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Erebus - Nation
By: Aggressivenutmeg Date: January 11, 2013, 7:05 pm
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Formal Name: The Antarctic National Authority of the Erebrisian
League
Common Name: Erebus
Location: Antarctica (claimed only - not all of it is settled,
and not all settlements recognise the authority of Erebus)
Government type: Participatory Democracy, Voluntary Federal
Association
History:
Erebus was the first permanent settlement on Antarctica, built
at the base of the volcanic Mount Erebus on Ross Island. Set up
as the great ice sheet began to melt, and grasses and trees
began to grow on the continent once again. Along with people,
several Arctic animal species were introduced to the Antarctic
in an effort to preserve them from their vanishing homeland.
Polar Bears, Reindeer, Arctic Foxes and many others now inhabit
the plain of Antarctica. Eventually, Erebus became the main
science base, with all previous bases either moved to Erebus or
one of it's fellow colonies, Scott (at Vinson Massif) and
Amundsen (in Queen Maud Land), or abandoned. As the worlds sea
levels continued to rise, Erebus was moved from Ross Island to a
more viable location within the Transantarctican Mountains. As
the nations of the world slowly collapsed and reformed into new
societies, Antarctica became home to thousands of refugees
fleeing from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South
America. Soon enough, Erebus, in conjunction with the other
colonies founded the Erebrisian League. However, many of the
refugees refused to be apart of this new nation, and exist as
independent political entities within the Antarctic Islands.
Future Goals:
- Settle the rest of Antarctica
- Establish an industry
- Preserve human civilisation
OOC: Yeah, I know Antarctica isn't on the map, but it should be,
most of it is a plateau. Without ice it would look something
like this.
HTML http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/antarcticwater.jpg
Some other pics for reference
HTML http://mypiratenovel.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/antarcticlakes_h.jpg
HTML http://graywallis.co.uk/bedmap.jpg
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Re: Erebus - Nation
By: Knight Errant Date: January 11, 2013, 7:40 pm
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I'll see what I can do.
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Re: Erebus - Nation
By: Aggressivenutmeg Date: January 13, 2013, 11:28 pm
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Climate and Geography
Antarctica has changed dramatically in the past five years. The
2000 meter thick ice sheet has all but melted entirely, leaving
nothing but a few stubborn glaciers and huge swaths of exposed
barren land, quickly colonised by lichen and polar grasses.
Despite this lack of ice, the continent still lies at the south
pole of the world; forcing it and it's new inhabitants, to
endure it's fable, extreme seasons. In summer, when the sun
never sets, it rarely rises above 5*C, and has never gone high
then 16.4*C, meaning that it is always cold. In winter, in the
perpetual darkness, the landscape is only lit by the light of
the almost constant auroras and the moon, low in the sky. The
average winter temperature is -38*C, and never gets higher than
-20*C.
Antarctica is one of the driest places on earth, as it can only
rain in summer, and even then, it is more common to receive
snowfalls. There are many small, and several large, rivers all
across the islands; fed by snow and glacial melt; it also
feature many lakes dotted across the islands in old volcanic
craters and in deep valleys. The Transantarctic Mountains
separate the continent into East and West; the west is primarily
mountainous and volcanic islands, while the east is a large,
flat plateau, crossed with rivers and edged by high mountains.
A pair of Emperor Pengiuns
HTML http://www.alaskastock.com/pix//159/KI/159KI_BC0018N001_T.JPG
An introduced Caribou on the tundra of East Antarctica (Queen
Maud Land)
HTML http://room42.wikispaces.com/file/view/caribou_tundra.jpg/34402539/935x702/caribou_tundra.jpg
Vinson Massif, peeking above the clouds in mid summer
HTML http://www.gridtour.com/Upload/Gallery/62e125d9-a53a-4ef7-9a33-0152c8bcf96a/b9850855-e7fa-4c6c-9bb0-490578a53431.jpg
An Aurora Australis seen from the communications relay at
Amundsen
HTML http://www.lovethesepics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Aurora-Over-Telescope.jpg
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Re: Erebus - Nation
By: Aggressivenutmeg Date: January 20, 2013, 5:36 am
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Military
When the Antarctic Unity Bloc was formed in late 2013, it
established the Trans-Antarctic Defence Association, a
collection of settlement militias, standardised for effective
defence co-operation. The primary concern for the TADA was,
which what to arm the militia? Of all the wide variety of
weapons produced by mankind, very few had been designed to
operate in freezing arctic conditions. Ultimately, the TADA
settled on the swedish Ak5, purchasing a large quantity of
surplus rifles. At the same time, the commissioned the Erebus
Textiles Company (one of the only factories on the continent) to
produce a uniform special designed for Antarctic conditions. The
camouflage pattern settled on was the Finnish M05; a jacket was
produced with a “winter” and “summer” side, to allow the one
piece of clothing to be worn in all conditions.
Despite it’s preparations, Erebus had never been too concerned
about security, until the Ballarat Incident. By March 2014, the
Australian government began exploring plans to resettle a large
portion of the Australian and New Zealand population in
Antarctica. By April, the government had accepted the plan to
colonise the continent. However, the Erebrisian government
protested; as that land already had settlements (erected by
private citizens fleeing the flooding) that were in association
with Erebus. The Australians ignored the protest and sent the
HMAS Ballarat, an ANZAC Class frigate to survey, possible sites.
The crew of the Ballarat demanded that the settlers (who were
occupying the best land in the region) leave their homes, and
threatened to fire upon them if they refused to comply.
While the settlements contemplated the consequences for refusal,
a militia was raised in Erebus and sprung into action. They
utilised several small inflatable boats, and the cover of the
fading summer light, to board the HMAS Ballarat. While it did
not go according to plan, they did manage to take the ship with
minimal casualties on both sides (despite a lot of gunfire). The
Ballarat was sailed to Erebus, where it remains today. The crew
were repatriated to Australia, and the issue was settled.
However, this occurrence increased the urgency for Erebus to
defend the continent. If one nation would attempt to take over
it, why not others? The TADA reorganised itself into the
Antarctic Volunteer Force, a group of part-time companies. The
summer of 2015 saw the arrival of a group of British Royal
Marines, escorting hundreds of Argentine civilians, and the 1st
Commando Regiment of Australia escorting two thousand Australian
and New Zealander refugees, as well as a wave of South African
immigrants. With professional military forces now residing in
Erebus and her associated settlements, the AVF changed again,
into an irregular commando force; skilled in camouflage,
guerrilla tactics, parachuting and raiding.
Along with soldiers, came sailors and ships, patrol boats,
frigates, a destroyer. Australian, Argentine and British ships
were added to the Ballarat to create a naval force, which
operates independently of the government in Erebus, patrolling
the cold waters of the south, bringing in boats of refugees
every now and then. Air power for the fledgling nation comes
from the several old military cargo aircraft, that were donated
to the early settlements by the sponsor governments. They are
still in service, however, several are out of action due to
weather damage, and a lack of spare parts.
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