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The Ruescher Empire; The mighty, the unfinished
Topic Started: February 14 2013, 10:50 PM (226 Views)
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HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE

The Ruescher Empire is a landmass roughly 8,000,000 square kilometers (think size of Australia), located in the Southern Pacific Ocean. The capital, known as Ruescher City, is located at Latitude:-19.228176737766248°, and Longitude:-137.28515625°. The Empire itself is comprised of 5 different territories, each with a variety of provinces within each, this documentation will discuss the territories in general as well as a history of the Empire.

Brief History

The history of the Empire is divided into two areas by modern historians, the Old Empire which is from approximately 2000 B.C. to 1850 A.D., and the New Empire (at times known as the Empire Reborn) which is from 1850 A.D. to the present.

Old Empire

The Empire began with the city-state of what is now known as Ruescher City. For nearly 500 years the city grew and expanded through trade and annexation of nearby territories. Through political maneuvering and a series of successful campaigns against neighboring city states the the first king of Ruescher was crowned.

Over the next 1500 years the king and queens of Ruescher managed to expand their holdings to what is now the modern territory of Ruescher. While events were numerous in the next 1600 years, the addition of the Stärke, Frieden, and Nach Vorn territories were most notable. The Old Empire also developed extreme xenophobia, barely tolerating the people from Einsamkeit, and being openly hostile to others (though contact was very minimal). The Old Empire was seen as a fount of culture, with art and music flourishing, however in truth the Empire stagnated while the rest of the world pushed forward. Its military, science, and nearly all aspects of its society remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

Contact with other Asian nations was kept to a minimum, with most external trade being done by Einsamkeit, most Empire citizens avoided all foreigners. With the arrival of the Europeans in 17th centuries and 18th centuries the Empire instigated a closed border policy, attacking any and all foreigners. The rulers at the time deemed the Empire the pinnacle of the world, and turned its eyes inward even further.

It was not until the early 19th century that the weakness of the Empire became evident to the Emperor and the world. While in previous centuries the odd European ship reached the shores of the Empire was repulsed, as time passed it came at greater and greater costs. Many of the military's forces still used iron weaponry in the Empire and fewer had ranged weapons. In the beginning of the 19th century the Empire could no longer repulse the Europeans.

The British, in wanting to find newer markets for their opium sent a trade fleet, and when the Empire killed the crews and burned the ships the British demanded an official apology and compensation for the lives lost. The Emperor refused and the British attacked. The British and their modern army and navy easy and quickly beat the Empire's forces. The losses were staggering for the Empire. Thousands died in a matter of days, and the Emperor quickly sought peace terms. The Empire ceded several coastal lands and ports to the British.

Over the next 50 years more and more concessions were ceded to the British (later there were concessions to the Dutch as well), and anger among the Imperial family and the common folk grew. This coupled with neighboring China's humiliating defeat in the 1840s lead to the rise of the Divine Empress and the Divine Emperor, and the founding the New Empire.

The Empire Reborn

The Old Empire was collapsing. More and more land was being conceded to the British, and the Emperor was doing nothing about it. Many at the time blamed the Emperor, however an entrenched nobility and reluctance from the Imperial family for change made the Emperor wary of initiating reforms. In 1834 his consort (who died in childbirth) had twins daughters. Many historians point to this sole fact as the only achievement of the last of the Old Emperors.

Over the next 16 years both daughters were raised in an Empire that was failing, one girl became fearful of the world, and the other believed the Empire had to change. The latter daughter challenged nobility to fight back and change with the world, and fought several very vocal battles at court. While she became more vocal, her sister became more and more paranoid, and became a recluse. It was not until the Emperor was on his deathbed that he proclaimed his willful daughter the heir. Princess Saku became Empress on January 31, 1850 to as much fanfare as trepidation. She promised changed, and much of the nobility was fearful of that change. She would become known as the Divine Empress and a near mythical figure which lasts to this day.

Directly after her coronation the Empress did as no Empress (or Emperor) did before, she left the Empire. She told no one of her departure except the Blood Guard she took with her. Even then her departure would not have been noted except citizens at a British held port later reported the city being ambushed by several thousand Blood Guard, then stole several large vessels from the port (It should be noted that the Empire continued to lack vessels capable of traversing oceans). It was the first, albeit costly, battle against the Europeans, with many of the Blood Guard dying to accomplish their task. (The battle was later dramatized several times by the Empire's film and acting industries in the late 20th century).

At this point the Empire was shown into near panic, the Empress had seemingly abandoned the Empire, the British were once again retaliating for the attack on their port, and the nobility were panicking with the throne empty. The country began to break at the seems, the Imperial Family attempted to put the Divine Empress' sister on the throne, and the nobility in various parts of the Empire broke off claiming their own leadership of various provinces. The Divine Empress' sister attempted to take the reigns of the Empire, however her paranoia and fear grew to new levels as she was exposed to the problems in the Empire.

As the Empire was collapsing, the Divine Empress returned. In a small trading port in Frieden, nearly 2 years after departing, the Divine Empress returned with only a fraction of the navy she left with. However what she returned with would change the Empire. As the ships arrived at the village the Blood Guard proceeded to kill the crew of the ship. The ships were laden with modern weapons from Europe, and more importantly a man. The Blood Guard proceeded to press the villagers of the trading village into military service under their command, and they made their way quickly to the capital transporting with them artillery, rifles and munitions.

Upon arriving at the capital the Blood Guard with the Divine Empress killed themselves to ensure that her travels would always remain a secret (much speculation exists about these events, but to this day none have ever been proven). At the capital the Divine Empress was met with much fanfare, that was until she proclaimed the following:

"I am Empress Saku Ruescher, and this is my husband, Heinrich Ruescher, Emperor of the Empire. He shall speak with my voice, and his commands are as my own. All bow or suffer our wrath. The Empire will change, and together the Ruescher Empire will be reformed!"

The Imperial family was in an uproar, the idea that the Empress would take a consort of foreign blood let alone declare him Emperor. Not to mention the insult of taking him name and renaming the Empire through him. Many of the nobility and the Imperial Family left the capital in disgust. Things would have disintegrated further in the Empire, except the Divine Emperor took charge quickly. He quickly had the Blood Guard immediately press into service all blacksmiths and many of the citizens in the capital into service, weapons were forged copying the weapons and munitions brought back from Europe.

As well the Divine Emperor quickly began training all Blood Guard and soon regulars, the use of these weapons and modern European tactics (the Divine Emperor's lineage was never confirmed, however it has been speculated that he was trained in modern military tactics and weapons as well economic theory). In only a few short months the Empire has an elite modern military force. Several of the nobles who left the capital months earlier in disgust returned with their armies, only to be utterly defeated. From there the Divine Emperor and Empress marched from the capital with the army, another first, and began to fight to re-unify the Empire. The Divine Emperor was quoted of saying "The enemies of the Empire are at our shores, we must unite once more to turn them away once and for all."

Consolidating once more the rule in the territory of Ruescher took many months, and many lives. Nobles were imprisoned, members of the Imperial family were set up as fake leaders only to be captured and imprisoned. Bringing back together the main arms of the army made it now comprised of a small elite modern army, and a very large outdated military. It was at this point the war turned against the Europeans.

The Dutch holdings were the first struck in the southern provinces of Nach Vorn. The target was chosen as the Dutch were more benign and had less ability to project its power on the Empire, as well as the fact that their holdings were smaller. It was seen as a good way to boost morale among the military and the populace at large, and to prepare them for the on coming battles against the British. The battle to evict the Dutch was a costly one, over fifty thousand troops died in the assault, all of them from the poorly trained and equipped forces that were gathered along the way to battle. The elite Blood Guard units successfully implemented the tactics that were taught to them by the Divine Emperor, and the Divine Emperor himself commanded the battle, however Dutch naval power in the area dealt catastrophic damage to ground forces. Luckily several ships were successfully taken by the Empire's forces, the first true modern modern vessels the Empire would have. They would be soon leveraged in the coming battle against the British.




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Territory information

The Empire is comprised of 5 territories, known as Ruescher, Einsamkeit, Stärke, Frieden, and Nach Vorn. It should be noted that the territories were renamed in 1850 with the coronation of the first Emperor Ruescher. Names have been officially changed to their modern variation in accordance with Decree 1 of Emperor Ruescher II.

Ruescher: Originating as a city state, the territory is the 2nd largest in the Empire. The capital Ruescher City is the largest in the Empire, and indeed the world, with over 200 million residents. The territory is completely landlocked and is located in the geographic center of the Empire. The territory of Ruescher is the industrial and technological power house of the Empire, making many of its goods and researching many of its new advances. The Imperial family has always been housed in Ruescher, but owns palatial manors in all the territories. Many of the major arteries of commerce flow through Ruescher, including all major highways, rail, pipelines, and rivers. This brought much wealth to the Ruescher province and makes it truly the center of the Empire. This is the only territory of the Empire in which the Emperor has complete control over all aspects, and has flourished since the coronation of Emperor Ruescher I.

Einsamkeit: The last territory to be incorporated into the Empire, it is geographically separated from other territories of the Empire (Ruescher to the west, Frieden to the southwest, and Nach Vorn to the northwest) by a large ring of mountains. It was formally incorporated into the Empire in 1880 in the Final War of Unification. Einsamkeit is the Empire's primary fishing center. As well Einsamkeit supplies the Empire with nearly all its raw materials, such as Iron, Coal, aluminum, and numerous other metals. Since the 1950s the Empire has shifted priorities in the territory to attempt to process more of the raw materials in Einsamkeit. This has helped drastically reduce unemployment and help reduce rebelliousness in Einsamkeit as money and jobs flowed into the territory. To help get the Empire out of the depression in the 1930s the Empire undertook massive rail and road construction through the mountains, costing billions of dollars, and helping drag the Empire out of the recession and properly connecting Einsamkeit to the Empire where before sea travel was the only practical option. Einsamkeit boasts the largest and most extensive shipyards in the Empire, with many of its vessels being built there.

Stärke: The easternmost territory of the Empire, it was the noted to be the territory that took the longest time to be incorporated into the Empire. When it was finally incorporated in 1080, the war with the Empire lasted nearly 300 years and cost more than 3 million lives. Stärke is the location of the majority of the Empire's military training centers and its Military Industrial-Complex, where most of its military goods are produced. Stärke was historically known to produce the finest quality warriors in the past, and to this day many of the Empire's military forces are comprised of people from Stärke. Stärke was also the location of the first European contact, and was the location where the European were finally expelled in 1795 in the bloodiest battle since Stärke was incorporated into the Empire.

Frieden: The largest and the northernmost territory of the Empire, Frieden is the primary producer of the agricultural goods in the Empire. Frieden was the first territory brought into the Empire with the marriage between the Emperor and the Queen of Frieden in 250 A.D. In the marriage agreement the Emperor promised to keep war out of Frieden, an agreement that was put into place due to the much more aggressive Stärke to the west. Since the marriage, war in Frieden has always been avoided. Even during the 300 year war Ruescher managed to successfully keep Stärke forces out of Frieden, though at great cost. Even in the present Frieden is the least urbanized and industrialized territory, boasting few cities, but producing enough food and agricultural goods to fuel the Empire.

Nach Vorn: Incorporated in 1250 with the during the war that was known as the war of Quick Sand. The war was caused due to the Empire's nationalist pride, wanting to unify the island under the rule of the Empire. Using primarily Stärke troops the war lasted only 6 months until the King was killed. Nach Vorn is a primarily arid and dersert like territory, with the lowest population density in the Empire. It was the poorest territory of the Empire until the 1860s in which large deposits of gold and silver were found. Subsequent findings of massive deposits of oil, gas, uranium, copper, and platinum helped bring Nach Vorn to one of the richest territories of the Empire. Nach Vorn helped fuel all the necessary energy requirements that the Empire required. With the massive influx of wealth Nach Vorn became the center of commerce for the Empire. The Empire's stock exchange as well as banks are headquartered in the territory,

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Imperial Family

The Emperor (or Empress) rules the Empire with the belief that he/she is blessed by the heavens. It has been said that the Imperial family are descendants of heavenly beings, and that the true successor is blessed by the heavens themselves. Whether or not this is true in unproven, and the Imperial family has never officially commented on the matter. The vast majority of the Empire's citizens believe in the divinity of the Emperor. with those from Einsamkeit remaining the most skeptical by far. None the less the lineage of the Emperor has been unbroken since Ruescher became a country in 1500 B.C. (it is thought further, but records do not go that far).

Divinity aside the successor to the throne is never easily decided. The successor is always chosen by the Emperor, and is chosen solely on merit amongst his/her children. The successor is always chosen by the Emperor and usually the successor changes several times depending on which child is deemed the best ruler of the Empire. Competition amongst the siblings is vicious, and sometimes deadly. More then one of the Emperor's children were killed by a sibling, though most killings are discovered by the Blood Guard (information to follow regarding the Blood Guard) which generally does not bode well with the Emperor. Throughout the history of the Empire many siblings have also renounced their claim to the throne in a formal session with the Emperor. Once renounced a child can never again lay claim to the throne. Many renounce to be accepted and trusted by their siblings again, others do because of the pressure. Either way once the Emperor dies the successor immediately becomes the new Emperor, and all siblings can no longer contend for the throne.

Only once in the history of the Empire has the Empire been ruled by both an Empress and an Emperor at the same time, and it forever changed the country. Except in that one instance the country has always been governed by a single Emperor or Empress, who usually take a consort, and rarely concubines should the consort not be able to produce children.
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Blood Guard

A very secret and fanatical organization which answers only to the Emperor, it has existed in one form or another since the formation of the Empire. The Blood Guard are chosen based on their fanaticism to the Emperor and are generally chosen at a young age. Their training is very secretive, and it is rumored that the fatality rate is high. However the Blood Guard are the most versatile soldiers in the world, and their training includes operation of nearly all modern war machines, including those use by foreign nations. The actual numbers of the Blood Guard is unknown, however as its roles expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries it is safe to assume that they now number roughly one million in various roles.

What do the Blood Guard do exactly aside from guarding the Emperor is known only to the Emperor, but most of the Emperors have used them to keep the Imperial family safe. It has been assumed that the Blood Guard are also deep cover spies across the country and the world, being one of the few groups from the Empire to leave its shores on a permanent basis. While it has never been proven that the Blood Guard are used as spies, from time to time a seemingly ordinary individual simply disappear or kill someone before killing themselves.

The Blood Guard are also given a special command structure within the armed forces of the Empire. At any time a Blood Guard can commandeer any military equipment and take command of any number of troops, people, and/or supplies. The Blood Guard can also press any number of civilians into the military in service to the Blood Guard for a period of 6 months, though it was rarely exercised.


OOC: Well that's what I got. It took too much of my time but I may actually finish it soon :P
Edited by The Ruescher Empire, February 19 2013, 06:00 PM.
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ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE EMPIRE

Government Category: Capitalizt
Government Priority: Defence
Economic Rating: Frightening
Civil Rights Rating: Superb
Political Freedoms: Very Good
Income Tax Rate: 86%
Major Industry: Arms Manufacturing
National Animal: Cat Girls
National Currency: Reich
Total Population: 15,021,000,000
Government Budget Details Administration: $0.00 0%
Social Welfare: $0.00 0%
Healthcare: $14,449,766,943,765.29 3%
Education: $19,266,355,925,020.39 4%
Religion & Spirituality: $0.00 0%
Defence: $240,829,449,062,754.84 50%
Law & Order: $110,781,546,568,867.23 23%
Commerce: $96,331,779,625,101.94 20%
Public Transport: $0.00 0%
The Environment: $0.00 0%
Social Equality: $0.00 0%
Ruescher Economic Statistics Exchange Rate: 1 Reich = $1.7890
Gross Domestic Product: $554,953,691,033,947.75
GDP Per Capita: $36,945.19
Unemployment Rate: 2.92%
Consumption: $72,336,930,120,000.00
Government Budget: $496,555,565,077,845.06
Government Expenditures: $481,658,898,125,509.69
Goverment Waste: $14,896,666,952,335.38
Exports: $65,077,750,316,853.51
Imports: $64,119,887,528,415.47
Trade Surplus: $957,862,788,438.04
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THE CURRENT EMPIRE

Government
The Empire is is divided into 5 distinct territories. Each territory is allowed various amounts of self rule due to the size and complexity of the Empire. All but one of the territories have a king, with Frieden being the only with a President. All territories have democratic parliaments, most answering the king. The territory of Ruescher however is rule by the King of Ruescher and the Emperor of the Ruescher Empire. The Emperor's word is absolute law over the entire Empire and in the Ruescher province. The Emperor only occasionally involves himself directly in the day to day operations of the various provinces save Ruescher, and usually only reviews bills that are to be passed into law to ensure that the country is moving in the correct direction. However there have been times when the Emperor has completely rewritten laws, agreements, and even borders with a single stroke a pen. All of this is supported by the secret arm of the Blood Guard, who ensure the Emperor's word will be carried out.

Business
The Empire's economy is the largest in the world, thanks in large part to deregulation. The Empire also hosts the world's largest corporation, Ruescher Corp. Ruescher Corp. is controlled directly by the Imperial Family, with the Emperor being chairmen of the board of Directors and holding majority of shares. The company receives to $100 trillion a year in government funds to expand and grow across the Empire and globally. Where some of the money goes, none but the Emperor are sure, but car industries, infrastructure, medical technologies, space technologies, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, ship building, electronics, and so on. There has been criticisms of Ruescher Corp. as it has at various times invested in projects that have lost money, or not increased the value of the company, however it continues to be profitable through the majority of its ventures and with healthy government support, continues to grow at astronomical rates. The economy as a whole is not directed entirely by Ruescher Corp. though and is for the most part private.

Society
The society of the Empire is highly nationalistic. From a young age children are taught to glorify the Emperor and to work in his. All swear allegiance to him and as a whole believe that the Emperor is of divine legacy. There has been a shift over the last 100 years to adopt a more western philosophy when it comes to life, however reverence for the Emperor remains at an all time high. All adults are drafted into the military at the age of 18 for a period of 2 years where they are trained, disciplined, and set to work on various assignments across the Empire and globally. All those who wish to stay in the military are welcomed to do so, and many do, which has led criticisms that the military absorbs some of the best individuals in the Empire. The military educates those who stay and they are generally given important posts in critical industries to match their skill set, especially in Ruescher Corp. The military is also the only way, aside from birth, to join the all influential and powerful Blood Guard.
Edited by The Ruescher Empire, March 1 2013, 08:40 PM.
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