County of Longsword shared national focus tree/scriptoutput
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Resist and Bite
The time has come to face the grim reality. Dusktalon and his Reformisten lackeys shall stop at nothing to exterminate us... Thus we must fight, and fight we shall! We will fight him in the forests, in the streets and on the fields! We may fail, we may all die, but one thing is for certain we will resist and we will bite!
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Assistance from Hellquill
We're ready to receive support from our comrades in Hellquill, but first, a group of volunteers must pass through the town of Kupiškis to reach Beakstadt. The Reformisten's influence is weak there, but that doesn't mean we're completely safe from harm.
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Target the Collaborators
It would be a lie to claim that everygriff follows the mad count in his extermination plan, but the majority still supports him either actively or passively. They must be shown that you can't collaborate with murderers, and get away with it.
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Spread the Word
We shall print pamphlets and posters containing our ideas and reasons to oppose the Black Cloaks. Under the cover of night, they will be distributed across the cities.
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Steal Their Guns
To have a reasonable chance at victory, we must secure enough firearms for our troops. We've found two locations from which we can seize weapons, both of which will weaken the Refomisten in achieving their wicked goals.
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Prepare for the Inevitable
Sooner or later, we'll end up in an open conflict with the Reformisten. We excel at guerrilla warfare, but we must recruit additional ponies for the cause and increase our training regimen for the real fight.
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The Secret Government
To ensure a smooth transition after we depose the Reformisten, it is necessary to form a shadow government. They'll assume key positions after our victory in the field, and immediately set work upon rebuilding Longsword and prevent anarchy from breaking out.
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Sabotage!
We must intensify our efforts in harassing the Reformisten. If they are sufficiently weakened, we can expect a brief battle on the field. Targeting their leaders and production centres will help in this regard, although we cannot spare resources to target both at once.
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A Show of Force
Outrage! The Black Cloaks have crowded innocent ponies in labour camps in Varėna! We must respond to this immediately before they are slaughtered, or worse!
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The Visaginas Uprising
To arms, ponies! Dusktalon and his cronies are going to pay for their crimes! Longsword will be free of their tyranny! For Ilgakardija and her heroic fighters!
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Oppose the Count
We've had enough of the Count's madness. Slaughter of innocent ponies isn't what Longsword stands for! Conrad Silvertalon, our highest decorated general, will approach Dusktalon and attempt to convince him to end this butchery.
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Misplaced Orders
Silvertalon has intercepted orders for the military from the Count and has "accidently" lost them. They will be replaced with ones more suitable to our growing resistance and more resistant to attempts to win them over from the Reformisten.
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Prepare for the Fight Ahead
Every one of us is committed to liberating Longsword from the Reformisten menace, but first we must adequately prepare, if we are to openly oppose them. The streets of Zeltstadt and other towns in the area have labyrinthine streets and nooks that can be exploited, should they come to visit.
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Cull Reformisten in the Army
The extremist elements in the Rosewood Order need to be removed, otherwise they'll endanger our plans to bring back peace to Longsword. If a few key officers could just be removed by various means, once the fight comes, their lack of presence would be a certain loss for the Count.
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Arms Shipment Diversion
We've convinced sympathetic griffons from the Heartlands to deliver the next weapon transport to Zeltstadt. Containing many of the newest weapons, it will be a boon to us, what we can take at least.
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Weapons for the Cause
With the Reformisten tightly controlling most of the firearm production, we're forced to seek more clandestine methods of equipping our troops. Perhaps, maybe, we can persuade some weaker links in the chain to break.
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Open Resistance
We've built up our strength to a sufficient amount to openly defy the Reformisten. All those loyal to our cause will be instructed to gather at Zeltstadt with what weapons they can find. We will gather out forces and prepare for the storm ahead.
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Target Black Cloaks
The Reformisten are a blight on our country's good name. We shall murder their supporters wherever we find them, and make others think twice before joining them. Perhaps a little off-the-book justice meted out in the night will work...
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The Partisan Issue
While the Reformisten are our main enemy, the Partisans have been gearing up for open conflict, as well. We sympathise with the ponies, but their radical members will undoubtedly instruct them to attack us. Some effort will be divested towards weakening them.
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March Upon Swordsson
Let the Earth tremble as the righteous forces of Longsword marches on Swordsson. We shall desail the Reformisten bastion, and burn it to the ground. Let those that commit the crimes against all be met with the sword.
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The Plan Continues
The pathetic ponies have breathed their last! We will not stop until the last pony is dead and buried! Glory to the Reformisten, our saviours!
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Investigate the Commanders
Some of our generals are insufficiently loyal to our cause. They will be replaced with more suitable griffons, who will perform their jobs without complaint.
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Reorganise Civilian Administration
The obstructive bureaucrats have been a thorn in our side since the beginning! They need to be swiftly replaced with our own griffons, who shall follow our orders to the letter.
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Public Executions
Clearly, the traitors haven't learned their lesson yet. A public display of what happens to those who oppose us will cow them. Let the corpses hang for a while, too, so that it is perfectly clear what it means to cross the Count.
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Labour Camps
The ponies must be slaughtered, yes, but it would be more beneficial if we force them to work for us first. We shall set up camps in Varėna, have them work to the bone.
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Confiscate Their Property
Living or dead, the ponies don't deserve to own a single coin, or plot of land. For the good of Longsword, anything that can further our goals will be seized.
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The Plan Backfires
Despite our best efforts, we've been hit with a setback after setback. Our allies in Hellquill are not satisfied with the current events, but the Count will offer solutions to our woes.
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Partisan Uprising
Verdammt! Despite our extensive suppression, the pony scum have started a massive revolt in the countryside and have taken control! They must be dealt with, harshly.
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Mutinous Military
Our own knightly order mutinies against us! They've grown soft, and refuse to participate in what they call a "genocide". Don't they understand we're saving Longsword?
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The Fire Rises
We are surrounded by traitors and rebels! It doesn't matter how many oppose us, we shall make Longsword a pure nation, or die trying!
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Purge the Unclean
So, the traitors have finally revealed themselves in the open? All the better! Now, we can slaughter them easily, all in one decisive assault. Vorwärts!
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Call to Arms
Every griffon who is currently working in a non-essential occupation will be drafted to our forces. The Reformisten will prevail!
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Reformisten Fanatics
Murderers, thugs, fanatics and zealots would normally not be considered for joining our regular forces, but times are hard and we need every willing griffon to beat back the ponies. Additionally, small numbers of volunteers have arrived from Hellquill to assist us.
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Levy Everygriffon
It is regrettable that we must sacrifice our economy like this, but there can be no distinction between civilian and soldier when our existence is threatened. Rifles for everygriffon! Perhaps our enemies will hesitate to shoot "civilians"...
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Supplies from Hellquill
We shall call upon our allies from Hellquill to provide us with the much needed weaponry for our soldiers. Hopefully, they'll loan us a plenty.
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Plead for More
It is not enough! The harsh reality of war demands seemingly endless amounts of firearms. Send another envoy to Hellquill, show them our desperate state!
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Weapons of the Heroic Age
Despite our best attempts to increase production and procure supplies from Hellquill, we still lack weapons for our troops. We have no other option but to use swords and spears used by our heroic ancestors in defence of Longsword. The troops better show a little respect for the relics.
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Houses to Factories
Private property will be seized in order to convert them to impromptu factories, so we can produce necessary goods for our war effort.
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Seize Private Workshops
Despite our efforts in maximising our production through longer work shifts and more workers, we still can't produce enough firearms for the troops. The solution lies in demanding production for the state from private manufactories and workshops.
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For Glory!
See how our enemy flees before us! Each Reformisten is worth at least three traitors! Victory lies just beyond our reach!
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 The Final Push
It has been a painful conflict for all involved. But the final battle lines and plans have been drawn and the troops have been rallied for the final assault. One last push is all it'll take to bring this terrible Civil War to a lasting peace; forward!
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The Revolution!
Follow me, Comrades! Let us drive out the hated tyrants from these lands and bring forth a socialist utopia!
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The Faith of the People
These are difficult times, but the common folk stands with us, as we are liberating the nation from murderers and thugs. Every little bit they can spare will greatly help.
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Raise the Militias!
Ponies and sympathetic griffons are willingly flocking to our cause, we must give them a weapon and send them to front line! Only together can we remove the hated reactionaries!
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Foreign Support
Likeminded comrades from neighbouring countries have arrived, bringing weapons and soldiers for the fight. We are immensely grateful for their help.
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Backyard Smelters
The people should not underestimate their own might. This is true for their industrial might as well! We do not need griffon factories, for we have everything we need to begin production in the homes and farmsteads, utilizing improvised equipment and scavenged materials.
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Rifle Manufacturies
It is not enough to find old weapons from wherever we can, but also make new ones on our own. Our blacksmiths, metalworkers and carpenters shall now all become gunsmiths! The weapons they will make may not be of the highest quality, but they shall suffice.
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Know Thy Enemy
Everypony who fights for our cause must know the full extent of Reformisten crimes! Educate the common folk, as well, to prevent any collaboration!
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"Import" Rifles
Friendly ponies from Lake City have secured us a weapons cache containing latest firearms. This will aid us considerably, and they've offered us a discount as well.
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Break Out the Old Guns
Some of us find it distasteful, but we're forced to seize muskets from museums and private collections. As long as they can shoot, they can kill.
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For Freedom!
Our victory is all but assured! The fascist thugs are at their last holdouts, we only need to strike them while they're down!
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The Final Push
It has been a painful conflict for all involved. But the final battle lines and plans have been drawn and the troops have been rallied for the final assault. One last push is all it'll take to bring this terrible Civil War to a lasting peace; forward!
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Our Duty
Since ages past, our duty was to protect the griffon way of life from pony incursions. We were merely defending ourselves, but Dusktalon's horrifying plan will undoubtedly cause the entire River Coalition to attack us! He must be stopped!
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Remain Steady
Maintain your discipline, knights! Our cause is just and there is no need to panic. Remind the populace what we fight for.
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Conscript the Reservists
It has come to this sooner than expected, but we're forced to send our reserve forces to the frontline in order to have a chance of victory.
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Artillery for the Cause
We have seized a shipment of artillery headed for Swordsson! Quickly, give the troops rudimentary training and include them in our divisions!
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Smalltime Industry
We shall send a notice to the general population - every griffon or pony who is capable of producing any materiel for the war effort should volunteer to assist us. They'll be adequately compensated.
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Economic Calibration
In times of war, some amenities have to be forfeited, and so we shall switch the production lines to make firearms for our soldiers. Once victory is assured, we can relieve the commonfolk of their burdens.
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Old Guns
Our friends from the Imperial Heartlands have chipped in with a much welcome supply of weaponry. They might be slightly outdated, but they're much better than what most soldiers are wielding.
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Ponies in the Army
The ponies have no love for the Reformisten, and we shall capitalise on this. Each pony who joins our forces will receive citizenship after the war is over, with all the benefits it entails.
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Desperate Measures
Unfortunately, due to the chronic lack of strategic resources, we are unable to maintain a large production of latest firearms. We're forced to switch to older, but cheaper models.
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For Honour!
Cast out the cruel tyrants from this land! Longsword will be liberated, and honour and tradition of the Rosewood Order will be restored!
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The Final Push
It has been a painful conflict for all involved. But the final battle lines and plans have been drawn and the troops have been rallied for the final assault. One last push is all it'll take to bring this terrible Civil War to a lasting peace; forward!
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Heidenreich's Takeover
"Throw Dusktalon's body in the river, shoot anyone who objects, we're running this country my way now, and I've got some much better ideas than petty murdering..."
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Consolidate Our Power
Even now, we've still got remnants from the civil war opposing us - Partisans, Reformisten, loyalist soldiers and more. Can't they see we've clearly won? We must teach the remainder a harsh lesson for opposing Rosa Heidenreich.
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A Chance Meeting
Heidenreich is feeling rather discontent with life lately. Perhaps a good raid will drag her out of her misery.
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A Lovely Gift
Heidenreich was so charmed by Eriviar's gift! She has requested that we send a gift in return, just as splendid! We might not have much, but surely there's benefits in having close relations with a foreign power.
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Some Wonderful Protection
As a show of affection towards his beloved Rosa, Eriviar has sent some of his best bodyguards to our lands. Isn't he wonderful?
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A Token of Love
The budding relationship between Heidenreich and Eriviar has resulted in some benefits for us all, as the Sunstriker leader has sent us a caravan full of stolen goods, with slaves too!
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A Pleasant Evening
Heidenreich has been planning on inviting Eriviar for a visit for a long time, but the ongoing anarchy has made that difficult. Now that things are relatively stable, we shall prepare a festival for the visiting monarch! Among other things Heidenreich has in mind...
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The Old One Laughs
Maar is amused with the recent development of a relationship between Heidenreich and Eriviar, His acolytes say. He is offering us a boon, but it's a mystery what He can grant us...
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The Wedding
"You are cordially invited to attend the wedding between Eriviar Sunstriker and Rosa Heidenreich, to be joined together at the Brantbeak spires..."
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Easy Prey In The Woods
The savage ponies of the north are even less civilized than we are, and we're bandits for Boreas' sake! They only remain free thanks to the protection of the River Coalition. But the eastern ponies are unlikely to intervene if we conduct some small-scale raids and take a little bit of land and loot.
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Beasts Of Burden
Now that we've taken some land, we've come to the conclusion that it's damn worthless. But the ponies who live in the forest are quite valuable themselves. To compensate for the losses we took while seizing this land, we will put some of them to work to repay their debt to us.
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 Beasts Of Burden
Why toil and labour when you can just force a pony to work on your behalf?
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The Treasures Of Silverfalls
Most thought that the name "Silverfalls" was just another gaudy and silly pony name, but turns out it is quite fitting. The local waterfalls are glimmering with flakes of silver! The ground must be full of precious ores, unexploited by the barbarians. Now we can exploit it on their behalf.
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"Teach" the Illiterate
The fact is, solving the illiteracy issue in this nation will take too long and will cost too much. Therefore our boss has come up with the idea to simply enslave them all. Anybody who's weighing down our nation shall suffer a slow death in the mines. We can't say we disagree with this methodology.
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The Opium Fields
Regular agriculture takes too long to return its investment. Instead, we'll set up plantations full of drugs! Hedonistic griffons in the Heartlands and beyond pay a pretty coin for them, and we can't let this opportunity slip by our claws.
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 The Opium Fields
Okay okay, the heart of our economic problem is we've got nothing anyone wants! Answer to that? Drugs. We'll produce lots and lots of drugs... Because nobody can resist Longsword grown opium! They'll smoke it to their grave, even. Bam, economy saved!
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Expanding Our Horizons
Our success in the criminal enterprise has attracted the attention of the organised crime syndicates in the Heartlands. They wish to work with us, so we can become even richer together! We'd be fools to pass this chance up, our coffers could always use more loot.
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Despoil the Land
The common folk will receive a very simple choice - give over anything that has a modicum of value or get shot. Naturally, we'll take their valuables if they resist, but hey, we gave them a fair chance.
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Lessons of the Reformisten
Certainly, the Reformisten ideology was nebulous and full of holes, but they had some great ideas too. Namely, putting our enemies into forced servitude - we got the guns, and they'll obey our orders, or else...
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 Slavery
Right, so nobody wants to enlist anyone and everyone who did is probably dead by now or already recruited. Say, we've got all the guns right? What's stopping us from just taking "them" and putting them to work where needed?
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Into the Mines
It's not enough to just force griffons to serve in our private armies, but we need to have them work in our mines, too. That iron won't dig up by itself, and Boreas knows we need a lot of it for our rifles...
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Slavery
Okay we've got all the slaves we need now, time to put them to the mines or shooting anything we point at.
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A Firm Claw
Our creative methods to solving Longsword's issues are shaping up to be a success. The rebellious nature of the common folk has been finally quashed down for good, and now we rule this land uncontested. This means we're free to expand our operations as Heidenreich sees fit.
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A Shooting Competition
With all the turmoil going on these days, we've found ourselves lacking in things like proper military training and commanders. But we've got a solution for that as well! Hold a shooting contest and conscript the most skilled ones for our warbands. We will provide moving targets.
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Defense Skill: 1 Planning Skill: 2 Logistics Skill: 2
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Slave Trafficking
They say life is the most precious commodity, and this is especially true on the slave market. Slavery might be illegal in most of Griffonia, but that doesn't mean there is no underground market for forced labour. Through our contacts, we may also reach the lucrative slave markets of Zebrica.
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Reinvest Our Profits
It doesn't take an economic genius to figure out that if we were to invest some of our stolen plunder, we can improve our situation at home drastically, and allow us to perform even better in the future.
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We Are Rich!
Some of us had doubts, but Rosa's reign has been nothing but an astounding success. If we knew it would be this easy to become rich, we would have gotten rid of the Count years ago! Our wealth now allows us to increase our nation's standing even more, improving our living standards... If you're one of the bandits, that is. The rest should just be grateful we didn't shoot them. Praise Rosa Heidenreich!
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Deal With the Impoverished
The poverty in this nation wouldn't be so bad if these lazy griffons got off their rears and started working for a change. Which is exactly what we're going to do - open new factories and politely "suggest" these leeches of society work for whatever we pay them, or else.
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Work Programs for the Poor
Would you look at that, our solution for the chronic poverty is working! Despite the abject working conditions and measly pay check, griffons are lining up to work at whatever we throw at them. Expand our work programs, there's a lot more that needs to be done.
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Our Spot in the Arms Market
In these current times, you can't toss a rock without finding at least three warmongering nations on Griffonia. And what's more profitable than selling arms? We must seize a piece of this market to increase our profit margins.
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The Southern Sister
In the mountains of Blackhollow, a former republican turned warlord has embraced a life of banditry and has built a formidable crime empire. She is known as Blackrock, and has many things in common with Rosa. Perhaps we should conduct an expedition down south and make contact with our fellow bandits?
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Friendship Is Banditry
Blackrock and Rosa got along quickly, sharing so much in common. Both are disillusioned by the ideologies of misguided griffons. In truth, they don't need any such nonsense. All they need is each other, and together they will fight against the world if they have to.
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Take Lushian Assets
The fat nobles down in Lushi are known to be filthy rich. We should deprive them of their wealth! Given their political bickering, we'll be plundering the vaults of Lumium in a week. Hopefully Blackrock will be available to join in on the fun.
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Safe and Secure
Unsurprisingly, there are many who'd want to wipe us off the map. We should look into fortifying our holdings to ensure that anyone invading us has a hard time. We may be bandits, but we're still hardened soldiers and we won't give up so easily.
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Alcohol Smuggling
With the ongoing political situation across the entirety of Griffonia, it's no surprise griffons and ponies turn to the bottle for comfort. By opening new liquor factories, we'd make a killing selling it! Unfortunately, alcohol trade regulations are strict and thus we must resort to smuggling it. It would be prudent to secure the safety of our runners.
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The Cigar Trade
Following the success of our liquor scheme, we've decided to expand our capacities to produce cigars as well. They might take a few years of your life, but at least you'll die happy. But again, we must expand additional resources into ensuring our illegal drug trade isn't intercepted by the authorities...
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The Count's Treasure
The late Count was, among his other "qualities", quite fond of hoarding stolen wealth from the murdered ponies. He also had a habit of hiding it in remote locations, but Heidenreich has discovered a map of these caches in the Count's study. This plunder will provide us with a great boost towards our goals.
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Poaching
The wildlife in these areas is remarkably diverse. But more importantly, all sorts of useful materials can be obtained from hunting animals, such as furs, leathers and much more. These things would be very useful for our soldiers, not to mention the potential sales value. It's not like we care about endangered species, either. More hunting rifles are needed at once!
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The Arms Trade
There is honour among thieves, certainly, and this has resulted in us making a deal with the other, similarly structured states across Griffonia. By exchanging whatever modern firearm models we come across, we can ensure we're a step ahead of our victims, and continue lining our pockets with plunder. Of course, we'll require some additional factories to produce these new weapons.
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The Longswordian Dream
Our land is a free one, with no laws to bind anyone. Any capable griffon can make a living by exploiting those below him and by participating in the numerous criminal activities taking place in Longsword. Many criminals and bandits persecuted elsewhere now come to us, to our haven of scum and villainy.
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 The Longswordian Dream
Ours is a land of true liberty, where the strong can exploit the weak without limitations. Likeminded individuals shall eagerly make their way for Longsword.
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An Army of Bandits
"Listen up, you thugs. If we're going to be rich, you're going to follow my way - disobey me and your body will be in the river by the next hour. Now get your rears to the training grounds."
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Arm the Bands
"If you don't own a rifle, you're worthless to me. Find a gun, I don't care how you do it, and then get back to me. How do you plan on stealing anything if you don't have a way of protecting yourself?"
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Bandits With Cannons
It's hard to make a living when our victims hide behind forts and walls. Some improved artillery models should enable us to get back on track. Enemies will cower once they hear the sound of our cannons!
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Paymasters
Scouts, engineers, repairgriffs - we've got them all, but they insist on a special deal if they were to serve us. In exchange for personally paying their subordinates, they want full control of their companies and a cut of the loot. As this suits our overall military strategy, we've agreed to their terms. Support companies are invaluable on the field, after all.
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Organise the Warbands
We've got a lot of griffons eager to join us, but they see themselves as one griff armies, believing they're invincible just because they have a gun. Some proper organisation will go a long way in making sure we get the most plunder out of each raid, with nobody squabbling over their share.
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New Talent
After the anarchy, we've been left with barely any capable commanders for leading our forces. However, some of the raid leaders have proven themselves skilled, and it would be a shame to have their talent go to waste. Heidenreich will personally promote this new blood.
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Defense Skill: 1 Planning Skill: 2 Logistics Skill: 2
Defense Skill: 1 Planning Skill: 2 Logistics Skill: 2
Defense Skill: 3 Planning Skill: 1 Logistics Skill: 2
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Personal Armies
With lawlessness and anarchy being the usual state of affairs in Longsword these days, it's no surprise the population has resorted to hiring personal militias and protection squadrons, to protect what little they have. We can use this to our advantage as well, to complement our forces.
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 Personal Armies
Due to the fact there's no law nor Police... anyone who's anygriffon or anypony has taken to recruiting their own militias and even armies if they can afford it. The service sector of jobs is long gone, everyone's a soldier now.
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New Formations
Our foes fight in disciplined formations and use modern warfare doctrines, so why shouldn't we? We can't expect the prey to just give up their livelihoods, so instead we'll have to work on our tactics, to ensure the best chance of success in the field.
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Hit and Run Tactics
Most of our griffons are simply not disciplined enough to maintain their battle positions. Incompetence or cowardice, it matters not, for we'll train our armies to continuously harass our victims before retreating, wearing them down. This cycle of pain will continue until they all die, or surrender.
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 Hit and Run
Our equipment is awful and we can barely produce anything new. We're going to need to be faster than our prey considering we'll need to be picking the battlefields, so they'll always be in our favour.
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Bandits With Tanks
Trucks and other similar vehicles make a great getaway option for our warbands, but they're vulnerable against small arms fire. However, if we were to adopt what they call "tank" in the Heartlands, we'd have our protection and a new way to spread terror on our raids.
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Baggage Slaves
Organising a proper logistical team isn't an option, between all our autonomous, single objective focused armies. Who'd be able to properly supply them, when they're scattered across all directions? Instead, we'll allow the commanders to assign some of the slaves as pack mules, ensuring they are supplied well wherever they go.
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 Baggage Trains
Considering we don't have a central Military Headquarters, the troops and their slaves will simply take everything with them while they move. The army doesn't defend anything anymore, anyway.
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Despoiler Brigades
Now that we've applied the lessons of modern warfare to our raids, it is time to create special divisions, who will be trained specifically in inflicting as much devastation as they can on our prey. Who said banditry didn't pay off? These griffons will steal anything that isn't bolted to the ground.
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Bandits In Planes
The predator lies high on the food chain, and who's more dangerous than us? If we were to invest in creating and maintaining an air force, it would ensure our dominance over our victims... Not to mention raiding would go much quicker from these flying machines.
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A Pair of Claws
Quick, agile, capable of taking on any plane - the bandits love these fighter planes. Our self-funded pilots have been pressing us to adopt newest fighter designs across the entire nation, so we can have control of the skies at all times.
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Talons of Steel
Despite their agility, regular fighters are somewhat frail and require a lot of skill to properly pilot. A heavier fighter model will be the solution to our problems in maintaining air superiority, and they'll be able to better protect our other planes, as well.
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The Zeltstadt Airfields
Those flygriffs have been begging us to build airfields for months. We've decided to grant their request, if only because we've realised the importance of planes in today's warfare. Not to mention that our raider groups would have more reliable support.
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Altitude Training
We've got many volunteers for our air forces, but very few possess the optimal training to handle flying. Our few experienced pilots will be assigned to train as many as they can, developing the beginning of our air doctrine at the same time.
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Up Close and Personal
Machine guns and bombs are the ideal instruments of killing, but they're hard to get in proper range on the battlefield. Instead, we'll adapt a fighter model to be more efficient in providing ground support for our forces.
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Flight Training Programs
The initial efforts have paid off, with more and more griffons flocking to become a pilot. The initial wave of recruits have shown promise in handling airplanes, as well, which marks the formation of a professional airforce. Soon enough, our victims won't know what hit 'em!
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Explosive Eggs
Explosions! Who doesn't love explosions? Our prey certainly won't once we unveil our new bomber planes, designed to inflict maximum damage on their lands and units...
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Steel Shells
Conventional bombing does the job well against regular forces, but they don't have the reach or protection to properly assault enemy cities and fortifications. We'll build the biggest, hardest hitting, highest flying bomber yet! Our victims will know their livelihoods are forfeit once these start bombing...
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The Black Dozens
Surprisingly, our intense training program has resulted in a formation of a dedicated, passionate group of pilots. Trained in unconventional tactics, they'll be our claws in the sky, striking down any enemy plane, at day or night... Sharing their valuable experience with the other, less trained pilots, as well.
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 The Black Dozens
The only ones able to fly aircraft buy 'em themselves, or are gifted them. Considering that criteria exclusively consists of only those with a passion for flying... Well, they're going to be damn good at it then. It's their passion!
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Firebombing
Napalm has been denounced as a savage weapon by the civilised western nations, but we hold no such compulsions. If it helps us secure our loot, we'll do it - perhaps our targets will stop resisting so fiercely once they see their precious cities and fields burning...
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 Firebombers
Ah, napalm... A wondrous new invention. Easy to produce, easy to use, most would call for it to be outlawed buuut... We don't have laws! So bonus for us, then.
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Bandits With Rockets
Would you look at that? These new rockets leave the current planes in the dust. We should expand our investment in these rockets, they'll give us the fastest and most dangerous weapons in the sky.
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Visaginas Constitutional Convention
The Longsword Liberation Army has won our struggle for freedom. Now, finally at peace, we may decide the future of Longsword. And what better way to do it than with a constitutional convention?
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Fate of the Rosewood Order
The Rosewood Order formed the core of the griffon resistance against Count Pallas and the Reformisten. While we may have ended up at war with one another, tensions between us are not high, and the possibility arises to rehabilitate some of these honorable griffons.
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Lemiamas Šuolis
For Longsword to catch up with the rest of the world, drastic and even somewhat extreme measures will be taken. The most important of these and the start of our industrial and economic program is the Lemiamas Šuolis - the "Decisive Leap", the initial industrialization program from which every other step forwards will arise.
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Establish Social Security
The issue of poverty has been plaguing Longsword far before even Pallas Dusktalon ruined the country and the civil war tore what was left to shreds. We can't offer the poor souls that are forced to live in this situation much, at least monetarily. But we will provide them with food and a chance to work for the expanding and reforming state apparatus in one way or another.
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Urbanization
While we believe that the spirit and soul of Longsword is in it's rural countryside and the great forests, we cannot deny that the core of a modern country is in the urban centers. With this in mind, we are simply forced to expand our cities and their industrial cores. Though hopefully, with enough effort we can still keep the countryside vibrant and lived in and not abandoned in favour of urban sprawls.
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Modernization of Infrastructure
Despite the underdeveloped local industry, one aspect of industrialization that was present in the County, were countless roads built during the Imperial golden era to supply the Rosewood order with equipment for the eternal crusade. While after the collapse many of them have fallen into disrepair, it will be a comparatively easy task to restore them for our own usage.
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Begin Land Redistribution
Both the tyranny of Pallas and the following civil war, left hundreds of thousands dead, many of which were landowners and farmers. Their lands are now left abandoned to be consumed by the wilds again. However, while it's a result of horrible action, it does provide us an opportunity. By redistributing this land to the destitute, we will hopefully alleviate poverty and increase agricultural production.
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 Reformed Land Ownership
In accordance with the socialist ethos, laws regarding land ownership have been restructured to benefit more the common pony and griffon. Having been lessened of many burdens, production and population is sure to grow.
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Promote the Textile Industry
Our pony citizens are inheritors of a great textile production tradition, dating to far before the rise of even the first Griffonian Empires. Even during the rule of Black Cloaks this tradition was maintained by tens of thousands of rural ponies. With how much of our population is knowledgeable in this industry, it only makes sense to push it to the front of our recovering civilian economy.
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Rural Reconstruction Movement
While the overwhelming concentration of the populace in the rural and sometimes borderline completely wild regions of Longsword did allow the native populace to persist through the genocides and repressions, it also meant that the black cloaks used extremely brutal tactics trying to hunt ponies down. This left many villages devastated, something that we cannot leave unadressed.
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Grain for Machinery
Even with some of the more drastic measures proposed to catch up with our more industrialized neighbors, our industrial ability is still heavily lacking. On the opposite side, despite our recent history, the agricultural sector is booming. Perhaps, despite our ideological views, some countries would be willing to supply us with machinery if we provide cheap and good enough foodstuffs.
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Santaka Central Industrial Region
While the old County was barely industrialized, the capital did possess quite a bit of industrial ability. Furthermore several parts of the city had been prepared for further expansion before the rise of Reformisten, where such ambitions were stifled. But in our case, this goes perfectly into our industrial expansion plans and we would be fools to waste it.
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Duke Eržilas Research Institute
Duke Eržilas, while not as idealized as Žemaitukas, is still a very important historical figure in our history. With this in mind, we will honor his memory and legacy with by naming the first true university in Longsword in his honor.
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New Industrial Towns
During the last few decades weaponry has evolved endlessly. If we wish to persist in this unfair world, we have to move forwards too. We will design new weapons suitable for a multiracial state and we will build the complexes necessary to produce these universal infantry rifles and ambitiously, perhaps even universal armoured vehicles.
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Kupiškis Resource Prospects
There are great mineral riches in Longsword, simply ignored for almost two centuries as our occupants were either too concerned with their crusades and later on attempted genocide to attempt exploiting them for the benefit of all. At least they bothered to map out where we might find these riches. It seems Kupiškis will become a great mining city in the future.
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The Agrarian Revolution
Our revolution is not one of the workers, it's not one of the artisans, it's not even one of the soldiers, it's one of the farmers and peasants. Some might claim such a revolution will never lead to a socialist system for we lack education and will. But let them be damned, we are not trying to prove something to them, we are liberating our citizens.
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Popular Education Programs
Count Pallas and his lackeys have left Longsword brutalized economically and socially, leaving the populace illiterate and it's scientific ability lacking. Now that we have crushed his tyranny and resolved internal issues, we must strive to eliminate this issue. After all, if our citizens are illiterate, how can they read socialist theory, not to mention learn about the great history of Longsword?
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Monument to the Unknown Revolutionary
Our history is very important of course, but even if we are proud of our ancient kings and heroes, they shouldn't be the only inspiration for memorials and art, not in a socialist system. Thus a new archetype will be created for which monuments will be built and about which art will be created - the unknown revolutionary, a symbol of the lower classes and the greatness they can achieve.
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Internationalism
While we do not support the ideas of pan-continental or even pan-planetary socialist states, we do support the idea of spreading the socialist revolution. After all we need to repay all the brave souls that fought for our own liberation despite not being Longswordians themselves. Not to mention that hopefully a socialist world will be one safer for our existence.
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 Internationalism
Even if Longswordian Communism lacks the fanatical and murderous zeal of other fellow Socialist Republics, there is still no excuse to not be involved in the protection of fellow foreign socialists fighting for their rights as sentient beings and as sovereign citizens in their respective nations. The Longsword Socialist Republic must pursue Internationalism, it is a baseline belief of Communism after all!
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Invite Foreign Sympathizers
It seems that our new internationalist stance is viewed far more positively than we expected, not just among our populace, but even abroad. Many a creature, both longswordian native and foreigner are now volunteering and in some cases even demanding to be allowed to join our military and help in the great struggle. And we will allow it.
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Internationalism
Even if Longswordian Communism lacks the fanatical and murderous zeal of other fellow Socialist Republics, there is still no excuse to not be involved in the protection of fellow foreign socialists fighting for their rights as sentient beings and as sovereign citizens in their respective nations. The Longsword Socialist Republic must pursue Internationalism, it is a baseline belief of Communism after all!
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Voluntary Collectivization
While our ideal society would be based on collectives, this isn't something that should be achieved through force, especially not when that would mean betraying many a pony and griffon which helped in our revolution despite being bourgeois. No, the collectivization of Longsword will be a voluntary, if encouraged one, to create not only a socialist system, but a benevolent and generous society.
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 Agrarian Socialist Economy
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Honor our Ancestors
The Vartai is a realm of faith and the faithful. Our history has been defined by wars of faith and great ponies and griffons inspired by the divine. Even in modern day this continues, as many of the most prominent partisan leaders are creatures of faith. And it will continue into the future, as while Longsword is socialist, it will also be governed by the principles of faith.
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 Union of Faithful
Faith was the defining element that allowed the cultures of Vartai ponies to survive and endure. It is by faith that griffons threw away allegiance to tyrannical masters and joined the revolution. Some say that it is by divine will that the victory was won, for some of the best generals of ours are said to be blessed by the divine. It was not by faith that our suffering was caused under occupation, opposite in fact, for much of Vartai was spared from devastation precisely by religious law and mercy of religious figure. Reformisten rejected the tenants of their own faith when they embraced their mad ideology. Our government has taken this as a lesson from history. It is from faith that morality rises. And this religious morality that our state will be governed. We shall not be fanatics however, faith will not become an opiate to justify suffering.
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No Gods, No Masters!
Historically, the Vartai has been a realm of faith and the faithful. Even in modern day this can be seen among some of the most prominent former partisans and current military leaders, who are truly devout believers. However it's precisely this focus on faith that resulted in brutalities that have been plaguing the region. If we want to break the cycle, faith and government must be separate.
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 State Atheism
Despite the importance of faith to the history of Vartai and many important figures within our regime being adherents to faiths both native and foreign, it has been decided that faith and government within the socialist government will be separate. However we will ensure that the negative impulses of other socialist states are not repeated. There will be no repressions, no purges. If the creatures within our realm wish to believe and define their lives with faith and see their destinies as defined by the whims of gods, they can do so. However the destiny of our state will not be subject to such assumptions about whims of the divine.
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The Posniak Issue
Posniaks - ponies that worship the three main griffon gods, believing that they have "adopted" them, have been present in Vartai and Longsword from the start of crusades. Before Pallas came to power, they were believed to be better than other ponies and had a better position. This means that their position in our new country is a bit controversial, and thus we must decide what to do with them.
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Communal Tractor Stations
Even with substantial attempts at modernization and expanding our production abilities, we still have very little in the way of industry and machinery. Thus the few bits of industry we have will be reorganized and made communal to allow our peasantry to share them and thus use them to their full efficiency.
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Agrarian Socialist Economy
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Vidaus Saugumo Agentūra
Despite decisively winning brutal civil war, we cannot escape the shadow of Pallas it seems, as even now there are claims Black Cloaks are still active. Thus, sadly, the most capable and ruthless of Longsword will be organized into the "Inner Security Agency" - VSA. The Black Cloaks will be given no mercy. And if we are forced to wage wars against other radicals, we will wield VSA to crush them too.
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 Vidaus Saugumo Agentūra
The VSA was secretly established early on in the revolution to initially inspect the ranks and root out possible Reformisten informants and spies as well as conduct military tribunals on troops who'd committed criminal activity after victorious operations. After the war the VSA turned over into an officially listed operational arm of the government to handle all forms of national security such as interior intelligence defense, upper law enforcement, and political correctness.
Vidaus Saugumo Agentūra
The VSA was secretly established early on in the revolution to initially inspect the ranks and root out possible Reformisten informants and spies as well as conduct military tribunals on troops who'd committed criminal activity after victorious operations. After the war the VSA turned over into an officially listed operational arm of the government to handle all forms of national security such as interior intelligence defense, upper law enforcement, and political correctness.
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Encourage Division of Roles
A modern society, unfortunately, cannot rely solely on just the peasantry. We must encourage a division of roles among Longsword's communes, pushing some of them to become industrial unions or provide services to their countrymen, rapidly modernizing our economic system.
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Agrarian Socialist Economy
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Agrarian Realism
Much of the previous art produced in Longsword is either so old it's difficult to understand and relate to for most, or made purely to glorify griffon imperialism. This won't do, not in a new Longsword! Thus we will embrace a new direction of art - realism. And using it we will show our citizens how important the struggles of each and every one of them are to the prosperity of their homeland.
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Establish a Bill of Rights
With Longsword stabilized and many of the most important reforms done, the time has come. Now we will finally try to creating a document ensuring the very basic civil and political rights, in potentially one of the most religiously and racially diverse regions of Griffonia with a past of conflict based on these differences. Hopefully, the end result will ensure peace and stability.
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 Bill of Rights
Basic civil rights are guaranteed by the state to all of its citizens, including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments, as well as provisions for citizens to carry firearms in their own defence.
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The Vengeful Revolution
Our revolution is not the one of workers or peasants. It's the revolution of the faithful, those who endured with grim determination against all those who tried to destroy everything we stand for and repaid them in kind. And now we have risen for free and faithful Longsword! And perhaps for greater vengeance...
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Remember The Fallen
So many have died until now... So many slain by the crusaders, then black cloaks and now the violet traitors of Varėnė. So many- nobles, heroes, holy ponies, simple warriors and mere peasants. All will be remembered in some way, bet it monument or writing. For where would we be now, without their sacrifices?
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And Punish the Criminal
And so many have betrayed us... So many corrupted by the violet light of Golden Morning. Many of them survived the battle, broken in will and soul. They will pay with their lives. Furthermore, any movement that was ever aligned to New Griffonia, will be disarmed as untrustworthy and potentially traitorous.
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Cultural Education Reform
An illiterate and lacking in knowledge populace is easy to convert and assimilate. This, before the rise of reformisten, was how the Imperials were trying to exterminate us. We will educate the faithful so that nothing like this happens again. And when it comes to local griffons... They can learn local speech.
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Restore the Alkavietės
Alkavietės are our primal places of worship, predating proper temples and the Romuva. But while the temples burned, the wild alkavietės persisted. Furthermore, according to Povner, they are far more holy, even if certain rituals performed there are... questionable. Thus we will restore these blessed places across Longsword.
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 Renewed Longswordian Pantheon
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Expand the Kerštininkai
The Kerštininkai - Avengers, Povner's personal guerilla force, were already prominent and famous under Starry's Raudonieji as a group of zealots notable in their terror and purge campaigns against black cloak supporters. Many enemies of the faithful remain, and thus many new avengers will rise to enact justice.
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Kerštininkai
Very few matters escape the eyes and ears of the Avengers, rooting out rebellion and dissidents before they have a chance to become a real nuisance.
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Expand the Ranks of Vaidilos
The vaidilos are the most ancient religious institution in Vartai. They are not fattened priests living in luxurious temples. Rather they persist in villages and near alkavietės, helping the faithful in times of crisis and leading them to battle against would be oppressors
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Renewed Longswordian Pantheon
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Bring Them Back to Righteousness
Posniaks are nothing more than traitors! They have betrayed their culture, faith and as the actions of Golden Morning and New Griffonia have proven, nothing more than traitors in waiting. But we are merciful. We will allow them to repent and absolve themselves by going back to the true faith.
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 Newborn Fervour
The ponies of Vartai are considered to be rather set in their ways, be it the old ways or new ones they have adopted, they often would rather suffer or even perish than accept a perceived enforced change upon them. However it seems that the Posniak conversion campaigns designed by Abba Povner and Kerštininkai to bring these griffon god worshipping ponies to right and proper path don't seem to be encountering such issues and are even going into an opposite direction as these newly converted ponies become far more radical and militant than even many of those who were born and grew up believers of the old faith.
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Welcome Them Back To The Genesis
Many a Vartai pony fled their homeland during the centuries of Imperial rule. Comrade Povner claims that while exiles and outcasts were weak of spirit, their descendants are faithful, brave and patriotic and thus should be invited and welcomed back to their "Genesis" to aid in it's rebirth and future defence.
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 Becoming Whole Again
When Grover II marched east, crushing Duke Žemaitukas under his countless hordes, he pushed many a pony out of their homes with his campaigns of destruction. Even after he was defeated and his armies pushed back, the Vartai remained under griffon control which ensured a slow, yet steady stream of native ponies fleeing griffon domination and enforced Herzlander-Imperial culture. The rise of Black Cloaks only increased the fervour of this retreat as tens of thousands left for better lives in various states of Riverlands. Some of these outcasts or their descendants came back to assist during the civil war, forming several minor military units which by themselves didn't contribute much to our forces. However something seems to have changed rather soon after Povner assumed control. Outcasts, exiles, refugees and their descendants started flooding back into Longsword, answering calls to return to their homeland seemingly en masse. While this rapid flood of, seeming, believers of Varėnė is allowing for a somewhat rapid increase of our military forces and settling previously devastated lands, many ponies that persisted within Longsword seem somewhat bitter that those who fled in fear or their descendants are being accepted back. While this doesn't seem to by anything that would lead to substantial inner strife, the antagonism between both groups is noticeable.
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Gather the Converts
It seems, according to claims of Comrade Povner, that Ludwig von Pliater is not some extreme exception. Allegedly, there are many a griffon knight lacking belief and conviction roaming Griffonia that he could turn, or has turned to our faith and goal. While some posses doubt over Povner's claims, they don't dare to question or protest as he departs to gather these new converts.
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 The Reborn
While Abba Povner is usually a rather cold and lacking in charisma individual, there are a couple occasions where this changes, that being either when the "Soldier of the Gods" is writing or reciting his poetry which has captured and enveloped the minds of many, or when he speaks of the will of Varėnė and other gods and the native faith of Vartai. Perhaps it was through such means that Povner reached the minds and hearts of the countless knights that lost faith in the griffon creator gods and any sort of noble ideal that might have existed in their homelands. Whatever is the case, there are now entire legions of griffon knights that have removed any symbol of country or house ready to fight for Varėnė and her faithful and train any new armies of newly converted griffon believers.
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Enact Her Dream
Starry Night had a beautiful and rather utopian dream for Longsword and Vartai. While most of Povner's comrades considered it rather childish, he himself seemed to have a soft spot for the unicorn. Thus to honour her memory and dreams, we will try implementing her ideal society the best we can.
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Agrarian Socialist Economy
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Hooves-Off Collectivization
Starry Night disagreed with many of the more radical communists when it came to such aspects of revolution such as collectivization. She believed that this process has to be achieved voluntarily, not by force. We will respect her wish and allow the peasantry to collectivise by themselves.
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Longswordian Bill of Rights
Even before Longsword was liberated, Starry Night had outlined some basic concepts for a just and fair system of law for Longsword. An utopian document at it's core, it did leave a quite a few aspects malleable due to ever shifting political allegiances. We will adopt most of it, with the exception of parts about justice and punishment.
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Bill of Rights
Basic civil rights are guaranteed by the state to all of its citizens, including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments, as well as provisions for citizens to carry firearms in their own defence.
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The Agrarian Ideal
Starry Night possessed a rather notable inclination to romanticize and idealize the agrarian, rural lifestyle and focus on peasants and simple soldiers over leaders and heroes. While this lack of glorification of the true base of society - faith, is slightly distasteful, out of respect for her we will support such lifestyle and works that glorify it.
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Agrarian Socialist Economy
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National Restoration
The Visaginas Constitutional Convention and it's results have shown everyone in the country, that despite the dominance of figures such as the lowborn Starry Night and lunatic Abba Povner during the conflict, the populace desires to return to a more beautiful, natural and harmonic age. And we, nobles and Longswordian Kings, will fulfill this desire as is our duty.
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New Education Programs
The tyrant and traitor Pallas has left Longsword brutalized and desolate, with the populace illiterate and lacking in even the most basic knowledge about their history. This cannot be allowed, especially if we are to return to tradition. Thus, we must strive towards literacy, so that every citizen can learn to read about our great history.
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Restitution of Pony Ownership
During his rule, Pallas Dusktalon committed many crimes and injustices, one of which was taking away the rightful property of hundreds of ponies. With our ascendance to leadership over Longsword, we can right this wrong by returning domains and workshops to all the rightful pony owners. It's not as if owners assigned by Pallas are around to object.
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Rebuild the Romuva of Varėna
Varėna, even during the rule of Pallas Dusktalon, was a fortress of our culture and faith. However, even if the populace persisted, the buildings didn't. The Ramovė of Varėna - the greatest temple of our warrior faith, was destroyed during the crusades. As a symbol of Longsword reborn, we will rebuild this temple even greater than before!
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Renewed Longswordian Pantheon
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Restore the Kriwe Class
Kriwe - the warrior-priests and chosen of Goddess of War and Hunt Varėnė, fell to the last pony defending the original Ramovė of Varėna, though some claim the ridiculous. With Ramovė of Varėna restored, it's only natural to revive the Kriwe as their own class again.
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Renewed Longswordian Pantheon
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Promote Local Dialects
One of the beauties of old Longsword and every region that were domains or aligned with our Great Dukes, were the countless and diverse dialects created by unique conditions of the region. While many dialects have been assimilated into main languages or wiped out completely, we can at least try preserving what's left.
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 Multilingual Society
Rather than enforcing linguistical unity, [Root.GetNameDef] espouses the ideals of giving each major and minor language proper rights and representation.
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Bring Posniaks Back to the Right Path
We do not hate the griffons or their creator gods. However ponies of Vartai worshiping these divinities is a betrayal to both our traditions and even the concept of a free Vartai. Thus, while we will not try to do so with force, we will try our best to have the Posniaks convert back to the proper faith.
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 Two Cultures
The Two Cultures of Longsword have finally been united in harmony. Griffons and Ponies both maintain equal rights in every form, from working to beliefs and even freedom of marriage. While most are ecstatic and pleased at this conclusion - there still remains a slight minority of ponies who maintain their own social identity that still goes unrecognised officially by the government. While these dissidents may not take up arms, they will forever be spurned by the movement for its failure to recognise them outright.
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Establish the Seimas
While we oppose the tyranny of the unenlightened masses, we are not enemies to the idea of democracy, we are not insane autocrats, such as the cursed Pallas. Thus we will establish the Seimas, a parliamentary institution, where the upper echelons of Longswordian society will decide how to better create a harmonious and prosperous realm.
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 Harmonic Democracy
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The Sixty Corporations
In a harmonious society, everyone has a role. Everyone is accounted for and everyone contributes to prosperity. We shall organize all professions in the country into sixty professional associations, which will be able to care for their own and defend their interests.
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Harmonic Democracy
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Griffon Territorial Autonomies
While we were historically enemies, many griffons assisted the rebellion against Dusktalon. Thus, just like how a claw was extended to us a hundred years ago, we will extend a hoof to them. With agreement of most of Longswordian Kings, several griffon dominated regions will be turned into autonomous entities governed by griffon nobles that aligned themselves with us.
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Enforce Village Democracy
Only the scions of nobility are truly suitable to govern a state. But when it comes to local matters, assistance of peasantry can become invaluable. Thus a system where villages elect representatives to help local elites with governance will be created for a more fair and harmonic society. Furthermore, creatures who believe in their society will fight harder to protect it.
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Harmonic Democracy
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Pursue Resource Autarky
Both historically and even as recently as the rule of Pallas Dusktalon, Longsword was lacking in accessible resources. While initially it wasn't such a huge issue, industrialization and evolution of warfare means that with our current ability, we can't even properly defend our idyllic utopia. This, of course, can not be allowed to continue.
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Reform the Folwark System
The Folwark system, a regional variation of the once widespread institution of serfdom, has always been immoral and limiting, kept around by Dusktalon's only due to profitability. And now it's lost even that. There is no point in keeping the current system and thus it will be reformed for something more beneficial and acceptable to both peasant and lord.
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Construct the Žemaitukas Monument
Of all the warlord dukes, Žemaitukas was the greatest, matching even Grover II in ability and only losing when griffons crushed his armies with numbers. To commemorate his greatness, we will construct a monument befitting him. And with this and countless other similar projects, we will remind Longswordians that we are a nation of proud warriors and heroes.
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 Legacy of the Grand Duchy
We defend the legacy of Žemaitukas, the one and only Grand Duke of Longsword - and we must transform and calibrate Longsword according to this ideal.
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Faith, Harmony, Nationality
With our faith restored to it's true greatness, our populace knowledgeable and proud of their history and the rightful heirs and descendants of our greatest heroes in charge an idyllic and harmonic age is back. Our citizens are not just peasants or rag tag guerrillas anymore, they are proud and faithful citizen-warriors, led by inheritors of mythical legacy, ready to defend out greatness once again.
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Legacy of the Grand Duchy
We defend the legacy of Žemaitukas, the one and only Grand Duke of Longsword - and we must transform and calibrate Longsword according to this ideal.
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The Violet Revolution
Our success during the period of chaos that followed the destruction of Reformisten forces have shown that our path is the true and righteous one as we achieved victory over both the misguided and weak reactionaries and collectivists. Now the time has come to push Longsword and Vartai towards it's true destiny as the unifier of East and West!
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Patriotic Education Programs
Both the Baltieji and Raudonieji were right in a way - they claimed that we should educate the populace, immerse them in science, literature and history. But they don't understand that we should go beyond! We will teach our citizens not just facts and stories, but shape them into model citizens, the Longswordian super-culture.
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Inter-Species Study Groups
It's absurd that despite hundreds of years of existing together in Vartai, so few consider the possibility of combining griffon and pony talents and magic. We must fix this mistake by forming mandatory inter-species study groups in all of academia, to integrate ponies and griffons into one.
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New Pantheon Construction
There are examples of both ponies worshiping the creator gods of griffons and griffons praying to pantheons of Riverlands, with both being able to channel divine abilities from these deities. Golden Morning himself is a believer of both the Griffon gods and Varėnė and claims that these faiths are fully compatible. Thus, he claims, to achieve our goal, these faiths will be reconstructed into one.
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Transformation of Language
The National Transformation must take root in all sections of society and all parts of life, public of private. Even the language we speak shapes us into who we are - therefore, we must control it. We shall print little books of phrases and dictionaries as study material and means of language standardization. The words of "pony" and "griffon" will be erased - we are all simply creatures.
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Ideocracy
Ideocracy is the core concept of the Naujoji Grifonija party - the rule of the idea. We reign not because Golden Morning and his followers desire power, but because an idea shines above all of them. Longsword has a great destiny in front of it, and the nation needs to be transformed into a suitable vessel for it.
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Forced Integration
Despite fighting side by side against the idiot tyrant Dusktalon, the ponies and griffons of Longsword in many cases still self-segregate and even sometimes allegedly discriminate the other. In the face of our great goal such absurd pettiness is not allowed. All Longswordians will see each other as brothers and sisters in spirit, even if we have to force the belief into them.
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Cult of the Vadeiva
For most creatures, an abstract ideal is hard to truly understand and rally around. They need a symbol for which they can work, fight and perish. For us, this symbol will be our Vadeiva - Golden Morning, the champion of both Varėnė and Arcturius and the great unifier of East and West.
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Totalitarian Social Engineering
When a greater ideal is concerned, no holds can be barred. The citizens need to learn that their lives are at the command of destiny, and by force, we will instill this understanding. They can be moved from town to city as the need requires it, they can take up arms or stand down and die as soon as they are ordered, they say what they are ordered to say, they do what they are ordered to do. And there is no alternative.
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Cult of the Political Spectacle
Despite our best efforts, a huge chunk of the population are still passive towards our ideal. But that's not an issue. We already know minds and souls bend with the correct push. If we surround our ideological opponents with propaganda and supporters of our ideology, after some time they will bend and adapt, if not to our beliefs, then at least our methods and loyalty to the state.
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Stratification of the National Body
Nations are organisms, where each and every part has a role to fulfill. But some roles are more important than others. The mind and heart must command the rest of the body, and the rest of the body surrender all of its resources towards the goal which the mind sets. And the mind calls for an era of war. We must enter permanent militarization until all of Griffonia is united under our whim.
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Mandatory Firearms Training
Longswordians are warriors forged in flames of crusade and civil war. It's due to this history that our citizenry will be catalyst for the great unification. However this greatness will evaporate under the tide of apathy caused by peace if allowed. With this in mind, we will supply every single citizen with a weapon and teach, and force if we have to, them to use it to fight for our great goal.
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 A Gun In Every Home
What hurt Longsword most was a lack of firearms in the hooves and claws of well meaning citizens. This shall be amended and repaired. An armed society is a polite society.
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Supremacy of Will
If looked at our position purely from the perspective of materialism, our state is as good as lost, surrounded by more industrial and advanced countries. But we are not materialists! We know the power of spirit! We will eliminate this industrial and scientific gap through pure force of will and sheer spirit if we have to!
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Militarization of Labour
The modern military is the most efficient institution in achieving it's goals. With this in mind, it's absurd that the civilian sector is allowed to remain so chaotic when such an organized model exists parallel to it. Yet another mistake that we will fix in our march towards the future. Our laborers will no longer be a chaotic mass, they will be an army in their own right - an army of labour!
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Ilgakardija Aukščiau Visko!
Longsword is not the pile of rubble it was after the war, it's not even a mere country. Longsword is a well oiled machine that pushes the populace and it's spirit towards the very limit for the greatest goal and destiny in Griffonia.
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 Integral Liberation
Freed from the shackles of their racial divide and seeing each other as creatures, not as ponies, griffons, or any other species, the inhabitants of a new Griffonia will finally be liberated from death and want. Via any means possible, we shall bring this new order to Griffonia - it will make war cease and save those still remaining.
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Primitive Resource Accumulation
While Longsword has been turned into a militarized machine geared towards victory, we can perhaps experiment with pushing our ability even further. We will encourage successful workers to perform better and better by giving them better life opportunities. And if those that are inefficient are left in the dust... Well there is no place for the slow and weak when moving towards a our goal.
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Economic Subordination
Longsword does not possess much industry, something which damaged us greatly during the civil war, and is still a great issue. But what we do possess, especially now, are quite a few professional and hundreds of amateur weapon makers. By putting all these minor business and workshops under the direct control of the state, we might perhaps somewhat lessen or eliminate the industrial gap.
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Full Employment
With the drastic changes in both the political, economic and societal landscape of Longsword, many a creature, both pony and griffon, were left without a permanent occupation or an occupation at all. This will not do. All these unemployed creatures will be organized into labour units which will be used to assist in industries lacking in necessary creaturepower to function properly.
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Free the Ponies of Hellquill
The ponies of Hellquill continue to languish under the rule of its Knightly Order. They seek to unite with their brethren to the south. Whether via diplomacy or via arms, we shall grant them this liberation.
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Integrate Hellquill
We need to abolish the military administration in Hellquill territories and fully integrate them into our administrative structure, and seek out friendly political forces in the country who can work with us.
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Declare the Vartai Republic
Vartai, "the Gate", is how our ancestors called the land divided between Hellquill and Longsword. It used to signify this region's position between the Griffons of the West and Ponies of the East. Once again reunited with Hellquill, we can revive this name to call our expanded nation with - it is no longer just Longsword anymore, is it?
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Fate of the Reformisten
The Reformisten developed their toxic ideology in the knightly halls of the Hellquill Order. Today, they will receive what is due. There shall be no mercy for their leaders, but we shall have to make a decision towards the rank and file. What judgment do they deserve?
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Rebuild Hellquill
The lands of Hellquill suffered severely during the war, roads were bombed to smithereens and factories left barren. It is time to establish work projects to get them running again.
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Our Future in Griffonia
With Hellquill annexed and the Vartai region united under our banner, it is time for us to look outwards. Griffonia has changed a lot in the past few years, and in the midst of some of the most deadly wars to break out in history, where should our loyalty stand?
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If Harmonist, we may offer an alliance to: [RCT.GetNameWithFlag] (if Harmonist)
If Communist, we may offer an alliance to: [GRW.GetNameWithFlag] [RCT.GetNameWithFlag] (if Communist) [JER.GetNameWithFlag] (if Communist)
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A Destiny Realized
We believed the destiny of Longsword was denied from us. Our destiny to rise above other realms in Griffonia taken from us by the greedy claws of Grover II and his endless legions. Yet it seems that we have been blessed by the gods and allowed to return to the true path.
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The Frozen North
The Hillponies were historically mostly isolated from the world, living simple lifestyles in their remote corner of the world. Yet it seems the brutality and insanity reached even them. And who else, if not us, will save them from this?
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The New Shield
With our destiny realized and our chance to greatness telegraphed from the divine in the most blatant way possible, we are the new shield of Riverlands by divine grace and might of our armies. And like for centuries before, the radicals and madmen of Evi are a blade pointed into the heart of pony domains.
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The Will of The Gods
Perhaps for too long we have focused into worshipping only the stable and stalwart Varėnė for we needed to endure. Yet the civil war and all the unexpected twists and turns that left us here show that perhaps we should remember to properly respect the other divinities of our realm.
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Renewed Longswordian Pantheon
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Legions Without Borders
Had anyone else proposed this idea - foreign units comprised of foreigners of leanings of red variety, it would be dismissed on suspicious of planned coup. But even the most uptight Baltieji find it hard to deny Starry and they certainly don't have the guts to object Povner.
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Legacy of the Grand Duchy
We defend the legacy of Žemaitukas, the one and only Grand Duke of Longsword - and we must transform and calibrate Longsword according to this ideal.
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The Vartai Card
Countless ponies and griffons who trace their legacy to Vartai inhabit Griffonia. Many forgot the traditions and languages, yet they dream to be citizens of our state and warriors of our greatness. And if they can prove their are of Vartai of blood and heart, who are we to deny them?
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Multilingual Society
Rather than enforcing linguistical unity, [Root.GetNameDef] espouses the ideals of giving each major and minor language proper rights and representation.
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Betrayal Into Glory!
Like a knife to the back, the Riverlanders, the ones we thought as brothers and sisters in arms, have betrayed us. Yet we persevered and won, turning this most bitter of betrayals into the greatest of glories! And perhaps a beginning of true greatness...
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The Old Kingdom
Deponya is a land of tradition and the old way of life, perhaps similarly to us. And just like here, the middle and upper classes are earth ponies. Hopefully there can be harmony as our domains are united.
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The Land of Soldiers and Guilds
Lake City is a realm where guilds and armies reign supreme instead of presidents or monarchs. And yet despite their power we humbled them and taught them an important lesson. Let's hope they accept it. And let's hope their unicorn elite doesn't get too angry that their counterparts here are mostly lower class...
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 Controlled Guilds of Lake City
Now the lands of Lake City and especially his guilds are under the supervision of Longsword. Our economic will greatly benefit from these guilds.
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The Mountain Halls
Diamond Mountain was a realm of slavery and brutality for the longest time. Now that they are under our benevolent protection we can change that for the better. Let's just hope their great talents and great forges aren't dependent on slavery too much...
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Perhaps... More Awaits?
A huge limitation for our desire to intertwine ourselves with the great changes of the world was in how few Vartai citizens there were and how tired many of them were from war. Yet now our armies are plentiful and our spirit is burning with pride and bravery. Perhaps, there is more for us to do...
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Destiny Awaits!
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Divine Justice
The Griffonian Empire was a mighty realm, one which crushed our legacy as if it's an insignificant bug in their path. But all pendulums must swing the other way too. And with their decadence and growing cruelty time has come for our rising. Though we should not let our desire for justice grow into a cruelty of mad conquerors.
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A Title Re-earned
The title of the Grand Duke was taken away from the line of Žemaitukas by none other than Grover II after he crushed our destiny in his claws. Now that his own legacy is gone, perhaps it is time to reclaim what is truly ours...
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Old Ties and New Friendships
Despite what many believe, creatures of former Griffon Empire were never united in their opposition towards our mere existence. Countless creatures support our dominion over these lands, be it due to friendships or their own ambition. They are not as numerous as we would want, but better than nothing...
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The Great Industrial Zones
Despite the decades of chaos and brutality, Herzland is absurdly industrialized. Yes, we are not the greatest fans of the pollution of both nature and mind that industrialization and urbanization cause. But those great factories are already there...
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Designierte Industriezentren
Our newly formed industrial zones are having a positive effect on efficiency and productivity, giving their all for the Empire.
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Truly Žemaitukas Reborn!
It is a popular claim among our historians and many of Vartai pony nobility, that had Grovers not existed, the great Žemaitukas would have forged a continental Empire. And it seems that we have been blessed with the opportunity to correct this injustice!
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Never Again
Once, we have been brought to the brink of extinction by the Reformisten and the Imperials. Now, free once again, we must ensure that history never repeats. Longsword shall lead the free nations of the Frontier and ensure that whatever comes out of Herzland will never commit such travesties again!
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Stockpile Arsenic
The poisonous qualities of arsenic are very well known, and so is the fact that it can be injected into food and water to turn it poisonous. When it comes to indiscriminate revenge, there can be no holds barred - therefore, we must stockpile this substance for further use.
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The Black Book
We should compile a list of griffons in Herzland who are either complicit in the murder of Longswordian ponies, could have stopped it and yet did not, or would possibly repeat this bloodbath if given the chance. Once we descend upon Herzland, we will know who to send to the grave first.
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An Army of Fanatics
Against a nation greater than us in all measurement, we will always be on the back foot. Fortunately, our leader seems to always find new masses of recruits to bring to the Army, and nobody knows from where...
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Burn the Herzland
The resurgent Griffonian Empire poses the greatest threat to the Longswordian nation ever since the Knightly Orders. Before it grows too strong, we must vanquish it - and punish Herzland to the point where it cannot ever rise again.
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 The Great Counter-Crusade
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Destroy Hellquill
The Knightly Order of Hellquill to the north is an aberration to everything which our destiny stands for. Every day it is allowed to exist is a day in which the rift between ponies and griffons grows deeper. To arms! We shall erase it from history!
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A Bullet For A Bullet
The Reformisten developed their toxic ideology in the knightly halls of the Hellquill Order. Today, they will receive what is due. There shall be no mercy for even the lowest ranking members of their groups, all of them shall be pushed to the wall and receive a bullet for their crimes.
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Rebuild Hellquill
The lands of Hellquill suffered severely during the war, roads were bombed to smithereens and factories left barren. It is time to establish work projects to get them running again.
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Integrate Hellquill
We need to abolish the military administration in Hellquill territories and fully integrate them into our administrative structure, and seek out friendly political forces in the country who can work with us.
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The Heart
United under a single banner by force, the Ponies and Griffons will need a capital, a beating heart of the National Body to guide the entire nation from. Let us become this Heart. From here, a new page in the history of Griffonia will turn, and the future will change forever.
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Descend To The West
The Griffon west is an active civilization of efficiency and ambition. After all, the griffons have forged great realms by the dozens, while only a couple great empires rose in the east. Furthermore, even in a state of collapse, their technology and industry is still superior to what Riverlanders possess, despite a veritable golden age. But they lack spirituality and thus we will descend on them, and we will ignite their spirits.
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New Universities For A New Future
When it comes to science, the universities of Herzland are beacons shining so great, that everything else looks like darkness. Furthermore, with the sort of things one can find in the basements of Yale biologists, these universities are also a place where we might find the biggest griffon supporters for our ideas. It's only logical to push these universities to a position of prominence within our new Empire.
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 Romau University
The University of Romau is one of the oldest universities in the entirety of the Griffonian Empire. The university is said to have been founded in 728 by Emperor Grover I himself.
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Fate Of The Grover Lineage
The Grover lineage has undeniably left an impact upon history and helped shaped Longsword into what it is - but this lineage set back the destiny of the continent for centuries. Their conquests caused strife between griffons and ponies, as well as the Knightly Orders they set up in Vartai. The last of this lineage, Grover VI, shall be the one to answer for these crimes.
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Ponification
The griffon civilization is a great one indeed, but they do lack spirituality and empathy. After all they are known as one of the greediest and selfish races. Not even mentioned how they have to be forced to worship the very gods that made them. We will nullify this egoism and balance out the inherent ambition and greed of the west with the spirit and feeling of the east, thus "completing" the griffon race.
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Ascend To The East
The pony east is a passive civilization of spirituality and empathy. After all, the ponies have forged group bonds so strong that they held great realms for centuries and millenniums. Furthermore while griffons have to be forced to worship, to ponies faith come naturally and inherently. But they lack ambition and thus we will ascend to them, and will capture their minds with dreams of greatness.
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New Species In The National Body
While our great goal is to unify the Griffon West and Pony East, our conquests have resulted in millions of Diamond Dogs residing within our borders. While they were not a race that we initially accounted for in our ambition for perfect national body, it will not be difficult to integrate them. Their spirit of persistence and stability will be a great assistance in maintaining our perfect country.
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Abolish The Treaty Of Coltstream
Some see the Treaty of Colststream as the first step towards a true unification of the east. But we understand that it's simply just another attempt by one of the Riverlander states to enforce their own ideas on others. By formally abolishing this treaty we will show the cultural and spiritual outliers of Riverlands that we truly seek to unify and purify the true spirit of the east, not just an interpretation of it.
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 Treaty of Coltstream Abolished
The defensive treaty of the eastern ponies has become superfluous and unnecessary - [Root.GetName] provides all the protection the ponies will require.
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Griffonisation
The pony civilization possess a great spirit indeed, but they do lack any true great ambition or aim towards advancement. After all the ponies are mostly passive unless forced to act. It's similar when it comes to their friendships and bonds. This idyllic ideal is stopping them from great scientific advancements. We will push out this apathy with burning ambition of the west, thus "completing" the pony race.
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Proclaim the Griffking Empire
Finally, with both the west griffon and east pony civilizations and spirits united, we can proclaim a great realm which represents our exceptional achievement of mending both spirits. And the only fitting name for such a domain is based on the river which unites both Riverlands and Herzland - the Griffking.
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A Grateful World
We have triumphed against all odds and against all enemies of our grand and divine destiny and achieved the impossible! A new dawn rises on a continent physically united, and spiritually completed. And a new morning is coming to a truly happy and grateful world.
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Longsword Liberation Army
While we won the civil war, the armed forces under our command are decentralized and chaotic, most likely unable to combat a proper and organized force. Thus for our survival and future, the partisan army will be forged into a true and fearsome military force.
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A Proper IIA
While the partisans served the cause spectacularly during the revolution and there's little reason to believe the war could've been won without them, they are still undisciplined and poorly trained rabble. For our national identity and sake of integrity the army must tighten its recruiting requirements and properly break down troops into organized units.
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Let Them Come To Us!
Even if we might desire, we do not have the capability to wage an aggressive and offensive war. Our only way to win is to dig in, grit our teeth and clench out beaks, turn our will into iron and endure.
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A Proper IIA
While the partisans served the cause spectacularly during the revolution and there's little reason to believe the war could've been won without them, they are still undisciplined and poorly trained rabble. For our national identity and sake of integrity the army must tighten its recruiting requirements and properly break down troops into organized units.
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Ginklų Fondas
One of the greatest issues we faced during the civil war was the lack of ability to produce weapons. In case of another conflict, we might again lose our production facilities. That's why we will create the "ginklų fondas"- weapon's fund, meant to ensure that we always possess means of defence.
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 Mass Weapon Production
Production standards have been loosened in favour of flat increase in amount of firearms made per month. The ideal measure to ensure nocreature lacks personal defence.
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Attrition Tactics
The forests and swamps of our homeland and our ability to use them ensured our victories, or at least less brutal defeats in wars we fought in for a millennia. Even in modern day such tactics are viable and we must always be ready to fall back on them if the need arises.
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Sapper Regiments
Considering our military situation and ability, we must ensure that our troops are ready to capitalize on any potential natural shielding to win their battles. Thus the veterans of the civil war with suitable experience will be tasked to prepare entire regiments knowledgeable in this craft.
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Ilgakardžių Laisvės Kovos Sąjūdis
While one dreads to think of such a possibility, Longsword might yet again be occupied by an enemy in the future. Thus as a last resort, we will prepare and forge an organization which will be ready to take the mantle of government and military if the state falls and fight on – the ILKS.
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 The ILKS
Intended more as a propaganda tool than an actual threat, the ILKS makes preparations for the possible event of Longsword yielding to foreign invasion. If they want our land, then they will have to pay the blood price.
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Nationwide Defense Planning
If our homeland is ever threatened by an enemy again, every single citizen and soldier must be prepared to do their patriotic duty and work as a part of a greater whole. Thus every single citizen will be drilled and prepared to fulfill their role on an almost instinctual level.
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Local Arms Manufacturing
We do not have many friends and far less nations or even companies, willing to sell us weapons. Thus the only option left for us, is to strive for self-sufficiency, at least when it comes to the most basic weaponry and equipment.
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An Army Of Offence
By hoping to endure and outlast our enemies we have already lost our freedom to the Griffonian Empire. We will not allow this to repeat. We will be the ones who overrun the enemy and crush their defences. And any lack of artillery or armour will have to be compensated with spirit.
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A Proper IIA
While the partisans served the cause spectacularly during the revolution and there's little reason to believe the war could've been won without them, they are still undisciplined and poorly trained rabble. For our national identity and sake of integrity the army must tighten its recruiting requirements and properly break down troops into organized units.
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Bite-and-Hold Tactics
The lack of artillery and armour means that we cannot rely on either traditional or modern offensive strategies. Thus a new set of more suitable tactics has been devised. We will seize small chunks of land instead of large swathes; slowly crushing our enemy till nothing remains.
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Bite-and-Hold Tactics
Give the enemy no respite! We shall never falter in our cause!
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Shock And Awe
If the enemy has lost their will to fight and is consumed by terror and dream, they will most likely surrender or flee. While such tactics might seem overly brutal, if the enemy breaks early, we can preserve countless lives. Thus, while distasteful, we will adopt morale shattering tactics.
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Mandatory Service For Unicorns
While not on the same level as Wittenland, the pony populace of Vartai has a massive percentage of unicorns. While this might seem unfair, our lacking populace forces us to make military service mandatory for unicorns, due to both their offensive and healing capabilities.
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 Mandatory Healing Magic Training
Every unicorn has undergone training to heal troops in combat situations. It is not enough to completely restore them to fighting condition, but rather stabilise the wounds so that soldiers won't pass away waiting for a proper response.
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Šarvuočių Rinktinė
We can never hope to compete with the armour fielding juggernauts such as the accursed Griffonian Empire. We most likely can't even make them a normal sight in our forces. But in some cases it's impossible to win without tanks, and we have to be prepared for those cases.
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Live Combat Exercises
There are many weapons remaining after the civil war, and many of the personnel that used them among our ranks. With this in mind we will organize combat exercises in order to prepare to fight any Imperial or Herzlander force that might come after us.
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Foster Military Innovation
The art of war has evolved and advanced much during the last decades and if we are to reach the same level and match up with the ever speeding up development, we will encourage military innovation.
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 An Innovative Military
Winning wars cannot be done solely by brave soldiers and talented commanders, but rather with the assistance of strategists, logisticians and more, who work tirelessly in the background, providing the latest in technology and tactics.
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The Starry Line
If there is one useful and positive thing to be learned from the tyrants which had enslaved us, it's their usage of fortifications, for we learned through suffering and blood just how much they can aid in defence. And now we will apply these lessons to defend against our enemies.
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Priešą Parklupdyk!
The civil war has left us scarred and in some cases deformed, that is true. But it has also left us far stronger and determined than we have been before. And thus even against all odds we will hold the enemy back, through spirit and will alone if we have to.
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Priešą Parklupdyk!
Surrender is never an option - being surrounded on all sides merely means we can advance in every direction!
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Duke Žemaitukas Military Academy
Grand Duke Žemaitukas was the unifier of Longsword and a great champion of Varėnė and, according to some, the father of our very nation and culture. It's only natural to name our very first military academy after him.
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Griffon Technology Research
While during the civil war we were unable to learn the secrets of griffon magic due to how most of partisan griffons were former soldiers or knights, our victory and a wave of new supporters means that we can finally unlock the secrets of griffon magic and how it reacts to pony one.
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Army Aviation Corps
While few news reach us about conflicts and events abroad, it seems that the skies are becoming one of the most important fields of warfare in the modern era. Thus it is most likely that any enemy that invades will do so through both land and air. And we have to be prepared for that.
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Develop Crop Dusting
Crop dusting is a modern way to increase agricultural yields requiring planes. While investing into such a field might seem questionable, some rather respectable military leaders claim both these planes and pilots could be very easily converted to military ones if a need arises.
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Tarpanas Nori Būti Ore
A pony engineer by the name of Tarpanas has become quite famous for buildings tens of fighter planes of his own design. Such initiative must be rewarded and thus the designs of Tarpanas and his company "Tarpan wants to fly" will be adopted as our main fighter model.
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Prioritize Air Defense
We do not have the means to match our enemies in the skies. The only thing we can do is to prepare for an attack from above. For this purpose countless emplacements will be built across the country to combat enemy fighters. After all they don't fly so good without wings.
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An Airforce Of Offence
The heavens above are perhaps the only front where our most likely inferior creature power will not matter. Thus we must strive to always dominate the skies, for if we can achieve victory there, we can also nullify our disadvantage on the ground.
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Kupiškis Institute of Aviation
The war of air is the war of tomorrow. We cannot afford to ignore this new field of warfare nor can we afford aircraft at all! Having production centers specialised in aircraft fabrication will help lower the cost of these new death machines.
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A Meeting In Zeltstadt
Having successfully freed Longsword from radicalism on the left and on the right, the Kamarilla now gathers in Zeltstadt to decide the fate of Longsword. Will it continue with the knightly virtue of old, or try to ascend into the new?
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Go With Wavewing
Hochmeisterin Konrada Wavewing sees in Longsword an opportunity to restore its pride and heritage. The knights of the Rosewood Order will be the guardians of the ways of old, and there will be nothing to stand in her way.
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Burn Revolutionary Texts
Revolutionary corruption spreads not just through action, but through the written word too. If we wish to eliminate for such lunatics Black Cloaks or Povnerites to rise again, we must cleanse the libraries with flame.
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Restore The Ritterschaftsausschuss
While the knights and knightly orders were by far the most politically dominant force in Longsword originally, the Dusktalon line managed to seize much of this power as time went on. However with both the count and his supporters gone, we can return knightly councils to their rightful position.
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The Court Of Commoners
While the noble tradition of knighthood makes knights far more suitable to rule and command, they are not suitable to fix issues faced and limited to commoners. It only makes sense to give the common folk a way to solve problems unworthy of knightly consideration.
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 The Court of Commoners
Allowing the ordinary folk to have a say in the administration goes a long way in ensuring stability across the land, as long as they do not overstep their boundaries.
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Teach Virtue
Our order represents the greatest virtues known to the world - duty and self sacrifice. Thus everyone within our noble organization and in the lands that we control must understand and desire to not live for themselves, but to fight and die so that others wouldn't have to face the horrors of war.
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 National Virtue
We are no ordinary state, whose regimes live and die to empower a clique or a single individual. The Knights of Rosewood were sworn to defend the cause of the faith and of knightly virtue, no matter what, and in charge of a nation, they can only make a nation live by that virtue.
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Patronage Of Arts And Sciences
We are no uncultured barbarians, nor do we oppose progress. What we do hate, is the independence of modern art from traditional noble and knightly supporters which ensured that art remained modern and valiant. While the system of patronage might have collapsed elsewhere, that won't happen here.
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 Patronage of Arts and Sciences
A virtuous state provides for its most brilliant and creative citizens, so that they may continue amazing us with their innovative thinking.
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Wehrbauers
For all of our history, we were under threat of potential eastern invasion. Knights enough are not enough to hold back such hordes, thus we will revive the ancient tradition of Wehrbauers, giving landowners in borderlands special rights, as long as they fill up our military and assist in defence of the country.
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 Wehrbauers
An ideal purported by those who wish to see Griffons colonize the East - a nation of small farmers, who are at the same time warriors able to defend their homes from the Pony barbarians.
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Promote Smalltime Industry
While large magnates are corrupt degenerates and the workers of large industrial complexes often turn to revolutionary insanity, that doesn't mean industry is inherently evil. Small businesses, either belonging nobility or virtuous peasantry should be encouraged and even promoted.
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The Pale Of Settlement
We do not seek to destroy the ponies, but as the Pliaters and Tyzenhauzens have shown, pony faith and influence corrupts the faithful. Thus we must limit the settlement and governance of ponies to the south where they are currently the dominant group for both our and their safety.
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Modernization Of Agriculture
Longsword was and still is an agrarian state dominated by old methods of land working. This cannot do, especially if we desire to continue growing the numbers of our citizens and soldiers. Equipping our peasantry with modern tools and providing them better crops is the least we can do.
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Archives Of The Great Crusades
There are many stories and writings from the times of the Great Crusades, but many of them are scattered across the country and are in a sorry state. It's our duty to preserve our history and thus we will gather and restore these sources in a great archive so that all those who wish could learn of our glorious history.
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Construct The Große-Ordensburg
For decades, our Grandmasters envisioned the construction of a massive fortress in Zeltstadt as a showcase of the might of the order. Today, with the resources of all of Longsword by our side, we can make this project see the light of day at last.
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Battle Reenactments
An unused blade rusts and becomes blunt. It's the same with the knights who wield it. To prevent the members of our order from becoming complacent and weak, we will keep them sharp of mind and claw through reenactments of historic battles, so that art of war can be learned from victories and defeats of the ancients.
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 Battle Reenactments
More of a bonding exercise than actual test of combat abilities (although accidents happen nonetheless), the Rosewood Knights have found great enjoyment in reenactmenting valourous battles of their ancestors, giving them an introspection of their important task.
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Restore The Tradition Of Landtags
The Komturs and the Ritterschaftsausschuss are not enough for proper governance of a realm as diverse in conditions, religious, racial composition and knightly influence as Longsword. It only makes sense that with such issue, the old tradition of Landtags should be instituted again, for better regional governance.
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National Virtue
We are no ordinary state, whose regimes live and die to empower a clique or a single individual. The Knights of Rosewood were sworn to defend the cause of the faith and of knightly virtue, no matter what, and in charge of a nation, they can only make a nation live by that virtue.
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Devolution Of Powers
For most of the history of Longsword, any sort of central governance was impossible due to technological hurdles, thus knights took over such duty. While now means exist and Dusktalon certainly tried using them, we choose to return to tradition of knightly power over local projects.
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 Devolution of Powers
The Knights of Rosewood might be valiant warriors, but not great administrators. Therefore, they need to delegate as much administrative power as possible to local assemblies.
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Form Rural Communes
Even before being driven from towns and villages due to the Longswordian bloodbath, many peasants in our country preferred to live in single farms instead of communal villages prevalent elsewhere. This system is not only inefficient, but also insults the values of our state. It's only natural to institute a more acceptable system.
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Modernize The Komtur System
During the golden years of our order, knight commanders were responsible for even the most local governance, production of material and defence. As our power waned, so did the prevalence and performance of the system. With our ascendancy, we will bring this traditional way of governance back to the prestigious position it deserves.
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Devolution of Powers
The Knights of Rosewood might be valiant warriors, but not great administrators. Therefore, they need to delegate as much administrative power as possible to local assemblies.
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Decentralize The Education System
As the rule of fool Dusktalon showed, a centralized education system is but a way to push insane and destructive thoughts into the minds of the youth. The temples on the other claw, have never failed us before, and as long as we keep the lands of the order pure and virtuous, will not fail us.
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Devolution of Powers
The Knights of Rosewood might be valiant warriors, but not great administrators. Therefore, they need to delegate as much administrative power as possible to local assemblies.
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Go With Silvertalon
General Conrad Silvertalon sees in Longsword a chance to restore its honor. The military will oversee a transformation of the state into a democratic, harmonious government.
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Form The Provisional Government
A path to a harmonious and democratic government is long and hard, especially for place as brutalized as Longsword. For now an interim government will have to do.
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Regierungsbezirk Organization
The history of local governance and organization in Longsword is chaotic to say the absolute least, often done by nobility and knights. If our goal is a true republic, all of this will have to be reorganized into a proper district system that accounts for it's subjects and cares for them.
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Worship The Soldier
While some might argue that focusing on and glorifying the military is inherently anti-democratic and anti-harmonic, where would Longsword be now if it's brave soldiers didn't defeat both the mad Reformisten and the misguided revolutionaries?
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Worship of the Soldier
There is no higher calling for an individual to risk his life defending his country and family, to realise this duty in the face of certain death and humiliation. Yet they march on with grim determination.
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Wandervögel
The Wandervögel, or 'wandering birds', are a youth movement which call for a return to simple rural life and exhibit this goal by organizing hiking trips and youth communes. By endorsing this movement, we can turn it into a nationalist mouthpiece and draw recruits to the army while they are young.
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Worship of the Soldier
There is no higher calling for an individual to risk his life defending his country and family, to realise this duty in the face of certain death and humiliation. Yet they march on with grim determination.
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Reform The Military Pension System
Support for radicalism rises from anger over inadequate conditions. This became especially notable as many of our former veterans aligned with the partisans due to inadequate pensions and lack of respect. If they are provided proper pensions for their lifestyles, they will not cause issues.
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Ruhegehalt
Ruhegehalt refers to the wide-scale benefits citizens receive upon retiring in the nation... Or if you're a notable member of the military, this is received particularly early on in life due to the prestige of serving the state directly!
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Militärpolizei
Before and during the Bloodbath, the police was subverted and radicalised by the Reformisten. With the previous law enforcement being untrustworthy, we are forced to relegate this duty to the military. At least they will learn how to keep potentially angry populations pacified if there is ever a need.
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 Militärpolizei
Formerly the Police Force was comprised of civilians and ex-military personnel. Due to this there'd always be a high chance of gross unprofessionalism amongst Police Officers - hence the solution is to integrate the police into the army. Such integration will include harsher training and indoctrination.
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Pony Suffrage
Within Longsword, ponies are half of the population which was historically oppressed and denied denied self-governance and many rights. This cannot continue if we want a true republic. It will be difficult and take a lot, but ponies have to be taught democratic values for a true harmonic society.
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Import Legal Advisors
Our own scholarly elite is simply under-equipped for the legal task for we desire to create a republic like none before. But there are some specialists of law from abroad with somewhat comparable experiences. We will invite them to help with this task.
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Longsword Bill Of Rights
Constructing a bill of rights that respects and defends two radically different races, cultures and faiths will be difficult, but that is the only way. At least we can be happy that such laws would allow for easier integration of potential new racial, cultural and religious groups into our republic.
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Bill of Rights
Basic civil rights are guaranteed by the state to all of its citizens, including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments, as well as provisions for citizens to carry firearms in their own defence.
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War Against Corruption
The industries and civilian elements of Longsword are filled with corrupt and inadequate. This cannot be tolerated, for such elements can very easily subvert a nascent republic. Corrupt industrialists, administrators and bureaucrats have to go.
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 Purged Administration
The administration of the country has been purged of corrupt and untrustworthy officials.
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War Against Extremism
While the military didn't succumb to Reformisten insanity or partisan radicalism, there are still many extremists and opportunists who aligned with us due to rivalries and not actual beliefs. We will not allow these elements to persist and corrupt us from within.
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Fighting Extremists
The army has had its resources funneled to fighting Reformisten and Partisan remnants.
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The First Engelberg Government
Longsword has been stabilized, and General Silvertalon is now ready to return the instruments of governance to Solarpluff Engelberg. The soon to be Prime Minister and his cabinet will have a lot of issues to confront, but as long as he leads a stable, harmonic, democratic government, there is nothing he cannot resolve.
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Nationale Heilungspartei becomes the ruling party. Any elections by event. Change in popularity of Harmony: +10.00% Solarpluff Engelberg becomes leader for the Harmony party. Changes the national focus tree to Republic of Longsword Focus Tree The following will happen when selecting the focus:
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National Healing
We were too utopian, too ambitious. Longsword is too broken, too wounded... The wounds need to heal and a proper consciousness to rise. Until then, we will be watching and guiding it.
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 National Healing
Now, more than ever, we need unity and stability if we are to endure as a state.
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The Concept Of Balanced Personhood
Our populace is too influenced by foreign ideas and foreign radicalism to understand their own local character and what it requires. Sadly, it seems we will be the ones who have to teach them to understand the unique Longswordian character and what a Longswordian person is.
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Balanced Personhood
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Local Military Governance
It seems yet again the duties of the military are increasing as we are forced to replace the self-interested and too influenced by foreign ideas civilian administration. At least this way we can ensure that a truly apolitical force is in charge.
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Hierarchy of Authorities
The easiest way to establish an idea among the populace is to allow it to seep down from top to bottom. This can be achieved through more defined hierarchies of power. Thus, to teach the populace we will be porting the stricter military structure to the civilian sector to promote the idea of balanced personhood.
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Balanced Personhood
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Moral Education
Adults are too set in their ways to properly change their viewpoints into something more useful or positive, they will bend, but not break. The younger generation on the other claw, can be taught better ideas and values and will truly believe in them.
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 New Cultural Life
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Establish Advisory Aufsichtrats
The businessgriffs of Longsword have too much power to be allowed to go on unsupervised. Thus, for a better and less corrupt and industrialist influenced society, all large businesses will be supervised by a council representing the interests and safety of the populace.
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Langschwertische Neuekultur
While we do not desire to destroy the past and force everyone to forget it, the cultural values of both Longswordian griffon and pony, based greatly on conflict between these groups must be forgotten and something new and truly representing all Longswordians must take place.
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New Cultural Life
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Ideological Study Circles
While foreign ideologies are often a negative influence as many of them subvert the idea of national character, that doesn't mean their study should be forbidden. But we should always remind our citizens that while those ideas might sound good, national character should always be considered.
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New Cultural Life
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Establish The Schlosstreue
It seems that finally, the wounds are slowly healing. Many military and civilian figures are now ready to truly work and fight for the true ideal of Longsword. Hopefully, this means that someday we can be but the "Castle" party within a democratic and prosperous country and not a military regime.
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Balanced Personhood
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No Mercy
The weeks after the failure of our first republican attempt revealed an ugly truth as many movements and groups, thought as non-functional or gone, reappeared and began enacting their brutal ways again. We will not tolerate these totalitarian radicals any more. While it may be a hard, there is no other choice.
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Political Prison System
We are no savage beasts, we will not simply butcher those whose crimes are not so horrible. However they will have to repay for all the death and damage they caused. And they will, be it through property, or through labour.
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Crack Down On The Reformisten
Somehow, despite all that was done, the curse of Reformisten still persists within our state. Reduced to nothing more than roaming gangs of bandits, they terrorize isolated villages and settlements, believing they can still win. This will not be allowed or tolerated!
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 Bandenbekämpfung
Bandenbekämpfung
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Destroy Partisan Remnants
Most partisans surrendered and integrated back into society when they were defeated. Some refused, however, and continue to fight on, seeking nothing less than a totalitarian Longsword, bent to some sort absurd idea of vengeance or greatness. Such madness must be put down.
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Bandenbekämpfung
Bandenbekämpfung
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Burn The Forests
Both the reformisten and partisan remnants persist mostly in our great forests, battling each other across the wilderness while also seeking to seize leadership. As other methods failed, we are forced to use scorched earth tactics to burn out these diseases. Hopefully, we can restore the forests after.
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Bandenbekämpfung
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Secret Police
Their supporters are imprisoned and their forces are truly crushed, yet the radical ideologies seem to persist as whispers of totalitarian ideals spread through shady bars and hidden basements. It seems, that to truly root out these movements, we will sadly have to employ the same tactics they would.
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Novelisation Of The Constitution
One cannot dismiss the fears that either the civil war or radical activity will resume again in the future. This has forced us to amend the constitution in preparation, ensuring that in those cases there is always a strong leader and military ready to root them out.
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National Healing
Now, more than ever, we need unity and stability if we are to endure as a state.
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Rekonstruktion
The Longsword Civil War has left the land a smouldering mess - cities have been bombed, infrastructure has been ruined, and the economy left a shell of its former self. Only after a long period of reconstruction will our people once again be willing to take up arms against our enemies.
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Langschwertischer Industrierat
To ensure that our investment reaches the right claws, we need to cooperate with the wealthy and powerful. For that, we shall establish an Industrial Council which will coordinate the actions of the government and private business in the name of the common good.
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Langschwertischer Industrierat
To rebuild the Longswordian economy, we must create a circle of the most influential industrialists in Longsword to foster cooperation. Let us integrate the economy into the state for the benefit of all!
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Military-Industrial Complex
For future wars and conflicts, Longsword needs a dedicated state-owned military-industrial complex, where we may implement the newest innovation in military technology and production techniques in order to always maintain an edge over our opponents.
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Promote Cartelization of Industry
If two companies compete in the same field and both spend two million bits on marketing their product, that is four million bits which could have been spent on making products for society and yet were wasted. No more! We shall forcefully merge companies to make each sector of the economy controlled by one cartel of producers, and nobody else.
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Langschwertischer Industrierat
To rebuild the Longswordian economy, we must create a circle of the most influential industrialists in Longsword to foster cooperation. Let us integrate the economy into the state for the benefit of all!
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Kirchspiels Schulverwaltung
It does not matter if the middle classes of Swordsson and Zeltstadt are well-off and educated. Until the entire country learns how to read, we will always lag behind our neighbours. To amend that, we must implement a decentralized system of education and mandate the establishment of grammar schools for every 500 inhabitants.
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Relief for the Impoverished
The civil war left many destitute, homeless and on the verge of starvation. We cannot leave them behind - no matter what their race is, they are still Longswordian. To provide for every mouth, we need to establish travelling soup kitchens and construct cheap wooden housing in city outskirts for the homeless.
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National Infrastructure Commission
The civil war left many roads and rail lines unusable - and even if that were not the case, the infrastructure system in the country has become hopelessly outdated. Only Swordsson and its surroundings have anything resembling modern transport. With enough investment and effort, however, this can be amended.
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Ritterschafts Güterkommission
While few are aware of this, many knightly orders participate in economic activity to fund their armed forces - the Rosewood Order is no exception. The stoic knights use their castles for safekeeping and invest in local manufacturing sites - with their help, we can rejuvenate Longsword's economy.
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Urban Development
Swordsson and other cities are the key part of Longsword's economy, and to ensure that more hooves and claws are available to work in city industries, we must establish incentives for urban immigration and push more peasants to move to cities.
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Swordsson University
A modern nation needs a modern institute of higher learning, and Swordsson is the perfect place to put this university. Here, a new generation of griffons can study all the sciences of today and put their skills to use for a renewed, modern Longsword.
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The Longswordian Standard
As a small country, we cannot rely on mass production when competing against rivals in the world market - what we can do, however, is ensure that our production follows the highest possible standards and becomes exalted continent-wide for its quality.
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 The Longswordian Standard
Longsword is small and has little resources - therefore, our priority should be handicraft and high quality production to make up for this shortfall.
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Onwards to Hellquill
Our comrades to the north, the Hellquill knights, have too failed to renew their vows to the Empire, and now that we have chosen to take a pro-Imperial direction, it is time to see whether our comrades are willing to return as well. If not - they shall be brought to the fold by force.
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The following will bypass the focus:
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Integrate Hellquill
We need to abolish the military administration in Hellquill territories and fully integrate them into our administrative structure, and seek out friendly political forces in the country who can work with us.
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United Ost-Griffonia
The griffons of Hellquill and Longsword are different from their peers to the West. Here, raised in different conditions and aware of our natural role of defending Griffonkind from the ponies, as Ost-Griffonians were born and Ost-Griffonians we shall remain!
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 The Griffons of the East
One's purpose is realised in the sacrifice one provides for it. The knights of the Rosewood Order are fervently devoted towards their objective of defending the griffon homelands from the eastern pony hordes.
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Rebuild Hellquill
The lands of Hellquill suffered severely during the war, roads were bombed to smithereens and factories left barren. It is time to establish work projects to get them running again.
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Return to Griffonia
Now that we've restored the proper Longswordian nation, an envoy will be sent to Griffenheim to re-establish our relations with the Empire. They will be happy knowing they can sleep in peace, with the stalwart defenders of the eastern borders preventing any incursions.
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Die Langschwertische Landeswehr
The Longswordian State Army was established nor long after the formation of the Imperial March of Longsword, and served as the military arm of the Dusktalon dynasty. Though no longer tied by their vow to the dynasts, the Landeswehr is as loyal to their land as is always has been, and can serve as the backbone of a new military.
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Langschwertische Landeswehr
The Langschwertische Landeswehr was the civilian military of the County of Longsword, loyal to the House of Dusktalon and tasked to defend the eastern march from the Riverponies. Though the monarchy may be gone, the Landeswehr shall remain, forever defending Herzland from threats which may surface against it.
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Empower the Rosewood Order
The Order of the Rosewood Spear has existed since the seventh century and held lands in Longsword since the Crusades. Famous for their coldness and stoicism, Rosewood knights used to sow terror on the battlefield, and they still have the potential to do so.
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 The Rosewood Order
The Order of the Rosewood Spear, or the Rosewood Order, has existed for centuries, and these stoic griffons are true masters of the art of warfare. While they may not be numerous, one of them is worth ten conscripts, and so they should serve as the core of our army.
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Armeefliegerkommando
Ever since the invention of the airplane, modern warfare has taken place in the skies as well as on land. We must not allow ourselves to stay behind in aerial warfare and officially establish an office for the Longswordian airforce within our armed forces.
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Battlefield Support Doctrine
Because of our small size, we cannot field a large airforce - therefore, we should gear towards smaller, faster planes, tasked to support our troops on the ground and give them an advantage in battle.
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Build Anti-Air Fortresses
The battle in the skies must be supported from the ground as well. By constructing anti-air fortresses across the country, we will keep the skies clear and ensure that not a single bomber terrorizes the creatures below.
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Establish the Jägerstab
The Jägerstab will be a governmental task force aimed to increase fighter production, and given sufficient funding to establish aircraft construction sites across the country. Work-weeks will be extended and the Jägerstab given extraordinary powers over the employed labour - as long as they provide the planes we need.
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Update the Infantry Kit
During the Civil War, we were forced to rely on any equipment we could find in order to arm our reserves. This cannot stay and the infantry kit of every soldier needs to be checked to ensure that only reliable and modernized equipment falls to every claw.
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Auftragstaktik
Planning is indispensable, but plans are useless. We need to make our generals realize that what matters is not the precise detail and means how something is achieved, but rather the outcome of the operation. Our soldiers must receive specific tasks and learn to adapt to the local situation in order to accomplish them.
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Schwerpunkt Principle
In an enemy line, not all spots are equally important. First, we need to figure out the focal point in their defenses, then focus everything we have into it - even if risks are taken elsewhere, a local success at the focal point can be used to disorganize the enemy, and allow us to mop them up with ease.
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Langschwertische Landeswehr
The Langschwertische Landeswehr was the civilian military of the County of Longsword, loyal to the House of Dusktalon and tasked to defend the eastern march from the Riverponies. Though the monarchy may be gone, the Landeswehr shall remain, forever defending Herzland from threats which may surface against it.
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Unicorn Conscription
Griffon magic is limited, but Longswordian unicorns, like other members of their race, can use it far more effectively. We need to bolster the unicorn ranks in our forces and ensure that every unicorn capable of holding a rifle serves in our ranks at least for some time.
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Mandatory Healing Magic Training
Every unicorn has undergone training to heal troops in combat situations. It is not enough to completely restore them to fighting condition, but rather stabilise the wounds so that soldiers won't pass away waiting for a proper response.
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Standardize Artillery Pieces
A modern army requires sufficient fire support, and to ensure that our creeping barrages are at their highest possible effectiveness, we need to standardize our artillery pieces and implement mathematical calculation of shell trajectory.
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Tank Force Development
While Longsword is by no means large enough to field an impressive tank fleet, even a small brigade of armored units will greatly benefit us, whether it be in supporting the infantry advance or operating independently.
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Modern Supply Systems
Modern technology and mass armament do not matter if they are not provided with fuel, spare parts and ammunition to last in battle. For that, we should establish a modern system of motorized supply chains and a staff system for distributing resources to every unit.
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 Modern Supply System
It is a simple matter to find wars of the past that were lost due to insufficient supplies and organisation of transporting said supplies. Success hinges on our supply chain being prepared for the worst possibility.
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Knights of the 11th Century
An era of steel and stone seems poised to turn knighthood into a relic of history. However, this does not mean that we cannot salvage the Griffon Knight. Merged with modern technology, he can once again become a titan of the battlefield, a terror in the eyes of his enemies.
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48-Hour Mobilization
The knights of the Rosewood Order have always prided themselves in their ability to rapidly prepare for battle and rise up to defend their fief. With the application of modern technology, we can improve this feat even further. Forty-eight hours after war begins, our military should be ready for deployment.
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The Rosewood Order
The Order of the Rosewood Spear, or the Rosewood Order, has existed for centuries, and these stoic griffons are true masters of the art of warfare. While they may not be numerous, one of them is worth ten conscripts, and so they should serve as the core of our army.
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Form Civilian Auxiliaries
We should not hold the illusion that Rosewood Knights, no matter how well armed, can win battles alone - there simply aren't enough of them. Hence, we need to impose recruitment of civilian volunteers and form auxiliary units which will be able to complete tasks a knight has no business doing.
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Civilian Auxiliary Units
Civilian auxiliaries support the Knights in menial tasks which a Knight has no business or pride to be seen doing.
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Small Unit Tactics
While wars today have become ones of mass mobilization, our armored knights work far better in small formations, of a handful of griffs trained to infiltrate, strike, and move across the battlefield faster than a large mass of soldiers.
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Auxiliary Artillery Batteries
While there is no glory in a knight operating an artillery piece, it remains a staple of the modern battlefield, and so we should form auxilliary batteries of commoner volunteers to support the Rosewood Knights in battle.
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Mechanized Knight Chapters
When the communists of Stalliongrad built the first tank, they did so inspired by the tales of the knights. Now, the wheel of time turns and the knights reclaim this inspiration. Fighting alongside these machines, they can break through even the most formidable defenses.
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Großkaiser Grover II Research Institute
To ensure that our military remains modern in the following decades, we need to establish a central institute for learning, research and military development. And it can only bear the name of the greatest conqueror in Griffon history, we will not stoop any lower.
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The Imperial Exchange Program
Now that we have returned to the Imperial fold, we should establish permanent military cooperation with Herzland. If we work together, there will be no force on the globe able to stop the Empire's conquests.
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 Reichsarmee Frontier Military Exchange Program
Even in the 11th century, the Herzland maintains a sizeable force with many talented commanders. It would be ideal to learn from them, so that we may continue serving our duty.
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Joint Army Exercises
The Ost-Griffonian frontier and the Reichsarmee have not fought alongside one another for several decades, so to ensure that there are no issues regarding cooperation, we should organize joint army exercises between the two armies in Longswordian countryside.
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Frontier Fortification Program
To the east of us stand the lands of the Riverponies, who have been enemies of the Griffon species ever since the Crusades. When war between these two sides happens, we will be on the front lines - therefore, we should fortify in advance and be ready when this attack comes.
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Fortify the Frontier
Although static defences are rapidly becoming obsolete in the rapidly changing aspects of modern warfare, it is necessary to complement our meagre forces with such groundwork. It only needs a few modifications to withstand contemporary assaults.
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- 2.2.1