Republic of Asterion

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Republic of Asterion
The Free Minotaur Archipelago
Ideology	Harmonic Republicanism
Leader	Konstantine Opli
Ruling party	Enótita (54%)
Population	6,185,990
Ponypower	89,401
Race	Minotaur
Stability	38%
War support	65%
Factories	15
Capital	Aster's Landing
Continent	Southern Griffonia
Demonym	Asterionese
Tag	MIT
Color	#60C5FF

The minotaurs of Asterion have grown tired of serving under despots and tyrants and have broken their shackles.

Yet the Restoration War failed to claim the mainland, where hundreds of thousands of minotaurs still suffer.

Decades have passed since the war and some have turned to more radical ideas as an unusual coalition forms between Fascists and Communists, yet all minotaurs still agree on one thing: Death to monarchists!

Lore

The Republic of Asterion has been the home of the mighty Minotaurs for over 1,470 years. Asterion was founded by Aster, who led the minotaurs away from their oppressive pony monarch in their homeland of Knosos (present-day  Nimbusia) to the safety of the archipelago, establishing it's capital in Aster's Landing.

The minotaurs would go on to settle 21 colonies in both the mainland and the Asterion Archipelago, in time they would unite into a democratic confederation, however, a great crisis led to the centuries-old democracy being overthrown and replaced with a monarchy. Though this monarchy itself would last several centuries more, pro-democratic resistance never died out, and many minotaurs both home and abroad dreamt of restoring democracy.

Before the founding of the  Griffonian Empire, Asterion ruled the lands of present-day  County of Cyanolisia. However, in 747, the armies of Emperor Grover I invaded the Creeper Mountains in order to attack the eastern griffon principalities, the conflict would escalate and eventually he would conquer all of the mainland holdings. Having no naval capacity to invade the Asterion Archipelago, a peace was settled between the two groups.

This peace would only last some decades as, in 799, the armies of the  Griffonian Empire would once again come, this time led by the warmongering Grover II. Unlike his father, Grover II had a navy powerful enough to blockade the archipelago, Asterion had been too weakened by the previous war and as such, after the enemy landed on the main island of Kainourgio Spiti, it only took one major loss for the monarch to submit to the empire.

Once more the minotaurs found themselves under a foreign tyrant, and once more were they oppressed. Despite vastly outnumbering the griffons, the minotaurs were treated as second class citiziens, the  Griffonian Empire tried to supress their religion, their culture, their spirit. For nearly two centuries would this situation go on, the griffons never were able to fully hold down and remodel the minotaurs, their culture and religion preserved in hidden vaults, their desire for freedom represented in a never-ending guerrilla war.

In 978 the Empire would burn in the fires of revolution and one year later, the minotaurs of Asterion, with support of  Sicameon, would rebel. In what came to be known as the Restoration War, Asterionese rule was reestablished over the archipelago and a democratic government was formed, with a singular objective remaining in the public consciousness: Liberating those still oppressed by the griffons, the hundreds of thousands of minotaurs living in what is known as the  County of Cyanolisia, who too tried to rebel but were crushed, who to this day inhabit the countryside and make any griffon rule impossible.

But this was 28 years ago, and while the desire to reclaim the mainland still burns, and the military build up has been sufficient that war may soon be declared, Asterion finds itself in a political deadlock. Its current leader is President Konstantine Oplí, a veteran of the Restoration War and head of the Unity Party, and his main rival is a coalition between fascist and communist which has greatly grown in influence in recent years.

National Focus

The full Asterion Focus Tree

The Asterionese focus tree can be roughly divided in three sections, the political tree which will guide the politics and expansion of your nation, the industrial and military tree, and the reintegration tree, which will deal with the reintegration of Asterion's mainland holdings.

Asterion Military and Industry Tree

Military and Industry Tree

Industrial Tree

The Asterionese Industrial tree helps you to build up the Asterion Archipelago with infrastructure, factories and resources while also giving various buffs for your nation.

Right from the start you can improve your Literacy Level and obtain 2 one-off research bonuses for industry. Following the leftmost branch, upon completing the initial focuses as well as "Update the Army Doctrine" in the army tree, you will have the choice to either lessen the maluses of the Military-Industrial complex or to receive a series of decisions to expand it. Afterwards you will receive a research slot and improve your Science Base, finishing with 2 one-off research bonuses for Eletronics.

In the middle branch, you will improve your Poverty Level and have the choice to gain 6 building slots in either the main island or across the archipelago. Further focuses will give you several factories, naval bases and infrastructure. You will also receive a research slot and improve your Science Base, as well as improve your Industrial Society Level twice.

In the rightmost branch you can obtain 34 rubber, Resource Gain Efficiency +10% and 2 one-off research bonuses for Synthetic Resources. You will also receive a Synthetic Refinery and modify them so that they also produce +1 Crystal.

Military Tree

Asterion has a short army branch in which they can receive 25 Army Experience, lower production cost for infantry equipment and gain +10% Planning Speed as well as a few bonuses related to Command Power. The tree will also give one-off research bonuses for armor, support artillery, motorized and land doctrine.

In the naval branch you will receive 50 Navy Experience, 2 naval dockyards and lower the production cost for various ship types. You will also gain one-off research bonuses for marines, transport ships, destroyers and naval doctrine; also the choice between cruisers or submarines and between battleships or destroyers.

In the aerial branch you will gain 25 Air Experience, 3 air bases and lower the production cost for several types of planes. You will receive one-off research bonuses for different plane types, with a small choice between Close Air Support or Strategic Bombers; there are also research bonuses for paratroopers, jet technologies and air doctrine.

Asterion Political Tree

Political Tree

Asterionese society finds itself divided between two parties in 1007, the harmonist Unity Party and the Fascio-Communist Coalition, and as such your first decision will be over who will lead the nation, regardless of the chosen path the National Spirit "Divided Society" will be substituted by a weakened malus called "Remaining Divisions".

End of the Restoration War

Some focuses are shared between both paths. All minotaurs wish to reclaim their mainland holdings and as such, once you have an army 100k ponypower strong, you will be able to start Operation Odysseus, which will give you an Annex War Goal against the  County of Cyanolisia and +25% War Support and Stability for one year.

Once you have either annexed Thymíaushafen or puppeted the  County of Cyanolisia, you will be abe to get rid of "Remaining Divisions" and receive 150 political power and +15% Stability. You need to directly own Cannabia, from there you'll get the option to either atempt to negotiate for Salmarkt and the Creeper Mountains (at the cost of 10% Consumer Goods Factories for one year), or launch border wars for the states, failed negotiations will still allow you to launch border wars.

Further focuses will change your Economy Law to War Economy and spawn 3 Minotaurian Foreign Legions, 20-width divisions with 7 infantry and 2 artillery but no support companies. The final branch will give you claims on several coastal states that belong to the  Free Towns of Gryphus, will allow you to guarantee the Kasá Free State and will give you Puppet War Goals on  Blackrock Bandits and  Barrad Magocracy .

Harmony Prevails

Harmonist victory in the election will allow you to quickly better the Poverty Level of your nation and will allow you to obtain the National Spirit Citizen Soldiers, which provides Division Training Time -10%, Recruitable Population Factor +15% and Max Entrenchment +0.5. Further focuses will grant you a number of factories and decisions to create factories in member of your faction, as well as unlocking a new decision should you choose to expand the military-industrial complex.

You will be able to found the faction "Concordat of Free Nations" together with  Sicameon, from there you can receive various planning bonuses as well as get +25% Monthly Population Growth and -2.5% Consumer Goods Factories, and finally, found the Southern Technological Group. Should  Sicameon also pursue harmonist politics, you may eventually be able to build a bridge between the two nations, granting you +5% Construction Speed, -5% Resources to Market, +10% Infrastructure Construction Speed as well as infrastructure in Ketta and two Research Bonuses for Construction Technology. You may also invite the  Free Towns of Gryphus to your faction and, should they go harmonist, pursue an alliance with the  Kingdom of Wingbardy.

A small branch of the tree will also grant you some espionage bonuses and make it easier for you to be able to send volunteers abroad.

Fascio-Communist Path

Should the coalition win, their alliance will quickly start to break apart, however they do share a small number of focuses.

You will be able to heavily fortify Asterion, building anti-air as well as land and coastal forts in all coastal provinces of your main island. You may also obtain a significant +10% Construction Speed as well as +5% Divison Defense on core territory, +15% Political Power Gain and some War Support and Stability once Thymíaushafen has been reclaimed and one of the parties has solidified a dominant position.

The Supremacists Ascend

Once you have declared a state of emergency the Fasistikí Paliá Frourá will become the ruling party, led by Andris Dóry.

You may choose to eiher Oppose Imperialism, which will lead you to the National Spirit Honorary Minotaurs, granting you Non-Core Ponypower +5% and -20% Damage to Garrisons. Or you may choose to Support the Megali Idea, which will allow you to justify wars quicker and receive a lessened stability impact during offensive wars, you will also obtain an Annex War Goal against  Sicameon as well as be able to core Midoria and Eritrocefalia. Should Megali Asterion be complete, your nation will be known as Megali Asterion.

The fascist path will also allow you to receive various bonuses such as: -10% Division Training Time, -10% Minimum Training Time,+ 2% Recruitable Population, +20% Mobilization Speed, +20% Political Power Gain. You will also receive some factories, stability, war support, two bonuses for radar research and be able to better your Poverty Level, as well as unlocking a new decision should you choose to expand the military-industrial complex. Finally, should the  Kingdom of Wingbardy go fascist, you main attempt to join their faction, the Karthinian Pact.

A Revolutionary Asterion

If a revolution happens in Asterion the ruling party will be the Kókkini Katharótita, led by Maximimn Kókkinos.

The communists will have a few choices to make. They may try to join the faction led by the  Kingdom of Wingbardy if they have gone communist; they may choose to go on alone, granting them -2.5% Consumer Goods Factories and +10% Stability. Finally they may choose to reach out to the international communist nations and either form the Concordat of Free Nations with a communist  Sicameon or join  Prywhen's faction, which will lead to a Puppet War Goal against a non-communist  Sicameon.

The communists will also better the Poverty Level, and receive a few bonuses: +10% Resource Gain Efficiency, +3.5% Recruitable Population as well a a good amount of stability, war support and political power. Finally, you will unlock a new decision should you choose to expand the military-industrial complex.

Asterion Reintegration Tree

Reintegration Tree

Once you have annexed the  County of Cyanolisia you can begin working on reintegrating your mainland possessions. This will include a decision on the fate of the nobility, which you may choose to execute, exile or pardon, leading into a short period of political instability.

You will be able to easily gain cores on Auropallieta, Cannabia and Salmarkt, however Thymíaushafen will present you with three choices: You can choose to accept the griffons as second-class citiziens, which means you do not get a core; You can expel the griffons, leading to the loss of 1 million population and coring of the state; Or you can choose to release the state as a puppet. The last choice will release Cyanolisia on Thymíaushafen and put them on their Freistaat Neu Thymíau focus tree; however, as long as they remain a puppet of Asterion, they will not be able to take their expansion focuses.

After dealing with the 4 states previously held by the  County of Cyanolisia as well as the Creeper Mountains, which you can obtain through negotiation or a border raid, you will be able to proclaim Asterion "Whole Again" which will grant you +10% Political Power Gain, Recruitable Population Factor, Stability, War Support and Ideology Drift Defense, further focuses will give you a total of 4 civilian and 4 military factories in your mainland holdings.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Muzzle-loaders (Muzzle-loading Guns) Marines I Mountain Infantry I Support Equipment Engineer Company I Recon Company I Artillery (Towed Artillery)	Early Destroyer Basic Depth Charges Early Cruiser Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery Casemate Second Battery Transport Ship Contact Mine	None	Fuel Storage
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	None

Politics

National Spirits

Military-Industrial Complex

• Consumer Goods Factories: 10.0%
• Construction Speed: -25.00%
• Factory Output: +10.00%
• Dockyard Output: +10.00%

The military of Asterion has allied itself with the defence industry, to ensure it remains well supplied for war. It is a mutually beneficial relationship where the army receives equipment and the companies receive payment in return. However, as a result military spending is high and the civilian sector is neglected.

Never Again!

• Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%
• Surrender Limit: +10.00%
• Division Defense on core territory: +10.0%
• Resistance Target in our states occupied by the enemy: +15%

After two centuries of Imperial oppression, the minotaurs of Asterion shattered their shackles in the Restoration War and regained their independence. Every citizen has vowed to never again allow their nation be subjugated by foreigners, no matter the cost. Eléftheron tó Éfpsychon!

Divided Society

• Daily Plotical Power cost: +0.80
• Stability: -10.0%

The parliament -- and indeed the entire society -- of Asterion is now divided between two rival factions, the harmonist Unity party and the pragmatic coalition of fascist Old Guard party and communist Red Purity party. Both sides have very different ideas on policies and foreign affairs and can only agree on two things: The mainland must be reclaimed and foreign imperialists must be kept at bay.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Konstantine Oplí		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony Enótita	Militant Harmonist Offensive War Penalty Stability Modifier: +10% Acceptance of Harmonist Diplomacy: +50	Konstantine Oplí was a lesser known officer in the Restoration War, but after victory was achieved he quickly worked his way up through the ranks and became a prodigy of Konstantinos Kondylis. Upon the former President's death, Oplí managed to secure his place as his master's successor and planned to continue many of his policies, however the prosperity and stability of the first few years of liberty were waning. The failure to liberate the mainland in the Restoration War and the Enótita's seeming lack of action against the griffon occupiers, along with its failure to deliver all promises made during the war has left to the party's popularity sliding. In an attempt to appease opposing factions, he allowed political exiles to return and has made promises of social reform. Never the less, he has vowed to continue the fight until all Southern Griffonia is free from tyranny.
Maximin Kókkinos		Equestrian Socialism Communism Kókkini Katharótita	Veteran Communist Factory Output: +5% Stability: +5%	Maximin was born in Cyanolisia in 973 to a family of serfs on a griffon-owned tobacco farm. In 982 his family fled to Asterion after the nation won its freedom in the Restoration War and lived there in poverty until Maximin accepted an offer to travel to Stalliongrad in 999, to study at the Steel Stallion International School of Communism. He returned to Asterion years later and was one of the founding members of the Kókkini Katharótita, quickly becoming its General Secretary.
Andris Dóry		Fascism Supremacy Fasistikí Paliá Frourá	Arkhigos Division Defense on core territory: +5% Daily Communism Support: −0.02 Daily Harmony Support: −0.02 Acceptance of Supremacist Diplomacy: +35	Born in Lóthar, Aetiea in 941, Andris joined the Asterionese Military Academy at an early age and joined the Imperial Army's auxiliary forces. During the collapse of the Empire he defected, returned to his homeland and became a leading general in the Restoration War, fighting bravely against the occupying forces. After the victory he became the Minister of Military Affairs. During the government of Konstantinos Kondylis, he was exiled to Wingbardy due to his Imperial connections. There he met with Beakolini and came to respect the griffon and his ideas of military governance. On his return to Asterion after Konstantinos Kondylis' death he founded the Fasístas Paliá Frourá, a party composed primarily of veterans of the Restoration War and nationalists.
Fascio-Communist Coalition Cabinet		Populism Non-Aligned Fascio-Communist Coalition	Unstable Coalition Political Power Gain: −10% Consumer Goods Factories: 5%	For years after the Restoration War, the liberal Enótita party dominated the political scene of Asterion, but now a new rival has entered the stage and taken their place in the spotlight. It is an unlikely and purely pragmatic coalition of the fascist Paliá Frourá and communist Kókkini Katharótita parties, for the leaders of the two, Andris Dóry and Maximin Kókkinos, knew they could only challenge the Enótita party by allying with each other. Now that they are in power however, many doubt the coalition will last long.

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Enótita Unity			Harmonic Republicanism Harmony	Konstantine Oplí	54%
Kókkini Katharótita Red Purity			Equestrian Socialism Communism	Maximin Kókkinos	0%
Fasistikí Paliá Frourá Old Guard			Fascism Supremacy	Andris Dóry	0%
Fascio-Communist Coalition			Populism Non-Aligned	Fascio-Communist Coalition Cabinet	46%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Iron Will	Inspirational Leader	None	Resource Gain Efficiency: +5% Factory Output: +5% Stability: +5% See description: After having a relatively successful career in Equestria as a motivational speaker and assertiveness trainer, Iron Will has decided to return to his homeland and seek employment there. Some say it is because of his poor reputation in the land of ponies.	150
Randy The Showgoat	Silent Workgoat	None	Political Power Gain: +15% See description: While working as a speaker and a trainer, Iron Will had a group of goat assistants, the most notable of which was Randy. He was responsible for most of the administrative work behind Iron Will's many shows and public appearances and is always glad to do paperwork (even though he often eats the paper).	150
Evgénios Ioánnou	Compassionate Grandee	None	Improve relations opinion: +15% AI Modifier: Focus on Peace: +5% Improve relations maintain cost: −50%	150
Basílios Zaharóx	War Industrialist	None	AI Modifier: Focus on War Production: +10% Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Sidirá Oplí	Armaments Organizer	None	AI Modifier: Focus on Military Equipment: +5% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: −20% Supply Hub construction speed: +10%	150
Stratigós Kératos	Quartermaster General	None	Air Base construction speed: +15% Naval base construction speed: +15% Rocket Site construction speed: +15% Radar Station construction speed: +15% Nuclear Reactor construction speed: +15%	150
Ioánna Bullpióti	Prince of Terror	None	Non-Core Ponypower: +2% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: −30% Damage to Garrisons: −25%	150
Ilías Tsirimoúkos	Socialist Novelist	The communists have secured the leadership of the coalition. (?) Current ruling party is not Supremacist Current ruling party is not Harmonic	War Support: +10% Daily Communism Support: +0.1	50
Stylianí Rálli	Corporatist Industrialist	The fascists have secured the leadership of the coalition. (?) Current ruling party is not Communist Current ruling party is not Harmonic	Consumer Goods Factories: −3% Daily Supremacy Support: +0.1	50
Amoulía Keramopoúlou	Social Reformer	Has completed national focus “Unity Party Victorious!” Current ruling party is Harmonic	Stability: +15% Daily Harmony Support: +0.1	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
Aspis	Mobile Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% Armored Car: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10%	150
Sirína Designers	None	None	Armor Research Speed: +15%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Republican Naval Shipyard	Coastal Defense Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +20% 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
Ōkeanós Shipworks	Escort Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +20% Screens: Sub detection: +10% Production Cost: +10% Max Speed: +10% Max Range: +30%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Íkaros	Light Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Gypaetós	CAS Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Close Air Support Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10% Carrier CAS Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10%	150
Rodopelekános	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
Astéria Company	None	None	Air Research Speed: +15%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Arma	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +20%	150
National Asterion Armory	Infantry Equipment Designer	None	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +20%	150
Hēphaistos Industries	Artillery Designer	None	Artillery Research Speed: +20%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
National Industrial	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Ilektriká Fóta	Electronics Concern	None	Electronics Research Speed: +20%	150
Minoas Industries	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Alíki Petrobéi	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Bartholomoús Galanós	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Íkaros Fterós	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Polémios Oplofóros	Army Offense (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Attack: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +15%	100  20
Strátos Aspídas	Army Defense (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Defense: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Skiódis Reýmas	Commerce Raiding (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15%	100  20
Moumoulína Laskaríou	Naval Maneuver (Expert)	None	Naval Speed: +10% Naval Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Kýros Minoás	Air Reformer (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air Experience Gain: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Aviation: +10%	100  20
Argos Statherós	Air Safety (Expert)	None	Air Accidents Chance: −10% Air Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
María Zafeíri	Artillery (Expert)	None	Artillery Attack: +15% Artillery Defense: +10%	100  20
Geórgios Sakoulótos	Infantry (Expert)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	100  20
Eiríni Kondýli	Naval Strike (Expert)	None	Naval Bombing: +3% Naval Targeting: +3% Naval Agility: +3%	100  20
Giánnis Taúros	Bomber Interception (Expert)	None	Interception attack: +3% Interception defense: +3% Interception agility: +3%	100  20

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Ioannis Mamouris	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Leader Experience Gain: −25% Max Entrenchment: +1 Brilliant Strategist A natural born strategist that is able to adapt to the dynamics of the battlefield. Attack: +1 Planning: +1 War Hero Hailed as a hero from their actions in war. Promotion Cost: −50% Army reassignment duration: +50%	None	Level 3 Attack: 5 Defense: 1 Planning: 5 Logistics: 1	Minotaur

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Athanasios Exadaktylos	War Hero Hailed as a hero from their actions in war. Promotion Cost: −50% Army reassignment duration: +50% Hill Fighter Excels at fighting in Hilly terrain. Hills: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Planning: 3 Logistics: 2	Minotaur
General Makis Rodides	None	None	Level 3 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Minotaur
General Asopus Justus	Politically Connected This leader has political connections which has smoothed the way for his career. Perhaps too quickly. Leader Experience Gain: −10% Promotion Cost: −50% Harsh Leader Discipline is necessary to lead an army, but some leaders take it a bit too far. Division Recovery Rate: −10% Attack: +1 Commando Skilled in Amphibious operations, Air Assaults, and Cold weather conditions - the Commando is a man of many talents. Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −25% Invader An expert in performing naval invasions. The perfect guy for preparing an invasion of a hostile beach and carrying it out. Amphibious Invasion Speed: +30% Invasion Preparation Time: −30%	None	Level 3 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Minotaur
General Konstantinos Charalambis	Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Minotaur
General Dimosthenis Dialetis	Infantry Officer Trained as an infantry officer. Infantry Leader experience factor: +100% Invader An expert in performing naval invasions. The perfect guy for preparing an invasion of a hostile beach and carrying it out. Amphibious Invasion Speed: +30% Invasion Preparation Time: −30%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Minotaur
General Magia Nicoloti	Inflexible Strategist Skilled but stubborn. A good enough plan can survive contact with the enemy. Defense: +1 Logistics: +1	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 5 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Minotaur
General Ioulitta Valliade	Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25%	None	Level 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Minotaur

Admiral
Admiral	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Admiral Georgios Tsolakoglou	Spotter The Spotter pays special attention to keeping an eye out for enemy fleets. Spotting Speed: +10% Inshore Fighter An expert in fighting close to shore, this officer understands how to hide behind islands and in fjords to rain destruction upon the enemy. Fjords and Archipelagos: Attack: +10% Movement: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Minotaur

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%	Partial Mobilization Consumer Goods Factories: 25.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: -10.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: -10.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -10.00% Military Factory construction speed: +10.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Small Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.20 Research Speed: -55.00%	Industrialising Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -20.00% Monthly Population: -10.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -20.00% Factory Output: -20.00% Dockyard Output: -20.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -25.00%	Limited Illiteracy Construction Speed: -5.00% Research Speed: -15.00%
Poverty	Race
Low Poverty Monthly Population: -7.0% Consumer Goods Factories: 7.0% Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -2.50%	Minotaur Uses Generic Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
3	3	9	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	42	64	17	27	0	0

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

Military

Asterion starts with a decent sized army of 12 divisions (including 4 12-width infantry divisions, 4 garrison divisions as well as 3 marines and 1 mountaineer) totaling 65k ponypower in the field. This comes along with a fairly weak navy of 1 Battleship, 12 Destroyers, 1 Heavy Cruiser and 3 Light Cruisers. This puts them ahead of their neighbours Gryphus and Cyanolisia (12 and 9 ships respectively) but behind Sicameon, Macawia and Wingbardy (42, 76 and 82 ships).

Strategies and guides

Starting Situation

Asterion is middle-sized country with a decent core population and a strong regional industry of 15 factories (9 civilian, 3 military and 3 dockyards) that is on par with  Sicameon. The country also counts with decent reserves of Aluminium and Rubber, as well as some Tungsten and Steel.

Asterion is typically undisturbed by its neighbours as they do not have war goals against them. If the  Falcorian Queendom goes Supremacy it will receive a war goal. If Asterion allies  Sicameon then they could end up at war with the  Kingdom of Wingbardy. Early game Asterion is characterised by its buildup to continue the Restoration War by annexing the  County of Cyanolisia.

Threats and Opportunities

At the start of the game, Asterion is protected by the seas surrounding it, but soon enough the  Kingdom of Wingbardy may come marching in. To prepare, Asterion should invade the  County of Cyanolisia as it can soon get an Annex War Goal and later on cores. They can also ally  Sicameon and the  Falcorian Queendom depending on which routes you and the other nations take. Depending on the situation further north, the  Griffonian Empire may come south around 1015-1017 but by then you should be more than ready to take them on.

Gameplay Mechanics

Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex

Expansion of the Military-Industrial Complex

Should you choose the focus to Expand the Military-Industrial Complex, you will unlock several new decisions with permanent and temporary effects.

• Mainland Expansion - Only available if you or a subject owns Thymíaushafen, for the cost of 75 political power you are able to lessen the maluses of the military-industrial complex by -5% Consumer Goods Factories and +10% Construction Speed.

• Pasipháe Programme - For 50 political power you will get -15% Fighter Production Cost, however, Close Air Support, Tactical, Strategic and Naval bombers will all get +15% Production Cost, also a +2% Consumer Good Factories modifier will be applied. These effects all last 90 days, and the decision may be retaken 90 days after the effects have expired.

• Xiphos Programme - For 50 political power you will get -10% Infantry Equipment Production Cost, however, Towed Artillery will gain +10% Production Cost, also a +2% Consumer Good Factories modifier will be applied. These effects all last 90 days, and the decision may be retaken 90 days after the effects have expired.

• Continued Urbanization - Costs 75 political power, a modifier of +5% Consumer Goods Factories will be applied for 70 days, after this period a military factory will be built in a random state. The decision may be retaken 140 days after the effects have expired.

• Island Development - For 50 political power you will get +20% Construction Speed, however, Factory and Dockyard Outputs will be diminished by 10%. These effects last 50 days, and the decision may be retaken 25 days after the effects have expired.

• Import Foreign Machinery - For 50 political power you will get -12% Consumer Goods Factories, however, Political Power Gain will be diminished by 50%. These effects last 50 days, and the decision may be retaken 25 days after the effects have expired.

Depending on the political path you choose, you will obtain a different decision, all of them cost 25 political power and will grant you +10% Production Efficiency Growth as well as +0.10 Daily Support of the relevant ideology, you will also get -10% Political Power Gain during the period of 50 days. The decision may be retaken 25 days after the effects have expired.

The harmony decision becomes available after finishing the focus The Arsenal of Democracy, the supremacy one after finishing Corporatist Economic Reforms and the communist one after finishing Bovine Work Councils.

Guides

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