Arcturian Order

Arcturian Order
The Wardens of the North
Ideology	Chivalric Knightly Order
Leader	Headmaster Torygg
Ruling party	Progressives (55%)
Population	3,604,757
Ponypower	42.118
Race	Griffon
Stability	58%
War support	30%
Factories	14 7 0 7
Capital	The Tarpian Rock
Continent	Northern Griffonia
Demonym	Arcturian
Tag	HLR
Color	#D2C981

The North - a freezing, cursed wasteland that defies all efforts to occupy it. This, however, has not stopped the Arcturian Order, an ancient holy order of knights founded around the faith and ideals of 12 churches dedicated to the sanctity of The Holy Light, accepting all willing to fight, be they pony, griffon or even murderer.

As they are forgotten by time, clinging to their oaths and ancient ways, the ancient evil that has so long held the peninsula begins to stir - the  Dread League is coming.

Lore

Origin

A thousand years ago, on the long night, necromancers came pouring from the east. Large armies of undead cadavers in tow, they nearly overwhelmed the lands now known as the Arcturian Order. With local armies being overwhelmed, church militants were the only ones capable of doing anything to stem the tide. Under the leadership of these church militants, the remaining nations in Griffonia railed around them and formed a coalition that pushed back the  Dread Empire.

The century that followed saw the Arcturian Order being formed by Desmond the Fell-Claw, Holy Father of the Sun Goddess. The  Arcturian Order was created for the sole purpose of protecting the living from the foul denizens from the east. Ever since that fateful day nine hundred years ago, they have done their job.

While the Order mostly consists of Griffon. Other species including ponies are included.

Isolation

After their formation the Order had purposely locked themselves away from the other nations around them to keep the taint of the Dread League from spreading. They purposely turn away traders and merchants. The few hardy souls who that they do accept into their ranks are devoted to their holy cause. Often they are pilgrims, or war criminals who have nowhere else to go and want to repent.

Sticking to tradition

The Arcturian Order has stuck to its old traditions for centuries. This has result in the Senate being split into 2 groups. The traditionalists who believe the code and values of the Order should be upheld at all costs. On the other side is the reformers who believe some of the harsher principles of the Arcturian Order should be relaxed for the benefit of the Order.

Current Situation

Headmaster Torygg

The current Headmaster of the  Arcturian Order, Headmaster Torygg has lead the Order for years. However, he is growing quite old and has no clear heir. The two most likely candidates are William Steel Beak and Østvald Vind.

William Steel Beak is a reformer, who is a popular choice among the people. He would rather be leading and protecting his men at the front, rather than sitting at the back directing a country, but he does his job with solemn determination.

Østvald Vind on the other claw, is a traditionalist and is popular among the senate. He has grit, and perhaps enough political sense to steer the Arcturians into a better future.

Across the border something is amiss in the Dread Peninsula. Border raids have increased in frequency and unicorns in the Order have felt dark energies accumulate beyond the borders. The twelve churches believe themselves ready to weather the storm.

Gameplay

The Arcturian Order's focus tree.

Starting Situation

The Arcturian Order starts with the 'Detached Country' level of development. This crippling disadvantage means research will be difficult, as will factory construction, among other things. They are cut off from the world and rooted in the past. The Arcturians start with a decent industry but are burdened by a lack of manpower and a lack of modern weaponry. The Order starts with the Holy Order national spirit which notably allows a larger proportion of their military to be made of Griffon Knights. The Arcturian Order starts with a small military of 12K deployed men.

Choosing a successor

Shortly after completing The Final Decree of Arcturia focus Headmaster Torygg will be assassinated. The order will descend into chaos. A successor should be quickly elected to solve the crisis. The 5 Question focuses will give a event determining the Order's policy towards certain aspects. There will be a traditionalist and reformer option in each event. The side which you favor the most will determine who gets elected as the new Headmaster. You wish to go Reformer for William Steel Beak or Traditionalist for Østvald Vind.

Tree Bonus	William Steel Beak	Østvald Vind
Complete Time (d)	364	364
Political
Stability	+20.0%	+20.0%
Political Power (Flat)	70	70
Construction
Construction Speed	+10.0%	+10.0%
Combat
Recovery Rate	+10.0%
Other Notes / Bonuses
	+20.0% harmony popularity +0.02 daily democracy support Chaos removed	+40.0% non-aligned popularity +0.02 daily non-aligned support +3 max volunteer divisions Chaos removed
Mutually Exclusive choice	2 Civilian factories or 20 army experience	+5.0% production efficiency cap and growth or 2 Military factories

Preparing for the Dread League

With the political situation under control, it's time to start preparing for the fight against the Dread League. At the start only a set of level 1 forts border the Dread League and must be improved if the Order is to hold the Dread League back.

Reform the Armed Forces focus will give 4% recruitable population which the Order desperately needs and should be taken ahead of time. The Order will generally have more of a ponypower then equipment shortage so it makes sense to train the troops to experienced level.

Though the Order can take the fight to the Dread League should they wish to. The Arcturian Order should be on the defensive in the War of Undead and build up their forts as much as possible.

Diplomacy?

Rosa may call a diplomatic meeting with the Arcturian Order. The Arcturian Order will have an opportunity to agree to a meeting or decline. 

Should a meeting be agreed, Rosa can attempt to corrupt their leadership, or falsely propose a treaty of peace and friendship. 

Corruption Effort

The  Arcturian Order will receive a decision on whether fall under Rosa's sway

Rosa Succeeds - Rosa will attempt to further corrupt their leader and propose unification. The Arcturian Order will receive a decision.

Rosa Succeeds 2 - Arcturian Order is annexed

Rosa Fails - War is declared

Rosa Fails - Arcturian Order will counter, attempting to sway Rosa from her corrupted ways. Dread League will receive a decision on this. 

Rosa Agrees -  Rosa agrees to disband the Dread League and their members shall embrace the light. Arcturian Order receives a focus to auto-annex them.

Rosa Refuses - War is declared. 

Treaty Effort

Rosa will request peace and friendship under false pretenses. The Arcturian Order will receive a decision.

They are receptive - Rosa is taken back and they push the idea. Dread League receives a decision

Agree to peace - The Dread League is annexed by the Arcturian Order.

Refuse - War is declared

They reject the idea - Rosa will accuse them of hypocrisy and not embracing the peace they claim to defend. 

They embrace her criticism - embracing darkness, they will join the Dread League

They dismiss her words - war is declared.

Fighting the Dread League

Should fighting breakout between the Dread League and the Arcturian Order then this will be an uphill struggle for the order. The Order should stay on the defensive and work their way down the rest of their now unlocked military tree. Micromanage and reinforce any points where the Dread League are heavily attacking.

Once The Shield of Hope focus is completed a mission will be sent to capture the Shield of Hope from Magehold. The Dread League will collapse and be annexed by the Arcturian Order.

Aftermath

Once they have annexed the Dread League, further focuses will be unlocked which will help the Order modernize and create their very own Kingdom of Arcturus. After that, the direction of the Arcturians is completely up to the player. Note that once you complete Rapid Industrialisation you will lose most of your national spirits.

One prime issue that the Order must decide on is what will be Rosa Maledicta's fate. Should she be executed then 200PP will be given while if she is successfully redeemed then she will be available as a general. For her redemption process to be successful you want to pick the encouraging and friendly options.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Primitive Weapons (Pre-Gunpowder Equipment) Support Equipment	None	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	Knights Division II We Can Fly?!

Politics

National spirits

Holy Order

• Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10  
• War Support: +20.00%
• Special Forces Capacity Multiplier: +30.0%
• Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +76
• Daily Harmony Support: +0.01

Older than the Archons and even the idea of an united Griffonian Empire, the Arcturian Holy Order is a knightly brotherhood devoted exclusively towards containing the ghouls, necromancers and other horrors from the Dread League. Their skill in melee is unmatched, their knights are numerous and hardy, and their devotion is eternal.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Headmaster Torygg		Chivalric Knightly Order Harmony ProgressivesThe Progressive Wing of the Senate	None	Headmaster Torygg has led the Arcturian Order for years. Stoic and proud, he has kept a long vigil over the lands to the north. Waiting for the day when the Dread League finally marches south to rid the world of all life. He is a quiet and confident individual. A veteran of the southern wars, he has come to realise his purpose in life is to guard against a greater evil than the world has ever seen.
Ranalf Talons		Agrarian Socialism Communism Farmers' Council	None	None
Manfred von Drak		Zealous Knightly Order Supremacy RadicalsThe Radical Wing of the Senate	None	None
The Senate		Knightly Order Non-Aligned TraditionalistsThe Traditional Wing of the Senate	None	None
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Interim Government		Chivalric Knightly Order Harmony ProgressivesThe Progressive Wing of the Senate	None	None
William Steel Beak		Chivalric Knightly Order Harmony ProgressivesThe Progressive Wing of the Senate	None	William Steel Beak is a reformer and a believer in harmony above all things. He adheres to the code of the Arcturian Order as all knights do, but believes that some of its harsher tenets should be more lax. Primarily this ideological split is based around the whole purpose of the order. William believes that the order can be a force for good in the world, not just a bulwark against the Dread League. He believes everyone can be redeemed and that the Arcturian Order's main focus should be to promote harmony in the wider world and to teach those who have fallen a better way of living. Popular with the soldiers and with those under his command, William is a reluctant leader who is much more comfortable leading his knights to victory than he is sitting in the senate. However, he is more than ready to take up the burden of leadership should it be needed.
Østwald Vind		Knightly Order Non-Aligned TraditionalistsThe Traditional Wing of the Senate	None	Østwald Vind is a stern traditionalist. He upholds the code of the Arcturian Order to the letter, and will do everything he can to protect its values. He has seen many skirmishes with the Dread League's legions, and has seen first claw the terror that wild and uncontrolled magic can bring. Thus, he seeks to end the Dread League threat once and for all and to ensure such a thing can never happen. He seeks greater control on the world at large and believes the code of the Order should be upheld by all. Heretics should not be tolerated. The word of the code is law, and Østwald is its enforcer.

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Progressives The Progressive Wing of the Senate			Chivalric Knightly Order Harmony	Headmaster Torygg	55%
Farmers' Council			Agrarian Socialism Communism	Ranalf Talons	0%
Radicals The Radical Wing of the Senate			Zealous Knightly Order Supremacy	Manfred von Drak	0%
Traditionalists The Traditional Wing of the Senate			Knightly Order Non-Aligned	The Senate	45%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Pyrwetiat Eqolien	Compassionate Grandee	None	Improve relations opinion: +15% Damage to Garrisons: −15%	150
Benschosch Harhmclaw	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Agnar Breakbeak	Fortification Engineer	None	Land Fort construction speed: +20% Coastal Fort construction speed: +20% Anti Air construction speed: +20%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Armor Company	Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Naval Company	Ship Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Light Air Company	Light Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Medium Air Company	Medium Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150
Heavy Air Company	Heavy Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Large Airframe: Strat. Bombing: +10% Transport Plane: Range: +10%	150
Naval Air Company	Naval Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Naval Bomber Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% Carrier Naval Bomber Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Range: +10% Agility: +10% Carrier CAS Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment Designer	None	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Artillery Company	Artillery Designer	None	Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Industrial Company	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Electronics Company	Electronics Concern	None	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	150

Chief of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Desider Lance	Army Morale (Expert)	None	Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −6% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Chief of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Agnis Hofschroer	Decisive Battle (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Capital Ship Attack: +10% Capital Ship Armor: +10% Screen Attack: +10% Screen Defense: +10%	100  20

Chief of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Ewe Spindle	Ground Support (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air Superiority: +10%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Pine Cone	Commando (Genius)	None	Special forces Attack: +15% Special Forces Cap: 10	200  10
Dru Conian	Army Regrouping (Specialist)	None	Division Recovery Rate: +4%	50  30
Blade Edge	Army Logistics (Expert)	None	Division Attrition: −8%	100  20

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Østwald Vind	Charismatic A natural leader. Soldiers will face their worst fears when backed by a powerful leader. Division Recovery Rate: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General William Steel Beak	Commando Skilled in Amphibious operations, Air Assaults, and Cold weather conditions - the Commando is a man of many talents. Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −25%	None	Level 5 Attack: 2 Defense: 5 Planning: 4 Logistics: 5	Griffon
General Archibald the Faithful	Cautious Takes their time and plans carefully. Planning Speed: −20% Chance to get wounded in combat: −50% Skilled Staffer Surrounded by some of the best staff, this leader is able to organize and manage a larger number of units. General Max Army Size: +6	None	Level 5 Attack: 2 Defense: 5 Planning: 4 Logistics: 2	Griffon
General Goldheart	Mountaineer An excellent climber and skilled at Mountain warfare. Mountain: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 3 Logistics: 3	Griffon
General Sally Whitemane	Harsh Leader Discipline is necessary to lead an army, but some leaders take it a bit too far. Division Recovery Rate: −10% Attack: +1 Winter Specialist Possesses an intuitive understanding of the difficulties of fighting in Cold conditions. Winter Attrition: −50%	None	Level 3 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Pony
General Tristian of Trotterdam	War Hero Hailed as a hero from their actions in war. Promotion Cost: −50% Army reassignment duration: +50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Wilhelm the Shy	Inflexible Strategist Skilled but stubborn. A good enough plan can survive contact with the enemy. Defense: +1 Logistics: +1	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Platinum Cloudtail	Promising Leader This leader has proven to be a quick learner. Leader Experience Gain: +25% Engineer Adept in the arts of crossing rivers and constructing field fortifications. River: Attack: +5% Fort: Attack: +10% Trickster Doing the unexpected in combat can give you a large advantage. Reconnaissance: +25%	See description: Born: February 16th, 983 ALB Biography: Platinum Cloudtail was born in the town of Goldmire, raised to a generations-long family of carpenters who constructed for a living. He was an outlier among many ponies, seeking out a life of adventure and purpose beyond the towns. From time to time he’d overhear stories and rumors about holy figures to the north battling against the undead. Once he came of age he equipped himself with what he could before setting off to seek these individuals out. He traveled far enough north to find that at least half the rumors were true, there were undead roaming throughout the winter wasteland. Alone in the wilderness he fought off the undead by turning the forest into a labyrinth of booby traps and fortifications. Enough reports of the occasional commotion gained enough attention to warrant an investigation by the local garrison. A small patrol led by the garrison’s leader, Skyflight Cloudtail, set out to see what the trouble was. Platinum was unable to prevent them from falling victim to the indiscriminate traps, but fortunately only one griffon had been severely injured. Platinum reached the group and after a tense situation managed to convince Skyflight to let him lead his group back out of the trapped area. Once guided out of the forest Platinum allowed himself to be arrested and brought in for interrogation. He explained his story of seeking out the Order in hopes of finding a higher purpose in life and that he never intended for anyone to get hurt. Skyflight knew that if he turned Platinum away he may just end up off the leash and it would be a waste of such potential talent if he were to have him locked away in a cell. Platinum was given an offer to repay what he did by enlisting among his men and serving the Order to which was accepted jubilantly. Starting from the bottom he worked his way up the ranks with each passing year, developing an unorthodox method of warfare by using guerilla tactics to slowly whittle down the enemy’s strength and break their morale. To show homage to the man who gave him the opportunity he had been looking for he adopted the last name of Cloudtail as his own.	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Pony

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Arcturian Order / Arcturian Kingdom
	Socialist Republic of Socialist Socialists

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Volunteer Only Recruitable Population: 1.50%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Poor Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30 Research Speed: -80.00%	Detached Country Daily Political Power Cost: +0.20 Monthly Population: -30.0% Construction Speed: -65.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -800.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -70.00% Ideology Drift Defense: +100.0% Civilian intelligence to others: -80.0% Army intelligence to others: -80.0% Navy intelligence to others: -80.0% Airforce intelligence to others: -80.0% Cannot perform or be the target of manual Diplomatic actions	Negligible Illiteracy No penalties
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Griffon Uses Griffon Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
7	0	7 (-4)	0	0

Numbers in red indicate the number of civilian factories required to produce consumer goods, based on economy laws and the total number of military and civilian factories, rounded up.

Resources

Oil	Aluminum	Rubber	Tungsten	Steel	Chromium	Crystal
0	10 (-5)	0	19 (-10)	30 (-15)	12 (-6)	0

Numbers in red indicate how many resources are reserved for export due to trade laws.