Bakaran Republic

Bakaran Republic
The Perfect Storm
Ideology	Harmonic Republicanism
Leader	Water Lily
Ruling party	Strank Družbene Harmonije (47%)
Population	3,652,161
Ponypower	37,234
Race	Pony
Stability	92%
War support	40%
Factories	14 2 7 5
Capital	Bakara
Continent	Eastern Griffonia
Diplomacy	Member of the River Coalition
Demonym	Bakaran
Tag	BAK
Color	#38438B

Bakara is one of the oldest democracies on Griffonia, its system having survived many years of conflict and wars. It's naval traditions are second to none in the Riverlands, with a history of being a seaborne power. A proud member of the River Coalition, it stands in harmony along with the other nations in the Riverlands, working towards a unified Federation. However, with the rise of radicalism all over the world, Bakaran democracy will be put to the test in the upcoming elections. Will the status quo remain once more? Or will the ancient republic fall to the radical ideologues of Supremacists and Communists?

Lore

The history of Bakara proper starts in 357 ALB as the River Empire, founded by Grand Prince Blessed Sword from modern  Lake City in 66 BLB, shatters after 4 years of civil war and the provinces of Rijekograd, Wittenland, Nimbusia, Bakara and Zaphzia gain independence.

Early in its history, the country would quickly start to form some of its oldest institutions, notably establishing a Republic and turning much of its attention towards shipbuilding. This would allow Bakara to prosper, as many of its citizens became renowned captains and traders in a land that allowed the average pony to engage with the political system.

Bakara would be an early proponent of the Treaty of Coltstream of 898, a defensive treaty signed between Bakara, Lake City, River Republic and Nimbusia after the bloody invasion carried out by Emperor Grover II just a few decades prior. and the incessant raids by gryphons from Hellquill, Longsword and Gryphia. The treaty would soon come to incorporate most of the Riverlands as Wittenland, Diamond Mountain, Pònaidhean and Deponya chose to join the alliance.

In 1007 the ancient republic finds itself torn from inside. For a long time, Bakaran sentiment against the River Coalition has grown, as many citizens see it as a failure for allowing slavers, such as the dogs from Diamond Mountain and the ponies from Nimbusia, to take part in a treaty with free nations. This is election year, and it promises to be the bloodiest in known history, with tensions ever-climbing between harmonists, communists and supremacists, some in the ever-powerful navy may find it necessary to intervene if the nation is to remain as one...

Starting Situation

Bakara is a small nation in the Riverlands with a decent population, 11 factories (2 military, 5 civilian and 4 dockyards) and a small number of resources, including a notable 20 oil.

Military

Bakara starts with 5 divisions, including 3 pure infantry divisions and 2 marine divisions for a total of 37.6k ponypower in the field. They have a navy of 2 Battleships, 10 Destroyers, 2 Heavy Cruisers, 12 Light Cruisers and 8 Submarines, thus putting Bakara as a dominant naval power in the region, with a navy almost twice as large as that of its most immediate neighbours (Diamond Mountain, Nimbusia and Greneclyf) combined.

Threats and Opportunities

As a member of the River Coalition, with allies on all of your land borders, you should be safe for all of the early and mid-game. This does, however, also limit your expansion opportunities.

Should you follow one of the paths that leaves the River Coalition, you will likely have to clash with your former allies sooner rather than later, this may be a hard war, but you will come out as a significant power should you defeat them.

Gameplay Mechanics

The Presidential Race

1007 is an important year for Bakara, the most vicious election in its history is happening and it is in your hand to guide its results.

From day one you will have to choose one of the parties to support. The Supremacist BFZ, the Communist ZDS, the Non-Aligned BSP or the incumbent Harmonist SDH.

After selecting the party you wish to support 4 new decisions will appear. Three of them will allow you to lower the support of one of the opposing parties while raising your own, it will also raise electoral unrest by 5%. The last decision will lower it by 10%.

Throughout the year a series of events will happen which will make the support of the parties change and raise electoral unrest. The result of the election will happen in 330 days. Should the electoral unrest be at 70% or should the communists be elected, the admiralty may attempt to coup the republic. If you wish to avoid this you will likely have to lower the unrest thrice, the initial focuses of the River Federation Tree can be useful if you find yourself in need of political power.

National Focus

The Initial Focus Tree for Bakara

Bakara's initial Focus Tree can be divided into three sections, industrial, military and the generic tree for members of the River Coalition. Once you have gone through the elections, a new political tree will load depending on who is in power.

Political Trees

Like Lillies in the Rain

The Harmonist Tree for Bakara

Should Water Lily be re-elected, she will receive this tree. Her tree is dedicated to improving the lives of the ponies and bringing the River Coalition closer together.

On the left branch, you can quickly acquire a research slot, you will also receive 2 Civilian factories and unlock decisions to curtail communism and fascism. The middle path will give you one federation standing and give you a decision that will allow you to instantly complete one of the focuses of the Federation Tree.

The right branch will improve your Science Base, give you a Military Factory and give you decisions to build railroads on the core lands of the Coalition, after building them all, you will receive one federation standing. You will also receive a series of bonuses such as +10% Construction Speed, +20% Monthly Population, +1 Operative Slot and +15% War Support.

Pure and Simple

The Non-Aligned Tree for Bakara

If the non-aligned party win, Tea Drip will take power and she will receive this tree. Her tree involves economically developing the country and influencing the River Coalition.

In this tree, you will receive 4 Civilian Factories, 1 Military Factory and 2 Naval Dockyards. You can also receive a Research Slot, improve your Science Base and set your trade law to Free Trade. There are also a few bonuses such as: +1.5% Recruitable Population, +5% Division Recovery Rate, +1 Operative Slot, -3% Consumer Goods Factory and +10% Factory Output.

The two focuses on the right will also allow you to complete one Federation Tree focus at will and to block others from doing Federation focuses for 70 days.

The ZDS Ascendant

The Communist Tree for Bakara

With the triumph of the communists and the failure of the coup, the ZDS will be in power under Bray Foam and you will automatically leave the River Coalition. Bakara will be in shambles after the elections and as such, much of the early communist tree focuses on putting the nation back together so that you may eventually spread the revolution to the rest of the Riverlands.

The left branch focuses on the military and will give you a series of choices, you may get rid of admiral Sea Lily; you will have a choice between working with the moderates or re-educating them; you may also choose to commit a great military purge, which will give you severe debuffs for 210 days, or try to make your officers loyal without bloodshed.

Meanwhile, the right branch focuses on the Bakaran economy. In it, you will have some options which will give you varying bonuses related to factories as well a potential +10% Recruitable Population. If you have gone a harsh route of centralization, the final focus will give you 2 Civilian and 2 Military factories.

The central branch will give you stability, research speed, infrastructure and increase support of communism. In it you may also acquire a research slot and improve your science base.

Upon getting into power, should Caramel Haze rule in the  River Republic, you will receive a National Spirit called "Revolutionary Orthodoxy", which starts at 100% and grants a few buffs, throughout the tree some events and focuses will lower said orthodoxy. After you have finished all three trees you will have a choice on how to proceed, two of them require Caramel Haze to be in power in the River Republic. If you have 50% or lower Revolutionary Orthodoxy a split between him and Bray Foam can happen, if it is at 50% or higher, you may unite the nations leading to a game over.

After this buildup, the time will have come to finally attempt to unify the Riverlands. The Great Patriotic War of Unification will make you declare war on all the original members of the River Coaliton, regardless of whether they are still in it, this will be a hard war where you will likely need to fight with much smaller numbers. If other nations are communists they may opt to become your puppets. Should you succeed and annex or puppet your enemies, you will gain cores on all of the Riverlands and become known as the United Socialist River Republics (U.S.R.R).

In the immediate aftermath of the Great Patriotic War, you will receive a series of debuffs which will have to be removed with the following focuses of the tree. Once those issues are dealt with, you may work to spread the revolution further, declaring on and being able to core both the Hillponies ( Farbrook,  Firtree Villages and  Watertowns) and the southern states of  Barrad,  Kása Free State and  Austurland. You will also receive Puppet War Goals against  Hellquill,  Longsword,  Free Towns of Gryphus and the  Gryphian Host.

A Flame the Ages Shall not Extinguish!

The Supremacist Focus Tree for Bakara

A victorious supremacist party will see Firm Scow lead the nation, Bakara will leave the River Coalition and this tree will be loaded.

Following the left branch will allow you to improve your economy, receiving a number of factories, a research slot, improving your science base as well as gaining some notable bonuses such as -4% Consumer Goods Factories, +7.5% Production Efficiency Growth and +7.5% Factory Output.

The right branch deals with politics and will improve the popularity of your party and give you stability and political power, as well as -7.5% Division Training Time and +7.5% Division Recovery Rate. Depending on a few choices you may get Construction Speed, Minus Consumer Goods Factories or Resource Gain Efficiency, among other bonuses.

Once the focus A Flame the Ages Shall Not Extinguish! is taken, you will declare war on  Lake City,  Deponya,  River Republic,  Nimbusia,  Kingdom of Wittenland,  Diamond Mountain and  Ponaidhean. Should you win you will be able to core all of those lands, you will also have a series of issues to deal with. Later you will be able to attack and integrate  Farbrook,  Firtree Villages,  Watertowns,  Barrad,  Kása Free State and  Austurland.

In Defence of Democracy

The Tree for the Coup post communist victory

If the communists win the election, you will be given the option to coup the government as Cobalt Wind.

The first focus on the tree will choose who the admiralty shall work with, the harmonists or the non-aligned. If the former is chosen the left branch will be unlocked, this path will help you restabilize the republic and increase the popularity of harmony, you will also receive a Military Factory and a few bonuses such as +7.5% Resource Gain Efficiency, +7.5% Construction Speed and +20% Monthly Population.

Should you choose to work with non-aligned, the right branch will be unlocked. Here you will gain stability and political power, you will also gain 2 Civilian Factories, 2 Naval Bases and 2 Naval Dockyards. Your trade law will be set to Free Trade and you will gain -3% Consumer Goods Factories and +10% Factory Output.

The initial central branch is short but will give you nice bonuses like the ability to curtail extreme ideologies, +1.5% Recruitable Population, +1 Operative Slot, a Research Slot and an improvement to your Science Base. Once it and one of the other branches have been finished, you may take A Republic Reforged, giving you significant stability and +20% Recruitable Population Factor.

From there you will be able to declare war on  Diamond Mountain, which won't be able to call in the River Coalition for 90 days, coring Dit-Kazar and releasing a puppet in the rest of their lands. You will also be able to war and core  Greneclyf and obtain 3 Naval Dockyards and 3 Naval Bases. Finally, you will receive especial espionage operations against the Hillponies as well as attack  Farbrook and core their states.

To Save a Nation

The Tree for the Coup should tensions be too high

Should electoral unrest reach 70% or more, Cobalt Wind may choose to seize power, leading the new supremacists, the Bakarski Admiralitet and leaving the River Coalition.

Following the left branch, you will gain some stability, lower the popularity of other parties and gain some espionage bonuses. You will also be faced with a choice, in which you may invest in the military, receiving 1 Military Factory and up to +2% Recruitable Population, or invest in the civilian sector, granting you 1 Civilian Factory and production bonuses. The left branch follows a similar vein, stabilizing the nation and giving you a choice between the military and civilian industrial sectors, you will also improve your Science Base.

The central branch will give you some choices. You may either hold new elections (overseen by the admiralty) or elect to enact Emergency Powers, Cobalt Wind will remain in power regardless. You may also influence the media or allow minor opposition talk. This path will also give you a Research Slot, +10% Defense and Attack on Core Territory and +1% Recruitable Population.

Once the nation is stable you will be able to look outwards, attacking  Diamond Mountain (which won't be able to call the River Coalition for 90 days) and coring Dit-Kazar while setting up a vassal in the rest of their states. You will also be able to war and core  Greneclyf and  Farbrook.

Industrial Tree

The Industrial Tree for Bakara

Bakara has a strong industrial tree which allows the nation to quickly develop itself technologically and industrially. Some notable focuses:

• The Ponies are the Future can be completed very early, it will give you a decision which can be taken twice and will raise your Literacy Level to Negligible Illiteracy.
• National Geology Survey will give you the possibility to prospect for resources, you will obtain more oil, chromium and steel in your lands.
• Both Technology Over All and The Workshop of the East will improve your Science Base and give you some small bonuses.
• Completing either of the previous will allow you to Create the BNAPZ, granting you a Research Slot.
• Synthetic Crystal Manufacturing will make your Synthetic Refineries produce crystals and Adopting Modern Steel Milling Methods will make your Civilian Factories produce steel.

The tree will also give you several small bonuses, some factories and various one-off research bonuses, in particular the last focus will give you a one time 300% Research Bonus for Nuclear Technology.

Military Tree

The Military Tree for Bakara

After its initial focus, which will give you +5% Base War Support and 15 experience of all types, the tree can be roughly divided into three sections, one for the airforce, one for the army and one for the navy.

In the airforce branch, you will have an early choice between Naval Bombers, Close Air Support or a bonus to Doctrine Research Speed and Air Experience Gain. You may gain 2 Air Bases, 1 Radar Station, 20 Experience and a small stockpile of planes. There are also several one-off research bonuses, in particular +300% Jet technology at the end of the tree.

The army branch will give you several choices. Lower production cost for Infantry Equipment or Soft Attack and Reliability, a strong offensive or defensive Chief of Army, more or better Special Forces and finally improving or scraping the Militia System. You will also improve all of your army leaders, receive 2 Military Factories and a small stockpile of equipment as well as various one-off research bonuses and small improvements to non-mechanized land forces.

On the navy branch, you will receive a large number of one-off research bonuses, with the first focus granting you 3x 100% Research Bonus for Naval Doctrine. You may also obtain 4 Naval Bases, 4 Naval Dockyards as well as obtain two marines divisions and the possibility to obtain the Torpedo Cruiser technology.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Harpuna M92 (Breech-Loaded Rifles) Marines I Mountain Infantry I Support Equipment Engineer Company I Recon Company I Land Carronade (Pre-Industrial Artillery)	1007 Destroyer Smoke Generators Basic Depth Charges Early Cruiser Early Heavy Ship Early Submarine Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery Casemate Secondary Battery Fire Fighting Drills Traport Ship Contact Mine	P-L-V (Prototip Letečega Vozila) (Early Fighter) P-L-V-B (Prototip Letečega Vozila - Bombnik) (Early Bomber)	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	Fleet in Being	None	Pegasus Division

Politics

National Spirits

Shipmasters of the East

• Naval Experience Gain: +0.03 daily
• Navy Chief Cost: -10%
• Naval Doctrine Research Speed: +10%
• Naval Research Speed: +5%

The storied Bakaran naval tradition is unrivaled across the entire East. For centuries, the skill of our sailors has allowed our people to prosper and become renowned traders and merchants. Although outsiders sometimes find the cultural importance placed on Bakaran shipbuilding strange, sea power has served us very well throughout the ages.

The Bakaran Militia System

• Mobilization speed: +10.00%
• Division Organization: -10.0%
• Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%
• Division Attack on core territory: +5.0%
• Division Defense on core territory: +5.0%
• Planning Speed: -15.0%

Instead of having an official centralised army, Bakara's dedicated land forces are composed of self-organised groups of passionate volunteers. These militia companies, although quite enthusiastic, often suffer from poor discipline.

The Ancient Republic

• Political Power Gain: -15%
• Acceptance of Harmonist Diplomacy: +25
• Acceptance of Communist Diplomacy: +25
• Acceptance of Supremacist Diplomacy: +25
• Acceptance of Unaligned Diplomacy: +25

This year's upcoming election has become highly contentious, with the different parties' incompatible visions for Bakara's future exposing deep societal divisions. The campaign has already seen unprecedented levels of political violence, and many fear the worst is yet to come.

Treaty of Coltstream Member

This state has signed the Treaty of Coltstream. In 898 the River Coalition was founded after an attack by the Griffon Orders was pushed back. The founding members of the treaty were Lake City, Deponya, River Republic and Nimbusia. Although the treaty has been mainly a defensive alliance since its inception, some politicians and their supporters advocate to expand the treaty to allow for more cooperation between the states of the River Coalition.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Water Lily		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony SDHStranka Družbene Harmonije	None	Born: 964, Rural Bakara near Mareibor Biography: Born to a relatively poor farming family in the rural countryside of Bakara, far from the coasts for which the nation is famous, Water Lily surely would not have expected to be where she is today. Moving to Bakara city to pursue higher education, she became a teacher and was able to support herself and her new husband, a fellow university graduate. As a teacher, she became involved in her community and began to see the poverty that surrounded her in Bakara. In an attempt to amend this, she ran for the Mayorship of the city as a dark horse candidate and won against all the odds. It has been many years since then, and now Water Lily, the head of the SDH, must hold to her values and protect democracy and unity in Bakara against huge odds. This isn't just the classroom anymore. Portrait By: Scroup
Bray Foam		Revolutionary Dictatorship Communism ZDSZdružena Komunistična Stranka	None	Born: 940, Marelje Biography: Son of a common laborer in the north-west of Bakara, Bray Foam quickly began to rise above the circumstances of his birth. Becoming fascinated with numbers and statistics, he eventually began to study economics in depth. He soon left his town to study this in Rijekograd and returned as a economic advisor to his community. But while in Rijekograd, he met a pony by the name of Caramel Haze. While at the time they both had little to do with politics, the meeting would change both their lives. They began a correspondence and slowly both adopted socialist ideas, with Foam becoming Haze's "2nd" in many ways. From there, Bray Foam became more and more involved in Bakaran politics, and one day, when the former de facto leader of the nation's socialists died in a mining strike, many turned to the modern educated economist in their midst. From there, Bray brought the Bakaran socialists closer to their brothers in the River Republic, but whether he keeps that course remains to be seen. Portrait By: Twotail813
Firm Scow		Fascism Supremacy BFZBakarska Fašistična Zveza	None	Born: 983, Bakara City Biography: Firm Scow is the inheritor of a legacy, and has a lot to prove to her family and her nation. The daughter of her party's previous leader, the infamous Scorch Scow, Firm has definitely made a name for herself separate from her father's legacy. While he was known to be curt and harsh, Firm is open and amenable. Where he shut the party's doors to all but the most fanatical, Firm opened the BFZ to the wider population. And this change in leadership marked a sea change for the party. Growing from a minuscule fringe under her father, Firm Scow has lead a massive expansion and is hailed as a leader many times that of her dad. But none would say this to her face, her father is many years dead now. Struck down by a "sleeping sickness". And despite her distant and often seriously troubled relationship with him, she guards his memory fiercely. And now Firm Scow stands at her nation's helm. Ready to guide it, and the Riverlands as a whole into a new age of prosperity and opportunity. And if it is not that easy, she only needs to remember her father's old adage, "Mares and stallions may say they don't want something. But there is always something that can convince them. Always." Portrait By: Vanilla Swirl
Tea Dip		Libertarianism Non-Aligned BSPBakarska Stranka Pravica	None	Born: 968, Bakara City Biography: Tea Dip is the type of mare where you will never see a frown on her face. Endlessly charismatic and eternally suave, she rose up from a simple dock worker to the prodigal daughter of the CEO of the largest shipping company in Bakara. When he passed, she began a battle over company leadership with his biological son, eventually winning out through business guile, and a marriage proposal. With her new husband in tow, Tea prepared to do what she loved the most. Making obscene amounts of money. But to her dismay, she found herself liberated by the economic freedom allowed by the treaty of Coltstream, but stifled by the political aspects of the same body, and countless other Bakaran merchants felt the same way. Finding something to fight for, she handed control of her company to her husband and used her wealth to found the "Bakarska Stranka Pravica" and has campaigned with it ever since. Now as leader of her nation she will finally have the chance to put her ideas into practice. Portrait By: Ignacio
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Cobalt Wind		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony SDHStranka Družbene Harmonije	None	Born: 978, Vetailje Biography: Admiral Cobalt Wind has lived her life as almost all would expect. The daughter of two former admirals, she has grown up in the family profession and embraced her inherited role as Bakara's greatest Admiral. An intelligent mind with a knack for being in front of cameras, Cobalt has brought the Navy to the forefront of the Bakaran mindset once again, and has become a public figure in her own way. This is where her similarities to her parents end though, while they were generally a-political, Cobalt has never held her tongue on matters of national policy and has spoken out many times against government policies, while never directly aligning herself with any of the opposition parties. The one view she has made clear however, is her hatred of communism, which she sees as the cause of societal degradation, and has made a point of trying to keep socialist sympathies out of the Navy. But now it seems her life takes a new heading. As Bakaran head of state, Cobalt Wind will apply her military mindset to national governance. And her citizens can only guess how that will end up. Portrait By: Silverstorm
		Stratocracy Supremacy Admiralitet Bakarski Admiralitet
		Libertarianism Non-Aligned BSP Bakarska Stranka Pravica

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
SDH Stranka Družbene Harmonije			Harmonic Republicanism Harmony	Water Lily	47%
ZDS Združena Komunistična Stranka			Revolutionary Dictatorship Communism	Bray Foam	21%
BFZ Bakarska Fašistična Zveza			Fascism Supremacy	Firm Scow	9%
BSP Bakarska Stranka Pravica			Libertarianism Non-Aligned	Tea Dip	23%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Silver Sail	Captain of Industry Hedonist	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Harmonic. Current ruling party is Non-Aligned.	Stability: −5% Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Star Chaser	Minister of Agriculture	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Harmonic. Current ruling party is Non-Aligned.	Monthly Population: +15%	150
Spice Barque	Silent Workpony	Current ruling party is Harmonic.	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Sunshine Carrack	Compassionate Grandee	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Harmonic. Current ruling party is Non-Aligned.	Improve relations opinion: +15% Damage to Garrisons: −15%	150
Ebony Wing	Financial Expert	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Harmonic. Current ruling party is Non-Aligned.	Consumer Goods Factories factor: −15%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Tailvoz Motor Company	Mobile Tank Designer	Has completed national focus “Support the Tailvoz Company”	Armor Research Speed: +15% Infrastructure construction speed: +5.00% Armor technology: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% Armored Car: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10%	150
Solinar Automobiles	Medium Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Medium Tank: Max Speed: +5% Soft attack: +5% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5%	150
Tomos Heavy Armour Manufacturing	Heavy Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Heavy Tank: Breakthrough: +5% Hardness: +5% Armor technology: Hard attack: +5% Armor: +5% Armored Car: Hard attack: +5% Armor: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Elan Shipping	Raiding Ship Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Capital Ships: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Heavy Attack: −10% Screens: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Submarine: Surface Visibility: −10% Sub Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Iskra Shipbuilding	Battlefleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Capital Ships: Armor: +15% Heavy Attack: +15% Screens: Sub detection: −25% Torpedo attack: +25%	150
Zoot Dockyards	Lunar Ocean Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Max Range: +25% Armor: −15% Deck size: +100% Capital Ships: Max Range: +25% Screens: Max Range: +25% Submarine: Max Range: +25%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Amis Aerodynamics	Range-focused Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Range: +10% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Range: +10% Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150
Tehnika Aerodynamics	CAS Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Close Air Support Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10% Carrier CAS Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10%	150
Istrabenz Flights	Heavy Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Large Airframe: Strat. Bombing: +10% Transport Plane: Range: +10%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Lisica Textile Manufacturing	Infantry Equipment Designer	Has completed national focus “Fund Lisica Textile Manufacturing”	Division Attrition: -5.0% Cold acclimatization gain factor: +10.0%	150
Žiri Cannon Foundry	Infantry Equipment Designer	None	Infantry Equipment: Breakthrough: +5% Defense: +3%	150
Koper Armoury	Artillery Designer	None	Artillery Research Speed: +15% Towed Artillery: Soft attack: +5% Defense: +5%	150
Gorica Motors	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +15% Motorized: Max Speed: +5%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
SAZ	Agricultural Concern	None	Resources to Market: −5% Monthly Population: +10% Resoruce Gain Efficiency: +5.00% Supply Consuption: -5.00%	150
Gorenje Industries	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Amebis Electronics	Electronics Concern	None	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150
Kamnik Drilling	Refining Concern	None	Synthetic Resources Research Speed: +15% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Lightning Charm	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Apple Cider	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Violet Dusk	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Dayglow	Army Offense (Genius)	Has completed national focus “The Spearhead”	Army Experience Gain: +0.40 Division Attack: +15% AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +15%	200  10
Moon Beam	Army Defense (Genius)	Has completed national focus “The Bulwark”	Army Experience Gain: +0.40 Division Defense: +15% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	200  10
Windy Breeze	Army Drill (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division training time: −10%	100  20
Forest Green	Army Organization (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Organization: +8%	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Cobalt Wind	Capital Ships (Genius)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Capital Ship Attack: +15% Capital Ship Armor: +15%	200  10

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Morning Light	Ground Support (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air Superiority: +10%	100  20
Song Bird	Naval Strike (Expert)	None	Naval Bombing: +3% Naval Targeting: +3% Naval Agility: +3% Air Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Stormy Skies	Old Guard Screens (Genius)	None	Screen Attack: +15% Screen Defense: +20% Maximum Command Power Increase: +10	200  10
Sea Lily	Fleet Logistics (Genius)	None	Naval max range factor: +15%	200  10
Platinum Wind	Airborne Assault (Expert)	None	paradrop_organization_factor = 1.5 paratrooper_aa_defense = 0.15	100  20
Arctic Breeze	Bomber Interception (Genius)	None	Interception Mission Efficiency: +15%	200  10
Star Bristle	Army Logistics (Genius)	None	Division Attrition: −12%	200  10
Pearl Diver	Commando (Specialist)	None	Special forces Attack: +5% Special Forces Cap: +3	50  30
Velvet Hooves	Infantry (Specialist)	Has completed national focus “Review the Officer Corps”	Infantry Division Attack: +5% Infantry Division Defense: +10%	50  30
Crimson Meadow	Artillery (Specialist)	Has completed national focus “Review the Officer Corps”	Artillery Attack: +10% Artillery Defense: +5%	50  30
Wild Mane	Armor (Expert)	None	Armor Division Attack: +10% Armor Division Defense: +10%	100  20

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Tough Bunker	Inflexible Strategist Skilled but stubborn. A good enough plan can survive contact with the enemy. Defense: +1 Logistics: +1 Defensive Doctrine Especially skilled in fighting on the Defensive. Max Entrenchment: +30% Expert Delegator The art of delegation allows this leader to efficiently command several armies. General Max Army Group Size: +2	None	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 5 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Pony

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Fall Line	Politically Connected This leader has political connections which has smoothed the way for his career. Perhaps too quickly. Leader Experience Gain: −10% Promotion Cost: −50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 4 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Pony
General Direct Drive	Reckless A good officer needs to lead from the front. Planning Speed: +20% Chance to get wounded in combat: +50% Invader An expert in performing naval invasions. The perfect guy for preparing an invasion of a hostile beach and carrying it out. Amphibious Invasion Speed: +30% Invasion Preparation Time: −30% Winter Specialist Possesses an intuitive understanding of the difficulties of fighting in Cold conditions. Winter Attrition: −50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Pony
General Golden Target	Infantry Expert A true expert in leading infantry. Infantry Division Attack: +10% Artillery Expert A true expert in directing artillery. Artillery Attack: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Keen Perspective	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 Engineer Adept in the arts of crossing rivers and constructing field fortifications. River: Attack: +5% Fort: Attack: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 3 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Flight Risk	Air Force Commander Either a former pilot or an air force officer relegated to army command, this general uses their experience to better coordinate joint air and land operations. Air Superiority: +5% Ground support: +3% Ambusher Expertly able to trick enemy forces into ambushes. Max Entrenchment: +5 Recon Bonus While Entrenched: +25%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 3 Logistics: 2	Pony

Admirals
Admiral	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Admiral Cobalt Wind	Media Personality This Admiral has a knack for giving the right quote to the right person. Attack when in combat alongside the Pride of the Fleet: +10% Defense when in combat alongside the Pride of the Fleet: +10% Bold The difference between a bold attack and a stupid attack is that the bold attack succeeds. Naval Speed: +10% Naval Damage: +5% Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25% Battleship Adherent Naval air power will never become a viable alternative to big guns. Naval AA attack: −20% Capital Ship Attack: +10%	None	Level 4 Attack: 4 Defense: 3 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Pony
Admiral Stormy Skies	Chief Engineer This officer knows how the ship actually works. Chance to Receive Critical Hit: −5% Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25% Naval Lineage It takes 3 years to build a ship. It takes 300 years to build a tradition. Number of ships in the first contact: +25% Retreat Decision Chance: −25%	None	Level 4 Attack: 1 Defense: 5 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Pony
Admiral Sea Lily	Battleship Adherent Naval air power will never become a viable alternative to big guns. Naval AA attack: −20% Capital Ship Attack: +10% Bold The difference between a bold attack and a stupid attack is that the bold attack succeeds. Naval Speed: +10% Naval Damage: +5% Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25% Marksman "Put the next salvo half a meter aft, right into their magazine." Chance to score Critical Hit: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Pony

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Bakaran Republic
	Bakaran Socialist Republic
	United Socialist River Republics Formed a Socialist Riverlands state as Bray Foam
	Bakaran Republic
	Riverlands Republic Formed an Authoritarian Riverlands state as either Firm Scow or Cobalt Wind

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
Small Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.20 Research Speed: -55.00%	Newly Industrialized Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -10.00% Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -10.00% Factory Output: -10.00% Dockyard Output: -10.00%	Modest Illiteracy Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -30.00%
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Pony Race Uses Pony Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
2	7	5 (-2)	1	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
35 (-18)	16 (-8)	0	0	9 (-5)	5 (-3)	0

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

Awards

Main article: Awards

Ode To Joy

As any original member of the River Coalition, become the founder of the River Federation.