The Tyrusian Free State
The Tyrus Liberated Democratic Republic is a nominal military dictatorship that considers itself to be a transitional revolutionary state dedicated to the overthrow of tyrannical monarchical and religious regimes in order to establish a collectivist state where a persons worth is dictated by their contribution to society, rather than the privileges of birth. It is also commonly known as the Tyrus Free State.
The official motto of the Tyrus Liberated Democratic Republic is 'No Gods or Kings'
Official Name: Tyrus Liberated Democratic Republic Shortform: Tyrus Free State. Acronym: TLDR
History
The Imperial Province of Tyrus was was ruled by a Gamiron nobility headed by a Regent appointed by the Empire. While each of the noble houses of Tyrus retained their own military forces, including Flagship Battleships, the Regent in an effort to counter the power of the lords and at the behest of the Empire, maintained a modest but capable professional military. It drew it's officer corps from educated Terions from across the Empire and the foolish nobles could not see they had set up the very mechanisms of their own demise. They unwittingly expanded the professional military so that is was a capable force in it's own right. With the outbreak of war across the Empire and the assassination of the Empress, the professional force rebelled against the nobles and declare itself the Tyrus Liberation Army, it's special forces seized the nobles expensive toys and the Regent was assassinated.
In the dark days of the general war, the Gamiron population of Tyrusia was ethnically cleansed by the Terion Volunteer Army, an militia with a fanatical hatred of the 'noble' blooded Gamirons. Gamirons fled as the TVA advanced on their residential complexes, capturing blue bloods they found and executing them in impromptu people's courts.
Culture
Tyrusian culture favours stoicism, respect and social cohesion. Displays of wealth are deeply taboo and most Tyrusians have an ingrained sense of modesty. In contrast to the years before the General war, the Tyrusians enjoy universal healthcare, free education and a guarantee of work at a minimum wage, even if this is only a few hours a week, often in the Tyrus Liberation Army.
Central to the modern culture of Tyrus is the revolutionary struggle, which occupies much of the modern literature, film making and music. Tyrus refers to the General war as the 'Liberation War'
The Capital of Tyrus is spread over two asteroids..
Government
The TLDR is officially a transitional military government whose hold on power is for the purposes of pursuing it's revolutionary goals. The Executive Government is known as the Tyrus Liberation Council and is made up of both the official Liberation Army and that of the Terion Volunteer Army. Once these goals have been met, power will transfer completely to the democratically elected government. The legislative body during the transitional period is the National Convention.
In practice, there are three blocs, the Liberation Army, The Terion Volunteer Army and the Black Brigades, the notorious elite units of the Liberation Army who hold considerable power.
Black Brigade
The 'INSERT' are the elite forces of the Liberation Army and wield considerable political power. Suicide squads of the INSERT stormed the Palace and slaughtered the entire family of the ruling Reagent.
The Twelve Dominions
Midchis
Midchis is the most powerful of the twelve, controlling most of the Kanycan cluster after beating all of their opponents in the Kanycan War a hundred years ago.
Traits
People's War
The immediate redirection of significant resources towards the general populance of Tyrus has raised living standards considerably, in addition to the existance of the Terion Volunteer army, Tyrus has a fervent and well armed population.
Zones
Tyrus Arch
Tyrus
Military
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12 Sword class dreadnought
(+1) Klein Field (Sildron)
(+1) Gravity Turbines (Claria)
(+1) Aircraft (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Hexagons
Designed a decade after the end of the General War, the Sword class dreadnoughts are the first capital ships built entirely within the Sonikan Home Islands. Initially intended to replace the motely collection of second hand vessels that made up the heavy elements of the Sonic Guards navy, both they and the Sonikan economic recovery turned out so well that the fleet eventually tripled in size. They have since been at the leading edge of the USP's outward expansion, developing a reputation for being fast and tough. Its most recognizeable feature however, is doubtless the extensive aviation facilities that occupy the aft deck.
12 Song class heavy cruiser
(+1) Hadron Shock Cannons (Sakuradite)
(+1) Aircraft (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Ominous Avian Profile
Constructed in the shadows of much more visible dreadnought battleships, Sonikan Song class heavy cruisers were built as a cheaper alternative to more dreadnoughts on the line of battle and as a powerful, far-ranging patrol to threaten enemy shipping and defend the USP's extensive shoal and ring zones. To this end, it is fitted with powerful hadron shock cannons to give it firepower more in line with a capital ship and, of course, an aviation deck. Just how effective the resultant ship for its cost in any of its prescribed roles has not yet been tested.
36 Demon class light cruiser
(+1) Aircraft (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Variable Geometry
Destroyers are too small to launch and rearm aircraft so the Sonikans look towards aircraft-carrying light cruisers as a workhorse unit. Their sleek, variable geometry design belies a fundamental simplicity that has allowed the Sonikans to turn out a fair number of these ships in the past several years.
6 Art class monitor
(+1) Twin Gravity Blast (Claria)
With new heavy cruisers coming online, the fleet arm took its last generation armoured cruiser hulls and heavily rebuilt them, mounting a pair of reverse-engineered graviton induction cannons as a siege weapon.
80 Reinforce class destroyers
This new standard multi-role destroyer is a middling hull design with view towards potential mission-specific expansions but no particular field of excellence out of the box. As in many armed forces, they are assigned little glory but few doubt their necessity on the battlefield, if only to make up the numbers.
3 Lady class marauder
The USP's only cloaking warships purchased under heavy secrecy several years ago followed later by both her sisters. Rumors are that the mysterious vessel has an onboard AI capable of controlling all onboard functions and can more than adequately fight with a bare handful of officers onboard. It is equipped with an array of unusual weapons.
(+1) Thanatonium Shockwave Torpedoes
(+1) Superheavy Claria-Induction Graviton Cannon
(+1) Spy Sensors
(+0) Mental Model
30 Assault Ship
(+1) Fast (Claria)
80 Military Transport
30 Sonic Valkyries brigade
(+1) Combat Engineering (Adamant)
(+1) Armour (Adamant)
(+1) Air Support (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Quirky Traditions
Valkyr units trace their traditions to the personal household retainers of royalty and mostly maintain those traditions despite recruitment on a qualifications-only basis being mandated for most of them. They form the elite of the Sonic Guards infantry force and are trained and equipped for a vast array of difficult missions.
5 Valkr Pucella brigade
(+1) Stealth (Sildron)
(+1) Electronics (Claria)
(+1) Aerospace Unit (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Catsuits
The Valkyr Pucella holds a special position among even the Valkr for their legendary actions during the Kanycan War and are traditionally first in the military order of precedence. Among several traditional privileges is to recruit only from Pucelle. Once as general in purpose as any household guard, they have evolved into covert ops specialists. Although best known as the state and capital security force, that role is neither exclusive to them nor their exclusive duty.
100 Sonic Guards brigade
(+1) Air Support (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Braggable Uniforms
Aside from being stylishly (if not always weather appropriately) attired for parades, the Sonic Guards is well known for operating with extensive, well coordinated air support for everything from reconnaissance to precision strike.
30 Tactical Armour brigade
(+1) Air Support (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Mecha
An offensive military unit centered around various infantry fighting vehicles and the eponymous 4.5m tall "tactical armour" unit. Rarely referred to as the Sonic Dragoons.
10 Main Battle Armour brigade
(+1) Air Support (Sakuradite/Claria)
(+0) Mecha
In contrast to tactical armours, a main battle armour is, as the classification suggests, more like a proper tank in size. Like the tactical armour, it is an offensive unit built almost explicitly to invade foreign soil as the Sonikans have never had a precedent armoured tradition.