County of Greifwald

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County of Greifwald
Trapped Between Giants
Ideology	Despotism
Leader	Count Cloudet
Ruling party	D'Graf vum Kabinett (50%)
Population	2,082,790
Ponypower	23,519
Race	Griffon
Stability	77%
War support	50%
Factories	6
Capital	Falcontown
Continent	Western Griffonia
Demonym	Greifwalder
Tag	AET
Color	#1D8D7E

The County of Greifwald has long mastered the art of balancing many powers on the griffon continent, as its sits between the powers of  Aquileia and the  Griffonian Empire. The current establishment of Greifwald has ruled for long already, but the County is troubled by many problems. Its citizens are poor, its industry greatly obsolete. And while the current regime tries its best to keep everything stable, there exists a small but hardworking anarchistic party there that could pose a great threat to the government. But more worryingly, there are whispers in the dark of Prelate Ebonwing's great ambition and plans.

Lore

As the Griffonian Empire collapsed in 978 the County of Greifwald was one of the many countries that left it.

In the mid 980s the territories of Lissay and Eagletown broke away from Greifwald and formed their own nation,  Adelart. One of the few things all factions in Greifwald agree on is that territories held by Adelart must be taken back.

Count Cloudet and his cabinet currently rule Greifwald. However, in their rule poverty has remained a constant issue. This has lead to the rise of the Greifwald Anarchy Party led by Nestor Bernier which intends to overthrow the current regime and liberate their neighbours, or else. To help with the Greifwald's issues some have suggested following Prelate Ludwig Ebonwing plans to help improve the County, but many remain suspicious of his motives.

Currently, Greifwald retains its independence, but it would find itself in major danger if Aquileia were to expand or a resurgent Griffonian Empire rise.

Starting Situation

Greifwald sits in a dangerous position between the Griffonian Empire and Aquileia. Both can get war goals against Greifwald. The main problem for Greifwald will be its lack of griffonpower and industry: It starts with a core population of a meagre 2.08M and only has two military and four civilian factories. Once Adelart is annexed the core population will be 3.31M. Fortunately, all political paths give bonuses to recruitable population and griffonpower. Greifwald starts with a small military of 12.5k deployed griffons in 3 divisions.

Greifwald starts with the "Poverty" national spirit. Until it is removed Greifwald will be suffering crippling penalties. The player should seek to quickly remove it by going down whatever political path they choose.

How Greifwald deals with Aquilea and the Griffonian Empire will depend on what political path it chooses. Going non-aligned will see Greifwald allying with one against the other. However, if it goes Communist or Supremacist, then Greifwald will be rapidly expanding to be able to fight against whichever great power comes. A Supremacist and Communist Greifwald are unable to form the Empire and Aquileia.

Threats and Opportunities

• The  Griffonian Empire is the main threat to Greifwald. It will usually go after Greifwald once it has united its vassals and defeated its enemies in the north. By then it will have a massive industry and military, allowing it to easily crush an unprepared Greifwald. There are generally two ways to deal with the Empire: Either fortify the borders and wait for it to attack or if Greifwald has built up its army, attack it while it is busy in northern Griffonia.
•  Aquileia is the second main threat to Greifwald. In all its political paths it will get a war goal against it.
•  Adelart used to be part of Greifwald and thus it has cores on them. All political paths for Greifwald give a war goal against them and they will usually be the first target.
•  Pomovarra,  Flowena, and  House Avian are other minor nations to the east and further targets for expansion. Depending on the political path Greifwald will get war goals and cores on them.

National Focus

Greifwald's Focus Tree

The County of Greifwald has mostly normal military, air, and navy trees. A notable focus in its army tree is the research slot at the end.

The industrial path gives its typical bonuses. A particular path to take note of is the right side: It requires states owned by Adelart and adds more oil to those states. From these focuses, Greifwald can get -5% consumer goods and 81 oil in those states allowing Greifwald to become the oil capital of Griffonia.

Political Paths

Greifwald has 3 political paths to choose from.

The Communist path starts with the Anarchists waging war against the current Greifwaldian government. After Nester declares Greifwald a free territory the anarchists will then focus on making Greifwald into a utopia and liberating their neighbours. This path will give war goals and cores on  Pomovarra,  House Avian and  City of Flowena. Notably, it will gain +25% non-core griffonpower and -50% justify war goal time which makes it ideal for expansion and helps compensate for the lower griffonpower.

The Non-Aligned path is more focused on diplomacy. Initially, Greifwald can either pursue a policy of neutrality between Aquileia and the Griffonian Empire or seek cooperation with them. Eventually, Greifwald can ask for guarantees from the two major powers and remove the war goals against them from their focus tree. The left and right paths are not mutually exclusive. So a Greifwald player can seek bonuses from both Aquileia and Griffonia (left + right), or the neutral path (centre).

The Supremacist path starts with accepting the Prelate's plans to improve the military and economy before he takes over. Once the Prelate becomes the ruler he will make more radical changes. The end gives a choice between “Answer the Fatherland’s Call” and ‘Fight for Independence”. The former will have the Griffonian Empire annex Greifwald. While it's shorter than the other political paths, the poverty national spirit and science bases are immediately improved and a research slot is given earlier than in the other paths.

Spoilers below, we recommend these are best experienced in game before reading

Greifwald has 2 hidden paths in its political tree. In the Non-Aligned path, after taking the focus "Loosen Immigration Laws" the decision "A Change of Pace" will become available if the  Changelings have capitulated. Taking the decision will reveal a branch below the Non-Aligned path. This branch will allow changeling refugees to come to Greifwald in exchange for their aid in improving Greifwald's military, industry, and research. In addition, the states of Greifwald will see increases in population from these focuses.

	Leader	Party	Description	Traits
	Count Cloudet	Non-Aligned GvK (D'Graf vum Kabinett)		Great War Hero War Support: +5% Stability: +5% Division Attack on core territory: +20% Division Defense on core territory: +20%

In the Supremacy path, after taking the "Destroy Adelart" focus, the focus "Fight for Independence" will change to "Whispers in the Dark...". Its effect will change to a 40% loss in stability. Twenty days after the focus is complete you will get an event that reveals the rest of the Supremacy path. The Prelate has begun receiving visions of Maar and will follow the orders of his dark god. This path will give war goals and cores on Pomovarra, Flowena, and House Avian. The states will see decreases in population in return for strong bonuses. This path is suited for expansion as you will get -50% justify war goal time and 20% non-core griffonpower. Keep in mind after taking "Return of the Old One" the trade law will automatically change to Closed Economy and cannot be changed. The focus will also unlock "Maarite Favour" decisions, which will decrease the population of specific states in exchange for boosts to political power and stability, military, or production.

The national spirit the "Visions of Madness" focus gives the following maluses to attacked nations:

Visions of Madness

Planning Speed: -15.0% Daily Political Power Gain: -0.15 Division Attack: -10.0% Division Defense: -10.0% Division Organization: -5.0% Visions of madness, death and destruction plague the waking and sleeping moments of our soldiers making the war that much harder.

Spoiler end.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Breech-Loaded Rifles Truck Mountain Infantry I Support Equipment Recon Company I Artillery (Towed Artillery)	Torpedo Boat Destroyer (Torpedo Boat Destroyer Hull) Basic Depth Charges Scout and Armoured Cruisers (Scout and Armoured Cruiser Hulls) Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery Casemate Secondary Battery Designated Landing Barges	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	Knights Division I We Can Fly?!

Politics

National Spirits

Adelart Revanchism

• Recruitable Population Factor: 5%
• War Support: +10.00%

The loss of Adelart has made the population more inclined towards war.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Count Cloudet		Despotism Non-Aligned GvKD'Graf vum Kabinett	None	None
		Benevolent Absolutism Harmony GvK D'Graf vum Kabinett
Nestor Bernier		Anarcho-Communism Communism GAPGriefwald Anarchistescher Unioun	None	None
Prelate Ludwig Ebonwing		Authoritarian Theocracy Supremacy D'Keeser Kierch	None	None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
GvK D'Graf vum Kabinett			Despotism Non-Aligned	Count Cloudet	50%
GvK D'Graf vum Kabinett			Benevolent Absolutism Harmony	Count Cloudet	10%
GAP Griefwald Anarchistescher Unioun			Anarcho-Communism Communism	Nestor Bernier	20%
D'Keeser Kierch			Authoritarian Theocracy Supremacy	Prelate Ludwig Ebonwing	20%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Saskia Skarmoy	Silent Workbird	None	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Reinhold Grinfeather	Backroom Backstabber	None	Subversive activities cost: −25% Ideology drift defense: +25%	150
Albert Greenclaw	Ruthless Industrialist	None	Daily Political Power Gain: −0.05 Construction Speed: +5% Production Efficiency Cap: +5%	150
Thibault Rosewing	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Elva Smalltail	Prince of Terror	None	Non-Core Ponypower: +2% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: −30% Damage to Garrisons: −25%	150
Quentin Taranbeako	Financial Expert	None	Consumer Goods Factories: −3%	150
Hademar Stormbreath	Occultist	None	Daily Political Power Gain: −0.05 Research Speed: +2.5% Ideology drift defense: +5%	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
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
Kaspar Hellwing	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Walfried Lightail	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Edouard Lussier	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chief of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Gunther Sunfeather	Army Defense (Genius)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.40 Division Defense: +15%	200  10
Landrich Goldplume	Army Offense (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division Attack: +5%	50  30
Alwina Foresttalon	Army Organization (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Organization: +8%	100  20
Annie Boulle	Army Drill (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division training time: −5%	50  30

Chief of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Sylvaine Lagarde	Commerce Raiding (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15%	100  20
Jasmin Bonnet	Fleet Logistics (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Naval max range factor: +10%	100  20

Chief of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Heinrich Moonfeather	Air Superiority (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air superiority attack: +3% Air superiority defense: +3% Air superiority agility: +3%	100  20
Fernand Auguste	Strategic Bombing (Expert)	None	Strategic Bombing: +5% Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Bomber attack: +2% Bomber defense: +2% Bomber agility: +2%	100  20
Lydia Bluecrest	All-Weather (Specialist)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.20 Bad Weather Penalty: −10%	50  30

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Jannik Petalbeak	Infantry (Specialist)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +5% Infantry Division Defense: +10%	50  30
Henry Brazier	Armor (Expert)	None	Armor Division Attack: +15% Armor Division Defense: +15%	100  20
Harald Mistfeather	Army Regrouping (Genius)	None	Division Recovery Rate: +12%	200  10
Wingberta Moonwing	Commando (Genius)	None	Special forces Attack: +20% Special forces Defense: +20%	200  10
Hans Highclaw	Artillery (Specialist)	None	Artillery Attack: +10% Artillery Defense: +5%	50  30

Military Leaders

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Jannik Petalbeak	Ranger Rangers lead the way, especially when it involves fighting in Forests. Forest: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 4 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Griffon
General Henry Brazier	Ranger Rangers lead the way, especially when it involves fighting in Forests. Forest: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Griffon
General Harald Mistfeather	Ranger Rangers lead the way, especially when it involves fighting in Forests. Forest: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Griffon

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	County of Greifwald
	People's Union of Greifwald / Griffonian Free Territory
	County of Greifwald / Imperium of Maar

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%	Industrialising Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -20.00% Monthly Population: -10.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -20.00% Factory Output: -20.00% Dockyard Output: -20.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -25.00%	Modest Illiteracy Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -30.00%
Poverty	Race
Extreme Poverty Monthly Population: -15.0% Recruitable Population: -0.90% Consumer Goods Factories: 15.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Research Speed: -15.00%	Griffon Uses Griffon Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
2	0	4 (-2)	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
7 (-4)	0	0	12 (-6)	13 (-7)	0	0

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