Itterbeck

Parliamentary System

Leonhard Bachmann

**Professional Forces**

 **Itterbeck Army (⚔ 25)**
 **Itterbeck Navy (✒ 58)**

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Itterbeck is a constitutional monarchy found in the Concourse Region of Aoshtai, sitting to the North of Day's End and to the West of the Aoshanti Republic. A regional power established by Karian aristocrats eight hundred years ago as a gateway into the southern Aoshanti Concourse, it quickly developed its own nationality and identity, established on the principles of neutrality and international trade-- In particular, international finance. For most of its duration, it has served as a location of diplomatic summits to resolve issues, primarily ones stemming from the Aoshanti Concourse.

After the fall of the Kingdom of Karstedt in revolution, and the rise of the Karian Republic, Itterbeck for the most part remained unchanged from the waves of revolution; despite the ample connections between the two. To this day it is a mercantile constitutional monarchy, with a senate filled with land-owning men and ladies of the Itterbecker aristocratic class, along with representatives from the various crown guilds that exist within the country.

### Economy

*See Ittercredit Holding*
Itterbeck is a highly developed financial and service orientated economy, with tertiary economic fields including freight building and artificial intelligence.

In particular, the banking sector of Itterbeck is paramount, and is given a wide degree of latitude; banking confidentiality laws are among the strictest in the cluster, and the banks themselves are protected by guarantees from the Itterbecker government. As a result, nobody is quite sure what is stored within the Itterbecker banking system, and over its eight hundred year history this system has suffered relatively little shock.

For domestic populations, taxes are high in certain areas and subject to a strict system of trade that is promulgated more on eight hundred years of legal precedent, rather than hard rules. However, for foreign investors and those seeking to hide assets away somewhere safe, taxes are incredibly low or outright non-existant; the same being for foreign trades done by domestic bodies or for certain assets.

**Trade and Connections** Itterbeck, due to its diplomatic and economic positioning, has a number of etherlane connections that integrate it with the rest of the galaxy. More often than not, due to the neutral nature of Itterbeck, these routes remain open regardless of geopolitical climate (excluding parts of the listed routes in other countries, which these simply just connect to).

The following are listed utilizing light ship transit times.

* **IR-1:** Itterbeck → Kornhofen (1) (1/6 Month Maximum)
* **IR-2:** Itterbeck → Day's End (1) (1/6 Month Maximum)
* **IR-3:** Itterbeck → Hypraxidonia (1) (1/6 Month Maximum)
* **IR-4:** Itterbeck → Acatalepsy (1) → Caishiwa (2) (2/6 Month Maximum)
* **IR-5:** Itterbeck → Idalae (1) → Apulum (2) (2/6 Month Maximum)
* / **IR-6:** Itterbeck → Idalae (1) → Lindinis (2) → Concatum (3) (3/6 Month Maximum)
* File:Flag of the Republic of Chaykorom.png **IR-7:** Itterbeck → Chaykoric Iron Wall (3) → Zhestokovik (4) → Akrom (6) (6/6 Month Maximum)
* **IR-8:** Itterbeck → Khomah → Sarammanet → Dendesan → Naceur (6/6 Month Maximum)

### Military

*see Itterbeck/Military Organization*
Itterbeck maintains a professional army and navy, being directly responsible to both the Crown of Itterbeck and its Senate. While aristocratic privilege and traditions still course through it, over the various threats Itterbeck has seen over the past eight hundred years, the armed forces have had to maintain a competent standing.

### Trivia

* Itterbeck is heavily inspired by Switzerland and Luxembourg.