Schliraum Sternreich
Background
Genre: Mecha Space Colonies
The Schliraum Sternreich achieved independence from some three decades ago in a vicious civil war that culminated in a colony drop and the loss of some eighty million lives. The event left the only survivors – the once minority spacenoid inhabitants of the orbital colonies – to form the Sternreich. Said "reich" has remained without a kaiser, with the function of head of state handled by a reichsregent from the Zornaus family. Zornaus, together with about a dozen major families and a hundred smaller ones form the political and military elite of the present state.
The devastating Freedom War left Schlireans with a vast force of starships and mobile suits and philosophical objections to using it without good reason. Hence, the Sternreich is somewhat isolationist and does not go out of its way to get involved in the affairs of others. Likewise, attempts by the Zornaus to instill unity under a single flag have been loud-mouthed rather than heavy-handed and the noble families of the Sternreich remain as disparate and prone to intrigue as ever. The state has not one but five more or less separate military commands and house loyalties map to their boundaries of responsibility (that is, contentious yet overlapping) rather well.
Characters
Reichsregent Sloven Zornaus
Ambassador Marstad
Traits
Space Dwellers
Barren World
Magic Intolerance
Pariah
Weak Government
Technology
Biology: 500
Chemistry: 500
Engineering: 500
Physics: 500
Psychology: 500
Infrastructure
Population: 54,288,828
Wealth: 165
Industry: 144+27
Ether: 120
Research: 25
Stockpiles
WU: ~600
Ether: ~3500
Geodes: ~50
Terrain
Orbital
L0 (Very Crowded)
Population: 6,000,000
Wealth: 15
Industry: 7
Ether: 25
Research: 0
The L0 sector (which is obviously not a real libration point) indicates the high orbital space around the world from which the colonies were once ruled. While the colonies are orbiting too high to be badly affected by the severe debris storms in the immediate vicinity of the planet, it does make it somewhat unfashionable to live here.
L1 (Very Crowded)
Population: 8,000,000
Wealth: 25
Industry: 24
Ether: 10
Research: 0
L2 (Very Crowded)
Population: 14,000,000
Wealth: 45
Industry: 30
Ether: 35
Research: 10
The capital of the Sternreich and the center of political and military power for the noble house of Zornaus and its allies. L2 sector is dominated by the artificially orbited asteroid Zellerfield.
Near Midsystem
Core areas of the Sternreich that are not core areas for the Zornaus family.
L3 (Very Crowded)
Population: 8,000,000
Wealth: 26
Industry: 29
Ether: 10
Research: 10
ZMK HQ. Where most of the people who like the ruling family least live.
L4 (Very Crowded)
Population: 7,000,000
Wealth: 23
Industry: 19
Ether: 10
Research: 0
VMK HQ.
L5 (Very Crowded)
Population: 7,000,000
Wealth: 21
Industry: 21
Ether: 10
Research: 0
DMK HQ.
Outer Midsystem
Where the starway termini are.
Narse Orbit (Scattered)
Population: 500,000
Wealth: 4
Industry: 1
Ether: 0
Research: 0
Despite its distance from the sun, moonless Narse is warm due to a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere. It also has about 4G of gravity. However, a small colony lies in the scattered disk around the planet, mostly as an interstellar truck stop and minor military base.
Der Alfren (Crowded)
Population: 2,000,000
Wealth: 3
Industry: 10
Ether: 0
Research: 0
Leading Narse trojans. Oddly enough has become the center of a large community of Belmarian expats after a recent population surge.
Der Dwergen (Crowded)
Population: 280,000
Wealth: 0
Industry: 0
Ether: 2
Research: 0
Trailing Narse trojans. Originally just part of a ring of military bases to watch the inbound starways, it has developed a small economy centered on a single ether rich asteroid
N-Field (Empty)
Population: <10,000
Wealth: 0
Industry: 0
Ether: 0
Research: 1
A military watchpost rounding out the midsystem surveillance.
Outsystem
Beyond Schlirea's five starway termini is the outer system dominated by the gas giant Bramd and its community of moons and trojans. The center of activity here is Edda, a tiny oblong moon floating in a debris cluster just inside the roche limit where newly prospected ether extraction facilities now supply some 15% of the Sternreich's ether. It is also HQ of the FMK and where the newest (or ugliest) mobile weapons are tested and morally suspect experiments may or may not be carried out.
Edda (Very Crowded)
Population: 1,500,000
Wealth: 3
Industry: 3
Ether: 18
Research: 4
Military
Space Colonies (1778pp)
100 x NOMk.450 Listening Post (TL4 Picket Fort: 40pp)
(+1) Unmanned
(+1) Sensors
(-1) Firepower
(-1) Fragile
FMK. Distributed in all ten mid-system space zones.
100 x Transports (TL4 Freighter: 80pp)
(+1) Forcefield Drive
10 x Super Transports (TL4 Superfreighter: 40pp)
(+1) Forcefield Drive
Zellerfield City (EMK)
Zellerfield City (TL4 Mega Fort: 116pp)
(+1) Subterranean
(+1) Communications
(+2) Mega Microwave Cannon
50000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 20pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
If Sternreich infantry ever had an edge back during the Freedom War, they've mostly lost it. While well protected, they eschew heavy equipment to avoid structural damage to colony interiors.
1000 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 4pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
An altogether uninspired APC based on a disarmed war era chassis mostly kept around because most colonies are indeed large enough to drive around in.
120 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
The standard domestic production variant of the Jenice is equipped with a pair of 35mm autocannons in the head, a 100mm machinegun and a plasma hawk.
L0 (EMK)
9 x L0 Colonies (TL4 Battle Fort: 36pp)
(-1) Firepower
L0 colonies are centuries old, continually repaired Bernal spheres in highly supersynchronous orbits far from the planet (the ones close by were colony dropped or destroyed).
90000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 36pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
180 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 144pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
L1 (EMK)
3 x L1 Colonies (TL4 Super Fort: 30pp)
(-1) Firepower
The Sternreich's Lagrangian colonies are placed in trios at each point. They are O'Neill cylinders.
60000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 24pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
1500 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 6pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
120 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
L3 (ZMK)
3 x L3 Colonies (TL4 Super Fort: 30pp)
(-1) Firepower
60000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 24pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
1500 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 6pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
120 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
L4 (VMK)
3 x L4 Colonies (TL4 Super Fort: 30pp)
(-1) Firepower
60000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 24pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
1500 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 6pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
120 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
L5 (DMK)
3 x L5 Colonies (TL4 Super Fort: 30pp)
(-1) Firepower
60000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 24pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
1500 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 6pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
120 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
Outer Midsystem and Outsystem (FMK)
Narse Orbit
Narse Prime (TL4 Battle Fort: 16pp)
(+1) Communications Antenna
+Secure Harbour
10000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 4pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
40 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 32pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
20 x FMS.301 Aleydis (TL5 Hyperadvanced Armour: 20pp)
(+1) EAM Boosters
Der Dwergen
Dwergen Asteroid Colony (TL4 Battle Fort: 12pp)
(+1) Subterranean
(+1) Communications Antenna
(-1) Firepower
10000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 4pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
20 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 16pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
Der Alfren
Der Alfren-A (TL4 Battle Fort: 8pp)
(+1) Subterranean
(-1) Firepower
Contains 7 Industry and 1 Population.
Der Alfren-B (TL4 Battle Fort: 12pp)
(+2) Subterranean
(-1) Firepower
Contains 3 Wealth, 3 Industry and 1 Population.
Der Alfren-C (TL4 Battle Fort: 20pp)
(+2) Subterranean
(+1) Communications Antenna
(+1) Reinforced Construction
(-1) Firepower
30000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 12pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
60 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 48pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
N-Field
1 x Nixe Station (TL5 Medium Fort: 17pp)
(+1) Particle ECM
(+1) Beam Cannons
(+2) Capacity
(+1) Experimental ZPE Receiver
(x1) TL.4 Communications Antenna
Located at Sun-Narse L3.
1000 x Nixe Station Guard (TL4 Elite Infantry: 12pp)
(+2) Powered Armour
4 x FTMS.019 Hortensia (TL4 Superfighter: 28pp)
(+2) Transformable
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(+1) Long Range
(x1) Beam Rifle
(x1) Beam Shield
10 x FMS.044 Geerta (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 36pp)
(+1) Armour
(+1) Beam Rifle
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(x1) AA Missile Pod
(x1) AS Bazooka
RAVN-10X Pack (TL4 HAA Rocket Booster)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(+1) Long Range
Edda
Edda City (TL4 Mega Fort: 121pp)
(+2) Subterranean
(+2) Mega Mass Driver
+Kaiser-1 Prototype ZPE Transmitter
30000 x Sternreich Infantry (TL4 Skilled Infantry: 12pp)
(+1) Armoured
(-1) Heavy Weapons
1000 x EV.3 Ross (TL4 Infantry Carrier: 4pp)
(-1) Heavy Weapons
20 x EMS.105 Jenice Ausf-C (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 16pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
20 x FMS.301 Aleydis (TL5 Hyperadvanced Armour: 20pp)
(+1) EAM Boosters
20 x FMS.044 Geerta (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 72pp)
(+1) Armour
(+1) Beam Rifle
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(x1) AA Missile Pod
(x1) AS Bazooka
RAVN-10X Pack (TL4 HAA Rocket Booster)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(+1) Long Range
Mobile Forces
~600 PP remaining
Erste Militärkommando (1260pp)
Fast, pure carrier force with battleships in escort role.
3 x Elfenlied class mobile carrier (TL4 Supercarrier: 108pp)
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
(+2) Mecha Bays
360 x EMS.106 Jenice Ausf-D (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 720pp)
(+1) Beam Rifle
(x1) AS Bazooka
RAVN-10 Pack (TL4 HAA Rocket Booster)
(+1) Rocket Boosters
12 x Countess Klyne class escort battleship (TL4 Battleship: 240pp)
(+1) AA Beam Spam
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
24 x Westenfluss class light cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 144pp)
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
400 x EL.120 Schwalbe (TL4 Aviation Scout: 48pp)
(+1) Sensors
RAVN-100 Pack (TL4 1:100 Rocket Booster)
Zweite Militärkommando (1266pp)
Stealthy carrier force with significant assault units.
4 x Meierblis class mobile carrier (TL4 Fleet Carrier: 96pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+2) Mecha Bays
240 x ZMS.166 Hexe (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 672pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Fast Tracking
(+1) Gauss Rifle
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(x1) AA Missile Pods
(x1) AS Bazooka
400 x ZMF.10 Wälkure (TL4 Battlesuit: 80pp)
(+1) Armour
(+1) CQB
(+1) Engineering
RAVN-100 Pack (TL4 1:100 Rocket Booster)
12 x Ragnhild Tregagås class heavy cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 96pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Heavy Railcannons
(+1) Fusion Turbine
12 x Aradia class light cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 72pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Sensors
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(-1) Armour
4 x Reinforce class assault ship (TL4 Escort Carrier: 40pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Armoured
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Cargo Capacity
4000 x ZKM Marines (TL4 Elite Infantry: 80pp)
(+1) Armour
(+1) Jet Packs
(+1) Close Combat
(+1) Engineering
200 x ZKM Special Forces (TL4 Elite Infantry: 40pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Armour
(+1) Jet Packs
(+1) Close Combat
100 x ZL.128 Möwe II (TL4 Light Aviation Transport: 50pp)
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Armour
(+1) Weapons
(+1) Fusion Boosters
200 x ZUL.33 Spatz (TL4 Jet Scout: 40pp)
(+2) AI
(+1) Stealth
(+1) Sensors
Dritte Militärkommando (1396pp)
Battleline with mobile suits in the thick of things.
2 x Queen Sidonia class battleship (TL4 Super Battleship: 72pp)
(+1) Beam Cannons
(+1) Beam Shields
(+1) Armour
(+1) Fusion Turbine
6 x Duchess Briony class mobile battleship (TL4 Super Battleship: 216pp)
(+1) Beam Cannons
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+2) Mecha Bay
240 x EMS.112 Jenice Ausf-G (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 480pp)
(+1) Beam Cannon
(+1) Armour
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(x1) AS Bazooka
16 x Countess Furiae class battleship (TL4 Battleship: 256pp)
(+1) Beam Cannons
(+1) Fusion Turbine
24 x Danuby class heavy cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 192pp)
(+1) Beam Cannons
(+1) Shields
(+1) Fusion Turbine
24 x Leizeneld class light cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 96pp)
(+1) Sensors
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(-1) Armour
700 x EL.121 Schwalbe-A (TL4 Aviation Scout: 84pp)
(+1) Sensors
(+1) AA Missile Spam
Vierte Militärkommando (1272pp)
Based from L4. Responsible for the northern sector, including the Tyrol conflict zone. Separate battle line and carrier elements that have to sort things out together.
4 x Vivi Holopainen class battlecruiser (TL4 Super Battleship: 144pp)
(+2) Hypermega Cannon
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
12 x Princess Aleida class battlecruiser (TL4 Battleship: 384pp)
(+2) Hypermega Cannon
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
32 x Westenfluss class light cruiser (TL4 Cruiser: 192pp)
(+1) Fusion Boosters
(+1) Fast
600 x EL.121 Schwalbe-A (TL4 Aviation Scout: 72pp)
(+1) Sensors
(+1) AA Missile Spam
4 x Princess Asseylum class carrier (TL4 Carrier: 96pp)
(+1) Fusion Turbine
(+1) Fast
(+2) Mecha Bays
240 x EMS.111 Jenice Ausf-F (TL4 Hyperadvanced Armour: 384pp)
(+1) Beam Rifle
(+1) Fusion Booster
(x1) AS Bazooka
Fünfte Militärkommando (15pp)
A new branch based at Edda responsible for military intelligence, weapons research and outsystem security.
1 x FMKS Träumen (TL5 Battleship: 15pp)
(+1) EAM Drive
(+0) Very Refitting
5 DP