Full Name: Marcus Spencer Julius Wright, Viscount of Camborne
Species: Human/'Cursed One'
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Height/Weight: 180 cm/5'9 and 67 kg/147 lbs
Hair/Eye Colour: Brown/Dark Brown and Green. Hairstyle is reminiscent of Sonny Crockett.
Occupation: Diplomat, Agent, Mercenary (Ret'd.)
ISOT'd from: Tossed Through Crosstime 2
Location: ISOT'd to Munich, Imperial Germany.
Abilities: See here.
Other abilities/talents: Polyglot (English and German first languages. Fully fluent in French, Cornish and Braz. Portuguese. Semi-fluent in Russian, Scots Gaelic, Spanish and Afrikaans), expert in hand-to-hand combat (esp. CQC.) Often combines Krav Maga, Judo, Boxing and Jeet-Kune-Do into a custom fighting style that's mean for quick, near-lethal hits designed to disarm/maim/kill an opponent in a short amount of time). Expert in stealth and infiltration tactics.
Weapon(s): P08 Luger, Fairbairn–Sykes Dagger.
Misc. Equipment and Clothing: Leather jacket, pastel blue undershirt with suspenders and red necktie. Also wears jeans/black suit pants and combat boots. Marcus' Agency equipment isn't bought along with him during the ISOT. His Triumph motorcycle, Sony Walkman and other personal effects are also present.
Personality: Marcus often shows off a cold, often cynical exterior, with a dash of aristocratic entitlement and a tendency to act on instinct rather than a premeditated plan. If he's pushed into doing so, he's more than willing to lie, cheat and do anything short of outright murder (although he's fully capable of it, he prefers not to unless ordered to or if his own life is at risk) in the name of whatever organisation, individual or nation he's working for. He also has a very strong sense of honour and often willingly submits himself to any higher power that can employ him. However, he can be a genuinely nice person underneath this hard exterior, showing off a playful attitude that can be carefree and honest, especially if alcohol is involved. He also has deep-seated issues with his status as a near-nonhuman entity, often struggling with his darker, Eldritch urges and often questions his place in the wider Universe.
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Full Name: Lorraine Broughton
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Age: Early-mid 30s
Height/Weight: Unknown
Hair/Eye Colour: Platinum Blonde/Blue
Occupation: Undercover CIA Agent
ISOT'd from: Atomic Blonde
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Abilities: Expert in hand-to-hand combat, disguise, infiltration
Other abilities/talents: None
Weapon(s): Makarov PM
Misc. Equipment and Clothing: White leather overcoat, black undershirt, combat boots and miniskirt.
Personality: Cold, steely and manipulative, also shown to be hyper-focused on whatever mission(s) she's on.
~~
Full Name: Dante
Species: Human/Demon Hybrid
Gender: Male
Age: Late 30s
Height/Weight: 193 cm/6'4" and 88.5kg/195 lbs
Hair/Eye Colour: Silver/White and Ice Blue
Occupation: Mercenary, demon hunter, private Investigator
ISOT'd from: Devil May Cry 4
Location: Rome, Western Roman Empire.
Abilities: Possesses superhuman strength, agility, stamina, reflexes, coordination, and a resistance to injury approaching near-invulnerability because of Dante's half-demon heritage. Minor telekinesis.
Other abilities/talents: Devil Trigger: grants flight and increased physical abilities and magic power, time manipulation, dimension cutting abilities, can survive in space. Stronger transformations grant him further physical and magic abilities, energy blasts, laser-like blades and powerful mental attacks.
Weapon(s): Ebony and Ivory (Twin handguns), Rebellion (Sword), Yamato (Sword – Can open portals to and from Hell), Gilgamesh (Gauntlet that can cut almost anything) and Pandora (A briefcase that can summon six hundred and sixty-six weapons)
Misc. Equipment and Clothing: Bangle of Time (stops time for limited period) and Royal Block (Shield). Dante wears a red leather coat with black motorcycle chaps, cowboy-style boots and black fingerless gloves.
Personality: Dante is incredibly flippant, cocky and has an aura of smugness that seems to radiate from his very being, yet he also has an honourable side to him, caring deeply for his human clients and respecting his demonic enemies. He never fights anyone that isn't up to his standards and thoroughly enjoys combat.
~~
Nation Name: Czech Republic
Commonly known as: Czechia
Government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Prague
ISOTed from: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Technology level: High-tech. Human augmentation is commonplace, as is rudimentary AI.
Year ISOTed from: 2029
Special traits: All of MD's major characters are present at the time of the ISOT.
Territory ISOTed: The entirety of the Czech Republic
Population: 16 million (2029 est.)
Religions: Atheism, Catholicism
Languages: Czech, Slovak and Hungarian (latter two are minority languages)
Head(s) of State:
Head(s) of Government:
(Copy-pasted from the Deus Ex wiki)
Brief history: In 2016, the Czech Republic experienced an economic boom. As a result, Prague became one of the world's leading metropolitan cities. During the economic boom, Prague also became home to a large number of Augmented workers, who played a key role in providing the workforce needed to build new infrastructure.
When the Aug Incident struck in 2027, public opinion quickly shifted against the augmented, who became subject to strict laws. Many of them were forced into the Útulek Complex, a facility located at the outskirts of the city. Originally built to house workers, the Útulek Complex devolved into an aug ghetto and became known as Golem City.
The Palisade Bank Corporation has constructed innovative data storage facilities in the city, known as the Palisade Blades. They are an iconic part of the Prague skyline in 2029and a symbol of the Czech Republic's pro-corporate legislation. Other prominent organizations in the city include the Central European Division of Task Force 29, and the Dvali family.
In 2029, Adam Jensen arrives in Prague, where he works as an agent of the local Task Force 29 unit. During Jensen's time in Prague, a terrorist attack takes place in Růžička Station, a large train station in the city. The perpetrators are suspected to be connected to the Augmented Rights Coalition, a group which has a division in Golem City.
~~
Nation Name: French Empire
Commonly known as: France, Napoleonic France, Greater French Empire
Government: Constitutional Monarchy/Sorelist Dictatorship
Capital: Paris
ISOTed from: French Trafalgar, British Waterloo
Technology level: Mix of late 1990s, 2000s and early 2010s
Year ISOTed from: 1998
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: Mainland France
Population: 40~ish million
Religions: Catholicism (State Religion)
Languages: French
Head(s) of State: Charles VIII, Emperor of the French People and Empire
Head(s) of Government: Nicholas Sarkozy
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from the althist wiki)
The French Empire, also known as the Empire of the French, or the Greater French Empire, was the empire established by Napoleon I in France, and is still the dominant power of continental Europe to this day.
The Empire was founded after the coup d'état of 1799, when Napoleon Bonaparte, a successful and popular general who fought against the First and Second Coalitions in the First Great European War, took over the French Republic, and installed himself as First Consul, but was named Emperor of the French in 1804, wherein he turned the Republic into the Empire. While France became more democratic and open in the mid to late 19th century, the trauma of the Second Global War lead to a right-wing Sorelist dictatorship by Philipe Petain to come to power in the 1930s, and to this day a police-state and partially state-controlled economic dictatorship still holds power. France was a founding member of the Organization of Sovereign Nations (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo), and leader of the European Defensive Alliance, a group of Sorelist nations that are ideologically opposed to the democracies and capitalist nations of the Juneau Pact.
Metropolitan France extends from the English Channel in the north to the Mediterranean in the south; from the border with Spain in the west to the Rhine River, the Netherlands, West Germany, Switzerland and North Italy in the East. This makes France, with the exception of the Russia, the largest country in Europe, and the most populous.
France is one of the most dominant economic nation's in the world, rivalled only by the United States of America in economic terms. France has a high standard of living and the second largest GDP in the world, and is one of the most globalized nations in the world, with an excellent education and healthcare system. The majority of the economy is focused in the service and manufacturing industries, and is one of the largest exporters in the world. The Empire also has the largest standing army and second largest navy in the world.
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Nation Name: Khazar Khaganate
Commonly known as: Khazaria
Government: Semi-Nomadic Tribal Confederation
Capital: Atil
ISOTed from: Early Middle Ages
Technology level: Early Medieval Period
Year ISOTed from: 814 AD
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: The entire 'state'.
Population: 1.4 million
Religions: Judaism (State Religion), Tengrism, Christianity and Islam
Languages: Khazar
Head(s) of State: Bulan
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history: The Khazar Khaganate was a confederation of various Turkic tribes that converted to Judaism sometime around the late 8
th century AD. The Khazars established a major commercial empire that covered the southeastern section of modern European Russia, running astride the Silk Road until its eventual dissolution in the late 10
th century.
~~
Nation Name: Kingdom of Portugal
Commonly known as: Portugal
Government: Semi-Absolute Monarchy
Capital: Lisbon
ISOTed from: Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg
Technology level: Late 1930s.
Year ISOTed from: 1936
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: Mainland Portugal and its colonial Empire (sans Macau and the areas removed by the Antipodes)
Population: 7 million
Religions: Catholicism
Languages: Portuguese
Head(s) of State: SMF Duarte II de Braganza
Head(s) of Government: Francisco Rolão Preto
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from the Kaiserreich Wiki)
When the Weltkreig erupted, Portugal hoped to stay neutral, but invasion of its colonies by Germany dashed these hopes. While on the front, Portuguese troops were ill equipped and trained, and performed poorly on all theatres, and lost Mozambique to Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck in a shameful turn of events. While the colony was recovered and the peace with honour was signed, Portugal left the war in a much-weakened state, and the people grew weary of the massive political instability that plagued the home front, including assassinations and coups. Shortly after the end of the war, in 5 January 1922, the Monarchist counter revolution long in the making was launched, and the Kingdom was restored.
The new government experienced a good recovery, especially in terms of international prestige. Old currencies, flags and titles restored, and most importantly a stable government, helped Portugal prosper until 1925, when the Revolution in Britain and its consequences crashed the economy in practical terms. While opportunity arose in the chaos that swept the Colonial Empire of Britain, little could Portugal do; German forces occupied many areas, and Portugal was forced to abandon Nyasaland after an ultimatum, known as the Second Ultimatum in Portugal. In 1926, the Intergalismo Lusitano movement swept the elections with its radical platform, and immediately set itself on reforming the colonial administration of the Realm. The economy did recover in a meaningful manner after a few years, and the IL greatly capitalized on this, even when for many of its members, elections are unneeded and inefficient.
Throughout the years since Mittelafrika gained the Pink Map zone, Germany did many offers to buy overseas lands from Portugal. However, Portugal stubbornly refused even the most exorbitant of the Kaiser's offers, for every inch of land is vital for Portuguese national pride.
~~
Nation Name: Welsh Distributivist Republic
Commonly known as: Wales, Cyrmu
Government: Christian Distributivist State under an AI-assisted hivemind.
Capital: Cardiff (de-jure), Wrexham (de-facto)
ISOTed from: Pick Your Poison
Technology level: Futuristic
Year ISOTed from: 2114
Special traits: Advanced AI and technology.
Territory ISOTed: All of northern Wales (minus the areas claimed by the Welsh Marches).
Population: 4 million~ish
Religions: Church of Wales
Languages: Welsh, English (minority language)
Head(s) of State: Unknown
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history: The Welsh Distributivist Republic is a technologically advanced state that runs along Christian theocratic and Distributivist economics. The entire population is hooked up to an advanced hivemind that operates the day-to-day functions of the state. The Church of Wales, a hybrid between the Catholic and Anglican Churches, is the only legal religion allowed in the country and is built into the 'government'.
~~
Nation Name: Archduchy of Austria
Commonly known as: Austria
Government: Devolved Parliament under a Federal Constitutional Monarchy
Capital: Vienna
ISOTed from: Revolution!
Technology level: Futuristic
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: Austria
Population: 16 million
Religions: Roman Catholicism and Judaism
Languages: Austrian German, Bohemian (Czech) and Hungarian
Head(s) of State: Archduke Francis II
Head(s) of Government: Alwin Vogel
Brief history: The Archduchy of Austria is a constituent nation within the Austrian Empire, a multi-ethnic federation of states that pledge fealty to the Kaiser in Vienna, in exchange for a high degree of autonomy and freedom from German subjugation. Austria is the beating economic heart of the Empire and is home to the headquarters of major Austrian MegaCorporations.
~~
Nation Name: Most Serene Republic of Venice
Commonly known as: Venice
Government: Oligarchic Merchant Republic
Capital: Venice
ISOTed from: OTL
Technology level: Early 18
th century
Year ISOTed from: 1700 AD
Special traits: Large merchant fleet
Territory ISOTed: All of mainland Venice
Population: 450,000~ish
Religions: Roman Catholicism
Languages: Venetian
Head(s) of State: Doge Alvise II Mocenigo
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history: The Republic of Venice was once a major power in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, but it has since fallen to the wayside as new trade routes became lucrative and the need for traffic through the Mediterranean became less and less important. Venice recently lost a swathe of territory to the Ottoman Turks and is set to decline further as the century progresses. The oligarchic nature of the Venetian state will make any potential reforms to the system all the more impossible, not to mention the rise of the Enlightenment throughout its French and English neighbours…
~~
Nation Name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Commonly known as: Libya
Government: Unitary Islamic Socialist Jamahiriya under a totalitarian dictatorship
Capital: Tripoli
ISOTed from: OTL
Technology level: 1970s
Year ISOTed from: 1977
Special traits: Has a small stash of WMDs
Territory ISOTed:
Population: 2.68 million
Religions: Sunni Islam, Catholicism
Languages: Arabic
Head(s) of State: Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi
Head(s) of Government: Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi
Brief history: Libya is an Arab Socialist dictatorship led by the fashionable Muammar Gaddafi, a young and ambitious Colonel that ascended to power in a coup, circa 1969. The authoritarian state has a budding WMD arsenal, courtesy of their nominal allies in the Soviet Union and Pakistan, while its oil reserves keep it afloat and allow the Brotherly Leader to buy out his opposition and keep tribal tensions low.
~~
Nation Name: CSN Peacekeeping Zone of Mecca and Medina
Commonly known as: Mecca and Medina, The Holy Cities
Government: International Protectorate
Capital: Mecca
ISOTed from: Revolution!
Technology level: Futuristic
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits: The Holy Cities are host to a large garrison of air and land units, all of whom are from various Islamic nations. King Hussein of Syria (Hashemite) and his family is present for the Hajj.
Territory ISOTed: The entire Peacekeeping Zone and its heavily-fortified DMZ.
Population: 6.4 million civilians
Religions: Islam
Languages: Arabic
Head(s) of State: Caliph Omar al-Bakari
Head(s) of Government: CSN Commander Ibrahim al-Bar
Brief history: After a revolution overthrew the decadent House of al-Saud in the late 1970s, a coalition of Islamic nations secured the twin Holy Cities from the Islamists that governed the new Islamic Republic of Arabia. A stalemate was quick to develop between the occupying forces and the new government, which was eventually cemented into stone by the outrage that would've developed from attacking two of Islam's holiest cities. The region gained protectorate status under the Consortium of Sovereign Nations, enforcing the tentative, undeclared 'ceasefire' between the CSN and the Arabians.
~~
Nation Name: The Kingdom of Jerusalem
Commonly known as: The Holy Land
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Capital: Jerusalem
ISOTed from: OTL
Technology level: High Medieval Period
Year ISOTed from: 1099 AD
Special traits: Contains the holy site of Jerusalem
Territory ISOTed: The entire Kingdom
Population: 300,000
Religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism
Languages: Latin, Old French, Hebrew, Medieval Greek, Western Aramaic and Arabic
Head(s) of State: Baldwin I
Head(s) of Government: Haute Cour of Jerusalem
Brief history: The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian 'Crusader State' established from the remnants of the First Crusade. Thousands of Christian settlers from around Europe and the Middle East have settled into the nation since its birth. These hardy men and women have come to defend a nation that lies on the doorstep of an angry and vengeful Islamic world, one that is poised to attack at any moment.
~~
Nation Name: The West Bank
Commonly known as: None
Government: Landlocked territory split between the State of Israel and Palestine
Capital: East Jerusalem
ISOTed from: OTL
Technology level: Modern
Year ISOTed from: 2019
Special traits: The City of Jerusalem isn't ISOT'd, but all Israeli settlers and Palestinian citizens from either side are transported into the ISOT'd regions.
Territory ISOTed: All of the West Bank, sans Jerusalem
Population: 2.9 million
Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Languages: Hebrew and Arabic
Head(s) of State: Unknown
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history: Here
~~
Nation Name: Princely State of Hyderabad
Commonly known as: Hyderabad
Government: Constitutional Monarchy under a Federation
Capital: Hyderabad
ISOTed from: Revolution!
Technology level: Futuristic
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits: Hosts a few Indian megacorporations and an aerospaceport in central Hyderabad.
Territory ISOTed: The entire state
Population: 85 million
Religions: Hinduism, Islam
Languages: Urdu, Hindi and other Indian languages
Head(s) of State: Asaf Jah XI
Head(s) of Government: Iwaz Khan
Brief history: The Princely State of Hyderabad is one of the richest and prosperous states of the British Indian Raj, home to hundreds of MegaCorps and state-controlled businesses that churn out all sorts of products for the rest of the Indian states. Nizam Asaf Jah XI is one of the richest men in the world and is also the CEO of a few successful corporations.
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Nation Name: Objectivist Katanga
Commonly known as: Katanga
Government: Objectivist Dictatorship
Capital: Galtville
ISOTed from: The Fountainhead Filibuster: Tales from Objectivist Katanga
Technology level: Mid 1960s
Year ISOTed from: 1963
Special traits: UN Sec-Gen Dag Hammarskjöld is flying over Katangan airspace at the time of the ISOT. Che Guevara and his team of anti-Rand mercs are also present.
Territory ISOTed: The entire state
Population: 3.8 million
Religions: State Atheism, Christianity (banned)
Languages: English
Head(s) of State: Ayn Rand
Head(s) of Government: Ayn Rand
Brief history: An odd but inspired Cold War timeline by Linkwerk, in which Ayn Rand and several of her followers try to found a utopia based on her Objectivist philosophy in the Katanga region of Congo during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Nation Name: Tokyo-3
Commonly known as: Tokyo
Government: City-State
Capital: Tokyo-3
ISOTed from: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Technology level: A mix of 90s schizo-tech and advanced biotech and weaponry
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits: Home to a fleet of UN military personnel and 'Evas' – biotech mecha suits.
Territory ISOTed: The city itself and the 'GeoFront' – the underground headquarters of NERV
Population: Unknown, potentially in the tens of millions
Religions: Shintoism
Languages: Japanese, English
Head(s) of State: Gendo Ikari (Head of NERV)
Head(s) of Government: None
Brief history: New Tokyo-3 City commonly known as Tokyo-3, is located above the GeoFront, with buildings of that can retract into the ground for safety, and other buildings that contain the launch ports and weapons caches for the Evas. It is projected to replace Tokyo-2 as capital of Japan but was designed to intercept all incoming Angels to Japan. The city is defended by numerous missile stations around it. It was built in the location of pre-Impact Hakone, approximately 50 miles Southwest of Tokyo-1.
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Nation Name: Morioh
Commonly known as:
Government: Metropolitan Area
Capital: Morioh
ISOTed from: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Technology level: Late 90s
Year ISOTed from: 1999
Special traits: Home to the Bow and Arrow, which grants anyone pierced by the six arrows a Stand. Town also has a high degree of Stand users. All characters from DU are present.
Territory ISOTed: The entire town is located on the outskirts of Mirrorshades!Sendai.
Population: 58,713
Religions: Shinto
Languages: Japanese
Head(s) of State: Unknown
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from the JoJo wiki)
Morioh is a suburb of S City. Although it quickly developed during the 1980s, it was inhabited even in the ancient days of the samurai. It had many martial arts training grounds and vacation homes, where its summer attractions may have come from.
Even now, there are still many villas of samurai left. Not much earlier Morioh had been just a rural town where one could find only rice and vegetable fields. The country town was run mostly by agriculture business, and as a result people in there had hard and cracked hands. They often needed to check on the water in the paddy fields in the middle of the night. There was at least one area in the Northeast famous for an old summer retreat.
Morioh eventually underwent a transformation in an age where places all over Japan were getting better. M Prefecture's government officials decided to invest money in Morioh to develop it, as its population was quickly increasing with workers from the adjacent S City. The streets were repaired, shops and markets were built, and pretty houses were lined up on the land that used to be rice fields.
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Nation Name: Commonwealth of Queensland
Commonly known as: Queensland, 'The Sunshine State'
Government: Constitutional Monarchy (de-jure), Dictatorship (de-facto)
Capital: Brisbane
ISOTed from: 12 Queenslands
Technology level: Mid 1970s
Year ISOTed from: 197X
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: The entire state
Population: 1.9 million
Religions: Christianity
Languages: English
Head(s) of State: Queen Elizabeth II (Unrecognised – Not ISOT'd)
Head(s) of Government: Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen
Brief history: After an alternate referendum for an Australian Republic succeeds in the mid-1970s, the state government under Joh Bjelke-Petersen violently secedes from the Federation, citing political and cultural differences between Brisbane and the rest of the Federation.
~~
Nation Name: Commonwealth of Deseret
Commonly known as: Utah
Government: Constitutional Republic with minor theocratic elements
Capital: Filmore
ISOTed from: 1983: Doomsday
Technology level: Mix of early 1980s and late 19
th/early 20
th century technology.
Year ISOTed from: 2019
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: The entire state
Population: 2.6 million~
Religions: Mormonism, Mainline Protestantism
Languages: English, Navajo
Head(s) of State: Unknown
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history: The State of Utah was lucky to survive Doomsday, with only the loss of Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. The state's unique geography and the blessings of wet weather that came after the bombings shielded them from the bulk of the fallout that had scoured the remaining fifty states of the Old Union. The most faithful among the impoverished citizenry had attributed this series of events to the will of Elohim, which was further strengthened by the reconstituted Church of Latter Day Saints, thought lost by the nuclear fires that had blown Salt Lake to kingdom come. The modern Commonwealth of Deseret is a prosperous state that's often described as a mish mash of old and new. Scouts often patrol the porous Nevadan frontier on horseback, while the remnants of the old National Guard still use motorised transport. Televisions, cassette tapes and film reels are a major source of entertainment for many, even if the owners of said devices are working in conditions that remind one of the early 20
th century.
~~
Nation Name: Mojave Wasteland
Commonly known as: The Mojave
Government: None
Capital: New Vegas
ISOTed from: Fallout: New Vegas
Technology level: Schizo-tech combination of Atompunk technology and post-apocalyptic items
Year ISOTed from: 2281
Special traits: Home to various mutated creatures, factions and advanced pre-War technology. All of the NCR and Legion Forces from F:NV are present at their respective outposts.
Territory ISOTed: All of the wasteland compressed into the shape of the OTL State of Nevada. Regions such as the Sierra Madre Casino, MT Zion National Park and The Divide are included within the region in areas that would make sense.
Population: Unknown. Potentially in the low millions.
Religions: Mainline Christianity, Mormonism, Tribal Shamanism and the BoS Codex.
Languages: English, Navajo and other Tribal Languages.
Head(s) of State: None (Robert House, de-facto)
Head(s) of Government: None (Robert House, de-facto)
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from the Fallout wiki)
Compared to Washington D.C., the Mojave survived the Great War relatively unscathed, but not for lack of trying on the part of the Chinese. At the culmination of the Sino-American War, 77 atomic warheads were launched at the city of Las Vegas and the surrounding areas, but due to intricate defense systems set in place by wealthy businessman Mr. House, 59 were forcefully disarmed mid-flight, nine were blasted out of the sky by a laser guided missile defense system atop the Lucky 38 Hotel & Casino, and only nine hit the surrounding desert, leaving the city itself intact.
In the years since, the Mojave has largely been ignored by the developing post-apocalyptic civilizations: the New California Republic in the west, and Caesar's Legion to the east, thus allowing enemies of such civilizations (raiders, the Brotherhood of Steel, and super mutants, for example) to prosper there. For years, Vegas sat at its heart, decayed by almost two centuries of neglect. But when NCR advance scouts reached Hoover Dam with the intent of expanding the NCR's borders, pre-War securitrons rolled out onto the old Las Vegas Strip and rallied the three tribes occupying the city, claiming to act on behalf of Mr. House, the man who had saved the city decades prior. By the time NCR reached Vegas, the city was in full working order, and the NCR returned to Shady Sands with tales of an oasis of light in the middle of the desert. An arrangement was made whereby the NCR were given 95% of Hoover Dam's power output and McCarran International Airport as a regional headquarters, and the Strip, (and secretly Mr. House) retained its sovereignty, as well as the remaining 5% of power.
Since then, the combined armies of 86 conquered tribes arrived from the east, led by Caesar and his Malpais Legate, seeking a city to call their capital. The Legion launched a massive initial attack on the Dam and the NCR troops stationed there, but were repelled by the NCR. Most of the credit went to Chief Hanlon for how he issued a tactical retreat to Boulder City and thus lured the Legion into a trap. He then routed the surviving Legionaries back across the dam, which ultimately led to the execution of the Malpais Legate. The outcome of the battle created a delicate power balance, whereby the tensions between the three big powers in the region (the Strip, the NCR, and the Legion) are the only factor keeping one another from attempting to seize total control of the region; should one attack the other, the third would take advantage of the conflict and attack in turn.
~~
Nation Name: Navajo Nation
Commonly known as: Navajo State, Navajo Autonomous Region
Government: Tribal Confederacy with state-level powers.
Capital: Window Rock
ISOTed from: KitFisto1997's Glorious ISOT Game
Technology level: Shizo-tech. A combination of BoS, VME, Stark Industries, 40K and Star Wars technology with a Native-Southern USA inspired Cyberpunk veneer.
Year ISOTed from: 60 AT
Special traits: Home to a large population of Chocobos, mythical creatures from Najavo legend (Skinwalkers etc). Two-thirds of the population are of Native descent while the rest are mixed, 'Anthros', Basques or White American. A small population of mutants, Force and Stand users also exist.
Territory ISOTed: The entire nation.
Population: 10.1 million
Religions: Native American Church, Navajo Shamanism, Jedi Church and Mainline Christianity
Languages: Navajo, American English and Spanish
Head(s) of State: Niichaad Edwards (R)
Head(s) of Government: Shadi Mercer (R)
Brief history: The Navajo Nation was one of the first states to appear on their old world and benefitted immensely from that position. Years of expansion along the Colorado River and the slow trickle of advanced technologies that came from states such as Hatsunia or the Brotherhood of Steel allowed the Navajo-majority state to punch well above its weight. After the appearance of a moribund Confederate States, centred around Texas, and a smaller number of ex-American and Confederate states from across the multiverse, the unification of these disparate, yet culturally similar states into the 'Western Confederacy' was mostly out of pragmatism. This 'CSA lite' was one that centred around Texan, Native and Southwestern American culture and prospered in the face of conflicts such as the Soviet War and the Flyover Skirmishes. The Navajo Nation is a state that embraces both modern technology and the rural, small-town lifestyle that once typified the area in which the reservation was located. Aside from the massive arcology of Window Rock, which resembles a mish-mash of Navajo, Nahuatl and Southern American styles, most of the Nation's citizens live in towns that are reminiscent of early 21
st century America, albeit with some futuristic stylings.
~~
Nation Name: Kingdom of America
Commonly known as: America
Government: Constitutional Monarchy under a Federal system
Capital: Washington DC (de-jure), Lexington (de-facto)
ISOTed from: From George III to George I
Technology level: Modern day
Year ISOTed from: 2011
Special traits: The Royal Family are ISOT'd to Lexington.
Territory ISOTed: OTL Kentucky and the Rust Belt
Population: Unknown. Potentially in the tens of millions.
Religions: Christianity
Languages: English
Head(s) of State: King [Unknown]
Head(s) of Government: Unknown
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from EEUSG)
Initially, America was governed under a confederation called the United States of America. The original Articles of Confederation provided the central government with very few powers, which led to disputes among the states over who should pay the outstanding debts incurred during the Revolutionary War against the British. Several attempts to form a new constitution failed, leading to a long period of political chaos and, eventually, rebellion against federal taxation. In the name of keeping the country together, the Continental Army under General George Washington seized control of the country without congressional approval. General Washington was later crowned by his soldiers as king, to act as the central executive necessary to complement Congress.
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Nation Name: Confederate States of America
Commonly known as: The Confederacy, CSA and Dixie
Government: Constitutional Republic
Capital: Atlanta
ISOTed from: American Empire: 1997
Technology level: Late 1990s
Year ISOTed from: 1997
Special traits: None
Territory ISOTed: The entire CSA, sans Florida
Population: Unknown. Potentially in the tens of millions.
Religions: Protestantism
Languages: English
Head(s) of State: President [Unknown]
Head(s) of Government: Vice President [Unknown]
Brief history: The Confederate States of America was re-established after the Second Great War but was placed under heavy American occupation and was eventually reduced to nothing but an economic satellite of the greater United States. The modern CSA is a shadow of its former self and has a severe case of war guilt.
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Nation Name: State of Florida
Commonly known as: Florida, The Sunshine State
Government: State Government
Capital: Tallahassee
ISOTed from: Miami Vice
Technology level: 1980s
Year ISOTed from: 1985
Special traits: Miami seems to have an inordinate number of criminals and syndicates operating in the region.
Territory ISOTed: The entire state
Population: 9.8 million
Religions: Protestantism, Catholicism
Languages: English, Spanish
Head(s) of State: Governor Bob Graham (D)
Head(s) of Government: Lieutenant Governor Wayne Mixson (D)
Brief history: Here.
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Nation Name: Cuba
Commonly known as: Cuba Incorporated, Cuba Inc.
Government: Corporate State
Capital: Havana
ISOTed from: Revolution!
Technology level: Futuristic
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits: Home to a multitude of Private Military Companies, MegaCorporations and foreign naval assets. Camp Omega – the bizarre combination of a shopping mall, a military base and an amusement park.
Territory ISOTed: The entire nation
Population: Unknown. Potentially in the tens of millions.
Religions: Various
Languages: Spanish, English and Japanese
Head(s) of State: CEO [Unknown]
Head(s) of Government:
Brief history: The first rumblings of this growing private intrusion into the governmental sphere was the successful purchase of the former Mexican state of Cuba (now known as Cuba Inc.) by American multinational United Tobacco in the late 1980's. Of course, knowing how the MegaCorps operate already, the independence referendum was framed as being supposedly 'democratic' and 'in the interests of the Cuban people', although, it is often noted that all the advertising, debates and candidates were bought and paid for by the 'Corps. Candidates with contrarian opinions were later found washed up on the shores of Guantanamo Bay or even the coastline of the Haitian Empire, but any evidence was later found to have been expunged.
Cuba operates today as a borderline rogue state, with the massive Camp Omega Naval Complex (read, massive GITMO-esque Navy base in South-Central Cuba). Replace the prison camps with massive shopping complexes and even a small amusement park for both military and on-base civilian R&R) being home to some of the more infamous Private Military Companies that operate ships and other military tech that would be at home in the British Empire's fleet of weaponry. The island corporate state acts as the launch pad for both statist and corporate military incursions into North and South America, since the British, Americans and Mexicans have rented out various ports or sometimes even graciously 'donated' to them by (read, heavy rent fees and taxes apply) the Cuban Board of Directors.
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Nation Name: Area 51
Commonly known as: Homey Airport, Groom Lake, Dreamland and Paradise Ranch
Government: Military rule with technocratic elements
Capital: Area 51
ISOTed from: Various Area 51's from across popular culture
Technology level: Advanced
Year ISOTed from: Unknown
Special traits: Hosts a great number of advanced technologies from across the multiverse. The facility itself is mostly underground, spanning the width of northern Nevada and portions of OTL Utah.
Territory ISOTed: The entire base, located in the northern half of the Mojave Wasteland.
Population: Unknown. Potentially in the mid hundred thousands.
Religions: Christianity, various faiths from alien races and eldritch cults.
Languages: English
Head(s) of State: [Unknown] (Headed by a council of US military experts and scientists)
Head(s) of Government: [Unknown] (Headed by a council of US military experts and scientists)
Brief history: Area 51 is an underground complex located in OTL Nevada and contains a wide variety of artefacts, aliens and mythical items from across the multiverse. The base itself technically exists inside a pocket dimension that theoretically has infinite storage space and contains a large group of men and women who work to contain such objects.
Items found in Area 51 include…
(Note: not all these items will be used in the Map Game)
- Greys (Deus Ex)
- Mi-Go (Delta Green – Cthulhu Mythos)
- Zetan technology and specimens (They're not Greys) (Fallout 3)
- Harvester technology and specimens (Independence Day)
- Ark of the Covenant (Indiana Jones)
- Helena's Nail, The Shroud of Turin, the Lance of Longinus, The True Cross, the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Hellsing Ultimate)
- The Staff of Moses (Supernatural)
- Various Green Lantern Rings (DC)
- Frostmourne (Warcraft)
- Book of the Dead (Evil Dead)
- Necronomicon (Cthulhu Mythos)
- Zulfiquar – Lightsabre?? (Islam)
- Excalibur (Arthurian Legend)
- The Thing (The Thing)
- Otzi the Iceman as an evil sorcerer
- Crystal Skull (Indiana Jones)
- Infinity Gems (Marvel)
- Cache of Silver Bullets
- Cauldron of the Dagda (Irish mythology)
- Mjolnir (Thor)
- Coffee Machine (SCP Foundation)
- Interdimensional Vending Machine (SCP Foundation)
- Old AI (SCP Foundation)
- Cain (SCP Foundation)
- Remains of the Philadelphia Experiment
- The Calendar of Ages – Time Freezing Calendar (Bunkers OC)
- Stone of Pemba – Invisibility Stone (Bunkers OC)
- Legion Flight Ring (DC Comics)
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Nation Name: The Watchtower
Commonly known as:
Government: Superhero team
Capital: The Watchtower
ISOTed from: JLA
Technology level: Mix of late 90s tech with elements of Martian, Thanagarian, Kryptonian, New Genesis and Apokolips technologies.
Year ISOTed from: 1998
Special traits: Contains all the major members of the JLA with some extras.
Territory ISOTed: The Watchtower
Population: [Unknown]
Religions: [Unknown]
Languages: [Unknown]
Head(s) of State: Superman (Clark Kent – de-facto leader of the JLA)
Head(s) of Government:
Brief history: The JLA is
the premier superhero team in the DC Universe, protecting both Earth and parts of the wider Universe from those that wish to bring harm to it.
Current roster of the JLA
- Aquaman
- Batman
- Flash (Wally West)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
- Martian Manhunter
- Superman
- Wonder Woman
- Captain Marvel (Shazam)
- Booster Gold
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
- Plastic Man
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Nation Name: The Zone of Alienation
Commonly known as: The Zone
Government: None (Anarchy)
Capital: Pripyat?
ISOTed from: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Technology level: A mish mash of late 80s Soviet tech and modern weaponry
Year ISOTed from: 2006
Special traits: Home to various reality-bending anomalies, mutants and hard-drinking scavengers that seek to make their fortune in the Zone.
Territory ISOTed: The entire Zone
Population: Unknown, potentially in the high thousands
Religions: Eastern Orthodoxy, Monolith Cult
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
Head(s) of State: None
Head(s) of Government: None
Brief history:
(Copy-pasted from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. wiki)
The Zone of Alienation, or simply "The Zone," is the 60 km wide area of exclusion that was set up around the Chernobyl NPP following the 1986 disaster and extended by the second Chernobyl disaster in 2006.
The Zone of Alienation stretches between the borders of Ukraine and Belarus and is kept protected by the Ukrainian authorities. Due to the radical decrease in human presence and activity, wildlife has flourished in the Zone and the area is often described as having been "reclaimed by nature". Following the 2006 disaster, animals and plants have been grotesquely mutated and deadly anomalies abound.
Supposedly, the area is kept under lockdown by the military. However, the prospect of lucrative looting and treasure hunting has led a large number of opportunists known as Stalkers to jump fence into The Zone itself. These people are either operating for themselves, or in factions. Among the more notable groups are Duty, Freedom and the Ecologists.
Research is constantly ongoing to find out the nature and origin of The Zone, as well as a means to counter it. There are many different beliefs concerning the truth of, and reasonable response to, The Zone. For example, Duty members are attempting to "fight the Zone" while Freedom believes that the entire area is a gift to mankind and should be shared equally by all of humanity. During the course of the games, some characters express concern that the Zone might be growing and increasing its influence on the world.
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Nation Name: R'lyeh
Commonly known as: The Sunken City, Corpse-City
Government: None
Capital: R'lyeh
ISOTed from: Cthulhu Mythos
Technology level: Ancient Eldritch
Year ISOTed from: [REDACTED]
Special traits: Home to the Great Old One Cthulhu. The continent itself is currently sunken beneath the waves. Cthulhu Cultists will begin popping up in major nation-states.
Territory ISOTed: The entire sunken continent
Population: Unknown.
Religions: Elder God Worship
Languages: [REDACTED]
Head(s) of State: [REDACTED]
Head(s) of Government: [REDACTED]
Brief history: R'lyeh is a sunken continent-sized city that acts as the prison of the Great Old One Cthulhu. This version of the famous GOO is vulnerable to physical and mystical weaponry.
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Nation Name: Haiti
Commonly known as: Hispaniola
Government: Occult State
Capital: Port-au-Prince
ISOTed from: Vivere Militare Est
Technology level: 2010s with preternatural technology
Year ISOTed from: 2015
Special traits:
Territory ISOTed: The entire island of Hispaniola
Population: Unknown
Religions: Voudon, Catholicism (Underground)
Languages: Haitian Creole
Head(s) of State: François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier
Head(s) of Government: François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier
Brief history: