The Rise of the United Empire

[Tali]

 

As the sun starts descending from the sky, the Emperor Maximilien Zelevas relaxes after the final battle to unify the lands of Norway, Sweden and Finland -excluding a tiny amount of land being held by Prussia - was complete. He redirects his thoughts to what the next step to build the United Empire to a global Superpower, trying to balance Industrialist and Scientific policies as he knows he will need a powerful economy and the scientific edge to counter the foreign powers. He firmly believes he can do this if he keeps the Conglomerates of Corporations on his side. Time will tell if he is able to keep them as loyal allies...

Government

High Government

Emperor: Maximillen Zelevas(In charge of Internal Affairs and Economic Development)

Emperor Elect: Petra Mandzukic(In charge of Foreign Affairs and Scientific Development)

Commander of the Imperial Armed Force: Dominik Havanen(Leads the Imperial Army/Air Force/Navy
 

 

Low Government

Commander of Logistics: Immah Naratya(Handles the Day to day Internal Affairs and Supply lines to the Imperial Navy)

 

Commander of Industrial and Security: Dmitri Lenko(Handles the day to day management of Economy and Law Enforcement)

 

Society

The pursuit of wealth and the belief in science and industrial development have replaced most traditional forms of religion. Forms of meditation–stemming either from mysticism or martial arts–still exist, though they are not widely practiced. Frankly, the government of the United Empire prefers that it be worshipped, not some imperceptible deity.

The Empire's society is oriented towards creating ever more powerful machines of conquest and control. The reasoning is that, within a corner of the planet, viable land and available resources are limited. If the Empire doesn't seize them another nation will, thereby gaining the upper hand and putting the future of the Empire at risk.

Leadership

The current emperor is Maximilien Zelevas, and the unification of diverse national entities into the Empire as it is today can be attributed to his visionary, if brutal, leadership.

During this process of consolidation, a number of powerful family groups formed in support of Zelevas's project. Deeply entrenched in Empire society, they built up economic and political power bases to the point where they could declare themselves as Dukes, Barons, and Counts. For decades they have constituted an unofficial court that acts as a check and balance on the power of the Emperor. One critical right that they have wrested from the government is to have their appointees act as governors, with full imperial backing, on lands that they develop. They can therefore create, ex officio, small empires of their own. As the Empire grows, as new lands are discovered, and as the dominion of the Empire expands, these nobles are in a position to create viable, competing mini-empires.

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2018 by Natalia Poklonskaya