Republic of O'Brien (New World Map Game)

Overview


The Republic of O'Brien is a conservative minded democratic republic lead by Taoiseach Eibhlín Éabha O'Brian. It is mostly rather rural and empty in nature. It has only has a few major cities in which 85% the population live, the rest of the country is sparsely populated farm land, forests and open countryside. It is mostly flat in nature apart from a odd few knowles and tors, but gets hillier in the south and mountainous in the west.

The major river is the Shannon. It runs from the hills near Derry to the coast at Wexford. The highest peaks are is the 2,500ft Eagles' Perch, which is set 8 miles south west of Dornoch and 20 miles south west of the western border with Clan Ross; and the 2,000ft Crows' Nest which is set 10 mile south of Derry and 1 mile north of the southern national border.

New Dublin, New Belfast, Wexford, Waterford and Carickfurgus are all major ports and centers of the fishing industry. New Dublin, New Belfast and Wexford all have dockyards and ship building facilities. Waterford and Carickfurgus have a steal mill and coking works in them. New Dublin and New Belfast are the principle Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, paint, mobile phone,  smart phone, glass and plastics production center for the nation.

New Dublin and New Belfast both have a modest motor vehicle industry.

The rural city of Sligo are Dundalk are in the middle of the nation and major farming centers. Derry is on the hilly southern inland border region and is the center of the stone quarrying and paper industries. Dornoch is a small coal mining town near the border with Ross. A major gravel mining pit is 1 mile south of it. The equally small farming towns of Swindon, Bicester, Cork, Tara, Cardiff and Newry are a few miles north east of it.

The small village of Flynn is in the far south east of the nation and 10 miles south of it, is the small hamlet of Bainbridge. A paper mill and chemical works are located just south of Flynn. A small tin, zinc, copper and lead mine are located just outside Tara, Newry and Cardiff.

Garda Síochána (meaning "the Guardian of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí number 160,000 full time and 25,000 part time officers.

The national collage is the 150 student Flynn/Briggs Collage in  New Belfast. The national university is the 50 student  O'Higgins University in New Dublin.

Counties

 * 1) New Dublin city
 * 2) New Belfast city
 * 3) Wexford city
 * 4) Waterford city
 * 5) Sligo city
 * 6) Dundalk city
 * 7) Derry city
 * 8) Carickfurgus city
 * 9) Dornochshire
 * 10) Flynnshire
 * 11) Middlandshire
 * 12) Croydonshire

Transport
The New Dublin-New Belfast conurbanisation has a tram system, several railway stations, a good park and ride bus service, many taxis and an orbital 2 lain ring road traffic releaf road system. Their is a 3 lain motorway and a 2 track low capacity passenger railway connecting both New Dublin and New Belfast to Carickfurgus, Sligo, Dundalk, Dornoch, Flynn, Waterford, Wexford and Derry. Most other places are linked by reasonable roads and have a reasonable bus and/or taxi service.

History
The state formed 275 AF after breaking from the Clan Ross over a depute concerning fishing rights. Relations were repaired and vassel-hood excepted in 325AF and things have been peaceful ever since. The Punt is currently in fiscal union with the Ross Pound.

The nation slowly developed from a peasant farming state to a semi-developed rural backwater over the centuries. Things improved greatly as it invested much of it's own money in to the nation's telecommunications, docks, roads, farms, paint works, paper mills and quarries since about 900AF, but the nation is still under developed and technologically backward. The economy was chaotic and in near continual free-fall until 800AF, leveled out untill 900AF, and now has either grown slightly or stayed even since 900AF.

The family O'Brian is dominant, but other notable families are O'Higgins, Kerney, Cosgrove, McGuire, Burke, Fitzgerald, O'Sullivan, McGinuiss, Flynn, Reese, Griffiths,  McFall, Ross (a branch of the Rossian Rosses), Brooks, Smith, Bookbinder and Briggs.

Economy
The economy is looking a bit poor, and technological is mostly in the hands of a few and mostly out of date. Things are now slowly improving.

Tax

 * 1) Income tax- rich 26%, middle earners 21% and poor people 11%.
 * 2) Stamp duty on selling houses- 2%.
 * 3) VAT- 11%.
 * 4) Beer duty- 6%.
 * 5) National insurance- 7%.

Armed forces
Armed forces were created in 275AF and currently number 125,545 (almost all armed with a pistol and/or a rifle) and are only meant as a peacekeeping/civil defense force in time of crisis. There are being upgraded also to be able to take on any overseas assault on the homeland, The elite forces are the 100 man An O'Brien Fórsa Ionsaí Náisiúnta Ceilte (The O'Brien Covert National Attack Force (or the: OCNAF)).

Navy

 * 1) 1 guided missile frigate.
 * 2) 1 frigate.
 * 3) 5 coastal patrol vessels.
 * 4) 3 offshore patrol vessel.
 * 5) 2 supply ships.
 * 6) 6 patrol boats.
 * 7) 5 mine hunters.
 * 8) 5 mine layers.
 * 9) 2 fishery protection vessels.
 * 10) 2 coastal patrol submarines.
 * 11) 1 ammunition ship.
 * 12) 1 light assault ship.
 * 13) 1 ASW helicopter
 * 14) 1 utility helicopter
 * 15) 1 troop carrying helicopter
 * 16) 1 troops only landing craft
 * 17) 1 tank only landing craft
 * 18) 1 corvette.
 * 19) 1 radar picket ship.
 * 20) Carickfegus Navy Communications Station.
 * 21) Carickfegus Radar Posts I and II.
 * 22) Carickfurgus Navel Base.
 * 23) New Dublin Navel Base.
 * 24) New Belfast Navel Base.

Airforce

 * 1) 20 interceptors.
 * 2) 15 VSTOL fighters.
 * 3) 10 cargo aircraft.
 * 4) 10 non-VSTOL fighters.
 * 5) 10 short range bombers.
 * 6) 10 troop transports.
 * 7) 5 reconnisance jets
 * 8) 5 fighter bombers.
 * 9) 5 maritime patrol aircraft.
 * 10) 5 ground attack aircraft.
 * 11) 2 attack helicopters
 * 12) Derry Air Base
 * 13) Cardiff Air Base

Army

 * 1) 50 Jeeps.
 * 2) 65 cargo trucks.
 * 3) 25 troop trucks.
 * 4) 25 non-amphibious armored cars.
 * 5) 325 field mortars.
 * 6) 40 non-amphibious APCs.
 * 7) 25 anti-tank missiles (akin to the the M47 Dragon).
 * 8) 25 anti-tank missiles (comparable to the FGM-148 Javelin)
 * 9) 25 anti-tank missiles (comparable to the Type 01 LMAT.)
 * 10) 20 light tanks.
 * 11) 20 shoulder launched SAM (akin to the AGM-176 Griffin)
 * 12) 10 amphibious armored cars.
 * 13) 10 light artillery cannons.
 * 14) 10 O'Brian Class amphibious APCs.
 * 15) 10 anti-tank artillery guns.
 * 16) 10 heavy tanks.
 * 17) 10 medium tanks.
 * 18) 10 armored recovery vehicles.
 * 19) 2 utility helicopters.
 * 20) 2 reconnaissance helicopters.
 * 21) 2 troop carrying helicopters.
 * 22) 2 Cargo carrying helicopters.
 * 23) New Belfast Army Camp.
 * 24) Fort Dornoch Army Camp.
 * 25) New Dublin Army Camp.
 * 26) Flynn Army Camp.

Air defenses

 * 1) 25 Teeth Class SAM (analogous to Bloodhound)
 * 2) 25 Grey Class SAM (analogous to Thunderbird)
 * 3) 45 Helix Class SAM (analogous to S-75 Dvina)

Law

 * 1) Crime rates are low out side of the drunken inner cities.
 * 2) Bail dose not exist.
 * 3) Probation dose not exist.
 * 4) Jails are harsh places and very difficult to get out of.
 * 5) Murderers are hung (they do have the right to a retrial to overturn the conviction if they can).
 * 6) Kids are corporeally punished at school.
 * 7) Waring hoodies is banned.
 * 8) Swearing and spiting at cops, judges, magistrates, priests and politicians are banned.
 * 9) Abortion is illegal unless the mother's life is at risk (we don't want to upset the Church).
 * 10) Homosexuality, bestiality, porn, buggery, pedos, drugs and gay/lesbian sex are all banned.
 * 11) Drinking alcohol or being publicly drunk outside of a car is banned between 0.00:00 and 09.00:00. Drunk driving are banned at any time.
 * 12) Torture of convicts is not officially sanctioned, since a size 11 Doc Martin type shoe can always slam them in the blocks before they are questioned (the classics always work on a stubborn suspect).
 * 13) There is a general freedom of faith, but Christians always get the best out of it and devil worship/black magic is banned.
 * 14) Anyone under 21 can't drink alcohol, can't vote and can't get a driving licence.
 * 15) If any one kicks off in any of New Dublin's many pubs and off-licences, they are expected to calm down once the Gardi arrive or have a size 11 Doc Martin type shoe slam them in the blocks before they are nicked (the classics always work on a rowdy night).

Media


Each major town and cities has a analogue FM local radio service. A digital FM station is in New Dublin. There are 3 national analogue AM radio and 2 analogue VHF TV channels (1 monochrome and 1 colour).

Many family have video recorders and land line phones. 10% have CD players, 30% have mobiles and 7.5% have smart phones.

Internet usage is low and confined to the major coastal urban centers (principally the New Belfast-New Dublin conurbation), libraries, colleges, university and schools. The Government, police (the Gardi), military, big business, etc, also use it for offical information transfer such as tax returns and ordering supplies).