Firtree Villages

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Firtree Villages
Hidden in the Woods
Ideology	Irenic Theocracy
Leader	Iorweth the Spirit Speaker
Ruling party	The Sacred Order (59%)
Population	1,914,809
Ponypower	5,235
Race	Pony
Stability	43%
War support	40%
Factories	3 1 0 2
Capital	Bonedrift
Continent	Eastern Griffonia
Diplomacy	Guaranteed by the  River Republic
Demonym	Firtree
Tag	FIR
Color	#3E6158

The Firtree Villages are a collection of small autonomous villages that have come together to solve things a single village cannot. It is an isolated place and one of the great mysteries hidden within their deep forests. But change is brewing, the chief of the Coldmouth clan has died without an heir, leaving the politics of the villages in disarray, but even more dangerous the spirits that lie in the forests seem to be restless, ready to make the world remember they still live.

Lore

In the year 1007 ALB, the world still knows close to nothing about the Firtree Villages. Bandits hardly bother raiding them, diplomats look over them on their maps, with no industry or technology to speak of the Firtrees are possibly isolated even more so than even their fellow hill ponies. But the people of Firtree prefer it this way. For now, they are content to live their lives separate from the world, and especially away from magic. But the world seems to be getting closer, as the Chief of the Coldmouth clan dies without an official heir people begin to point out his exiled daughter who was sent away for practicing forbidden magic but many also point to the Grand Elder Iorweth who already leads them spiritually, why not also temporally? But as all of this occurs the shamans begin to have visions, visions of the return of the forest spirits. But all of them know, if Firtrees is to survive things are going to have to change. 

Starting Situation

Give us an overview of the things you need to consider starting out - what are the good and bad things, what directions could you take, etc.

Military

The Firtree Villages start with 2 infantry divisions armed with Medieval Weapons and each containing 6 battalions.

Threats and Opportunities

Threats

The Firtree Villages is surrounded by mostly weak and unindustrialized nations, such as  Farbrook and  Watertowns. To it's south lies  Diamond Mountain, which is allied with the entirety of the River Federation, and  Ordensstaat Hellquill, which often becomes a Griffon supremacist government that may prove problematic to ponies.

If Farbrook goes Supremacist or Communist, they will always attack the Firtrees. However, this will often happen later in the game, usually after 1010, and them going non-harmonist is highly unlikely.

Opportunities

If the Firtrees expand into the surrounding area, they will find many weak nations with outdated technology. If Farbrook forms the Hillpony League, which they do as Harmonist, Firtrees will be able to kill two birds with one stone.

A Firtrees player, once they have dealt with the surrounding pony nations, might expand south into Hellquill or west into the  Sunstriker Clan. This is best done as the Supremacists, as they can get war goals on Watertowns, Farbrook, and the Sunstriker Clan, though any ideology that can justify is good for expansion.

Gameplay Mechanics

Army Loyalty and Influence

The army has influence and loyalty. These can be affected by decisions, focuses from the army tree, and events concerning the protests against modernisation. Loyalty will affect political power gain while influence affects army experience and command power gain, and recruitable population factor. Also both high and low influence and loyalty have associated events, some good, and some bad. Most of these events have a MTTH of around 6 months.

High army influence events

• If war support is under 80%. Army is seen as glorious. Gain +5% war support.
• If ponypower is under 75000. More recruits to the army. Choice between +5000 ponypower or +50 PP.
• Army gets lazy. Spend -30 PP or suffer minor army penalties for 200 days.

Low Army influence events .

• Unemployed stallions. Gain +30 or spend -30 and gain +30 command power.
• Soldiers retire. Lose -3000 ponypower.
• Officers retire. Lose -20 army experience and command power.

High army loyalty events

• Army informs on political opponents. Gain +30 PP
• If stability is under 70%. People feel safe. Gain +5% stability

Low army loyalty events.

• If stability is over 25%. People don't feel safe. Lose -5% stability.
• Army leaks secrets. Lose -25 PP.

Beware if the army has low loyalty and overwhelming then you will not be able to do the focuses in the army tree and the military will eventually attempt a coup.

National Focus

Firtree Focus Tree

Firtree politics center around the ban on magic within Firtrees society with the slim exception of the seers who commune with the spirits. Years ago the perspective heir of Firtrees Shinespark was exiled for practicing highly dangerous and illegal magic, and there are rumors she will return. When she does there will be significant conflict over whether she should assume leadership of the Firtrees or not. If the debate gets to heated a civil war can break out for Shinespark's leadership or not. Then the focus splits into whether or not Firtrees will remain isolated or if they will open themselves up to the world.

If Iorweth remains in power he can either open up the villages, either signing treaties with or warring against their two hill pony neighbors; with the treaties granting steel from Farbrook and a national spirit granting stability and monthly population for Watertowns. Or he had turn inward into the spirit woods to decide Firtree's future. This will lead to a communion with spirits at which time Iorweth will either become the Avatar of the 4 elements and unlock a tree related to this, or the great spirit of the forest will take control of Iorweth and lead the nation himself.

If Shinespark gains power she will either turn to raiding and dirty warfare to gain enough slaves and test subjects for her work in her "outward" branch, or she will turn to her own homeland to support her experiments, and possibly even reach out to some old friends for help...

The non-political national focuses of Firtree follow the same general theme as those of their neighbor Farbrook.

Economic policy is dependent on whether or not the player has accepted Shinespark's ideas on industry as it is the only way to go with rapid industrialization. The player can choose between industrializing rapidly ending with an Outdated industrial Sector or stick with traditions ending you with a pre-industrial society. Rapid industrialization is better in every way except for the fact you rapidly loose stability and it can cause a revolt if you do not manage your stability well.

The army policy of Firtrees is decided by whether or not you adopted Shinespark's military ideas, if you do you can go with the Standing army branch. The army tree has a few focuses that affect army loyalty and influence, and some research bonuses. However the main purpose is to fix Firtree's tribal army of with there are 2 paths to do so. The final bonuses from the national spirit affected are shown below. Reforming the tribal militia grants moderate bonuses specially on core territory while a standing army allows for an extremely capable fighting force albeit with less manpower and significantly more time to train.

Reform the Tribal Militia	Create A Standing Army For Firtrees
Division Recovery Rate:+10% Mobilization Speed:+25% Division Speed:+25% Division Attack on core territory:+12.5% Division Defense on core territory:+12.5% Recruitable Population Factor:+15% Training Time:-5% Infantry Equipment Reliability:+5%	Division Recovery Rate:+10.0% Mobilization Speed:+25% Division Attack:+10% Division Defense:+10% Division Organization:+10% Army Organization Regain:+5% Max Planning:+20% Planning Speed:+20% Recruitable Population Factor:-15% Training Time:+20% Infantry Equipment Reliability:+5%

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Medieval Melee Weapons	None	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	None

Politics

National Spirits

Suppression of Magic

• Daily Supremacy Support: -0.02
• Magical Weapons Research Time: +25%

The villages of Firtrees highly value their traditions, and one of their most important ones is the restriction of magic usage to everypony outside of the Sacred Order. Few ponies dare to openly question the usefulness of such a policy in these modern times, but most are content that the arcane dangers are kept hidden and out of sight.

Golden-Horn Disruption

• Stability: -25.0%
• Daily Political Power Cost: +0.10

The secret society known as the "Golden-Horns" have been engaging in thefts and other civil disturbances in recent months, disturbing our peaceful society. From our investigations, it seems that they may be working for the exiled mage, Shinespark! This is worrying, but so far it hasn't devolved into anything extreme.

Tribal Army

• Recruitable Population Factor: -10%
• Division Recovery Rate: -20.0%
• Training Time: -25.00%
• Planning Speed: -25.0%
• Infantry Equipment:
  • Reliability: -10%
  • Production Cost: +10.00%

The idea of a professional, standing army is a foreign concept to the Hillponies. Those who wish to fight simply join roving warbands with whatever weaponry they can scrounge up, and these often act independently in spite of our leaders' desires. Although we can quickly deploy large numbers of ponies when it is required, their training and skill leaves much to be desired.

Yet, it would be unwise to reform this outdated system too hastily, lest we suffer an armed revolt from the various warrior chieftains, who value their social position over anything else.

Moderate Army Influence

The Army has a modest amount of influence in the country. Recruitment numbers are healthy, and the soldier's profession is regarded as necessary, if a little distasteful.

Moderate Army Loyalty

The Army has a modest amount of influence in the country. Recruitment numbers are healthy, and the soldier's profession is regarded as necessary, if a little distasteful.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Iorweth the Spirit Speaker See alternate portraits: Avatar		Irenic Theocracy Harmony The Sacred Order	None	None
The Keepers		Agrarian Socialism Communism The Sacred Order	None	None
Shinespark		Tyrannical Magocracy Supremacy The Golden-Horns	None	None
Council of Chieftains		Tribal Chiefdom Non-Aligned The Tribes	None	None
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Avatar Iorweth		Harmonic Magocracy Harmony The Sacred Order	Avatar of the Spirits Division Recovery Rate: +10% Division Attack on core territory: +15% Division Defense on core territory: +15% AI Modifier: Join Ally Desire: −40 AI Modifier: Desire to be in or expand a faction: −60 AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +50% Stability: +10% War Support: +10%	None
Iorweth?		Agrarian Socialism Communism The Sacred Order	None	None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
The Sacred Order			Irenic Theocracy Harmony	Iorweth the Spirit Speaker	59%
The Sacred Order			Agrarian Socialism Communism	The Keepers	15%
The Golden-Horns			Tyrannical Magocracy Supremacy	Shinespark	17%
The Tribes			Tribal Chiefdom Non-Aligned	Council of Chieftains	9%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Saddlebag	Silent Workpony	None	Research Speed: +5% Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Gun Better	War Industrialist	None	Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Top Hat	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Gold Bridle	Smooth-Talking Charmer	None	Trade deal opinion factor: +10% Improve relations maintain cost: −50%	150
Brick House	Fortification Engineer	None	Land Fort construction speed: +20% Coastal Fort construction speed: +20% Anti Air construction speed: +20%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Firtree Tractor Co.	Mobile Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +18% Armor technology: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% Armored Car: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10%	150
Bonedrift Armor Co.	Medium Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Brightfoam Merchant Shipping Co.	Escort Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Screens: Sub detection: +10% Production Cost: +10% Max Speed: +10% Max Range: +30%	150
Kyzna Rymbal, Firtree Branch	Coastal Defense Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Capital Ships: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Armor: −20% Heavy Attack: −20% Screens: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Submarine: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Blue Wings Aeronautics	Light Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Thunderbolt Aircraft	Medium Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Buckanberg Boomsticks	Artillery Designer	None	Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150
Bitbridle Rifle Co, Firtree Branch	Infantry Equipment Designer	None	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Greyhooves Halftracks	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +15% Motorized Rocket Artillery Research Speed: +50%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Firtree Merchant Guilds	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Jezeragrad Electronics, Firtree Branch	Electronics Concern	None	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Crimson Hooves	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Wingfledge	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Starry Sky	Rocket Scientist	Has “Modern Society” active	Rocket Research Speed: +15%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Chief Lies-In-Wait	Army Defense (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Defense: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	100  20
Chief Quickstep	Army Maneuver (Expert)	None	Division Speed: +10% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20
Chief Earthworks	Entrenchment (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Entrenchment speed: +16%	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Foamsurf	Decisive Battle (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Capital Ship Attack: +10% Capital Ship Armor: +10% Screen Attack: +10% Screen Defense: +10%	100  20
Silver Tooth	Submarines (Genius)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Submarine Attack: +20% Submarine Defense: +15%	200  10

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Cloudstrafe	Ground Support (Genius)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.40 Air Superiority: +15%	200  10
Freewings	Air Reformer (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air Experience Gain: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Aviation: +10%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Chief Earthworks	Entrenchment (Expert)	None	Entrenchment speed: +16%	100  20
Wynne	Infantry (Expert)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	100  20
Battlehardy	Old Guard	None	Maximum Command Power Increase: +10	50
Aquaria Lance	Army Morale (Expert)	None	Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −6%	100  20

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Chief Iron Hooves	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Leader Experience Gain: −25% Max Entrenchment: +1 Harsh Leader Discipline is necessary to lead an army, but some leaders take it a bit too far. Division Recovery Rate: −10% Attack: +1	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Pony

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Glamroth Oakenhoof	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Leader Experience Gain: −25% Max Entrenchment: +1 Cautious Takes their time and plans carefully. Planning Speed: −20% Chance to get wounded in combat: −50%	None	Level 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 3 Planning: 3 Logistics: 3	Pony
General Heortweth The Brave	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Leader Experience Gain: −25% Max Entrenchment: +1 Infantry Officer Trained as an infantry officer. Infantry Leader experience factor: +100% War Hero Hailed as a hero from their actions in war. Promotion Cost: −50% Army reassignment duration: +50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 4 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Pony

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Firtree Villages
	Firtree Magocracy

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Disarmed Nation Recruitable Population: 1.00%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Poor Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30 Research Speed: -80.00%	Agrarian Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -50.00% Monthly Population: -25.0% Construction Speed: -50.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -20.00% Research Speed: -50.00% Factory Output: -50.00% Dockyard Output: -50.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -50.00%	Mass Illiteracy Construction Speed: -20.00% Research Speed: -60.00%
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Pony Race Uses Pony Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
1	0	2 (-1)	0	0

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

Resources

Oil	Aluminum	Rubber	Tungsten	Steel	Chromium	Crystal
0	7 (-4)	0	10 (-5)	7 (-4)	5 (-3)	0

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