The Imperial Vanguard of Kriegland is loosely inspired off of Germanic/Spartan culture, as well as other warrior cultures, but primarily Germanic. :p We live in the harshest place on Earth, being extremely cold half the year, and then extremely hot the other-half. There in nothing but sun for half the year, and then nothing but darkness for the other half, though the local wildlife has learned to survive. This area has defined us as a peoples. Ever since our ancestors, descendants from gorillas, came here, we have called it home. It was extremely harsh and deadly, with every turn, you could die, though we adapted. We are the strongest, fastest, smartest and most endurant peoples on the planet. We tend to be extremely tall, with high pain tolerances and insanely fast reaction times (Of course not enough to dodge a bullet, but still). Our people have evolved psychotic, with some also being masochists, all to help us survive our horrible climate. We love to fight and we treat our men and women as equal, as our women have evolved to be as strong as men (So that families wouldn't be killed). Any disputes aren't settled by court, but by sports, where warriors fight to the death in different ways. Our government is run by whoever is strongest. We have a strict hierarchy, and to rise the ranks, you have to best the person above you in combat. The higher the rank you are, the more comrades you can have fight alongside you, this way our leaders are strong and strategic. Our economy is run by our military, with us being entirely focused on the essentials and war equipment. Having any wealth, or desire to do so, is seen as weak; the only thing that distincts the wealthy from the poor is their weapons/armour. Currently, we rely somewhat on slavery, with our raiding military having captured some from neighboring nations throughout the ages, though not quite a lot. Now, we are looking to actually expand our territory, because we have run out of natural resources. Slowly, we have turned our entire landmass into one massive city, though we allow nature to thrive to always keep us on our toes. We are heavily industrialized to mass produce weapons and supplies, especially bullets. Due to lacking resources, and desiring a slave-based economy, we have begun preparations for a massive invasion, with the army being ready to take up arms at a second's notice. We tend to wear very little clothes, only being enough to cover the areas we need (Head, neck, chest, hips), and our clothes are usually just armour. This is to maximize protection, while keeping us extremely fast, and allowing us to fight at a moment's notice. The lower classes (Weakest) tend to only have our standard gun hybrid (Lever-Action Rifle + Mace) and they tend to have very little armour. The middle classes (Stronger) tend to have a gunblade (Semi-Automatic Rifle + Spear) and a secondary gunblade (Single-Action Revolver + Axe) with decent armour. The upper classes (Strongest) tend to have gunblades (Semi-Automatic Shotgun + Sword), secondary gunblades (Semi-Automatic Pistol + Rapier) and the best armour. The middle classes tend to have one slave at most who help them, while the upper-classes tend to have several slaves who do all the work for them and usually help them in battle by manning machine guns. The lower classes usually rely on horse-drawn carriages for mobility, while the middle and upper classes tend to ride on one horse. The lower classes tend to be filled with younger people, and the older/more experienced you become, the higher you can rise. This is because the older you get, the more experience and stronger you are, so you can duel and defeat someone in the roles above you and take their positions. We believe in 10 gods, 9 different gods and one god who rules them all. We believe each god has a specialty in warfare, and the highest god is a masterful tactician. We pray to each before we go to battle and fight for them. We believe each god is in constant combat with each other, though we are their chosen peoples to conquer the world and spread their divine rule. We are definitely barbarians, as our current military shows. We often raid our neighbors, act as bandits against trade/travelers, act as pirates against ships, etc. The K.H.S. Dreadnought is our newest naval vessel, it uses ten 12-inch naval guns, maximizing power and speed. :3 From birth, children only receive some assistance from parents, mostly being left to themselves. Many die, leaving only the strongest to survive, and they are often put through hell. Despite this, many remain loyal to their parents and will fight alongside them, including in raids of our neighbors. While they are extremely racist to outsiders, every once in awhile, there will be an immigrant or outsider who proves themselves, and we grow to respect them. We have unrestricted immigration, though they usually wind up dead or as slaves.
