Rheinland

Rheinland -- otherwise known as the Federal Empire of Rheinland -- is one of the five recognised Houses of Sirius, alongside Bretonia, Gallia, Kusari, and Liberty. The Sleeper Ship Rheinland was sponsored by Germany and was the second to arrive in Sirius, settling on Planet New Berlin in 3 AS. Rheinland colonised the systems in the south of the Sirius Sector where there was the highest concentration of resource rich systems to fuel a strong industrial economy.

Federal Empire of Rheinland

Head of State

Emperor Frederick von Albrecht Chancellor Lisa Neumann

Founded

3 AS

Core Territory

New Berlin Frankfurt Hamburg Stuttgart Thuringia

Zone of Influence

Bering Hudson Cologne Omega-7 Omega-3 Omega-11 Zurich Omega-58 Omicron Theta Sigma-13 Sigma-15

Government

As a result of the Holstein Accords that ended the Rheinland Civil War, Rheinland is a Federal Empire. This means there is a decentralised division of power between the Imperial state and local system governments.

The head of state is the Emperor of Rheinland, who is elected for life during the Imperial Convention by Rheinland's Elector-Princes. These Princes are the most senior representatives of the system governments, with each Prince appointed by their system's own locally designed process.

The Emperor is responsible for ratifying or vetoing laws, appointing senior civil servants, convening and dismissing the Reichstag, ratifying the Reichstag's choice of Chancellor, awarding titles and honors, and representing the Empire in foreign diplomacy and agreements.

Recent History

History of Rheinland, Rhienland Timeline

Economy

Mined Resources

Ore	System	Location	Corporation
Aluminium	Sigma-15	7D	Kruger, Daumann
Diamonds	Omega-11	6D	Kruger, Daumann
Silver	Omega-7	2C	Kruger, Daumann
Helium-3	Sigma-13	5G	Kruger

High Risk Commodities

Commodity	System	Sources

Contraband

Commodity	System	Sources

Law Enforcement

Rheinland Military

The Rheinland Military was once a proud military force steeped in tradition, simmering with a desire to prove itself after the Eighty Years War. That chance came and went with the Colony Wars, leaving the Military stripped of most of its experienced officers by MND investigations post-invasion. Those that filled the resulting power vacuum still rely on promises of grandeur and callbacks to a traditional Rheinland, sentiments that eventually supported the Imperial coup they then instigated.

• Battleship Altenburg, Cologne
• Battleship Bayern, New Berlin
• Battleship Schwerin, Frankfurt
• Battleship Westfalen, Stuttgart
• Carrier Soltau, Hamburg

Rheinland Federal Police

The Rheinland Federal Police (RFP) are the federated police forces of Rheinland, providing security and law enforcement to their respective systems. While nominally organized as a national police agency, the chaotic collapse of national command during the civil war showed that the officers of the RFP are ultimately loyal to their home system and the orders of their system's governor.

• Brandenburg Station, New Berlin
• Elbe Border Fortress, Omega-7
• Fulda Border Station, Frankfurt
• Hammersee
• Lübeck Border Station, Hamburg
• Mecklenburg Prison, Sigma-15
• Planet Hamburg
• Planet New Berlin
• Planet Stuttgart
• Ulm Border Station, Stuttgart

Marinenachrichtendienst

The MND are the intelligence agency of Rheinland, with primary operations in the Thuringia system.

• Carrier Saar, Frankfurt
• Fort Sommerda, Thuringia
• Jena Station, Thuringia
• Planet Weimar
• Schatten Research Facility

Corporations

Daumann Heavy Construction

Daumann Heavy Construction is the largest mining and manufacturing firm in Rheinland, and key partners with Imperial Shipping. Daumann provides the majority of ships and finished materiel for the Rheinland government, having secured their market share in the manufacturing sector due to ALG's sudden departure. A greater focus on construction has allowed long-time rivals Kruger to make up the difference, though competition remains fierce over Rheinland's remaining raw resources.

• Briesen Mining Facility, Omega-7
• Oder Shipyard, New Berlin
• Planet Holstein
• Rugen Station, Omega-3
• Solarius Station, Omega-11

Kruger Minerals

Kruger Minerals is a Rheinland mining and materials corporation. Originally partnered with ALG before the Nomad War, failing prospects and an acquisition by the successful waste disposal firm seemed inevitable, though the deal never quite fell into place. The departure of ALG in the aftermath of the civil war has given Kruger room to breathe, as Daumann focuses on seizing the monopoly on manufacturing and shipbuilding.

• Elbich Mining Facility, Omega-7
• Essen Station, New Berlin
• Mannheim Station, Frankfurt

Imperial Shipping

Imperial Shipping is the premier shipping corporation in Rheinland, responsible for the vast majority of all domestic cargo transport within the Empire's borders. While also historically involved in many shipbuilding enterprises both civilian and military, in recent years Imperial's shipbuilding section has struggled to compete with foreign firms offering lower prices and larger volumes of product.

• Alster Shipyard, Hamburg
• Altona Station, Hamburg
• Freiburg Station, Stuttgart
• Mainz Storage Facility, Frankfurt

Criminal Activity

Bundschuh

The Bundschuh are a radical reformist political organization declared an enemy of the state by the Rheinland government. A loosely organized confederation of dissident tendencies ranging from progressive to far-leftist, it has substantial support from Rheinland's underclasses and intelligensia alike. The Bundschuh were briefly legalised in the aftermath of the Rheinland Civil War, however this uneasy armistice quickly collapsed as promised reforms failed to pass.

• Bielefeld Base, Sigma-15
• Bruchsal Base, Frankfurt
• Kaiserslautern Depot, New Berlin
• Saverne Base, Cologne
• Tennstedt Base, Thuringia

Farmers Alliance - Landwirtrechtbewegung Wing

The Farmers Alliance was originally a Kusari political organisation that lobbied and fought for farmers rights, before turning to more direct action against their principal enemy, Synth Foods. While originally championed by Samura, their overt attacks on foreign shipping and acquisition of the remnants of Rheinland's LWB have left them officially branded as terrorists. Despite this, Samura continues to support the organisation through their ties with the Hogosha, often using them as mercenaries in return for logistical support.

• Cruiser Greifswald, New Berlin
• Cruiser Schwarzwald, Cologne
• Darmstadt Depot, Stuttgart

Red Hessians

By far the largest criminal group in Rheinland, the Red Hessians are comprised of unemployed miners who conduct attacks on all forms of civil and commercial shipping. While ostensibly formed as a radical political movement fighting against the harsh working practices of Daumann and Kruger, in modern times most Hessians are little more than opportunistic pirates, savaging mineral transports purely for the payout. Their desire for domination of Rheinland space and the Omegas has brought them into conflict with the Corsairs, resulting in one of the bloodiest ongoing conflicts in Sirius' history.

• Battleship Zuschen, Omega-41
• Freital Base, Omega-11
• Ronneburg Base, Omega-5
• Vogtland Base, Dresden
• Wolfsburg Shipyard, Dresden

Unioners

The Unioners are an outlaw group chiefly comprised of former Rheinland shipyard workers, operating as smugglers and shipbuilders-for-hire on the border between Rheinland and Liberty. While formed as something of a revolutionary group targeting Republican Shipping, the growth of smuggling partnerships with the Rogues and Corsairs tempered much of the movement's political fervor, and by the time the Rheinland Civil War had come to a close, most simply chose to continue on as pirates rather than abide by the peace treaty's terms.

• Davos Base, Zurich
• Krefeld Base, Cologne
• Pacifica Base, Bering

Corsairs

Considered by many to be the largest criminal organization in Sirius, the Corsairs inherit one half of the legacy of the Sleeper Ship Hispania. They have developed into a quasi-nation of raiders and pirates, targeting civilian and military targets with reckless abandon as they plunder the border worlds. While they spar with their Outcast brethren over territory and historic grievances, their bloodiest conflict to-date has been that with the Red Hessians, as neither side dares to give up ground in the resource-rich Omegas.

• Battlecruiser Penitence, Dresden
• Battlecruiser Vis, Omicron Theta
• Lagos Depot, Sigma-13
• Petra Base, Sigma-15

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