Destland

The Free state of Destland more commonly known as Destland is a sovereign state in northern Eastern Artemia, it borders Kironia and is across the White Sea from Gardarike. A Military Dictatorship that is run by Grand High General of the lands of Dest Ifan Woodward, a former Republic of Destland General. It has a population of over 23 Million. Its capital Gainsk is populated by 3.45 Million. The Nation is known for its Wood and Mining industries aswell as their large military. Destland was once a Republic with 11 states, now the 11 regions of Dest. With an overall surface area of just over xxx square kilometres, making Destland the xx largest nation in the world. Gainsk, the capital is the largest city with a population of 3,450,000 and an overall area of 530.23 sq mi (1373.3 km2).

Destland was once 11 autonomous countries governed by chieftains and later presidents and prime ministers until 1690 when the states came together to from the Republic of Destland.

Settling of Modern Day Destland
Originally Discovered an Unknown Tiperyn Druid sometime in the 860s AD, Destland quickly became a trading post for Tiperyn Merchants. The Tiperyn Druid and his men set up their first post in Modern day Odonbert. With its access to the White Sea this post quickly became a fledgling town. With the expanse in Odonbert several settlers moved south setting up towns all down the Destland Coast. Although in the mid 900s AD Destland and Tiperyn broke apart from each other Destland still kept its celt culture and a close language to Tiperyn. With the expansion of the Tiperyn settlers they slowly began to discover groups of Men and women they would come to call the Pre-Settlers despite their Being them before the Tiperyn settlers.

The Pre-Settlers are believed to have been in Destland from anytime between 650-820. The Pre Settlers banded together in small communities of 30-100 men and women living in small Wooden huts with often a large fire pit/Community area in the Middle of the village.

With the Amount of Tiperyn settlers making their way to the New Lands the population grew fast with an estimate of 870s being anywhere from 5,000-10,000 settlers. These settlers gradually made their way south to modern day Gainsk and Kicgron becoming large settlements. These settlements slowly became states of their own, from 900AD-1400AD 11 states were formed all over Dest with the state of, An-asaidh, Dest for Freedom becoming the largest and most powerful with Gainsk for it's capital.

With the New Land there were ultimately wars, Around 920AD the first war was recorded between Dest States, the states of An-asaidh and Preas erupted into war. The war known as the War of the Bay, due to the states surrounding the Bay lasted from 920-923 with several major battles and raids, the Battle of èaladh being the most notable due to the death of the Preas Chieftain Sidhegen, translating to Wolf Boy. It is said that Sidhegen died while retreating with his men taking an arrow to the back of his neck from an unnamed An-asaidh archer. This war caused An-asaidh to grow more powerful in the south controlling most of the trade routes from 117 and 118 into Destland. This conflict was the start of the period known as the State wars, a series of war spanning from 920-1250

Destland Republic (1690-1985)
Around 1690 the leaders of 5 of the 11 states, the 5 largest states came together and an attempt to form a Dest republic from the fractured States. These leaders went to the 6 other states and plead their case to the leaders all bar 1, Jock Ailbert leader of Dorchadas the furthest west state refused. All 10 other states bough their military together and this stated the Unification war from June 1690 - October 1690. This war claimed an estimated 32,000 lives. The Republic was officially declared on June 7th 1691

1st Desland Civil war- July 1935-Mar 1939
The 1st Destland Civil War was fought between the Republic of Destland government and the Communist Party of Destland. The fighting resulted in the defeat of the CPD The first signs of the civil war occurred in 1932 to 1935 with the CPD gradually growing in power with an estimated 3,000,000 members in the party with 1,000,000 being in the Destland Liberation Front, the military wing of the CPD. The DLF were suspected to be armed with weapons stolen from the military and foreign arms dealers supplying them.

Based out of Yery the CPD grew large from factory workers wishing for wealth to be distributed equally as they saw the Destland elite living off of their hard work and labour. Many of these men and women had military training after the Dest military decreased in size after the xxx war. These men passed on their training to the revolutionaries of their party giving them basic weapon and explosives training. By 1930 the DLF began to steal arms from Dest military bases and also set up smuggling routes through the mountains from the coast where foreign arms dealers bought weapons in by the tonne load.

The Dest landscape was favourable for guerrilla operations with vast forests and hills. The DLF took control of these areas and grew their power base. By early 1934 DLF could call on nearly 35,000 men under arms, with another 86,000 working as reserves or logistical support. Although this was only a fraction of the Dest military at the time with an estimated 450,000 men in the Dest military at the time.

Pre War Violence

The Violence of the DLF started in 1930 after police officer Mark Turnbull in Yery was beaten during a communist marsh through the city. The Beating was said to have started after PO Turnbull pushed a young woman from the barricades set up by the police. Another was dragged from the barricade and beat almost to death, the beating resulted in Turnbull losing his right eye.

In July 1932 the first armed attack was taken against the Dest State Police in An-asaidh, the principal state. On July 22nd 1932, 20 armed DLF Guerrillas mounted an attack on the DSP station in the village of Corl in north east An-asaidh. The Guerrillas were armed with stolen Model 21 Rifles and 1 LMG. The attack started at 6PM when Police Sergeant Edward Boylen stepped out from the Building walking to his Police Car, he was shot 11 times by rifle and Machine gun fire. This fire drew out 4 more officers, armed only with revolvers. They began to fire back at the Guerrillas in the wood, after returning fire 2 of the Officers went back inside to retrieve shotguns and rifles. After 2 minutes of sustained fire the Guerrillas stopped. The attack lasted another 20 minutes before the guerrillas retreated. The attack finished with 3 officers dead, 2 wounded and 2 guerrillas killed. This attack came to be known as the Corl Ambush.

Initial Battles

On July 13th 1935 the DLF officially declared a guerrilla war on the Destland Republic. This started with 7 Bombings in the city of Gainsk, the capital of Destland, killing 29 people and injuring 1,250. Then several attacks took place on government buildings including, the Botan Toll buildings, the homes of the Upper and Lower houses of the republic. The DLF held the Botan Toll buildings for 5 days before losing control to the Dest Marines. 43 DLF Troops were killed during the battle, 317 wounded and over 700 captured. On July 15yh 1935 the battle for Bauidh Building started in the state of Dorchadas the furthest west state with an estimated 600 DLF Troops moved in with rifles, Machine guns and even 4 armoured cars against 100 Dest Army soldiers, led by LTCOL. Killan Tromk. Tromk set up 2 xxx Machine guns on the 2nd floor of the building, he gave up the car park and outed fence on the 1st day after losing 21 of his men with a further 30 wounded, over half of his force. The battle lasted another 2 days before Tromk, heavily wounded surrendered to the DLF Major General in charge of the attack.

On July 16th the 1st and 3rd Infantry divisions were sent to take known Communist compounds and houses with the 3rd Tank Brigade from the 2nd Tank Division and State Police for support. Over 10 days the 1st and 3rd took 48 compounds and 317 Houses killing 300 Communists and arresting over 2,000, although not all of these men and women belonged to the CPD or DLF all communists were to be rounded up.

Violence Spreads

Fall of the Communist Party of Destland 

2nd Destland Civil War
in 1985 Destland Republic General, Ifan Woodward organised the army against the government over throwing it (More to be added rough outline)

Cabinet of Ministers
The Cabinet of Ministers is chief executive body of Destland. There are 15 ministers that head each of their respective Administrative divisions, these are the,

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Economics

Minister of Energy

Minister of Justice

Minister of Defence

Minister of Consumer Protection

Minister of Labour

Minister of Social Affairs

Minister of Food and Agriculture

Minister of Health

Minister of Transport

Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Minister of Education

Minister of Research

Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development

Agriculture & Livestock
Until the late nineteenth century, Destland's isolation required that most farmers concentrate on producing grains to meet the country's basic food needs. In the fall, farmers planted rye; in the spring, southern and central farmers started oats, while northern farmers seeded barley. Farms also grew small quantities of potatoes, other root crops, and legumes. Nevertheless, the total area under cultivation was still small. Cattle grazed in the summer and consumed hay in the winter. Essentially self-sufficient, Destland engaged in very limited agricultural trade.

Mining
Although not rich in minerals, Destland has been found to have small deposits of iron ore, non ferrous metal ores, dolomite, potash (for fertiliser production), rock salt, phosphorites, refractory clay, moulding sand, sand for glass production, and various building materials. Destland also has deposits of industrial diamonds, titanium, copper ore, lead, mercury, bauxite, nickel, vanadium, and amber.

Logging
A large percentage of the Destland GDP comes from Logging, not only do the Dest cut the trees they also refine them into paper, pulp and furniture. The Dest has several refining plants across the country with 3 in Kicgron alone and 12 in other cities and rural areas and 2 under construction as of July 29th 2019. Furthermore, several large international corporations in this business are based in Destland including Swyt Ceg one of the largest Paper and Pulp companies in the World. Forests play a key role in the country's economy, making it one of the world's leading wood producers and providing raw materials at competitive prices for the crucial wood-processing industries. As in agriculture, the government has long played a leading role in forestry, regulating tree cutting, sponsoring technical improvements, and establishing long-term plans to ensure that the country's forests continue to supply the wood-processing industries. The heavy winter snows and the network of waterways were used to move logs to the mills. Loggers were able to drag cut trees over the winter snow to the roads or water bodies. In the southwest, the sledding season lasted about 100 days per year; the season was even longer to the north and the east. The country's network of lakes and rivers facilitated log floating, a cheap and rapid means of transport. Each spring, crews floated the logs downstream to collection points; tugs towed log bundles down rivers and across lakes to processing centres. The waterway system covered much of the country, and by the 1980s Destland had extended roadways and railroads to areas not served by waterways, effectively opening up all of the country's forest reserves to commercial use.

Military
The Dest military consists of 5 Branches, The Dest Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and the Coast Guard. It is believed the Dest Military has a total of xxx,xxx men in regular service and another 800,000 as reserves, Destland spend a disproportionate amount of their GDP on their Military, meaning their Military is a large and powerful military with a large Navy and Air Force with Ships and Planes, New and Old as well as most of their other equipment.

Every man and Woman aged 18-20 is required to undergo basic Firearm and small squad tactics making almost every Dest citizen a junior soldier.

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Army
The largest branch of the Destland Military. The army consists of xxx,xxx regulars as well as xxx,xxx in reserves. The Army also always has at least 20,000 men on standby. he army is responsible for ground based warfare, also maintaining a limited aviation section.

Equipment

The Destland Army basic infantry rifle is the SOP 310 and the N&T 4N, both chambered in 7.62×35mm. The N&T 4N is sometimes equipped with a G140 40mm Grenade launcher. These weapons are usually equipped with iron sights or an optical 4X Ator Scope, although optical sights have been purchased to supplement these

Navy
The navy is the 2nd largest branch with 156,000 Regular Personnel split between 141 Ships, 1 Aircraft Carriers, 1 Cruisers, 13 Destroyers, 5 Frigates, 3 Ballistic missile submarine, 7 Attack submarine, 2 Amphibious assault ships, 3 Mine countermeasures vessel and 106 support ships. Not all of these ships are up to date with some ships dating back to the early 1970s and even a one from the 1960s. The navy also has 150,000 Reserve personnel. The navy is responsible for maritime security.

Air Force
The DAF is the 3rd larges branch with 135,000 Regular personnel and 110,000 Reserve personnel. The air force is responsible for airspace security, strategic ground based air and missile defence and both tactical and strategic expeditionary air operations.

Marines
the Marines are the smallest Dest branch with only 20,000 Regulars and 9,000 reserves. Often underfunded more than the other branches the Marines steal to get by. The marines like the navy are responsible for maritime security and amphibious force projection

Coast Guard
The Coast guards role is the defence of the coastal border of Destland. The CG consists of 34,000 Regulars and 16,000 Reserve personel. The coast guard operate a small fleet of 30 Patrol boats, 24 Active Response boats, 8 converted fishing Large purse seiner boats as well as 53 smaller and support craft. '''

Budget
The Destland government dedicate roughly 16% of the countries GDP to military spending giving the Miltiary a budget of 24,255,000,000 with that being separated between all 5 branches

Crime
Crime in Destland is combated by the Destland state, city police and other agencies.

Murder
In 2016, there were a total of 1,721 homicides in Destland. Of these an estimated 23% were linked to organised crime.

Organised crime
There are many organised crime elements in Destland including the Dest Mafia, Dozens of street gangs as well as Biker gangs. There are an estimated 150 street gangs in Omolis.

Organised Crime Gangs

Through out Destland history the Dest Mafia was formed. Estimated to be founded in 1850 from the poor thieves on the street wanting to become something bigger. There are now an estimated 2,000 Dest Mafia groups through out the world.

Street gangs

Biker Gangs

Biker gangs in Destland include Death Riders MC the largest Gang in the World with 21 Chapters, Invaders MC with 10 Chapters, Soul Riders MC with 12 Chapters, Phantom Riders MC with 7 Chapters, Cohort MC with 4 Chapters, Black Demons MC with 4 Chapters and Swinging Hammers MC with 5 Chapters. There are an estimated 9 other clubs with 20 chapters between them.

Biker Gangs are seen as an 'Epidemic' by the Dest government with large crack downs by Police and Federal Agencies.

Energy
The primary source of nation wide energy are the 12 Nuclear Power stations. These power stations make up 85% of the energy with the other 15% coming from Fossil fuels.

Transport
The public transportation is consider lacklustre with irregular times for busses and trains. The primary source of public transport are taxis in most areas and in the Capital of Gainsk is the surprisingly good Trams

Population
8,300,000 of the population live in the 902 Municipalities spread around Destland and the other 464,000 live in over 2,300 settlements in the Rural Areas.

Language
The official language of Destland is Dest, close to the Tipsprek language of their Tiperyn ancestors. the language is believed to come to its modern form in the 1630s with Tipsprek still being the recognised language before this time it was realised that the language had changed enough it was essentially a new language

Education
Education in Destland is mandatory for Boys and Girls aged 5-16, Since 1895 the Republic government brought in the mandatory Education system and the Junta continued that system.

Children aged 5-12 gain education through the Junior School system and children aged 13-18 are taught in the Senior School System. The school leaving age is 16 for children with no permission needed

Sports
Destland is home to several notable sports teams including the Destland National Ski Team, Cenmore Football Club as well as The Miners Football Club.

The Most popular sports in Destland are Skiing, Ice hockey and Football. Dog skijoring is also popular in the more rural areas.

Notable People
Destland is home to several notable people, these include Actors, Soldiers, Politicians, Scientists and several others.

Politicians

George Finner is one of the most notable people from Destland, a Soldier and Politicians Finner is the Destland Ambassador to Tiperyn and former Secretary of State and Navy Captain. Finner is notable not only for his positons but also his personality, being loud and Rash in his actions sometimes. During his time in the Navy Finner was a notable commander during the xxx War.