CivcraftImport:Factions/prussia

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= Kingdom of Prussia =

The Kingdom of Prussia (&lt;wrap lo&gt;German:&lt;/wrap&gt; Königreich Preußen) is a sovereign nation with territories and its capital, Breslau, in the +,+ quadrant.

= History =

Prussia is the direct continuation of the Fourth Reich faction that came to CivCraft on the 11th of July, 2012. They founded Berlin as their first settlement. However, this was on Stevo1066's land, which resulted in friction. Containing a lot of overeager, aggressive members clad in iron, the Fourth Reich annexed Stevo's land. The world police stepped in, and the group was pearled.

Most were released on the 13th, but the Fourth Reich lost a lot of members. They decided to interact more peacefully with the server, and founded a second settlement, called Germania. This lived peacefully until the 15th of July, when the Jacks faction, wary of the Reich's numbers, attacked unprovoked. They levelled the town and pearled its citizens indefinitely.

With no hope of getting out, the remaining peaceful members of the Fourth Reich decided a change of name was in order, so on the 16th of July, Prussia was founded. Operating in the End, they constructed Marienburg, a grand castle containing a number of facilities.

Kinetic_Waffle finally released the Prussians on August 8th. Waffle, dissatisfied with the Jacks' blind pearlings, released the Prussians in protest, and gave them a starting capital from the Jacks' vault. The Jacks dissolved, and the Prussians founded Danzig on the same day. Fearing there were still hostile feelings among other factions of the server, the location of Danzig was a well-guarded secret for a month. For extra security, Prussia became one of the founding members of the SEA on the 22nd of August. The SEA is an organization for keeping peace within the +,+ quadrant.

On September 8th, Danzig went public. Visitors were amazed by the town built by a group originally founded with the goal of raiding. Unfortunately, disaster struck on September 13th, when fighting between Havana and Communa spilled over to Danzig because of Prussia's SEA ties. The city was lavagriefed badly, and it took some weeks to return the city to its previous state. Some Prussians, furious over this attack, renounced their citizenship, and attacked Havana on the 14th. They left no building standing, and planted trees to form Havana National Park.

The 11th of November brought another disaster. The murderer Jacfriedchicken committed regicide by killing the beloved King Dolan IX. A new King was coronated, King Gustav I. Sadly, he was struck down on the 22nd of February by divine intervention of the God ttk2. Gustav had no heirs, and was succeeded by King Wilhelm I.

After longstanding tensions, _dbb_ declared war on Gondolin in a drunken stupor. There have not been any battles or casualties yet, but both nations are still wary of each other.

After it was announced the 1.0 world would be taken down, Prussia decided to remain together for CivCraft 2.0. During the testing period for this new world, Prussia reformed its Constitution slightly by adding several new entries, and used a creative server for its members to test their ideas and building designs for the new world.

Since the beginning of the new world, Prussia has estabilished itself through a number of in-game assets, including the city of Breslau. Although the location of Prussia is not public, a fair amount of trading, tourism, and international interaction occurs in Prussia.

On the 06.10.2013 _dbb_, one of the founders left Civcraft and Prussia.

= Assets =

Settlements
Within Prussia, there are 3 settlements:


 * Breslau

The capital city of Prussia. Located at 10250,2900, it is the most populous of Prussian cities.
 * Potsdam

Located in a netherbiome, Potsdam has a militaristic theme.
 * Rønne

Danish themed town situated on a small island.

Outposts
Prussia is in the process of establishing several outposts around its territory.

Currently established outposts are Erztal and Paulsfeste. Potsdam is built around the former outpost Flammberg.

Embassies
Prussia currently has no embassies in foreign cities.

Other
Prussia owns and operates several above-ground farms, including sugarcane, potatoes, trees, and livestock.

The abbey of St. Walpurga is located east of Breslau.

= Politics =

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Prussia is a constitutional monarchy. The King is head of state, at present Friedrich I. A King will serve the Prussian nation until his death. A number of Ministers serve the King. These are:


 * Minister of Construction
 * He coordinates the building of streets and railways in and between settlements, as well as the distribution of Plots to citizens. He is responsible for the Coordination of Buildings and the Homogeneity of the Houses in Prussian settlements. Current holder of this position is Koentinius.


 * Minister of Defence
 * He is in charge of supplying Citizens with proper combat gear and training them on CivPvP. Furthermore, he is the leader of the Prussian troops in case of War. Currently there is no Minister of Defence.


 * Minister of Diplomacy
 * He has the Duty to build an Embassy in every friendly State and to stay in Contact to establish trade and positive relations. The current holder of this position is Gezoerksel.


 * Minister of Justice
 * He is in charge of creating laws when necessary, and judges Prussian prisoners. Current holder of this position is Gezoerksel.


 * Minister of Ordnung
 * He is responsible for most internal management, including national statistics, player rosters, and keeping physical Ordnung (&quot;order&quot;) in Prussia. The current holder of this position is Chuckizzle.


 * Minister of Resources
 * He is in charge of creating and managing Prussian community chestrooms as well as all things related to national resources, including Compensation Work from prisoners, and buying, selling, and trading national resources. Current holder of this position is Kaelthas88.


 * Senator
 * He is a general councilman to the King. They can vote on matters of state, but are not head of a Ministry. Currently, Kawww is a Senator.

The Parliament was elected by the people upon the foundation of the nation. After this, the Ministers nominate their successors. A member can only replaced against his own will through a Motion of No Confidence. Any citizen of Prussia has the right initiate a vote about the exclusion of the respective member. The member has the right to defend himself but is excluded in the vote.

Only members of the Parliament can propose and vote on laws. Every member has only 1 vote. Before The Parliament can vote on a law it must be published for 2 days. During this time it is the duty of every member to check it for flaws and to decide if it changes the constitution.

To pass a law that does not affect the constitution over 50% of the given votes must be in favor of the law while the turnout of voters must be at least 40%. If it affects the constitution over 2/3 of the votes must be in favor and the turnout of voters must be at least 60%. A vote ends 24 hours after it began unless specified otherwise.

= Economy =

Public
The internal economy of Prussia resembles that of Socialism. All Prussian citizens are free to give and take from the communally-owned storage rooms, and there are no quotas or limits. The Minister of Resources is responsible for maintaining the storage rooms and refilling materials short on supply. He can do so by calling on citizens to help in gathering resources, or through trade, either internally or externally.

Private
Despite the communism-styled internal economy that covers all basic materialistic and food needs, citizens and foreigners are allowed to establish, own, and operate businesses in Prussian territory.

Prussia currently has no laws limiting or supporting private, profit-oriented endeavours. The only limiting factor is land usage, if land is needed.

Formal companies operating in and out of Prussia include:


 * Baukunst - An architecture and design bureau
 * Preußische Redstone GmbH (&quot;Prussian Redstone Ltd.&quot;) - A redstone and machinery assembly company
 * Prussian Civil Rail Production Company - A rail construction and management company

= Culture =

Origins
Prussia is essentially the direct descendant of the Fourth Reich, whose founding members met and organized on the Krautchan /int/ server. After the fall of the Fourth Reich and being freed from the End, several members decided to remain on the server and create Prussia, where this founding group is still largely active today and holds several governmental positions. Prussia has almost completely severed ties to its bloody origin as its citizens and government focus on a peaceful and productive future. Being from Krautchan, this core group is a diverse group of Europeans.

Demographics
Prussia had its first official Census done on the 17th of March, 2013. The Census revealed that its population is roughly half European, half American+Canadian, and a few other nations of origin.

Architecture and Style
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Prussia was founded with Prussian, German, and Baltic architecture styles in mind. Its cities reflect the dedication of its citizens to the homogeneous building style. While Danzig in 1.0 used primarily a Fachwerk style of building, Breslau in 2.0 will focus on 1700s to late 1800s inner-city Renaissance, Victorian, and Baroque styles. The entire city layout and all major buildings have been pre-planned in an effort to make it the most magnificent Prussian city yet.

Prussia also has its own uniform meant to be worn and useful on an everyday-basis. It consists of an iron helmet, leggings, and boots; and a dyed royal blue leather tunic. It is not mandatory.

Language
Although Prussia has two official languages, German and English, there is no discrimination against players not knowing one or the other. English is the most commonly spoken language in-game as well as on the Prussian subreddits, however a fair amount of documentation and writing is done in German. Occasionally, Prussians will break into song singing the Preußenlied or other German/Prussian folksongs.

Miscellaneous
On the 22nd of December, 2012 Prussia was decorated as &quot;The Coolest Kingdom&quot; at the second Drama Awards held in Mount Augusta.