[Nations] The Kingdom of Britannia

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[Nations] The Kingdom of Britannia

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THE KINGDOM OF BRITANNIA

HISTORY

The Kingdom of Britannia's history dates back to 1707, when the Act of Union was signed into law. The conquered territories of Scotland and Ireland were incorporated into England, while the American Colonies were given representation in Parliament, truly uniting the British Empire into one nation, one law. Soon, the united kingdom was renamed the Kingdom of Britannia, after the mythical figure, and a national anthem was composed, declaring proudly that 'Britannia rules the waves'.

LONDON

London, capital of the Kingdom of Britannia, is a hive of industry, only truly comparable to the great metropolises of Berlin and Constantinople. The soot from thousands of factories darkens the land, and the neo-Gothic spires of Parliament rise high into the sky, looming over the great city of London. Mighty, proud bridges cross the polluted waters of the Thames, ships from countless ports docking at its great wharves.

Slums fill the city, built out of countless levels of filthy shacks and tenements, flea markets and great bazaars of filth and slime. The brick workhouses are built here, attracting the poor, the desperate, the needy, but bringing them into a life of endless debt and drudgery. Preachers speak out against the horrors of the poor-houses in the streets while living lives of relative luxury, unaware as to their great hypocrisy.

The mansions of the epicurean rich are also built here, on hills above the great poverty, high and mighty, but deeply unaware of the source of their vast wealth.

Such is the two-sidedness of London.

MILITARY

The Kingdom of Britannia has a volunteer military, built out of countless line-troopers or 'redcoats', led by aristocrats, who serve as officers. Mages are commonly used, particularly as artillery and control specialists, who shape the battlefield against the enemy, and are highly respected in the army. There is also the elite formation of Dragon Knights, made up of elite soldiers who have proven themselves to be masters in aerial assault, as well as stern and hard as iron. They are a truly elite and terrible force.
You have ruled this galaxy for ten thousand years.
You have little of account to show for your efforts.
Order. Unity. Obedience.
We taught the galaxy these things.

And we shall do so again.
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