Well we're going to reunify the US, so let's take a look at what we're up against on the homefront. Note that this won't cover corporate interests, extraterritoriality is a whole other kettle of fish that I don't know can ever be dislodged as long as the Megas exist.
First, a look at the America of the future. Spoilered for size.
As you can see, the place is pretty well divvied up and recombined. The closest country to the good ol' US of A is the UCAS, the United Canadian American States. Back when the NAN formed, both the US and Canada were in bad shape, with massive territory losses and economic downturn. They came together for mutual benefit, cut down on the red tape between them and bolster what assets they had left. The country holds the entire Great Lakes area and a good chunk of the east cost, and is the first Metahuman nation to elect a dragon as president. This also makes it the first nation to issue a SIN to a dragon.
Of note is Seattle. The city and some out lying areas belong to the UCAS, but are located within the Salish-Shidhe Council. It's one of the most active areas for Runners, and even makes a tidy sum off that reputation.
Next are the Native American Nations, or NAN as they're generally known. Technically each state maintains it's own sovereignty, but the with overall broadly similar laws and the Tribal Council in Denver, most just group them together as such. The story of how they formed is long and grand, but at the end of the day the Natives of the Americas got sick of the rest of the world walking all over them. With the return of magic, a lot of guerrilla warfare and The Great Ghost Dance, they were able to kick the US and Canada out of the plain states and most of the north, then force them to sign the Treaty of Denver. The treaty ceded those areas to the Natives while recognizing their sovereignty as nations.
Worth noting is that the lower map is correct. The Ute Nation buckled in 2067 and was absorbed into the Pueblo Corporate Council. They have contested territory with Aztlan.
Next is the CAS, the Confederation of American States. As you can see, they're comprised of most of the southern states that fought in the Civil War, and they never got over losing. Back when the UCAS was forming, they saw themselves being sidelined in trade deals that favored the north, and decided to try again. They broke away with the Treaty of Richmond
, sighed by the CAS and UCAS, and haven't done very well ever since. It is notable for being one of the few nations with any kind of resistance to corporate extraterritoriality, in the form of the ERLA (Extraterritorial Registry and Liaison Agency). They're supposed to make sure the corps are following the terms of there lease on CAS land, but it needs to give such a long notice before it can conduct any inspections that most think it's broken.
Then comes Aztlan, who are a bunch of assholes run by the AAA corporation Aztechnology, which is even worse than it sounds. They took a bite out of the southern CAS and PCC at some point and were at war with Yucatan for a while. Everything wrong with them would need it's own tread, so I won't be going into it. Suffice to say, they make HYRDA look good.
Now for the California Free State, which has had the shit kicked out it ever since it was made a sovereign nation. It's another long story, but the gist of it is: Kicked out of the UCAS, invade by Japan, hit by the Ring of Fire, Japan pulled out save for one evil bastard and his forces, Ares Macrotechnology kicked out the psycho after he threatened their interests, and a big chunk of it is currently underwater after another few earthquake dropped it below sea level. Not a great place to live.
Tir Tairngire. Formally an elvish sub tribe of Salish-Shidhe. They moved into the Mount Rainier area and no one really cared. Then they followed Tir na nog's example in 2035 and declared themselves their own nation, which was met with troop deployment. Amazingly the elves won, but then they did have a Great Dragon on their side. They run on a mostly feudal system, with the elf Logh Surehand at the head of a council of leaders, which includes the aforementioned dragon.
Note the area between Free Cal and Tir. That's the Contested Zone, where both nations claim sovereignty. I don't know how the fighting is, but it can't be too bad. Cali is always in rough shape at the best of times, and Tir can't make a big push without leaving themselves weak to the rest of the NAN, who are still sore they left the Tribal Council. Great place to run weapons tests for the less then savory types though.
Finally we have the Caribbean League. They have a small piece of south Florida, which was going to join the CAS but later deiced to go with the CL. It's not a great place, with some of the leaders either being retired or active pirate lords. Bermuda and Barbados are still British overseas territories, and otherwise isn't much notable.
This is the very basic problem we're facing in recreating the Union, even before we get into the opposition of corporate and overseas interests that would prefer the Union never came back. Over 80 years of fighting, oppression, balkanizing, terror, independence and nationalism. I'm not even getting into the shit with New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, plus all the feral city's, barrens and Z-zones. This will be no small task, with lot's of difficult choices and maybe disgusting acts down the line. This will be hard. Very, very hard.
But nothing worth doing was ever easy, and this is a worthy task if I ever saw one. Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work.
