Ryner Islands

The Colony of the Ryner Islands commonly called the Ryner Islands, is a colony of the The Irenatta Union. The Ryner Islands covers \_\_,\_\_\_.\_\_\_ square kilometers, and has has an estimated population of 2.2 million.

The Ryner Islands was named for the original explorer who discovered the Islands.

## History

### Pre-Industrial Era (1500 - 1800)

The Ryner Islands was first discovered by Ryner Wilson. Is it unknown where Ryner originated from, however, he arrived on the islands with 500 settlers. The first city of the islands was named Port Ryner in his honor. The Union had great relations with this new civilization, as both benefited from trade between the two nations.

### The Industrial Era (1800 - 1900)

In 1800, the Ryner Islands began a industrial revolution. In 1850, the Ryner Islands built a national railway and built a number of coal power plants to further industrialize the nation. In 1875, a National Pneumatic Tube Network was completed to send mail and supplies between destinations. The technological development of the nation went towards a steampunk style of technology.

### The Democracy Era (1900 - 1960)

In 1900, the Ryner Islands formally became a democracy. The early years of the democracy had led rise to an anti-capitalist mentality in the people. While most records from this era were destroyed during the Liberation, the prosperity of the nation led to a vast increase in its economy and its population.

### The Prosperity Era (1960 - 1980)

In the 1960's until the year 1980, there were great strides in social and economic progress. During this era, relations between the Union and the Ryner Islands became severely tense. The Ryner Islands became a prosperous nation of 25 million people.

### The Liberation (1980)

In 1980, the Ryner Islands gave refuge to a businessman who committed a long list of economic crimes, including financial fraud and currency theft. On May 3ed, the Ryner Islands refused to hand over a man they called "a hero". On May 15th, bombers flew over the Ryner Islands, dropping a combination of nuclear and chemical warheads to devastate the population. Aside from some pockets of resistance, the remaining population surrendered to the Union. What documentation, art, and records that existed prior to the Liberation were destroyed.

### The Recovery Era (1980 - 1985)

Between the years 1980 and 1985, what infrastructure that remained was used to build military facilities and prison complexes on the islands. It took five years to build the facilities.

### The Prison Era (1985 - 2000)

The Union began shipping prisoners to the Ryner Islands, as an alternative to keeping them in the Union's mainland or main colonies. The prison colony was designed to use the prisoners for labor and non-standard experimentation.

### The Prison Era (2000 - Present)

The Ryner Islands became a major exporter of gold, copper, granite, marble, and salt. In 2000, the Union reinforced its patrols of the surrounding waters to prevent escape.

## Geography

The geography of the Ryner Islands consists of valleys, hills, cliffs, and mountains. There are remnents of dead forests and the ruins of cities. The colony has an average temperature 27 degrees Celsius average annual temperaturet.

The environment of the Ryner Islands is devastated by leftover radiation and polluting chemicals from the Liberation.

The Ryner Islands has 10 different species of plants, almost all grasses and weeds, 3 different species of snakes, 2 different species of lizards, 1 species of bird, 2 different species of fish, and 5 different species of bugs. There are farm animals that survived the Liberation, but suffer some mutations.

## Demographics

### Population

The people of the Ryner Islands, called Rynerians stand at an average of 175 cm and weigh an average of 64 kg. The average life expectancy is 47 years, with male life expectancy being around 50 years and female life expectancy being around 45 years. The male to female ratio is 1.5:1. 50% of the population is under the age of 18. The average family has around two children. The marriage rate for those above 25 years of age is 90%. The age of expected procreation is between the ages of 25 and 50. The population growth rate is 0.1% per year. The current population is at 20,000 people.

The Non-Rynerian population has no publicly available demographics, but consists of 2 million prisoners and 200,000 soldiers.

### Language

Lyan is the official language of the Ryner Islands

### Largest Cities

The Colony of Rutnatta population lives in two large cities.

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 5

## Government

The Colony of the Ryner Islands is a governorship, where the governor and appointed persons run the day-to-day operations of the colony. The governor is appointed by the Union Armed Forces.

## National Guard

The Colony of Rutnatta maintains a professional National Guard in order to maintain defense of the colony and of the Fatherland. The military has 200,000 personnel. Saint Lyon has no minimum military age; however, all citizens are expected to enlist in formal military training by the age of 18. The military is also used as law enforcement.

### National Guard Ranks

**Army National Guard**

**Navy National Guard**

**Air National Guard**

### National Guard Weapons

**Vehicles**

3 m width
3 m height
M1985 MANPAD
M2000 RPG
9 Logistics and Command Personnel

**Artillery**

3 m width
3 m height
500 km (vehicle)
 M1995 MRLS
3 m width
3 m height
500 km (vehicle)
65 km/h (vehicle)

**Aircraft**

* Crew: 4
* Length: 18 m
* Wingspan: 14 m
* Rotor Diameter: 12 m
* Height: 6.75 m
* Overal Width: 26 m
* Empty Weight: 15,500 kg
* Loaded Weight: 23,000 kg
* Max. Takeoff Weight: 28,000 kg
* Capacity:
	+ 24 troops
	+ 9,000 kg cargo
* Fuel: Plutonium
* Powerplant:
	+ 1 MW battery
	+ 2x Mark 4 VTOL-Rotation Engines
	+ 1x Pressurized coolant Reactor
* Maxinum Speed:: 600 km/h (167 m/s)
* Range: Unlimited (operations restricted to 5,000 km)
* Service Ceiling 7,500 m
* Rate of Climb: 12 m/s
* Electronics/ECM:
	+ Active Radar
	+ Passive Radar
	+ Military Communications Suite
	+ Cyberwarfare Suite
	+ Military-grade Vantablack Coating
	+ Heat/Radar Flares
* Armaments:
	+ 2x M1930 MG (500 internal rounds)
	+ 14x hard points
		- 4x AAM
		- 4x ARM

**Ships**

CDF-1000

* Number: 500
* Displacement: 5,000 tons
* Length: 140 m
* Beam: 16 m
* Draft: 7 m
* Propulsion:
	+ 3x 50 MW PWR Reactor
	+ 4x Propulsors
* Speed: 55 km/h
* Range: Unlimited
* Compliment: 120 personnel
* Sensors:
	+ M2020 Weather Radar
	+ M2020 Multifunction Radar
	+ M2020 Active/Passive Sonar
* Armament:
	+ 7x Laser Point Defense System
	+ 4x 20-group RAM Launchers
	+ 1x 12-group IRCM Launchers
	+ 8x downward-facing Torpedo VLS
	+ 1x Coil-gun turret
* Aircraft Carried:
 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BPC\_Dixmude.jpg/300px-BPC\_Dixmude.jpg | Command-class
CC-1000

* Number: 5
* Displacement: 18,000 tons
* Length: 210 m
* Beam: 34 m
* Draft: 6.5 m
* Propulsion:
	+ 3x 50 MW PWR Reactor
	+ 3x Propulsors
* Speed: 35 km/h
* Range: Unlimited
* Compliment: 180 personnel
* Sensors:
	+ M2020 Weather Radar
	+ M2020 Multifunction Radar
	+ M2020 Active/Passive Sonar
* Armament:
	+ 12x Laser Point Defense System
	+ 16x 20-group RAM Launchers
	+ 24x 12-group IRCM Launchers
	+ 8x downward-facing Torpedo VLS
* Aircraft Carried:
	+ 1x Troop Transport Aircraft

## Economy

The Colony of the Ryner Islands has a workforce of 2 million prisoners and 200,000 soldiers.

The Colony of the Ryner Islands is rich in gold, copper, csalt, granite, and marble.

 Copper
 Marble
 Granite
 Salt

The Colony of the Ryner Islands produces 102 billion Lyonel in mineral resources

The Colony of the Ryner Islands economy is worth around 150 billion Lyonel.

## Culture

The diet of the people of the Union lacks any (non-sea) meat, relying on fruit, vegetables, beans, wheat products, and fish.

The Music of the Union is a unique mixture of classical and rock music.

Nationalist-style plays and television shows are popular, as are nationalist radio stations.

## Infrastructure

### Long-Range Radar Array

The Long-Range Radar Array is a large radar array designed to detect missiles and aircraft up to 3,000 km away.

### Transportation

The Colony relies heavily on its massive rail network and its public bus system.

### Energy

The Colony of Rutnatta is completely energy independent, relying only on renewable energy sources. There are a total of five geothermal power plants generating at 25 GW, for a total of 1,095 TWh.