Irrational Stupidity

The Imperial Horde of Irrational Stupidity is a massive, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population is ruled by a somewhat-benevolent Emperor, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Commerce. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun, corporations are either above the law or corrupting it, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Irrational Stupidity's national animal is the perfectly normal beast, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the wang.

The National Religion of the State is somewhat unique, in that it does not seek moral standards. Rather, the worship of the Emperor is based almost entirely on fear of his patroling death-squads, also refered to as the Police. The individuals that make up the death-squads are usually pulled from the military, but only the most sadistic make it though the screening process. They wear light body armor, so that their burden is minimized as they lug around their heavy automatic rifles.

Most of the tax money collected is used on National Defence, followed by law and order, commerce, and lastly, education. What is left from that goes to health care, expansion, and surplus.

As more and more of the land area falls to Desertification, the people seem to care less and less. However, the government plans to put a halt to the desertification by creating a dam in one of the rivers to create an artifical lake, which will be used to preserve the remaining forest areas. Many people believe that the government won't get around to this. Others believe they will, when God himself writes the resolution. But even then, it's not likely to get passed by majority vote.

While the State's research department has made advances in weapons technology and payload delivery systems, it's WMD, especially Neuclear Weapons, stockpile is not as vast as one would assume. Strangely, even though the largest private sector is in Uranium Mining, most of it is used in neuclear power plants, and depleted uranium shells for tanks, small payloads, and even bullets. In the case of the bullets, the aim is not to create higher mortality rates, but instead to decrease recovery rates.

Major figures in the Imperial Horde [IE. Roleplay characters] Modern:

Xarious XXXVII, Current Emperor. Xarious the Twenty Seventh is at heart not an absolutely bad person. His views of what is best for the people is only a little skewed. Really a shallow character, but he will develop.

Xarous, Special Ops Agent. Xarous seems to have some sort of relationship with the Emperor, although his ties are closer to one of the major Weapon Manufacturing Corporations. His primary weapons include a custom .45 Porcelain Glock, Micro (3" Diameter)Frag Grenade Launcher, Plastic Explosives, and a .20 Microuzi. Xarous is skilled in Tae Kwan Do, Judo, Hapkido, and Israli Type Kickboxing

Michael Tactius, Underground Resistance Agent. [To be Written]

Historic:

Xarious, Founder, First Emperor

In the medieval era, there was born a man of exceeding physical and mental strength, someone who got what he wanted, by any means required. He bought his way, by becoming a very successful merchant, into favor with a local lord, who had no children of his own. As his life was nearing it's end, as expected, the local township was left to Xarious. Then, he sent messengers out to near by lords, and met in secret to form a rough alliance, and slowly manipulated the others with his charismatic lure into making him their leader. For a time, they grew together, expanded, and declared themselves an independent Kingdom. This angered the King, who immediately dispatched his army to put down this rebellion. He was crushed, and in the Royal Army's retreat, another territory was taken by Xarious, and his alliance. They kept growing in power, till the king finally surrendered, under the condition that he was at least made a noble. Xarious agreed, took all of the kingdom's land. He later killed the former king, and his own co-conspiritors. He pronounced himself Emperor and the rest, as they say is History.

Note: All decendants of Xarious had an unnatrually long lifetime. This, coupled with their above average intelligence and strength caused people to believe that perhaps Xarious had a genetic mutation that actually benifited him.

Future:

Tactius XIV, Prince [To be Written]