Military State of Neutach

Neutach Infantry

"Bortes trembles when Neutach marches." - Unknown

Neutach is a hyper-militarized stratocracy in North-East Aradil, who's national identity has been redefined by constant war. Isolated from the rest of the world by the Grand Duchy of Drobeh and the Verrian Empire, their technological advancements are far superior compared to the rest of the world having access to blackpowder guns and artillery.

# Summary

Neutach is the most powerful nation on the face of Aradil, being the most technologically advanced. Their advancements however came from desperation due to the Great Eastern War which spanned over twenty years between themselves and the Elven Empire of Verrias. Their borders being the Collide River which gained it's name from the said war is said to be the collision of two entirely different worlds.

Neutach's climate is only rivaled by Drobeh with the constant winter enveloping the nation. Kralshri -from an outsider's perspective- can be regarded as the unholy achievement of man with blast furnaces and factory chimneys leaving off their terrifying black gas to the skies.

# History

Neutach has three distinctive histories:

* History of the People
* History of the State
* History of the Regime

Which all differ from one and other.

History of the people otherwise known as the Eastern Humans begin around the 1st Era starting with the City states of Artis. Not much is known about the origins of eastern humans, only that unlike the Western Humans their forms of government were where the power was given to the people rather than kings and queens. They were the First and only republics of Aradil for close to three eras, their geographical location also allowed them to protect their interior against enemy invasions such as elven principalities in the 3rd era or the Aradian Empire in the 4th era. Despite their hardships the people endured harsh winters and many foreign invaders throughout their existence.

Their discovery of the blackpowder dates all the way back to the 2nd era; with the creation of bombs, fireworks and arrow rockets. The gunpowder evolved as Eastern situation became more and more dire as eras passed until it reached it's climax during the 5th era Eastern War. In 5th Era 675 Neutach abandoned the flintlock rifles and transitioned to breech-loaded rifles with paper cartridges as their main armament for their forces.

History of the state begins in the late fourth era when Neutach as a state was founded in Kralshri after the mass-migration of people from the border-states of Neuchsenia, Dottengen, Marbach and Schonwein after the dissolution of the Aradian Empire. Creating the first Neutach Ester Republic. The state was in poor condition for the first ten years of it's existence due to an unexpected influx of people (Population in major cities had doubled in only three years) until the arrival of Pessimus, one of the original ten Emperor's Knights. The state flourished under Pessimus for the next twenty years or so, however this was the beginning of Neutach's transition from a republic into a dictatorship -this is also when the foundation of eastern militarism had been laid-.

The Regime was founded when the Verrian Elves stormed the Eastern Borders. In a desperate attempt the military seized emergency powers and started the integration of Eastern states (excluding Artis), in only a few months Neutach mustered around a fifty-thousand men at the river where the infamous battle of Collide took place. With a pyrrhic victory Neutach managed to secure it's Eastern border but at the cost of locking itself in a war of attrition aganist the Elves for the next twenty-seven years.

# Government

The State politically is under a stratocracy, meaning that the military is the government. There are only three social classes in the state which are Soldiers, Kantons (Those who feed the war machine, such as; craftsmen, artisans, engineers, thinkers, reserves and such.) and everyone else.

# Religion

Neutach is the only Human state that refuses the idea of Ten Gods, instead believing in Familiarism which being the only monotheist religion on Aradil.

# Military

Neutach owns the strongest military in the world, despite having far less manpower than their southern adversary they are able to muster one of the biggest armies in the world, with added technological edge they become the immovable object to an unstoppable force. The country is divided into recruiting districts called kantons and each kanton was the responsibility of a regiment. Every male was from the youngest possible age enrolled in the army. By 5th Era 695 the army strength was 4% of the population being near 150 thousand.

# Economy

The Neutach is based on state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, and industrial manufacturing. An administrative-command system managed a distinctive form of central planning. Due to their Isolationist policies Neutach has no revenue gained from external means.

# External Relations

Neutach is an extremely isolationist country with little to no contact with outside world whatsoever, what little trade there is highly regulated and, people are forbidden from entering or leaving the country. The only external relations Neutach shares is with the City states of Artis where they get volunteer forces from, however the volunteers are not permitted to leave Neutach after their service periods.

# Trivia

* Neutach is based off of 19th Century Europe having Imperial French command structure, White Russian music, Socialist Economy, German military, and British aesthetics.
* Neutach's uniforms are based off of Black Brunswickers.
* Their breech-loaded rifles are based off of Norwegian Kammerlader Rifles.