ZaKommia
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| The Imperial Insignia | |
| Motto: "The Finest of the Finest" | |
| National Anthem: "Free Children of ZaKommia" | |
| Region | Wysteria |
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| Capital | City of Hope (Previously known as City 1) |
| Largest city | City of Hope |
| Official Language(s) | ZaKommian |
| Government | Father knows best state |
| - Emperor/Empress | Lorina |
| Commonwealth | |
| Population | 5 Billion |
| Currency | The Skull |
| Timezone | GMT+2 |
| - Summer (DST) | GMT+2 |
| NS Sunset XML | |
The Imperium of Zakommia (New ZaKommia) is one of the most wartorn nations located on the continent of Frankomia in Wysteria. ZaKommia has terraformed its terrain and over 90% of the terrain is Urban territory or Asphalt. ZaKommia is the home of the callous ZaKommians, the most notorios population of Wysteria, feared and hated by most.
== Geographical Map - ==
The ZaKommians
History
ZaKommian history is sparse; little of their prehistory remains in current thought. In fact, reported ZaKommian history begins after the Crimson Corporation, using tactical leverage buy-outs, surreptitious land buys under false company holdings, and extensive bribery of officials, formed a mega-monopoly which swallowed up every rival company in every rival business. Having done so, they held sway over the entire, dependant ZaKommian populace, and thusly became the ruling body over them, the Crimson Corporation operates hundreds of smaller buisnesses refered to as the "Other Corporations" each corporation is headed by a Trade Master and this is the corporate empire outsiders find today.
Trade Master 47
Following the formation of the "Other Corporations" The Crimson Corporation was renamed "The HIVE", "The HIVE" in its current status is the home of the Trade Masters, the ruling body of the Sacred Skull. There are always 100 Trade Masters and thousands of trainees. When a Trade Master loses his job for whatever reason, the following TM takes his position.
The Sacred Skull colony was formed by the Trade Masters to prey on what they refer to as the "Weak Nephites" (Nephia). In the past ZaKommia was allied with the "Stronger Nephites" (The MRN) which was destroyed in the Nephian wars. The Sacred Skull became a refuge place for the retreating ZaKommian Skull corps and military units loyal to the MRN and thus the SS gained a military which can match even the strongest nations of Wysteria.
The original HIVE was destroyed by rebel factions headed by the self proclaimed Empress Lorina who detonated a nuclear device which obliterating the HIVE completely. The surviving Trade Council escaped and lived under false identities in the ruins of the MRN. A deranged ZaKommian general governer of the Sacred Skull believing the Trade Masters dynasty was completely gone has renamed himself Trade Master 1 and rebuilt the Trade Council and the HIVE. The new TM1 has declared war on the Nephite religion and started a genocide in his nation, massacring the thousands of Nephites living in the Sacred Skull. Thus the wrath of the Wystians was envoked and The Sacred Skull was nearly obliterated in the war which followed. When the original Trade Council returned, The General was executed and order was restored to the Colony which now became an Indepedent Nation.
ZaKommia itself reformed over and over again until it became an Imperium, headed by Empress Lorina who recently declared ZaKommia is free of the Crimson Corporation and its Doctrine and called for General Elections.
Philosophy
The ZaKommians are not averse to making those weaker, stupider, or needier than them suffer accordingly. Their society is built on this virtue, an entire pyramid scheme where those at the bottom bear all the weight for the luxury of those on top. Any newcomer is immediately relegated to the bottom tier. Preying on the weak for ones own profit is ZaKommian law -- Statute 3429 subsection A86 regards defenseless citizens as "resources" fitting for salvage(bodyparts, organs ,just their belongings or sold to slavery.
Two things justify this. First and foremost is the hope, like any pyramid scheme, one climbs their way to the top. Of course, only one ZaKommian can ever be at the upper tier, the Trade Master 1, with the result that assassination must be awfully common. Secondly, the opportunities for advancement, by sacrificing ones colleagues and peers to get ahead, are ever present in ZaKommian society. Quite literally, in the case of those serving in the Skull corps. (The united Sacred Skull military) and the HIVE.
The ZaKommians do not, however, respect being taken advantage of. Outsiders to ZaKommian society, hoping to turn a quick profit by duping the ZaKommians, will find themselves staring down the turrets of several armored columns. Of course, anything less than an unfair bargain slanted towards the ZaKommians is considered being taken advantage of, and this must be considered in all dealings with any Nation or organization. As usual, no returns or exchanges are accepted.
Much of this philosophy stems from the business-like culture of the ZaKommians-- but perhaps business-like is not strong enough a word. The ZaKommian financial empire was built by and is all the work of the Crimson Corporation, headed by Trade Master 1 and his council who dwell in the "HIVE" The ZaKommian High Command. They own every ZaKommian male, female, and child in all of their territory. Quite simply, the desire to get ahead of one's peers is a built in survival instinct in every ZaKommian. The Crimson Corporation, now refered to as the HIVE utilizes the "Dribble Down" effect to make sure all employees are happy. When profits are up, benefits are up as well, and so those higher on the receiving end get richer and fatter. When profits are down, however, the ladder must be shortened. Bottom rung employees are laid off. And while this is not ordinarily lethal, the sole fact that the HIVE owns everything means that the national resources are also their property, including food and water. Those not currently employed by the Crimson Corporation are considered poachers, and are relegated to organ salvage duty.
Religion
The ZaKommians are a self-proclaimed religious lot, having long ago entered into a contract with their supreme being known as "The Sacred Skull", who is assumed to have agreed the contract. The contract states that the ZaKommians will wear their god's image (The Skull Mask), and in return the Sacred Skull will do absolutely nothing to change the ZaKommian way of life, and provide an afterlife of undisclosed nature for them. As neither facet can be observed while one is alive to tell about it, ZaKommian religion does not occupy the minds of it's "faithful" very much. Foreigners who studied the ZaKommian religion have concluded that the Skull masks are merely an excuse to reduce sympathy between the ZaKommians.
