Aerlanica

*"The Aerlanican people are, surprisingly, resilient and tolerant of both one another and whatever horrors and troubles are sent their way." - Harold Vence*

## Societal Overview

### Capital

Aerlanica City (Destroyed)Twilight's Hollow (Provisional)

### Founding Date

July 2019

The Federation of Aerlanica (Otherwise known as "Aerlanica" or "The Federation") is a Democratic, Space Faring nation with it's homeland on the planet Augusta, where the Cape of Good Hope is situated. While the name may sound joyous to journeymen historians, Aerlanica has bore the brunt of many conflicts, causing much of the current infrastructure to seem ramshackle and utilitarian, and the quality of life to be substandard. Despite this, however, the Federation enjoys above average technology, having reverse engineered tech from ally and enemy alike.

The Federation has continued to maintain a high level of political and personal freedom, despite countless attacks, crises and wars since it's inception, and has focused on trying to preserve and maintain an egalitarian society the best it can. In times of great strife, Aerlanica and Rei Khan unite into what is known as the Aerlanican-Khanian Union.

As of now, Aerlanica possesses six hidden colony planets; Dester, Vanguard, Ka'zul, Tarot, Galaria and Shakar.

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### **History**

#### Securing the New State

The Aerlanican Federation was formed out of a reformed Aerlanican Democratic Preservation Front (Shortened to the ADPF, otherwise known as "Federals" or "Democrats") after they became victorious in the the Aerlanican Civil War after the collapse of the Third Aerlanican Empire, a short lived state formed when the National Aerlanican Party dissolved the democratic state of the Aerlanican Commonwealth. From the outset, the newborn federation was beset by a multitude of problems, including environmental collapse, widespread food shortages, terrorist attacks from NAP fanatics continuing the fight and no feasible way to ensure properly widespread drinking water. The provisional government, under William Kasel's chosen successor, Jonathan Blinds, began to try and secure their fractured and destroyed nation.

Thankfully for the Aerlanicans, the foresight for the destruction of the environment was anticipated by the NAP, as they created what was known as "Project Ark", a series of expansive bunkers across the untouched Farnham Plateau that housed the entirety of Aerlanica's biodiversity. ADPF troops, forming many divisions of the reformed Aerlanican Army, disarmed guards and secured the bunkers before any damage could be done to the last hope of Aerlanica's future. Following this, a temporary declaration of strict water and food rationing was imposed with, after significant arguing within top circles of the provisional government, priority being given to children, the wounded, the sick and the pregnant.

Next on the order of business was water and food. Engineers were sent to devise large purification and neutralisation stations along the many of the now acidic and basic waterways of Aerlanica. After working over time and often with little sleep, rudimentary and makeshift plants were made by these work teams to provide some semblance of drinking water to civilians until more permanent plants could be made. While this was happening, self contained environments were being made inside greenhouses both above and underground. Farmers were driven to these new plants with their families to produce the millions of tonnes of food needed to keep the nation on it's feet, while scientists worked in genetic engineering areas to try and create super-crops able to produce a lot of food in the little space they had.

#### **Elected once more**

The process of this rapid transition took place over the course of five months.

### **Military**

The Aerlanican Military, known formally as the Federal Military (and colloquially as the "Azure Armed Forces" and archaically as "The Bluecoats") is the legacy of the long standing Aerlanic military tradition; involving rigorous and gruelling training with a high standard or professionalism, in conjunction with wavering, near-fanatical, loyalty to the Aerlanican State. Conscription is enforced, as everyone is required to undergo eighteen months mandatory military service before being placed on the national draft.

#### The Army

The Aerlanican Army is the pride of the Aerlanican Military focuses on using superior tactics and soldiers, in conjunction with any weapon, to defeat their enemies with high quality professional soldiers and superior tactics.
The Aerlanican Infantry consists of soldiers who undergo intense physical and mental examinations to foster soldiers who are strong, fast but also intelligent, who act as the mainstay of all offensive and defensive operations. While in times of strife a well trained militia force can be raised to supplement the main military, the career soldiers are forced to continually train and prepare for times of war, creating high quality soldiers equiped with the best equipment. Despite this, however, many soldiers possess a heightened sense of patriotism, to the degree that in a defensive war soldiers will on occasion defy orders and remain behind to continue to fight the enemy or, when surrounded and out of supplies, perform a suicidal bayonet charge at the enemy.

The Aerlanican Armour utilise the best armoured vehicles they can get their hands on. Utilising a compliment of Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armoured Personal Carriers, Armoured formations are used to shatter defensive lines and fortifications to allow breakthroughs, or to counter enemy armour.