Some interesting CIW Stats

[Kardas]

A lot of this was copied from my old map thread. Enjoy!



A Short History of the CIW (Pre-IN)
Since Medieval Times, the Confederacy of Independent Warlords was just a group of states, each ruled by a warlord. By the 1800’s, after centuries of peace and war, only 11 large states remained on the mainland, and peace prospered for a while. Around the early 1900, war erupted again, but this time, one of these states defeated the others and united the country. This nation was called the United Warlords, which lasted 56 years. During this time, Ehlek Isle was colonized, as there were no humans living on the island. However, after serious a disagreement, a large civil war, fought between the west and the east of the peninsula was fought. The country was renamed the Confederacy of Independant Warlords, and the government was a cruel dictatorship. After the dictator’s death, a revolution took place inside the government, and Count Sudooku became leader of the country. Although the government still wields considerable power, its benevolent nature allowed peace to settle in the country, although that was disturbed when General Grevious launched the invasion of the Onewa region, which laid south of the Archaot Region. Only one political party was allowed in the CIW until recently, when, in light of the government’s increasing ecological policies, the Green Party was allowed alongside the UPM (Union for a Popular Movement). Civil rights have also slowly been increasing, and after the revolution, the CIW was allowed into the WA.

Geography
As it is spread out over 3 regions, the geography of the CIW is very varied, ranging from the grassy planes of the Archaot Region, to the clean, forested Ehlek Isle to the mountains and plains of the Onewa Peninsula.
The CIW Mainland is mostly flat, although there are mountains in the northeast, which is also the region's main source of fresh water. The countryside still bears some scars from ancient battles, although these are starting to disappear. Most of the country's pollution also comes from here, as it is very industrialized.
Ehlek Isle, being only recently settled, still has vast forests and extremely clean fresh water. A lot of wood objects from the CIW came from these forests. It is also not very polluted.
The Onewa Peninsula ranges from grasslands to mountains to desert and plains. There are a lot of hills here, and the country's ores come mostly from the mountain ranges here.

Kardas Dragons
Kardas Dragons are 4-metre tall monstrosities that live mainly on the south of the Archaot Region. They constantly generate a concussive force inside of itself and can then release it. The power of this force is dependant on how long it is kept in the body, but too much concussive energy will cause the Dragon to explode. The Kardas Dragon is also capable of flight, despite its proportionally small wings and bulky physique. Kardas Dragons are carnivores
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Military of the CIW
Army- As the CIW's borders are mostly defined by the sea, and the parts that do touch land are either wilderness or Archaix's borders, the army, is a lot smaller than most nations, mostly being there for ceremonial purposes and national defense. It's quite technologically advanced, with most of the vehicles and weapons from 2000-2010. The total military is about 10,000 soldiers and 500 vehicles before the Civil War, with 2/3 of that being used for national defense (aka offensive military is quite small). After the CIW Civil War, the military was gradually increased to 50,000 and 2,000 vehicles.
Navy- The navy on the other hand, is among the most advanced of the CIW. The ships are of high quality and technology though. A large percentage of the ships is destroyers, followed up by aircraft carriers, AA destroyers and general battleships. The CIW currently has over 100 ships
Air Force- As the country's previous leader, the dictator, hated flying, he just let the country's back-then good airforce crumble into obsecurity. The airforce is now well upgraded. The airforce of the CIW is reasonable, with about 400 fighters, 200 bombers and 100 helicopters

Bios
Count Sudooku- The old charismatic ex-leader of the Confederacy of Independant Warlords. He has a final say on all of the country's affairs, but that rarely is a problem as a result of his benevolent nature. He likes doing puzzles and fencing.
General Grevious- Holds the title Commander of Confederate Forces, making him the highest military official in the country (aka has control over the military and the national intelligence agency). An excellent strategist, this has gained him the nickname "Devious Grevious". Ironically, this nickname is the only thing he doesn't know about and everyone else does. He likes swordfighting, and his famous for his temper.
John Vayzon- Sudooku's Minister of Internal Affairs, which is basically Minister of Finance, Education and others lumped together. Although extremely shrewd, he has had outbreaks of what some call insanity. He likes spiders and Kardas Dragons. He is also described as unorthodox and obnoxious.
Thomas Kopaka- the CIW minister of Foreign Affairs and the most important diplomat of the country. Known for his cold demeanor and is slightly aloof.

[Republicas Gloria]

You said, "neighbor Archaix in the New Alliance" Whats wrong there?

[Kardas]

Whoops, It's very outdated.
lol sorry. I'll change it.

Thank you!

Here is a new one:
Characteristics of Inhabitants
People of the CIW are generally proud, down-to-earth and generally share the belief (abandoned by most of the other countries) that war is glorious. Nevertheless, they know war should just be a last resort. They distrust the extreme left in their country, although they tolerate communist countries like Primus Orios as relations between the two are good.

Economy
The CIW is one of the last capitalist countries in International Nations, as the people deemed communism to be a failure (due to the previous dictator's Stalinist policies). Although the economy is very strong, the government is looking at more sources of Green energy and getting rid of what nuclear power they have left. Care is also taken to not hurt the environment, which has flourished after the dictator's death

[Kardas]

The flag of the CIW Military is a stylized swooping Kardas Dragon as seen from the side, with its behind it, and its claws reaching out. This is surrounded by a hexagon on a navy blue background. (Like the GDI emblem of Command & Conquer, but replace the hawk with a Kardas Dragon)

MORE on the military
Infantry
All CIW Infantry are equipped with high-quality weapons and reasonably strong body armor. Both CIW training programs and body armor are inferior to that of Kazzerland though. Infantry is divided into six main classes currently, according to the weapons they carry. All CIW soldiers receive rudimentary training with all weapons, after which they may (usually) choose to further train themselves with a weapon of their choice. There are a couple other groups though:
Troopers: These infantry units carry Fireblast weapons, the standard rapid-firing assault rifle of the CIW. as with all CIW troops, the units are well armored. They are equipped with a bayonet knife.
Riflemen: These units carry Watershock weapons, a mid-range scoped semi-automatic rifle.
Shotgunners: These units carry Airshot weapons, a shotgun that grows weaker over long distances. They also carry 2 knives to make them excel even more in close-combat, though they aren't bad at a distance either.
Rocket Infantry: These units carry Stonesmash weapons, a type of rocket launcher with a medium blast radius. They are very good at destroying armored vehicles.
Grenadiers: These units carry Earthburst weapons, a launcher which fires grenade-like objects that can be manually detonated. These are dangerous weapons and have a large blast radius, but also reload slowly.
Snipers: These units carry Icecrack sniper rifles, currently the weapon with the most powerful-quality zoom feature. Their weapons, although lethal, are slow to reload.
Commando: Rarely seen on the battlefield, CIW commandos are the very top of CIW infantry. Given the best body armor and tough training program with an unusually high dropout rate, even when starting with the CIW's best soldiers, commandos are trained to expertise in all weapons, but usually come with silenced .50 caliber assault rifles. Which they fire left-handed. Commandos are also equipped with a supply of C4s which they may use to take out buildings, or anything else really. They are also given a theoretical course on the use of 'Verbal Quips' (Bond One Liners), of which they are the undisputed masters.
Tahnok Flamethrowers: Rarely seen on the battlefield, these units are called in difficult situations, usually against a heavily entrenched enemy.
Cordak Machine Gunners: The two work in pairs to set up a heavy machine gun. One fires it while the other feeds the ammo. There's usually sandbags defending their position too.

Vehicles and Cavalry
Carabine Armored Personnel Carrier: The current APC in the CIW army. Armed with a machine gun, there is also a port allowing passengers to fire, though explosive or flame weaponry is forbidden to be used.
Nassaur Tank: the standard tank in the CIW army. It has a main 360 degrees rotating turret that has can fire missiles or shells and has a machine gun. The tank is very well armored, most of the armor being on the front. Soldiers can also catch a lift on the outside of the vehicle. It bears similarity to the British Challenger 2 tank.
Ruydter ATV A fast enclosed buggy, usually equipped with Missiles and a mortar.
Rocket Artillery Vehicle (RAV) The new long range siege vehicle of the CIW. It takes a while to deploy its series of missiles, but the missiles possess a long range.
Kardas Dragon Riders: More ceremonial than a real fighting unit, the well-armored KDR rides an armored Kardas Dragon to unleash its destructive concussive force blast on the battlefield. The Dragons are huge, and inherantly tough. The KDR is rarely seen on the battlefield but is used as an elite guard.

Navy
Kardas-class Battleship: These large ships are fast for their size. They are good all-purpose ships, sometimes called Frigates. Also capable of launching nuclear missiles, but the CIW has a no-nuke policy.
Fenrakk-class Destroyers: These ships excel in the destruction of submarines and other sea targets. They are faster than most destroyers. Can launch cruise missiles, but the Kardas-class Battleships launch those more often.
Gahlok-class Anti-Air destroyers: these ships excel in the destruction of air targets, be it aircraft or missiles. Stealth aircraft have proved to be a problem though. These ships have a medium speed
Bordakh-class Cruisers: These ships although somewhat slow, use their powerful missiles and shells primarily to strike targets on the shore. The Cruiser class is becoming obsolete, their role being taken by the Kardas-class Battleship.
Sudooku-class Battleships Only two of these ships have been made, the larger one being the Kaleesh. These huge ships are the pride of the CIW navy. Despite their all purpose nature, these ships, with sufficient cover, can repel nearly all offensives.
Nocturn-class submarines: The standard submarine of the CIW navy. Their hulls are slightly more resistant than most submarines, but since they aren't nuclearly powered, are used most for defense and regional scouting. They can go lower than most electric subs and sustain more damage at the cost of a slower speed.
Hydraxon-class Nuclear Submarines: Due to the CIW's general disdain of nuclear power, there aren't that many of these ships. They can stay underwater for a very long time and are quiet too.
Maxilos-class aircraft carriers Although these arcraft carriers are slightly slower than other ones, these ships actually have some missiles and turrets for defense. It can carry about the same amount of planes as normal ones do.

Air Force
Geonos Jet Fighters: The standard fighter of the CIW. Though a bit outdated, It is equipped with top-notch missiles and machine guns.
Keelerak Strategic Bombers These bombers are very similar to the B-52.
Vorzakh Stealth Bombers: Due to cost, there are less of these than the Keelerak bombers. They are faster than most stealth bombers, but slightly less armored.
Matau Helicopter Gunship: Very similar to Apache helis. Often loaded with troops to give ground cover, usually with the two machine guns stationed there.
Orcahm Transport Chopper: Bears similarity to the Chinook. The CIW aerial workhorse, used to deploy additional reinforcements.

I hope you like it, if you have any suggestions please say so. I am not a military genius and most of these things have been based off of Rise of Nations and Tiberium Wars GDI units as well as Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds ships.

[Kardas]

Please note that all this info before this dates from before the CIW Civil War, which drastically changed the country's politics.

History of the CIW in The International Nations
The New Alliance
The CIW has become a major roleplayer in IN politics after a major war involving Neo Nibu, Archaix, Debro and Automaticz.
At the conclusion of the war, the nation of Automaticz proposed the New Alliance. This was the first alliance ever in IN, and the CIW gladly agreed to join. During this time, the Green Party was allowed, making the CIW a two-party state (the other is Sudooku's moderate-right UPM). During this era, and ever since, the CIW has been paying attention to its environment.
All was well, until the nation of Primus Orios became known. While the two countries got off on a rough start due to CIW fact-checking errors, foreign relations between the CIW and Primus Orios prospered, especially between Kaiser Thomas and Count Sudooku.
However, soon the CIW's loyalties to the New Alliance were brought into question with rising tensions between Automaticz and Primus Orios. After the CIW neighbor Archaix left the New Alliance for Kaiser Thomas' United Republic, the CIW followed suite.

The United Peoples
It was when the CIW was new to the UP that Hurricane Arwen struck.Although the country was hit hard by the hurricane, deaths were low since the people were well prepared.
The Archaix peninsula's cities had a lot of broken windows and blown off roofs. Damage here was moderate as some buildings were quite old. The capital Karadas was unharmed as it was not in the hurricane's path. Flooding has occured everywhere in the hurricane's path. 1 in 16 trees were blown down on Ehlek Isle by the hurricane.
The CIW For a while little was done while the CIW was in the UP ( I was on summer holiday), but the first major event was the celebration of the country's national holiday. The CIW advocated to stay neutral in the Kaleckton Civil War. Due to inactivity, the CIW remained neutral in the Civil War that put Kazzerland in international politics.
Due to inactivity, the CIW temporarily did not play a large role in international politics.
The first leftist party since the Stalinist party of the previous dictator, the centrist-leftist Party of the Left, was then approved by the government. The government then approved the abolishment of the death penalty. Kardas Dragon rampages, a consistent problem throughout the country’s history were also on the rise. Talks also began for a ‘Triangle Alliance’ with the nations of Kaleckton, Primus Orios and the CIW. This would later become the United Republic. The country was also starting to suffer political instability at this point. The first case of Kardas Dragon suicide was also recorded at this point. John Vayzon, Minister of Internal Affairs was then shot while going to the Onewa region, the location of the unrest, to calm things down. While the talks continued, the CIW Civil War, fought between the Stalinist and old government supporters, the Democratic People’s Communist Union and the CIW Loyalists, loyal to the current government. The DPCU had control over the Onewa Peninsula, while Ehlek Isle was contested over. The Archaix peninsula was under Loyalist Control. The Civil War ended with an accidental launch of a nuclear ICBM by Primus Orios on the city of Nuparu, a DPCU stronghold and also the location of an ICBM from the previous government held by the DPCU. The city was utterly destroyed; leader Joseph Makuta and the remaining DPCU members were annihilated, and during the war Sudooku and Grevious also survived assassination attempts. Vayzon miraculously recovered from the assassination attempt. CIW Losses:
Army dead: 2,530 (due to the army's comparatively small size and unpreparedness to civil war. It is expected that Grevious will increase army size to 50,000)
Navy losses: 10 ships
Aircraft losses: 6 planes- 2 bombers and 4 fighters.
Civilian dead: 10,438.
In the aftermath of the war, Count Sudooku resigned, citing reasons that he had failed to bring people support against the previous radical government. In the resulting political vacuum, Vayzon took up the office of Prime Minister until elections are to be held. Sudooku was given the title of Honorary Head of State.
The national elections consisted of John Vayzon of the moderate-right UPM and Christof Vhisola of the PotL. The United Republic at this time was formed and the UP, its predecessor, disbanded.

The United Republic
Vayzon won the election while Vhisola became his Vice Prime Minster. The CIW, after 50 years of dictatorial rule, returned to a democracy. Also during the elections, due to NationStates reasons, Teivostan's case of treason was apparent. Together with the other United Republic nations, the anarchaic Teivostan forces were soundly defeated and the nation was policed by the UR. The Navy was also expanded at this time. Additionally, the Archaix government suddenly collapsed, and after a UR police action, the country was put under control, and administered by the UR. The CIW also strongly held a triangular section jutting into the CIW for defense reasons.
At this time, the CIW finally sent an expedition to the New World. It was led by Sudooku's younger brother Curunir (he has the longest beard in the country).
A missile defense system was set up in the CIW mainland sometime after. The CIW was also notified of being the Safest Nation in The International Nations. Vayzon initiated a successful campaign as well to eradicate poverty. In the East-West Kazzerland Civil War, the Vayzon announced that the CIW would remain neutral. Sudooku confided support for Kazzer, and so West Kazzerland while the leftist Party of the Left (PotL) preferred Eastern Kazzerland. Nevertheless, the CIW (along with Owtopia, temporarily) sent a peacekeeping expedition which landed straight on the border between the two nations. No casualties were suffered in the conflict. Nevertheless, after a nuclear attack by West Kazzerland, the CIW declared war on the nation. Sudooku signed the declaration of war. Despite this, the war ended before CIW involvement. The CIW aided Owtopia in reparations, and the nation was found to have the largest Trade Surplus in The International Nations.
Despite the end of the 3rd Kazzerland Civil War, in Aegypto attacks by Mercenaries, former hired Aegypto soliders, increased. This event would soon expand to the Mercenary Crisis, which drew in nearly all present nations. The CIW aided Aegypto mainly with raiding and city defense in this war of attrition. CIW involvement, at this point, was relatively unnoticed.
At this point, the political system was expanded to allow all non-extremist parties. After a plea from Kaiser Thomas, the communist party was allowed, but controlled. The Warg tank, a type of raiding tank, was developed by Avak Industries too.
A great event was the return of Silvado. Vayzon visited the country immediately. Vayzon also considered returning troops from Aegypto to the CIW, but was dissuaded from doing so by Aegypto President Mustafa Sediki. An successful expedition was also sent to eradicate Mercenary presence in Crazy Gauls, and the city of Nuparu was rebuilt. Automaticz also returned, and tensions erupted immediately about anti-penguin laws in that country. At this point, the CIW was considering to disband the UR due to inactivity. The communist party was also relieved of restrictions, and a far-right party was allowed, although with some restrictions. The amount of corruption had also decreased steadily, from 89% to 15%. The navy was also modernized. However, due to inactivity, and the other two founders gone, the United Republic had been disbanded, sadly having outlived its glory.

Post-UR
The first Post-UR days were tumultuous, with CIW forces preemptively arrving in Owtopia to prevent Mercenaries from leaving there. This failed as Mercs set up in the Owtopian capital, something slightly ignored by the CIW. However, other Coalition members, Silvado and Aegypto, soon arrived and fighting began. In the capital, it was a while before the CIW was majorly involved, but when the nation did, the conflict turned around. Despite the horrific end of the Mercenary Crisis (an unstable nuclear weapon was detonated by the Mercenaries in the Owtopian capital), the CIW was a major participant.

[deb8ers]

I like the Bionicle...i remember when i used to play with those...i still have a bunch

[Kardas]

I like using them for their names. They have a unique feel.

Seen my national animal?

The names I use are usually based off of Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Lego, since I'm not good at imaging such things.