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Zeromanicus: /* Others */

2022-04-16T23:20:26Z

Others

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	==Others==		==Others==
	:The Strauss		===The Strauss===
	:The Strauss Society was a post-humanist evangelist corporation with significant and wealthy backers from across human space frequently derided as a cult. Appealing to affluent individuals across Sol, they eventually expanded their reach into the Verge and beyond before the disconnect.Long considered at best a far-fetched fantasy duping countless gullible and desperate people and at worst, a suicidal doomsday cult, millions of their follows disappeared during the disconnect after being invited to Ascension centers to undergo destructive scanning procedures that most observes believe turned them into ash and garbage code.		:The Strauss Society was a post-humanist evangelist corporation with significant and wealthy backers from across human space frequently derided as a cult. Appealing to affluent individuals across Sol, they eventually expanded their reach into the Verge and beyond before the disconnect.Long considered at best a far-fetched fantasy duping countless gullible and desperate people and at worst, a suicidal doomsday cult, millions of their follows disappeared during the disconnect after being invited to Ascension centers to undergo destructive scanning procedures that most observes believe turned them into ash and garbage code.

	For the past century and a half, it was considered one of the most egregious cases of mass suicide in human history. But it was not as it appeared. The Strauss Society were not the charlatans they appeared and for them the past 150 years were instead thousands and they have changed, becoming something that resembles a human in the same way a human resembles a lemur. Their motives are enigmatic, their goals mysterious. What is known is that their Ascension centers are dangerous places, the surrounding lands are rife with anomalies, spikes of radiation and wildlife undergoing strange mutations. Though for those willing to delve, scientific advancements and the treasures of a vast intelligence surely await.		:For the past century and a half, it was considered one of the most egregious cases of mass suicide in human history. But it was not as it appeared. The Strauss Society were not the charlatans they appeared and for them the past 150 years were instead thousands and they have changed, becoming something that resembles a human in the same way a human resembles a lemur. Their motives are enigmatic, their goals mysterious. What is known is that their Ascension centers are dangerous places, the surrounding lands are rife with anomalies, spikes of radiation and wildlife undergoing strange mutations. Though for those willing to delve, scientific advancements and the treasures of a vast intelligence surely await.

	Van der Graff had a strict policy of staying the fuck away, but the Old Man's been asleep a long time now . .		:Van der Graff had a strict policy of staying the fuck away, but the Old Man's been asleep a long time now . .

Zeromanicus at 23:20, 16 April 2022

2022-04-16T23:20:02Z

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	:Political System: Democratic Republic		:Political System: Democratic Republic
	:Zion is a Mormon and democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.		:Zion is a Mormon and democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.

			==Others==
			:The Strauss
			:The Strauss Society was a post-humanist evangelist corporation with significant and wealthy backers from across human space frequently derided as a cult. Appealing to affluent individuals across Sol, they eventually expanded their reach into the Verge and beyond before the disconnect.Long considered at best a far-fetched fantasy duping countless gullible and desperate people and at worst, a suicidal doomsday cult, millions of their follows disappeared during the disconnect after being invited to Ascension centers to undergo destructive scanning procedures that most observes believe turned them into ash and garbage code.

			For the past century and a half, it was considered one of the most egregious cases of mass suicide in human history. But it was not as it appeared. The Strauss Society were not the charlatans they appeared and for them the past 150 years were instead thousands and they have changed, becoming something that resembles a human in the same way a human resembles a lemur. Their motives are enigmatic, their goals mysterious. What is known is that their Ascension centers are dangerous places, the surrounding lands are rife with anomalies, spikes of radiation and wildlife undergoing strange mutations. Though for those willing to delve, scientific advancements and the treasures of a vast intelligence surely await.

			Van der Graff had a strict policy of staying the fuck away, but the Old Man's been asleep a long time now . .

Zeromanicus: /* State of Zion */

2022-04-11T23:16:52Z

State of Zion

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	===State of Zion===		===State of Zion===
	:Political System: Democratic Republic		:Political System: Democratic Republic
	:Zion is Mormon and ~~Democratic~~ State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.		:Zion is a Mormon and democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.

Zeromanicus at 20:15, 7 April 2022

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	:Theme: Neo-Classical Aristocracy		:Theme: Neo-Classical Aristocracy
	:After the collapse of the European Union in the wake of the UN ultimatum, most of western and central Europe found common cause with a new form of pan-european nationalism which took root in the fertile ground of a humiliated political class. Glorifying the past, the rhetoric of the Empire proclaims that Europeans must unite and fight for the dawn of the Neo-Renaissance that will lead to a resurgence of Europe culture and achievement.		:After the collapse of the European Union in the wake of the UN ultimatum, most of western and central Europe found common cause with a new form of pan-european nationalism which took root in the fertile ground of a humiliated political class. Glorifying the past, the rhetoric of the Empire proclaims that Europeans must unite and fight for the dawn of the Neo-Renaissance that will lead to a resurgence of Europe culture and achievement.

	~~===The Union of American States===~~
	~~:Political System: Democratic Republic~~
	~~:Theme: Classic America~~
	:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, whilst separatist terrorism kill much of the leadership of the United States on Earth in a devastating attack on Washington. The Vice President was forced to setup a government in exile on Eisenhower, after the United Nations attempted to force massive concessions on the US after the attack on Kennedy. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself divided, with the Union of America succeeding the USA under the auspices of a victorious United Nations.

	===American Federation===		===American Federation===
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	===Republic of Greater Texas===		===Republic of Greater Texas===
	:Political System: Democratic Republic		:Political System: Democratic Republic
	:Decades of disagreements with the Federal government over land, water rights and other local issues finally came to a head during the disconnect, when Texans took the opportunity to secede from the United States as the United Americas collapsed around them. Several other nearby states joined them, including the majority of Mexican states.		:Decades of disagreements with the Federal government over land, water rights and other local issues finally came to a head during the disconnect, when Texans took the opportunity to secede from the United States as the United Americas collapsed around them. Several other nearby states joined them, including the majority of Mexican states. The border of the Greater Republic in the east is the Mississippi river, beyond which only the rusting robots of the great disappearance roam empty lands under the mysterious server-spires they built during the disconnect.

	===The United Republic's of Europe===		===The United Republic's of Europe===

Zeromanicus: /* The United States of America */

2022-04-06T18:18:35Z

The United States of America

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	:After the collapse of the European Union in the wake of the UN ultimatum, most of western and central Europe found common cause with a new form of pan-european nationalism which took root in the fertile ground of a humiliated political class. Glorifying the past, the rhetoric of the Empire proclaims that Europeans must unite and fight for the dawn of the Neo-Renaissance that will lead to a resurgence of Europe culture and achievement.		:After the collapse of the European Union in the wake of the UN ultimatum, most of western and central Europe found common cause with a new form of pan-european nationalism which took root in the fertile ground of a humiliated political class. Glorifying the past, the rhetoric of the Empire proclaims that Europeans must unite and fight for the dawn of the Neo-Renaissance that will lead to a resurgence of Europe culture and achievement.

	===The ~~United~~ States ~~of America~~===		===The Union of American States===
	:Political System: Democratic Republic		:Political System: Democratic Republic
	:Theme: Classic America		:Theme: Classic America
	:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, ~~with~~ much of the leadership ~~killed~~ on ~~Kennedy~~ in a ~~disputed incident during~~ the ~~fighting~~. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself ~~a rump state~~, ~~stretching from Maine to Virginia and from Virginia to Wisconsin. Still powerful due to~~ the ~~concentration~~ of ~~wealth, industry and technology in~~ the ~~BosWash area, it is nevertheless nowhere near~~ the ~~power it once was~~.		:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, whilst separatist terrorism kill much of the leadership of the United States on Earth in a devastating attack on Washington. The Vice President was forced to setup a government in exile on Eisenhower, after the United Nations attempted to force massive concessions on the US after the attack on Kennedy. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself divided, with the Union of America succeeding the USA under the auspices of a victorious United Nations.

	===American Federation===		===American Federation===

Zeromanicus: Undo revision 70822 by Zeromanicus (talk)

2022-04-02T01:44:58Z

Undo revision 70822 by Zeromanicus (talk)

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-==The Verge==
+===The United States of America===
-===Heaven's Reach Exhuman Enclave===
+===American Federation===
-:Political System: Stratocracy
+:Political System: Corporate Republic
-:Heaven's Reach is a 'Militant Exhuman-progressive' society, modelled on a Hierarchy which places emphasis on individual achievement and ability. Particular emphasis has been placed on the role of the 'Warrior' in human existence, though respect is also given to the role of science, as such in the formalised class division system of Heaven's Reach, the class of Soldier and Scribe are given prominence above all others. Heaven's Reach is a haven to various human augmentative sciences, including variant cognition and a multiple of military orientated augmentation disciplines.
+:Theme; Blade Runner America
-Political power within the state is determined every five years by a series of combat tournaments, similar to ancient 'flower wars', formalised combat between tele-operated drone soldiers in which their equivalent of political parties literally fight for control of the government.
+===Republic of Greater Texas===
+:Political System: Democratic Republic
-===Dai Fuso Teikoku===
+:Decades of disagreements with the Federal government over land, water rights and other local issues finally came to a head during the disconnect, when Texans took the opportunity to secede from the United States as the United Americas collapsed around them. Several other nearby states joined them, including the majority of Mexican states.
-===State of Zion===
+===The United Republic's of Europe===
-:Political System: Democratic Republic
+:Great Britain, Iceland, Denmark and the Nordic countries made up the United Republic, swelled by dissents from the Empire.
 *Duchy of Alberta
 *Union of Bolivarian Republics
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 ===Latter-Day Republic===
 :Based in the Utah area, the Latter-Day Republic is a theocratic nation of Mormons sandwiched between the three major powers of North America. It maintains ties with it's larger sister state in the Verge.

Zeromanicus at 01:37, 2 April 2022

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-===The United States of America===
+==The Verge==
-:Political System: Democratic Republic
-:Theme: Classic America
+===Heaven's Reach Exhuman Enclave===
-:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, with much of the leadership killed on Kennedy in a disputed incident during the fighting. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself a rump state, stretching from Maine to Virginia and from Virginia to Wisconsin. Still powerful due to the concentration of wealth, industry and technology in the BosWash area, it is nevertheless nowhere near the power it once was.
+:Political System: Stratocracy
-===American Federation===
+===Dai Fuso Teikoku===
-:Political System: Corporate Republic
+:Political System: Shogunate/Military Junta
-:Theme; Blade Runner America
+:Fuso is a radical militant state, a reactionary Japanese colony ruled by the Tatenokai. It's ultranationalist ideology has shaped a society based on 'traditional' values and they have established a ruling class of elites with privileges not unlike ancient Samurai. its architecture combines much of the traditional and modern. Gaining it’s own independence during the fraught years of the disconnect , Fuso is independent world in the Verge and is considered a wildcard due to its strict ideology and militancy. Many regard Fuso as petty in matters of state, others worry at it’s growing power and interventionist policies. It’s veneration of the pre-ww2 Shōwa era and pro-japanese historical revisionism as earned it the disgust of many Asian colonies, due to it’s wholesale denial of Japanese war crimes. It is vehemently anti-UN and seeks the 'liberation' of the Japanese homeland from the tyranny of the UN puppet government. It seeks nothing less than the full restoration of Imperial Japan.
-===Republic of Greater Texas===
+===State of Zion===
 :Political System: Democratic Republic
-:Decades of disagreements with the Federal government over land, water rights and other local issues finally came to a head during the disconnect, when Texans took the opportunity to secede from the United States as the United Americas collapsed around them. Several other nearby states joined them, including the majority of Mexican states.
+:Zion is Mormon and Democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.
 *Duchy of Alberta
 *Union of Bolivarian Republics
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 ===Latter-Day Republic===
 :Based in the Utah area, the Latter-Day Republic is a theocratic nation of Mormons sandwiched between the three major powers of North America. It maintains ties with it's larger sister state in the Verge.

Zeromanicus: /* Kingdom of Canada */

2022-04-02T01:21:45Z

Kingdom of Canada

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	:Great Britain, Iceland, Denmark and the Nordic countries made up the United Republic, swelled by dissents from the Empire.		:Great Britain, Iceland, Denmark and the Nordic countries made up the United Republic, swelled by dissents from the Empire.

	~~===Kingdom~~ of ~~Canada===~~		*Duchy of Alberta
	~~:Political System: Constitutional Republic~~
	~~:After fleeing the British revolution the Windsor family found refuge and purpose in the Canada as it struggled under the aftermath of the United Americas collapse.~~

	*Union of Bolivarian Republics		*Union of Bolivarian Republics
	*Reformed Arab League		*Reformed Arab League

Zeromanicus at 00:24, 2 April 2022

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	*Shanghai Economic Free Zone		*Shanghai Economic Free Zone
	*Korean Union		*Korean Union
	*~~Tatenokai Shogunate~~		*Japan
	*League of Free Russian Cities		*League of Free Russian Cities

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	===Dai Fuso Teikoku===		===Dai Fuso Teikoku===
	:Political System: Shogunate/Military Junta		:Political System: Shogunate/Military Junta
	:Fuso is a radical militant state, a reactionary Japanese colony ruled by a ~~transhuman~~ Samurai ~~elite, it bears many similarities to feudal Japan and~~ its architecture combines much of the traditional and modern. Gaining it’s own independence during the fraught years of the disconnect , Fuso is independent world in the Verge and is considered a wildcard due to its strict ideology and militancy. Many regard Fuso as petty in matters of state, others worry at it’s growing power and interventionist policies. It’s veneration of the pre-ww2 Shōwa era and pro-japanese historical revisionism as earned it the disgust of many Asian colonies, due to it’s wholesale denial of Japanese war crimes.		:Fuso is a radical militant state, a reactionary Japanese colony ruled by the Tatenokai. It's ultranationalist ideology has shaped a society based on 'traditional' values and they have established a ruling class of elites with privileges not unlike ancient Samurai. its architecture combines much of the traditional and modern. Gaining it’s own independence during the fraught years of the disconnect , Fuso is independent world in the Verge and is considered a wildcard due to its strict ideology and militancy. Many regard Fuso as petty in matters of state, others worry at it’s growing power and interventionist policies. It’s veneration of the pre-ww2 Shōwa era and pro-japanese historical revisionism as earned it the disgust of many Asian colonies, due to it’s wholesale denial of Japanese war crimes. It is vehemently anti-UN and seeks the 'liberation' of the Japanese homeland from the tyranny of the UN puppet government. It seeks nothing less than the full restoration of Imperial Japan.

	===State of Zion===		===State of Zion===
	:Political System: Democratic Republic		:Political System: Democratic Republic
	:Zion is Mormon and Democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.		:Zion is Mormon and Democratic State on the planet of Zion, populated almost exclusively by those sharing the Mormon faith. It defines itself as a home for all those of the Mormon faith. Centuries of time have liberalised the religion from it's early roots in Utah but it still remains a culturally conservative attitude on many issues, especially with the wholesale rejection of genetic engineering and genetically modified animals or plants. This position has made the world something of a nature reserve for many unmodified terran species, as well as leading to the development of a strong biotech and cybernetic industry. Due to the rejection of modern genetic engineering techniques, citizens must rely on cloned organs and cybernetic implants for most medical treatments.

Zeromanicus: /* Allied States of America */

2022-04-02T00:16:33Z

Allied States of America

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	:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, with much of the leadership killed on Kennedy in a disputed incident during the fighting. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself a rump state, stretching from Maine to Virginia and from Virginia to Wisconsin. Still powerful due to the concentration of wealth, industry and technology in the BosWash area, it is nevertheless nowhere near the power it once was.		:The loss of Kennedy created a massive crisis which lead to the disintegration of the United Americas, with much of the leadership killed on Kennedy in a disputed incident during the fighting. Once the premier power of the United Americas, the USA now finds itself a rump state, stretching from Maine to Virginia and from Virginia to Wisconsin. Still powerful due to the concentration of wealth, industry and technology in the BosWash area, it is nevertheless nowhere near the power it once was.

	===~~Allied States of America~~===		===American Federation===
	:Political System: Corporate Republic		:Political System: Corporate Republic
	:Theme; Blade Runner America		:Theme; Blade Runner America