Code Cravat

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Code Cravat, the possible Mal-run Code Geass RPG with no presumptious name. It is not known how common cravats will be.

Background

Otoro-Wendine War

In 2001 IE, the Duchy of Wendin launched a sudden war of aggression on its southern neighbour, the Kingdom of Otora. The aim of the attack was thought to be the capture of Otora's considerable reserves of mineral sakuradite, of which Wendin had no indigenous source. Though a much less powerful country, the Wendine military was well-prepared and had at its disposal, the first mass-produced humanoid robotic weapons known as knightmare frames.

Knightmare Frames

The world's first mass-produced knightmare frame, HiME, was fairly crude and suffered many issues of reliability. However, it had all the basic equipment and functionalities of modern machines, such as landspinners (mecha-sized rollerskates), slash harken (weaponised wired anchors), and sakuradite-based superconducting core. It typically entered combat with a handheld option such as a 20mm machinegun or bazooka, and had unparalleled mobility, firepower, and protection.

In the initial stages of the war Wendin's superweapons cut the Otoran military to ribbons wherever they were present, instantly making tanks and all other vehicles obsolete in frontline combat. Though they came close to winning, Wendin proved unable to field sufficient knightmares to secure a quick victory, giving Otora time over the winter to regroup and introduce their own knightmare frame, the Prima. As it turned out, the Prima had already been under development prior to the war and since they were desperate, the Otorans were more than happy to sell their expertise to other countries in return for aid. The technology for knightmare frames was quickly spread, copied, or independently developed all over the empire.

Defeat

Although other countries remained officially neutral, Otora nevertheless received much foreign help. This, combined with heroism and determined resistance, soon turned the war against Wendin and the war ended with its abolition and annexation by Otora. Subsequently, the trauma of invasion swept a radical, far-right government into power there, and the oppression in occupied Wendin was swiftly turned up to eleven. Everyone there has been suffering greatly since then.

Wendin

Wendin was an absolute monarchy in the north of the continent, bordered variously by seas, ice, and Otora. Though its territory is fairly large, most of it is too marginal to be populated. Since it lost its own One Year War, Wendin was annexed by Otora; its royalty was all executed, its nobility mostly disenfranchised, and its population brutally subjugated. To be fair however, the last Great Duke was an aggressive tyrant of sorts himself.

Aristide I

Aristide I was the Great Duke of Wendin from 1984-2002. His reign brought the sakuradite revolution to Wendin, increased rule of law via iron fist, reduction to the rights and excesses of the nobility and rampant militarism. He was considered among the foremost of Wendin's commanders during the war and was a peerless knightmare pilot.

Otora

Although slightly smaller in area than Wendin, Otora has about four times its population and was generally better off since its weather isn't horrible. The Wendine invasion devastated most of the country, and it has spent the past seven years busy rebuilding.

Otora is a constitutional monarchy that, thanks to the recent war (and a dashing prime minister), has been caught up in a radically right-wing fascist regime. They oppress the Wendinians, though one might say their rage is quite justified.

United Empire

The United Empire is an enormous international institution of both legal and religious import. Once a theocratic empire that almost conquered the world, it has become a largely ceremonial over the past few centuries. Steady trickles of secessions tend to be matched in the long term by conquests or reconquests. If taken together however, the United Empire constitutes 31% of the world population, and 45% of its landmass and economy. Both Wendin and Otora, and over forty other countries are a part of this empire.

The imperial word generally holds no actual power, but its influence cannot be discounted. Unfortunately for the Wendinians, there seems to be tacit approval of continued occupation.

The Apostle

The Apostle is the leader of the United Empire as well as the religion of Reiism. In the real world, her position might be akin to the Pope, the Dalai Lama, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the Queen lumped into one. Though her powers are vast in theory, they have never been exercised since the Grand Convention of 1818.

When one Apostle dies, the clergy of the empire wait a year and a day for her to reincarnate into a newborn. She is always selected from a narrow geographic range that constituted the historic core of the empire and is an orphan whose mother dies in childbirth. Any suitable candidates then stand for election among the Cardinals. There is then generally some jostling among the constituent countries of the empire in order to secure some influence on such a pliable political asset.

See Also

Code Cravat Character Creation
Code Cravat Traits
Code Cravat Powers
Code Cravat Characters
Code Cravat Technology and Knightmare Frames