Germanistan

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Germanistan
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Flag of Germanistan
Motto: Only the leader knows a good deed!
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Region Helgebaldia
Capital Asgardet
Official Language(s) Terran (Eden-IV dialect)
Leader Eisen
Population 62 million
Currency G-Credit 
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Germanistan is one of the nations founded on Eden-IV by colonists from Earth, who first settled in Sothfar, then moved on to settle in the yet uninhabited parts of the planet. The vast stretches of fertile land the nation owns allow it to produce enough food for its citizens - mainly weed - without having to resort to Hydroculture In the aftermath of the Psion War, Germanistan, which was, like all remaining nations, isolated from other human populations, developed into a strong military power that controlled large parts of the Helgebaldia continent. Although initially a Republic, after the election of Eisen as leader of the nation, elections have essentialy become meaningless. Germanistan had invaded and occupied Romera and recently launched an invasion on Litovania, which could finally be batteled to a stalemate by forces from Liamb HOUSE.

Government

The nation of Germanistan is apparently ruled by a philosopher king-like leader named Eisen. There are hints that the nation was previously ruled by an aristocracy called the "Golden caste". All workers were referred to as the "Earth caste", warriors were referred to as "Iron caste", and administration was referred to as "Silver caste" (see also the section on history). Eisen (who's name means "iron" in German) apparently overthrew the monarchy and proclaimed the nation an official Republic, but was democratically elected to be the nations leader.

Eisen rules the nation from the huge floating castle of Asgarde (a play on Asgard, the airborne castle of the gods in germanic mythology). Emphasis in Germanistans political system and culture is put on military, on physical, but also moral, refinement. For example, while almost all nations on Eden-IV used genocide tactics against remaining Earth Federation forces after the Psion War, Germanistan protected the crew of a crashed Cormerran starfreighter, thus obtaining not only the technology of the superior extraplanetar forces, but also the knowledge how to replicate and implement it.

History

Geography

Germanistan occupies the largest territory of all human nations on Eden-IV. Despite also having a large population, the nation is not very densely populated. Most of its land is covered by plains and forests, large wheat fields, called the "Golden Plains", also extend over large parts of the nation, especially in the warmer west. In the northeast of the nation, a range of mountains constitues the province Belarus, which borders yet unsettled lands and fights for independance. Due to the presence of Germanistan's main source of electrical power in this region, the EnCore Watt dam, the nation's leadership is reluctant to give the seperatists even the slightest bit of autonomy, and there is strong military presence in the region. To the east, Germanistan borders Checkistan, a small, industrial, smog-soaked nation constantly covered in snow, reminding of siberian industrial towns in the post-soviet era.

Germanistan location gives it a continental climate, with harsh winters and hot summers. The climate is suited to grow crops in summer, and Germanistan is the only nation on Eden-IV to make extensive use of conventional agriculture instead of hydroculture preferred by other nations for the higher yield ration for each m² planted. The vast golden fields are dominated by huge silo towers, some reaching several hundred meters.

Germanistan is almost without industry. 1890's machinery is common, except for some instances of robotic technology from before the Psion War.

The largest, and apparently only, cities in Germanistan are Vingarde, Tasgarde and Asgarde. The latter one is ther nation's capital and in fact a huge airship carrying a fortress and surrounding town. All other human settlements in the nation seem to be villages or even lone homesteads.

Germanistan's Armed Forces

(Main article: Section on the Germanistan Army in Armed Forces of Eden-IV)

GermanistanEAGLE01.jpg Emblem of the Germanistan military and essentially a secondary national flag to the nation.

As mentioned, Germanistan possesses a strong military force, yet, this force would by no means have been enough to stand against HOUSE, which uses technology from before the war. The secret of Germanistans military power lies not in its large and well-trained, but underarmed infantry, nor in the Blitzpanzers, artillery guns mounted on Daliwalkers. The strong point of Germanistan's military is an act of mercy Eisen showed to the crew of a crashed Cormerran military transport spaceship, which crash-landed somewhere inside the country's borders following the defeat of the Mageran and Cormerran invasion forces by Sothfar on the San'Dia continent. The Cormerrans, who were denied from leaving the planet surface by a complete failure of their spaceship's computer system, were spared from being executed and in return pleged allegiance to Germanistan and its leader, from then on, after having recovered and repaired their technology, served as Germanistan's main military force, easily matching HOUSE's forces in firepower, allowing the nation to march with almost no losses through most of Eden-IV's sovereign nations.

Class Type Armament HP at L1 HP at L100 Deployment regions
Jaeger INF SMG, Baton, Bayonet Heligardia, Tasgarde, Vingard, Romera, Freethinkers HOUSE (as guards)
Storm Troop INF Assault Rifle, Grenade Launcher Heligardia, Freethinkers HOUSE (assault scene), Romera, Litovania
Jumper Trooper INF Nekote, Rocket pack Heligardia
Blitzpanzer AFV 125m Anti-Tank Gun Great Plains, Romera, River Theide
Cormerra Infantry INF Laser Rifle Litovania, River Theide
Cormerra Nori AirPower Bombs (various payloads) Heligardia, Litovania, River Theide

GTRP sml.jpg Germanistan military invading Litovania.

Over the time, Germanistans army and the Cormerran army occupied various territories all over Eden-IV.

Territorial claims of Germanistan in their entirety:

  • Belarus - Initially an independent nation related to Checkistan, Belarus was annexed by Germanistan pretty early, even before Eisen became leader of the nation. Germanistan's main interest in the nation is due to the fact that in Belarus, Germanistan's largest power plant, the EncoreWatt dam, is located. Belarus had officially been recognized as province of Germanistan after the occupation, and the resistance of its residents against the iron grip of their occupants has since been in vain.
  • Litovania - A small dukedom to the north of the Helgebaldia continent. Germanistan occupied it in 2142, but was forced to withdraw by HOUSE forces. The reason for the invasion remain pretty much unclear, and the facts shift depending on whom you ask: While Litovanian's usually simply blame Eisen's hunger for power and the Germanistan people's greed for land and goods, the government position of Germanistan is simply that the Litovanians held one of the last remaining technological devices from before the Psion War and did not know how to act reasonably with that, so the Germanistans just handed it over to somebody who knew - themselves.
  • Romera - A republic somewhere in the south sea, close to the ancient Sothfar. It was occupied by Germanistan forces in 2135, and countless resistance groups have since sprung up. Most of Romera is covered by djungle, a remnant of the green paradise that once covered San'Dia. It is said that the ruins of the ancient Sothfarian capital Sabaa are contected to Romera by an underground tunnel hidden somewhere in the djungle. Possibly, this was the reason for Germanistan's early invasion of the country.

Allies or associates of Germanistan:

  • Checkistan - A medium-sized industrial nation to the east of Germanistan, at the border of the inhabited lands. Although not occupied, Checkistan was forced into submission to Germanistan's authority after conflicts over Belarus province and since serves as supply base for iron ore and coal, aswell as industrial production site, since Germanistan's own industry is not that highly developed.
  • Nova Roma - Located on the Liamb Peninsula in the south of Helgebaldia, Nova Roma is a powerful city-state that once was the major power on the continent. Internal conflicts led to a decline of the nation's control over the area, and the current leaders father, Tucci, betrayed the city to Germanistan in hope of restoring power with the nation's help. However, although Germanistan spared the city itself, it lost most of its territories outside Liamb. Tucci Jr., the current ruler, continues the nation's alliance with Germanistan.

The End of Germanistan

After Germanistan had spent most of its resources and military capacity at defeating XenouHertz, it began to loose control over the territories it held. Prior to the arrival of XenouHertz on the planet, Germanistan was engaged in heavy fighting with troops from Texana, that saw the moment right for a full scale invasion. Though they could be repelled during Operation GREIFF and Operation NESTOR, the military was hardly in shape to carry on the occupation of the nation' oversea territories, aswell as it became useless to control the various ancient artifacts Germanistan had been looking for in these countries. Most of the forces were withdrawn to the Helgebaldian mainland to serve during the war with Texana, that had not been going well before said two operations. Subsequently, the Texans invaded northern Romera (namely Yufa and the Esmeralda Atoll), with ease, though the remaining Germanistan forces held the rest of the country. Germanistan's territory west of the Theide had been lost to Texana, and it was isolated from Nova Roma. In Nova Roma, meanwhile, HOUSE, which had recovered from the internal power struggle between Don Geoff and General Rajan, intervened against Tucci Jr.'s rule. Tucci Jr. was removed from office and the nation was put under HOUSE's control. To make things worse, at that time XenouHertz had arrived on Eden-IV. He found a host body in Vedess. Eisen was killed by XenouVedess with a mere wave of his hand during the attack on Heligardia. With the capital destroyed and Eisen dead, the remaining forces were plunged into anarchy. As there had been no reports by survivors about what had happened in Heligardia, Vedess mislead the remaining troops from Freethinkers HOUSE and was accepted as being in charge of the county. Germanistan at that time consists of not much more than the cities Vingard, Tasgarde and their immedeate vicinity, a few troops from Operation GREIFF east of the Theide, remaining Cormerran platoons, Vedess and the remaining ArmSuit pilots from Freethinkers HOUSE. Belarus did not yet gain independence, but rebels had sabotaged the EncoreWatt dam, and thus Germanistan was deprived of energy. Checkistan stopped delivering industrial goods and military materials. By then, Germanistan as it was known was essentially dead, although the actual casualties inside the country were quite low. The nation was simply falling apart. Finally, the mainland was invaded by Xeno. The remaining forces sensed betrayal, and mounted a stubborn defense of the continent against Xeno, but the area was occupied within few weeks, leading to the erradication of any human presence there. Despite the portrayal of Germanistan as the "bad guy" and a tough enemy for the most part, several people have expressed sympathy for the Germanistans, who were finally trying to protect their rest of the world (which, arguably, they had been trying all along, but in a way hard to understand, and often painful to others), but are inevitably doomed. Nova Roman citizens were evacuated by HOUSE to Texana, and the remaining Germanistani forces in Romera surrendered their territory to Texana. General Brooks (who had been evacuated from Tasgarde military base during the invasion) negotiated a peace treaty with Texana, pitting the two western landmasses (Romera and Texana) against the eastern landmass, which had completely been overrun by Xeno's machine minions. The country effectively ceased to exist, and its remainders in Romera were absorbed into the Alliance.


GFLAG-Prototype.jpg Germanistan
Main article: Germanistan
Internal: Beloved Leader Eisen, Germanistans Armed Forces, Cormerra Army, Freethinkers HOUSE, Psionic Drugs
International: Operation NESTOR, Operation GREIFF, Litovania, Romera, Belarus
Hardware: Blitzpanzer, Cormerra Nori