Sunstriker Clan

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Sunstriker Clan
The Bandit Kingdom
Ideology	Kleptocracy
Leader	Eriviar Sunstriker
Ruling party	Sunstriker Loyalists (70%)
Population	1,020,622
Ponypower	19,940
Race	Griffon
Stability	0%
War support	45%
Factories	3 1 0 2
Capital	Brantbeak
Continent	Northern Griffonia
Diplomacy	Member of the Reichspakt Nominal Vassal of  Griffonian Empire
Demonym	Sunstriker
Tag	MNC
Color	#586373

Eriviar and his Sunstriker bandits have ruled the Whitetail Mountains for years, becoming rich off raiding and pillaging their Pony and Griffon neighbors. Having become such an issue, the Emperor was forced to deal with them personally. The Emperor and Eriviar struck a pact; the bandits would receive weapons and funding from the Emperor in exchange for swearing fealty to the Empire and keeping the Republicans and Ponies busy. However, many political dissidents and opponents have used this opportunity to move into Whitetail. A clash between these forces might be unavoidable.

Lore

A Raiding way of Life

While the collapse of the Griffin Empire in 978 was a disaster for many griffons, in the ensuing chaos some found opportunities to prosper. For the griffons in the Whitetail Mountains raiding had been a way of life for centuries, even at the Empire's peak. When the Griffonian Empire collapsed the lack of social order allowed the griffons of Whitetail Mountains to escalate their raids.

The largest of these bandit groups and the one that had the most authority over the Whitetail Mountains was the Sunstriker Clan, named after their infamous leader Eriviar Sunstriker.

The Emperor Intervenes

The bandits raids became so serious to the Empire that the Emperor, Grover V personally had to find a solution to the bandit raids. However, due to the chaos engulfing the Empire, Grover V was unable to marshal troops to deal with the bandits, forcing him to make a deal - as long as Grover V was alive the bandits would stop raiding the Empire in exchange for their support in weapons and funding. Eriviar for his part accepted the deal as he was starting to face political opposition at home. With the Empire's support Eriviar was able to drive the Republicans led by Runa Teafeather into the Griffonian Republic and the Communists under Guntbert Greyfeather into hiding.

The End of a Deal?

While raiding has made the griffons of Whitetail Mountains quite wealthy it has caused a number of issues.

The excessive banditry has made foreigners and even its own people nervous about being in the Whitetail Mountains. As a result, skilled professionals such as scientists, engineers and artificers have emigrated to its much safer neighbours.

As a collection of bandit clans, it lacks the bureaucracy, law and administrative powers of a nation. Revenue from raiding is not as fair, consistent or sustainable as tax collection. If the griffons of Whitetail Mountains ever want to be more then just bandits then they must build themselves into a modern proper state.

Eriviar has ruled the Whitetail Mountains without opposition for years. However, when the life of Grover V ends so does the deal the bandits made with the Empire.

With imperial support gone it would be a great opportunity for Eriviar's many political opponents to once again challenge his rule...

National Focus

Sunstriker Focus Tree

The Sunstriker Clan focus tree is locked until a few days after Grover V dies.

Army Reforms - gives typical military bonuses including good doctrinal and special forces research. The player can select Superior Firepower or Grand Battle Plan, with a bonus +10% attack for SF and +10% defense for GBP.

Construct the Brantbeak Airport - gives standard air bonuses, notably the Aerial Raiders Focus which increases ace generation 10%, air experience +0.05 daily and air superiority attack +5%.

Industrial Buildup - gives typical industrial bonuses and is needed to reform to Substantial, then Developed, Science base. Notable bonus is the Extensive Mining Operations national spirit which gives Resource Gain Efficiency +10% and Production Efficiency Cap +5%. Expand the Whitetail Crystal Mines unearths farther crystal resources useful for magical infantry in crystal starved Griffonia. Dig For Gold gives The Whitetail Gold Mines national spirit which initially only decreases consumer goods by 2%, however a set of decisions to expand the mine will unlock. A fully expanded whitetail gold mines will decrease consumer goods factories by 10%.

Political Tree

With the death of Grover V and the lost of imperial support political dissidents are taking the opportunity to challenge the rule of Eriviar. The Republicans under Runa Teafeather have returned from the Griffonia Republic and the Communists under Guntbert Greyfeather have come out of hiding. The winner of the power struggle will determine the political path. The political tree initially has 3 different paths. All political paths will, give a research slot, fix the economy, give a national spirit that gives bonus to recruitable population and various military stats. 

Eriviar is overthrown

If Eriviar is overthrown then the Banditry Based Economy national spirit is replaced by Shattered Economy and only the political focus can be done until the economy is back on track

In the Harmonic path Runa and the republicans succeeds in overthrowing Eriviar Sunstriker. After dealing with the remaining bandits and communist they will focus on rebuilding the country into the Whitetail Republic. The focus The-Pan-Griffonian Referendum gives a event where the country can either be annexed into the Griffonian Republic (will end the game) or remain a independent republic. Notable bonus is the Brantbeak Constitution national spirit which increases stability by 5% and political power gain by 10%.

In the Communist path Greyfeather and the Communists succeed in overthrowing Eriviar Sunstriker. After dealing with the remaining bandits and republicans they will focus on rebuilding the country into the Whitetail Socialist Republic. Notable bonus from this path is the Ministry of Public Safety national spirit which will increase stability, decryption, and encryption by 5%

Eriviar stays in power

However if Eriviar stays in power then he will initially cut down on the banditry. The Journey of the Centre of the Mind focus will start a event chain where Eriviar will fall into a coma. During the coma Eriviar will receive a vision of Maar asking Eriviar to serve him. Whether Eriviar chooses to serve or reject Maar will determine the next political path.

In the Supremacy path Eriviar chooses to serve Maar and comes out of the coma a changed griffon. He will focus on creating a Kingdom that will serve Maar. Notable is the addition of a total of 6 free units each with 10 battalions of griffon knights and a recon company. 3 units of these units each are given from completing the Maar's Chosen and The Father's Favored Son focus respectively. Also notable is the focus Maar's Favor will unlock the Raise the Dead decision which is extremely helpful due to Sunstriker Clan's low pony power. At a cost of 75PP and 9999 state population it gives 20,000 ponypower.

In the Non-Aligned path Eriviar rejects Maar and comes out of the coma as a more rational griffon. He will work on building the country into a proper Kingdom with a judicial system. Notable is this path gives the most factories at at 3 military and 4 civilians factories.

The focuses at the end of each political path Proclaim the Whitetail Republic, Proclaim the Kingdom of Whitetail, Proclaim the Whitetail Socialist Republic will change the name of the country to the name in the focus, give 150 PP, and give claims on Windford, Lost Gates, and Elf Lake.

All political paths have a shared branch at the bottom. This path allows the newly proclaimed country to wage border conflicts for Windford, Lost Gates, and Elf Lake. Further focuses allow these states to be developed and cored.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Musket Mountain Infantry I Recon Company I Pre-Industrial Artillery	None	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	We Can Fly?!

Politics

National Spirits

Sunstriker Bandits

• Stability: -30.0%
• Daily Political Power Gain: -0.20
• War Support: +15.0%
• Recruitable Population: 3.0%
• Division Attack: +10.0%

Named after their infamous leader Eriviar Sunstriker, the Sunstriker Bandits have terrorized the Ponies of the North for years and while they are good at looting and burning down townships, they're hardly suited for any job that involves using more than two brain cells.

Banditry Based Economy

• Stability: -20.0%
• Production Efficiency Cap: -20.0%
• Production Efficiency Growth: -20.0%
• Factory Output: -20.0%

Most of our actual economy is based around raiding our neighbors to the north, and while this does tend to create a surplus of goods, it also means that we have practically no industrial sector to speak of.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Eriviar Sunstriker		Kleptocracy Supremacy Sunstriker Loyalists	Deranged Daily Political Power Gain: −0.15 Division Attack: +5% Planning Speed: −10% AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +50%	None
		Despotism Non-Aligned Mountain Clans
Runa Teafeather		Harmonic Socialism Harmony SDBPSocial-Democratic Brantbeak Party	None	None
Guntbert Greyfeather		Equestrian Socialism Communism BWPBrantbeak Workers' Party	None	None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Sunstriker Loyalists			Kleptocracy Supremacy	Eriviar Sunstriker	70%
SDBP Social-Democratic Brantbeak Party			Harmonic Socialism Harmony	Runa Teafeather	5%
BWP Brantbeak Workers' Party			Equestrian Socialism Communism	Guntbert Greyfeather	5%
Mountain Clans			Despotism Non-Aligned	Eriviar Sunstriker	20%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Eirik Syvertsen	Cult Leader	None	Political Power Gain: +10% Ideology drift defense: +10% Stability: +5%	150
Sigmund Deathfeather	Backroom Backstabber	None	Subversive activities cost: −25% Ideology drift defense: +25%	150
Linnea Starclaw	War Industrialist	None	Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Gudmund Shadowtalon	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Bertram Thrane	Prince of Terror	None	Non-Core Ponypower: +2% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: −30% Damage to Garrisons: −25%	150
Ernst Duskfeather	Unhindered Scientist	None	Political Power Gain: −15% Research Speed: +5%	150
Albert Marshwing	Occultist	None	Daily Political Power Gain: −0.05 Research Speed: +2.5% Ideology drift defense: +5%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Can create an Intelligence Agency 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
Brantbeak Aircraft Factory	Light Aircraft Designer	Owns state Brantbeak (581) Has completed national focus “Construct the Brantbeak Airport”	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
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
Bandits Black Market	Infantry Equipment Designer	Current ruling party is Supremacist	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15% Infantry Equipment: Production Cost: −20%	100
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
Whitetail Gold Mines	Industrial Concern	Owns state Brantbeak (581) Has completed national focus “Dig For Gold”	Industrial Research Speed: +15% Resource Gain Efficiency: +10%	150
"Clear Skies" Radio	Electronics Concern	Owns state Brantbeak (581) Has completed national focus “Clear Skies Radio”	Electronics Research Speed: +15% Research Speed: +5%	100
Acres of Brantbeak	Agricultural Concern	Owns state Brantbeak (581)	Resources to Market: −5% Monthly Population: +10%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Julius Greyclaw	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Ulla Henningsen	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Arnstein Hellbreath	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Nikoline Ottosen	Army Defense (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division Defense: +5% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	50  30
Hilda Thuesen	Army Offense (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Attack: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +15%	100  20
Halvard Redfeather	Army Organization (Expert) Old Guard	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Organization: +8% Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Maximum Command Power Increase: +10	150  20
Joachim Stenberg	Army Morale (Genius)	None	Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −9% Army Experience Gain: +0.40	200  10

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Kirsten Baardson	Commerce Raiding (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15%	100  20
Nikolai Paulsrud	Fleet Logistics (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Naval max range factor: +10%	100  20

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Arnfinn Hellem	Air Superiority (Genius)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.40 Air superiority attack: +5% Air superiority defense: +5% Air superiority agility: +5%	200  10
Sigurd Ebontail	Ground Support (Specialist)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.20 Air Superiority: +5%	50  30
Emma Petalbreath	Night Operations (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Night Operations Penalty: −20%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Ragna 'Shalupon' Beamcrest	Artillery (Specialist)	None	Artillery Attack: +10% Artillery Defense: +5%	50  30
Esther Sundahl	Infantry (Specialist)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +5% Infantry Division Defense: +10%	50  30
Mikael Walberg	Army Logistics (Expert)	None	Division Attrition: −8%	100  20
Olav Goldcrest	Commando (Genius)	None	Special forces Attack: +15% Special Forces Cap: 10	200  10
Steffen Callesen	Army Regrouping (Expert)	None	Division Recovery Rate: +8%	100  20

Military Leaders

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Ingrich Schaw		None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon
General Hoodie		None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Griffon
General Ragna 'Shalupon' Beamcrest	Harsh Leader Discipline is necessary to lead an army, but some leaders take it a bit too far. Division Recovery Rate: −10% Attack: +1 Mountaineer An excellent climber and skilled at Mountain warfare. Mountain: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 1 Attack: 4 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Sunstriker Clan / Kingdom of Whitetail
	Brantbeak Federation / Whitetail Republic
	Brantbeak Socialist Republic / Whitetail Socialist Republic
	Punavuori  Viiradian puppet

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%	Criminal Economy Daily Political Power Gain: -0.20 Consumer Goods Factories: 20.0% Stability: -20.00% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +20.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: -20.00% Factory Output: +20.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: +20.00% Military Factory construction speed: -20.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -20.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Poor Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30 Research Speed: -80.00%	Industrialising Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -20.00% Monthly Population: -10.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -20.00% Factory Output: -20.00% Dockyard Output: -20.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -25.00%	Modest Illiteracy Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -30.00%
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Griffon Uses Griffon 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	27 (-14)	0	8 (-4)	24 (-12)	10 (-5)	42 (-21)

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

Strategies and guides

Starting Situation

The Sunstriker Clan starts the game as a nominal vassal of the Griffonian Empire. They will become independent shortly after Grover V dies. They begin in an extremely difficult position with poor research ability, a crippling economic national spirit, and weak industry. Worse, their core population is only 970k and will struggle to get enough ponypower to face the might of the Griffonian Empire.

Sunstriker Clan starts with a small military of 23.50k deployed men in 4 divisions.

Fortunately, the country can play to its strengths - it's terrain is mountainous and defensible, whilst border conflicts (raids) allow it to easily gain stability, war support, and political power.

Sunstriker Clan's focus tree allows it to get cores on the nearby states of Windford, Lostgates, and Elf Lakes. However, time is of the essence and the Sunstriker Clan must balance the must balance conquering and conquering new land with industrial focuses to hold off the Griffonian Empire. With their low strength every little bonus from their focus tree counts.

Threats and Opportunities

 Griffonian Empire is the biggest threat to the Sunstriker Clans. Being in the north the Sunstriker Clans will be among the first group of countries the Griffonian Empire will target after annexing its vassals. Sunstriker Clan can mount a successful defense due to its mountainous terrain but due to its lack of pony power lacks the ability to advance into the Empire itself. They often have to rely one of the Griffonian Empire's major enemies such as Aquileia to defeat the Empire while they help by occupying some of the Empire's troops.

 Griffonian Republic is the Sunstriker Clan's neighbour to the west. Sunstriker Clan has the option to wage border wars for Windford and Lost Gates. However due to their strength it can be difficult to win the border war against them unless the player is sufficiently prepared. .

 Northern Tribes are located north of the Sunstriker Clan. Sunstriker Clan has the option to wage a border war for Elf Lake. If playing an expansionist Sunstriker Clan, then they are generally the first target for expansion.

 Dread League will typically defeat the Arcturian Order and get a border with the Sunstriker Clan. However as the AI Dread League will never take the Finis Omnium Vitarum focus they will not pose a threat to the Sunstriker Clan.

Raiding Mechanics

As experienced bandits, the Sunstriker Clan gets special decisions to launch raids on their neighbors. A raid must first be prepared by selecting a decision. The raid will take 30 days to prepare, after which the player has 30 days to start the raid or it will be cancelled.

The raid will take place in the form of a border war. In a border war, the frontage is 80 (subject to modifiers) and both sides can get up to 80 width of troops in combat by sending them to the frontier. The game selects the troops committed from nearby and chooses the commander for the conflict. The player can observe but not control or stop the border conflict once under way, although troops can be added if less than the full combat width was committed at the start of combat. If the relative strengths are very unequal, the conflict can end quickly, so it can be worthwhile to send 80 width of good troops to the border in conflict, fully prepared for combat.

It is recommended to raid Watertowns as they are the weakest neighbour. A good strategy is to activate force attack before entering the border conflict and use units with high soft attack (high artillery units) - the organization will not be a factor as they quickly rout the enemy under the influence of force attack.

Should the player be victorious in the border conflict, they will receive 2-6 loot, depending on the target's industrial amount. Loot can be used to gain stability and political power, extra ponypower, or build a single civilian or military factory.

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