New Shorian Empire
The New Shorian Empire (also often referred to as just the Shorian Empire) is the descendant of the old Shorian Empire. Under the rule of the Stalgard dynasty, currently headed by Queen Stalgard II, the Shorian Empire has been transformed into a militaristic dictatorship that seeks to regain the lost glory of the old Shorian Empire through the conquest of other nations.
The New Shorian Empire is gearing up for war, they are expanding their army ever more and more, they have thousands of massive guns pointed south to lay waste to the many fortresses of Golendrod, and their production of weapons, armour, and sped up to one of the most efficient industries in the world.
Culture
Under Stalgard leadership, the New Shorian Empire has been transformed into a highly militaristic society. Military service became mandatory for most adult men and most enthusiastically join anyway. This great push for a greater military society was started from King Stalgard I's grand goal of regaining the former glory of the old Shorian Empire through conquest.Architecture
The New shorian empire's architecture is similar to the old shorian architecture style, they make most of their buildings out of large stone blocks, their buildings are supported usually with triangular arches. Their more ornate buildings are covered in angular designs, and often with runes written on it.History
Before around the year 990, the remnants of the fallen Shorian Empire lived in a small kingdom, having abandoned all ambitions of ruling the world after the catastrophic collapse of their empire 110 years earlier. This all changed when King Stalgard I came into power in the year 990. King Stalgard was an ambitious man, he seeked to regain the glory of the old Shorian empire that had been lost decades ago, and he planned to achieve this goal through a renewed effort to regain the technological advantage that had made them so successful during the old shorian empire's original conquests. He also wanted to transform the entire Shorian kingdom into a militaristic state that would combine military strength with advanced technology in order to re-conquer the Shorian's lost lands.
King Stalgard I was a very charasmatic leader. He reminded his people that they once ruled the world, and he told them that it was their duty to reclaim it. Under his rule, technological progress resumed, and the Shorians came to exceed even the most advanced nations in the world at the time, such as the Merindian Empire or Regius. King stalgard developed new guns, built bigger and greater armies than had been seen in decades, he rallied his nation into a new age of progress, all in the goals of military domination. King Stalgard I wanted his nation to be ready for conquest, but he wanted his massive armies to have something new that could revolutionize warfare, and this would come in the year 1002 when the source of krallinite was discovered, and then it was discovered that when krallinite was mixed with steel it would create durnium, the strongest metal in the world.
The discovery of durnium was what King Stalgard I needed. It could provide his soldiers with unparraleled protection against bullets, and would prove a crucial factor in his coming victories. By 1003 the massive Shorian army was fully equipped with durnium armour, and after 3 more years of preparation, they marched off to war, to retake their lost lands and regain their lost glory.
Immediately the Shorian armies were massively successful. They quickly pushed deep into enemy territory, conquering many small states, and easily toppling the several larger kingdoms that had arisen in Borea during the dark age. After a long but glorious campaign, the Shorians had re-conquered all of Borea, and with that final victory, they declared themselves as the New Shorian Empire in the year 1020. The Shorians, emboldened by their victories in Borea, moved north and conquered the frozen wastes of Arctus. The Shorians had carved out an impressively large empire for themselves, but their progress was halted. The southern nation of Golendrod, which was and still is one of the strongest nations on Sundra, had discovered the secret to durnium and had raised large armies of durnium plated soldiers and built massive fortresses on their northern border to defend themselves against a potential Shorian invasion. King Stalgard I also died before he could conquer Golendrod, but his daughter, Queen Stalgard II has continued his legacy of military might and conquest, and is continuing his plans to conquer Golendrod.
Golendrod has avoided war with the Shorians until today, but it is clear that peace between the two empire cannot last forever. Queen Stalgard II is preparing to conquer Golendrod, and she plans to capture all of Tamal and Cocar next, and then maybe to even defeat the rest of the remaining nations of Sundra.
Territories
The Shorian Empire rules all of Arctus, Borea and north of Lenuria.
Military
The Shorian military strategy revolves around utilizing a combined arms assault which relies on heavily armoured soldiers and vehicles that outrun and encircle their enemies, destroying them with heavy guns while maintaining an unbroken supply chain. It is clear that the Shorian Empire is preparing for a war, their production of ships, airships, tank, and recruitment of soldiers has all been rapidly increasing, and their many immense artillery pieces are mostly aimed east in preparation to destroy the mighty mountain fortresses of Regius. These great expansion of the military and it's new doctrines were imposed by Queen Stalgard III, starting at around 871.
Due to their massive amounts of natural resources, the New Shorian Empire is able to construct huge masses of heavy tanks, ships, artillery, and airships.
Ground Forces
The New Shorian empire's army is extremely large and technologically advanced. The Shorian army's greatest strength is their armour and artillery. Shorian infantry is armoured with the strongest and most protective durnium plate suits of any military. The Shorians also posses the greatest force of tanks ever assembled, with 35,000 of the most advanced and powerful tanks the world has ever seen, and 50,000 other armoured vehicles. They also have around 5,500,000 heavily armoured infantry, and tens of thousands of massive artillery pieces.Navy
The Shorian empire has greatly expanded it's navy, currently they have around 11 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 55 cruisers, 119 destroyers, and 85 submarines. The airship fleet of the New Shorian Empire is somewhat large, they have 6 air battleships which are 1,000 feet (305 m) long and very heavily armoured, and can bombard targets from the air, destroy swarms of enemy planes, battle with other airships, and serve as superheavy bombers. The Shorian Empire also has 80 smaller scouting/strategic bombing airships that are able to fly for weeks on end, and 20 troop transport airships.Air force
The Shorian air force has roughly 2,300 fighter planes, as well as 1,600 bomber planes, many of which are very heavily armed and armoured.Technological Level
The New Shorian Empire has a higher technological level than any other nation in the known world. The old Shorian Empire's technology level was leagues ahead of any other nation in the world, but the New Shorian empire today has not been able to regain their former technological advantage, only being a bit ahead of their rivals in technology.
Foreign Relations
The Shorian Empire has formed an alliance with the Merindian Empire, Meru, and the Amalan Confederacy. This alliance is opposed by the alliance which is made up of Regius, the Shenrian Empire, and several other nations.
The Shorian Empire has become enemies with Regius and the Shenrian Empire, and with the formation of the Free Nations Alliance lead by Regius the Shorian Empire has been preparing for a war with Regius and ready to invade should war break out.
Agriculture & Industry
The New Shorian Empire is an extremely industrialized nation. They are able to produce goods at a higher rate than anyone in the world and this is made even faster because of their vast supply of steel and oil.
Founding Date
1020
Type
Geopolitical, Empire
Leader
Government System
Monarchy, Constitutional
Official State Religion
Parent Organization
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