Corporate Authority of Magnabruk

## History

The Corporate Authority of Magnabruk (CAM) was created towards the end of the Feudal era when the King of Magnabruk (one of the

thousand petty kings) begged two mercenary companies, the Mathos company and the Gallowglass company to help him win a war with his neighbor. The mercenaries, in their natural greed, fought and won the war with the enemy, sacking the enemy Kings castle. In defiance with the deal they struck the companies did not return any of the spoils of war. The King of Magnabruk, simply happy to have won, not only allowed it but made them his standing army. Overjoyed at the wealth they made and the opportunity in front of them the companies set aside their difference and creates a single company, the Magnabruk Company. This company decided to invest its plunder in purchasing a small mining firm based near the capital of Magnabruk. The acquisition of the firm turned out to be the greatest investment the CAM ever made, for weeks later the mine struck paydirt, a new material, unlike anything else that had ever been seen before, motz. Motz was a superfuel, able to be dried into a power which would explode if a spark was taken to it. It would be mixed with rubbing alcohol to create a powerful fuel which would drive the coming industrial revolution. This materials explosive properties were quickly identified and put to great use later as part of siege warfare. They used the explosive material to send rocks into walls, crushing them and making castle walls all but irrelevant. This concept slowly evolved into the firearm, which the Kingdom used to enormous effect. This control of Motz allowed the corporation to dominate. Using their ascended position the Magnabruk Company forced the King to sign the Corporate Charter; A list of rights given to the company which reduced the King to all but a figurehead. This also gave basic privileges to all subjects, such as a fair trial, due process, not being given unusual punishment and religious toleration. These liberties gave their citizenry unprecedented freedom and ultimately benefited the newly renamed CAM an enormous workforce who would power their war machine as they crushed the thousand petty kings. They offered many a degree of autonomy within the company, these who did would be known as Contractees, they would be subject to all the rules set out in the Corporate Charter and had to pay taxes to the CAM,  but otherwise held free reign within their lands. The enlarged army of the CAM has only been held twice. The first time was at the battle of the Gubat where the 5 remaining petty kingdoms managed to stop the Gubat River with an enormous 10,000 man cavalry charge at the rear of the CAM Army. the second time was during the Thantos mountain campaign, where the CAM tried to assault the Elven Confederacy through the Thantos mountains, they suffered heavy casualties due to raids and were forced to pull back. The latest move is to expand into the Disputed Lands, which is contested by the EC.

## Government

The CAM functions much like a hybrid between a country and company with the King holding nothing more than a formal title while the Board of Directors truly rule. Every year the Board of Directors elect a CEO to govern the country for a year. The government is run in accordance with the Article of Association, which lays out power and rules for votes. The government is divided into 3 branches; The Armed Forces, The Mining Corp, Internal Policing. The CAM does not directly distribute justice, instead opting to work as efficiently as possible and empowering municipalities and contractees to distribute justice.

## Map

Cities by number:

1. Ulm

Led by: Sisto of Ulm (Monarchist)

1. Stettin
2. Haathor
3. Pran
4. Utrecht
5. (Not marked) Skye

## Factions

The CAM has three main factions. The Corporatists, mostly upper middle class people who have benefited from the expansion of the CAM, they like the status quo and generally want to see the CAM expand its power and to remove the King eventually. The second faction is the Feudalists, mostly the old aristocracy, who have suffered as Contractees and wish to empower the King and lessen the power of the CAM. The third faction are the Republicans, who wish to remove both the CAM and the King and to establish a republic of Magnabrukians. The Corporatists mostly hold power in the colonies and in the capital city, Haathor. The Feudalists hold power primarily in the Eastern and Northern Rural lands. The Republicans are mostly lower middle class and urban poor, who want a better state. They hold no formal power due to their fierce repression but operate through secret societies.

The three factions are represented by three powerful organisations:

* The Board of Directors, represent the CAM and Corporatists, they generally control the state and hold supreme power for now

* The Lords League, represent the feudalists and generally are located in rural areas and in the Northern and Eastern territories.

* The League of Enlightened Gentlemen (LEG), represent the republicans as a secret society, much like the Freemasons of our timeline.