The Synchronicity (sing-kruh-ni-suh-tee)
The Synchronicity is a bustling urban nation located in The Acapellago. It serves as a center for manufacturing, as well as banking and legal services for many of the other islands. Roughly diamond-shaped, the primary island Synchronicity I is divided into 16 precincts. The Synchronicity government has recently expanded to a second manufactured island known as Synchronicity II.
Structure
The Synchronicity functions under a representative democracy. The chief branches are the Mayor, the City Council, and the High Court.
The Mayor
The Mayor of the Synchronicity is elected by popular vote to run the administrative side of things for the island. Should the City Council find itself in an even deadlock, the Mayor casts the deciding vote. Since returning to this method of government, The Synchronicity has been fortuante to have good, honest candidates run for the position.
City Council
The City Council is made up of one elected representative from each of the 16 Precints.
The High Court
The High Court of the Synchronicity consists of a trio of judges appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by the City Council.
History
Before the rise of Sting, the Synchronicity was a bright example of a modern city. The city was a republic, ruled by the elected City Council and Mayor, and the city police was a force meant to protect the people. Trade was prosperous with the other islands. Things began to change when a police captain named Sting started to get involved in city politics.
Sting began working closely with several city council members to sway policy and the push the laws to grant more authority to the police, while also curbing the liberties of the common citizen. As the state became more authoritarian, the public began to grumble. A resistance began to form. The Resistance started peacefully, with formal complaints with the Mayor's office and the Council. Repeated formal complaints were consistently ignored for weeks, so the Resistance began staging protest rallies in the streets. Marches were held to City Hall, the Mayoral Mansion, and various precinct headquarters. The protests were met with increasing police violence. The more protests that were held, the more violent the police response became.
The Council was disbanded as the Mayor imposed marshal law to try and control the protests. However, both of these actions only made the protests worse. It became a vicious cycle of increasing violence between the protestors and the police. This eventually lead to all-out civil war on the island. The Resistance had some early victories, but the Police slowly began overtaking the Resistance in open conflict. His successes put Sting in line to depose the Mayor as the Police became more fanatical. Sting put the Resistance on its heels. He backed them into the proverbial corner, which set the stage for the biggest turning point in the civil war.
Word reached the Resistance that Sting was going to be out away from Police Headquarters, so they prepared a surgical strike. The goal was to take out Sting once and for all and return the Synchronicity to a democracy. Plans were made to sneak a time-released fireball spell and a satchel of gunpowder into the undercarriage of the police car transporting Sting. The operatives would use the sewers to plant it while the car was stopped at an intersection. Things seemed to be going well, until the Resistance learned too late that the Lady Roxanne, not Sting, was in the car.
It was too late. The timed spell couldn't be undone. The car exploded, taking out nearly half a precinct headquarters with it, as it was turning into the gated parking area. A greif-stricken Sting came unhinged. Police brutality soared to new heights in his quest to destroy those who killed his wife. Innocent civilians were beaten in the streets. Safe houses were raided almost nightly. The relentless onslaught left the Resistance leadership with one option. Messages went out to the cells to send a small representation to meet with Sergeant Reginald Pepper, who would take command of the entire Resistance. Leadership planned to turn themselves in and publicly surrender. Their executions were equally, if not more, public.
So, Sergeant Pepper was left with what some would call the dregs of the Resistance. Those who remained were a ragtag bunch. Poorly trained, untested, and a distinct lack of confidence pushed them underground for several years. It wasn't until the arrival of 5 strangers that their future would look bright. These five, somewhat peculiar, people came from somewhere Pepper had never heard of, but it was their daring escape from the Watchtower that caught his attention. Providence, it seemed, brought the strangers to Miss Gradenko's and Pepper ordered them taken.
After some brief interrogation, the strangers made a deal with Pepper. They would train his men and help with the revolution, if he would let them go. The strangers were as good as their word. With relative ease, they whipped the remaining Resistance fighters into a half-decent force. During training, the strangers realized that one of their number was missing - she had been captured by the Police. Taking a small detachment of the newly trained forces, the strangers went to rescue their compatriot. Their jailbreak was a success, and marked the first major victory for the Resistance in years. It was the morale boost they had so desparately needed.
Back at the Resistance base, a roudy celebration took place. Pepper, bolstered by the win and full of liquid courage, proposed an assault on the Watchtower.
Demography and Population
Total Population:
Population Breakdown:
- 70% Human
- 10% Half-Elf
- 5% Tiefling
- 15% Other
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Demonym
Synchronites
Government System
Democracy, Presidential
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
Standard copper, silver, gold, and platinum coins
Major Exports
- Finished Goods
- Banking & Financial Services
- Legal Services
Legislative Body
City Council
Judicial Body
The High Court
Executive Body
Mayor's Office
Location
Controlled Territories
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