Silver Republic

The **Silver Republic** is one of the three countries that make up the land mass of Europe, further divided into 3 regions

**Geography:** The Silver Republic is a rather diverse region but with a large portion of the country made up of Grasslands. In the Norway region, the northwest is dominated by the Silverpine Forest and the Land Spurts with large fjords. North of the country itself is the Petra Sea, known for large Gas and Oil reserves with both The Silver Republic and the Gold Empire agreeing to share the resources, with the Norway regional government benefiting hugely. Along the west coast is the long Stirling Forest, which in fact is a very wet region, acting as a rain shield to the rest of the country, as well as the appropriately named RainShield Forest in the far south, a slightly more tropical region that covers almost half of the Ireland Region. The Country is also near cut in half due to the BlackIron Mountains which houses large deposits of metals and minerals such as Iron, Coal and gem stones. There are 4 main rivers in the country all that begin in the central England region. The Rosmark River runs from the northern Fjords and runs through the City of Oslo and the Hancona Forest. The River Argent flows from the Black Iron mountains to the Silver Bay. The Coral River also flows from the mountains and through the Rainshield Forest and Dublin City and into the Raven Bay. The Rain River flows from the BlackIron mountains and through the city of Manchester. But due the large amount of rain the region receives the river constantly breaks it banks. On the Southeast region there are the Border Mountains, dividing the Silver Republic and the Bronze Kingdom.

**Fauna:** The Silver Republic like most of Europe contains very basic and not many exotic animals. In the northern region of Norway, Deer are extremely common. Muskox are common in the Land spurts regions, along with foxes, Hares, Eurasian Lynx, Badgers and Squirrels along with Beavers who mainly habitat along the rivers. The main predators of the country are Brown bears and Wolves, all mainly found in the north. In terms of Sea life, the Land Spurts are home to Seal's, Otters and Walruses. Orca sightings are occasional off the coast. The more central region of Silver Republic is a bit different with deer mainly found in Stirling Forest but also the Adder snake on the south side of the Black Iron mountains. Brown Bears can also be found in Stirling Forest along with many other forest animals, such as rabbits and Foxes. In the grasslands, cows, horses and Sheep are plentiful. Further south in the Rainshield forest more exotic animals can be found. Sharks and Dolphins inhabit the Raven Bay. The Margay was introduced to the region along with Capybara, Okapi and the Jaguar.

**Climate:** Silver Republic has four main climate regions. North, West, Central East and South. The North is mild, in the Taiga region. Temperatures do not rise too high but the mild current from the Atlantic means it does not become too cold either to generate much frost or snow. Along the West coast, is more Temperate Rainforest. The BlackIron mountains are considered a Cold Desert but only get snow in the Winter months. The Grassland regions of the country are more Temperate. The south in the South Ireland region is more humid, Temperate Rainforest climate with more rainfall in Summer than in Winter.

**Economy:** Silver Republic is an economically prosperous nation with the smallest rich/poor divide of the three nations and low unemployment. The Norway region is the most wealthy with its three main industries, Oil, Lumber and Fishing. The England region is the second with its Auto, Manufacturing and Mining industries. The South in the Ireland region is primarily an agricultural region as well as the biggest Port in the country, with established trade routes with The Bronze Kingdom, The Gold Empire, The United States and even Africa. It is also home to many transport companies. The entire country produces Silver and other precious metals in a balance with the other nations.

**Government:** The Silver Republic is exactly as it says, a Republic. It is headed by an elected position known as the Silver Chairman. He is elected by the people of the country and voting is mandatory. If the candidate gains over 50% of the popular vote, he/she is sworn in immediately. If they do not gain 50% but still gain the highest out of all candidates, the Council of 12 vote. A candidate must gain 8 out of 12 votes. If they do not, a second election is held between the candidates with the highest votes.

Elections are held every 10 years. The council is made up of 9 elected officials who make up the Second Council. Another council, known as the First Council are the three regional governors. They have no extra authority over the Second council members in terms of the country in general. They can make smaller decisions within their own regional councils such as dispense of regional funds. Regional Governors are elected within each region every 10 years. Each region can have its own laws, provided they do not infringe of national laws. Legislation can be proposed by any council member but must be debated and voted on by all Council Members. A Silver Chairman can be voted out if 8 of the 12 council members agree. In times of war, the Chairman is commander of the Armed forces but he cannot enact laws without approval of the council.  Each council member has a department that they manage, such as the Treasury, Justice System and Defence, but any large scale decisions must be brought to the council.

**Armed Forces:** The Silver Republic has a standing army with armed ground forces along with a Navy and Airforce. Each branch is commanded by a General who report to the Chairman directly. The armed forces are made up of humans volunteers who join of their own accord. Kemiya's can be called up to serve in the armed forces but only in times of emergency. The Chairman can ask the council to draft an executive order to call Kemiya's into service, but only if 8 out of 12 agree. They are called State Kemiya's and are under direct authority of the Chairman.

#### **History:**

**Getting Started**

The Silver Republic was born in 2031, 1 year after the Curse of Europe. Maurice Soult wanted dominion over all of Europe but Kevin Musica refused to allow it. Even when threatened with death, he would not budge. A border was drawn up and a country was born. Kevin Musica decided on a more fair system of Government. The leaders of Norway, Ireland and England were reluctant at first to agree but Musica reminded them he could control the Kemiya population. He devised a method of checks and balances to ensure tyranny could not become a reality. Musica's first order of business was to strength the economy and improve relations with other nations, such as the United States and the Gold Empire. Oil was found not long after and a deal was worked out with the Gold Empire. Musica made many reforms that made a very strong economy. Musica served as Silver Chairman until 2050 when he resigned and was succeeded by Jonathan Harvey. The council decided to amend the law that Chairman's serve 10 year terms. At first Harvey seemed a good choice and campaigned well, but found himself unable to fulfill many of the promises he'd made and his popularity quickly decreased, amongst the people and his council. He was voted out after 5 years in charge.

**The Boat Starts to Rock**

Next was Isabelle Roberts, voted in a snap election. She too kept the peace but tensions between the regions of Ireland and England started to simmer.. Roberts learned the Ireland region was relaxing tariffs to make Dublin a more attractive trading port. Roberts ordered Dublin Tariffs to increase but this in turn lowered trade and knocked into the general economy, coupled with an increase in interests and an order to the Norway region to decline its lumber industry lead to a recession. Roberts lowered interests immediately and funded the Norway region to increase its fishing industry. It took a while for the London Stock Market to recover but it worked as the economy bounced back within a year. Roberts next big task was to deal with an increase in piracy in the Corsair Sea. A new breed of pirate, captaining submarines rather than ships were harassing trade ships between London, Barcelona and Berlin. Roberts set about to strengthen the Navy. The Gold Empire negotiated a change in routes through Dublin rather than London. This eased problems for a while, but the Pirates moved as well to Raven's bay.

**Stability regained....Somewhat**

Isabelle Roberts served until 2070. Next Chairman was Timothy Hughes. He campaigned on the idea of conservation. He ordered the building of a Dam near Manchester to help with the constant flooding in the region and to generate electricity. He even cut a deal with some countries to import exotic animals to the Rainshield Forest. He even created Wind Farms in the BlackIron mountains to generate clean electricity. Coal was used less and less as a power source but coal imports increased. Hughes was widely popular and implemented many reforms to strength the economy, living standards and ensure the rich/poor divide remained as small as possible. Hughes then placed a freeze on all wages, but companies started to lay off workers and demand started to fall. Companies couldn't afford to lower prices and this led to another recession. Hughes reversed his position and lowered interest rates to get people spending again. The economy recovered but Hughes reputation as anything other than a conservationist was lost. Hughes made it to a second term but was voted out 2 years into his second term in 2082. Ronnie Burke was voted in, in a snap election but only narrowly. In a 3 way election, he gained 44% of the popular vote and 9 council members voted for his appointment.

**Heading to the 22nd Century**

Ronnie Burke was a man bursting with energy and was an adventurer at heart. Many considered him very immature for his position, but he proved his doubters wrong by strengthening relations with the Bronze Kingdom and helping to settle a Succession Crisis in the Gold Kingdom in 2082. He liked to travel as well, visiting many different countries and proving to be a popular leader, more amongst other nations, rather than within his own. He maintained stability within the country for the next 12 years, regaining election easily in 2090 but in 2098, he was diagnosed with cancer. This was a situation that hadn't been dealt with before so the 3 Governors ruled while the chairman was unable to. When Ronnie died, a snap election was held with Adrian Davis emerging in 2099