Sirent
09-10-2008, 22:41
Before I get into this, my friend Blackgrue talked me into making one of these for my nation cause he wants to hold a war with me. Everyone's going to notice what I used as a base.
Out of the Darkness (A PMT Fact book)
Background: As Blackgrue grew more socialist, a group known as the Shadowstalkers started to rally those who believed that socialism marks the downfall of the human race. After amassing 1500 members, the Shadowstalkers came forward to the public.
On a broadcast, a woman only referring to herself as Celentra, the leader of the Shadowstalkers, gave a message to all of Blackgrue. “I feel it is time to inform you, the people of Blackgrue that we, the Shadowstalkers wish to have our own nation to run as we please. We believe that capitalism is the means to the pinnacle of human civilization, and socialism a means to becoming a footnote in the history books. We do not wish to have more bloodshed, but if you start a fight, we will end it.”
That was the entire message. The Shadowstalkers held out hope for a peaceful resolution, but they got the idea that Blackgrue wasn’t too thrilled. Celentra was out on her early morning walk and she was assassinated with a bullet through her skull. Celentra’s fiancé was sworn in as the new Shadowstalker leader and decreed that they are at war for independence. And so the second bloodiest war started.
The war ended when the Shadowstalkers held off the Blackgruians at Mechanicsburg and sneaked in a diplomat. After some negotiations, the Shadowstalkers were allowed to have their own nation.
Unsealing documents that Celentra hid in case of her death, the Shadowstalkers named their nation Sirent and set up their capitol city Olympus and started their main business called Ji-Ron Automobiles, which started making cars, but quickly started to make other things as well. 2 years later, Olympus became a mountain of a technological city that had the same issues that Mechanicsburg had. Olympus had been settled in a once-been paradise, but quickly turned into a wasteland.
However, for those in Olympus, life is simple and safe. A lot of people enjoy their quite comfortable lives.
Geography:
Area: total: 1,600 sq km
land: 1,550 sq km
water: 50 sq km
Land boundaries: 1,000 km
Coastline: none
Maritime claims: territorial sea: none
Climate: Naturally temperate, but decades of pollution have created greenhouse-gas-zones around the major population centers.
Terrain: Vast plain.
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mist Valley, 50 ft below sea level
highest point: Mt. Superior, 5,000 ft
Natural resources:
Land use: arable land:
permanent crops:
other:
Natural hazards: volcanoes, and earthquake activity,
Environment - current issues: Air pollution causes acid rain and health hazards in the cities, water pollution makes traditional farming impossible around those areas.
Government: Ji-Ron Automobile and Engineering Corporation
Full Nation name: The Free Land of Sirent
Informal names: Sirent
Government type: Corporate
Capitol: Olympus
Legal system: Federal Court which, depending on the severity, the judge will be replaced with the four Cardinals.
Sufferage: at age 15 for humans
Executive branch: President James Turner, Grand Cardinal Helen Renalt, Grand Cardinal Jake Warren, Grand Cardinal Kevin Pirin, Grand Cardinal Nicole Durnst
Political parties and leaders: none
Economy: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Sirent
Transportation:
Roads: 560 km
Railways: 590 km
Heliports: 20
~Customs And Traditions~
Holidays
Day of Independence- Every year, on the anniversary of the day that Sirent won their independence, everyone gets a day off except for wartime operations. During peacetime, no one is working on this day.
Red Day- Every year, on the anniversary of Celentra’s assassination, everyone must wear a red item or get a pinch from everyone who notices.
Tradition of Coupling-
Coupling is the equivalent of marriage. Two individuals who wish to couple must file paperwork with Urban Development’s office of Human Affairs and must wait to be approved or denied. This is to prevent negative genes to be passed down.
98% of applications are approved.
The couple determines how long to stay coupled. Some are coupled for only one night, others until one gets a child. No one can fornicate unless receiving approval documents.
~Ji-Ron Automobile and Engineering Corporation~
Ji-Ron rules Sirent; the President of the corporation also runs the entire nation. Recently, Ji-Ron has branched out, becoming more than what it once started as. The four Cardinals are given quarters of Sirent to rule as long as they play by his rules. The President controls all of Olympus.
The Branches of Ji-Ron
Security – The military branch of Ji-Ron. This branch has three groups, of which will be explained further.
Urban Development –They are the branch that runs Olympus.
Transportation – The branch that creates not just automobiles, but every type of transportation and researches new modes of transportation.
Engineering –This group has two branches and will also be expanded upon below.
~Security Branch~
The military might of both Ji-Ron and Sirent as well. There’s three departments that makes up this branch.
Infantry
Purpose: in battle, they make an opening for Shadow operatives to get in and do their job. Outside of battle, they are also used to keep the peace in Olympus.
Other information: There’s a deep sense of competition between the Infantry and the Shadows. The Infantry believe they’re all that. The Shadows always come out on top.
Rank System: Rookie, Novice, Marksman, Sniper, General (only one General and they run the Infantry)
Uniform: They wear shining metal shoulder guards, an unadorned belt, a light teal jacket and trousers. The only thing distinguishing rank is the bandannas that are worn loosely around the neck.
Rookie: Light teal
Novice: dark blue
Marksman: dark purple
Sniper: Black
General: Black with green trim
Weapons: any type of gun, some are trained to use Artillery.
Skills Required: Aim the gun, fire the said gun, hit the enemy. Unless the person is using Artillery, then they’ll need to be able to navigate well and operate machinery.
Gender ratio: 60% Male, 40% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 30%
Shadow
Purpose: They are the most visible and are known to be heroes. They are sent in when situations need brute force and not finesse. They are also the ones who get to be ‘upgraded’ by the biological engineers (scientists).
Rank System: Grunt, 3rd Class, 2nd Class, 1st Class, General. (There can only be one General and they run all of Shadow)
Uniform: Regardless of rank, they all wear shoulder guards, standard issue unadorned belt, black trousers, and black boots that are expected to be shined to perfection. The main symbol of rank within the Shadows is the color of the long sleeved shirt that is to be worn with the uniform. However, 1st class and higher are allowed to have a different battle dress other than the uniform and can be anything the individual wants.
Grunt- Olive
3rd Class- dark blue
2nd class- dark purple
1st class- black
General- Black with dark red trim
Skills Required: average intelligence, above average in agility, endurance, and strength.
Weapons: Swords for close-ranged combat, either gun-blades or tri-barrel guns
Gender ratio: 90% Male, 10% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 20%
Stalkers
Purpose: They are the ones who are used as spies, scouting for new recruits in to the Shadow Department. They are also used as diplomats. It becomes unnerving when other people realize the diplomat that is sent from Sirent is more skilled with a gun than they appear to be.
Rank System: There are only two main ranks. Stalker and General.
Uniform: Black suit with a black tie and a pair of sunglasses.
Weapons: They always carry a hidden gun on their person at all times plus an optional weapon of the individual’s choosing.
Skills Required: To be able to lie proficiently and slightly above average intelligence.
Training: Etiquette and Marksman training.
Gender ratio: 70% Male, 30% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 10%
~Engineering Branch~
Technical Engineering- They create and research technology. Enough said.
Biological Engineering- They alter genetics and in some cases, test out cybernetic limbs that they have put much research into. They get to alter Shadow operatives as much (or little) as they want.
~~Weapons and Artillery~~
Gun-blade: This handy weapon is a favorite due to its precision and the fact that it’s both long and short range.
Electro-Baton: Another favorite as it hits the enemy with electric currents. It has a variation knob that allows the weapon to be as harmful as the user wishes. It can either be a simple stun or it can fry the victim.
Ti-barrel Pistol: A favorite since many see it as an improvement over the bi-barrel pistol and it has great range and average precision. It hardly ever jams.
Swords: A favored close range weapon. They come in all shapes and sizes and the styles are too numerous to list and show.
Bi-barrel Pistol: A semi-popular gun for those who appreciate the old style of guns.
Pistol: Need I really explain this?
~Artillery~
Guard Scorpion: This is one of the top-of-the line motorized armor that Ji-Ron creates. Its tail creates a laser that can wound, if not kill, the target. It is fairly slow and is armored.
Guard Spider: A smaller and more agile version of the Guard Scorpion, it has a cannon and can produce an electrical field at the intended target.
There will be pictures when I get the time to upload them to photobucket.
Out of the Darkness (A PMT Fact book)
Background: As Blackgrue grew more socialist, a group known as the Shadowstalkers started to rally those who believed that socialism marks the downfall of the human race. After amassing 1500 members, the Shadowstalkers came forward to the public.
On a broadcast, a woman only referring to herself as Celentra, the leader of the Shadowstalkers, gave a message to all of Blackgrue. “I feel it is time to inform you, the people of Blackgrue that we, the Shadowstalkers wish to have our own nation to run as we please. We believe that capitalism is the means to the pinnacle of human civilization, and socialism a means to becoming a footnote in the history books. We do not wish to have more bloodshed, but if you start a fight, we will end it.”
That was the entire message. The Shadowstalkers held out hope for a peaceful resolution, but they got the idea that Blackgrue wasn’t too thrilled. Celentra was out on her early morning walk and she was assassinated with a bullet through her skull. Celentra’s fiancé was sworn in as the new Shadowstalker leader and decreed that they are at war for independence. And so the second bloodiest war started.
The war ended when the Shadowstalkers held off the Blackgruians at Mechanicsburg and sneaked in a diplomat. After some negotiations, the Shadowstalkers were allowed to have their own nation.
Unsealing documents that Celentra hid in case of her death, the Shadowstalkers named their nation Sirent and set up their capitol city Olympus and started their main business called Ji-Ron Automobiles, which started making cars, but quickly started to make other things as well. 2 years later, Olympus became a mountain of a technological city that had the same issues that Mechanicsburg had. Olympus had been settled in a once-been paradise, but quickly turned into a wasteland.
However, for those in Olympus, life is simple and safe. A lot of people enjoy their quite comfortable lives.
Geography:
Area: total: 1,600 sq km
land: 1,550 sq km
water: 50 sq km
Land boundaries: 1,000 km
Coastline: none
Maritime claims: territorial sea: none
Climate: Naturally temperate, but decades of pollution have created greenhouse-gas-zones around the major population centers.
Terrain: Vast plain.
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mist Valley, 50 ft below sea level
highest point: Mt. Superior, 5,000 ft
Natural resources:
Land use: arable land:
permanent crops:
other:
Natural hazards: volcanoes, and earthquake activity,
Environment - current issues: Air pollution causes acid rain and health hazards in the cities, water pollution makes traditional farming impossible around those areas.
Government: Ji-Ron Automobile and Engineering Corporation
Full Nation name: The Free Land of Sirent
Informal names: Sirent
Government type: Corporate
Capitol: Olympus
Legal system: Federal Court which, depending on the severity, the judge will be replaced with the four Cardinals.
Sufferage: at age 15 for humans
Executive branch: President James Turner, Grand Cardinal Helen Renalt, Grand Cardinal Jake Warren, Grand Cardinal Kevin Pirin, Grand Cardinal Nicole Durnst
Political parties and leaders: none
Economy: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Sirent
Transportation:
Roads: 560 km
Railways: 590 km
Heliports: 20
~Customs And Traditions~
Holidays
Day of Independence- Every year, on the anniversary of the day that Sirent won their independence, everyone gets a day off except for wartime operations. During peacetime, no one is working on this day.
Red Day- Every year, on the anniversary of Celentra’s assassination, everyone must wear a red item or get a pinch from everyone who notices.
Tradition of Coupling-
Coupling is the equivalent of marriage. Two individuals who wish to couple must file paperwork with Urban Development’s office of Human Affairs and must wait to be approved or denied. This is to prevent negative genes to be passed down.
98% of applications are approved.
The couple determines how long to stay coupled. Some are coupled for only one night, others until one gets a child. No one can fornicate unless receiving approval documents.
~Ji-Ron Automobile and Engineering Corporation~
Ji-Ron rules Sirent; the President of the corporation also runs the entire nation. Recently, Ji-Ron has branched out, becoming more than what it once started as. The four Cardinals are given quarters of Sirent to rule as long as they play by his rules. The President controls all of Olympus.
The Branches of Ji-Ron
Security – The military branch of Ji-Ron. This branch has three groups, of which will be explained further.
Urban Development –They are the branch that runs Olympus.
Transportation – The branch that creates not just automobiles, but every type of transportation and researches new modes of transportation.
Engineering –This group has two branches and will also be expanded upon below.
~Security Branch~
The military might of both Ji-Ron and Sirent as well. There’s three departments that makes up this branch.
Infantry
Purpose: in battle, they make an opening for Shadow operatives to get in and do their job. Outside of battle, they are also used to keep the peace in Olympus.
Other information: There’s a deep sense of competition between the Infantry and the Shadows. The Infantry believe they’re all that. The Shadows always come out on top.
Rank System: Rookie, Novice, Marksman, Sniper, General (only one General and they run the Infantry)
Uniform: They wear shining metal shoulder guards, an unadorned belt, a light teal jacket and trousers. The only thing distinguishing rank is the bandannas that are worn loosely around the neck.
Rookie: Light teal
Novice: dark blue
Marksman: dark purple
Sniper: Black
General: Black with green trim
Weapons: any type of gun, some are trained to use Artillery.
Skills Required: Aim the gun, fire the said gun, hit the enemy. Unless the person is using Artillery, then they’ll need to be able to navigate well and operate machinery.
Gender ratio: 60% Male, 40% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 30%
Shadow
Purpose: They are the most visible and are known to be heroes. They are sent in when situations need brute force and not finesse. They are also the ones who get to be ‘upgraded’ by the biological engineers (scientists).
Rank System: Grunt, 3rd Class, 2nd Class, 1st Class, General. (There can only be one General and they run all of Shadow)
Uniform: Regardless of rank, they all wear shoulder guards, standard issue unadorned belt, black trousers, and black boots that are expected to be shined to perfection. The main symbol of rank within the Shadows is the color of the long sleeved shirt that is to be worn with the uniform. However, 1st class and higher are allowed to have a different battle dress other than the uniform and can be anything the individual wants.
Grunt- Olive
3rd Class- dark blue
2nd class- dark purple
1st class- black
General- Black with dark red trim
Skills Required: average intelligence, above average in agility, endurance, and strength.
Weapons: Swords for close-ranged combat, either gun-blades or tri-barrel guns
Gender ratio: 90% Male, 10% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 20%
Stalkers
Purpose: They are the ones who are used as spies, scouting for new recruits in to the Shadow Department. They are also used as diplomats. It becomes unnerving when other people realize the diplomat that is sent from Sirent is more skilled with a gun than they appear to be.
Rank System: There are only two main ranks. Stalker and General.
Uniform: Black suit with a black tie and a pair of sunglasses.
Weapons: They always carry a hidden gun on their person at all times plus an optional weapon of the individual’s choosing.
Skills Required: To be able to lie proficiently and slightly above average intelligence.
Training: Etiquette and Marksman training.
Gender ratio: 70% Male, 30% Female
Ratio within Ji-Ron: 10%
~Engineering Branch~
Technical Engineering- They create and research technology. Enough said.
Biological Engineering- They alter genetics and in some cases, test out cybernetic limbs that they have put much research into. They get to alter Shadow operatives as much (or little) as they want.
~~Weapons and Artillery~~
Gun-blade: This handy weapon is a favorite due to its precision and the fact that it’s both long and short range.
Electro-Baton: Another favorite as it hits the enemy with electric currents. It has a variation knob that allows the weapon to be as harmful as the user wishes. It can either be a simple stun or it can fry the victim.
Ti-barrel Pistol: A favorite since many see it as an improvement over the bi-barrel pistol and it has great range and average precision. It hardly ever jams.
Swords: A favored close range weapon. They come in all shapes and sizes and the styles are too numerous to list and show.
Bi-barrel Pistol: A semi-popular gun for those who appreciate the old style of guns.
Pistol: Need I really explain this?
~Artillery~
Guard Scorpion: This is one of the top-of-the line motorized armor that Ji-Ron creates. Its tail creates a laser that can wound, if not kill, the target. It is fairly slow and is armored.
Guard Spider: A smaller and more agile version of the Guard Scorpion, it has a cannon and can produce an electrical field at the intended target.
There will be pictures when I get the time to upload them to photobucket.