BalderBoard

Aelyria wrote:

Interesting. The colors are quite vibrant, but I feel they might he a little lopsided (all bright red on only half).

Also Prussia Republican Kingdom I'll be getting to that overview of factbook stuff today. Been busy with life stuff and other things.

Cordya wrote:

The Great Light of 1907, the Formans called it. For one hour, the sky shone brighter than before. While luckily no one was blinded, it became quite the talk for a while. Some saw it as a sign from the gods, others believed it was an astronomical event. But for the Antareans, many took it as the former. The emperor of Antares, Kalvin Tau, interpreted it as a sign that the gods had given their blessing of the inevitable conquest of the Centauran continent.

Unfortunately, it would not be. Within the Inanis Ocean, the emptiness was filled with lands from another world. Three nations that were becoming a rising star in their world, Balder. The epitome of modernity, the perfect representation of the past, present, and future, and three windows of the Tower Tarot.

The first of them to come was the Crowned Confederation of Prusa, a land that, while aged, has endured and slowly returned to its former glory. Its troops are hardy, its soldiers tougher than steel, earning a moniker not unlike its otherworldly namesake. Under the rule of Herrscher Leutgard, Prusa has seen its voice heard in the Balderian Assembly.

The second was the Sovereign Federation of Cordya. A land of freedom, liberty, fraternity, and justice, it has sought to uphold the rights of the individual. As descendants of the Navigator, the Northrons, and Prusans who explored the seas, they seek to boast a powerful navy to roam the waters again, as their forefathers have done. At the helm lay the stalwart Chancellor John Eleazarsson Stirling.

The third, and last, was the Federated States of Aleysia. Situated on a series of long islands just west of Cordya, it is described by many Balderians as the peak of modernity. If Prusa ruled the land and Cordyans the sea, the Aleysians would rule the skies. Armed with the latest jets and the finest pilots to be trained, the Aleysian Aeroforce acquired the reputation as the “Angels of Death”. Guiding the wings of Aleysia was Ezekiel Lamoine, a proud President of the Federated States.

Together, the Triumvirate found themselves in a new world, with no way home. While Aleysia and Cordya did not suffer as much due to having little to no land connection, Prusa, who was once majorly connected to the land, now had to deal with the fallout of being an island, though whatever brought them there tried to lessen the damage as much as possible.

The three new nations gathered themselves to see what they were left with. Their militaries were intact, anyone overseas was reunited with their family, and most importantly, their satellites were brought along. While not immediate, their satellites revealed entirely different land masses, with signs of civilization present. Alarmingly, however, there appeared a fleet of ships heading for Prusa…..

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Inanis Ocean, 1907
CIS Battlegroup Lupa

Admiral Harris Kusz gazed over the eternal vastness of the Inanis Ocean. While it had long been accepted that the vastness of the ocean made it impractical to travel across it, the higher-ups back home still wished to explore it. As such, the Navy was given more nuances than the Army, and of all the people they could have chosen, he became the first to be sent out.

For three consecutive weeks, there has been nothing but water. Occasionally was the leap of fishes, birds, and dolphins, but alas, the ocean lived up to its name. He sighed, wondering if there was something in the Inanis Ocean. Later on, he would regret thinking this when one of his aides shook him awake.

“Sir! Sir! Contact made! Contact made! Unknown vessels ahead!” Kusz hastily put on his captain uniform, barely finishing by the time he made it to the bridge. “What are we looking at, Calder?” he asked his navigator.

The man looked away from the viewport, turning towards Kusz. “An entirely different battlegroup. No known identifications, no known models we are aware of, and strangely enough, no known nation we know of,” Calder explained. “According to them, they are trespassing on…’ Prusan’ waters, and that any expression of force from us will be met with retaliatory force.”

Kusz himself snorted but recomposed himself. “At least they had the decent to inform us. Very well then, prepare a delegation.” He looked down at the papers he brought with them. Despite common belief, King Frederick Scapha of Cetus believed something was in the Inanis Ocean. Even people. In his haste, he grabbed a packet of documents at the bottom of the piles of papers he was given.

Perhaps those spooks were not crazy after all.
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Aelyria, Prussia Republican Kingdom

I am going to start publishing this on AO3, maybe by tomorrow or Friday.

Cordya wrote:

The Great Light of 1907, the Formans called it. For one hour, the sky shone brighter than before. While luckily no one was blinded, it became quite the talk for a while. Some saw it as a sign from the gods, others believed it was an astronomical event. But for the Antareans, many took it as the former. The emperor of Antares, Kalvin Tau, interpreted it as a sign that the gods had given their blessing of the inevitable conquest of the Centauran continent.

Unfortunately, it would not be. Within the Inanis Ocean, the emptiness was filled with lands from another world. Three nations that were becoming a rising star in their world, Balder. The epitome of modernity, the perfect representation of the past, present, and future, and three windows of the Tower Tarot.

The first of them to come was the Crowned Confederation of Prusa, a land that, while aged, has endured and slowly returned to its former glory. Its troops are hardy, its soldiers tougher than steel, earning a moniker not unlike its otherworldly namesake. Under the rule of Herrscher Leutgard, Prusa has seen its voice heard in the Balderian Assembly.

The second was the Sovereign Federation of Cordya. A land of freedom, liberty, fraternity, and justice, it has sought to uphold the rights of the individual. As descendants of the Navigator, the Northrons, and Prusans who explored the seas, they seek to boast a powerful navy to roam the waters again, as their forefathers have done. At the helm lay the stalwart Chancellor John Eleazarsson Stirling.

The third, and last, was the Federated States of Aleysia. Situated on a series of long islands just west of Cordya, it is described by many Balderians as the peak of modernity. If Prusa ruled the land and Cordyans the sea, the Aleysians would rule the skies. Armed with the latest jets and the finest pilots to be trained, the Aleysian Aeroforce acquired the reputation as the “Angels of Death”. Guiding the wings of Aleysia was Ezekiel Lamoine, a proud President of the Federated States.

Together, the Triumvirate found themselves in a new world, with no way home. While Aleysia and Cordya did not suffer as much due to having little to no land connection, Prusa, who was once majorly connected to the land, now had to deal with the fallout of being an island, though whatever brought them there tried to lessen the damage as much as possible.

The three new nations gathered themselves to see what they were left with. Their militaries were intact, anyone overseas was reunited with their family, and most importantly, their satellites were brought along. While not immediate, their satellites revealed entirely different land masses, with signs of civilization present. Alarmingly, however, there appeared a fleet of ships heading for Prusa…..

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Inanis Ocean, 1907
CIS Battlegroup Lupa

Admiral Harris Kusz gazed over the eternal vastness of the Inanis Ocean. While it had long been accepted that the vastness of the ocean made it impractical to travel across it, the higher-ups back home still wished to explore it. As such, the Navy was given more nuances than the Army, and of all the people they could have chosen, he became the first to be sent out.

For three consecutive weeks, there has been nothing but water. Occasionally was the leap of fishes, birds, and dolphins, but alas, the ocean lived up to its name. He sighed, wondering if there was something in the Inanis Ocean. Later on, he would regret thinking this when one of his aides shook him awake.

“Sir! Sir! Contact made! Contact made! Unknown vessels ahead!” Kusz hastily put on his captain uniform, barely finishing by the time he made it to the bridge. “What are we looking at, Calder?” he asked his navigator.

The man looked away from the viewport, turning towards Kusz. “An entirely different battlegroup. No known identifications, no known models we are aware of, and strangely enough, no known nation we know of,” Calder explained. “According to them, they are trespassing on…’ Prusan’ waters, and that any expression of force from us will be met with retaliatory force.”

Kusz himself snorted but recomposed himself. “At least they had the decent to inform us. Very well then, prepare a delegation.” He looked down at the papers he brought with them. Despite common belief, King Frederick Scapha of Cetus believed something was in the Inanis Ocean. Even people. In his haste, he grabbed a packet of documents at the bottom of the piles of papers he was given.

Perhaps those spooks were not crazy after all.
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Aelyria, Prussia Republican Kingdom

I am going to start publishing this on AO3, maybe by tomorrow or Friday.