Cyclopedia of Austrasia

=Austrasia= A republic in Artemia. Formally referred to as the Austrasian Riche.

Sortition
Decision making by councils of citizens selected by lot is the primary organizing principle of the Austrasian Riche.

Altermann
In the context of councils chosen by sortition, a member who has served in such capacity previously. Aldermen are essential to the smooth functioning of such bodies.

Freiland
The great majority of land in Austrasia is formally the property of the state and is leased to private individuals and corporations. The revenue from these leases forms a major component of state revenue.

=Reichswehr= The Armed forces of Austrasia. It is composed of the Reichsheer, Luftwehr and Reichsflotilla with responsibility for military forces on land, air/space and sea respectively.

OKL
The Oberste Kriegsleitung (Supreme War Command) is the general staff of the Reichswehr.

III Abteilung
The Third Department of the OKL, Austrasian military intelligence.

Legionen XIX
The 19th Legion is a special operations force under the Third Department trained and organized to infiltrate behind Teutonic lines during a war in the guise of Teutonic soldiers or civilians to support the battlefield operations of the Reichswehr.

707. Division
Human intelligence, open source intelligence, linguistics.

114. Division
Counter intelligence & political intelligence.

Hocsten Regiment
Counter intelligence against League of Free Nations espionage in Austrasia.

888. Division
Economic intelligence & counter-intelligence, foreign technology acquisition.

101. Division
Electronic intelligence, signals intelligence, cyber-intelligence.

Reichsheer
Austrasia's ground forces.

Legionen
Level of organization in the Reichsheer comparable to a corps or division composed of 3-4 maneuver brigades and supporting assets.

=Senate= The highest legislature in Austrasia. Composed of 40 men & women elected by the Volksding (People's Assembly) for life term.

Reichsdirektorum
The Riche Directory is the executive council of the Senate of Austrasia and by extension the Riche of Austrasia, composed of seven senators elected for six-year terms by the plenary of the senate.

=Volksding= The People's Assembly is a council of 500 Austrasian citizens selected by sortition annually for four-month terms. Functionally it serves as a lower house to the Senate.