Dadarian
The King of Queen's
- Location
- Queen's on the Shore
What will we do when the world it is ending,
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
It has been Forty One years since Napoleon became the leader of France, Thirty Six since he was proclaimed Emperor. Five decades since the start of the French revolution, which plunged Europe into a cycle of war and conflict. Such bloodshed has not been seen in Europe for 200 years, but it would be seen again. France and her imperial allies stood against the joint might of Prussia, Russia, and Austria. Truly 1814 was but a twenty year peace as the masses of Europe once against died for their crowned heads. Meanwhile, aloof to it all, Britain rules supreme as the prime naval power, one capable of adapting to the radicalism of the age.
Across the sea, the New World shines brightly with hope and violence in equal measure. The foetid corpse of the American States swirled with infection, bitter and angry. To their north laid the shining Commonwealth on the hill in New England's aristocratic and arrogant bearing. To their west remained the dream of Tecsumseh, whose population saw their numbers dwindling as their white foes grew exponentially. To their south was the proud and Catholic Louisiana, a colonial menagerie of Spanish, French, and English settlers who were slowly coming into their own. Lastly, and arguably least, lie the scattered colonies of England, her dimmest of jewels. The fisherman and harbourmasters of Nova Scotia, loggers of New Brunswick, bickering politicians of Canada, and the rapacious capitalists of the Hudson Bay Company.
But that was just one part of the multiflorid polity which was the New World. Spain's grasp on her colonies had remained firm, retaining New Spain, Cuba, Centroamerica, and Peru in spite of a generation of men and women who dreamed of freedom. Ironically, it was not these individuals who would return the flame of liberation to the colonies, but a spiteful and angry man, one who saw his best step forward being leader of a new country. But he was not alone, as farther to the south, Gran Colombia nursed her wounds, remembering the destructive war which won her freedom at immense cost, Chile enjoyed the wealth of peace and democracy, and Andea sought to become a new Shangri-La in the mountains, combining ancient ways with European Enlightenment.
But perhaps most impressively would be the vast domestic imperial power. The Kingdom of Brazil, lead by the House of Branzaga, had established itself as the inheritor of the European mantle in the most brutal of manners. None of this is most demostrated by the defacto colonisation of Portugal, who saw their autonomy stripped away and the nation run from Rio de Janeiro rather than Lisbon. The dreams of a free Uruguay, Paraguay, or indeed a free people were crushed under Brazilian boot. The United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata were destroyed after a long and brutal war, a match to any on the plains of Poland. In it's place rose the Confederation of Patagonia (an indigenous ally to Andea), the militaristic Argentine Republic of Cordoba, and the autocratic-plutocratic Republic of Mesopotamia. Alone, untouched by Brazilian imperialism, stood the hermit kingdom of Paraguay, and here tightly tied Confederation of Curuguay. Here, the President ran all civil life, creating a perverse mirror of Andean Enlightenment.
Finally, the Kingdom of Haiti lays in ruin. Destroyed by war and famine, it saw victory against the hated Spanish enemy and their Dominican fellows. Abandoned by all but the Commonwealth of New England, the Kingdom of Sugar and Coffee would require years of rebuilding and remolding. Indeed, many in the Caribbean found themselves twelfth fiddle in the plans and goals of imperial powers.
Hello and welcome to Flame and Ashes II, an alternative-history game set in the waning twilight of the Brother's War in Europe. This is a custom scenario especially inspired by @Arrow's Legacy of Jupiter (to whom I owe thanks for passively inspiring me to do this), whose lore is detailed in the following post. Usual rules apply, I plan on starting this in a week's time. I will try to run two-week-turns. Please put 3 choices yadda yadda you've all been through the spinner enough times. However returning players have first dibs. Please join us on Discord!
Great Powers:
The United Domains of Brazil and Portugal & the Algarve
Spanish Empire in the New World
United States of America
Secondary Powers:
American Commonwealth
Kingdom of Louisiana
Republic of [Gran] Colombia
Subordinate Powers
Algonquin Confederacy
Kingdom of Andea
Kingdom of Haiti
Province of Canada
Argentine Republic of Cordoba
Republic of Mesopotamia
The Great Sioux
Minor Powers:
Republic of Chile
Confederation of Patagonia
Republic of Paraguay
Mayan Communes
Colony of New Brunswick
Colony of Nova Scotia
Hudson Bay Company
Comanche Empire
Iron Confederacy
The Haida People
The Apache
Insurrections:
Santa Anna's Mexican Revolution
The United Domains of Brazil and Portugal & the Algarve
Spanish Empire in the New World
United States of America
Secondary Powers:
American Commonwealth
Kingdom of Louisiana
Republic of [Gran] Colombia
Subordinate Powers
Algonquin Confederacy
Kingdom of Andea
Kingdom of Haiti
Province of Canada
Argentine Republic of Cordoba
Republic of Mesopotamia
The Great Sioux
Minor Powers:
Republic of Chile
Confederation of Patagonia
Republic of Paraguay
Mayan Communes
Colony of New Brunswick
Colony of Nova Scotia
Hudson Bay Company
Comanche Empire
Iron Confederacy
The Haida People
The Apache
Insurrections:
Santa Anna's Mexican Revolution
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