Dabitania: A Shattered World

Dabitania: A Shattered World is a real-time strategy, role-playing and grand strategy game co-developed and co-published by Scarlet's Games and Emmerson Publications. Dabitania is set in the titular world of Dabitania, where magic and fantasy races exist, including celestial and demonic forces, but also where a technologically-advanced empire had established several colonies.
The game was inspired by Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, an HoI4 mod called The New Order: Last Days of Europe, Stellaris, a few CKIII mods and StarCraft, but it has included elements of Diablo, Warcraft and various Japanese isekai animes (especially GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There and Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina).
==Synopsis==
===Setting and plot===
Dabitania takes place in a science fantasy conceived by Scarlet Rangers, an NSC Army and Novayan Army staff sergeant who also owns Scarlet's Games, a group composed of his friends. According to the setting a technologically-advanced human empire had arrived on the titular planet of Dabitania and, after encountering various fantasy races and nations, established several colonies; the empire was replaced with another, called the Dominion who took control of the colonies. But the technology the Dominion brought and the wars of pacification waged have shattered the status quo and upsetting many of the gods worshipped by the locals there, leading to various gods summoning heroes from different universes to fight them, only to fail due to the technological might of the oppressive Dominion.
After fifty years of conflict the stalemate was finally broken, albeit one the gods did not expect. A technologically-advanced human expeditionary force, unaware of the existence of the people of Dabitania and composed of military units from various human interstellar states, arrived on Dabitania to fight the Dominion, winning battle after battle; it is said that several of the gods met the expeditionary force's commanders, promising rewards if they will drive out the Dominion. The humans who fought against their own Dominion brethren were in the process of winning the war halfway when several Dominion agents, sent by its emperor to prevent the loss of their colonies and their war just to spite all their enemies, gathered several artifacts and used them to change the course of the war, only for the plan to backfire tremendously. Under the belief the artifacts will surely bring victory for the Dominion and a subjugation of all forces working against it, the combined powers of the artifacts had, instead, altered the minds of more than 75% of the universe's population; the many affected species and races dominated by greed, callousness and desire for power now amplified more than ever, and compassion and cooperation valued even less than before.
Those who were not affected include the gods, the lucky and/or faithful ones, and those who have an affinity for magic. However, the Dominion's actions led to its experiencing infighting and civil wars leading to its collapse and the condemnation of many nations, whether regional, interstellar or galactic, to the aftermath. The expeditionary force who went to Dabitania to fight the Dominion became disunited, leading to various armies taking control of or establishing themselves in various countries throughout Dabitania. Whatever armies unaffected converged at several locations within or next to kingdoms or empires who they were allied with, though some have taken control of a few colonies. Some armies that arrived were late and either withdraw or, in the case of an army group, landed on Sanctuary (more specifically the Western Kingdoms).
Many gods were shaken by the chaos, and while some left and others went to find the artifacts to restore the broken universe to its previous state, few supported those whose hearts, minds and souls followed down the good path. It is up to the players to continue the story and see where it ends.
===Factions===
Various factions - whether they be nations, holy orders, cults or military units, big or small - were available right from the start. Their government type range from theocracy to magocracy, republic, monarchy, and even a military government.
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Khanduras/New Novaya Military District: The New Novaya Military District is a provisional military government formed by the 1st Novayan Army that arrived late after the Dominion's efforts to turn the table backfired, landing at the Western Kingdoms (especially Khanduras), which is home to a few colonies belonging to the first human empire. It is currently led by Admiral Borealis Norsoutha III, who holds the title of High Marshal.
After landing at Tristram the 1st Army spread its forces throughout Khanduras and consolidate its hold there. Recognizing the need for stability and order the 1st's commander imposed martial law, introduced a military government in the form of a military dictatorship, and permitting unmarried Novayan military personnel to marry into Khandurasian or colonial families. Finally he proclaimed the formation of the Khanduras Military District, officially the New Novaya Military District. Seventeen years later, however, the 1st's commander was injured in an ambush by demons. To prevent instability he made Borealis Norsoutha III, then a rear admiral at that time after arriving to ascertain the status of the Novayan expeditionary force sent, his successor and elevated him to the rank of Admiral due to his being a member of the Norsoutha-Tomoshima families.
The objective of the New Novaya Military District is to eliminate or negotiate with the forces of the Burning Hells in order to annex it all the while consolidating its power throughout Sanctuary within two years; once that is completed the New Novaya Military District will be reorganized into the Sanctuary Military District and modernize Sanctuary to allow for the arrival of three additional Novayan field armies and two reserve field armies. The New Novaya Military District will either peacefully annex or violently take over one of the winners.
The government of the New Novaya Military District is called a Hereditary Military Dictatorship due to the abysmal state of Khanduras. Its religions were the Cult of the Loop (a religion worshipping the Worm-in-Waiting) and Christianity.
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==Development==
As per the usual antics of staff sergeant Scarlet, Blizzard, various Japanese anime studios and Paradox Interactive were dragged in for a meeting by Emmerson Publications, whose representatives provide books, files and details on whatever the staff sergeant cooked up. Due to Scarlet being a die-hard friend of Grand Marshal Borealis Norsoutha III, he was allowed to use his character (and anyone else) and any nation so long as it does not involve hentai and that their personalities remain the same or have some things added to spice the game up.