’s experiment chamber for any socioeconomic policies which he thinks of implementing, he decides that more reforms can’t hurt. In 1537, the first policies on the collection and selling of poop as fertilizer are passed, allowing such operations to be done within the Bird’s Head Peninsula and the Bomberai peninsula. However, due to the area being largely rural, what typically occurs is individual labor hwais collecting excrement from their own members, and using it to fertilize their own fields. Members of the landed-gentry class, catching wind of this, begin instituting a poop tax on their serfs. However, under Zhaowanese law, all citizens are allowed to keep their own urine to be used as fertilizer. In the city of Launa, numerous commercial hwais specializing in the trading and collecting of feces are founded. They started out as managerial institutions founded by landlords collecting feces, but by 1540, have evolved into something much more.
** Death of Dalmahabda: In 1536, Dalmahabda, knowing that he has not much longer to live anyway, decides to self-mummify himself, using secret tantric practices. Locking himself within a room, he would gradually reduce his food intake to nothing more than pine needles, resins and seeds. Eventually, he would stop eating altogether, and let nature take its course. On April 19th, Dalmahabda dies, in a deep meditative state. His body is left within the room where he died, until June of 1536. Monks from Maluku Clearwater Buddhist Monastery would transport his body onto an underground alta within their monastery.
==== Valcan West Expedition Alliance ====
* Government: Company under Absolute Monarchy (Colony of Hispania)
** Monarch: Queen Isabella I
** President: Fidel Valcio
* Economy: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD anyways we got some gold
* Headquarters: Valencia, Hispania
* Possessions:
** Nueva Valcania
*** Capital: Nueva Valencia
*** Local Governor: Claudia Collizan
*** Demographics:
**** Population: ~82,500
***** Nueva Valencia: ~9,000
***** Nueva Perrogo: ~4,500
***** Los Pan Serpiente: ~3,750
***** San Vicente: ~1,250
***** Smaller Communities: ~63,000
**** Ethnic Groups:
***** ~62% Osnerolese and Native Tribes
***** ~35% Spanish (Valcan, mainly)
***** ~3% Greek
**** Religion: 
***** ~55% Roman Catholic
***** ~35% Shrek Cult and Native Religions
***** ~10% Protestant
* Military: 7,500 active
** Human Resources:
*** 2,775 Pikemen/Spearmen
*** 800 Heavy Infantry
*** 3,000 Archers and Crossbowmen
*** 125 Cannonmen 
*** 800 Arquebusiers and... Gunmen I guess?
** 5,000 Reserves
** Siege Weapons and Artillery:
*** 30+ Large Cannons
*** 50+ Small Cannons
*** 750 Arquebuses
*** 200 Wheellock 
** Navy:
*** 30+ Transports
*** 4 Large Transports
*** 20 Sea Gliders
*** 15 Naval Kings
*** 4 Salvaged Scourges
** Trading Fleet:
*** 15+ Cargo Ships 
*** 45+ Merchant Ships
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy:
** Elysian and Native States: Hi, let’s trade.
* Events:
** Further Explorations, Part 2: Further expeditions up the Misisipí River reveal multiple branches presumably extending far to the West. More investigations of a Bermuda settlement. Ships explore far north, mapping the coasts of Nahican, Passamaquoddy, and Vinland. The region is nicknamed Arcadia (used to describe a utopia) on the map due to the nearly uninterrupted flow of nature and the abundance of wildlife and plants. 
** The Survivor: Calixta Suazo lived through an exploration of an ancient underground native city gaining a mushroom fetish along the way, making it out with a good bit of gold to boot. However, her brother Velasco was not so lucky, disappearing into the abyss. The event was sombering for Calixta, putting a heavy damper on the female conquistador’s usually bright and motherly mood. After the adventure, she returned to Nueva Valencia to live the rest of her life in relative peace, raising her children and becoming an artist, painting the stunning mushrooms found in the underground city and the tall trees with the Star-shaped leaves with lots of care heavy attention to detail. Calixta’s art would be studied and admired for generations to come, and her records of these strange shrooms and their effects on the human body would become important reference material in the future. She also makes some hella good stampot and introduces the dish to local cuisine.
** Don’t have time for a mega event rn but will add it later. It won’t affect anything but Nueva Valcania so feel free to move along with turns
** Oh, would you look at that the Queen actually does impact our legal system huh who would have guessed: The completely great and in no way bad at all CINVRA repeals the religious freedom laws previously passed, and this act instantly results in the persecution, conversion, evacuation and execution of the Protestant minority in Nueva Valcania. The Osnerolese reservations are more exempt to this rule, with only most Osnerolese being converted.
** Full Transition: With the absolutely wonderful leadership and advisory from the CINVRA, the decision is made to delay the transition of the capital.
** Marksmen of Nueva Valcania: Large amounts of arquebuses are shipped in to the colony, as well as some more prototype wheellock guns. Training for these weapons is increased.
====Atouman Empire====
*Government:
**Azarkh/Kaiser/Padishah:
***Ioxamander “The Magnificent” [c. 1519-]
**House of Atmanaglu:
***Ioxamander (b. 1491-)
****-- Nihaevran of Adrianople (b. 1494-)
*****Iskendir (b. 1519-1530)
*****Ozumuhn (b. 1524-)
*****Khanidon (b. 1524- )
*****Selim (b. 1529-)
*****Abdammet (b. 1529-)
*****Suleiman (b. 1531-)
****-- Ismiem of Atlasium (b. 1510-)
*****Khatunde (b. 1528-)
*****Khaenemares (b. 1530-)
*****Rhaman (b. 1530-)
**Grand Vizier:
***Suleyman II abd-Muttari Pasha (b. 1456-1519) (c. 1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1514-1519)
***Hersekenia abd-Beyid Pasha (b. 1464) (c. 1503-1507, 1513-1514)
***Ozman abd-Jafar Pasha (b. 1481) (c. 1510-1513, 1524)
***Dogukhan abd-Ashur Pasha (b. 1484) (c. 1519-1524, 1531-1533)
***Utman abd-Vedit Pasha (b. 1482) (c. 1524-1531, 1532-)
*Economy: The economy of the Atouman Empire was based on a system of iqta', an Arzhamite feudal system, as the Atouman state's ultimate goal were consolidation and extension of the Azarkh's power, and the way to reach it was by taking advantage of resources and the revenues system by making the productive classes prosperous. So while the agrarian-based economy was fruitful in its development, it ultimately prevented an emergence of social disorder, and kept the traditional organization of the culture and society as a whole. Mining operations would also aid as a driving factor of the economy, with copper, iron, silver, and gold being mined in Bulgaria while fruits grown across the Anatolian region and Balkan peninsula producing bountiful luxuries that are consequently sold at the various port markets in Ionia and Greece. Olive trees grow in wild fashion, with their oil being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. Atouman expansion into Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries would emphasize a Greco-Persian royal sentiment, which would be emphasized furthermore in Azarkh Iskandir I's reign, who famously claimed himself as Padishah, a term historically used to describe the ruling monarch of Persia. This emphasis would lead to the capital cities becoming major commercial and industrial centres, serving as highways between the Greco-Roman-Daevite cultures and mercantile trade. This policy of tolerance would later lead to Azarkh Tayyeb's Mandate of Adrianople, which officially allowed for the Jewish people to reside and prosper in the Atouman Realm far away from the persecution they faced at the hands of Christendom. Most of these people were settled in either Constantinople or other port cities along the Ionian coast. Other exports include cotton, a myriad of fruits, and plenty of slaves, primarily Neo-Pagans and Hellenic Christians in North Africa. The campaigns of Azarkh Ioxamander would lead to a boost in the economic diversity of the Empire, now exporting African goods and re-constructing the coastal cities previously razed during his conquests.
*Capital: Constantinople (Primary), Ipsus (Secondary), Alexandria (Tertiary), Damascus (Quaternary), Thessalonica (Quinary)
*Demographics:
**Population: 21,130,000
***Anatolia: 5,300,000
***Balkans: 3,550,000
***Egypt: 4,350,000
***Greece: 1,100,000
***Syria: 850,000
***Ifriqiya: 1,025,000
***Atlasiya: 3,555,000
***Hejaz: 400,000
***Misc: 1,000,000
**Religion:
***Arzham: Under Atouman authority, Arzham would make a re-emergence following the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate in the 14th century. Followers of the Xunni belief, the House of Atmanaglu would dedicate a number of resources to spreading the word of Arzhang. This included the construction of Ozman's Temple, which would stand as the largest religious institution until the construction of Ioxamander's Temple in 1547, and numerous methods of prolythesizing that worked to varied results.
****Xunni Beliefs: The Xunni denomination of Arzham is often characterized by a greater emphasis on the prophet Arzhang, his companions in Persia, and the patronage of the all of the classic Azarkhates’ as rightly-guided successor states in contrast to the Xa’mah belief, which only correlate proper successorship to Arzhang’s original state and the Askari Azarkhate. While the Xa’mah believe that the prophet Arzhang can only be succeeded by relatives or immediate family members, the Xunni deny this concept of succession-by-lineage, instead believing that the Arzhamite community can change and evolve to the point where staying in tradition will only lead to disaster, with this concept being further emphasized by the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate. While most differences between the Xunni and the Xa’mah are relatively political in nature, the Xunni represents a majority of the believers of Arzham that are more wide-spread across Eurasia, with the Xa’mah representing pluralities in places like India and Persia.
***Christianity: Christianity following the collapse of the Byzantine Empire would stagnate during this time, declining into a plurality due to a myriad of policies introduced by the Atouman Empire, such as increased taxing, second-class citizenship, and the banning of proselytizing, which was punishable by death. This decline in Christianity would also be further aided by the re-organization of the Janissaries, which by this part were mostly made up of young Christian slaves from the Balkans that had converted to Islam. During the Atouman-Isetium War, Kaiser Achaeus would institute a similar policy of enslavement and brain-washing, kidnapping the youngest children of various Christian families in Syria and the Levant, as well as re-organizing their numerous churches and cathedrals into mosques or other Arzhamite institutions. As such, the Christian communities in the Atouman Empire declined exceptionally, with most of the Hellenic-influenced Christians converting to Arzham in the face of disaster.
***Judaism: The Jewish communities of the Atouman Empire would flourish in the 16th century due to the former Azarkh Tayyeb’s policy of tolerance. While the Jewish communities of the Empire were small and most located in Constantinople, Kaiser Achaeus would allow the construction of Synagogues along the Ionian coast in exchange for the Jewish communities paying a higher tax as part of the already existing jizya tax. This wouldn’t necessarily bother the Jewish people, for most of the Jews that were able to migrate were mostly bankers that had made fortunes off of their time spent in Europe. The Jewish population were also staunch supporters for Atouman expansion, oftentimes offering funds for extentensive campaigns meant to drive away the heretics from the Holy Land.
***Zoroastrianism: The Zoroastrian community of the Atouman Empire was primarily limited due to Zoroastrian’s decline during the rise of Arzham in Persia and due to a newly realized focus towards Arabia. Zoroastrians in the Atouman Empire were mostly specific to the oriental territories such as Egypt and Hejaz.
***Syncretic Philosophy: Representing a rather small community, Syncretic philosophy in Greece and Anatolia would foster as a result of diversification. Although syncretic schools of thought, such as the Abyadites and Aesunids, were primarily focused on inter-religion unification, other schools like the Smyrnites were more focused on political reform, specifically the adoption of secular political ideologies like democracy and republicanism. The circulation of these differing concepts would lead to Azarkh Tayyeb instituting the eradication of syncretic philosophy in the early years of the 16th century.
*Wars and Conflicts:
**King of Kings: The Second Chapter (1532-)
***Atouman-Ahuras War (1532-): The moon was frail as it looked on to an exhausted captain marching his sailors into the sands of time. The captain would look to the night sky, mapping the stars and charting the seas as the clouds crawled onwards. The captain looked at his men, showing a face that lacked depth, lacking an emotional response to their whereabouts or where treasure could be found as the only thing that was certain at the time was their objective: conquest. Under the shifting sand stood Ioxamander as he looked onward to the city of Grane that had stood as the final cornerstone of the universe. Grane stood as a state that could not be conquered, it was all definitions, the unconquerable city in the same vein as Alexandria or Constantinople, it just wasn’t as widely known to Europe at the time. This context would only further lead to Ioxamander continuing his pursuit for liberating the Arzhamic people of Adnania while consolidating his right to ruling the world. The Siege of Grane saw the absolute annihilation that could never be replicated, for it was the walls of the city fall for they could not handle the Big Atouman Energy that Ioxamander emitted, and they could not last without key defenses. The Grand Army, while born in the mountains of Anatolia and the Balkans, had slowly and over-time adapted to the ever-changing climates they fought in and later conquered, and with that would prove them too powerful of a force even when hundreds of kilometers away. So when the walls of Grane fell, the city would fall all too quickly. As the sun would collide with the moon, the Ahuric forces would surrender with Ioxamander decapitating the false believer’s general and crushed the forces, leading to the Atoumans to extend their power deep into the Middle East. This was success, was it not? Was he truly “Magnificent” as his peers would call him? At the time, Ioxamander would believe so. The city of Jubail would face similar apocalyptic fire, with much of the city razed and their Zoroastrian citizens enslaved and sent back to Anatolia for “provisional” uses. The city of Adnan is captured in 1536, and after storming the city council’s domain, Xairata would proclaim himself as the “Azarkh” of Al-Adniya, establishing himself and his companion troops as Arzhamic warlords that serve the throne of Ioxamander, but operating in an independent capacity to the Atouman Empire. See, during the January 1532 Conference that ultimately decided what cards would be dealt to Ahuras if they were to fall to the Atoumans, Kaisar Ioxamander would deduce that annexing the region would create over-extension problems, and due to the harsh terrain, would likely lead to rebellions and the sort. So, he decided that the easiest way would be to simply replace the leadership, and ultimately, the goal was to establish Atouman hegemony over Mesopotamia and establish overall Arzhamite hegemony over the Adnanian peninsula. To accomplish this however, Ioxamander would need to siege the city of Ahuras, and after securing the occupied territory and maintaining a standing army in the process, he would venture forward from Jubail onwards through the Qatar peninsula, believing that the treasures were not much farther away from either him or his men as they continued to sail in the sands.
*Diplomacy:
**France: Alliance?
====The United Kingdoms of the British Isles (Albion)====
*Note: If you wish to engage in diplomacy with me, please DM me on Discord
Government: Absolute Monarchy
*Drakes: 
**Queen Victoria (F, b. 1499 - ) (R: 1533 - )
***David (M, b. 1537 - )
**Sister: Frances (F, b. 1497 - )
***Albus (M, b. 1519 - )
**Brother: Albert (M, b. 1495 - )
***Eldegard (F, b. 1517 - )
***Rupert (M, b. 1517 - )
*Important People:
Economy: The economy of British Isles consists of trade and commerce of a variety of materials. The primary export products of the UK are fish, wool, cloth, and a variety of vegetables.
Main Religion: Christianity
Cities and Demographics:
*Population: 6.53 million
*Cities
**Brighton: A newer shipbuilding facility located on the English Channel.
**Birmingham: A quiet town that is the location of McCarthy Arms Company, one of, if not, the oldest firearms companies to date.
**Caen: The main hub where products heading to Britain from land mount ships to cross the channel.
**Calais: One of the few French towns still owned by the British, it is a prosperous city that is one of the most important trading hubs in the North Sea.
**Camp Avalon: An old British camp located on a Vinland island. Though mostly uninhabited, it is staffed by a skeleton crew, in the event of a British ship stranding itself on the Vinland island.
**Dover: Main location of the British navy. While elements of the navy are located throughout the territory, the headquarters of the navy are located here. In addition, Dover is the main trading hub between it and Caen.
**Dublin: Main hub of Ireland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**Glaemchester: A British town north of London, this city is known to house various wealthy nobles, with some of the finest tapestries being produced here.
**Glasgow: Main hub of Scotland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**London: The capital of England, and location of the throne.
**Portsmouth: The location of the first drydocks in history, which became the founding of various legendary ships of the Royal Navy
**York: Main center of England’s eastern fishing company. Also where a bulk of British trading companies are located, evident from the various merchant caravels present there.
Wars and Conflicts
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure: A religious war fought within the Roundtable Knights. See events for more info.
Armed Forces
*Total: 134,350 Manpower
*Army
**Total: 127,820
**United Drake Forces:
***Multi-purpose Shock Infantry: 20,000
***Marksman Infantry: 48,000
***Light Cavalry: 10,000
***Heavy Cavalry: 2,000
***Bow Cavalry: 2,900
***Field Artillerymen: 5,800
****Field cannons: 1,760
***Logistical Support: 30,000
*Roundtable Knights (Elite): 8,350
**These are Britain’s elite forces. A rebirthed version sprouting from Artoria’s original group of holy knights, this force has never lost a battle, and has unwavering loyalty to the crown and the Order of the Roundtable, willing to fight to the death for the survival of the British Isles.
**While most are able to fight, members of the Roundtable are encouraged to branch out into their own craft, such as pottery and sheepherding, with the idea that everyone should act like a Roundtable Knight and give their all into both their craft and their country.
**The only way to become a Roundtable Knight is to be selected by an existing member of the group. Most knights tend to make apprentices out of those they recruit to the Roundtable, and generally, no one usually complains when a Roundtable Knight selects someone to join the ranks of the Roundtables. Depending on the country/chapter, one can also be appointed to the Roundtable by the crown.
**As of 1527, three factions are formed within the Roundtables
***The Crimson Sun
***The Azure Moon
***The White Lily
**Notable (Living) Members:
***The Drake Family
***Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (??? - 1528)
*Navy:
**Personnel: 5,800 (combined between both fleets)
**Naval Vessels:
***Ember-class British Galleons: 20
****Main flagship: HMS Ember
***Swallow-class Interceptor: 2
***Cabigail-class Caravel: 20
***London-class British Caravel: 40
***Dove-class Dual-Purpose Merchant Caravel: 64
****These ships are given to British merchants who sail in dangerous waters, and are crewed by either mercenaries hired by said merchants or the merchants themselves. Only included in ship-counts for the navy to deter invasions by sea.
Research and Development
*MAC Cannons: McCarthy Industries continues to produce MAC Cannons in a variety of calibers and sizes, ranging from small 6 pound field cannons to 16 pound naval cannons. At least in Britain, McCarthy Industries has the monopoly on the firearms industry.
**Development begins on larger-caliber MAC Cannons, resulting in the 24 pounder long cannon and the 32 pounder carronade
*Naval Vessels: Continued development on galleons is performed, to see if it is possible to improve British vessels further. They experiment with two aspects; size and firepower. British Naval Engineers hope to determine proper ratios for size, durability, and firepower, as well as taking note of various lessons learned in the field, such as logistical issues found in British Caravels.
**Interceptor: With the sea trials conducted, notes were taken and the Swallow-class Interceptor is pushed into service, with orders placed for its construction after a few tweaks to the design are made.
*McCarthy Arms Company: Continued efforts are made to improve the wheel lock, with minor changes made over time to allow for easier manufacturing of the rifle.
*Glaemchester: Becomes a city of prominence with the explosion of tapestry-oriented companies settling down in the city.
Training and Production
*20 Improved British Caravels (Cabigail-class)
**Prototypes to address various issues with the current fleet of British caravels, namely in the storage of ammunition and gunpowder, as well as a heavier broadside (with larger caliber guns present)
**Scrapping of the London-class British Caravel begins
*8 Swallow-class Interceptors
*100 Dove-class Dual-purpose Merchant Caravels (Will be pumped out at 15-20 per half-decade until the full order is fulfilled)
*Reformation of the Army: Efforts are made to determine if it is possible to train a horse to stay calm while a musket is fired nearby it.
*Whatever equipment and personnel is required to maintain numbers on the frontline.
Diplomacy
*Americas: With intelligence from the Vinlanders, the British decide to scope out the other nations of the Eastern Coast of North America, and see what they have to offer
*Europeans: Though not offered the top-line models, Britain does allow McCarthy Arms Company to sell some of their wares overseas, to those willing to purchase them, at least
*Westria: Eldeguard agrees to the proposal to marry Friedrick VIII.
**The Crimson Sun appreciates the extra funds sent to their cause
*Vinland: The British send what supplies they can so that the new Vinland thane can maintain their territory and then some. (see events for more details).
Allies
*Vinland: Allies in the New World. Though technologically inferior to the British, they are a bridge into the New World, a bridge the British wish to explore into, in return for supporting their new allies
*Velkyst: Norweigan allies in the North Sea. The oldest ally of Britain, harkening back to the British Empire’s founding.
*Westria: An ally on mainland Europe who also dislikes France, cause f**k France (jk).
Events
*Bubonic Plague 2: Electric Boogaloo: The plague seeps throughout Britain, though it begins its way out.
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure (Part 1): The three factions begin to take their positions within Glaemchester, with the Crimson Sun and the Azure Moon factions taking up half of the city apiece, with the White Orchid faction acting as a mediator between the two factions, acting like riot police to protect civilians. Slowly, the city becomes segregated, with security checkpoints set up between the territories. Had the men involved not been Britain's elite, the government would have stepped in, but since these are elite troops, the newly crowned Queen Victoria decides to stay out of the conflict, instead situating troops around the city to ensure that the conflict does not spread and that it settles itself out in the city. After all, if she gets involved, who’s to say that the conflict would rise up again down the line, but far worse than it is now?
*Vinland United: Backing Tàmhas of Vinland, the British provide supplies and equipment to the Vinlanders. In addition, merchant ships sent overseas are given permission to ferry those who wish to travel between Vinland and Britain, with offers of British education offered to the nobles of Vinland.
**Standing on His Own (Part 4): Upon a request from the Vinland Thane, the British send over construction workers and supplies to begin the construction of a monastery for the purpose of educating Vinland nobles with the knowledge Britain has accumulated over the years, though no bishops nor priests have been assigned to become the main religious caretakers for the monastery, due to the conflicts in Glaemchester
*The Rise of the Company Fleets (Part 3): With the world opening up, and rumors of prosperity and gold present, various companies sprout up around Britain, with the goal to investigate various locations of notice with hopes to make it big.
**British Faviero Greek Company: “The BFG Company” for short, this company has taken an interest to the region of Elysia. Its leaders, Faviero and Raleigh have enacted a multi-decade long plan to wrestle control of the region for themselves, though if other situations were to come up, they’d adapt on the fly.
***Phase Two: As trading between Britain and Elysia becomes more stable, a permanent place for the fleet to moor at is established. Though housed by a skeleton crew, the ‘temporary’ Camp of Roanoke was established in 1537, to allow merchant ships to dock and send their wares inland, as well as a place for BFG expeditionists to rest for a few days before the BFG expeditionaries move inland.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Doomslayer
**'The Henry Amerigo League of Observance: 'A group (nicknamed HALO) that is headed by Henry of Glaemchester. After their first failed voyage, the group sets off again, though they are employed by Queen Victoria herself to assist in the construction of the Vinland monastery, which also helps the company learn how to traverse the Atlantic.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Pillar of Autumn
*Rulers
**Pendragon:
***Artoria “Ember” Pendragon (F, b.1317- 1389?) (Reign: 1351 ~ 1369 - 1389)
***Ash I (M, b. 1347 - 1434) (Reign: 1390 - 1434)
****Sister: Aura (F, b.1350 - 1434)
***Ash II (M, b. 1399 - 1442) (Reign: 1434 - 1442)
***Amber (F, b. 1424 - ) (Reign: 1442 - 1482)
****Brother: Edward (M, b. 1441 - 1481)
**Mordue:
***River Mordue (F, b. 1322 - 1393) (Reign: 1369 - 1393)
***Henry (M, b. 1353 - 1429) (Reign: 1393 - 1429)
****Daughter: Mary (F, b. 1382 - 1399)
***Lionel (M, b. 1388 - 1482) (Reign: 1430 - 1482)
****Son: Leo I (M, b. 1407 - 1465)
*****Leo III (M, b. 1445 - 1478)
****Son: Leo II (M, b. 1423 - 1478)
****Brother: Henry II (M, b. 1398 - 1478)
***Casimir (M, b. 1454 - 1533)
***Queen Abigail (F, b. 1455 - 1533)
*Roundtable Knights
**Joan “Anne” of Arc (Died in 1431)
**Sir George Cromwell of Cotswold (Died in 1445)
**Sir George Cromwell II of Cotswold (Died in 1482)
**Sir Rex of Dover (Died in 1482)
**Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (Died in 1528)
*Misc
**Shauna McCarthy (Died in 1489)
***Founder of McCarthy Arms Company, one, if not, the oldest firearms companies in the world.
====The Syonanese Diarchy | Syonan Nikun-shu====
*Government: Mixed Noble Republic
**Grand Kōshaku of All Syonan, Suwawa and Tidung, Lord Protector of Sabah and Palawan: The Grand Kōshaku is the ruler of Syonan. He is elected by the Syonanese Diet upon the previous Kōshaku’s death, resignation, or impeachment and serves a life term.
***Noriaki Kakyoin (born 1462, ruled 1491-1526)
***Hideki Heihachiro (born 1494, ruled 1526-)
**Subordinate Kōshakus: The constituent kingdoms of Hiraga and Nagasato are each ruled by a subordinate Kōshaku. Subordinate Kōshakus are the second most powerful positions in Syonan, with a subordinate Kōshaku having almost total control in their respective domains, answering only to the Grand Kōshaku and their respective Diets.
***Hiragan Kōshaku:
****Yoshimune Kira (born 1449, ruled 1475-1514)
****Ryohei Higashikata (born 1455, ruled 1514-)
***Nagasatoan Kōshaku:
****Ginzo Souji (born 1453, ruled 1482-)
***Yang di-Pertua Agong of Sabah and Palawan: Serves a similar role to a subordinate Kōshaku, with free reign over the 8 prefectures of Sabah and Palawan.
****Pengiran Dahud Sinaman (born 1470, ruled 1511-)
**Syonanese Diet: The Syonanese Diet is the main legislative body of Syonan. A bicameral system based on Syonan’s 2 constituent kingdoms, it is composed of Syonan’s nobility and particularly powerful burgher families. The Syonanese Diet hosts 732 delegates in total.
***Hiragan Diet: The Hiragan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (located in the northern half of Syonan). Made up of notable Hiragan noble and burgher families, the Hiragan Diet hosts 437 delegates.
****The autonomous province of Sabah and Palawan sends 27 delegates to the Hiragan Diet.
***Nagasatoan Diet: The Nagasatoan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato (including the overseas territories of Suwawa and Tidung), located in the southern half of the country. Composed of notable Nagasatoan noble and burgher families, the Nagasatoan Diet hosts 295 delegates.
****Suwawa and Tidung, being governed under Nagasato, is theoretically subject to the Nagasatoan Diet. However, there is little to no representation of the two overseas territories in the Syonanese legislature.
***Unified Outer Diet: The unofficial legislative body of Syonan’s overseas territories, it is de facto the main governing body in Syonanese Borneo and Sulawesi, with their laws holding more clout on the ground than even federal laws. The Unified Outer Diet hosts 201 members, 88 from Sabah, 72 from Tidung, and 51 from Suwawa.
**Political Parties: Although no real political parties exist in Syonan as of yet, there are several loose power blocs within the Syonanese Diet, with borders between specific power blocs sometimes muddy and difficult to discern. Many delegates are influenced by multiple blocs.
***Centralists: The Centralist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire more central government control over local affairs in Syonan. An extremely big tent bloc, Centralists range from those who simply want more government oversight in day to day governance, to supporters of Anjuro Katagiri’s absolutist and imperial policies, to those who want to do away with the Diarchy system altogether. Significantly more powerful in the north than in the south the Centralists, along with their bitter enemies the Federalists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet.
***Federalists: The Federalist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire less central government control over Syonan. A similarly big tent bloc to the Centralists, they range from feudalists to status quo supporters to even a few Nagastoan secessionists. Significantly more powerful in the south and in the Bornean territories than in the north, the Federalists, along with the Centralists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet, and are perpetually at odds with one another.
***Traders: Supporting mercantilist policies and touting the trade guilds as the lifeblood of the Syonanese economy, the traders punch far above their weight in power, mostly due to Syonan’s control over the seas. They are the most staunch supporters of the Sulu Sea sound toll. Many of them tend to agree in part with the Militarists on certain supposed “integral territories of Syonan”.
***Militarists: The Syonanese militarists are probably by far the most unified bloc in Syonanese politics, uniformly advocating for stratocratic principles and aggressive foreign policy to “keep Syonan great” (read. continue Syonanese near-hegemony over maritime Southeast Asia). They are quite inclined to randomly scream “Syonan Banzai” and debate you for hours on how Palawan and Sabah are integral territories of Syonan stolen by the Bruneians.
***Traditionalists: The traditionalists are a faction dedicated to preserving the status quo. They are the most socially conservative group, and also tout an isolationist foreign policy, which they call “Sakoku”. No one really takes them seriously at the moment.
***Religious Supremacists: Syonan’s religious supremacists are a mostly fringe group that emphasize increased authority of religious bodies over governance and everyday life. Although the Shinto, Buddhist, Hindu and Xianist blocs clash often, their proposed policies are much the same, designed to give their religion more power in state affairs.
***Reformists: Even with the most conventional parliamentary system, there will always be a couple hardy radicals. ‘Nuff said.
*Administration: Syonan is divided into 2 constituent kingdoms (koku), which are further subdivided into 10 provinces (dō). The 9 provinces are in turn subdivided into 43 prefectures (ken), which are in turn further divided into districts (gun).
**Suwawa and Tidung are considered overseas territories of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato. They do not have any representation in the Syonanese Diet, and their people are not considered Syonanese citizens (and thus are not awarded the rights of Syonanese citizens) unless they are descended from at least one Syonanese parent or descended from at least one parent that has served in the Syonanese military.
**Sabah and Palawan is an autonomous province under the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (with the exception of the southernmost portions of former Bruneian Sabah, which has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Nagasato as Tarakan Prefecture). Autonomous provinces are similar to normal provinces except that they have more power domestically, as the constituent kingdom-level government is not allowed to impose laws and restrictions on the autonomous province, with the only power they are able to wield over provincial authorities in an autonomous province being a veto.
*Capital City:
**Syonanese and Hiragan Capital: Morioh
***Sabahan Capital: Sandakan
**Nagasatoan Capital: Nagasato
***Suwawan Capital: Gorontalo
***Tidungese Capital: Kutei
*Economy: Syonan boasts a diverse and robust economy geared towards foreign trade. Major sectors of the Syonanese economy include agriculture, mining, the spice trade, fishing, and logging. The late 15th and early 16th centuries would see the inception of the Syonanese plantation economy, particularly prevalent in the plains of Central Luzon and inland Mindanao, while urban and coastal economies would remain dominated by various merchant guilds.
**Currency: The Syonanese taru is the main currency in Syonan, backed up by gold reserves, with one taru equivalent to around 3.2 grams of gold. In rural and remote areas, however, the barter system is king, due to limited state influence in these areas.
*Demographics:
**Total Population: 1,178,728
***Hiraga: 425,295
****Morioh: 38,025
****Mei-nira: 59,012
****Kitahara: 31,725
****Kanakawa 29,878
****Keishi: 27,193
****Naga: 24,378
***Nagasato (including Tarakan but not Suwawa or Tidung): 274,470
****Nagasato-shi: 32,145
****Davao: 36,104
****Pemagarong: 26,992
****Souhama-Shibu: 24,023
****Tsuhama: 19,125
****Cagayan: 14,887
***Sabah and Palawan: 244,048
****Sandakan: 31,370
****Api: 21,925
***Suwawa: 75,028
****Gorontalo: 11,792
***Tidung: 141,887
****Kutei: 21,885
**Ethnicities:
***28.1% Syonanese (331,570 people)
****12.9% Yojin (“pure” Syonanese) (42,773 people)
****87.1% In-jin (mixed race Syonanese) (288,797 people)
***22.0% Native Syonanese (259,419 people)
****22.8% Takairō-jin/Tagalog (59,148 people)
****19.7% Kabishi-jin/Visayan (51,106 people)
****12.5% Rusonto-jin/Ilocano (32,427 people)
****7.4% Ibaruno-jin/Bicolano (19,197 people)
****7.1% Nagasato-jin/Maguindanao (18,419 people)
****30.5% Other groups (79,123 people)
***14.4% Malay (169,737 people)
***2.7% Japanese (31,623 people)
***0.8% Chinese (10,029 people)
***6.1% Suwawan (72,123 people)
***9.0% Kadazan-Dusun (106,086 people)
***6.8% Bajau (80,153 people)
***2.9% Murut (34,183 people)
***5.6% Dayak (66,125 people)
***1.5% Other (mostly Southeast Asian, Indian and Arabian traders) (17,680 people)
**Religions: Religion in Syonan is not necessarily exclusive, with many Syonanese ascribing to beliefs from 2 or more religions.
***Syonanese Shinto: Syonanese Shinto has diverged greatly from Shinto in the Japanese islands, with many Shinto kami being syncretized with native and Hindu deities, and Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism heavily influencing the religion. Most prevalent in coastal, urban and lowland areas dominated by ethnic Syonanese, Syonanese Shinto is the main religion of Syonan.
****~55% of the population (~648,000 people)
***Syonanese Buddhism: A sect of Buddhism almost totally exclusive to the islands of Syonan, Syonanese Buddhism is heavily influenced by Shinto, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism and native beliefs. It is by far the most influential Buddhist sect in Syonan, although other sects do manage to gain followers in the Syonanese Isles.
****~50% of the population (~590,000 people)
****Other Buddhist sects (Mahayana, Theravada and Zen Buddhism) are practiced by ~9% of the population (~106,000 people)
***Hinduism: Practiced by many indigenous and mixed-race Syonanese especially in Mindanao and the Visayas, Hinduism in Syonan has been heavily syncretized with Syonanese Buddhism and Shinto (and vice versa), with many Hindu gods in Syonan being almost indistinguishable from the Syonanese variants of Shinto kami. A more “pure” version of Hinduism exists in coastal Tidung and in newly-acquired Sabah.
****~40% of the population (~471,000 people)
***Xianism: Xianism states that the sole god of man, Tian, has endowed humans with the ability to become "Xian", basically deities, unlocked by committing good deeds in Tian's name, and understanding Tian and the way the universe works. Unlike many Eastern religions, Xianism is a monotheistic religion. Practitioners of the religion are mostly confined to the ethnic Chinese minority within Syonan, and are most prevalent in Pemagarong and Mindoru Prefectures.
****~1% of the population (~10,000 people)
***Other: In remote, mountainous areas of inland Syonan, as well as in the jungles of Tidung and Suwawa, many native tribes still live as they did before Syonanese settlement on the islands, and still worship their old gods in much the same way as they once did.
****~15% of the population (~177,000 people)
*Military:
**Grand Army of Syonan:
***Deployed forces: 10,000
***Total forces: 40,000
****8,000 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
****5,000 Field Artillery Personnel
****20,000 Light Infantry
****7,000 Light Mixed Cavalry
****5,000 Homeland Security Infantry (Military Police)
***Reservists/Potential levies: 0
**Syonan Nikun Royal Navy:
***Total sailors: 26,000
***Total ships (excluding coastal patrol): 380 ships
****SNRN Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Muramasa
*****Crew: 120
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Yamamoto
*****Crew: 70
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Higashikata
*****Crew: 70
****12 Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 120
****27 Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 70
****191 Subarashi Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
*****Crew: 60
****157 Subarashi Dātsu-class Oceanic Interceptors
*****Crew: 40
****410 Tsuna-class Torpedo Boats
*****Crew: 10
****383 Transport Ships
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Syonanese Resistance War: The Syonanese Resistance War (1529-) was a low-intensity guerilla war carried out by several different organizations against Japanese shadow-rule of Syonan.
***Terrorism Isn’t Noble, But It’s Necessary: Throughout the earliest stages of the Resistance War, the various resistance groups would mostly be engaged with sporadic terrorist attacks, mainly towards government officials.
***Overrunning the Countryside: Several resistance groups would make their bases in rural and remote areas of inland Syonan, comparatively farther away from authorities. Over the next few years, these resistance groups would struggle for control over the rural countryside of Syonan with government authorities, as well as, at times, each other.
***For more information, see Events.
*Research:
**Type 001 Yajiri Torpedo Mod. 1498: An updated model of the Yajiri Torpedo allowing it to reach faster speeds in water and improving its accuracy.
**Subarashi Kulog Taihou Mk.V: We begin to equip more ships with this cannon.
**Bakuchiku Mk.I: The Bakuchiku cannon is now standard fare for all Syonanese ships.
**Kogata-jū: A variant of the Javanese arquebus indigenous to Syonan, the Kogata-jū has become the standard firearm of choice for the Syonanese Army.
**Arquebus Reverse Engineering: With sporadic trade from Agoustan Brunei reaching our shores, we begin trying to reverse engineer their strange and powerful “arquebuses”, with mixed success.
**Early Rocket Developments: The first primitive rockets are rolled out. Although extremely clunky, they can shoot at targets up to 800 meters away.
**Reptilian Growth: Continued breeding of the Filipino monitor lizard has caused the species to grow in size, through decades, if not centuries will be required for the lizards to grow even larger.
***That being said, they are now large enough to be farmed for food, as these monitor lizards slowly become a delicacy in the Nagasatoan region.
*Diplomacy: N/A
*Events:
**You’re On Your Own: With the current government ineffectual and facing several insurgencies, little help has come upon the merchant guilds of Syonan, who are increasingly finding it more and more difficult to do business as piracy in the South China Sea begins to ramp up. The situation has now escalated to the point that battles between Syonanese merchant convoys and the pirate armies of Simao are not an uncommon occurrence, and every same sailor prays that they live to see another day before they leave port. A few guilds, mostly based in the north and in the overseas territories, have even taken to working with Syonan’s archnemesis Zhaowa to attempt to drive Simao away from his infamous lair in Sunda.
**Vive La Resistance: Having taken several mildly important towns in the Syonanese interior and solidified itself as a player for years to come at the expense of government incompetence, the Syonanese Resistance begins to consolidate its controlled lands and create a parallel state to the Syonanese government (think somewhere between the cartels and the Zapatista communes in modern-day Mexico). Occasion raids on government troops and convoys are made, but as of now, the Resistance is looking inward and trying to gain its footing, while formulating a proper cohesive plan to drive the Japanese off the Verdant Isles.
***As an aside, Tourin Souji’s firstborn son, Seizu Souji, is born in 1536.
==== Nihon no Domei ====
* Government: Feudal Confederation
** Emperor: Uchiha no San-nin (Takagi Anzu)
** Prime Advisor: Kanzaki Noriko
** Shogun: Takeda Shizuka
** Congress of Daimyo: A body consisting of the Daimyo and certain outside observers.
*** Chairman of the Congress: N-A
*** List of Daimyo: Midoriya, Nanbu, Odawara, Fujiwara, Mogami, Yatogami, Niigata, Tachibana, Shiba, Nagao, Matsudaira, Takeda, Oda, Azai, Tanabe, Kanzaki, Miyoshi, Mori, Uzumaki, Chosokame, Otomo, Ryuzoji, Satsuma, Ashina
*** Autonomous Territories: Izumo-Matsue (Joseonese), Chiba (Eskosian)
*** Outside Observers: Ezo (Friend of the Domei), Kansha (officially a Daimyo), Joseon (Friend of the Domei)
** Clans and Alliances:
*** Oda
**** Main family: Oda (minor branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: N-A
*** Takeda
**** Main family: Takeda (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Matsudaira
*** Tachibana
**** Main family: Tachibana (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Fujiwara
*** Mogami
**** Main family: Mogami (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Odawara, Niigata
*** Kanzaki
**** Main family: Kanzaki (side branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Mori, Miyoshi, Chosokame, Shin-Yamato
*** Satsuma
**** Main family: Ryukyu (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Ryukyu, Taira, Honkobu-Taira
*** Western Alliance
**** Shiba, Uesugi, Azai, Ashina
*** Tohoku Communion:
**** Nagao, Ashina, Nanbu
* Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
* Capital: Kyoto
* Demographics:
** Population: 12,640,000
** Ethnicities: Yamatai (79%), Chinese-origin (4%), Joseonese (8%), Syonanese (6%), Other (2%)
** Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
* Population Distribution:
** Urban Population:
*** Percentage of total population: 8% (Approx. 1,010,000)
*** By city (rounded to the nearest 5,000): 
**** Edo: 40,000
***** Edo surroundings: 50,000
**** Kyoto: 35,000
***** Kyoto surroundings: 40,000
**** Fukushima: 35,000
***** Fukushima surroundings: 20,000
**** Hiroshima: 30,000
**** Kobe: 25,000
***** Hiroshima-Kobe wider region: 25,000
**** Nagasaki: 25,000
**** Yokohama: 20,000
**** Takaoka: 15,000
**** Niigata: 15,000
**** Izumo-Matsue Au. Region: 25,000
**** Chiba Au. Region: 20,000
**** Others not exceeding 15,000 in population: 590,000
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 23%
**** Kanto: 21%
**** Kansai: 14%
**** Chubu: 17%
**** Chugoku: 11%
**** Shikoku: 5%
**** Kyushu: 9%
** Rural Population: 
*** Percentage of total population: 92% (Approx. 11,630,000)
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 18%
**** Kanto: 14%
**** Chubu: 19%
**** Kansai: 15%
**** Chugoku: 12%
**** Shikoku: 11%
**** Kyushu: 11%
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** Protection of the Syonanese Government:
*** 50 Kawataro-fune
*** 30 Hayai-fune
*** 75 supply ships
*** 13,000 sailors
** Sengoku Jidai:
*** Events:
**** Disassociations up North - 1536: Facing internal scuffles over the perceived failure of the main family, the Tachibana mass-dissolve; while the head families of the Tachibana and Fujiwara agree to unify and consolidate under one massive union, the rest leave, stripping Tachibana of its ability to fight in much of Tohoku. It reluctantly withdraws its levies from Nagao and concedes defeat and recognition. Even then, the Nagao are desparate for allies; its main family sends their children, such as a certain Nagao Kagetora, to be adopted by various other clans to solidify political relationships.
**** The Oda Folly - 1537: The Oda continue to face massive problems as the Takeda clan capture and hold Shiba Terutora hostage, demanding that the Oda to pay a yearly tribute in exchange for the child's freedom. The Takeda also see the rise of Iio Tsuratatsu, of Minamoto lineage, and his warrior wife, Iio Tazu; they win a key victory against the Oda at the Battle of Okazaki, where the Oda are trounced and are forced to accept Takeda demands.
**** Battle of Nagaoka - 1537: The Western Alliance raises an army to march on the town of Nagaoka in Chuetsu, attempting to hold a victory against the Mogami clan. They win in a surprise victory , and advance into Niigata, where they force the Mogami to allow the disgruntled Odawara family to leave and become part of the Western Alliance as well as installing a puppet in Clan head Shizuru's place. Rather than be captured, she and a group of associates lead a suicide charge into the temporary garrison in Niigata, killing roughly 145 before being put down.
**** Battle of the Eastern Coast - 1539: The newly-independent Nanbu and Ashina daimyo, Nanbu Harumasa and Sawara Yoshitsuru, attempt to circumvent Tachibana via using naval vessels to launch a sneak attack on Edo. Before that is possible, however, the Navy intercepts their tiny fleet and sinks it to the bottom of the sea, sending a strong message: the seas are free of daimyo influence, and dare any attempt to challenge that, they will be ruined. Yoshitsuru is then forced into a war against a minor branch of the Ashina clan, the Sagami-Ashina, for his failures.
*** STATUS: 
**** North (Tohoku, Kanto):
***** Dominant clan: Tachibana
***** Competing clans/alliances: Mogami, Tohoku Communion
***** State of Affairs: Openly hostile, constant skirmishes, inter-family warfare
**** Central (Chubu, Kinki):
***** Dominant clan: Shiba
***** Competing clans/alliances: Oda, Takeda
***** State of Affairs: Openly hostile, limited skirmishes, inter-family warfare
**** South (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu):
***** Dominant clan: Kanzaki
***** Competing clans/alliances: Satsuma
***** State of Affairs: Relative peace, limited skirmishes, stable families
* Army (de-facto disbanded):
** Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
** General infantry [62,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
** Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
** Support staff [15,000]: Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
** Auxillary infantry [15,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
** Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
* Highest-ranking generals:
** N_A
* Navy:
** Kawataro-fune [192]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
** Hayai-fune [143]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
** Supply ships [315]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
** Irregular converteds [29]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
** Regular sailors [25,000]: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
** Reserve sailors [20,000]: see above
* Admirals:
** Takeda Shizuka
* Diplomacy:
**
* Economics:
** Status of the Economy:
*** Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. The usage of bronze and copper coins for smaller denominations has become generally more commonplace in urban areas, while barter trade remains common. The national mint is centred in Edo, controlled by a council of retired or former daimyo.
**** Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (7.8kg total).
**** Currency:
***** 1-yen coin (copper)
***** 5-yen coin (copper)
***** 10-yen coin (bronze)
***** 100-yen coin (bronze)
***** 1000-yen promissory note (backed in gold)
*** Economic Overview: A significant portion of the Nihonese economy is centred around traditional agriculture, with rice as the national staple of the country; barter trade occurs on a limited communal scale, with the adoption of partial paper and minted currency already having occurred. Small artisanal trades in the fields of writing and artistry have become coveted as prestige symbols; education extends to only roughly 11% of the population, with this small class of artisans a thin sliver of a middle class between the vast majority of the peasantry and the higher nobility.
**** Economic Policy:
***** Re-Militarisation: The building of naval vessels becomes a nationwide priority with the value of ships artificially raised by the Kyoto government in order to create a bubble where old drydocks re-open and re-attract old workers from before the beginning of the Bakufu. This also leads to incredibly rapid ship-building and the further ballooning of the size of the navy.
***** Relocation: With the increasing strain of yearly famines, the Kyoto government offers to send peasants and merchants to settle in Rusonto, Syonan. Increasing numbers of peasants are sent every year, beginning to reduce the population further.
**** Economic Trends:
***** Private Conglomerates: Private commercial entities begin to develop in the absence of a central authority, many of whom quickly develop into monopolistic entities that carry multiple different trades and industries all at once. The Kamakura and Nihonese Southern Companies are at the forefront of this, but other mercenary and financial organisations begin formation in urban centres, especially private police who become the primary arbiters of public security in cities and towns.
***** Coastal Centralisation: With the arising of the re-militarisation policy, a significant amount of trade begins to be conducted primarily via sea; previously, what minimal maintenance work that had been done on the old roads connecting Nihon was enough, but with the arising of the first inter-clan conflicts, these no longer remained neutral or safe and thus ports have become the most surefire option to receive goods safely. This leads to the shift of economic power to cities like Edo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Niigata among others; especially those with drydocks.
** Major Economic Organisations:
*** Kamakura Company: Front organisation with dealings in weapons, assassinations and other various activities.
**** Nihon: 6,600 members (150 ninja)
**** Kansha: 1,400 members
**** Syonan: 1,900 members (50 ninja)
**** Wu: 100 members
**** Dai Viet: 100 members
*** Nihonese Southern Company: Mercenary group. Professional army.
**** Nihon: 4,100 members and two hayai-fune
**** Syonan: 9,300 members and 15 hayai-fune + 10 kawataro-fune
**** Kansha: 2,800 members and one kawataro-fune
**** Dai Viet: 1,500 members
* Culture:
** Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
** Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
** Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
* Religion:
** Shinto: A polytheistic, animistic and pantheistic religion which most Nihonese follow. It revolves around the kami - gods/spirits, which are depending on region omnipresent or omniscient. Worship is mainly practiced in household shrines and public shrines, with family shrines more common for political and clan officials. Extreme levels of localisation, with many in the North having strong Ainu streaks while those in Kyushu and Kansha have subtle Han influence.
* Events:
** The Phoenix of Nihon [10]:
*** The Gang of Seven - Autumn 1536: With a group of like-minded individuals, Noriko organises together the group informally known as the Gang of Ten. This includes numerous political officials, military officials, as well as writers and artisans.
**** Miyoshi Nagayoshi: Head of the Miyoshi family/clan. Samurai of little fame, but shrewd political genius with military background. Descendant of the Minamoto.
**** Sue Harakuta: Young general of the Mori clan, Ouchi sub-clan/family.
**** Matsudaira Naotora: Retainer of the Matsudaira clan. Led the rebellion against the Oda before passing control to Iio Tsuratatsu.
**** Iio Tazu: Samurai-general of the Takeda clan. Known for being one of the first in Nihon to abandon using the troops of the old professional army and instead adopting specialised heavy-unit tactics with samurai.
**** Takeda Shizuka: Aging admiral from the last century. Primarily responsible for keeping the navy together and free from daimyo influence, making it a unique political group in Nihon. Associated with the Takeda, but no alliance.
**** Senmyaku Ryouko: Kanshai artisan and politically savvy economic advisor for the state. Personally allied with Noriko for ideological reasons. Of Kansha.
**** Kanzaki Noriko: Military, political, and economic visionary of the Kanzaki clan. Samurai of religious and political fame. Actual leader of Syonan and Kansha. Current de facto leader of Nihon.
*** The Gang of Seven [CONTINUED]: The main reason for this formation is primarily because of the notoriety she has gained as a political figure; she hopes to be able to form a political alliance that while can be more easily targeted, is rock-solid enough to stand the test of time. Not only that but she desires to be able to spread her concept of a 'Great Society', promising revolutionary changes. In the meantime, she continues organising relocation operations, beginning the task of sending 30,000 rural residents from Kanto to Rusonto at the request of the Tachibana, struggling to feed them all. She continues hearing out her daughter, Anzu; who in 1538 makes the decision to engage in a political marriage with the Mogami, solidifying their relations with the Kyoto government. Her husband, known only as Taigo from a minor branch family, becomes a fixture in the Imperial Palace.
*** A Strange Occurrence in the South - 1537: While Noriko is busy receiving the first in a long line of shipments by her good puppet Heihachiro, she stumbles upon a series of rumours about three things: one, that a Souji is roaming around Kyushu, two, that a ghost of the far south is protecting that Souji, and three, that ghost is a real samurai. Intrigued, she has attendants approach the tiny hut on the outskirts of Nagasaki where she pinpoints the ghost and the Souji to, only to find the very-much-alive Daikou Souji, where all previous intelligence she had received suggested Daikou - now going by a different name - had perished at the hands of the Zhaowanese. Before she can have her questioned, however, the ghost appears in front of her, introducing herself as Widyawati - a curious woman of immense strength and power. Noriko holds no quarrel against those in the South, much unlike the comparable xenophobia of many other Nihonese; she personally sits down with Widyawati, discussing matters and what not. She begins to realise this woman is not only a samurai, but a miracle-maker, surviving incredible odds. Noriko needs someone who can survive against incredible odds - and with that in mind, she lets the Gang of Seven become the Republican Eight. Widyawati becomes the eighth member of her cabal of reactionaries just as Noriko stares curiously at the arquebus she has in her hand, and what she might be able to do with it...
** The Death of Nihon [6]:
*** Muramasa's Hegemony - Summer 1538: Keigo has noticed, in recent years, that the quality of his swords have declined. Not because his skills have necessarily degraded, although he notices that, but the fact that his swords are being used as a status symbol. Infuriating. He takes the small fortune he has gained as daimyo of Tanabe and passes the position onto another before retiring back to his old artisan ways; however, it seems no one is interested in his newer finely-made katana designed for versatility and general improvements to their ergonometry. His fame, however, precedes him; Muramasa's swords have become a symbol in Nihon at large for beauty, and nothing can end that reputation.
*** The Samurai Return: The samurai. Once lost during the reign of Tomoe Gozen, who brutally cracked down on them in retaliation for the Okinawa Massacre; now they return. Over the past century, the repeated breakdowns in the political order of Nihon allow a massive power vacuum to form, as well as the destruction of its professionalised military, which creates a new class of Samurai clans and kin. Meet the clans.
**** Yagyu clan: of Nara
**** Tokugawa clan: of Toyohashi
**** Tanegashima clan: of Tanegashima, naval clan
**** Suda clan: of Iwaki
** The Taisho of Nihon [4]:
*** The Life of a Lost One - 1535-1359: Over time, Nobuhide's family only grows larger. Still sheltered, his children work on the farm like common peasants, while he keeps a small pile of gold enough in his shelf. His oldest, Hiyori, shows an increasing interest in swordsmanship, while his three younger children, Nobuhiro, Nobuyuki, and Hina, remain too young to work yet. Still, he wonders... what could potentially be done with all of this?
Notable People:
* 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
** Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha no Ichiban'.
** Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
** Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
** Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
** Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
** Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
** Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
** Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489) [deceased]: First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
** Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479) [deceased]: Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
* 1474 - 1523 [The Rise of the Bakufu]
** Uchiha Ryu (1467 - 1512) [deceased]: Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
** Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489) [deceased]: Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
** Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486) [deceased]: Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
** Yamagata Jiro (1461 - 1503) [deceased]: An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu, but his ambitions overcame him and he was deposed after attempting to re-consolidate power.
** Kanzaki Noriko (1467 - ??): Nationalist despot intent on restoring Nihon to political unitarism. She quickly exploited her way through the chaos of rapid decentralisation to insert herself as the effective leader of Nihon in just one and a half decades, essentially unchallenged.
* 1524 - ?? [Sengoku Jidai]
** Oda Nobuhide (1499 - ??):
** Takagi Anzu (1497 - ??):
* Kanzaki Family: From a minor clan in old Minamoto arose one of the defining political and military families of the early Bakufu. This chronicles its most famous members.
** Izuku (1394 - 1489): Grandfather of the entire family. Began the Kanzaki name by abandoning usage of the old Minamoto clan name and rising as first a potential Emperor before becoming one of the most prolific generals in Nihon's history. However, his attempts at glory were foiled and eventually he gave up, passing his life's work to a strange girl who might just get some use out of it.
** Noriko (1467 - ??): Two generations later, a bored Shinto temple head turned trainer turned puppet master. Exploited the political weaknesses of the political system to make herself a de facto leader, first head of the Kanzaki Clan. Charted the family's rise to prominence and eventually the family's dominance for a few decades; began her ascent hoping to salvage the family name but eventually became a radical republican dead set on changing the world as we know it.
** Setsuna (1482 - ??): Another third generation'er; she went missing in Syonan before being discovered as Noriko travelled to it. Made head of the Nihonese Southern Company. Spouse: Souji Nakamura.
====Khitan Khanate====
*Government: Steppe Horde
*Khan/Khatun:
**Khojin (F) (r. 1501 - present)
***Dynasty: Yarud (1501 - present)
****Parliament: None
*Economy: The Khitan economy is largely based upon trade, herding, and pastoralism, as the Khitans and most of their subjects are nomadic peoples. However, in some areas, such as around cities, the inhabitants are settled agriculturalists.
*Capital: Nerchuu (OTL Nerchinsk)
*Demographics:
**Population: 93,000 (88% Khitans, 6% Mongols, 2% Tungusics, 2% Jurchens, 1% Daevites, 1% other)
**Religion: 82% Tengriism, 8% Arzham, 6% Buddhism, 4% others
*Military: 1,860 troops
**800 cavalry
**560 infantry
***190 archers
***190 spearmen (also trained in archery)
***180 swordsmen (also trained in archery)
**500 elite cavalry
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Conquest of Sahaliyan: 9,300 soldiers are sent to finish off the remnants of the Sahaliyan kingdom. Cavalry troops will be used to harass the enemy army with hit and run attacks, causing disorganization within their ranks and cause small groups of the enemy to become isolated, allowing the light infantry troops to finish off the disorganized enemy troops.
*Diplomacy (italics indicate secret):
**N/A
*Events:
**Tiger of the North (pt 5): As Khojin pressed forward to conquer Sahaliyan, she began to ponder about the future of her kingdom. Who would succeed her after her death? Erketu, her eldest son, would seem like an obvious choice, but he had grown arrogant, and she feared he would become a tyrant. Arslan, on the other hand, was a much more favorable candidate.
===Turn XXIX: 1540 - 1545===
====Mod Event====
*Third Daevite Empire: The fall of Kara Takhia to the Daevites in 1541 had managed to convince what few resisting Kazakhs to submit their demands, if there is any at all. The Kazakhs became a tributary/vassal under the Third Daevite Empire later in the year. Meanwhile, the war with Ahuras ends with the Third Daevites leaving with the annexation of any occupied territories. A couple years later, Tulaani had sent a diplomatic expedition to control the rest of the Daevite tribes in the North by 1543. Tulaani sat under a tree as her daughter, Bulilun, played with the children of other Daevite nobles in 1544. She thought of the future of her Empire, whether it is about time or not to fully transition to a peaceful society. What made this all possible were the new tactics of firearms and gunpowder on horseback produced by the Third Daevites. After decades of conquest in the name of peace and stability for the region, which is an irony Tulaani became aware of, it was about time to start transitioning to fully focus on peace and move away from the Bulijin name. Perhaps after one planned last conquest in Nogai later on, order could finally be focused on.
*The Amber Bear: Andrus of Talinn didn't really have a last name, not one he could remember anyway. He was more of a Kjaer as he was more of Claes and Alice's child anyway. In all honesty, he liked the attention, and Andrus thought he was destined for greatness. But Andrus knew he had a problem, something deep within his head knew that he was more troublesome than other children. As far as Andrus knew, it was more for a cry of attention and unsolved problems. But it could be something else. It was still concerning for Andrus that Claes, his mentor, is hiding something from him, especially about his parents. And every time Claes denies it, Andrus' curiosity only had gotten worse, and alongside his anger. Is his mentor trying to keep him here and manipulate him? That is an idea that popped into his head by one of the older Svearike nobles. When he found out that his mentor is having a child, Andrus felt a little jealous. This meant that the supposed 'neglect' would continue if attention is away from him. At this point, sure Claes gives him attention, but only if Andrus actually needs it. It was only limited to training, and he wanted more. He wasn't a kid that communicated very well, and it was best that sometimes confrontations should be avoided, he kept his mouth shut but he knew this may be a problem to him in the future. Perhaps he should find something to prove himself... wait... what was that thing the older noble told him?
*Azure Fox (Part 6): In 1540, every had gathered around for the Queen, who is expecting. Claes Kjaer himself also stood outside the room, as advised by nurses. After what seemed like hours, the nurses called the King into the room. It was a girl, to which Alice and Claes named Erica (or Erika in some translations). Shortly after, it was announced that the delivery is successful, earning cheers about Svearike's future. Meanwhile, several nobles whispered among themselves in the corner of the filled room. Before the King of Svearike could overhear them properly, they promptly gone quiet. Later on, Claes felt he hasn't paid much attention to Andrus lately after having the new child. Being with him for years, Claes knew there is something developing in Andrus. He attempted to make amends, but it usually ends in failure when confronted about Andrus' parents. He decided to give young Andrus an amber amulet he bought off the market years ago prior to becoming King, it was the first success in a long time. Perhaps things would be getting better. Claes had ordered a private investigation into Andrus' parents, only to discover his parents ultimately became casualties in the war. Fearing retaliation, Claes decided, perhaps wrongly (and he knew of it), to hide it.
*New Discoveries: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado travels overland from Mexico in search of the mythical Seven Cities, only to come into contact with the Kamehanans. He found little success in finding any gold at all, though the Kamehanans treated him well and he mingled with the natives, his curiosity of the Seven Cities flared when there is evidence that there might be resemblances. Meanwhile, Hernando de Alarcón ascends the OTL Colorado River and Francisco de Orellana sails down the length of the OTL Amazon River. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explores the western coast of Arcadia (OTL North America), though he mysteriously perished. In around 1543, a diplomatic expedition, led by young Agoustan explorer and gambler Amara Cordeira, to Syonan ends in disaster when her ship is destroyed by the infamous Simao. She washed ashore, with a couple others, to discover the land of Nihon where she decides to stay for 2 years as a self-employed (technically, as it was for Syonan instead of Nihon) representative of her nation. The culture shock was tremendous and would set a precedent for years to come, especially towards European policy in North-East Asia. Ruy López de Villalobos had more success and discovers three islands and eight atolls in the Pacific (OTL Caroline and Marshall). French explorer, Jean Alfonce explores north of New France, expanding its territory. He considers calling the land "Laurentia."
*A People Disunited (Part 4): With deals made with the Albionese, ships and weapons of European caliber arrive into the ports of Vinland and with them experts who will train the Vinlanders in the usage of them. Tàmhas' plans for the land route to Tradailcaladh had suffered with little progress made, but at the battle of Ticonderoga, during a settling of tribal politics, the Vinlanders first experiment with the firepower of the McCarthy guns. The battle is an overwhelming victory. Many tribes bow down out of fear, but many use this opportunity to take down rivals using Vinlander forces to ascend in the dominance hierarchy of the region. Brimir Dungailsson leads several battles against the Amaiqacs and also makes diplomacy with many, avoiding bloodshed and bringing the tribes into the Thanedom peacefully, but hostile tribes are put down with brute force. A road is built from the (Hudson) river to the city of Tradailcaladh. Dhachaighholm remains in rebellion, but more villages rejoin Vinland, seeing the futility of being subservient to the King in Urlöndun. With the diseases hitting the populations of Passamquoddy and Nahican harshly, help is offered in the form of aid convoys and healers (Christian monks and priests). The jig is that the help will only be offered if the chieftains will pledge fielty to the Thane. Tàmhas makes a proposal to the Albionese, wishing to set up a monastery, which would also operate as the first university of the continent in Falaichvikthorp.
*The Man From The North (V): Kvasir begins a long journey back to Vestkyst after attempting to spread Odinism, but not before landing in the western coast of Scotland for unknown purposes. He continues his journey by foot, aiming to walk all the way to the Orkneys and return to his homeland. Along the way he manages to capture the attention of many Scots, mostly due to the extensive Norse influence on the Albionic/British Isles in the past. Once again, this draws the attention of religious authorities already participating in their own religious reformation. As Kvasir reaches Glasgow and stays there to prepare for the next leg of his journey, religious tension can already be felt in the region as potential Odinist converts begin to clash with staunch Anglicans.
*Paracelsus: Theophrastus von Hohenheim, a Swiss physician better known as Paracelsus, discovers and later confirms the presence of a new gas, which would later be called hydrogen. As of now, this discovery is dwarfed by the medical advancements made by Paracelsus in engineering a medical revolution. Armed with his knowledge of medicine, alchemy and his personal copies of da Vinci's notes, he would set in motion a medical renaissance in time.
*Amara's Bizarre Adventure (Part 2): A few years later, Amara finally got the chance to lead her own diplomatic expedition at the age of 22 in 1542. This time, its to meet with the Syonans. Along the way, a certain Agoustan pirate named Simao raided her fleet in 1543, she washed ashores of Nihon a few days later. She would go on to be there for 2 years, attempting to establishing contacts for the future. Yet she couldn't stand staying in the same place for this long, so she departed the land of rising sun for new adventures. Still a representative from Agousta, her first task for friendlier Agoustan relations with Asia is to defeat Simao.
*Lingua enim Vinnica (Part 2): Alastair Kellison finishes his translation of the Bible into Uileanfolkish. The Latin alphabet become more common in Vinland as more merchants, scholars and priests use the latinized Uileanfolkish to write things down. The Latin alphabet also begins to spread to the coastal nations through trade and missionaries, as Uileanfolkish has become a trading language from Deasaheim to Claidhalvoy
*Society of Jesus: Founded by Ignatius of Loyola and six other companions, including famed missionary Francis Xavier, in 1540 with the approval of the Pope, the Society of Jesus work in education, research, and cultural pursuits and give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social ministries, promote ecumenical dialogue and would later participate in the Counter-Reformation
*The Heatwave of 1540: A continental-sized climatic event in Europe led to a period of 11 months with no rain in Europe, with temperatures several centigrades higher than that of the same centuries later. Many forests in Europe went up in flames, choking smoke darkened the sun, not a single thunderstorm was reported in summer 1540. Water was already scarce in May, wells and springs dried up, mills stood still, people starved, animals were slaughtered. Around half a million people would die, mostly due to diarrhoea or related diseases.
*Copernicus: He publishes his theory that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. His theory gains only minor traction and is largery ignored by all scholars and the Catholic Church
*The First Horserace: The first activity of its kind was recorded in 1540 in Chester Racecourse, the oldest of its kind in Albion.
*Printing Press: The first printing press was established in the New World in Titlan, part of the Hispanian colony of Taxacola.
*John Calvin: After several years of exile, John Calvin returns to the canton of Geneva and reforms the church under a body of doctrine, which would later be known as Calvinism.
*Spread of the Reformation: The Reformation spreads throughout the Westrian Netherlands despite the Holy Roman Emperor's damnest attempts to curb it, with Wallonia and Luxemburg the only regions in the holdings maintaining Catholic authority. At the same time, numerous other cities and villages within Italy and the Holy Roman Empire would convert, as does several French towns, which would come under heavy scrutiny by the Catholic government.
*The Commonwealth: Generations of interlinked politics and royal families between Vedena and Avaria culminated in the Treaties of Dryzalsyn (1542) and Kauen (1544), uniting the two nations into a single political identity: The Avarian-Vedenan Commonwealth, called the Commonwealth for short. An elective monarchy is also implemented updated and revised, having been developed from the early days of the Avarian monarchy.
====NPC Event====
*Wu: Over the years they watched the Third Daevites grew larger and larger. Worried that the Daevites would eventually turn their attention to China, they must gain more power. They attempted to do diplomacy with Shanlong, to which they ultimately denied, as they consider conditions to be a little more than outrageous, especially if it comes to Wu maintaining control and exerting influence over them. The Wu, feeling insulted and alarmed, pressed on and go to war with Shanlong, pulling Kham into the war against the Wu as well in defense of its ally. Within a few years, they conquer and annexed Shanlong and Kham. Meanwhile, a series of famines and epidemics spread throughout the entire nation, which will not stop until a decade later. Meanwhile, a tsunami hitting Zhejiang led to the rapid increase of grain and other basic produce as people are forced to survive on tree bark.
*Kazakh: Upon recieving Third Daevite's demand for vassal/tributary status, the government in Kazakh argued over this. But fear of another repeat of devastation is enough to convince them to reluctantly accept their demands.
*Aethiopia: They annex Wakanda after conquering their capital. At this period of time, the first meetings with Agoustan sailors, missionaries and soldiers are supposedly reported, and with cordial relationship blooming between the two Christian states, Agoustan weaponry begin to trickle in.
*Tonga: Contact with Zhaowa is established.
*Agousta: They promote Vera Cruz as a separate entity, colonial status.
*Vera Cruz: They expand along the coastline, connecting the colonial holdings
*Hispania: They reorganize their viceroys, they give the rest of Cuba to New Hispania and establishes the Viceroy of Huanca in the former territories of the Wanka. Shortly after, they conquer the Muiscans.
*Nogai: They released the spies captured from Keisairvalta.
*Circassia, Don, Astrakhan: The Caucasian states, seeing Keisairvalta's aggression towards lesser nations, created a mutual defense alliance in case of an attack.
*France: They accept to an alliance, as long as it's for defensive purposes. Despite the Atoumans being an Arzhamic realm, the French king considers such alliance beneficial for political purposes.
*Ghana: Sure
==== Mutapa ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** Mwene: Neshangwe Munembire
* Economy: The Economy of Mutapa is pretty good as it is mainly an agrarian nation, with mining as a secondary activity, from mines we get gold and stuff that we can trade for stuff like silk, ceramics and other exotic items. Trade is also a part of our economy as we trade with many of the nations/tribes around us.
* Capital: Ne-we 
* Demographics:
** Population: 555 000
** Cuties:
*** Ne-We: 4 000
** Rural areas: 551 000
** Ethnicites: 80% Shona, 20% Karanga
** Religion: 100% Mwari believers.
* Wars and Conflicts: (italics: Potential War)
** thumb|220x220pxWar against Kiwa: With the interrogation of the assassin leading to us finding out that he had a northern accent, we decided to use this as a casus beli for a war between us and Kiwa (that is: "we declare war on Kiwa for attemting to assassinate our heir"). we put 75% 8 325 of our active soldiers on the border and await the set date, on June 5th 1544 the Mutapan soldiers start marching towards the north, hopefuly being able to conquer them before 1547.
* Military of Mutapa: As Mutapa is a rural nation, we can have an active miltary size of 2% (11 100) and reserves size  of 1% (5 550) of our total population.
** Active: 2%
** 5 033 African Spearmen
** 4 033 bowmen
** 2 034 Light Cavalry 
** Reserves: 1% not active
** 2 521 African Spearmen
** 1 970 bowmen
** 1 059 Light Cavalry
* Diplomacy:
** Nsokoni: An offer is sent to the Nsokonian nation to the south-west asking if they would come under our control peacefully. (1542)
** Kiwa: An assassin was caught trying to assassinate my son, we were able to capture him and imprison hime, while we were interogating him, we noticed he had a very northern accent, mind explaining yourself?
* Events: 
** thumb|220x220pxCreation of a Capital: A new City is to be built on the eastern most coast, it will be the new Captial, a city where the Mwene will live, the city will be called Ne-we after the Mwene! (1540)
** The integration of Shakira: the complete integration of Shakira is progressing in a decent speed. With us teaching them about Mutapan history, and making them do everything our way. The ruler of Shikara got a region along the coast to govern over. 
** Assassination attempt: in 1543, an assassin got into the Mwene's mansion, and attempted to assassinate the young heir to the throne, the assassin was seen by one of the servants of the house outside the heir's bedroom door, the servant decided to scream for the guards, making the assassin bail on the mission it had and start running away. Later the guards managed to capture him and threw him in the dungeons where he will be imprisoned and interrogated. After a week of torture, the man spoke, though he was speaking our languange, it was pretty hard to understand what he said as he had a very northern accent, They managed to get the words "hello neighbour" out of him. This could mean that he  either came from a different country north of us, or it may be a ploy to make us think it's them. 
*** Opportunities: The Mwene sees this as an opportunity, an opportunity to go against Kiwa, thus he makes plans for an invasion of Kiwa that will start june 5th, 1544. 
====Atouman Empire====
*Government:
**Azarkh/Kaiser/Padishah:
***Ioxamander “The Magnificent” [c. 1519-]
**House of Atmanaglu:
***Ioxamander (b. 1491-)
****-- Nihaevran of Adrianople (b. 1494-)
*****Iskendir (b. 1519-1530)
*****Ozumuhn (b. 1524-)
*****Khanidon (b. 1524-)
*****Selim (b. 1529-1544)
*****Abdammet (b. 1529-1544)
*****Suleiman (b. 1531-)
****-- Ismiem of Atlasium (b. 1510-)
*****Khatunde (b. 1528-1544)
*****Khaenemares (b. 1530-)
*****Rhaman (b. 1530-)
**Grand Vizier:
***Suleyman II abd-Muttari Pasha (b. 1456-1519) (c. 1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1514-1519)
***Hersekenia abd-Beyid Pasha (b. 1464) (c. 1503-1507, 1513-1514)
***Ozman abd-Jafar Pasha (b. 1481) (c. 1510-1513, 1524)
***Dogukhan abd-Ashur Pasha (b. 1484) (c. 1519-1524, 1531-1533)
***Utman abd-Vedit Pasha (b. 1482) (c. 1524-1531, 1532-)
*Economy: The economy of the Atouman Empire was based on a system of iqta', an Arzhamite feudal system, as the Atouman state's ultimate goal were consolidation and extension of the Azarkh's power, and the way to reach it was by taking advantage of resources and the revenues system by making the productive classes prosperous. So while the agrarian-based economy was fruitful in its development, it ultimately prevented an emergence of social disorder, and kept the traditional organization of the culture and society as a whole. Mining operations would also aid as a driving factor of the economy, with copper, iron, silver, and gold being mined in Bulgaria while fruits grown across the Anatolian region and Balkan peninsula producing bountiful luxuries that are consequently sold at the various port markets in Ionia and Greece. Olive trees grow in wild fashion, with their oil being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. Atouman expansion into Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries would emphasize a Greco-Persian royal sentiment, which would be emphasized furthermore in Azarkh Iskandir I's reign, who famously claimed himself as Padishah, a term historically used to describe the ruling monarch of Persia. This emphasis would lead to the capital cities becoming major commercial and industrial centres, serving as highways between the Greco-Roman-Daevite cultures and mercantile trade. This policy of tolerance would later lead to Azarkh Tayyeb's Mandate of Adrianople, which officially allowed for the Jewish people to reside and prosper in the Atouman Realm far away from the persecution they faced at the hands of Christendom. Most of these people were settled in either Constantinople or other port cities along the Ionian coast. Other exports include cotton, a myriad of fruits, and plenty of slaves, primarily Neo-Pagans and Hellenic Christians in North Africa. The campaigns of Azarkh Ioxamander would lead to a boost in the economic diversity of the Empire, now exporting African goods and re-constructing the coastal cities previously razed during his conquests.
*Capital: Constantinople (Primary), Ipsus (Secondary), Alexandria (Tertiary), Damascus (Quaternary), Thessalonica (Quinary)
*Demographics:
**Population: 23,130,000
***Anatolia: 5,300,000
***Balkans: 3,550,000
***Egypt: 4,350,000
***Greece: 1,100,000
***Syria: 850,000
***Ifriqiya: 1,025,000
***Atlasiya: 3,555,000
***Hejaz: 400,000
***Mesopotamia: 2,000,000
***Misc: 1,000,000
**Religion:
***Arzham: Under Atouman authority, Arzham would make a re-emergence following the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate in the 14th century. Followers of the Xunni belief, the House of Atmanaglu would dedicate a number of resources to spreading the word of Arzhang. This included the construction of Ozman's Temple, which would stand as the largest religious institution until the construction of Ioxamander's Temple in 1547, and numerous methods of prolythesizing that worked to varied results.
****Xunni Beliefs: The Xunni denomination of Arzham is often characterized by a greater emphasis on the prophet Arzhang, his companions in Persia, and the patronage of the all of the classic Azarkhates’ as rightly-guided successor states in contrast to the Xa’mah belief, which only correlate proper successorship to Arzhang’s original state and the Askari Azarkhate. While the Xa’mah believe that the prophet Arzhang can only be succeeded by relatives or immediate family members, the Xunni deny this concept of succession-by-lineage, instead believing that the Arzhamite community can change and evolve to the point where staying in tradition will only lead to disaster, with this concept being further emphasized by the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate. While most differences between the Xunni and the Xa’mah are relatively political in nature, the Xunni represents a majority of the believers of Arzham that are more wide-spread across Eurasia, with the Xa’mah representing pluralities in places like India and Persia.
***Christianity: Christianity following the collapse of the Byzantine Empire would stagnate during this time, declining into a plurality due to a myriad of policies introduced by the Atouman Empire, such as increased taxing, second-class citizenship, and the banning of proselytizing, which was punishable by death. This decline in Christianity would also be further aided by the re-organization of the Janissaries, which by this part were mostly made up of young Christian slaves from the Balkans that had converted to Islam. During the Atouman-Isetium War, Kaiser Achaeus would institute a similar policy of enslavement and brain-washing, kidnapping the youngest children of various Christian families in Syria and the Levant, as well as re-organizing their numerous churches and cathedrals into mosques or other Arzhamite institutions. As such, the Christian communities in the Atouman Empire declined exceptionally, with most of the Hellenic-influenced Christians converting to Arzham in the face of disaster.
***Judaism: The Jewish communities of the Atouman Empire would flourish in the 16th century due to the former Azarkh Tayyeb’s policy of tolerance. While the Jewish communities of the Empire were small and most located in Constantinople, Kaiser Achaeus would allow the construction of Synagogues along the Ionian coast in exchange for the Jewish communities paying a higher tax as part of the already existing jizya tax. This wouldn’t necessarily bother the Jewish people, for most of the Jews that were able to migrate were mostly bankers that had made fortunes off of their time spent in Europe. The Jewish population were also staunch supporters for Atouman expansion, oftentimes offering funds for extentensive campaigns meant to drive away the heretics from the Holy Land.
***Zoroastrianism: The Zoroastrian community of the Atouman Empire was primarily limited due to Zoroastrian’s decline during the rise of Arzham in Persia and due to a newly realized focus towards Arabia. Zoroastrians in the Atouman Empire were mostly specific to the oriental territories such as Egypt and Hejaz.
***Syncretic Philosophy: Representing a rather small community, Syncretic philosophy in Greece and Anatolia would foster as a result of diversification. Although syncretic schools of thought, such as the Abyadites and Aesunids, were primarily focused on inter-religion unification, other schools like the Smyrnites were more focused on political reform, specifically the adoption of secular political ideologies like democracy and republicanism. The circulation of these differing concepts would lead to Azarkh Tayyeb instituting the eradication of syncretic philosophy in the early years of the 16th century.
*Wars and Conflicts:
**King of Kings: The Second Chapter (1532-)
***Atouman-Ahuras War (1532-1544): As Ioxamander stood over King Ja’far II Ahurid of the Ahuric Empire, his saif unsheathed in his right hand and a war sceptre in his left, he would confront the man who enslaved his fellow Arzhamic bloodlines. Of course, King Ja’far II could not answer, for he was actually already dead, and Ioxamander knew it himself, but he continued to recollect the events that lead to where he was. The sun would rise on a crisp morning in the autumn period of 1541, when Ioxamander, his Vizier, and Xairata would spot the city of Ahuras in the distance. “This won’t be like the other’s...”, stated Ioxamander, “...but it is possible”. “You think so?” asked Xairata, with some sense of doubt in his voice, with Vizier Utman abd-Vedit Pasha interjecting, “He knows so”. As the sun would engulf the desert in beams of heavenly praise, the Grand Army would fall into view, with their armor adapted to the heated conditions and their weapons superior in efficiency. Ioxamander would unsheathe his saif, waving it in the direction of Ahuras, and proclaim profusely, “The city of Ahuras will fall to the might of the Atouman Empire...” turning back towards his men, “... and we will be remembered in the histories! Charge!”, and with that, the Ahuric Empire had been condemned. Ioxamander would lead the charge, slashing and shooting indiscriminately as him and his men stormed the city. It is said that Ioxamander, prior to the war, had said that the Ahuric advancements into the beautiful Arzhamic gardens of Persia were ‘heathen in heart’, elaborating that their incursion on the holy land “... will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen”, and thus, the fury was visible, with apocalyptic fire falling over the city as fighting would continue in the streets. All too quickly would the palace entrance come into view, with Ioxamander walking up the stairway, killing royal guards as the rage of war wages. He would walk through the marble and eerily symmetric palace before coming across King Ja’far II Ahurid sitting his seat overlooking the battle. King Ja’far II would take notice of Ioxamander’s presence, pulling a blade out of his robes in an attempt to end the apocalypse that had descended on the Earth with the birth of the conqueror. If he were successful, the Atouman Empire would’ve seen the death of Ioxamander as heinous, leading to internal conflict and the ultimate dissolution of the Empire in a period less than twenty years, but almost as if God was present, time would slow as Ioxamander turned to see the learching King, only to incapacitate him and, with the King’s own blade, stabbing him in the gut. Ioxamander would hold the King as he began to paint the ground beneath them, falling and crawling to a sitting position. Ioxamander would look onto the King. "I did what I had to do, and you would have done the same!" King Ja'far II would state with a hiss, his tongue split in two and his skin the color of mud. This was in reference to the deaths of the Arzhamic people, whom the native Adnanites viewed as heretical to their lifestyle, ultimately growing into a threat they could not dismiss. Some scholars would argue, however, that the case of Arzhamic disturbances was likely exaggerated or situations being plotted by the Ahuric government to provide motivation towards their religious cleansing. Ioxamander would unsheathe his saif, with the King continuing, "Even if I die...the council will avenge me, and YOU WILL PERISH AT THE HANDS OF GOD!", Ioxamander would chuckle, with the scene changing to Ioxamander as he looked upon the corpse of the dead King, muttering these final words "...I am God". As Ioxamander left the palace, his eyes pupils a shade of red as the sun struck them, he would tell his awaiting Grand Vizier that the Ahuric King was now dead, and that this war had reached it's end. Of course, this technically meant that Ioxamander would no longer push an offensive campaign, instead he would officially coronate Xairata, the field marshal that led the southern campaign through Adnan, as the "Azarkh of Al-Adniya", although it should be noted that Xairata had previously proclaimed himself "Xhultan" of the territory itself. Ioxamander, in doing this action, essentially gave what had been conquered to Xairata, however, this came at the expense of the Atoumans encroaching upon the northern Adnanite cities. The Siege of Muscat in 1544 would end the war officially, with Xairata raising the war banner over the city himself and the Ahuric Empire now non-existent.
==== Kingdom of Galatoi ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** King: Magnurius I Aendarus (1531-nowadays). Magnurius was the only relative to the former king of Galatoi, who passed away in 1530. He was coronated in the times of peace, and peace he promised. Since then, the new dynasty shall reign: the Aendarus family. 
* Economy: Based on trade. Slave trade plays a key role in the economy of Galatoi, expecially Advorix and other major cities. Gold trade is important, too.
* Capital: Advorix
* Demographics: The population of Galatoi is approximately two and a half million people, most of them (95%) live in rural areas. The map shows ethnicities and religions of Galatoi: Grey - almost no people live there except for a few minor settlements. blue - Galatoins (a million people), turquoise - ethnic minoroties but their religion is Ateuritism (Galatoin religion), light green - ethnic minorities who worship Ares or other deities. The regions will later be reffered as "Blue Galatoi", "Turquoise Galatoi", and "Green Galatoi" respetively.
* Wars and Conflicts: none
* Military: 20000 troops, big share of them are slaves.
* Diplomacy: no important diplomatic actions were done during this period of time
* Events:
** Inquisition: with new local lords the king trusts in appointed in “Green” regions, the grand inquisition shall begin. The inquisition includes public punishments and shaming of Ares cult priests and building worship sites of Ateuritism there. 
** The star of Africa: Galatoi emerged victorious in the latest war. The next decades will be marked as the times of peace, prosperity, and cultural development.
** Decentralisation: The lords in “Turquoise” and “Green” regions who were appointed by the king have already established themselves there.
** Homoeroticism: In recent years, homoeroticism is becoming noticeable in Galatoin mythology. The male deities of Ateuritism are paired in stories. However, in different regions, there are different pairs in stories, which causes tensions between worshippers from different regions of Galatoi. The biggest conflict is between LeuTius followers (Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Atregtius, God of Justice and Righteousness) and LeuVirus followers (Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Sacravirus, God of Senseless Destruction)
==== The United Kingdoms of the British Isles (Albion) ====
*Note: If you wish to engage in diplomacy with me, please DM me on Discord
Government: Absolute Monarchy
*Drakes: 
**Queen Victoria (F, b. 1499 - ) (R: 1533 - )
***David (M, b. 1537 - )
***Elizabeth (F, b. 1541 - )
***Francis (M, b. 1541 - )
**Sister: Frances (F, b. 1497 - )
***Albus (M, b. 1519 - )
****George (M, b. 1542 - )
**Brother: Albert (M, b. 1495 - )
***Eldegard (F, b. 1517 - )
****Married off to a Westrian prince
***Rupert (M, b. 1517 - )
****Alvin (M, b. 1545 - )
*Important People: 
Economy: The economy of British Isles consists of trade and commerce of a variety of materials. The primary export products of the UK are fish, wool, cloth, and a variety of vegetables.
Main Religion: Christianity
Cities and Demographics:
*Population: 6.57 million
*Cities
**Brighton: A newer shipbuilding facility located on the English Channel.
**Birmingham: A quiet town that is the location of McCarthy Arms Company, one of, if not, the oldest firearms companies to date.
**Caen: The main hub where products heading to Britain from land mount ships to cross the channel.
**Calais: One of the few French towns still owned by the British, it is a prosperous city that is one of the most important trading hubs in the North Sea.
**Camp Avalon: An old British camp located on a Vinland island. Though mostly uninhabited, it is staffed by a skeleton crew, in the event of a British ship stranding itself on the Vinland island.
**Dover: Main location of the British navy. While elements of the navy are located throughout the territory, the headquarters of the navy are located here. In addition, Dover is the main trading hub between it and Caen.
**Dublin: Main hub of Ireland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**Glaemchester: A British town north of London, this city is known to house various wealthy nobles, with some of the finest tapestries being produced here.
**Glasgow: Main hub of Scotland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**London: The capital of England, and location of the throne.
**Portsmouth: The location of the first drydocks in history, which became the founding of various legendary ships of the Royal Navy
**York: Main center of England’s eastern fishing company. Also where a bulk of British trading companies are located, evident from the various merchant caravels present there.
Wars and Conflicts
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure: A religious war fought within the Roundtable Knights. See events for more info.
Armed Forces
*Total: 134,350 Manpower
*Army
**Total: 127,820
**United Drake Forces: 
***Multi-purpose Shock Infantry: 20,000
***Marksman Infantry: 48,000
***Light Cavalry: 10,000
***Heavy Cavalry: 2,000
***Bow Cavalry: 2,900
***Field Artillerymen: 5,800
****Field cannons: 1,760
***Logistical Support: 30,000
*Roundtable Knights (Elite): 8,350
**These are Britain’s elite forces. A rebirthed version sprouting from Artoria’s original group of holy knights, this force has never lost a battle, and has unwavering loyalty to the crown and the Order of the Roundtable, willing to fight to the death for the survival of the British Isles.
**While most are able to fight, members of the Roundtable are encouraged to branch out into their own craft, such as pottery and sheepherding, with the idea that everyone should act like a Roundtable Knight and give their all into both their craft and their country.
**The only way to become a Roundtable Knight is to be selected by an existing member of the group. Most knights tend to make apprentices out of those they recruit to the Roundtable, and generally, no one usually complains when a Roundtable Knight selects someone to join the ranks of the Roundtables. Depending on the country/chapter, one can also be appointed to the Roundtable by the crown.
**As of 1527, three factions are formed within the Roundtables
***The Crimson Sun
***The Azure Moon
***The White Orchids
****Renames themselves Orchid Heaven in 1542
**Notable (Living) Members:
***The Drake Family
***Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (??? - 1528)
*Navy:
**Personnel: 5,800 (combined between both fleets)
**Naval Vessels:
***Ember-class British Galleons: 20
****Main flagship: HMS Ember
***Swallow-class Interceptor: 18
***Cabigail-class Caravel: 60
***London-class British Caravel: 4
***Dove-class Dual-Purpose Merchant Caravel: 79
****These ships are given to British merchants who sail in dangerous waters, and are crewed by either mercenaries hired by said merchants or the merchants themselves. Only included in ship-counts for the navy to deter invasions by sea.
Research and Development
*MAC Cannons: McCarthy Industries continues to produce MAC Cannons in a variety of calibers and sizes, ranging from small 6 pound field cannons to 16 pound naval cannons. At least in Britain, McCarthy Industries has the monopoly on the firearms industry.
**Continued efforts are made into producing a variety of cannons, with development beginning on a more powerful 24 pounder cannon, with the idea to increase its range with longer barrels.
*Naval Vessels: Continued development on galleons is performed, to see if it is possible to improve British vessels further. They experiment with two aspects; size and firepower. British Naval Engineers hope to determine proper ratios for size, durability, and firepower, as well as taking note of various lessons learned in the field, such as logistical issues found in British Caravels.
*McCarthy Arms Company: Continued efforts are made to improve the wheel lock, with minor changes made over time to allow for easier manufacturing of the rifle.
**In addition, McCarthy Industries begins to work on a handgun to complement the rifles.
*Glaemchester: Becomes a city of prominence with the explosion of tapestry-oriented companies settling down in the city, but is slowly being torn apart due to the religious conflicts occuring within its boundaries.
Training and Production
*4 Swallow-class Interceptors
*100 Dove-class Dual-purpose Merchant Caravels (Will be pumped out at 15-20 per half-decade until the full order is fulfilled)
*Reformation of the Army: Efforts are made to determine if it is possible to train a horse to stay calm while a musket is fired nearby it.
*Whatever equipment and personnel is required to maintain numbers on the frontline.
Diplomacy
*Americas: With intelligence from the Vinlanders, the British decide to scope out the other nations of the Eastern Coast of North America, and see what they have to offer
*Europeans: Though not offered the top-line models, Britain does allow McCarthy Arms Company to sell some of their wares overseas, to those willing to purchase them, at least
**In addition to firearms, Britain is willing to sell some of its old war vessels to fellow European powers, though these sales would only be made to those that the British government deems trustworthy.
**The Crimson Sun and Azure Moon factions send delegations to the countries of Europe, asking for support in their war. Whoever gets more support by the end will determine whether Britain is Roman Catholic or Anglican. (Will be going on for a few more turns)
*Vinland: The British send what supplies they can so that the new Vinland thane can maintain their territory and then some. (see events for more details).
**Teachers and scholars are sent to the new Falaichvikthorp monastery to begin teaching the locals
Allies
*Vinland: Allies in the New World. Though technologically inferior to the British, they are a bridge into the New World, a bridge the British wish to explore into, in return for supporting their new allies
*Velkyst: Norweigan allies in the North Sea. The oldest ally of Britain, harkening back to the British Empire’s founding.
*Westria: An ally on mainland Europe who also dislikes France, cause f**k France (jk).
Events
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure (Part 2): As the warring factions fight on, with the Crimson Sun acting on the offensive. With foreign money and more support (from being the majority prior to the 95 Thesis), they slowly push the Azure Moon faction back, though city warfare is tedious. Some buildings are neutral while others are a hornet’s nest of foes to clear, and the Crimson Sun soldiers can’t barge into every house, since the house might be neutral. As such, casualties are higher than expected, but nevertheless, the Crimson Sun manages to take a few blocks of territory from the Azure Moon from 1543-1544 before they stop to construct defenses, as well as catch a break.
**In the meantime, after renaming themselves “Orchid Heaven”, the faction makes peace with the British Government, as the two work together to contain the conflict within the city.
*Vinland United: Backing Tàmhas of Vinland, the British provide supplies and equipment to the Vinlanders. In addition, merchant ships sent overseas are given permission to ferry those who wish to travel between Vinland and Britain, with offers of British education offered to the nobles of Vinland.
**Standing on His Own (Part 5): Upon a request from the Vinland Thane, the British send over construction workers and supplies to begin the construction of a monastery for the purpose of educating Vinland nobles with the knowledge Britain has accumulated over the years. In 1544, the British send over instructors to staff the new monastery in Falaichvikthorp, though no religious figures appear in the monastery yet.
*The Rise of the Company Fleets (Part 4): With the world opening up, and rumors of prosperity and gold present, various companies sprout up around Britain, with the goal to investigate various locations of notice with hopes to make it big.
**British Faviero Greek Company: “The BFG Company” for short, this company has taken an interest to the region of Elysia. Its leaders, Faviero and Raleigh have enacted a multi-decade long plan to wrestle control of the region for themselves, though if other situations were to come up, they’d adapt on the fly.
***Phase Two: As trading between Britain and Elysia becomes more stable, a permanent place for the fleet to moor at is established. Though housed by a skeleton crew, the ‘temporary’ Camp of Roanoke was established in 1537, to allow merchant ships to dock and send their wares inland, as well as a place for BFG expeditionists to rest for a few days before the BFG expeditionaries move inland.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Doomslayer
**The Henry Amerigo League of Observance: A group (nicknamed HALO) that is headed by Henry of Glaemchester. After their first failed voyage, the group sets off again, though they are employed by Queen Victoria herself to assist in the construction of the Vinland monastery, which also helps the company learn how to traverse the Atlantic.
***During these travels, the company scouts out various portions of North America, though they don’t see anything of notice. As such, they begin heading further south, doing their best to avoid the Spanish convoys that come to and from their territory to the south in their attempt to discover new land to claim.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Pillar of Autumn
*Rulers
**Pendragon:
***Artoria “Ember” Pendragon (F, b.1317- 1389?) (Reign: 1351 ~ 1369 - 1389)
***Ash I (M, b. 1347 - 1434) (Reign: 1390 - 1434)
****Sister: Aura (F, b.1350 - 1434)
***Ash II (M, b. 1399 - 1442) (Reign: 1434 - 1442)
***Amber (F, b. 1424 - ) (Reign: 1442 - 1482)
****Brother: Edward (M, b. 1441 - 1481)
**Mordue:
***River Mordue (F, b. 1322 - 1393) (Reign: 1369 - 1393)
***Henry (M, b. 1353 - 1429) (Reign: 1393 - 1429)
****Daughter: Mary (F, b. 1382 - 1399)
***Lionel (M, b. 1388 - 1482) (Reign: 1430 - 1482)
****Son: Leo I (M, b. 1407 - 1465)
*****Leo III (M, b. 1445 - 1478)
****Son: Leo II (M, b. 1423 - 1478)
****Brother: Henry II (M, b. 1398 - 1478)
***Casimir (M, b. 1454 - 1533)
***Queen Abigail (F, b. 1455 - 1533)
*Roundtable Knights
**Joan “Anne” of Arc (Died in 1431)
**Sir George Cromwell of Cotswold (Died in 1445)
**Sir George Cromwell II of Cotswold (Died in 1482)
**Sir Rex of Dover (Died in 1482)
**Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (Died in 1528)
*Misc
**Shauna McCarthy (Died in 1489)
***Founder of McCarthy Arms Company, one, if not, the oldest firearms companies in the world.
==== Kingdom of Imerina ====
* Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
** Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 51, alive) (R 1517-Present)
** Consort: King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 50, alive) (C 1527-Present)
** Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
** Order of Succession: Princess Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 16, alive), Prince Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 15, alive), Princess Ravoamasina (B 1535 - Age 9, alive), Prince Andrianakotrina [son of Andriamihaja] (B 1519 - Age 25, alive), Prince Andriatanjany (B 1541 - Age 3, alive)
* Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka (even though relations are strained at this point), Mahafaly and Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, mostly due to the effect of foreign contact.
* Allies: N/A
* Capital: Ambanja (de jure), Mahajanga (de facto)
* Demographics (including rebelling areas):
** Population: ca 537 000 total
** Ambanja: 2 200
** Mahajanga: 8 800
** Toamasina: 4 000
** Morafenobe: 1 800
** Analamanga: 1 000
** Rural regions: ca 520 000
** Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili), 6% Adnanite
** Religion: 60% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism, 40% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** N/A
* Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
** Deployed units: None
** 2 050 Spearmen
** 600 Bowmen
** 1 650 Crossbowmen
** 700 Light Cavalry
** 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
* Navy:
** 9 Adananita class ships
** 5 Mer'ana class ships
** 8 transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Everyone on Matagasykara: Zoroastrian missionary work.
* Events:
** Period of Stabilization: A turning point in Imerina's history has arrived and it must adapt to what the new world (no not that one) brings, survival of the fittest. Rangita's reign has been marked by the civil war and recovery and now the third phase begins, that of surviving on our own. It is no mystery to us that the Ahuric Empire's home has gone through some sort of invasion and that it is not the same as it used to be, we cannot rely on them for everything. These following years are marked with policies being taken towards a stronger independent Imerina. Something Rangita also has noticed is that not only was Zoroastrianism brought here, but so were ideas and thoughts from the Ahurics. A lot of things need to managed and there are several ethnic groups within the realm. A system that functions similarly to feudal vassals is set up. Imerina is divided into 5 territories, each one hosting one of the 5 recognized cities as their capital (the only exception being the autonomous territory of the Komoro Islands). These are run by High Chiefs, appointed by the monarch and in return to the monarch they give them some income and oversee the training of soldiers for war. To keep everyone happy, a board of representatives is built as well, with there being one representative person for each recognized ethnic group (Merina, Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Antankarana, Sihanaka, Tsimihety, Bezanozano and Komoro). These are appointed by the High Chiefs and they exist as to keep peace between the ethnic groups, since they have different culture, traditions and most importantly, different fadys (taboos) which are ungodly important in Malagasy society. Imerina is thus also divided into ethnic provinces whose borders roughly reflect where the different peoples live so as to get better perspective on how to handle this. The Antankarana, due to being spread out a lot, are a unique case, having one province for each of the bigger areas they inhabit (the Central Highlands, the Northern Coast and the city of Morafenobe). Since the spread of these peoples has caused slight differences between them in regards to where they reside, the Antankarana representative is a special case, being the one to represent all three regions.
** Tombovelo - Fito (Ny Farany): The years 1540-1543 would be Tombovelo's last. Being born all the way back in the 1480s he obviously has a lot of years on his back. Still, he would continue important works for Imerina, which includes all that Zoroastrian stuff but also things like books on history, mythology, science etc. Most importanly however in 1543 he knew his life was ending and did the one thing he had wanted to do for long. Give the island of which the Malagasy reside a proper name. Neither Imerina nor any other peoples had a real name for the entire island as most just refer to their lands or realm and at most just call the island "home" or something similar. He had thought of something like the name the Ahurics gave to the island "Mer'ana" but he wanted something unique to all of the Malagasy people. He eventually decided on the name "Matagasykara" which was written as the title for a work chronicling the history of the island known at the time: "Tantaran'i Matagasykara". He passed from natural causes not long after it was completed. A state funeral was organized and Tombovelo received a shrine at Maromokotro. Tombovelo was THE figure of Zoroastrianism to Imerina, like how Ndahimananjara was the same but in regards to war and honor and the slow process of conversion to Zoroastrianism has gone on for long. Rangita officially declares Zoroastrianism as based on the teachings of Tombovelo the religion of Imerina, as well as starting the missionary work on converting not only the population of Imerina but also the outside lands of Matagasykara. This does however not mean the ban or oppression of the traditional Haintenist faith, as many aspects of Haintenism exist within Tombovelan Zoroastrianism and traditional mythology is not regarded as any form of heresy.
** Fleet in Being: More emphasis on naval technology occurs and the surveying of the seas around Matagasykara happens on regular basis. More stuff along the coast of East Africa is documented and more proper naval contact between the Order of Avesta and our home island is achieved. We most likely have pretty good contact of the region ranging from southern Dhahabu down to northern Mutapa.
====Dragon's Fire====
*Leadership Structure: There is a leadership structure within Dragon's Fire. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon or the Representative manually. The Representative is the one who operates in the Westrian Netherlands and operates on a similar level as the Grand Dragon. The group's purpose is not exactly clear, having changed a lot over the past 20 years as of 1540. It is perhaps why historians seem to be intrigued but also forget about its existence. The Operator is known to carry out financial operations of the organisation and handles most of the assets of the organisation.
**Grand Dragon:
***Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480 - d. [1549], office 1502 - 1542)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1542)
**Head of the Tangelder Company:
***Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480 - d. [1549], office 1515 - 1542)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1542)
**Representative of the Grand Dragon:
***Hubert Bodde (b. 1473 - d. 1536, office c. early 1510s - 1536)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1536) - thinking of abolishing this role
**Operator (Financier): Gert Rutters (b. 1499, office since 1530)
**Senior Chiefs: Nine figures
*Membership: 950 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag and the surrounding towns within a close range of no more than 20 kilometres. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men. Since the operation was split into two, one based in Westrian Netherlands with a representative (Hubert Bodde) appointed to loyalty and continue the operations of Dragon's Fire in that area. The front company that's set up will secretly funnel any profits if available to this group, topping up on financial incentives. This is not known to anyone yet as the messengers and groups sent to Hispania were mainly seen as 'ordinary' Dutchmen.
**The Tangelder Company: A front company that's set up for any conquistador-esque or mercenary purposes of the group. May be involved in trade too.
***320 men (I forgot to update the location but whatever)
***5 transport ships
***(planning caravels)
*Diplomacy: N/A
*Operations: N/A
*Events: (The lower caps events are hurting me)
**Homecoming (Part 2/2): The return of the crew on 1541 finally gave the news of return. The gold that they have finally obtained was returned home, secretly. Though authorities are noticing, Dragon's Fire and the rest of the members have to quickly bring such gold and silver somewhere else, with all assets divided up into multiple places rather than putting all of it into a central place, since someone can just take it all. This means that senior chiefs and some members of the Company are going to keep it, though 85% of it must be kept under the hands of the organisation for future purchases.
**The Founder of Dragon's Fire, Resigned: As Tangelder ages, the Grand Dragon resigned his leadership on 22nd May 1542 and went into obscurity. Since much of his adventures in the New World are over, the Representative of the Grand Dragon would usurp his position by agreement. This would ultimately end the representative position, however it is still titular by 1545. Koen van der Wel is seeking to abolish this role soon  and ultimately become just the Grand Dragon. The front company is still intact, but the new Grand Dragon is planning to use its funds to fulfil another mission: to colonise other lands. Caravels for protection are planned and so much more is yet to come... But it will take a long time for the second generation of leadership to prepare most of their members for colonisation.
==== Archduchy of Westria ====
* Head of the State: 
** Emperor Friedrich VIII Hohenstaufen (B 1st March 1514 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
*** Head of the Government:
**** Archchancellor Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - D 1541), (R 12th May 1528- 1st January 1541)
**** Archchancellor Reinar von Hauser (B 30th September 1470 - D 10th January 1541), (R 1st January 1541 - 10th January 1541)
**** Interim Leader Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (R 10th January 1541 - 12th January 1541)
**** Archchancellor Hermann von Stroof (B 1488 - still alive), (R 12th January 1541 -present)
***** Government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. Though a lot of powers are also vested in to a council. The title is By the Grace of God Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans, Duke of Burgundy, Guleders, Brabant, Flanders and Luxembourg. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are also the Emperor of the HRE since 1351.
*** Consort:
**** Empress Eldegard Pendragon (B 1517 - still alive), (R 1537 - present)
*** Heir to the throne:
**** Crown Prince Hans Hohenstaufen (B 1516 - still alive), (R 1528 - 1539)
**** Crown Prince Leon Hohenstaufen (B 1539 - still alive), (R 1539 - present)
*** Religious Head: 
**** Archbishop John Schenk (B 1453 - D 1541), (R 1527 - 1541)
**** Archbishop Gerhard von Dress (B 1478 - still alive), (R 1541 - present)
*** Governor of Westrian Netherlands
**** Governor Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (12th May 1528 - present)
*** Demographics:
**** Population:
**** Wien: Population: 20,860
**** Amsterdam: Population: 8,400
**** Konr: Population: 9,510
**** Rich: Population: 11,360
**** Polanum: Population: 12,850
**** Bozn: Population: 14,290
**** Trieste: 13,120
**** Antwerp: Population: 6,350
**** Liege: Population: 6,300
**** Luxembourg: Population: 4,340
**** Brussels: Population: 7,000
**** Rural and smaller towns population: 2,280,930
**** Total population: 2,396,300
**** Religion: catholic christians (96%), Protestants(3%)(many more secret protestants)
**** Ethnicities: 60% Westrian, 2% Venetian, 23% Flemish 10% Wallon and "Luxembourger" 5%
** Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire. We have also started with trade from the sea through our port Trieste and Westrian Netherlands.
** Allies:
** Venice
** Albion
** Escosia
* Wars and conflicts: 
** Chief Commander: Jonas von Hochtenburg (B 1498 - still alive), (R 1537 - present)
** Army: Total of
** Pikemen: 10,400
** Swordmen: 220
** Bowmen: 2,110
** Cavalry: 6,330
** Crossbowmen: 2,140
** Arquebusier: 10,600
** Navy: Total of
** Cocha: 60
** Cog: 50
** Hoy: 36
** Mediterranean brigantines: 20
** Carrack: 18
** Heavy weaponry
** Cannons: 1,250
*** Events:
**** Building a fleet: Continues  
**** Resignation of Archbishop Jopseph Schneck as Archchancellor: Our achcancellor resigned on the 1st january 1541 citing bad health he would die a week later.  
**** The Wien Council leadership election: After the resignation of the Archbishop as archchancellor it was decided that Reinar von Hauser succeded the archbishop. But later on controversies would rose whatever if he had a soft spot for heretics or not. The same month he would be murdered only 10 days in the office again there suspicison that it could be either radical protestant or maybe a catholci plot against him. what followed was complete vacancy as no one could agree on a leader. It was decided that Hans Hartwig would be the leader until a new once could be elected by the council. Two days later a man from the von Stroof family was chosen as the new leader of the council and therefore also the new Archchancellor after the Emperor approved him.  
**** No One Expects the Return of the Westrian Inqusition: The persecution of non catholics continues in our lands. At the same time we try and co-operate with other still catholic nations to try and defeat the ever growing protestantism. The heavy persecution seems to have given fruit but only on the surface as the secret protestants are hidden and their numbers unknown but larger than known protestants at least.  
**** Fighting intensifies in Amsterdam: Religous tensions are growing in a more and more seemingly protestant dominating environment in Amsterdam as street fights between rivaling groups happen more and more often. The inqusition suggest that more and more people are converting to protestantism in the town and exact numbers unknwon they do or almost outnumbers the catholics.  
**** Cleansing of Amsterdam: The slow cleansing continues amid rise of radical protestantism. Clashes between the inqusition and protestants are just getting more and more normal in one instance a group of people even started throwing fruit in anger and frustration.  
**** Cleanising of Brussels: The slow cleansing of Brussels non-catholic population continues. Many of them flee up north strenghtening the position of protestants in Amsterdam and north lowlands region.  
**** Westrian Netherlands: Rebellions here and there that is life in Westrian Netherlands. The soldiers marches around surpressing every rebellion but they seem to just pop up somewhere else when surpressed. It is suggested that they aren't killed properly during fights.  
**** The problematic prince: Prince Hans Hohenstaufen need to leave some even tried to get him elected as leader of the council. He is a heretic lover, a tolerant man that can't keep his mouth shut. He would be sent to a summer vacation palace during the sumer 1541 intending to make him stay there as a retired old man since his job in the Westrian court is done if Keisairvalta isn't interested in him. Though the problematic prince seems to have other plans than ending up as a retired old man.  
* Diplomacy:
* The Crimson Sun: We continue to support them.
==== Sublime State of Zhaowa ====
* Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
** Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures. 
** Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
*** List of Taixus:
**** Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526)
**** Kyang Baklangit (1526-)
** Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
** Council of Nine (Bát Yén ci Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu. 
** Lower Tribunal (Hyaci Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
** Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén ci Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
** Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
*** Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 18 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 15 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 17 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
*** Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 9 seats in the Grand Tribunal,
*** Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal. 
*** Commoner’s Front (Noungyéntang): Forming the basis of Tsúyén’s support base, the Commoner’s Front is a front consisting of ethnic Toraja, Alfur, Makassarese, Papuan, non-Ternatian Halmaherans, and numerous other ethnic minorities, as well as sinitic lesser officials who managed to claw their way up to the Grand Tribunal. The Makkasan and Nunusakuan nobility is well represented within the Commoner’s Front. In addition, numerous merchants, especially those involved in Western Nusantara are staunch activists of this group. Though with disparate views, they all are united in their support of Tsuyenist policies, which emphasize strengthening of the nation by all means necessary, from proto-communist policies in Papua, to policies increasing the power of foreign Hwais, to the construction of a large and powerful navy. They hold 12 seats within the Grand Tribunal.
* Economy: Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
* Main Currency: Ceijen
** Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold). 
* Demographics:
** Ethnic Makeup:
*** 8.9% Pure Sinitic
*** 28.8% Mixed-Sinitic
*** 23.3% Makassarese 
*** 11.1% Sumbawan
*** 8.7% Minahasan
*** 8.3% Alfur
*** 5.8% Toraja
*** 4.1% Papuan
*** 1% Other
** Total Population: 631,500
*** Maluku: 36,000
*** Makassar: 30,500
*** Manado: 28,000
*** Nimkyóng: 23,000
*** Ampenan: 17,000
*** Selam: 16,000
*** Launa: 12,000
*** Sufu: 8,500
*** Jáng Hwi: 4,500
*** Tangbana: 1000
* Religion: 6% Xianist, 18% Mahayana Buddhist, 20% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 26% Animist, 5% Arzhamist, 25% Clearwater Buddhist, 1% Other
* Military: 29,150 Personnel (~4.62%)
** Army: 8,900
*** 200 Garrison Artillerymen 
*** 3,800 Standard Infantry
*** 1,200 Field Artillerymen (all personnel not armed with melee weapons)
*** 100 Military Engineers
*** ~3500 Disorganized Infantry
** Navy: 20350 Sailors/Marines, 814 Ships (excluding coastal patrol) 
*** 18 Hunghwangjwen (45 meters) (1980 crew total)
*** 60 Yienkapjwen (35 meters) (6000 crew total)
*** 180 Supply ships (30 meters) (3375 sailors total)
*** 55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (27 meters) (1155 crew total)
*** 180 3-Masted Djongs (24 meters)  (3240 crew total)
*** 200 War Perahu (17 meters) (2000 crew total)
*** 50 Reconnaissance Ships (15 meters) (400 crew total)
*** 70 Troop Transports (700 crew total, able to carry 5600 troops in total)
*** Various Disorganized Levied Coastal Patrol (1500 crew)
** Firearms:
** Cetbang/Jwangpiau: The Jwangpiau is the most commonly used gun in Zhaowa. It is a breech-loading swivel gun, and is used on fortifications and ships. These come in portable (wheeled) and stationary varieties. 
** Xépdan-tswáng: The Xépdan-tswang, literally meaning “Ten Shot Gun”, is a gun similar to an Organ Gun. Inspired by the multiple rocket launchers in use across the Sinosphere, instead of firing arrows or rockets, it fires iron or bronze pellets. It is used as an anti-personnel gun. Due to it having 10x more barrels than an average gun, it can shoot 10x more bullets, but it takes 10x more time to clean. Unlike the guns of Europe, it is breech loading, which provides quicker loading time. To seal the breech, paper cartridges or a block are used, though this is quite ineffective. The Xépdan-tswáng is used in very low quantities, with perhaps only 50 being used across Zhaowa.
** Cauywa Lagatswáng: The Cauywa Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Zhaowanese Small Long-Gun”, is a firearm used across Zhaowa in mediocre quantities.  Deriving from the Javanese Arquebus, it features a mechanism not dissimilar to a serpentine lock, though it requires a match to fire. It is classified as a type of Arquebus. It does not feature a stock, making it quite unstable, but it makes up for this with a folding stand. 
** Farang Lagatswáng: The Farang Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Frankish (Western European) Small Long-Gun”. It refers to all European arquebuses imported into Zhaowa, and all Arquebuses with features such as matchlocks and wheelocks. 
** Bedil Tombak/Lungencwung: The Lungencwung, literally meaning “Hand Gun”, is a common gun in Zhaowa. It is quite simple, with a socket attached to a pole and a tube from which projectiles are fired from. It commonly has a blade attached to it in case of melee fighting. Around all infantry in Zhaowa uses it along with another blade.
** Hwacá: The Hwacá is a multiple rocket launcher or an organ gun, depending on the projectile used. It fires around 150 rockets or arrows, which are contained within a wooden frame. The wooden frame allows the rockets to fly straighter, and, as a result, farther. In elevated positions, they have a range of 600 meters. However, on flat positions, they have a range of only 200 meters. Current rockets have a length of around 15 centimeters. Though with a short range, it has enough force to make a 30 cm-deep crater in a patch of sand. A second, larger rocket is currently being produced, with a length of 45 centimeters, with a range of 1100 meters. 
** Cwungdung: The Cwungdung is a common firearm in Zhaowa, used on larger ships and on fortresses. Most models of Cwungdung have a maximum range of around 950 meters, with one model having a maximum range of 1500 meters with darts. Darts are made out of wood tipped with iron, with iron tail fins. Unlike the modern conception of darts, these darts are quite large, slightly less than a meter long. When they strike their target, they generally bury up to their iron fletching. Though less destructive than rockets, they have much better accuracy. Cwungdung also fire numerous iron or stone cannonballs, though they have much lower range, with an average maximum range of 600 meters. 
*  Research and Production: 
*  Cwungdung: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow.
*  Navy: Langka Karaeng fully updates the navy. He is aiming for the Yienkapjwen to eventually become the backbone of the Zhaowanese navy, not a complement.
*  Rockets: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow
*  Wars and Conflicts: 
** Occupation of Sunda (1535-): Regardless of the Majapahit response, Sunda is treated as a territory of Zhaowa. In 1543, Simao’s main base of operations for activities within Nusantara is captured. Though a major victory, numerous fortresses of his still exist. Roads are built, and an open immigration policy is put into practice, with numerous Zhaowanese migrating into Sunda, intermingling with the Chinese diaspora already present.
** Subdual of Majapahit (1545-): [Potential War] In case the ultimatum to Majapahit is not accepted, a fleet consisting of 130 Zhaowanese ships sails to the city of Majapahit from Makassar. Before the conflict, the coast of Java island is to be scouted by reconnaissance ships. 40 ships from the pre-existing fleet stationed in and around the Sunda Strait are to sail to Majapahit city to provide assistance to the Zhaowanese fleet. The 1000 soldiers left in Sunda are to hold their ground. In addition, 1200 soldiers shall be brought along to capture the city of Majapahit city. Majapahit’s ships are quite large, with each of them having 100 sailors aboard. First, the larger Zhaowanese ships shall fire upon their fleet, with their long-range Cwungdung and Rockets. Once the Majapahit fleet is sufficiently softened up, numerous Perahu are to engage the larger ships using hit-and-run and good ol’ grapple-and-board tactics. Should any Majapahit ship attempt to advance, the larger Zhaowanese ships will fire upon them. If the Majapahit navy is defeated, then 1200 soldiers shall attempt to capture the city. (Majapahit stats from Zandhart’s turn: 100 ships, 9,000 soldiers)
*** 170 Ships (Attacking Majapahit City)
*** 1200 Soldiers (Attacking Majapahit City)
*** 80 Ships (Defending the Sunda Strait) 
*** 1000 Soldiers (Defending the Sunda Strait)
* Diplomacy:
** Majapahit: It is clear that you cannot protect your own people from a measly Farang pirate. Cede all coastal land along the Sunda Strait  for safekeeping from foreign pirates. If you do not respond within 12 days of this message reaching your capital (9 days to deliberate), war shall be declared.
** Yolngu: Hi can we fish off on your coast plez we got spices, knives, rice, alcohol, spices, bananas, silk, basically everything.
** Khmerlacca (If Majapahit refuses the ultimatum): Loyal ally, the nation of Majapahit has become weak, and cannot manage it’s own land and people, allowing foreign piracy to plague the nation. We shall take it upon ourselves to restore order to their lands, but it would be very much appreciated if you do so as well. (TL;DR: hi please kill Majapahit with us)
** Indonesian Local Rulers (If Majapahit refuses the ultimatum): Who wants tribute? Screw tribute! The rulers in Majapahit aren’t even able to keep your people safe! Revolt, and independence shall be guaranteed. 
* Events:
** Pacific Exploration (2):
*** Bodies in the Water (2): The Zhaowanese expedition sails for months, but does not find any land, They unknowingly had sailed north of the Caroline islands, and were stuck in a stretch of sea with no land at all. Eventually, the crew, suffering from scurvy, mutiny due to their captain hogging the limited sources of Vitamin C left on the ship. They promptly toss the captain into the ocean, and attempt to sail back home as quickly as possible. However, months of poor food and social isolation had slowly whittled the sanity of the sailors. One night, a man jumps off of the ship. Then, two weeks later, another man does the same. When they reach Palau, they are forever changed. Later, all of them drown themselves to death. This phenomenon spreads among the population. Lake Tondano, the location where one sailor allegedly drowned himself, becomes a hotspot for these sorts of incidents. Typically, the victim sees a body floating within the water and believes it to be one of someone they know. They swim over, and in doing so, often drown. The Zhaowanese Central Government shuts down all travel to and from the area around lake Tondano. Within a few weeks, the incidents cease occuring.
*** Voyage to Yietcuéthya (2): Ngwo Kiémhúy’s expedition to Tonga is a success, and relations between the two nations are established. However, it is soon clear that the seas of Tonga have little to offer besides the odd species of fish and tropical plants, such as the skipjack tuna. However, the woodworking traditions of the Tongans are noted. Following the expedition, Ngwo Kiémhwí officially becomes the Zhaowanese ambassador to all pacific lands, including Australia. Due to contact being established, numerous Xianist and Clearwater Buddhist missionaries make their way to Tonga in the following years. 
*** Split Peach in Tainamtau (1): Trepanging is an incredibly lucrative industry, and the best fishing grounds for sea cucumber are right off the coast of Australia. Sea cucumber is often used as a flavor enhancer, and there are rumors that it may be a stimulant and aphrodisiac. It is also considered a delicacy among the people of East Asia. In addition, rumors of strange beasts roaming around in the continent of Australia have spread among the population. In 1542, Ngwo Kiémhwí is assigned the task of leading a delegation to Yolngu for the purposes of fostering trade relations. A notable member of the delegation is Áu Sénghói, a young man wishing to catalogue the beasts and customs of the people of the far south. On August 18th of 1542, 3 ships and a dozen or so men reach OTL Arnhem Land, the core territory of the Council of Yolngu. Áu Sénghói draws and describes numerous animals, such as Kookaburras, Dingoes, Euros, numerous monitor lizards, Cassowary, Emu, and Marsupial Lion. In addition, he notes numerous weapons and tools used by the Yolngu, such as the Hielaman, Woomera (spear-thrower), and the exotic use of animal and human bones in their weapons. Áu Sénghói commends the Yolngu on their morals, and notes that they practice much respect in terms of familial relations. The concept of Dreamtime, called Wongar in the Yolngu language, is described by Sénghói, though not in the best way, due to him being an outsider. Interestingly, Sénghói proposes that the Yolngu people didn’t always inhabit the lands they now occupy, suggesting that the myth of Barnumbirr, a Yolngu creator deity representing the morning star, leading the first humans to Australia a historical account of them migrating from elsewhere. Ngwo Kiémhwí and Áu Sénghói become rather close during their time together, with Áu Sénghói even falling in love with Kiémhwí. However, Ngwo Kiémhwí, albeit pleasant, is largely indifferent to those around him, and just finds Sénghói amusing to be around. In addition, Kiémhwí already has a wife. Knowing that Kiémhwí returning his feelings is hopeless, Sénghói, though still subconsciously wanting a relationship with him, doesn’t try to advance the relationship. In addition, if caught having an affair, the punishment for the two could be immense, especially for Kiémhwí, due to him having a wife. Due to years of Zhaowanese beliefs concerning love and homosexuality being drilled into his head, Sénghói tries to deny his attraction to Kiémhwí, and trys to think of it as a fleeting attraction. The two likely would’ve stayed in this limbo for years if it weren’t for a sudden tragedy occurring in 1543. On January 11th, Kiémhwí’s wife dies due to complications in childbirth, killing his unborn daughter as well.  Kiémhwí would rush to Zhaowa, even though it was currently in the middle of Monsoon reason. The entirety of the delegation returns to Zhaowa, deeming their mission over. Kiémhwí would stay in Zhaowa for the next few years, constantly hopping from relationship to relationship. Due to him already having a son, he felt no need nor faced any societal pressure to find a new wife. However, he would never find satisfaction in any of his relationships, and all of them were short lived. Sénghói would still be in contact with Kiémhwí, only worsening his desire to be with him.
** Fenghuang of the South Sea (1): 
*** Lost One’s Origin: Touiku, mastering the disciplines of calligraphy, poetry, mathematics, medicine, and law, as well as becoming well-versed in Buddhist scripture and the Confucian classics at the age of 16, vindicates Tsúyén’s original hunch. Tsúyén additionally teaches her the basics of military and political theory. At age 12, in 1541, she begins to express increasing interest in swordsmanship. Tsúyén gladly teaches her the art of the sword, though with many limits, due to his old age. One night, in 1543, she looks at Tsúyén’s arquebus and reveals that her mother had one. This would raise Tsúyén’s suspicions about the girl’s origin. He never bothered to pry about the girl's life before she was kidnapped and sent to Jakarta. However, numerous facts about the girl didn't quite make sense, in retrospect. When Tsúyén met her, she spoke fluent Zhaowanese without an accent, which didn't make much sense, as she should have spoken it for 2 years. Perhaps she is a member of the Zhaowanese diaspora, which during this time was confined to Khmerlacca, but that wouldn't make much sense either, as most of the captives which were aboard her were all from Kansha. Though likely nothing more than a suspicion, Tsúyén begins to suspect that the girl’s mother was the same girl who had fled north from Zhaowa. The timeline certainly matched up; the Liemdzú girl escaped in 1521, and Touiku had been born in 1528. Tsúyén had been present when the supposed body of Daikou was found after the execution, and he knew that something was up. Daikou was a few centimeters taller than the corpse, and though it is near impossible to discern facial features after they have been burnt, Tsúyén was almost certain that the corpse was not Daikou. The Liemdzu girl had vanished on the day of the execution, making Tsúyén suspect some fishy business involving the two. However, there was one issue with his suspicion that Touiku was from Japan. On a winter night in 1543, Touiku reveals that she was born in Kyushu, Nagasaki, to be exact. Now almost certain that the Liemdzu girl and Daikou had escaped to Kyushu, and that the former had birthed Touiku, Tsúyén knew that this girl’s significance was far beyond what he had previously imagined. Tsúyén, knowing Japanese, begins speaking it to Touiku, in an attempt to help her regain fluency, should she ever return to the place of her birth. 
*** A Question of Career: Due to Touiku having no formal connections, finding a place within the Zhaowanese upper classes is, to say the least, no easy task. After taking the Medical Examination in 1543 she becomes an Úyxáng, a physician, at the age of 14. In the meantime, Tsúyén would search for a proper partner for Touiku. 
** The Imperial Idea (6):
*** Illness Strikes: In November of the year 1544, Baklangit, aged 46, falls ill. In fact, rumor has it that the Taixu is on the verge of death. In fact, numerous priests, soothsayers, and siegung have all unanimously foretold his death.  Touiku sees this as an opportunity to increase her standing among the Zhaowanese Aristocracy, and requests that Tsúyén appoint her to treat Baklangit. Having seen the girl’s medical skills by himself, he accepts the request. After two weeks, Baklangit resumes ruling, as fine as he had been before. This case garners Touiku much fame, and word of the girl’s abilities spread, much to the delight of herself and Tsúyén. However, this incident makes Baklangit’s own mortality all too clear to him. Urged on by Tsúyén, and wanting to make his reign stand out from the numerous Zhaowanese Taxus before him, Baklangit decides to do one thing before he inevitably dies, and one thing only; the Subdual of Majapahit. 
==== Keisairvalta ====
* Government: Elective Monarchy/ Aristocratic Oligarchy
** King: [Riksdag Rule]
** Dynasty: Varold
* Economy: The Keisairvaltan Economy is based on heavily by trade through the Baltic Sea. As well as agriculture. Although the economy is influenced by Asian trade.
* Capital: Varntio
* Demographics:
** Population: 10 Million (Adjusted for new territories gained)
*** Ingrians: 45%
*** Rostovians: 15%
*** Misc Finnic Cultures: 5%
*** Vesnians: 7%
*** Daeva: 9%
*** Volgans: 10%
*** Varangian: 4%
** Religion:
*** Eastern Orthodox: 90%
*** Catholic: 4%
*** Traditional Religions: 2%
*** Judaism: 4%
** Diplomacy
*** Komi: We declare war on Komi to Liberate Yurzhinsk.
** Wars & Conflicts
*** Komi: Under the Casus Beli of Liberation of Yurzhinsk, we perform an assult of Komi hoping to get it done quickly, so that nations have little oppritunity to invade.
** Military
*** Total: 100k
*** Infantry: 70k
*** Cavalry: 25k
**** Light Cavalry: 15k
**** Heavy Cavalry: 10k
*** Artillery: 5k
*** Navy: 45 Ships
** Events
*** Rise of Aleksander: The offer of Westria has given Aleksander a great oppritunity. However his when he pitches the idea to the Riksdag, they denounce the idea, not wanting a German Protestant in an Orthodox Ingrian nation. He realized he needed a Keisairvaltan native, someone who was tough on their enemies, someone easy to put your trust in, but someone whos also easy to control.
==== Council of Yolngu ====
* Government: Tribal Council.
** Chieftain: Noine & Juney
** Head Shaman: Nargi
** Head Elder: Tougea
** Representatives:
*** Walwallie: Yallup
*** Amwari: Suna
*** Jawoyn: Pendor
*** Djani: Yarre
*** Gawara: Nomi
*** Alawa: Pangee
** Economy: Traditional (Bartering, Equal Value, etc)
** Main Religion: Dreamtime
** Allies:
*** Syonan
*** Wuthayhi
** Cities and Demographics:
*** Population: ~55,000
*** Ethnicity:
**** Aboriginal: 100%
***** Yolngu Nation: ~35%
***** Kalkadoon tribes: 20%
***** Gwarri tribes : ~45%
* Traditions:
** Please look under events for traditions
* Wars & Conflicts: none
*Military: ~1100 Troops
**~ 500 troops paired with animal companions
***~N/A troops paired with a marsupial lion
***~N/A troops paired with a dingo
***~N/A troops paired with a euro
***~N/A troops paired with a perentie lizard
***~N/A troops paired with a cassowary
**~N/A troops atop great monitor lizards (gifted by syonan by trade)
**~ N/A troops going on foot
**Types of Weapons:
***~N/A troops with boomerangs
***~N/A troops with hielaman + shield
***~N/A troops with throwing spears
***~N/A troops with clubs
***~N/A troops with bone weaponry (animal and human bones)
* Diplomacy
** Zhaowa: Hello! We allow the trade union between Yolngu and Zhaowa, in fact so much so that we have opened several trading ports for you to come by and trade with us! Chief Noine has extended their hand this trade and offers a Kookaburra alongside with a Magpie!
** Wuthayhi: Peace and even trading is prominent between the two nations, however, Chief Juney in particular would like to unite both Yolngu and Wuthayhi under one nation. (1545)
* Events:
** Animals Domesticated and Released Occasionally: Kookaburra, Dingo, Euro, Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard, Perentie, Goanna, Cassowary, Marsupial Lion, Monitor Lizard & Emu.
*** Additional Domestication: Upon further inland, there have been sites of odd looking creatures similar to the Euros; in modern day Australia it is noted this creature in particular has been called Tree Kangaroos. These kangaroos in particular are known to be found in the northern territory of Wuthayhi.
*** Selective Breeding: Nomi of the Gawara has come up with the idea of selective breeding with certain animals, due to how large the Emus are, she has selected this specific animal. She believes in the future the Emus will be large enough to ride upon into future wars if needed be.
** Elections: There are new elections for the Council of Yolngu, several main tribes have stepped forward to show their moxie -- a total of fifty-three people have shown their interest in the betterment of the Council. Elections for each leader for the different representatives of the tribes will have a six week grace period to show their skills to the masses. Nomi of the Gawara tribe won by a longslide
** Traditions of Yolngu: After the periods of war, the traditions are in full swing! Certain traditions are held every five years and it switches between Tribal Warfare, Seafarer, and Chosen Heroic. Unless stated otherwise, major traditions of Yolngu will take place within The Inala (which has moved areas).
*** Tribal Warfare: In loose terms there are an approximation of fourteen tribes with twelve people in each of these tribes. They use the term tribe quite loosely, as in modern lingo it would be called teams. In each of these teams they house a representative of animals that show as their signature. The leader of the team will use said signature animal as the mascot whereas the rest of the team members will use their companion animals. Within Tribal Warfare itself, it will showcase the leadership and the cooperation of the team. Weapons and animal companions are allowed within the team, there are two types of games the teams can choose from. Either a modern day Capture the Flag, or Tactical Warfare. To choose either one of these and succeed will result in the next tier. For the span of fourteen days (with various moments for the teams to have rests and even train) this event will be held.
**** Capture the Flag: Extremely self-explanatory, however there are some twists to what the people of Yolngu partake. There shall be no more than two guards around the flag, the usage of weaponry and even taking prisoners are allowed -- however, killing the opposing team members will be an immediate disqualification of the team. Weaponry is allowed within the game, thus friendly skirmishes are allowed. Not allowed to use their companion animals.
**** Tactical Warfare: Tactical Warfare is a popular choice amongst those who wish to show their prowess in battle, from the way their weapons dance on their bodies to the team leaders showing their keen observation for the field. When Tactical Warfare is chosen, the field of The Inala will change akin to what the Outback is envisioned, a treacherous place filled with various jagged rocks and poisonous plants (all of which has been supervised and made antidotes of). Animal companions are allowed within this scope of the chosen game. One crucial rule to Tactical Warfare, the teams are not allowed to venture past The Lines of Scrutiny (which is the boundary) or they (the player) shall be disqualified -- this also includes their companions.
====The Syonanese Diarchy | Syonan Nikun-shu====
*Government: Mixed Noble Republic
**Grand Kōshaku of All Syonan, Suwawa and Tidung, Lord Protector of Sabah and Palawan: The Grand Kōshaku is the ruler of Syonan. He is elected by the Syonanese Diet upon the previous Kōshaku’s death, resignation, or impeachment and serves a life term.
***Noriaki Kakyoin (born 1462, ruled 1491-1526)
***Hideki Heihachiro (born 1494, ruled 1526-)
**Subordinate Kōshakus: The constituent kingdoms of Hiraga and Nagasato are each ruled by a subordinate Kōshaku. Subordinate Kōshakus are the second most powerful positions in Syonan, with a subordinate Kōshaku having almost total control in their respective domains, answering only to the Grand Kōshaku and their respective Diets.
***Hiragan Kōshaku:
****Yoshimune Kira (born 1449, ruled 1475-1514)
****Ryohei Higashikata (born 1455, ruled 1514-)
***Nagasatoan Kōshaku:
****Ginzo Souji (born 1453, ruled 1482-)
****Shigeki Souji (born 1497, ruled 1540-)
***Yang di-Pertua Agong of Sabah and Palawan: Serves a similar role to a subordinate Kōshaku, with free reign over the 8 prefectures of Sabah and Palawan.
****Pengiran Dahud Sinaman (born 1470, ruled 1511-)
**Syonanese Diet: The Syonanese Diet is the main legislative body of Syonan. A bicameral system based on Syonan’s 2 constituent kingdoms, it is composed of Syonan’s nobility and particularly powerful burgher families. The Syonanese Diet hosts 732 delegates in total.
***Hiragan Diet: The Hiragan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (located in the northern half of Syonan). Made up of notable Hiragan noble and burgher families, the Hiragan Diet hosts 437 delegates.
****The autonomous province of Sabah and Palawan sends 27 delegates to the Hiragan Diet.
***Nagasatoan Diet: The Nagasatoan Diet is the main legislative body of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato (including the overseas territories of Suwawa and Tidung), located in the southern half of the country. Composed of notable Nagasatoan noble and burgher families, the Nagasatoan Diet hosts 295 delegates.
****Suwawa and Tidung, being governed under Nagasato, is theoretically subject to the Nagasatoan Diet. However, there is little to no representation of the two overseas territories in the Syonanese legislature.
***Unified Outer Diet: The unofficial legislative body of Syonan’s overseas territories, it is de facto the main governing body in Syonanese Borneo and Sulawesi, with their laws holding more clout on the ground than even federal laws. The Unified Outer Diet hosts 201 members, 88 from Sabah, 72 from Tidung, and 51 from Suwawa.
**Political Parties: Although no real political parties exist in Syonan as of yet, there are several loose power blocs within the Syonanese Diet, with borders between specific power blocs sometimes muddy and difficult to discern. Many delegates are influenced by multiple blocs.
***Centralists: The Centralist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire more central government control over local affairs in Syonan. An extremely big tent bloc, Centralists range from those who simply want more government oversight in day to day governance, to supporters of Anjuro Katagiri’s absolutist and imperial policies, to those who want to do away with the Diarchy system altogether. Significantly more powerful in the north than in the south the Centralists, along with their bitter enemies the Federalists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet.
***Federalists: The Federalist bloc is composed of those delegates who desire less central government control over Syonan. A similarly big tent bloc to the Centralists, they range from feudalists to status quo supporters to even a few Nagastoan secessionists. Significantly more powerful in the south and in the Bornean territories than in the north, the Federalists, along with the Centralists, are the two most powerful blocs in the Syonanese Diet, and are perpetually at odds with one another.
***Traders: Supporting mercantilist policies and touting the trade guilds as the lifeblood of the Syonanese economy, the traders punch far above their weight in power, mostly due to Syonan’s control over the seas. They are the most staunch supporters of the Sulu Sea sound toll. Many of them tend to agree in part with the Militarists on certain supposed “integral territories of Syonan”.
***Militarists: The Syonanese militarists are probably by far the most unified bloc in Syonanese politics, uniformly advocating for stratocratic principles and aggressive foreign policy to “keep Syonan great” (read. continue Syonanese near-hegemony over maritime Southeast Asia). They are quite inclined to randomly scream “Syonan Banzai” and debate you for hours on how Palawan and Sabah are integral territories of Syonan stolen by the Bruneians.
***Traditionalists: The traditionalists are a faction dedicated to preserving the status quo. They are the most socially conservative group, and also tout an isolationist foreign policy, which they call “Sakoku”. No one really takes them seriously at the moment.
***Religious Supremacists: Syonan’s religious supremacists are a mostly fringe group that emphasize increased authority of religious bodies over governance and everyday life. Although the Shinto, Buddhist, Hindu and Xianist blocs clash often, their proposed policies are much the same, designed to give their religion more power in state affairs.
***Reformists: Even with the most conventional parliamentary system, there will always be a couple hardy radicals. ‘Nuff said.
*Administration: Syonan is divided into 2 constituent kingdoms (koku), which are further subdivided into 10 provinces (dō). The 9 provinces are in turn subdivided into 43 prefectures (ken), which are in turn further divided into districts (gun).
**Suwawa and Tidung are considered overseas territories of the constituent Kingdom of Nagasato. They do not have any representation in the Syonanese Diet, and their people are not considered Syonanese citizens (and thus are not awarded the rights of Syonanese citizens) unless they are descended from at least one Syonanese parent or descended from at least one parent that has served in the Syonanese military.
**Sabah and Palawan is an autonomous province under the constituent Kingdom of Hiraga (with the exception of the southernmost portions of former Bruneian Sabah, which has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Nagasato as Tarakan Prefecture). Autonomous provinces are similar to normal provinces except that they have more power domestically, as the constituent kingdom-level government is not allowed to impose laws and restrictions on the autonomous province, with the only power they are able to wield over provincial authorities in an autonomous province being a veto.
*Capital City:
**Syonanese and Hiragan Capital: Morioh
***Sabahan Capital: Sandakan
**Nagasatoan Capital: Nagasato
***Suwawan Capital: Gorontalo
***Tidungese Capital: Kutei
*Economy: Syonan boasts a diverse and robust economy geared towards foreign trade. Major sectors of the Syonanese economy include agriculture, mining, the spice trade, fishing, and logging. The late 15th and early 16th centuries would see the inception of the Syonanese plantation economy, particularly prevalent in the plains of Central Luzon and inland Mindanao, while urban and coastal economies would remain dominated by various merchant guilds.
**Currency: The Syonanese taru is the main currency in Syonan, backed up by gold reserves, with one taru equivalent to around 3.2 grams of gold. In rural and remote areas, however, the barter system is king, due to limited state influence in these areas.
*Demographics:
**Total Population: 1,281,728
***Hiraga: 480,295
****Morioh: 43,025
****Mei-nira: 63,012
****Kitahara: 36,725
****Kanakawa 30,878
****Keishi: 28,193
****Naga: 25,378
***Nagasato (including Tarakan but not Suwawa or Tidung): 303,470
****Nagasato-shi: 35,145
****Davao: 39,104
****Pemagarong: 27,992
****Souhama-Shibu: 26,023
****Tsuhama: 23,125
****Cagayan: 9,231
***Sabah and Palawan: 271,048
****Sandakan: 38,370
****Api: 25,925
***Suwawa: 78,028
****Gorontalo: 11,792
***Tidung: 148,887
****Kutei: 21,885
**Ethnicities:
***26.6% Syonanese (340,496 people)
****12.9% Yojin (“pure” Syonanese) (43,924 people)
****87.1% In-jin (mixed race Syonanese) (296,572 people)
***20.8% Native Syonanese (266,580 people)
****22.8% Takairō-jin/Tagalog (60,780 people)
****19.7% Kabishi-jin/Visayan (52,516 people)
****12.5% Rusonto-jin/Ilocano (33,323 people)
****7.4% Ibaruno-jin/Bicolano (19,727 people)
****7.1% Nagasato-jin/Maguindanao (18,927 people)
****30.5% Other groups (81,307 people)
***13.6% Malay (174,489 people)
***8.0% Japanese (102,717 people)
***0.8% Vietnamese (10,906 people)
***0.7% Chinese (9,694 people)
***5.8% Suwawan (73,915 people)
***8.5% Kadazan-Dusun (109,056 people)
***6.4% Bajau (82,398 people)
***2.7% Murut (35,140 people)
***5.3% Dayak (67,857 people)
***0.6% Other (mostly Southeast Asian, Indian and Arabian traders) (7,270 people)
**Religions: Religion in Syonan is not necessarily exclusive, with many Syonanese ascribing to beliefs from 2 or more religions.
***Syonanese Shinto: Syonanese Shinto has diverged greatly from Shinto in the Japanese islands, with many Shinto kami being syncretized with native and Hindu deities, and Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism heavily influencing the religion. Most prevalent in coastal, urban and lowland areas dominated by ethnic Syonanese, Syonanese Shinto is the main religion of Syonan.
****~55% of the population (~705,000 people)
***Syonanese Buddhism: A sect of Buddhism almost totally exclusive to the islands of Syonan, Syonanese Buddhism is heavily influenced by Shinto, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism and native beliefs. It is by far the most influential Buddhist sect in Syonan, although other sects do manage to gain followers in the Syonanese Isles.
****~50% of the population (~640,000 people)
****Other Buddhist sects (Mahayana, Theravada and Zen Buddhism) are practiced by ~9% of the population (~115,000 people)
***Hinduism: Practiced by many indigenous and mixed-race Syonanese especially in Mindanao and the Visayas, Hinduism in Syonan has been heavily syncretized with Syonanese Buddhism and Shinto (and vice versa), with many Hindu gods in Syonan being almost indistinguishable from the Syonanese variants of Shinto kami. A more “pure” version of Hinduism exists in coastal Tidung and in newly-acquired Sabah.
****~40% of the population (~513,000 people)
***Xianism: Xianism states that the sole god of man, Tian, has endowed humans with the ability to become "Xian", basically deities, unlocked by committing good deeds in Tian's name, and understanding Tian and the way the universe works. Unlike many Eastern religions, Xianism is a monotheistic religion. Practitioners of the religion are mostly confined to the ethnic Chinese minority within Syonan, and are most prevalent in Pemagarong and Mindoru Prefectures.
****~1% of the population (~10,000 people)
***Other: In remote, mountainous areas of inland Syonan, as well as in the jungles of Tidung and Suwawa, many native tribes still live as they did before Syonanese settlement on the islands, and still worship their old gods in much the same way as they once did.
****~15% of the population (~192,000 people)
*Military:
**Grand Army of Syonan:
***Deployed forces: 20,000
***Total forces: 40,000
****8,000 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
****5,000 Field Artillery Personnel
****20,000 Light Infantry
****7,000 Light Mixed Cavalry
****5,000 Homeland Security Infantry (Military Police)
***Reservists/Potential levies: 0
**Syonan Nikun Royal Navy:
***Total sailors: 26,000
***Total ships (excluding coastal patrol): 380 ships
****SNRN Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Muramasa
*****Crew: 120
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Yamamoto
*****Crew: 70
****SNRN Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruiser Higashikata
*****Crew: 70
****12 Muramasa-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 120
****27 Yamamoto-class Oceanic Battlecruisers
*****Crew: 70
****191 Subarashi Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
*****Crew: 60
****157 Subarashi Dātsu-class Oceanic Interceptors
*****Crew: 40
****410 Tsuna-class Torpedo Boats
*****Crew: 10
****383 Transport Ships
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Syonanese Resistance War: The Syonanese Resistance War (1529-) was a low-intensity guerilla war carried out by several different organizations against Japanese shadow-rule of Syonan.
***Battle of Cagayan - September-November 1543: The first major confrontation between Resistance troops and the Syonanese Army, the Battle of Cagayan would turn out as an astounding victory for the Syonanese Resistance, mainly due to a combination of surprise, local support and guerilla tactics. Several Resistance groups would launch a surprise attack at Cagayan, a major regional hub in northern Nagasato, and, most importantly, not heavily defended. Quickly overwhelming the small local garrison, the Resistance would capture Cagayan, and then proceed to fend off repeated assaults by the Syonanese Army attempting to restore control of the city. By early 1544, Cagayan and its surrounding environs would be under the firm control of the Syonanese Resistance.
***Terrorism Isn’t Noble, But It’s Necessary: Throughout the earliest stages of the Resistance War, the various resistance groups would mostly be engaged with sporadic terrorist attacks, mainly towards government officials.
***Overrunning the Countryside: Several resistance groups would make their bases in rural and remote areas of inland Syonan, comparatively farther away from authorities. Over the next few years, these resistance groups would struggle for control over the rural countryside of Syonan with government authorities, as well as, at times, each other.
***For more information, see Events.
*Research:
**Type 001 Yajiri Torpedo Mod. 1498: An updated model of the Yajiri Torpedo allowing it to reach faster speeds in water and improving its accuracy.
**Subarashi Kulog Taihou Mk.V: We begin to equip more ships with this cannon.
**Bakuchiku Mk.I: The Bakuchiku cannon is now standard fare for all Syonanese ships.
**Kogata-jū: A variant of the Javanese arquebus indigenous to Syonan, the Kogata-jū has become the standard firearm of choice for the Syonanese Army.
**Arquebus Reverse Engineering: With sporadic trade from Agoustan Brunei reaching our shores, we begin trying to reverse engineer their strange and powerful “arquebuses”, with mixed success.
**Early Rocket Developments: The first primitive rockets are rolled out. Although extremely clunky, they can shoot at targets up to 800 meters away.
**Reptilian Growth: Continued breeding of the Filipino monitor lizard has caused the species to grow in size, through decades, if not centuries will be required for the lizards to grow even larger.
***That being said, they are now large enough to be farmed for food, as these monitor lizards slowly become a delicacy in the Nagasatoan region.
*Diplomacy:
**Japan: ok so the retards on the syonanese isles themselves hate your shitty people but apparently the territories want to take them? idk just send all your excess people to sabah
*Events:
**Proclamation of the United Republic: After the capture of Cagayan by the Resistance, Nijimura Keicho, standing on the steps of the charred and heavily-damaged town hall, would proclaim the establishment of the United Syonanese Republic, “uniting the two kingdoms of Syonan into one indivisible body, free of infighting and foreign tyranny”. After a hastily-organized election between the heads of the several parties controlling the city of Cagayan, Keicho would be elected Koshaku of the nascent United Republic by a wide margin.
**Race Riots of 1542: With thousands upon thousands of Japan’s poorest and most unskilled being dropped off in Syonan, a wave of anti-Japanese sentiment and xenophobia begins stewing in much of the Syonanese population, culminating in the Race Riots of 1542, a series of riots in several major and minor cities in Syonan (including Mei-nira, Morioh, Nagasato and Davao) targeting the immigrant Japanese community, accused of “stealing homes and jobs” and “controlling the government from within”, and to a lesser extent, Native and Bornean-Syonanese ,seen as “leeches” and “accomplices” of the rumored (for now) “Japanese occupation of Syonan”. Entire city blocks would be torched, with anyone who looked “different” or spoke with a “foreign” accent often being slaughtered on the spot. This event would spark massive recruitment into the Syonanese Resistance, the Nihonese Southern Company, and the Japanese-Syonanese, Native Syonanese and Bornean-Syonanese militias, bringing the already-frayed Syonanese social order one step closer to collapse.
**All Power To The Territories: Following the 1542 Race Riots, the Yang-di-Pertua Agong of Sabah and his subordinate nobles in the Unified Outer Diet would sense an opportunity. While the Syonanese population saw the thousands and thousands of unwanted Japanese immigrants to Syonan as unwanted trash, Sabah and the territories saw them as potential laborers, traders, craftsmen and bankers; human assets that could help propel the territories to greater prosperity, bring the noble families of Sabah greater clout, and allow them to better play the game of political tug-of-war with the central government in Morioh. After the 1542 Riots, Sabahan merchants and nobles would begin lobbying the Koshaku and the Syonanese Diet to divert all immigrant ships bound for Syonan to Sabah and Tidung, citing security concerns and the potential for more city-crippling riots. Meanwhile, the Unified Outer Diet would bankroll merchants to approach Japanese immigrant communities in mainland Syonan and entice them to move to Sabah, marketed as a supposed ‘paradise land’ where they could make a life for themselves free of harassment. By 1545, over 20,000 Japanese had made the move to the Bornean territories.
**The Black Hand's First Blood: Beginning a long string of politically-motivated assassinations of officials rumored to be part of the Japanese plot to puppet Syonan, Tourin Souji would orchestrate the assassination of Senmyaku Shiko, owner of several Rusonto gold mines and complicit in the theft and diversion of Syonanese gold reserves towards Japan. Although Shiko was but a minor accomplice in a much-larger conspiracy, Tourin would use his societal position and charm to gain useful contacts within the Syonanese Diet, from which he could begin to feasibly target more prominent officials.
**Master of the Forests: Seizu Souji would inherit much of the intelligence and military genius of his father, but having spent the entirety of his formative years travelling the jungles of Syonan alongside his father and his accomplices in the Syonanese Resistance, he would also gain a notable affinity with wildlife and nature, with many accounts of Seizu in his childhood stressing that he would “have lively conversations with the birds in the trees...and they seemed to reply back”.
==== Nihonese Federation ====
* Government: Federation of Feudal entities, nominally a Republic
** Empress: Uchiha no San-nin (Takagi Anzu)
** Prime Minister: Kanzaki Noriko
** Shogun: Takeda Shizuka
** Congress: A representative body of every single Daimyo, autonomous territory and more, with election methods differing heavily. All headquartered at Osaka Castle, with its two main chambers used for the houses.
*** House of Peers: Nobles and samurai ascended to give them input on the laws of the land. As peers, they have the authority to present laws so long as it is practiced between peers of two different daimyo.
**** No. of Seats: 112, distributed by family, not daimyo
**** Clans (By Representation):
***** Kanzaki with 28 seats
***** Tachibana with 16 seats
***** Satsuma with 10 seats
***** Shiba* with 10 seats
***** Matsudaira with 8 seats
***** Mogami* with 6 seats
***** Tanabe with 6 seats
***** Oda* with 4 seats
***** Ryuzoji with 4 seats
***** Takeda with 4 seats
***** Otomo with 2 seats
***** Nagao with 2 seats
***** Ashina with 2 seats
***** Odawara with 2 seats
***** Nanbu with 2 seats
***** Midoriya with 2 seats
***** Uzumaki with 2 seats
***** Uesugi* with 2 seats
**** Autonomous Territories' Representation: Both Izumo-Matsue and Chiba are allowed to participate as 'outside forces' where they can present legislation with at least two other representatives.
*** House of Representatives: Everyone else. Divided into the merchant quarter, the peasant half and the valued quarter (artisans and religious figures). As Representatives, they have the power to force the House of Peers to a Kaiketsu no Hakken, 'Solution Discovery', where the House of Peers must present legislation satisfactory to at least a majority of the peasant half and either the merchant or valued quarters. Elected via councils, committees or popular votes.
**** No. of Seats: 224
***** Peasant Half: 112
****** Elected by popular vote per familial region.
***** Merchant Quarter: 56
****** Elected by committee. Represents the interests of the companies, majority Kamakura Company, NSC, Kokumotsu ryūtsū kaisha (Grain Distribution Company).
***** Valued Quarter: 56
**** Autonomous Territories' Representation: No representation, voting disallowed.
*** Legislative Process: 
**** Introducting a Bill/Law: A bill can only be introduced by the House of Peers, but the House of Representatives can compel the House of Peers to introduce a bill satisfactory to them. The below scenarios introduce the process:
***** Introduction purely by the House of Peers: Should a bill be introduced by two Peers of different daimyo, it must first pass a two-thirds majority in the House of Peers before being given to the House of Representatives, where it must achieve a two-thirds majority with the Peasant Half and a majority with the Merchant and Valued quarters for it to pass to the Prime Minister, who must sign it for it to be passed.
***** Compellation by the House of Representatives: A majority of the representatives must first issue a Solution Discovery which includes a general overview of the grievances that are to be addressed in the bill. Then, the House of Peers must search for a law that not only passes its two-thirds majority but is judged by a committee from the House of Representatives to be 'appropriate and sufficient' for the fulfilling of the Solution Discovery. There it must finally achieve a majority with the Peasant Half, and a majority in at least one of the quarters, to be passed to the Prime Minister.
**** Meetings: Meetings are to be convened every year on the most suitable days of Autumn with at least a 75% turnout rate.
** Clans and Alliances:
*** Oda
**** Main family: Oda (minor branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: N-A
*** Takeda
**** Main family: Takeda (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Matsudaira
*** Tachibana
**** Main family: Tachibana (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Fujiwara
*** Mogami
**** Main family: Mogami (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Odawara, Niigata
*** Kanzaki
**** Main family: Kanzaki (side branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Mori, Miyoshi, Chosokame, Shin-Yamato
*** Satsuma
**** Main family: Ryukyu (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Ryukyu, Taira, Honkobu-Taira
*** Western Alliance
**** Shiba, Uesugi, Azai, Ashina
*** Tohoku Communion:
**** Nagao, Ashina, Nanbu
** Rule of Law: Nihon practices a proto-law system known as the Taiyo no Hosoku, the Sun's Law, which strictly places an emphasis on political families and the ownership of land. The Hosoku is unique in that it makes the transferral of land owned by a family illegal, rather making the only way to gain land to be political marriage. It explicitly prohibits any form of ritual combat, any form of honour combat, and most of all, war against other daimyo. On top of that, it issues a guarantee of human rights, including the 'right to education', the 'right to food', and the 'right to living space'.
* Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
* Capital: Kyoto
* Demographics:
** Population: 12,660,000
** Ethnicities: Yamatai (79%), Chinese-origin (4%), Joseonese (8%), Syonanese (6%), Other (2%)
** Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
* Population Distribution:
** Urban Population:
*** Percentage of total population: 8% (Approx. 1,010,000)
*** By city (rounded to the nearest 5,000):
**** Edo: 40,000
***** Edo surroundings: 50,000
**** Kyoto: 35,000
***** Kyoto surroundings: 40,000
**** Fukushima: 35,000
***** Fukushima surroundings: 20,000
**** Hiroshima: 30,000
**** Kobe: 25,000
***** Hiroshima-Kobe wider region: 25,000
**** Nagasaki: 25,000
**** Yokohama: 20,000
**** Takaoka: 15,000
**** Niigata: 15,000
**** Izumo-Matsue Au. Region: 25,000
**** Chiba Au. Region: 20,000
**** Others not exceeding 15,000 in population: 590,000
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 23%
**** Kanto: 21%
**** Kansai: 14%
**** Chubu: 17%
**** Chugoku: 11%
**** Shikoku: 5%
**** Kyushu: 9%
** Rural Population:
*** Percentage of total population: 92% (Approx. 11,630,000)
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 18%
**** Kanto: 14%
**** Chubu: 19%
**** Kansai: 15%
**** Chugoku: 12%
**** Shikoku: 11%
**** Kyushu: 11%
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** Protection of the Syonanese Government:
*** 50 Kawataro-fune
*** 30 Hayai-fune
*** 75 supply ships
*** 13,000 sailors
** Sengoku Jidai:
*** Events:
**** Tachibana Union: Tachibana, as a new state, is given permission to ascend its own monarch for itself, ascending Tachibana Miyako its throne. Tachibana officially becomes the Kingdom of Tachibana.
*** STATUS:
**** North (Tohoku, Kanto):
***** Dominant clan: Tachibana
***** Competing clans/alliances: Mogami, Tohoku Communion, Western Alliance
***** State of Affairs: Openly hostile, constant skirmishes, inter-family warfare
**** Central (Chubu, Kinki):
***** Dominant clan: Shiba
***** Competing clans/alliances: Oda, Takeda, Western Alliance
***** State of Affairs: Openly hostile, limited skirmishes, inter-family warfare
**** South (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu):
***** Dominant clan: Kanzaki
***** Competing clans/alliances: Satsuma
***** State of Affairs: Relative peace, limited skirmishes, stable families
* Army (de-facto disbanded):
** Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
** General infantry [62,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
** Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
** Support staff [15,000]: Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
** Auxillary infantry [15,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
** Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
* Highest-ranking generals:
** N_A
* Navy:
** Kawataro-fune [244]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
** Hayai-fune [193]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
** Supply ships [315]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
** Irregular converteds [29]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
** Regular sailors [25,000]: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
** Reserve sailors [20,000]: see above
* Admirals:
** Takeda Shizuka
* Diplomacy:
**
* Economics:
** Status of the Economy:
*** Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. The usage of bronze and copper coins for smaller denominations has become generally more commonplace in urban areas, while barter trade remains common. The national mint is centred in Edo, controlled by a council of retired or former daimyo.
**** Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (7.8kg total).
**** Currency:
***** 1-yen coin (copper)
***** 5-yen coin (copper)
***** 10-yen coin (bronze)
***** 100-yen coin (bronze)
***** 1000-yen promissory note (backed in gold)
*** Economic Overview: A significant portion of the Nihonese economy is centred around traditional agriculture, with rice as the national staple of the country; barter trade occurs on a limited communal scale, with the adoption of partial paper and minted currency already having occurred. Small artisanal trades in the fields of writing and artistry have become coveted as prestige symbols; education extends to only roughly 11% of the population, with this small class of artisans a thin sliver of a middle class between the vast majority of the peasantry and the higher nobility.
**** Economic Policy:
***** Re-Militarisation: The building of naval vessels becomes a nationwide priority with the value of ships artificially raised by the Kyoto government in order to create a bubble where old drydocks re-open and re-attract old workers from before the beginning of the Bakufu. This also leads to incredibly rapid ship-building and the further ballooning of the size of the navy.
***** Relocation: With the increasing strain of yearly famines, the Kyoto government offers to send peasants and merchants to settle in Rusonto, Syonan. Increasing numbers of peasants are sent every year, beginning to reduce the population further.
**** Economic Trends:
***** Private Conglomerates: Private commercial entities begin to develop in the absence of a central authority, many of whom quickly develop into monopolistic entities that carry multiple different trades and industries all at once. The Kamakura and Nihonese Southern Companies are at the forefront of this, but other mercenary and financial organisations begin formation in urban centres, especially private police who become the primary arbiters of public security in cities and towns.
***** Coastal Centralisation: With the arising of the re-militarisation policy, a significant amount of trade begins to be conducted primarily via sea; previously, what minimal maintenance work that had been done on the old roads connecting Nihon was enough, but with the arising of the first inter-clan conflicts, these no longer remained neutral or safe and thus ports have become the most surefire option to receive goods safely. This leads to the shift of economic power to cities like Edo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Niigata among others; especially those with drydocks.
** Major Economic Organisations:
*** Kamakura Company: Front organisation with dealings in weapons, assassinations and other various activities.
**** Nihon: 6,600 members (150 ninja)
**** Kansha: 1,400 members
**** Syonan: 1,900 members (50 ninja)
**** Wu: 100 members
**** Dai Viet: 100 members
*** Nihonese Southern Company: Mercenary group. Professional army.
**** Nihon: 4,100 members and two hayai-fune
**** Syonan: 12,100 members and 15 hayai-fune + 10 kawataro-fune
**** Kansha: 2,800 members and one kawataro-fune
**** Dai Viet: 1,500 members
* Culture:
** Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
** Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
** Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
* Religion:
** Shinto: A polytheistic, animistic and pantheistic religion which most Nihonese follow. It revolves around the kami - gods/spirits, which are depending on region omnipresent or omniscient. Worship is mainly practiced in household shrines and public shrines, with family shrines more common for political and clan officials. Extreme levels of localisation, with many in the North having strong Ainu streaks while those in Kyushu and Kansha have subtle Han influence.
* Events:
** The Phoenix of Nihon [11]:
*** The Birth of a Republic - 1441: In Osaka's halls, the daimyo gather. No one has any idea what the Prime Advisor and her ilk are up to, but when the Empress arrives, she is frank. Anzu willingly gives up her power as Empress to a new Nihonese Congress with two main houses (functions seen above) and a new Prime Minister; Noriko. Noriko immediately takes the opportunity to turn Nihon into a constitutional federal republic, passing the constitution with the beginning lines:
**** In Declaration with the aims of the Empress in the Imperial Year 581, where the Empress annointed under the sun has reigned for a proud 17 years, the Domei transitions to a federation governed by its people whose rights, god-given, shall never be infringed by its nobles, whose reign is guaranteed unto them by god and known to be an honourable duty that they must fulfill.
*** The Birth of a Republic [CONTINUED]: The Daimyo all stare around, confused. What is this 'federation' she speaks of? What is this entire concept of government - is this yet another farce, designed to put her in charge? But Noriko, for the first time, arrives in front of them, and plainly lays out a statement. 'I stand before you, and acknowledge that Nihon has been brought back from the brink purely by chance,' She narrates, 'We are lucky to have received the gold reserves of the generous nation of Syonan. The drive by the nations of the West given by their weapons.' She raises the arquebus and suddenly fires into the air, causing the daimyo, all disarmed, to panic and rush to the front; 'Calm down', she says, 'but if it were someone with mal-intent the shot would have hit you specifically.' As the daimyo settle down she continues; 'No longer can we or should we continue this utter farce of wars between us. The West can defeat us in mere seconds; and even without such - look around you, the sun sets on you as it does the peasants outside, the merchants outside, their artisans. Why should we allow division and discord where progress is plainly possible?' They stare at her, eyes transfixed on the Prime Advisor; months in the making assassination attempts have been foiled by her and her cabal, her power remains paramount despite her seeming weakness, and most of all, she still stands tall before them, an iron woman to the very end. 'That is why the empress decided that progress is more than possible. It'll be a fact of life. You may not see it now, but one day towers of ours will reach to the sky. One day, following this new legislature, we will be able to fight the West as easily as they could dispatch us this day. One day, our children and their children will be free of the obligation to fight war, to toil in the fields, to compete for their mother's affection, no more. The sun sets in the West, honourable lords, as it sets on this era of disunity and disaffection!'
*** The Dirty Business - Autumn 1542: With the parliamentary chambers set up, Noriko is keenly aware of the daimyos' aversion to giving up their power and thus issues a series of backdoor deals where the daimyo are forced to comply when they discover many of their smaller side families are quite in with the idea; the inclusion of explicitly families and not daimyo themselves contributing to the Satsuma, Tachibana and Shiba accepting and joining on. Meanwhile, the Shu (as the states/daimyo are known), are organised and recognised as autonomous regions on their own rights. This convinces most of the daimyo to accept the conditions engendered and join on; Tachibana specifically requests that it be allowed to maintain a smaller monarchy of its own based on the historical lineage it has from the Tohoku State, something which Noriko agrees to. Meanwhile, Noriko quietly organises her Kamakura company to murder much of the opposition to the entire deal, especially those meddling Oda; she notices that the Oda clan is distributed all over the place, including Mogami...
** The Death of Nihon [7]:
*** The Good Westerner - 1543-1545: Amara Cordeiro. That is the name she introduced herself with; Nihon, still suspicious at large of the West, treated the seemingly polite and nice woman with mistrust. Or... not really. Cordeiro is allowed to set up a delegation in the Imperial Palace as well as the Congress, and the Agoustan banner flies alongside that of the Nihonese in Kyoto.
** The Taisho of Nihon [5]:
*** Nobuhide's Murder - Summer 1543: It was a good day. Nobuhide had gathered together with the others in the community for the yearly festival, bringing along his children and his wife; he’d recently contacted his old family back home, and they requested his return. He had to consider the offer - after all, stall too long and another would accept it before he could make it back. Then, he was abruptly shot in the heart in front of his oldest daughter, falling on her as he gasped a painful last breath. In the end, all he had to leave his child in the moment was a silent, horrifying death. Shocked, she attempted to nurse the burning sensation on his back with her mother but to no avail; Nobuhide, and with it much of the legitimate line of the Oda, is dead. But the young girl is no where near as dead, as much as she is traumatised; she, while her mother mourns, steps up to the plate and at barely a decade in age she organises with the remnant of the Mogami to oppose the new Prime Minister and continue the war - now, against the Republic.
*** Hiyori's Adoptive Name - Spring 1544: And Hiyori recognises that her name is nothing compared to the traditions of her family; with that, she renames herself to Oda Nobunaga, that who will lead those opposed to what she views as the Kanzakis’ tyranny and restore Nihon to greatness. She, a fiery orator at young, makes use of the Mogamis’ power to put together a ramshackle force of levied peasants and forces her new samurai to march on the city of Sho-Niigata, stunning the Uesugi by actually winning and reunifying the two halves of Niigata after its division all those years ago. In panic, the Uesugi attempt to offer the unknown commander a ‘prize’ - the 16-year-old Uesugi Kagetora, who quickly strikes up an accord with Nobunaga and convinces her to negotiate down her excessively long name to just ‘Nobuna’ in private discussion. The two ally, and the Uesugi thus neglect to attend the second meeting of the Nihonese Congress in Osaka as a result.
Notable People:
* 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
** Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha no Ichiban'.
** Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
** Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
** Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
** Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
** Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
** Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
** Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489) [deceased]: First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
** Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479) [deceased]: Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
* 1474 - 1523 [The Rise of the Bakufu]
** Uchiha Ryu (1467 - 1512) [deceased]: Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
** Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489) [deceased]: Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
** Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486) [deceased]: Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
** Yamagata Jiro (1461 - 1503) [deceased]: An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu, but his ambitions overcame him and he was deposed after attempting to re-consolidate power.
** Kanzaki Noriko (1467 - ??): Nationalist despot intent on restoring Nihon to political unitarism. She quickly exploited her way through the chaos of rapid decentralisation to insert herself as the effective leader of Nihon in just one and a half decades, essentially unchallenged.
* 1524 - ?? [Sengoku Jidai]
** Oda Nobuhide (1499 - ??):
** Takagi Anzu (1497 - ??):
* Kanzaki Family: From a minor clan in old Minamoto arose one of the defining political and military families of the early Bakufu. This chronicles its most famous members.
** Izuku (1394 - 1489): Grandfather of the entire family. Began the Kanzaki name by abandoning usage of the old Minamoto clan name and rising as first a potential Emperor before becoming one of the most prolific generals in Nihon's history. However, his attempts at glory were foiled and eventually he gave up, passing his life's work to a strange girl who might just get some use out of it.
** Noriko (1467 - ??): Two generations later, a bored Shinto temple head turned trainer turned puppet master. Exploited the political weaknesses of the political system to make herself a de facto leader, first head of the Kanzaki Clan. Charted the family's rise to prominence and eventually the family's dominance for a few decades; began her ascent hoping to salvage the family name but eventually became a radical republican dead set on changing the world as we know it.
** Setsuna (1482 - ??): Another third generation'er; she went missing in Syonan before being discovered as Noriko travelled to it. Made head of the Nihonese Southern Company. Spouse: Souji Nakamura.
==== Valcan West Expedition Alliance ====
* Government: Company under Absolute Monarchy (Colony of Hispania)
** Monarch: Queen Isabella I
** Council of Nueva Valcania
*** President: Fidel Valcio
*** Head of Religious Affairs: Ximeno Sepulveda
*** Head of Foreign Relations: Garsea Abasolo
*** Treasurer: Calixta Suazo
* Economy: Trade is picking up with the natives and Greek states to the north. New World plants and other discoveries are shipped back to make a profit as well. Gold and treasures from the conquest of the Aztecs boosts our economy as well.
* Headquarters: Valencia, Hispania
* Possessions:
** Nueva Valcania
*** Capital: Nueva Valencia
*** Local Governor: Claudia Collizan
*** Demographics:
**** Population: ~85,000
***** Nueva Valencia: ~9,500
***** Nueva Perrogo: ~4,500
***** Los Pan Serpiente: ~4,500
***** San Vicente: ~1,500
***** Smaller Communities: ~64,000
**** Ethnic Groups:
***** ~60% Osnerolese and Native Tribes
***** ~36% Spanish (Valcan, mainly)
***** ~4% Dysian Greek
**** Religion: 
***** ~65% Roman Catholic
***** ~25% Shrek Cult and Native Religions
***** ~1% Other
***** Protestant Minority, in hiding
* Military: 7,500 active
** Human Resources:
*** 2,775 Pikemen/Spearmen
*** 800 Heavy Infantry
*** 3,000 Archers and Crossbowmen
*** 125 Cannonmen 
*** 800 Arquebusiers and... Gunmen I guess?
** 5,000 Reserves
** Siege Weapons and Artillery:
*** 30+ Large Cannons
*** 50+ Small Cannons
*** 750 Arquebuses
*** 200 Wheellock 
** Navy:
*** 30+ Transports
*** 4 Large Transports
*** 20 Sea Gliders
*** 15 Naval Kings
*** 4 Salvaged Scourges
** Trading Fleet:
*** 15+ Cargo Ships 
*** 45+ Merchant Ships
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy:
** Elysian and Native States: Hi, let’s trade.
* Events:
** Further Explorations, Part 3: Exploration along the western branches of the Misisipí River do not bring much more to the table. The whole region (pretty much the land of Akacheta and the Osage tribe) is labeled Vacía on newer maps. More mapping, exploration, and trade along the coast, especially in Elysia and Eldia. Explorers travel inland to make note of natural features, including expanding the mountains down in Catonzia up through the Greek states. 
** Bring In the Big Guns: The Valcan Arms Company is started up under the VWEA. It is starting out small for now, but hopefully can soon aid the Hispanic Empire in the production and acquisition of firearms.
** Don’t have time for a mega event rn but will add it later. It won’t affect anything but Nueva Valcania so feel free to move along with turns
===Turn XXX: 1545 - 1550===
====Mod Event====
*Third Daevite Empire: There was a border skirmish between Daevite and Komi forces, prompting a cautious response by Keisairvalta that war may be on the horizon in 1545. Without knowledge of Nogai's affiliation with Keisairvalta, the Daevite forces under Tulaani (and a couple other generals) moved in to invade and occupy the Nogai Horde in 1546. Nogai was under the watchful eye of Keisairvalta, so when the Daevites moved in, the Keisairvaltan forces (already prepared almost year earlier) went towards Nogai's defense. There were several battles, with defeat after defeat for the Keisairvaltan forces. The enemy were in danger of being pushed back, it was not until the Battle of Outer Saray (outside the city) where the war had twisted. During the battle, Tulaani was winning, at least at first. Tulaani felt a strange presence, that danger of death was around the corner, and the tides of the battle suddenly shifted when her forces found themselves building up more casualties than the other side. It was then she took a shot to the left arm. Tulaani's advisor Batu, sensing the battle was not turning in their favor, convinced her to retreat to muster a more organized force. It was her first major defeat in anything. She can hear the whispers already, knowing what is at stake. Sure, several have had doubts about her identity, but Tulaani was lucky enough for them to remain mostly silent about it. It was not until this defeat against an army that could be arguably weaker than the Ahuras (though the attention of the Ahurics were divided anyway). During her recuperation and more pressing matters elsewhere (specifically pacifying the borders to China and suppressing a Daevite revolt), Keisairvaltan forces (now known as Keisaria) has pushed further into her territory after defeating commander after commander. Who is this person? Tulaani would ask herself. In 1549, she raced to and successfully defended Turgai, meeting Aleksander on the battlefield. However, she knew it wasn't him when she witnessed the person that followed Aleksander. She felt a strange deja vu, something screamed in her mind to run. But she knew she had to defeat this young man or else she would meet her fate. After a successful defense, she went to dig in on Turgai in 1550. She knew that this would be the climax of her life, her very journey would lead up to this moment to prove herself. Over the years, she built up an identity of being the reincarnation of Bulijin, and with good cause of establishing order and peace between the two corners of the Earth (or at least the megacontinents upon the discovery of a New World). Batu felt a disturbance, Tulaani knew it too. But this is pretty much something she has to do, or else her Empire would face a bad fate. Lately, she had only begun to build her own identity and legacy. But her final steps to peace is to vanquish Keisarian forces once and for all.
*Azure Fox (Final): During Svearike's time as a state that is openly rebellious to the church after their excommunication, several denomination has popped up in Svearike ever since in replacement. Factions were formed in response to this. The more traditional faction wishes to end the supposed schism against the Catholic Church of Rome while the rest wants to move away from its restrictions. Claes had personally not been totally against any denominations, content with those choosing their own path. However, he and his family had been getting more and more closer to Odinism as of late. It resonates the most out of the rest of the denominations. Rumors of their support spread, which caused the devastation in the traditional faction's ranks, as the hole of 'peace' would start to close. It was in all hopes that the child of Claes and Alice would turn out as a peacemaker for the church, if not they could be manipulated. The faction subsequently grew, they even became desperate enough to overlook to growth of hooded individuals that may or may not be associated with a certain late advisor to Britain (as per eventual agreement with them), they are the masters infiltration after all. In one night, Claes heard a commotion outside. He ran out to discover Andrus struggling against a guard, stabbing him in the neck. Claes, horrified at Andrus' sudden craze (though he probably saw it coming), he attempted to subdue Andrus... only to get stabbed several times. As he laid there bleeding, he heard shouts and heavy footsteps. He saw the face of his wife, its blurring real quickly. He heard a cry of a small child, calling out his name. It was too late at that point, by the time they came along to help, he lost too much, his heart is softly pounding and weakening. How long are the nurses in the MsF gonna take? He should be asking that, nut in his mind, it was about the betrayal. In his last thoughts he asked: "Why?"
*The Amber Bear (Part 2): It was the next few years are going to become crazy for Andrus. In 1545, Andrus was old enough to start investigating things for himself, at least as much as a 15 year old could. Remanus' teachings were good at infiltration and espionage, so maybe even a 15 year old CAN do it. He had his suspicions, especially in the Catholic (or at least the more traditional) side of the court lately. They were the most dissatisfied with the country's direction lately. After listening and gathering information (and shrugging off questions of why he should worry about anything when he's pretty young compared to the rest of the court), he realized... something was wrong. The whispers were tempting for him to join, remembering all those years of neglect (at least in his imagination), but he decided against it. He's already on thin ice anyway due to his outbursts. In one of his personal investigations, he discovered the horrible truth; the faction teamed up with the underground Griffin faction and planned a night to make their move (hint of the night only was a Tuesday). Andrus then found a hiding spot every Tuesday and waited with his trusty dagger. This went on for weeks, but it was not until one night in early 1546 that he heard an unscheduled footstep of some guard trying to forcefully break in to the royal bedroom after telling other guards that there is an early change in shift. Upon observing, Andrus saw that there is instantly something wrong, as the guard wore swapped colors. Are the other guards idiots or were they just tired? Upon the murmurings of the king is seething in the "guard's" words, Andrus made his own move. He stabbed the guard in the back, the guard, alarmed, thrashed about. But he manages to stab him in the throat. Andrus watches the "Guard" collapse before he was grabbed by another person from behind. In panic, he turned and stabbed the person several times. As he watches the person collapse, he realizes... it was his mentor.
* He felt instantly numb in disbelief, it was only shouts of "AFTER HIM!" that he snapped out of it and he turned tail and ran. He committed regicide, that's punishable by death of any kind. He did not want to die. He manage to gather what little he had in his room in the confusion and jump out the window (there was cushioning below) and he rode off. He escaped far, far away. All the way to Keisairvalta. He was a fugitive in Svearike now. After almost dying of cold winters was when he was found by soldiers on the side of the road (it's a big damn country). Turns out it was an escort for the great Aleksander of Keisairvalta. After learning about Andrus' adventures, he realize he found a puppet despot to manipulate. In 1547, he presented Andrus to the council, and inflated his adventures to them. Killing the king of Svearike? That was worth something, but not only that he was instilled generations of teachings dated back to Aurelia. With the recent war starting with the Daevites back in 1546 when they attacked Nogai Horde (and Komi). There were some doubts, but Aleksander had confidence. Aleksander takes Andrus with him on campaigns to help quell doubts about him. But it was one day that Aleksander was facing a defeat. Andrus took the initiative and established control again. He ultimately won a major battle against Tulaani in 1547 (despite not personally meeting her), despite Aleksander's defeats against them previously, it caused Andrus to start drifting from Aleksander as a separate person from him. This caused Aleksander some jealousy but he sucked it up, there was a bigger enemy. Andrus returned home a hero despite being such a young age. With his newfound influence, he learned of Keisairvalta's position, and decided to declare something bold. A project in the making for decades that Andrus finally decided to invoke. It was sudden, but an effective 'propaganda' piece. The declaration of a Keisarian state: Keisaria
* Using Fiete's teachings of a strategic offensive, Keisaria plowed through the cities of Ufa, Aktobe, Begimdet, Qizek and Aralya... Andrus (well, more of Aleksander, as Andrus is still by his side) marched his armies through Kazakh, siezing control of each city against other generals of the Daevites, he sets his sights on Turgai. He, however, has heard of Tulaani herself coming in once again to defeat the Keisarian force in 1549. Aleksander was flattered to be so threatening enough that the leader of the Daevites to pay attention to him, only to discover she was after Andrus instead. The force faced a defeat at the hands of Tulaani in harsh retribution from years earlier. But Andrus has a plan, he will divide up the force and march to Turgai once again in a different approach. Generations of knowledge has been taught to Andrus. Knowledge from the Golden Eagle (Aurelia) to the Azure Fox (Claes). It was a crazy past few years, hopefully the end of this war would bring peace. He held the Amber necklace in his hand, he's tired. By 1550, both forces are approaching and with Aurelia and Artoria II's teachings of the tactical and strategic approach to a great enemy in mind, he's ready to meet his Tulaani out in the battlefield and end this once and for all. Does he still have any regrets? Yes. His thoughts dwell on Claes, and wishes he was still alive again. He have heard whispers of disappointment each night in his ears. Would Claes actually be mad at him if he were alive? Andrus doesnt know, but what he does know is how different of a place you can be even after a few years has passed.
*The Lost Expedition of the Underground: In early 1531, a group of explorers and conquistadors traveled to an old Native underground city were finally found. Eye witness reports the survivors were actually there for about a year, and were found disoriented, starving, and crazed. According to them, there were reports of monsters located inside the tomb that killed their friends. They returned to the outside with piles of gold on them (though some may have been confiscated). The tale of the expedition spread throughout the colonies by the late 1540s, and had reached Europe around this time. Some people saw the tale as a caution for greed, while most others see it as merely a caution if one is not too careful when hunting for treasure. The tales also confirms vast amounts of treasure and artifacts left in the New World. The event would serve as a tale of caution , but also inspire many treasure hunters for years to come. There were so much twists in the story that one could say it was the cause of the hunt for superstitious artifacts.
*The Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation: The first session of the ecumenical council would be held in the city of Trent in northern Italy in 1545, prompted by the spread of the Protestant Reformation. The council condemns what it identifies as heresies by the proponents of Protestantism, while also issuing key statements and clarifications of the Church's doctrines and teachings. The Council would be prorouged in 1549, to be re-continued another time. The Council of Trent is often seen as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation, a period of Catholic resurgence in response to the Protestant Reformation, initiated to address the effects of the Protestant Reformation while also limiting its spread.
*China superregion: a large failure of the harvest in Henan province occurs due to excessive rainfall, which drives up the price of wheat, and forces many to flee their rural counties; those who stay behind are forced to survive by eating leaves, bark, and human flesh.
*The Great Pestilence of Taxacola: Called the "cocoliztli epidemic" by the indigenous Aztecs, an unknown epidemic ravaged the region in the years 1545 to 1548, leading to around 5 to 15 million people dying of the pestilence., making it one of the most deadly outbreaks of all time
*Turquoise Kamui Exploration Corps (III): Since their "exile" to Hennauke, the Turquoise Kamui Exploration Corps have been restricted to fishing activities and local market-hunting. However, in 1546, Sugimoto managed to locate a merchant that had a fair amount of turquoise crafts on his person. Quickly noting down the implied origin of the turquoise, he and his now-wife Asirpa sail to the Salish and Chinook nations, preparing for a long journey to a land named "Ohrown" (Ohlone), where it is said the ruler confiscated all turquoise crafts for his own collection, explaining the recent lack of turquoise trade. It is also noted that around this time, Asirpa began making fairly accurate maps of the region due to her extensive study in whatever cartographical resources Hennauke had to offer.
====NPC Event====
*Shambhala: They split into two groups, the Tsang to the west, and the Ü to the east. In the 15th century, the Gelug lineage gained great influence in Ü, while Tsang to the west tended to adhere to the rival Karma Kagyu school. The Gelug-Karma rivalry overlapped with the political rivalry between the leaders of Ü and Tsang. This culminated into the separation.
*Saxony: They make peace with Magdeburg after years of war.
*Boiheim: They annex Lusatien and Vrezla over a dynastic dispute.
*Albion: The fight between the two factions go on in Glaemchester, as a small force from France is offered to the Crimson Sun, while the Azure Moon manages to enlist Vestkyster support.
*Komi: Keisairvaltan forces had managed to push Komian forces back slightly. However, upon the entry in a conflict of the Daevites, Komi forces pushes the Keisairvaltan forces back to the borders in 1547, the war is at a stalemate. They send an envoy to the nation. They are tired of war, they would rather have peace with Keisairvalta (or Keisaria) and fight the Daevites instead. Consider this carefully or else we'll might end up seeking an alliance with the Daevites.
*Rea: They expand westward to link up with the Viceroyalties of New Grenada and Huanca.
*France: Protestant Hugenots immigrate to the Albionite county of Kent in increasing numbers, while the Chambre Ardente (the Fiery Chamber) was set up to try heretics.
*Vera Cruz: The city of Salvador da Bahia was founded
*Agousta: Regular trade missions with Wu was first recorded by 1549, at Sao João Island near Macau.
*Wu: Facing heavy resistance in Shan and protests of the courts back at home for a move, they pull out after a brief "annexation" or "occupation". They also accept Ba's offer, and begins setting themselves up to occupy the land.
*Svearike: In 1546, the assassination of Claes Kjaer has been taken advantaged of by the growth of factions. They attempted a takeover of the throne. However, Claes' widow Alice took up charge (as she distrusted the council) and fought back against the rebels. By 1549, she defeated the last rebel stronghold and brought the country closer to the teachings of Odinism (as most denominations were destroyed during the civil war, it ballooned in power).
*Ba: For decades, they were in a slow decline and stagnated several times as no progress had been made. It hasn't until recently that constant raiding parties by the Daevites at the borders (and little success at dealing with them) has started to destabilize the government. Is this the Daevite plan? Destabilize and divide the region before they come in claiming to restore order? That was what the Ba believes. They turn to Wu for assistance, even agreeing to become a protectorate/puppet if they have to in order to restore order. Wu agreed.
*Khmerlacca: They enter the war with Majapahit.
==== Kingdom of Galatoi ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** King: Magnurius I Aendarus (1531-nowadays). Magnurius was the only relative to the former king of Galatoi, who passed away in 1530. He was coronated in the times of peace, and peace he promised. Since then, the new dynasty shall reign: the Aendarus family. 
* Economy: Agrarian economy with heavy focus on trade. Slave trade plays a key role in the economy of Galatoi, expecially Advorix and other major cities. Gold trade is important, too.
* Capital: Advorix
* Demographics: The population of Galatoi is approximately two and a half million people, most of them (95%) live in rural areas. The map shows ethnicities and religions of Galatoi: Grey - almost no people live there except for a few minor settlements. blue - Galatoins (a million people), turquoise - ethnic minoroties but their religion is Ateuritism (Galatoin religion), light green - ethnic minorities who worship Ares or other deities. The regions are reffered as "Blue Galatoi", "Turquoise Galatoi", and "Green Galatoi" respetively.
* Wars and Conflicts: none
* Military: 20000 troops, big share of them are slaves. Cavalry is also present but in small numbers.
* Diplomacy: no important diplomatic actions were done during this period of time
* Events:
** The star of Africa: Galatoi emerged victorious in the latest war. The next decades will be marked as the times of peace, prosperity, and cultural development.
** Inquisition: The inquisition was not a success, but neither was it a failure. The priests and cult leaders who worshipped Ares were publically executed and called heretics. Now it is up to people to quit the cult and convert to Ateuritism.
** Homoeroticism: In recent years, homoeroticism is becoming noticeable in Galatoin mythology. The male deities of Ateuritism are paired in stories. In different regions, there are different pairs, which causes tensions between worshippers from different regions of Galatoi. The biggest conflict is between LeuTius followers (Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Atregtius, God of Justice and Righteousness) and LeuVirus followers (Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Sacravirus, God of Senseless Destruction). Artists, writers and poets use characters in their works of art to express a variety of feelings and situations. On the other hand, some Ateurist priests call this tendency "childish, but also heretic".
====Dragon's Fire====
*Leadership Structure: There is a leadership structure within Dragon's Fire. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon or the Representative manually. The group's purpose is not exactly clear, having changed a lot over the past 20 years as of 1540. It is perhaps why historians seem to be intrigued but also forget about its existence. The Operator is known to carry out financial operations of the organisation and handles most of the assets of the organisation.
**Grand Dragon:
***Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480 - d. [1549], office 1502 - 1542)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1542)
**Head of the Tangelder Company:
***Mechiel Tangelder (b. 1480 - d. [1549], office 1515 - 1542)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office since 1542)
**Representative of the Grand Dragon:
***Hubert Bodde (b. 1473 - d. 1536, office c. early 1510s - 1536)
***Koen van der Wel (b. 1502, office 1536 - 1546) - abolished
**Operator (Financier): Gert Rutters (b. 1499, office since 1530)
**Senior Chiefs: Nine figures
*Membership: 990 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag and the surrounding towns within a close range of no more than 30 kilometres. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men.
**The Tangelder Company: It is a front company that owns much of the assets that the New World expedition led by the late Grand Dragon holds, along with many of the weapons and ships of the organisation. It is secretly and mainly operated by Dragon's Fire for the purpose of not making the organisation dubious and stashing a lot of gold with intention of revolting, although some of its members are known to have supported other underground groups indirectly since its distancing from its original purpose in the early 16th century.
***300 men
***5 transport ships
***1 caravel
*Diplomacy: N/A
*Operations: N/A
*Events: (The lower caps events are hurting me)
**Goodbye, Representative Role: Koen van der Wel abolished the Representative role on 1546, merging it into the Grand Dragon again. After the New World wave in the 1510s-30s, van der Wel and some chiefs agreed to venture somewhere else in a new expedition. The plan to acquire a caravel is already underway, along with the plans for a future expedition and perhaps fund private colonisation is already just starting... This time it won't be the New World, but rather, find a place where they would be free from the rule of Westrians.
**Moving Forward New Plans: The first caravel is acquired 1549 on by the front company of the organisation after managing to allocate some of the wealth from the New World spent to a shipbuilding company locally in Western Netherlands. The front mercenary company of the organisation, as announced, would also plan to also acquire more ships as time goes on, along with more transport ships. It is taken slowly to avoid the alarms of authorities of perhaps fleeing, though as a company, that should be fine as the ships are owned by the front company and not the organisation directly. However, van der Wel, believing that controlling the company by himself and heading an organisation would become dubious, that he would also need to find a good candidate to lead the Tangelder Company. The person should be affiliated with Dragon's Fire, but distant enough so that there aren't obvious links. (At this point, it is clear that the plan to go to South Africa is becoming clearer. This dumb plan is coming... Hopefully by the 1560s-1570s timeframe)
==== Kingdom of Imerina ====
* Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
** Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 56, alive) (R 1517-Present)
** Consort: King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 55, alive) (C 1527-Present)
** Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
** Order of Succession: Princess Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 21, alive), Prince Andriamanelo (B 1546 - Age 3, alive), Prince Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 20, alive), Princess Ravoamasina (B 1535 - Age 14, alive), Prince Andrianakotrina [son of Andriamihaja] (B 1519 - Age 30, alive), Prince Andriatanjany (B 1541 - Age 8, alive)
* Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka (even though relations are strained at this point), Mahafaly and Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, mostly due to the effect of foreign contact.
* Allies: N/A
* Capital: Mahajanga
* Demographics (including rebelling areas):
** Population: ca 540 000 total
** Ambanja: 2 200
** Mahajanga: 8 800
** Toamasina: 4 000
** Morafenobe: 1 800
** Analamanga: 1 200
** Rural regions: ca 523 000
** Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili), 6% Adnanite
** Religion: 65% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism, 35% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore)
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** N/A
* Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
** Deployed units: None
** 2 050 Spearmen
** 600 Bowmen
** 1 650 Crossbowmen
** 700 Light Cavalry
** 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
* Navy:
** 9 Adananita class ships
** 7 Mer'ana class ships
** 8 transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Everyone on Matagasykara: Zoroastrian missionary work.
** Mutapa: 'sup?
* Events:
** ZoroastriAncestry: We are the future of this island. No other people group or state on Matagasykara have become this developed, strong and influential that it even crosses the borders of our island (even if not that much). The fate of Matagasykara is colonization by the French unification and we are the ones to make that happen. Considering the situation between the ethnic groups have been generally peaceful in Imerina and people other than the Merina have lived within our borders since the time of our founder Andrianerinera AND the fact that Haintenist beliefs and myths and Zoroastrianism are all kinda syncretically combined in the Zoroastrian works of Tombovelo, means that general expansion shouldn't be seen as negative (or at least that's what the nobles of Imerina believe). Thus missionary work across the island and on the most relevant Swahili states: Nipele, Bangalla, Pemba and Mtende. Surveying the coast further also leads to the discovery of some form of conflict between Kiwa and Mutapa although no further information of this rests in our hands.
** Southern Expansion: Through missionary work, integration through trade and general settling, the lands to the south that remain under tribes are to be incorporated into Imerina over time, first as unorganized territories to later become subdivisions of our realm.
** New Second in Line: Princess Rafohy, the heir to the throne and her husband Razakatsitakatrandriana give birth to their first child, Andriamanelo, in 1546, making him second in line to the throne.
** Rovas of Mahajanga and Analamanga: A rova is a type of fortified royal complex, created by the Andriana (nobles) of Imerina. There is a rova in every city, but the most prestigious and amazing one is in Ambanja. Well at least it was until the fire in 1520 happened. With the power lying in Mahajanga and it being the most populous city of Imerina, the capital is officially moved to Mahajanga, along with a renovation of its rova. In Analamanga the start of the building of a rova on a hill near the city centre begins, partly to have a stronghold in our south but also because it has been a favourite spot for Queen Rangita and other nobles to visit at times.
==== Archduchy of Westria ====
* Head of the State: 
** Emperor Friedrich VIII Hohenstaufen (B 1st March 1514 - still alive), (R 12th May 1528 - present)
*** Head of the Government:
**** Archchancellor Hermann von Stroof (B 1488 - still alive), (R 12th January 1541 -present)
***** Government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. Though a lot of powers are also vested in to a council. The title is By the Grace of God Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans, Duke of Burgundy, Guleders, Brabant, Flanders and Luxembourg. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are also the Emperor of the HRE since 1351.
*** Consort:
**** Empress Eldegard Pendragon (B 1517 - still alive), (R 1537 - present)
*** Heir to the throne:
**** Crown Prince Leon Hohenstaufen (B 1539 - still alive), (R 1539 - present)
*** Religious Head: 
**** Archbishop Gerhard von Dress (B 1478 - still alive), (R 1541 - present)
*** Governor of Westrian Netherlands
**** Governor Hans Hartwig (B 1475 - still alive), (12th May 1528 - present)
*** Demographics:
**** Population:
**** Wien: Population: 21,060
**** Amsterdam: Population: 8,300
**** Konr: Population: 9,510
**** Rich: Population: 11,360
**** Polanum: Population: 12,850
**** Bozn: Population: 14,290
**** Trieste: 13,120
**** Antwerp: Population: 6,350
**** Liege: Population: 6,300
**** Luxembourg: Population: 4,340
**** Brussels: Population: 7,100
**** Rural and smaller towns population: 2,282,930
**** Total population: 2,398,500
**** Religion: catholic christians (94%), Protestants(6%)(many more secret protestants)
**** Ethnicities: 60% Westrian, 2% Venetian, 23% Flemish 10% Wallon and "Luxembourger" 5%
** Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire. We have also started with trade from the sea through our port Trieste and Westrian Netherlands.
** Allies:
** Venice
** Albion
** Escosia
* Wars and conflicts: 
** Chief Commander: Jonas von Hochtenburg (B 1498 - still alive), (R 1537 - present)
** Army: Total of
** Pikemen: 10,400
** Swordmen: 220
** Bowmen: 2,110
** Cavalry: 6,330
** Crossbowmen: 2,140
** Arquebusier: 10,600
** Navy: Total of
** Cocha: 60
** Cog: 50
** Hoy: 36
** Mediterranean brigantines: 20
** Carrack: 18
** Heavy weaponry
** Cannons: 1,750
*** Events:
**** No One Expects the Return of the Westrian Inqusition: The persecution of non catholics continues in our lands. At the same time we try and co-operate with other still catholic nations to try and defeat the ever growing protestantism. The heavy persecution seems to have given fruit but only on the surface as the secret protestants are hidden and their numbers unknown but larger than known protestants at least.  
**** Counter-reformation: Catholicism see somewhat of a revival in our vast empire.  
**** Expelling protestants: Expelling protestant population have started becoming more common in mainland Westria while in Westrian Netherlands there is a bit of a problem since they are resisting quite well there.  
**** Cleansing of Amsterdam: The cleansing continues though due to infigthing and radicalism of the protestants it is going slower. Resistance seem to be more and more common and they are in groups. 12th of may 1549 there was a brutal street fight between protestants and of catholics and inqusition this things start happening more and more often. Tiredness in the city of all of the cleansing can also be seen. Seemingly the cities opinion of the Westrian inqusition and their questionable methods are just getting worse and worse. People are growing tired.  
**** Cleanising of Brussels: The cleansing are slowing down having to use more of the inqusition in Amsterdam.  
**** Westrian Netherlands: Rebellions here and there that is life in Westrian Netherlands. The soldiers marches around surpressing every rebellion but they seem to just pop up somewhere else when surpressed. Instability is particulary common in the northern region the Governor had to move from his seat in Amsterdam to Brussels for safety reasons.  
**** The problematic prince: Prince Hans "the heretic" Hohenstaufen need be quited 12th march 1546 our guards caught a man on his way from Hans castle pretending to be just a trader with valuable objects to the Prince. Of course that was all a lie he was not a trader clearly since he tried to sneak out and in to the castle during the night. He had with him smaller books and letters written by prince Hans talking about his heretical loving ideas and how he suspect that his brother was murdered. Apperently many of these letters and small books have been smuggled out every year since he got stuck there. Since then we have doubled the guards. His ideas shall not be shared with the outside world they are too dangerous if people would notice that a person from the royal house support heretical ideas.  
* Diplomacy:
==== Mutapa ====
* Government: Monarchy.
** Mwene: Neshangwe Munembire
* Economy: The Economy of Mutapa is pretty good as it is mainly an agrarian nation, with mining as a secondary activity, from mines we get gold and stuff that we can trade for stuff like silk, ceramics and other exotic items. Trade is also a part of our economy as we trade with many of the nations/tribes around us.
* Capital: Ne-we 
* Demographics:
** Population: 562 000
** Cities:
*** Ne-We: 4 440
** Rural areas: 557 560
** Ethnicites: 80% Shona, 20% Karanga
** Religion: 100% Mwari believers.
* Wars and Conflicts: (italics: Potential War)
** War against Kiwa:  We put 75% 8 430 of our soldiers continues northwards, pushing them further and further north, hopefully we'll be able to conquer them before 1548.
** War against nsokoni: Their ignorance to our noble request is seen badly by the Nwene and and order is ordered leading to the invasion of Nsokoni. As such, we send 90% 5 058 of the Second army to the borders of Nsokoni with orders of crossing the borders in 1546 
* Military of Mutapa: As Mutapa is a rural nation, we can have an active miltary size of 2% ( 240) and reserves size  of 1% (5 620) of our total population.
** Active: 3%
** First:
*** 5 080 African Spearmen
*** 4 080 bowmen
*** 2 080 Light Cavalry 
** Second:
*** 2 545 African Spearmen
*** 1 993 bowmen
*** 1 082 Light Cavalry
** Reserves: not active
* Navy:
** Fishing boats: 420
* Diplomacy:
** Kingdom of Imerina: We are currently making the Kiwa's feel the pain they could've inflicted on us. had their assassination of our heir succeded. Would you be interested in trade?
* Events: 
** Creation of a Capital: A new City is to be built on the eastern most coast, it will be the new Captial, a city where the Mwene will live, the city will be called Ne-we after the Mwene! (1545)
** Agriculture: With the war('s) going on we start focusing a bit more on increasing our agriculture and food supplies.
====Atouman Empire====
*Government:
**Azarkh/Kaiser/Padishah:
***Ioxamander “The Magnificent” [c. 1519-]
**House of Atmanaglu:
***Ioxamander (b. 1491-)
****-- Nihaevran of Adrianople (b. 1494-1545)
*****Iskendir (b. 1519-1530)
*****Ozumuhn (b. 1524-)
*****Khanidon (b. 1524-)
*****Selim (b. 1529-1545)
*****Abdammet (b. 1529-)
*****Suleiman (b. 1531-1545)
****-- Ismiem of Atlasium (b. 1510-1545)
*****Khatunde (b. 1528-1545)
*****Khaenemares (b. 1530-1545)
*****Rhaman (b. 1530-1545)
****-- Mahrnet of Adnan (b. 1523-)
*****Atman III (b. 1547-)
**Grand Vizier:
***Suleyman II abd-Muttari Pasha (b. 1456-1519) (c. 1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1514-1519)
***Hersekenia abd-Beyid Pasha (b. 1464) (c. 1503-1507, 1513-1514)
***Ozman abd-Jafar Pasha (b. 1481) (c. 1510-1513, 1524)
***Dogukhan abd-Ashur Pasha (b. 1484) (c. 1519-1524, 1531-1533)
***Utman abd-Vedit Pasha (b. 1482) (c. 1524-1531, 1532-1545)
***Khanidon abd-Rum Pasha (b. )
*Economy: The economy of the Atouman Empire was based on a system of iqta', an Arzhamite feudal system, as the Atouman state's ultimate goal were consolidation and extension of the Azarkh's power, and the way to reach it was by taking advantage of resources and the revenues system by making the productive classes prosperous. So while the agrarian-based economy was fruitful in its development, it ultimately prevented an emergence of social disorder, and kept the traditional organization of the culture and society as a whole. Mining operations would also aid as a driving factor of the economy, with copper, iron, silver, and gold being mined in Bulgaria while fruits grown across the Anatolian region and Balkan peninsula producing bountiful luxuries that are consequently sold at the various port markets in Ionia and Greece. Olive trees grow in wild fashion, with their oil being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. Atouman expansion into Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries would emphasize a Greco-Persian royal sentiment, which would be emphasized furthermore in Azarkh Iskandir I's reign, who famously claimed himself as Padishah, a term historically used to describe the ruling monarch of Persia. This emphasis would lead to the capital cities becoming major commercial and industrial centres, serving as highways between the Greco-Roman-Daevite cultures and mercantile trade. This policy of tolerance would later lead to Azarkh Tayyeb's Mandate of Adrianople, which officially allowed for the Jewish people to reside and prosper in the Atouman Realm far away from the persecution they faced at the hands of Christendom. Most of these people were settled in either Constantinople or other port cities along the Ionian coast. Other exports include cotton, a myriad of fruits, and plenty of slaves, primarily Neo-Pagans and Hellenic Christians in North Africa. The campaigns of Azarkh Ioxamander would lead to a boost in the economic diversity of the Empire, now exporting African goods and re-constructing the coastal cities previously razed during his conquests.
*Capital: Constantinople (Primary), Ipsus (Secondary), Alexandria (Tertiary), Damascus (Quaternary), Thessalonica (Quinary)
*Demographics:
**Population: 23,130,000
***Anatolia: 5,300,000
***Balkans: 3,550,000
***Egypt: 4,350,000
***Greece: 1,100,000
***Syria: 850,000
***Ifriqiya: 1,025,000
***Atlasiya: 3,555,000
***Hejaz: 400,000
***Mesopotamia: 2,000,000
***Misc: 1,000,000
**Religion:
***Arzham: Under Atouman authority, Arzham would make a re-emergence following the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate in the 14th century. Followers of the Xunni belief, the House of Atmanaglu would dedicate a number of resources to spreading the word of Arzhang. This included the construction of Ozman's Temple, which would stand as the largest religious institution until the construction of Ioxamander's Temple in 1547, and numerous methods of prolythesizing that worked to varied results.
****Xunni Beliefs: The Xunni denomination of Arzham is often characterized by a greater emphasis on the prophet Arzhang, his companions in Persia, and the patronage of the all of the classic Azarkhates’ as rightly-guided successor states in contrast to the Xa’mah belief, which only correlate proper successorship to Arzhang’s original state and the Askari Azarkhate. While the Xa’mah believe that the prophet Arzhang can only be succeeded by relatives or immediate family members, the Xunni deny this concept of succession-by-lineage, instead believing that the Arzhamite community can change and evolve to the point where staying in tradition will only lead to disaster, with this concept being further emphasized by the collapse of the Askari Azarkhate. While most differences between the Xunni and the Xa’mah are relatively political in nature, the Xunni represents a majority of the believers of Arzham that are more wide-spread across Eurasia, with the Xa’mah representing pluralities in places like India and Persia.
***Christianity: Christianity following the collapse of the Byzantine Empire would stagnate during this time, declining into a plurality due to a myriad of policies introduced by the Atouman Empire, such as increased taxing, second-class citizenship, and the banning of proselytizing, which was punishable by death. This decline in Christianity would also be further aided by the re-organization of the Janissaries, which by this part were mostly made up of young Christian slaves from the Balkans that had converted to Islam. During the Atouman-Isetium War, Kaiser Achaeus would institute a similar policy of enslavement and brain-washing, kidnapping the youngest children of various Christian families in Syria and the Levant, as well as re-organizing their numerous churches and cathedrals into mosques or other Arzhamite institutions. As such, the Christian communities in the Atouman Empire declined exceptionally, with most of the Hellenic-influenced Christians converting to Arzham in the face of disaster.
***Judaism: The Jewish communities of the Atouman Empire would flourish in the 16th century due to the former Azarkh Tayyeb’s policy of tolerance. While the Jewish communities of the Empire were small and most located in Constantinople, Kaiser Achaeus would allow the construction of Synagogues along the Ionian coast in exchange for the Jewish communities paying a higher tax as part of the already existing jizya tax. This wouldn’t necessarily bother the Jewish people, for most of the Jews that were able to migrate were mostly bankers that had made fortunes off of their time spent in Europe. The Jewish population were also staunch supporters for Atouman expansion, oftentimes offering funds for extentensive campaigns meant to drive away the heretics from the Holy Land.
***Zoroastrianism: The Zoroastrian community of the Atouman Empire was primarily limited due to Zoroastrian’s decline during the rise of Arzham in Persia and due to a newly realized focus towards Arabia. Zoroastrians in the Atouman Empire were mostly specific to the oriental territories such as Egypt and Hejaz.
***Syncretic Philosophy: Representing a rather small community, Syncretic philosophy in Greece and Anatolia would foster as a result of diversification. Although syncretic schools of thought, such as the Abyadites and Aesunids, were primarily focused on inter-religion unification, other schools like the Smyrnites were more focused on political reform, specifically the adoption of secular political ideologies like democracy and republicanism. The circulation of these differing concepts would lead to Azarkh Tayyeb instituting the eradication of syncretic philosophy in the early years of the 16th century.
*Wars and Events:
**King of Kings: The Second Chapter (1532-)
***An interlude: It was a stormy night when Ioxamander returned to Constantinople. While the cobble roads were a staple in urban Atouman architecture, roads in Syria and Anatolia remained a bit more aged and in some cases, defunct. By the time of arriving at his palace, it was nearly the break of dawn, and while he had plans in the daytime, he figured that a small break was needed. Perhaps he could pick up painting again, he thought, as he continued to walk through his palace to his bedroom. As he opened the door, his heart would drop as he looked onto his first wife, Nihaevran, and his Grand Vizier, Utman abd-Vedit Pasha, resting together in rhythmic motion. Tears would flood the King's eyes as he did not know how to process these feelings. How could his first wife, Nihaevran, betray his love? Did he not make a perfect and comfortable life for her and their children? Ioxamander reminisced on moments when he would talk to Nihaevran after returning from Absolute Carnage, of course only telling her more romanticized tales of the genocide they committed, which often drew laughs and tears as the tone varied. Shink, Ioxamander would pull out his saif, which had become fashioned in his war against the pagans as the "Bolt of Zeus", and would approach the bed. Utman would turn around to see him, and without a second to spare, would bring up Nihaevran in front of himself as a shield. Her shrieks and moment of clarity would appear before her, begging Ioxamander that it wasn't what he saw but of course, we all knew what was going on. We're not stupid, and neither was Ioxamander as he raised his saif. Utman would then push Nihaevran onto Ioxamander so as to pick up his belongings and escape, only turning around to see the head of his lover be decapitated by her husband and his war general. Ioxamander would rush after Utman, occassionally in close combat, but ultimately, Ioxamander would be beat by Utman, who is stopped by Ioxamander's son, Khanidon, who stabs the exhausted Vizier. Saved by his son, Ioxamander would finish the job, killing Utman abd-Vedit Pasha. The events of the affair would leave Ioxamander in a place of paranoia and doubt, leading to him killing much of his established family in the case that they secretly knew about the affair happening and didn't tell Ioxamander. This led to the deaths of his second wife, Ismiem of Atlasium, whom would confess to Ioxamander that she had known about the affair all along and had cheated on him as well while he was absent. Ioxamander was happy that she confessed, but consequences were to be given, so Ioxamander would order the systematic killing of their children in the presence of Ismeium, after which her being left to starve to death in a steel cage without a key in the dark depths of the prison, of course only after the most maniacle of Greek scientists and alchemists have had their fun with the free anatomy available. Ioxamander's son, Selim, would also face execution, for he knew about it as well. In this period of doubt, executions would begin to spread farther and farther, leading to Ioxamander infamously proclaiming that ever member in the Grand Council must kill their wives to prove their loyalty, and those that don't being executed for treason. The cracked nature of Ioxamander would further coalesce in his religious fanaticism as well, and after conquering the Ahuric Empire would begin to study the status of Persia. The Safaretid dynasty were pragmatic mystical Arzhamites in contrast to the traditional rational Arzhamites of the Atouman Empire, and stood in the way of Ioxamander achieving a goal. The Cult of Ioxamander would convene around this time, conceiving that the Safaretids existed as an example of further defiance to the rule of Ioxamander, and Ioxamander would accept this reasoning as just. He would not allow some heathens to share a border with his empire, and thus, war will suffice. While Ioxamander's son, Ozumuhn, would sail from Muscat to Tiz for his marriage to the Horseman of the Steppe Tulaani's daughter, Bulilun. Ioxamander would underestimate the Safaretids at this point in time, stating to his son that they will conquer their way past the Safaretids, but as history will unfold, Ioxamander will never step foot in the Daevite Empire or the homeland of Arzhang, and will never see his son's marriage to Bulilun.
***Atouman-Safaretid War (1548-): Ioxamander would appoint his son, Khanidon, as his new Grand Vizier. Ioxamander's plan on invasion worked as followed: Ioxamander would lead a campaign in Mesopotamia to secure cities like Alagadda and Susa, while Khanidon would lead a campaign in the northern Caucasus in an attempt to raise the ethnic minorities to rise in revolt against the Safaretids, although knew this couldn't be possible until the primary cities were conquered. Ioxamander and his armies would capture Adol in 1548, and over the following two years, would go on to secure the cities of Morpha and Alagadda with relative ease, although upon their conquest of Alagadda, noticed that a large percentage of the crop fields in the local region were burned and salted, forcing their usefulness to Ioxamander's campaign to shrink in value and force his armies into retreating. In 1550, Ioxamander and his forces would arrive in Susa, only to see it desserted and without the resources to station his army there. Angered by this, Ioxamander would retreat back to Alagadda, although was later forced to divide his army, with a majority staying in Morpha while himself and the minority took defense in Alagadda. Meanwhile, in the north, Khanidon and his army would lead a successful siege on Avarayr and later Artaxata, although suffering heavy casualties in the process. Khanidon would speak to the people of the Mountains, pleading that they support their self-independence and remove their Safaretid chains.
==== Khitan Khanate ====
* Government: Steppe Horde
* Khan/Khatun:
** Khojin (F) (r. 1501 - 1542) 
** Erketu (M) (r. 1542 - 1543) 
** Arslan (M) (r. 1542 - present) 
*** Dynasty: Yarud (1501 - present)
**** Parliament: None
* Economy: The Khitan economy is largely based upon trade, herding, and pastoralism, as the Khitans and most of their subjects are nomadic peoples. However, in some areas, such as around cities, the inhabitants are settled agriculturalists.
* Capital: Nerchuu (OTL Nerchinsk)
* Demographics:
** Population: 187,500 (65% Khitans, 26% Jurchen, 5% Mongols, 2% Tungusics, 1% Daevites, 1% other)
** Religion: 87% Tengriism, 5% Arzham, 4% Buddhism, 4% others
* Military: 3,800 troops
* Wars and Conflicts:
** War of the Two Khans: see Events
* Diplomacy (italics indicate secret):
** N/A
* Events:
** Tiger of the North (finale): Khojin spent the next few years after conquering Sahaliyan consolidating her hold on the new territory. However, she increasingly felt uneasy about  the future of her khanate, as Erketu and Arslan seemed to quarrel more and more. In 1542, she finally passed away. On her deathbed, Khojin named Arslan as her successor; however, Erketu would not accept this so easily...
** War of the Two Khans: Erketu declared himself khan and demanded that Arslan step down from the throne. Arslan refused. Chagur (the daughter of Khojin) tried to mediate the conflict, but Erketu and Arslan wouldn't have it any other way, and thus began the War of the Two Khans (1542-1543). At first, Erketu seemed to have the upper hand, but due to the strategies of Arslan's general, Yesuongke, the tables soon turned in his favor. During the Second Battle of Nerchuu, Arslan defeated Erketu in battle. Arslan Khan would seek to bring the khanate to greatness, even swearing to restore the Liao.
==== The United Kingdoms of the British Isles (Albion)====
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Government: Absolute Monarchy
*Drakes: 
**Queen Victoria (F, b. 1499 - ) (R: 1533 - )
***David (M, b. 1537 - )
***Elizabeth (F, b. 1541 - )
***Francis (F, b. 1541 - )
**Sister: Frances (F, b. 1497 - )
***Albus (M, b. 1519 - )
****George (M, b. 1542 - )
**Brother: Albert (M, b. 1495 - )
***Eldegard (F, b. 1517 - )
****Married off to a Westrian prince
***Rupert (M, b. 1517 - )
****Alvin (M, b. 1545 - )
****Carol (F, b. 1549 - )
*Important People: 
Economy: The economy of British Isles consists of trade and commerce of a variety of materials. The primary export products of the UK are fish, wool, cloth, and a variety of vegetables.
Main Religion: Christianity
Cities and Demographics:
*Population: 6.62 million
*Cities
**Brighton: A newer shipbuilding facility located on the English Channel.
**Birmingham: A quiet town that is the location of McCarthy Arms Company, one of, if not, the oldest firearms companies to date.
**Caen: The main hub where products heading to Britain from land mount ships to cross the channel.
**Calais: One of the few French towns still owned by the British, it is a prosperous city that is one of the most important trading hubs in the North Sea.
**Camp Avalon: An old British camp located on a Vinland island. Though mostly uninhabited, it is staffed by a skeleton crew, in the event of a British ship stranding itself on the Vinland island.
**Dover: Main location of the British navy. While elements of the navy are located throughout the territory, the headquarters of the navy are located here. In addition, Dover is the main trading hub between it and Caen.
**Dublin: Main hub of Ireland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**Glaemchester: A British town north of London, this city is known to house various wealthy nobles, with some of the finest tapestries being produced here.
**Glasgow: Main hub of Scotland, and location of the regional capital of the area.
**London: The capital of England, and location of the throne.
**Portsmouth: The location of the first drydocks in history, which became the founding of various legendary ships of the Royal Navy
**York: Main center of England’s eastern fishing company. Also where a bulk of British trading companies are located, evident from the various merchant caravels present there.
Wars and Conflicts
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure: A religious war fought within the Roundtable Knights. See events for more info.
Armed Forces
*Total: 134,350 Manpower
*Army
**Total: 127,820
**United Drake Forces: 
***Multi-purpose Shock Infantry: 20,000
***Marksman Infantry: 48,000
***Light Cavalry: 10,000
***Heavy Cavalry: 2,000
***Bow Cavalry: 2,900
***Field Artillerymen: 5,800
****Field cannons: 1,760
***Logistical Support: 30,000
*Roundtable Knights (Elite): 8,350
**These are Britain’s elite forces. A rebirthed version sprouting from Artoria’s original group of holy knights, this force has never lost a battle, and has unwavering loyalty to the crown and the Order of the Roundtable, willing to fight to the death for the survival of the British Isles.
**While most are able to fight, members of the Roundtable are encouraged to branch out into their own craft, such as pottery and sheepherding, with the idea that everyone should act like a Roundtable Knight and give their all into both their craft and their country.
**The only way to become a Roundtable Knight is to be selected by an existing member of the group. Most knights tend to make apprentices out of those they recruit to the Roundtable, and generally, no one usually complains when a Roundtable Knight selects someone to join the ranks of the Roundtables. Depending on the country/chapter, one can also be appointed to the Roundtable by the crown.
**As of 1527, three factions are formed within the Roundtables
***The Crimson Sun
***The Azure Moon
***The White Orchids
****Renames themselves Orchid Heaven in 1542
**Notable (Living) Members:
***The Drake Family
***Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (??? - 1528)
*Navy:
**Personnel: 5,800 (combined between both fleets)
**Naval Vessels:
***Ember-class British Galleons: 20
****Main flagship: HMS Ember
***Swallow-class Interceptor: 22
***Cabigail-class Caravel: 60
***London-class British Caravel: 4
****Kept in service for purposes of training new sailors.
***Dove-class Dual-Purpose Merchant Caravel: 88
****These ships are given to British merchants who sail in dangerous waters, and are crewed by either mercenaries hired by said merchants or the merchants themselves. Only included in ship-counts for the navy to deter invasions by sea.
Research and Development
*MAC Cannons: McCarthy Industries continues to produce MAC Cannons in a variety of calibers and sizes, ranging from small 6 pound field cannons to 16 pound naval cannons. At least in Britain, McCarthy Industries has the monopoly on the firearms industry.
**Continued efforts are made into producing a variety of cannons, with development beginning on a more powerful 24 pounder cannon, with the idea to increase its range with longer barrels.
*Naval Vessels: Continued development on galleons is performed, to see if it is possible to improve British vessels further. They experiment with two aspects; size and firepower. British Naval Engineers hope to determine proper ratios for size, durability, and firepower, as well as taking note of various lessons learned in the field, such as logistical issues found in British Caravels.
**Interceptor: With the sea trials conducted, notes were taken and the Swallow-class Interceptor is pushed into service, with orders placed for its construction after a few tweaks to the design are made.
*McCarthy Arms Company: Continued efforts are made to improve the wheel lock, with minor changes made over time to allow for easier manufacturing of the rifle.
**In addition, McCarthy Industries continues development on a handgun to complement the rifles, with these models rolling out in 1548.
*Glaemchester: Becomes a city of prominence with the explosion of tapestry-oriented companies settling down in the city, but is slowly being torn apart due to the religious conflicts occuring within its boundaries.
Training and Production
*4 Swallow-class Interceptors
*100 Dove-class Dual-purpose Merchant Caravels (Will be pumped out at 15-20 per half-decade until the full order is fulfilled)
*Reformation of the Army: Efforts are made to determine if it is possible to train a horse to stay calm while a musket is fired nearby it.
*Whatever equipment and personnel is required to maintain numbers on the frontline.
Diplomacy
*Americas: With intelligence from the Vinlanders, the British decide to scope out the other nations of the Eastern Coast of North America, and see what they have to offer
*Europeans: Though not offered the top-line models, Britain does allow McCarthy Arms Company to sell some of their wares overseas, to those willing to purchase them, at least
**The Crimson Sun and Azure Moon factions send delegations to the countries of Europe, asking for support in their war. Whoever gets more support by the end will determine whether Britain is Roman Catholic or Anglican. (Will be going on for a few more turns)
*Vinland: The British send what supplies they can so that the new Vinland thane can maintain their territory and then some. (see events for more details).
**Teachers and scholars are sent to the new Falaichvikthorp monastery to begin teaching the locals
Allies
*Vinland: Allies in the New World. Though technologically inferior to the British, they are a bridge into the New World, a bridge the British wish to explore into, in return for supporting their new allies
*Velkyst: Norweigan allies in the North Sea. The oldest ally of Britain, harkening back to the British Empire’s founding.
*Westria: An ally on mainland Europe who also dislikes France, cause f**k France (jk).
Events
*Sonata of the Crimson and Azure (Part 3): Both sides receive more support from foreign factions, with a small French force now assisting the Crimson Sun and the Azure Moon receiving assistance from Vestkyst. With more foreign support, the influence of the two factions begins to spread, as both the British government and Orchid Heaven find it more difficult to contain the conflict to Glaemchester as things ramp up. However, as fighting gets more rampant, with larger risk to civilian lives, the two combatants decide to tone down the fighting to nighttime operations, when most people are inside. As such, the British government issues curfews to the residents of Glaemchester, mainly for their safety beyond anything else.
**Mordue Back in Town: Jacob Gregory was a simple man. Nothing too much special about him, apart from his ability to speak. Claiming to be from a lineage of undocumented Mordue’s that escaped the purge of the royal family half a decade prior, Jacob easily rises up the ranks of the Azure Moon, eventually becoming a prominent figurehead within the faction.
*Vinland United: Backing Tàmhas of Vinland, the British provide supplies and equipment to the Vinlanders. In addition, merchant ships sent overseas are given permission to ferry those who wish to travel between Vinland and Britain, with offers of British education offered to the nobles of Vinland.
**Standing on His Own (Finale): With the completion of the monastery, things are clear; Vinland has come into a world of its own, able to stand on their own two feet. The British Advisor who stuck it to him basks at the glory and prosperity Tàmhas brought to his country, and while a long road is still before him, at least for the time being, Vinland is more than capable to fend for themselves.
*The Rise of the Company Fleets (Part 5): With the world opening up, and rumors of prosperity and gold present, various companies sprout up around Britain, with the goal to investigate various locations of notice with hopes to make it big.
**British Faviero Greek Company: “The BFG Company” for short, this company has taken an interest to the region of Elysia. Its leaders, Faviero and Raleigh have enacted a multi-decade long plan to wrestle control of the region for themselves, though if other situations were to come up, they’d adapt on the fly.
***Phase Two: As trading between Britain and Elysia becomes more stable, a permanent place for the fleet to moor at is established. Though housed by a skeleton crew, the ‘temporary’ Camp of Roanoke was established in 1537, to allow merchant ships to dock and send their wares inland, as well as a place for BFG expeditionists to rest for a few days before the BFG expeditionaries move inland.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Doomslayer
**The Henry Amerigo League of Observance: A group (nicknamed HALO) that is headed by Henry of Glaemchester. Now a competent company, the HALO company crosses the sea over to Elysia, trading supplies with the Elysian population before turning South to investigate lands further beyond what the Spanish possess.
***The Amazon Expedition (Part 1): In 1548, Henry’s fleet made landfall in what would become known as Amekrogu, though for the purposes of restocking on supplies. During this resupply operation, Henry encounters the local population, and eventually meets with an official of the country, trading furs and other produce from Elysia for local produce, such as a small cacao tree from the local rainforest to bring back. With that, on a happy note, the two factions go their separate ways, with the HALO company satisfied with their current findings.
***Company Fleet Flagship: The Pillar of Autumn
*Rulers
**Pendragon:
***Artoria “Ember” Pendragon (F, b.1317- 1389?) (Reign: 1351 ~ 1369 - 1389)
***Ash I (M, b. 1347 - 1434) (Reign: 1390 - 1434)
****Sister: Aura (F, b.1350 - 1434)
***Ash II (M, b. 1399 - 1442) (Reign: 1434 - 1442)
***Amber (F, b. 1424 - ) (Reign: 1442 - 1482)
****Brother: Edward (M, b. 1441 - 1481)
**Mordue:
***River Mordue (F, b. 1322 - 1393) (Reign: 1369 - 1393)
***Henry (M, b. 1353 - 1429) (Reign: 1393 - 1429)
****Daughter: Mary (F, b. 1382 - 1399)
***Lionel (M, b. 1388 - 1482) (Reign: 1430 - 1482)
****Son: Leo I (M, b. 1407 - 1465)
*****Leo III (M, b. 1445 - 1478)
****Son: Leo II (M, b. 1423 - 1478)
****Brother: Henry II (M, b. 1398 - 1478)
***Casimir (M, b. 1454 - 1533)
***Queen Abigail (F, b. 1455 - 1533)
*Roundtable Knights
**Joan “Anne” of Arc (Died in 1431)
**Sir George Cromwell of Cotswold (Died in 1445)
**Sir George Cromwell II of Cotswold (Died in 1482)
**Sir Rex of Dover (Died in 1482)
**Joanna Palaiologos McCarthy (Died in 1528)
*Misc
**Shauna McCarthy (Died in 1489)
***Founder of McCarthy Arms Company, one, if not, the oldest firearms companies in the world.
====Sublime State of Zhaowa====
*Government: Thalassocratic Mixed Kongsi Republic
**Administration: Zhaowa, like it’s mother state, Li, has an administrative system not dissimilar to the Li system of Prefectures (Chú), Urban Counties (Hwen), and Rural Counties (Vo). There are 21 prefectures.
**Grand Overseer (Taixu): The Taixu is the ruler of Zhaowa as elected by the Grand Tribunal. They have the ability to veto any action done by the Grand Tribunal. Upon their death, the vice-taixu, chosen by the Taixu, becomes the interrex until an election occurs, no more than a year after the Taixu’s death.
***List of Taixus:
****Jieu Jengywéi (1492-1526)
****Kyang Baklangit (1526-)
**Grand Tribunal (Ta Fapdéng): The Grand Tribunal is the main legislative authority in Zhaowa. It is made up of 81 members who vote on national policy and pass bills.
**Council of Nine (Bát Yén ci Hwai): The Council of Nine oversee the 9 ministries of government in Zhaowa. They are hand-picked by the Taixu. Though meritocratic on paper, the ranks of the Council of Nine come from the same couple of noble families. The 9 ministries of government are the; the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ceremony, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Households. All of the ministers are subordinate to the Taixu.
**Lower Tribunal (Hyaci Fapdéng): The Lower Tribunal consists of all citizens elected by the Common People’s Tribunal and many high-ranking Bureaucrats. Members of the Lower Tribunal meet once a year to elect members of the Grand Tribunal. There are 873 members of the Lower Tribunal. They function similarly to the Electoral College in OTL US politics.
**Common People’s Tribunal (Kúngyén ci Fapdéng): The Common People’s Tribunal consists of all citizens within the State of Zhaowa. It is by far the largest electoral body within Zhaowa. All citizens have the right to directly elect leaders for their respective counties and prefectures via popular vote. Though they do not directly vote for higher positions, they very much influence their decisions. As representatives those elected are both morally and practically obligated to represent the wishes of those under them, as the common people can easily vote them out if they do not fulfill their wishes.
**Political Parties: While there are no official political parties Within Zhaowa, there are several political blocs within the Tribunals.
***Aristocrats: The Aristocrats are a large front wishing to preserve the status-quo and increase the power of the noble class. They hold 18 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Tradesmen’s Front (Xángtang): The Tradesmen’s Front, primarily made up of Lower-level officials, merchants, and artisans, is a major political bloc within Zhaowa. They advocate for less trade restrictions, more power to the Hwais, lower tariffs, a strong navy, improving infrastructure, and pacifist foreign policy. They hold 15 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Militarists (Kwúntang): The Stratocrats are a sister group of the Tradesmen's front. They share many of the same beliefs as the Tradesmen's Front. However, they advocate for socially conservative policies and aggressive foreign policy. They hold 17 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Traditionalists (Dauvuttang): The Traditionalist Party, primarily made up of Buddhists and Xianists, is one of the larger political fronts within Zhaowa. They advocate for socially Conservative policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and Isolationist Foreign Policy. They hold 9 seats in the Grand Tribunal,
***Xianists (Xéntang): The Xianists are a fringe political bloc. They advocate for increased authority of Xianist schools, socially Progressive policies, reforms to the Ministry of Ceremony, and exploration into Papua and Australia. They hold 3 seats in the Grand Tribunal.
***Commoner’s Front (Noungyéntang): Forming the basis of Tsúyén’s support base, the Commoner’s Front is a front consisting of ethnic Toraja, Alfur, Makassarese, Papuan, non-Ternatian Halmaherans, and numerous other ethnic minorities, as well as sinitic lesser officials who managed to claw their way up to the Grand Tribunal. The Makkasan and Nunusakuan nobility is well represented within the Commoner’s Front. In addition, numerous merchants, especially those involved in Western Nusantara are staunch activists of this group. Though with disparate views, they all are united in their support of Tsuyenist policies, which emphasize strengthening of the nation by all means necessary, from proto-communist policies in Papua, to policies increasing the power of foreign Hwais, to the construction of a large and powerful navy. They hold 12 seats within the Grand Tribunal.
*Economy: Zhaowa has a Proto-Capitalist economy, focusing on agriculture, spices, metals, fishing, and forest products. Perhaps the most important part of the Zhaowanese economy is the trade of all of the above. A major feature of the Zhaowanese economy is the Hwai, an economic and societal structure functioning similar to a Renaissance Guild, a Trade/Workers Union, and a Cartel. Hwais evolved from notions of brothership among the Mercantile and Managerial class of Yun-era China. Most citizens are part of or somehow involved in a Hwai. Hwais are commercial organizations consisting of members that provide capital and shared profits. Though much of the population may not be an active member of a Hwai, many citizens work for a member of a Hwai. Since all involved in the Hwai receive equal profits and have equal capital, Zhaowa could also be classified as Proto-Market-Socialist. Zhaowa has a paper and coin based Fiat monetary system. To avoid inflation, all money is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. All paper money can be exchanged for gold, silver, and copper, or silk with an exchange rate of 3%.
**Main Currency: Ceijen
**Monetary Value: 1 Ceijen coin (制钱) is equivalent to one mace (3.8 grams) of 21K rose gold (12% Copper, 88% Gold).
*Demographics:
**Ethnic Makeup:
***8.9% Pure Sinitic
***28.8% Mixed-Sinitic
***23.3% Makassarese
***11.1% Sumbawan
***8.7% Minahasan
***8.3% Alfur
***5.8% Toraja
***4.1% Papuan
***1% Other
**Total Population: 631,500
***Maluku: 36,000
***Makassar: 30,500
***Manado: 28,000
***Nimkyóng: 23,000
***Ampenan: 17,000
***Selam: 16,000
***Launa: 12,000
***Sufu: 8,500
***Jáng Hwi: 4,500
***Tangbana: 1000
**Religion: 6% Xianist, 18% Mahayana Buddhist, 20% Theravada Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 26% Animist, 5% Arzhamist, 25% Clearwater Buddhist, 1% Other
*Military: 29,150 Personnel (~4.62%)
**Army: 8,900
***200 Garrison Artillerymen
***3,800 Standard Infantry
***1,200 Field Artillerymen (all personnel not armed with melee weapons)
***100 Military Engineers
***~3500 Disorganized Infantry
**Navy: 20350 Sailors/Marines, 814 Ships (excluding coastal patrol)
***18 Hunghwangjwen (45 meters) (1980 crew total)
***60 Yienkapjwen (35 meters) (6000 crew total)
***180 Supply ships (30 meters) (3375 sailors total)
***55 Heavy-Cannon/Rocket Ships (27 meters) (1155 crew total)
***180 3-Masted Djongs (24 meters) (3240 crew total)
***200 War Perahu (17 meters) (2000 crew total)
***50 Reconnaissance Ships (15 meters) (400 crew total)
***70 Troop Transports (700 crew total, able to carry 5600 troops in total)
***Various Disorganized Levied Coastal Patrol (1500 crew)
**Firearms:
***Cetbang/Jwangpiau: The Jwangpiau is the most commonly used gun in Zhaowa. It is a breech-loading swivel gun, and is used on fortifications and ships. These come in portable (wheeled) and stationary varieties.
***Xépdan-tswáng: The Xépdan-tswang, literally meaning “Ten Shot Gun”, is a gun similar to an Organ Gun. Inspired by the multiple rocket launchers in use across the Sinosphere, instead of firing arrows or rockets, it fires iron or bronze pellets. It is used as an anti-personnel gun. Due to it having 10x more barrels than an average gun, it can shoot 10x more bullets, but it takes 10x more time to clean. Unlike the guns of Europe, it is breech loading, which provides quicker loading time. To seal the breech, paper cartridges or a block are used, though this is quite ineffective. The Xépdan-tswáng is used in very low quantities, with perhaps only 50 being used across Zhaowa.
***Cauywa Lagatswáng: The Cauywa Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Zhaowanese Small Long-Gun”, is a firearm used across Zhaowa in mediocre quantities. Deriving from the Javanese Arquebus, it features a mechanism not dissimilar to a serpentine lock, though it requires a match to fire. It is classified as a type of Arquebus. It does not feature a stock, making it quite unstable, but it makes up for this with a folding stand.
***Farang Lagatswáng: The Farang Lagatswáng, literally meaning “Frankish (Western European) Small Long-Gun”. It refers to all European arquebuses imported into Zhaowa, and all Arquebuses with features such as matchlocks and wheelocks.
***Bedil Tombak/Lungencwung: The Lungencwung, literally meaning “Hand Gun”, is a common gun in Zhaowa. It is quite simple, with a socket attached to a pole and a tube from which projectiles are fired from. It commonly has a blade attached to it in case of melee fighting. A significant portion of infantry in Zhaowa uses it along with another blade.
***Hwacá: The Hwacá is a multiple rocket launcher or an organ gun, depending on the projectile used. It fires around 150 rockets or arrows, which are contained within a wooden frame. The wooden frame allows the rockets to fly straighter, and, as a result, farther. In elevated positions, they have a range of 600 meters. However, on flat positions, they have a range of only 200 meters. Current rockets have a length of around 15 centimeters. Though with a short range, it has enough force to make a 30 cm-deep crater in a patch of sand. A second, larger rocket is currently being produced, with a length of 45 centimeters, with a range of 1100 meters.
***Cwungdung: The Cwungdung is a common firearm in Zhaowa, used on larger ships and on fortresses. Most models of Cwungdung have a maximum range of around 950 meters, with one model having a maximum range of 1500 meters with darts. Darts are made out of wood tipped with iron, with iron tail fins. Unlike the modern conception of darts, these darts are quite large, slightly less than a meter long. When they strike their target, they generally bury up to their iron fletching. Though less destructive than rockets, they have much better accuracy. Cwungdung also fire numerous iron or stone cannonballs, though they have much lower range, with an average maximum range of 600 meters.
**Research and Production:
***Cwungdung: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow.
***Navy: Langka Karaeng fully updates the navy. He is aiming for the Yienkapjwen to eventually become the backbone of the Zhaowanese navy, not a complement.
***Rockets: As always, advances in range and accuracy are being made. However, with the death of Cili Gava, advancements and breakthroughs begin to slow
*Wars and Conflicts:
**Occupation of Sunda (1535-): Regardless of the Majapahit response, Sunda is treated as a territory of Zhaowa. In 1543, Simao’s main base of operations for activities within Nusantara is captured. Though a major victory, numerous fortresses of his still exist. Roads are built, and an open immigration policy is put into practice, with numerous Zhaowanese migrating into Sunda, intermingling with the Chinese diaspora already present.
**Subdual of Majapahit (1545-): 250 additional soldiers are sent to the area surrounding the Sunda strait. The primary goal is to advance to the Parahyangan highlands and the Citarum river so as to set up a defensive line to prevent a Majapahit counterattack. Though the Zhaowanese have been wildly successful in the west, the offensive in the east is mildly ineffective at best, and a slog at worst. Though hit-and-run tactics have mitigated losses, and the Majapahit fleet has begun to wear down heavily, no advances have been made. The Zhaowanese admiral, Langka Karaeng,realizing that a direct attack is utterly useless, orders two seperate landings in two seperate locations in 1546. In preparation for the landings, large naval assaults are to occur in the days before the landing, making the Majapahit navy group up around Majapahit City’s harbor. Meanwhile two landings, one in the north, another in the south are staged, and are to both simultaneously advance towards Majapahit City. 650 soldiers are to be on each side, with 1300 soldiers advancing in total. Their landing is assisted by numerous Zhaowanese ships, and they are to advance along the coast, so in the case of a Majapahit surprise attack, they are able to load onto the ships and leave.
**170 Ships (Attacking Majapahit City)
**1400 Soldiers (Attacking Majapahit City)
**80 Ships (Defending the Sunda Strait)
**1250 Soldiers (Defending the Sunda Strait)
*Diplomacy:
**Majapahit: m8 we’re about to capture your fucking capital and execute your king just surrender already.
**Indonesian Local Rulers: Who wants tribute? Screw tribute! The rulers in Majapahit aren’t even able to keep your people safe! Revolt, and independence shall be guaranteed.
*Events:
**Split Peach in Tainamtau (2):
***Dissatisfaction - 1545-1549: This 4 year period would prove to be one of relative stability for Kiémhwí. Given his lofty position, he didn’t have to fear being sent on perilous expeditions to far off lands. Due to trade agreements with Yolngu and Tonga being figured out, and a general lack of interest with further expeditions, Kiémhwí is able to live a comfortable life in Jáng Hwi, able to support his 4 children. The Namfuru Sea Fishing Company (NSFC) has long been reduced to a small trading company specializing in carrying cargo between ports in Papua, leaving the trepanging market relatively empty. Along with numerous Makassarese fishing groups, Kiémhwí is quick to capitalize on this new market, buying 9 ships and recruiting captains, creating a company for hauling one’s wares to and from Zhaowa to Australia in exchange for a fee. This new commercial Hwai is named the South Sea Trading Company (SSTC). Though the ships aren’t designed to transport people, numerous captains under this new company decide to transport people to make a quick buck for themselves. Along with the money coming from his government position, Kiémhwí grows wildly rich, yet is still dissatisfied with life. Feeling no pressure to remarry, he hops from relationship to relationship, engaging in numerous flings and the like. However, more than just temporary pleasure, he craves closeness with someone, something unobtainable in his current situation. His very personality results in him being incredibly agreeable and pleasant to be around, but results in no meaningful connections with others. Desperate to vent his frustrations to someone, he turns to an unlikely candidate; Áu Sénghói. Kiémhwí is scared, and for good reason. After all, in venting, the entire mask he had put on for his entire life would be undone. However, to his amazement, Sénghói doesn’t mind. In fact, it seems that Sénghói might even enjoy these conversations. Naturally, Kiémhwí begins to wonder: is this the person whom he needed all along?
***A Voyage to the East - 1549: Just as Kiémhwí and Sénghói accepted their love for each other, tragedy strikes once more. For some reason, Kiémhwí is sent on a voyage to the far east. In his absence, Sénghói is to take up his post. Reluctantly accepting the mission, he sets off for Tonga in 1548. The original intent of the mission is to contact a rumoured kingdom east of Tonga, but the ship is blown wildly off course. 10 days into the journey a storm occurs, and the two ships would be blown south. The ships, which had previously been off the coast of OTL Vanuatu, was now somewhere in the Coral Sea.With Tongan star charts, the expedition is able to navigate, though pretty poorly. Eventually, 2 weeks after being blown off course, they would spot land. They would note this new land to be quite cold. Of the inhabitants, not much was described, minus the fact that they were heavily tattooed and were fearsome in appearance and behavior. After camping for a week, waiting for favorable winds, the expedition is attacked by the natives. Though it cannot be confirmed, common belief is that the captured crewmen were cannibalized. The crew is forced to sail further south. This process is repeated 4 times, until a favorable wind comes along. This time, they sail northwest, and eventually land somewhere in Eastern Australia.Luckily, the area was depopulated, so they are able to camp there for winter without fear of Aboriginal attack.
**Fenghuang of the South Sea (2):
**RETCON: Touiku is now born in December of 1530, not December of 1528. She is also found by Tsuyen in 1538, not 1539.
***A Question of Marriage - 1549: As Touiku reaches adulthood, the issue of marriage becomes more and more pressing. Though highly respected, as a Uyxang, finding a proper marriage is quite the task. Tsúyén, aware of this, decides to make apparent the other abilities of her girl. In 1546, she takes another exam, this time proving her aptitude in computational mathematics. This allows the girl to qualify for accounting business. In a fluke of luck, the widower patriarch of the ZESC, Cwak Yienvuk, agrees to a marriage with Touiku in 1549. Perhaps he knew of the hefty dowry Tsúyén would be able to provide (but didn't, due to him not being her legal parent). Perhaps it was his own failing health, and his desire to be treated by a capable Úyxáng for the last years of his life. Maybe he thought that Tsúyén would eventually adopt the girl, making the marriage more of a political move. Perhaps it was lust. Whatever was the case, the two are married on October 19th, 1549. Should the two have gone out together, they would have attracted odd glances. After all, Yienvuk is almost 40 years older than Touiku.
**The Imperial Idea (7):
***Bones like Porcelain, Skin like Ash - 1547: Kyang Baklangit’s illness a few years prior was no one-time incident. In 1547, he falls ill once again, and specifically requests Touiku’s assistance. One evening, while on a walk, Baklangit was caught in the middle of a sudden rainstorm. However, he was hosting guests that night, and being a punctual man, decided to entertain them while in his rain-soaked robes. However, as the night went by, he would find that his forehead and throat would be increasingly warm. However, due to social custom, he could not retire for the night until his guests left. The guests caught wind of his condition, and would leave as quickly as possible. However, as the days went by, his condition would worsen. Though Touiku and the other Uyxang would give him numerous herbal medicines, nothing would seem to work. In fact, due to his inflamed throat, he would often choke on the mixtures fed to him. Eventually, he would fight the infection off, but his overall health would continue to decline. Two months later, he would trip and fall down the stairs. The injury wasn’t major, and he got up after half a minute, but for the rest of his life he would walk with an acute hobble, barely noticeable to those passing by. In 1547, Touiku would write about Baklangit, saying that he had ‘bones like porcelain, and skin like ash.’
==== Nihonese Federation ====
* Government: Federation of Feudal entities, nominally a Republic
** Empress: Uchiha no San-nin (Takagi Anzu)
** Prime Minister: Kanzaki Noriko
** Shogun: Takeda Shizuka
** Congress: A representative body of every single Daimyo, autonomous territory and more, with election methods differing heavily. All headquartered at Osaka Castle, with its two main chambers used for the houses.
*** House of Peers: Nobles and samurai ascended to give them input on the laws of the land. As peers, they have the authority to present laws so long as it is practiced between peers of two different daimyo.
**** No. of Seats: 112, distributed by family, not daimyo
**** Clans (By Representation):
***** Kanzaki with 28 seats
***** Tachibana with 16 seats
***** Satsuma with 10 seats
***** Shiba* with 10 seats
***** Matsudaira with 8 seats
***** Mogami* with 6 seats
***** Tanabe with 6 seats
***** Oda* with 4 seats
***** Ryuzoji with 4 seats
***** Takeda with 4 seats
***** Otomo with 2 seats
***** Nagao with 2 seats
***** Ashina with 2 seats
***** Odawara with 2 seats
***** Nanbu with 2 seats
***** Midoriya with 2 seats
***** Uzumaki with 2 seats
***** Uesugi* with 2 seats
**** Autonomous Territories' Representation: Both Izumo-Matsue and Chiba are allowed to participate as 'outside forces' where they can present legislation with at least two other representatives.
*** House of Representatives: Everyone else. Divided into the merchant quarter, the peasant half and the valued quarter (artisans and religious figures). As Representatives, they have the power to force the House of Peers to a Kaiketsu no Hakken, 'Solution Discovery', where the House of Peers must present legislation satisfactory to at least a majority of the peasant half and either the merchant or valued quarters. Elected via councils, committees or popular votes.
**** No. of Seats: 224
***** Peasant Half: 112
****** Elected by popular vote per familial region.
***** Merchant Quarter: 56
****** Elected by committee. Represents the interests of the companies, majority Kamakura Company, NSC, Kokumotsu ryūtsū kaisha (Grain Distribution Company).
***** Valued Quarter: 56
**** Autonomous Territories' Representation: No representation, voting disallowed.
*** Legislative Process:
**** Introducting a Bill/Law: A bill can only be introduced by the House of Peers, but the House of Representatives can compel the House of Peers to introduce a bill satisfactory to them. The below scenarios introduce the process:
***** Introduction purely by the House of Peers: Should a bill be introduced by two Peers of different daimyo, it must first pass a two-thirds majority in the House of Peers before being given to the House of Representatives, where it must achieve a two-thirds majority with the Peasant Half and a majority with the Merchant and Valued quarters for it to pass to the Prime Minister, who must sign it for it to be passed.
***** Compellation by the House of Representatives: A majority of the representatives must first issue a Solution Discovery which includes a general overview of the grievances that are to be addressed in the bill. Then, the House of Peers must search for a law that not only passes its two-thirds majority but is judged by a committee from the House of Representatives to be 'appropriate and sufficient' for the fulfilling of the Solution Discovery. There it must finally achieve a majority with the Peasant Half, and a majority in at least one of the quarters, to be passed to the Prime Minister.
**** Meetings: Meetings are to be convened every year on the most suitable days of Autumn with at least a 75% turnout rate.
** Clans and Alliances:
*** Oda
**** Main family: Oda (minor branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: N-A
*** Takeda
**** Main family: Takeda (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Matsudaira
*** Tachibana
**** Main family: Tachibana (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Fujiwara
*** Mogami
**** Main family: Mogami (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Odawara, Niigata
*** Kanzaki
**** Main family: Kanzaki (side branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Mori, Miyoshi, Chosokame, Shin-Yamato
*** Satsuma
**** Main family: Ryukyu (main branch)
**** Side families/daimyo: Ryukyu, Taira, Honkobu-Taira
*** Western Alliance
**** Shiba, Uesugi, Azai, Ashina
*** Tohoku Communion:
**** Nagao, Ashina, Nanbu
** Rule of Law: Nihon practices a proto-law system known as the Taiyo no Hosoku, the Sun's Law, which strictly places an emphasis on political families and the ownership of land. The Hosoku is unique in that it makes the transferral of land owned by a family illegal, rather making the only way to gain land to be political marriage. It explicitly prohibits any form of ritual combat, any form of honour combat, and most of all, war against other daimyo. On top of that, it issues a guarantee of human rights, including the 'right to education', the 'right to food', and the 'right to living space'.
* Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
* Capital: Kyoto
* Demographics:
** Population: 12,340,000
** Ethnicities: Yamatai (79%), Chinese-origin (4%), Joseonese (8%), Syonanese (6%), Other (2%)
** Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
* Population Distribution:
** Urban Population:
*** Percentage of total population: 8% (Approx. 1,010,000)
*** By city (rounded to the nearest 5,000):
**** Edo: 40,000
***** Edo surroundings: 50,000
**** Kyoto: 35,000
***** Kyoto surroundings: 40,000
**** Fukushima: 35,000
***** Fukushima surroundings: 20,000
**** Hiroshima: 30,000
**** Kobe: 25,000
***** Hiroshima-Kobe wider region: 25,000
**** Nagasaki: 25,000
**** Yokohama: 20,000
**** Takaoka: 15,000
**** Niigata: 15,000
**** Izumo-Matsue Au. Region: 25,000
**** Chiba Au. Region: 20,000
**** Others not exceeding 15,000 in population: 590,000
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 23%
**** Kanto: 21%
**** Kansai: 14%
**** Chubu: 17%
**** Chugoku: 11%
**** Shikoku: 5%
**** Kyushu: 9%
** Rural Population:
*** Percentage of total population: 92% (Approx. 11,630,000)
*** By region:
**** Tohoku: 18%
**** Kanto: 14%
**** Chubu: 19%
**** Kansai: 15%
**** Chugoku: 12%
**** Shikoku: 11%
**** Kyushu: 11%
* Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
** Protection of the Syonanese Government:
*** 50 Kawataro-fune
*** 30 Hayai-fune
*** 75 supply ships
*** 13,000 sailors
** Sengoku Jidai:
*** Events:
**** STATUS:
***** North (Tohoku, Kanto):
****** Dominant clan: Tachibana
****** Competing clans/alliances: Mogami, Tohoku Communion, Western Alliance
****** State of Affairs: Openly hostile, constant skirmishes, inter-family warfare
***** Central (Chubu, Kinki):
****** Dominant clan: Shiba
****** Competing clans/alliances:  Takeda, Western Alliance
****** State of Affairs: Relative peace, limited skirmishes, stable families
***** South (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu):
****** Dominant clan: Kanzaki
****** Competing clans/alliances: Satsuma
****** State of Affairs: Relative peace, limited skirmishes, stable families
* Army (de-facto disbanded):
** Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
** General infantry [62,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
** Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
** Support staff [15,000]: Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
** Auxillary infantry [15,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
** Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
* Highest-ranking generals:
** N_A
* Navy:
** Kawataro-fune [244]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
** Hayai-fune [193]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
** Supply ships [315]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
** Irregular converteds [29]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
** Regular sailors [25,000]: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
** Reserve sailors [20,000]: see above
* Admirals:
** Takeda Shizuka
* Diplomacy:
**
* Economics:
** Status of the Economy:
*** Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. The usage of bronze and copper coins for smaller denominations has become generally more commonplace in urban areas, while barter trade remains common. The national mint is centred in Edo, controlled by a council of retired or former daimyo.
**** Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (7.8kg total).
**** Currency:
***** 1-yen coin (copper)
***** 5-yen coin (copper)
***** 10-yen coin (bronze)
***** 100-yen coin (bronze)
***** 1000-yen promissory note (backed in gold)
*** Economic Overview: A significant portion of the Nihonese economy is centred around traditional agriculture, with rice as the national staple of the country; barter trade occurs on a limited communal scale, with the adoption of partial paper and minted currency already having occurred. Small artisanal trades in the fields of writing and artistry have become coveted as prestige symbols; education extends to only roughly 11% of the population, with this small class of artisans a thin sliver of a middle class between the vast majority of the peasantry and the higher nobility.
**** Economic Policy:
***** Re-Militarisation: The building of naval vessels becomes a nationwide priority with the value of ships artificially raised by the Kyoto government in order to create a bubble where old drydocks re-open and re-attract old workers from before the beginning of the Bakufu. This also leads to incredibly rapid ship-building and the further ballooning of the size of the navy.
***** Relocation: With the increasing strain of yearly famines, the Kyoto government offers to send peasants and merchants to settle in Rusonto, Syonan. Increasing numbers of peasants are sent every year, beginning to reduce the population further.
**** Economic Trends:
***** Private Conglomerates: Private commercial entities begin to develop in the absence of a central authority, many of whom quickly develop into monopolistic entities that carry multiple different trades and industries all at once. The Kamakura and Nihonese Southern Companies are at the forefront of this, but other mercenary and financial organisations begin formation in urban centres, especially private police who become the primary arbiters of public security in cities and towns.
***** Coastal Centralisation: With the arising of the re-militarisation policy, a significant amount of trade begins to be conducted primarily via sea; previously, what minimal maintenance work that had been done on the old roads connecting Nihon was enough, but with the arising of the first inter-clan conflicts, these no longer remained neutral or safe and thus ports have become the most surefire option to receive goods safely. This leads to the shift of economic power to cities like Edo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Niigata among others; especially those with drydocks.
** Major Economic Organisations:
*** Kamakura Company: Front organisation with dealings in weapons, assassinations and other various activities.
**** Nihon: 6,600 members (150 ninja)
**** Kansha: 1,400 members
**** Syonan: 1,900 members (50 ninja)
**** Wu: 100 members
**** Dai Viet: 100 members
*** Nihonese Southern Company: Mercenary group. Professional army.
**** Nihon: 4,100 members and two hayai-fune
**** Syonan: 12,100 members and 15 hayai-fune + 10 kawataro-fune
**** Kansha: 2,800 members and one kawataro-fune
**** Dai Viet: 1,500 members
* Culture:
** Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
** Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
** Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
* Religion:
** Shinto: A polytheistic, animistic and pantheistic religion which most Nihonese follow. It revolves around the kami - gods/spirits, which are depending on region omnipresent or omniscient. Worship is mainly practiced in household shrines and public shrines, with family shrines more common for political and clan officials. Extreme levels of localisation, with many in the North having strong Ainu streaks while those in Kyushu and Kansha have subtle Han influence.
* Events:
** The Phoenix of Nihon [12]:
*** First Laws and Reforms - Autumn 1546: Among a sweeping series of reforms, Noriko convinces the Congress to pass her new Articles of Federation, infrastructure initiatives and more. This includes the repaving of thousands of previously neglected roadways, the construction of standardised port locks and harbours on top of a complicated drainage system for Kyoto and Osaka, to start. Senmyaku Ryouko also privately pushes and succeeds in the adoption of a standard universal weight, and other standardised units such as the Eda (branch); meanwhile, for the first time since 1476 no famine is seen in Southern Nihon. Noriko also proposes the researching of more efficient heat sources than charcoal and wood to the newfound Scientific Division, primarily headed by Ainu workers who make ample use of the new funds procured by the economic colonisation of Syonan; the relocation programmes this time sending roughly 12,000 from Tohoku to Syonan. These have become supremely unpopular, however, and Noriko puts an end to it after a riot in Nagao breaks into a full-blown rebellion over the relocation of a village.
*** A Tearful Goodbye - Summer 1547: But Noriko keenly understands that her daughter is in no way suitable for the coming political hardships from the North. Discovering that one of her ninja murdered Oda Nobuhide, despite explicitly having him excluded from the list of those she wanted purged from the Oda, she realises that the commotion of Oda Hiyori and her siblings in the North is not just a drive for supremacy but a conquest of revenge. Knowing that Anzu would be in danger, she quietly sends off the Empress and her husband to assume new, prosperous - safe - lives, in Kansha; something which she personally fails to accept on her own accord. The two share a quiet farewell, knowing neither is likely to meet the other ever again within their lifetimes; ‘I haven’t been the best mother, and I don’t think I ever came close to being a good one’, she professes. Anzu is quiet, until she mutters, ‘But you were still mine’. Breaking into a hug, Noriko says goodbye to the last person in her life that still understood what it all meant to her, and with that, the Prime Minister is left brutally, honestly, alone.
** The Death of Nihon [8]:
*** The Acension of a Possible Empress - Winter 1549: Kiyo Tachibana. Born barely a decade before, yet she looked more and more... like a powerful figure. Let's step back a bit. After the death of Himiko San-nin, who had no heirs (not that anyone would want her heirs even if she had them) Nihon was left without a clear line of succession, just in the same way observed during the rise of Tomoe Gozen. The line here was then fulfilled by Uchiha and her daughter, and all the way up to Ryu (who was permitted because he was her son in recognition, thereby recognising his blood specifically that of the Uchiha). But when Anzu came to power, that system broke apart. Having someone specifically who was not the Empress declare the line of succession, especially someone who themselves had a far more legitimate claim to power (the Kanzaki were descended from the Minamoto, after all), broke the Imperial line of succession entirely. Numerous other families lay claim to the line of succession, the Tachibana, the Oda, the Matsudaira; but none took the claim, fearful of losing the professional assistance of the Kamakura Company. Now, someone had risen who could. Kiyo, born to Miyako and a distant branch family of the Yamato, has now just become the most legitimate possible Empress for Nihon, especially in the rumours of the current one's disappearance. No one, however, seems to have asked her what she wants out of this entire ordeal...
** The Taisho of Nihon [6]:
*** Bringing Down Rebellion - Spring 1546: Nobuna knows she can't fight a war all on her own, but she can't back down now. With her siblings in tow, she has Nobuhiro assemble a force of his own, Nobuyuki lead the discovery of new levies-turned-full-troops which she tentatively names Samurai; and finally, she, in a show of trust, entrusts her youngest sister to the possession of Kagetora, who rechristens Hina to Meiyo-ko (Honourable Girl) and assigns her to be in charge of logistical support. Both of them, however, immediately face stumbling blocks: a rebellion decimates the town of Yamagata, with many of the peasants and the local lord wishing to abdicate and join the Federation to the South. Nobuna spends a full year putting down the rebellion, a devastating blow to her credibility at such a critical point in her young reign. But it is at that point where she decides that if so much is going to stand in her way, she might as well show off what she can do to resistors. She burns the entire town to the ground, killing off its entire population, on top of deliberately having the children paraded out in display and then brutally executed by being thrown off a cliff. This display of force is unprecedented, but it actually harms her credibility, forcing her in her young reign out of Niigata, which instead opts to join the Federation.
*** An Exiled Leader - Autumn 1548: But that doesn't mean she'll stay forever. The first elected leader Niigata has is a rowling dictator who, despite being obligated to, refuses to attend the Congress unless he is appropriately 'reimbursed'. The Prime Advisor rebukes him by instead sending a letter to Kagetora inviting her to go kill him, something which is then given to Nobuna, who promptly leads a force of 100 samurai to arrive in Niigata and take back the city for herself. This thus begins her young reign, pacing all about the old territories of the Mogami clan and declaring them under the name of the Oda. This is nothing too confusing, as the derivative clan in Nagoya had been wiped out when the Armed Forces of the Federation arrived in the city and promptly arrested all of them, sending them to prison, or, dropping them into Ise Bay. These experiences, however, begin to shape Nobuna's idea of the world; she begins to picture the Federation as a purely corruptible body, incapable of personal management and much less capable of keeping its people under control. Furthermore, the constant rebellion convinces her not of her own ineptitude in the fields of management but rather that the people are simply incapable of embracing the vision she personally desires for Nihon, a bloody ideology she will carry all the way to Kyoto...
Notable People:
* 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
** Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha no Ichiban'.
** Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
** Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
** Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
** Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
** Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
** Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
** Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489) [deceased]: First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
** Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479) [deceased]: Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
* 1474 - 1523 [The Rise of the Bakufu]
** Uchiha Ryu (1467 - 1512) [deceased]: Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
** Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489) [deceased]: Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
** Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486) [deceased]: Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
** Yamagata Jiro (1461 - 1503) [deceased]: An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu, but his ambitions overcame him and he was deposed after attempting to re-consolidate power.
** Kanzaki Noriko (1467 - ??): Nationalist despot intent on restoring Nihon to political unitarism. She quickly exploited her way through the chaos of rapid decentralisation to insert herself as the effective leader of Nihon in just one and a half decades, essentially unchallenged.
* 1524 - ?? [Sengoku Jidai]
** Oda Nobuhide (1499 - ??):
** Takagi Anzu (1497 - ??):
** Oda Nobunaga: 
** Uesugi Kagetora: 
* Kanzaki Family: From a minor clan in old Minamoto arose one of the defining political and military families of the early Bakufu. This chronicles its most famous members.
** Izuku (1394 - 1489): Grandfather of the entire family. Began the Kanzaki name by abandoning usage of the old Minamoto clan name and rising as first a potential Emperor before becoming one of the most prolific generals in Nihon's history. However, his attempts at glory were foiled and eventually he gave up, passing his life's work to a strange girl who might just get some use out of it.
** Noriko (1467 - ??): Two generations later, a bored Shinto temple head turned trainer turned puppet master. Exploited the political weaknesses of the political system to make herself a de facto leader, first head of the Kanzaki Clan. Charted the family's rise to prominence and eventually the family's dominance for a few decades; began her ascent hoping to salvage the family name but eventually became a radical republican dead set on changing the world as we know it.
** Setsuna (1482 - ??): Another third generation'er; she went missing in Syonan before being discovered as Noriko travelled to it. Made head of the Nihonese Southern Company. Spouse: Souji Nakamura.
==== Valcan West Expedition Alliance ====
* Government: Company under Absolute Monarchy (Colony of Hispania)
** Monarch: Queen Isabella I
** Council of Nueva Valcania
*** President: Fidel Valcio
*** Head of Religious Affairs: Ximeno Sepulveda
*** Head of Foreign Relations: Garsea Abasolo
*** Treasurer: Calixta Suazo
* Economy: Trade is picking up with the natives and Greek states to the north. New World plants and other discoveries are shipped back to make a profit as well. Gold and treasures from the conquest of the Aztecs boosts our economy as well.
* Headquarters: Valencia, Hispania
* Possessions:
** Nueva Valcania
*** Capital: Nueva Valencia
*** Local Governor: Claudia Collizan
*** Demographics:
**** Population: ~87,500
***** Nueva Valencia: ~9,750
***** Los Pan Serpiente: ~5,000
***** Nueva Perrogo: ~4,750
***** San Vicente: ~1,750
***** Smaller Communities: ~65,250
**** Ethnic Groups:
***** ~58% Osnerolese and Native Tribes
***** ~38% Spanish (Valcan, mainly)
***** ~3% Dysian Greek
**** Religion: 
***** ~65% Roman Catholic
***** ~25% Shrek Cult and Native Religions
***** ~1% Other
***** Protestant Minority, in hiding
* Military: 7,500 active
** Human Resources:
*** 2,775 Pikemen/Spearmen
*** 700 Heavy Infantry
*** 3,000 Archers and Crossbowmen
*** 125 Cannonmen 
*** 900 Arquebusiers and... Gunmen I guess?
** 5,000 Reserves
** Siege Weapons and Artillery:
*** 30+ Large Cannons
*** 50+ Small Cannons
*** 800 Arquebuses
*** 250 Wheellock 
** Navy:
*** 30+ Transports
*** 4 Large Transports
*** 20 Sea Gliders
*** 15 Naval Kings
*** 4 Salvaged Scourges
** Trading Fleet:
*** 15+ Cargo Ships 
*** 45+ Merchant Ships
* Wars and Conflicts:
** N/A
* Diplomacy:
** Elysian and Native States: Hi, let’s trade.
* Events:
** Further Explorations, Part 4: Vacía is further explored, and notes are taken about plants and animals that can be found there. More mapping, exploration, and trade along the coast, especially in Elysia and Eldia. A group of explorers travels north along the mountains in Elysia, meeting new natives in (mostly) friendly encounters.
** Bring In the Big Guns: The Valcan Arms Company is started up under the VWEA. It is starting out small for now, but hopefully can soon aid the Hispanic Empire in the production and acquisition of firearms.
** Don’t have time for a mega event rn but will add it later. It won’t affect anything but Nueva Valcania so feel free to move along with turns
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