New American Republic

The New American Republic, commonly abbreviated to the N.A.R., was a totalitarian government based on Eriu; founded and lead by president Jimmy Cruz in the year 3143, and was built on a surprise mass-coup on the previous kingdoms that formerly ruled the lands before Eriuans adopted Earth names. The short-lived country ( 3143-3169) was a harsh and rough place to live in, with conditions having been deplorable by the end of its reign due to constant wars, the overbearing Orwellian government, and Jimmy Cruz's increasing strict laws and inhumane treatment of society as a whole. The NAR took place in several wars, the first being the insurrection starting in New Detroit that eventually covered most of a continent, a war over seas in the capture of several smaller kingdoms, the nuclear exchange of 3148 which ravaged the country, and the Fallen rebellion of 3169 which saw the destruction of the NAR. One of its most notable features was the widespread use of advanced Mana-Repression towers which were initially designed by Jimmy Cruz years prior and later intensified.

These towers were so powerful that they were able to repress the mana field in its near entirety, making magic inaccessible for most within their presence. Widespread use made magic a thing of the past, combined with their burning and destruction of most information on magic which made it an ancient and extinct art in the modern times. The NAR is also notable for having crushed the CCR, a formidable counterforce to the north by the capture and interrogation of a commander by the name of Ruth Blackclaw.

In its final days, a rebellion rose out of every part of the country after the actions of a group of former prisoners shook the nation and the city of Casper, Wyoming. This rebellion group, known as the infamous "Fallen" were able to successfully kill Jimmy Cruz and dismantle the republics government. A short resistance period followed with what people clung to the old regime, but it ultimately died within a handful of weeks. After this, the recovery and restructuring period began which forced the fledgling United Eriu Republic(founded by the Fallen group) to abandon its outerworld colonies as it simply could not support them or even reach them at the time. This lead to the formation of the Outlands Federation in lieu of a government and support.

## Orgins

The New American Republic was masterminded by a man named Jimmy Cruz who was a wealthy tech-sector executive at the time and worked alongside the existing kingdoms to push for the construction of partial-mana-repression towers in major cities. This was to prevent large magic fights from breaking out and causing havoc which was often the case, magic being a very potent force in the wrong hands. Driven by dissatisfaction with the progression of things, Jimmy Cruz banded a larger group of supporters and resources using his vast wealth to create an inner-cell that planned to take over the kingdoms of yore. A strange wolf known as Mother began to grow suspicious of Jimmy, being on talking terms on occasion with the man, which lead to an investigation lead by Shibuya Evereen, a private investigator who lived in Detroit at the time.

All this was too late however, as Jimmy's plan was set in motion already— the very mana-repression towers he had invented and constructed across the country would become the very weapon to destroy the kingdoms by stripping away their main weapon out of their hands. In a sudden turn of events and a massive stand off with Mother which resulted in the death of Shibuya and Edmire(an associate), Jimmy was able to fully activate all the towers across Detroit to maximum power, and began his violent assault using weapons of gunpowder and magic alike. Thus began the quick and extremely violent take over of the elemental kingdoms to create the NAR.

## Wars

The NAR was by no means a stranger to aggression and violence, quickly jumping to further its reign to the point it caused a nuclear exchange that decimated much of the NAR's territory into an uninhabitable wasteland where lush worlds and kingdoms once stood. It forced people into crowded and dirty cities while technology was forced forward at an absurd rate to the point of space conquest. However, society suffered greatly as slums became massive and surrounded any remaining bastion of life.

At the same time starting in 3149 began the great Canadian war where NAR tried to advance repeatedly into Canadian territory in order to acquire more resources with the destruction of much of its land. This war against the populous north combined with the ineffectiveness of the Canadian millitary against NAR tactics lead to the quick retaliation by the wolves of the land who banded together to form the Canine Canadian Resistance. The CCR's guerilla tactics proved potent against the NAR's 'might in numbers' strategy, staling the war to a constant exchange at the border with the NAR pushing inwards and landing troops in the territory; only for these troops to be slain effectively by the wolves who had a great advantage, especially in the winters.

This war dragged on and on for several years until 3159, when Ruth Blackclaw, an important at revered C.C.R. Commander was taken into custody after she had lingered around the site of a lost battle past retreat, mourning over her girlfriend Corporal Ramona 'Mouse' Adler's dead body. Ru was interrogated, at times by Jimmy Cruz himself through violent means until she let slip important information on the CCR. The NAR proceeded to bomb several key bases and stockholds over night, nearly destroying the CCR in a matter of hours. The rest of the stragglers were no match for the following invasion, leaving Canada occupied and stripped of its resources to support the country south of them. Ultimately though, these actions began to set the tender for the fire that would come and burn the NAR back down.

## The "Fallen" Rebellion

10 years after the destruction of the C.C.R. came forth a group of prisoners of various kinds who were put into an existing enforcement program that took these prisoners and forced them to take down and 'enforce the law' on anyone who broke the magic ban by any means. Usually, this meant death for the target. Ruth 'Ru' Blackclaw had already been stuck in this role for 10 years as a prisoner of the state as well as Bethany 'Scout' North. Added to their bunch were a handful of additional prisoners: The engineer Fritz, the spy Alex, the mafia member Johnny, and the cyborg vixen Rav. Eventually, they received a medic as well by the name of Evalyn, a coyote. Influenced and hijacked by the two highly wanted criminals Mother and Sid, this group would become the group known as "The Fallen". Jimmy became quickly aware of what was going on by none other than the very same dark wolf Mother who came to visit and taunt him. The two considered themselves mortal enemies and hated eachother greatly after the arrest of Scout, who Mother saw as important to her for one reason or another.

The Fallen were approached by Mother who gave Ru and Alex a link to her own astonishing magical abilities, and goaded the others down her own path versus what Jimmy Cruz had desired of them. The group eventually had their tracker/punishment chips disabled by Sid, and escaped from Casper, Wyoming into the snowy wastes beyond— only to discover Fritz had been converted to a double agent and was reporting on their location. Johnny quickly dispatched him, but found it was too late and the NAR was encroaching on their location at that very moment. At the same time, the actions of escape and the city pursuit that had resulted made quite a stir amongst the hurt and abused populous, who saw these escapees as icons and heros fighting the system. Unrest grew, and grew, and grew, unbeknownst to the group of fleeing criminals who were surrounded by NAR forces in the Wyoming plains. Then came the turning point, when Mother revealed what she was capable of by decimating the military's squadron that had surrounded the group. Her powers were unstoppable, killing hundreds of soldiers before she strode up and revealed her true nature to the group in full.

In another escape attempt, Mother lead the group on through the wastes with the NAR on their tale until they made it to a safe house. Following that, they quickly made their way towards devils tower where they encountered none other than a very irate Jimmy Cruz who had come with a personal army to stop them. A brutal fight broke out, with soldiers against rebels and Jimmy and Mother duking it out with the arts of magic. Alas, this battle did not go to how Mother had planned— her plan to kill Jimmy Cruz had failed, and she nearly was killed in the process which faceted a hasty retreat. A handful of them had been captured in the chaos— Ru, Rav, Scout, and Alex had been taken prisoner to the very prison they came from.

Mother did not like this one bit, and as riots broke out in the street once word traveled of the death of the soldiers; Johnny, Mother, and Eve made way to the prison to free them. Mother unleashed her powers in a blaze of fury, assaulting the prison with all her might and destroying the surface levels of the facility like it was nothing; the soldiers were no match for the group— and in the destruction, the imprisoned group broke free and got their equipment back, fighting valiantly to the surface where they reconvened, and made a break for the airport as Casper burned in the distance. Scout piloted them to the territory of New Norfolk which had resisted the CCR on the east coast for years by controlling important trade ports. They joined forces with VARA, healed up, and marched into DC to north to face off Jimmy Cruz once more, this time more prepared.

What followed was a bloody rebellion across the entire country as soldiers and rioters clashed in the streets, fires broke out, and mass slaughters occured. DC was wrecked in hours, and as the group fought their way to Jimmy, it only got worse. They used subways, skyscrapers, and other means to progress through to the central city— only for Jimmy Cruz in a fit of rage to quite literally nuke DC itself in an attempt to kill them, which failed when he had misleading information on their location. They made their way to Jimmy, and a long and grueling fight ensued until everyone was a bloody mess. Mother was able to sucessfully get the killing blow on Jimmy with a clever plan, but Jimmy used a 'dead mans hand' curse to inflict the same death on Mother— and Mother was supposed to be cursed to die in the wake of the destruction as the NAR fell around them. However, the mysterious Umbra appeared, and whisked Mother away to do as Umbra pleased for some time in turn for Mother being saved. Thus, the NAR died.