Kingdom of Pingland

Kingdom of Pingland
The Frozen North
Ideology	Despotism
Leader	King Lolo
Ruling party	Isdynastin (50%)
Population	2,678,067
Ponypower	23,708
Race	Penguin
Stability	67%
War support	45%
Factories	6 1 2 3
Capital	Dachaigh
Continent	Northern Equus
Demonym	Penguin
Tag	PNG
Color	#A593FA

Featuring cold temperatures and mountainous terrain, the frozen wastes of northern Equus are one of the most uninhabitable regions in the world. Yet even here, civilization exists. One such civilization is the Kingdom of Pingland, a nation of Penguins that have adapted to the cold climate of the north and have stood there for centuries. Being small flightless birds and surrounded by much more intimidating races, the penguins of Pingland are seen as weak. Yet the penguins are fiercely independent and are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in and as a common penguin war cry goes, NOOT NOOT.

Lore

Little is known about the origins of the Kingdom of Pingland. However legend states that the penguins migrated from the South Pole centuries ago due to threat of the Dragons. Most of the penguins that arrived in Northern Equus settled in areas which would later be known as the Kingdom of Pingland, However a few settled in areas that would become part of  Nova Griffonia. Since then they have survived in the Frozen North for centuries as a stable monarchy, with them quickly adapting to the harsh climate, and them staying relatively unnoticed for a long while.

The Kingdom of Pingland is a monarchy led by a King and his council. The current king, King Lolo, has led Pingland for four years and has proved himself as an amazing and capable leader. However his time is nearly up and with no heirs, he and his council will have to decide on who will lead Pingland after his death.

The two most likely successors are Hindrik Aberg and Orvar Njordin

Hindrik Aberg is a young penguin from the province of Nithean. He studied in the Crystal Empire where he heard of the Equestrian ideas of peace and harmony. He is seen by many as naive and idealistic due to his belief in the Equestrian Ideals, but his supporters agree with his harmonist ideas for the future of Pingland.

Orvar Njordin is known as an excellent statesman as a result of his reforms, which brought prosperity to his home city of Dachaigh. However, he is seen as a radical choice by many in the council as he has been seen attending many supremacist group gatherings and made several racist remarks about polar bears and griffons. He has even been heard desiring to create an Arctic Empire and reclaiming land that was in his belief "stolen" by the polar bears and griffons.

There is also a small Communist party, called the Arktis Kommunistiske Parti (Arctic Communist Party). It's a small party led by Ragnel Dahlin, and while they aren't popular by any means, should the policies of the Kingdom become unpopular then they may be able to rise up.

Yet whoever takes power will need to keep an eye on their neighbors in the south. While the Penguins have been ignored for centuries, the world is changing and nefarious forces are gathering beyond their borders, Ones which may even look as far north as Pingland. The penguins are seen as weak by many, especially by the yaks and griffons, who think that Pingland can easily be toppled due to their poor industry and small military, Yet the penguins are fiercely independent and are willing to give their lives to defend their homeland.

Can the penguins survive the changing world? Or is their species ultimately doomed?

Starting Situation

The Kingdom of Pingland starts in a extremely poor position, with a serious lack of factories, barely any infrastructure, almost no resources and far stronger nations in the south that may potentially attack Pingland. However the industrial tree can allow Pingland to quickly build up and the cold weather and mountainous terrain of the north can be used to its advantage when fighting against more Powerful opponents.

The Kingdom of Pingland starts with 3 divisions totaling 16k penguinpower, and a small but relatively effective navy made up of 1 Battleship, 3 Scout Cruisers and 4 Destroyers.

Threats and Opportunities

•  Polar Bear Communities - The Polar Bear Communities are your western neighbours. They have an incredibly weak industry and army, and a quick military build-up can allow you to easily overwhelm them. They can join your faction in the harmony path, but in the Supremacy path you will gain a war goal against them.
•  Griffon Frontier - Should the Griffon Frontier survive its war against Nova Griffonia, they will be a good target for expansion. Beware they can launch bandits raids on you so it's a good idea to station at least 6 divisions against their border.
•  Nova Griffonia - Will usually be your biggest threat as they will go to war with Pingland in many of its political paths. A harmonic Nova Griffonia can invite Pingland to its faction but if Pingland is Supremacist or Communist then it will get a war goal instead. A Communist Nova Griffonia won't attack a Communist Pingland, but will still attack Pingland if it's Supremacist or Harmonist. Only a Goldfeather led Nova Griffonia is certain to leave Pingland alone. Fighting Nova Griffonia will prove to be a challenge due to their much stronger industry and population, so you will have to prepare heavily for a war with them. It's possible the  Kingdom of Yakyakistan will be dragged into the war which will greatly improve your chances of winning.
•  Kingdom of Yakyakistan - They can join your faction in the harmony path, however, a Supremacist Yakyakistan can eventually get a war goal on Pingland.
•  Stalliongrad - A Communist Pingland can get a guarantee from Stalliongrad, However, a Sinister led Stalliongrad can eventually get a war goal on Pingland if the country is Harmonist or Supremacist.
•  Changeling Lands - Has no direct interaction with Pingland before the Great war. However, a Harmonist Pingland that formed the Northern Pact will most likely get dragged into the Great War once the Changelings invade the  Polar Bear Communities. It's also possible for Pingland to strike the Changelings while they are busy with Equestria, if Pingland is supremacist or hasn't formed the Northern pact, providing an opportunity for expansion.

National Focus

Main article: Kingdom of Pingland national focus tree/scriptoutput

Kingdom of Pingland focus tree

With the King's time coming to an end the Summit at Dachaigh will decide on the King's successor, which will undoubtedly change the future of Pingland, for better or for worse.

The Ice Emperor

If Orvar Njordin is appointed as successor, he will begin centralizing his rule, securing the loyalty of the military and cracking down on political opposition. When that is finished he will go on to take back land he believes were "stolen" from the penguins, in order to form the Arctic Empire. This path will give war goals on  Polar Bear Communities and  Nova Griffonia.

The Frozen North's Revolution

King Njordin's radical laws will drive many penguins and griffons to the Communist side. Outlaw Communism will cause reports of a Communist revolt in Dachaigh. If these reports are ignored then the Communists can launch a coup in Dachaigh and overthrow King Njordin. Communist Pingland will have two options for their foreign policy, they can choose the Alliance with Stalliongrad focus, which will ask  Stalliongrad to guarantee Pingland, or they can choose the We Stand On Our Own Focus, which will let them stay neutral. Turning Communist will also remove any national spirits from the Supremacy path, so it's recommended to go straight to the Outlaw Communism focus if the player wishes to go Communist.

Northern Harmony

If Hindrik Aberg is appointed as successor then he will focus on reforming the nation into a more democratic one, more suited to the ideas of Harmony. Eventually he can either reform the nation into the Pinguin Republic or a constitutional monarchy. Depending on the paths taken Pingland can possibly receive a guarantee from  Equestria or create a faction with the  Polar Bear Communities and the  Kingdom of Yakyakistan, called the Northern Pact. It is also possible for Pingland to form an alliance with Nova Griffonia by choosing the Friendship with Griffonia Focus, if they are not Communist or Supremacist.

A comparision of the political paths is shown below

Tree Bonus	Supremacy	Communism	Harmony
Complete Time (d)	777	637 (going directly to Outlaw Communism)	420 to 560
Political
Stability	+5%	(+10% L)	+20% (+5% 1L) (+10% 1R) (+10% FWG)
Political Power (Flat)	+280	+240 (+100 L)	+200
Political Power (Daily)	+0.20	-0.05	(+0.10 1L) (+0.05 1R) (-0.05 FWG)
Military
War support	+10%	+10%	-20%
Recruitable Pop	+4%	+4%
Construction
Construction Speed		+10%
Resources
Steel	4
Other Notes / Bonuses
	-2% monthly population War goals on  Polar Bear Communities and  Nova Griffonia	Possible guarantee from  Stalliongrad	(+5% FWG) monthly population Possible guarantee from  Equestria Possible faction with the  Kingdom of Yakyakistan and  Polar Bear Communities Possible faction with  Nova Griffonia

Northern Industrial Might

Due to Pingland's low industrial capacity, the industrial tree is highly important for it to prosper. The tree grants several infrastructural improvements, factories, resources, improvements of societal development and 2 research slots.

The Frozen Military

The army, navy, and airforce trees are fairly standard, Providing the usual bonuses one would expect from these trees. Noticeably Arctic Warriors will provide -50% winter attrition, representing the penguins being used to cold environments.

Technology

The Kingdom of Pingland starts with 2 research slots available.

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Primitive Weapons Muzzle-loaders Breech-loaded Rifles Mountain Infantry I Support Equipment Recon Company I Civilian Train Pre-Industrial Artillery Artillery	Torpedo Boat Destroyer Basic Depth Chargers Scout and Armoured Cruisers Naval Gunnery Basic Torpedo Designated landing Barges	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	None

Politics

National Spirits

The Kingdom of Pingland starts with no national spirits

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
King Lolo		Despotism Non-Aligned Isdynastin	None	None
King Hindrik Aberg		Benevolent Absolutism Harmony VePVennskap Parti	None	None	Complete “Appoint Hindrek Aberg As Successor” focus.
Ragnel Dahlin		Equestrian Socialism Communism AKPArktis Kommunistiske Parti	None	None	Complete “Launch Coup in Dachaigh” focus.
King Orvar Njordin		Autocracy Supremacy The Frozen Throne	None	None	Complete “Appoint Orvar Njordin As A New Successor” focus.
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Theo Malmkvist		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony VePVennskap Parti	None	None	Complete “Remove the King's Power” focus.

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Isdynastin			Despotism Non-Aligned	King Lolo	50%
VeP Vennskap Parti			Benevolent Absolutism Harmony	King Hindrik Aberg	5%
AKP Arktis Kommunistiske Parti			Equestrian Socialism Communism	Ragnel Dahlin	15%
The Frozen Throne			Autocracy Supremacy	King Orvar Njordin	30%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Hannes Liljestrom	Silent Workbird	None	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Allan Bollander	Backroom Backstabber	None	Subversive activities cost: −25% Ideology drift defense: +25%	150
Strute Persson	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

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

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

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

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

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

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Spjalle Lindqvist	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Sverker Ekdal	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Karl Nordin	Army Maneuver (Expert)	None	Division Speed: +10% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Odert Bergstrom	Fleet Logistics (Genius)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Naval max range factor: +15%	200  10
Olov Hagg	Decisive Battle (Genius)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Capital Ship Attack: +15% Capital Ship Armor: +15% Screen Attack: +15% Screen Defense: +15%	200  10

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Ville Fredholm	Close Air Support (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Close air support attack: +3% Close air support defense: +3% Close air support agility: +3%	100  20
Viggo Ekbland	Airborne Assault (Specialist)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.20 Paradrop attack: +1% Paradrop defense: +3% Air superiority agility: +3%	50  30

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Liam Wallenberg	Artillery (Expert)	None	Artillery Attack: +15% Artillery Defense: +10%	100  20
Vilgot Auguston	Infantry (Specialist)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +5% Infantry Division Defense: +10%	50  30
Hampus Cederstorm	Army Regrouping (Genius)	None	Division Recovery Rate: +12%	200  10

Military Leaders

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

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Gudmund Hegstad	Winter Specialist Possesses an intuitive understanding of the difficulties of fighting in Cold conditions. Winter Attrition: −50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Penguin
General Birgette Birky	Winter Specialist Possesses an intuitive understanding of the difficulties of fighting in Cold conditions. Winter Attrition: −50%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 3 Logistics: 2	Penguin

Admirals
Admiral	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Admiral Skipper	Visitor from Another Dimension This creature has come from a different dimension, they have the ability to talk to the spirits, or read thoughts, or control someone's mind... Better not question it! Spotting Speed: +20% Ship Recovery Rate: −10% Positioning: +10% Cold Water Expert This officer has spent a lot of time in arctic waters and learned how to avoid most of the icebergs. Attrition: −8% Lone Wolf While organising a large fleet is a difficult task, so is using a small force to its maximum potential. Enemy fleet size penalty: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Penguin
Admiral Kowalski	Visitor from Another Dimension This creature has come from a different dimension, they have the ability to talk to the spirits, or read thoughts, or control someone's mind... Better not question it! Spotting Speed: +20% Ship Recovery Rate: −10% Positioning: +10% Superior Tactician A master of Fleet Positioning. Positioning: +25% Cold Water Expert This officer has spent a lot of time in arctic waters and learned how to avoid most of the icebergs. Attrition: −8%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Penguin
Admiral Rico	Cuts Corners What's the worst that could happen? Naval Damage: +20% Naval Defense: −10% Visitor from Another Dimension This creature has come from a different dimension, they have the ability to talk to the spirits, or read thoughts, or control someone's mind... Better not question it! Spotting Speed: +20% Ship Recovery Rate: −10% Positioning: +10% Ironside Determined to defend our home waters with the most powerful ships our navy can muster. Capital Ship Armor: +10% Cold Water Expert This officer has spent a lot of time in arctic waters and learned how to avoid most of the icebergs. Attrition: −8%	None	Level 2 Attack: 5 Defense: 2 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Penguin
Admiral Private	Visitor from Another Dimension This creature has come from a different dimension, they have the ability to talk to the spirits, or read thoughts, or control someone's mind... Better not question it! Spotting Speed: +20% Ship Recovery Rate: −10% Positioning: +10% Promising Leader This leader has proven to be a quick learner. Leader Experience Gain: +25% Cold Water Expert This officer has spent a lot of time in arctic waters and learned how to avoid most of the icebergs. Attrition: −8%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Penguin

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Kingdom of Pingland
	Kingdom of Pingland / Republic of Pingland
	Democratic Republic of Pingland
	Black and White Storm / Arctic Empire
	Boreal Protectorate  Changeling vassal

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Volunteer Only Recruitable Population: 1.50%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Developed Science Base No penalties	Industrialising Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -20.00% Monthly Population: -10.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -20.00% Factory Output: -20.00% Dockyard Output: -20.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -25.00%	Negligible Illiteracy No penalties
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Penguin Uses Generic Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
1	2	3 (-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
21 (-11)	0	0	0	11 (-6)	0	0

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