The Empire of Hy Brasil

Turquoise - Hy Brasil
Pink - Merica
Orange - Nordifik Conclaves
Violet - Antarctic Kingdoms
Grey - Wastelands

Region Key: 1 - Brasil (Region Capital: Planalto)

2 - Paoloa (Region Capital: São Paol)
3 - Bolouii (Region Capital: Paza)
4 - Amazonia (Region Capital: Manaus)
5 - Columba (Region Capital: Bogosi)
6 - Apoyo (Region Capital: Resar)
7 - Ouranti (Region Capital: Dracosa)
8 - Enforza (Region Capital: Valero)
9 - Maranhao (Region Capital: São Lu)
10 - Galapogos (Region Capital: Puerto Bagerizo)
11 - Nicar (Region Capital: Managua)
12 - Venezilo (Region Capital: Morros)
13 - Tourus (Region Capital: San Pall)
14 - Para (Region Capital: Sanar)
15 - Stantino (Region Capital: Fortia)
16 - Sud Stantino (Region Capital: Sud Fortia)
17 - Urayo (Region Capital: Astori)
18 - Sud Atlantia (Region Capital: Azaes)
19 - Ryo (Region Capital: Janeiros)

Capital: Planalto

Population: Unknown (Estimated at over 80 Billion)

Technological Level: 5/10

Leader: Krylar Kyn (Leader at the start of the wars), Dalmoth Kyn (Leader during the fall of
Brasil)

Government:
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Hy Brasil has a bicameral parliament. The parliament is divided into upper and lower
chambers and is based at Parliament House at the edge of the Winter Fields in Sao Paol.
The building is 'a splendid structure built from filaments of silvered steel and pylons of a
pale stone'. However at the onset of the Unification Wars Krylar Kyn assumed total control
over the government.
Geography:
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Hy Brasil has very varied geography. Most of the southern half of the Empire is a barren
radioactive desert. Only the hive cities and fortified towns are considered safe. The radiation
inside the empire isn’t very dangerous. The lands south of the Empire are another story.
The wastelands south of Hy Brasil are highly radioactive due to the massive atomic wars
that were fought there. The area which once was the Amazon Rainforest is now a blasted
wasteland and partial desert. After the Amazon River boiled away a thousand years before
the forests died and the area became one of the driest places on Terra. The Eastern flats
are a very prosperous region. Once submerged by the Atlantic Ocean, these flats now
harbour an entirely new rainforest called the Draconian Rainforest. This area is however
highly militarised because of marauding barbarian tribes coming from the desolate Afrikan
Wastes. The Western regions of Hy Brasil are very different from the rest of the Empire.
Rapid glaciation has caused great valleys and new rivers to be formed and as such the area
is the center for farming and food production for the entire Empire. The Northern regions
have remained unchanged for many millennia. Hy Brasil’s many wars with Merica were
fought much further north than its current borders and as such the areas looks much like it
did many thousands of years previous. The only difference is that the fabled ‘Gulf of Mexios’
had long dried up, revealing fertile flatlands that have been the cause of many conflicts.

History:

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Early History:
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When the madness of the First Age of Strife ended Terra was in ruins. The long war with the
Men of Iron ended little remained of what Terra had been before. Still a brief lull in the
terror allowed some areas on Terra to partially recover. Brasil was one of these areas.
However this brief period of recovery suddenly ended with the onset of the warp storms
which heralded the Second Age of Strife. This time Terra was completely cut off from the
galaxy. Its people had lost all faith in technology and the various feuding states now
declared open war on each other. For nearly three thousand years Terra was the site of
numerous apocalyptic wars of annihilation. From the chaos of the early years some powers
gained control over vast areas of land. These new Empires were founded in the image of
many ancient mythical societies. Brasil was one such area.

Formation of the Empire:

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By the time they had the strength to forge an Empire there were already numerous
powerful states surrounding them. To the North the newly established State of Merica was
expanding south. To the east the nations of Afrika encroached west. And to the south and
west were various warring Sud Merican tribes such as the Columba, Bolouii, The Chile, and
the Argentii. Fortunately for Brasil its leader possessed a stockpile of ancient devices, each
capable of destroying whole cities. Before he launched his assault he bombarded the tribes
of the Chile and Argentii with hundreds of these weapons. The resultant destruction killed
billions and left the south of the continent virtually uninhabitable. Having learned from this
mistake Brasil made limited use of the weapons when striking the western nations, only
using them to destroy important population centres. The armies of Brasil swept over the
lands to the west encountering limited resistance. Within a decade all lands west and all
inhabitable land south was captured.

The Wars with Afrika:

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The Afrikan League had been formed half a century previously. It comprised all Afrikan
lands south of the equator. Its population was massive. This was however its only real
strength. It possessed little technology and had no means to create powered armour on any
scale. This put it at a great disadvantage when it declared war on Brasil. With fresh
manpower from the subjugated states Brasil could now hope to match the numbers of the
Afrikan League. Now war came to the borders of the new Empire. The scale the battles that
would follow make the legends of the so called ‘World Wars’ seem like a skirmish. On the
eastern border of Brasil over 20 Billion soldiers would clash in battles with fronts stretching
hundreds of miles, with the men fighting shoulder to shoulder. The carnage was appalling;
each side loosing many billions of soldiers. It was only when each side started using atomic
weaponry that the victor would be decided. The great Atlantic Plateau which stretched
between the two continents was bathed in an atomic firestorm that raged for a decade,
effectively ending the war in a stalemate. Brasil would recover, but it would never learn of
the total destruction of the Afrikan League at the hands of Ursh.

The Merican Wars:

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Brasil always had a great rivalry with Merica. When both nations were formed the area
between them was largely unprotected and was full of small tribes with no real unity. Both
Merica and Brasil quickly assimilated these tribes, before they finally clashed at a place
known only as Uba. It is stated that at this battle the mountains themselves were shattered
by the arcane weapons of the Mericans. Brasil was forced out, but struck back with their
Atomic Weapons. Whole Merican armies were obliterated by these weapons. Even so Brasil’s
armies could not defeat the Mericans in open battle and so each side was forced into an
uneasy truce, where they established semi-permanent borders, which have not shifted for
over 1000 years.

The Rise of Kyn:

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Brasil has known relative peace for half a millennia, with only the occasional raid and border
skirmish with Merica. However the rumours of a new emergent power in the east has
caused great upheaval in the Merican continents. Brasil has therefore been strengthening
itself for nearly two decades in preparation for a new war. The Kyn family has been the
ruling house in Brasil for several hundred years. Krylar Kyn was the Head Councillor for the
government of Brasil before the rise of the Emperor. However with the threat of
annihilation, Krylar took total control over the government; eliminating anyone who tried to
stop him and renaming the Empire Hy Brasil after the man who founded the Empire. Krylar,
being a technophobe, also began a purge of those members of society who supported the
development of technology. He secretly feared the power of technology, and insisted that
Brasil’s use of Atomic Weapons was enough to win any war, and as such he began to
stockpile new weapons, many taken from hidden vaults deep below the earth.
Unity Approaches:
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When word came of the sudden fall of Merica to the forces of Unity, Krylar began his
preparations for war. He shipped forces to the north and east in preparation for any attacks.
However none came. The Emperor was too busy fighting Ursh to attack Brasil at this time.
Still the fear of the attack caused Krylar to launch an ill-fated attack against Merica, which
resuled in over a billion casualties and no gains. It would be over half a century before the
Forces of Unity would try to attack Hy Brasil, and these attacks were usually small in scale,
with no real strategy behind them. Little did Krylar know that these attacks had the sole
purpose of crippling the atomic defence network that Brasil had established on its borders.
When the real attack came Hy Brasil only survived due the Forces of Unity withdrawing
because of a massive counter attack by Ursh in the north.

The Fall of Brasil:

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And so it went. For many long years Brasil had been attacked from all sides, its armies only
just being able to hold their own due to sheer numbers . However after over a century of
warfare Krylar was dead and his successor Dalmoth had inherited a shattered nation. Even
so he held on with an iron grip as his empire fell apart. When the final attack came, Brasil
was the only province still fighting. The battle of Planalto was a massacre; its soldiers
fighting to the death against the superior warriors of the Thunder Warriors. It was hopeless
nonetheless as the Thunder Warriors has superior firepower and their auxiliaries now had
the greater numbers. In a final act of defiance Dalmoth destroyed Planalto and himself with
his final atomic device, killing all who still opposed Unity. With this little was left to oppose
the Emperor and his dream of Unity.

Important Regions:

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The Capital Planalto:
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Hy Brasil is ruled from the Planalto, a massive Hive Conurbation with a population of
Billions. The Planalto draws its power from 'a series of vast reactors buried in the heart of
the main conurbation at Sao Paol', whose heat exchange processes mean that the reactor
district is 'caked in thick sheet-ice all year round, forming a gigantic frost park thirty
kilometres square'. This area is known as the 'Winter Fields' and is used for recreation by
local inhabitants.

Paoloa:
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This is where the government of Hy Brasil is located. It is a virtual paradise compared with
most of Terra. The region is split in two by the winter fields to the west and a grassy plain
to the east. The city of Sao Paol is located at the western edge of the region within the
winter fields. Beneth the city lies the great reactors which power much of central Brasil.
During the final battles against Unity Dalmoth tried to overload the reactors but was
stopped by the Dusk Raider regiment of Thunder Warriors.

Nicar:
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The northern region of Nicar is a highly militarised zone, with an army a billion strong
standing guard along its borders. A string of fortresses is located along the so called
Panama Heights. Each fortress is a relic of the Dark Age of Technology, with near
impregnable defences. However much of the technology that powered these fortresses have
been plundered by Mechanicum Raiders.

Galapogos:
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The region of Galapogos is home to a strange collection of wildlife, many of which were
known to the peoples of Ancient Earth. Genetic modification before the Age of Strife created
a breed of Giant Tortoise which are said to have been made a hundred times larger. These
beasts are harnessed by the armies of Hy Brasil due to their ferocity. The region is also the
most volcanically active region of the Empire. With seven active volcanoes the people of this
region are hardy and resilient and so make perfect recruits for the military. The warriors of
Galapogos are said to fearless and highly skilled.

Amazonia:
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The former site of the Amazon Jungle, this region is now a blasted desert with a few
scattered cities and only one major Hive; Manaus. The people of this region are expert
raiders and can survive without supplies for great lengths of time. A great battle was fought
here during the Unification Wars, and such was the destruction wrought that it is said the
desert became glass.

Stanio and Sud Stanio:

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These regions border the Afrikan Wastes and are completely devoid of vegetation and
water. No civilians live here, and instead the area is highly fortified. Much of Brasil’s armies
are found here due to the near constant raids by the mutant hordes of the now destroyed
Afrikan League. Without its immense defences Hy Brasil would soon be overrun by these
creatures.

Para:
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As with the border regions south of it Para is highly militarised and keep constant vigil again
the mutant hordes to te east. It is however an important sea-faring region. The port of Nord
Sarar is one of the largest in the southern hemisphere and is the only link between Hy Brasil
and Sud Atlantia.
Sud Atlantia:
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The region of Sud Atlantia is an area hard won by Hy Brasil. After the fall of the Nordifric
Conclaves the island was quickly attacked by Hy Brasil and Merica, who were able to gain
portions of the Island for themselves. Somehow the Nordifrik Conclaves were able to hold
on to the east of the island despite their Empire crumbling around them. It remains the only
area of their Empire which their control is total. Minor wars are regularly fought over the
island, and the city of Azaes has been sacked no less than eight times.

Ouranti:
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The region of Ouranti is the location for the Draconian Rainforest. This is a dangerous place
as a race of lizard mutants inhabit the region and the soldiers of the region regularly scour
the forests for any sign of them. The capital Dracosa is ruled by a family of militaristic
nobles who maintain a very modern fighting force. The Dracos wear lizard skins over their
powered armour and are armed primarily with firearms and incendiary cannons. These men
form the elite of Hy Brasils military and are the guardians of the Brasilian government.

The Southern Wastes:

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Although the Chile and Argentii were long ago destroyed, their mutated ancestors still roam
those wastes and constantly raid the southern regions of Hy Brasil. Although the Kings of
Antarctica are thought to have destroyed them during their campaigns in the region, reports
still point to scattered remnants of these peoples in the mountains of the region.

The military of Hy Brasil:

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The armies of Hy Brasil are vast and well trained. Every male must join the army as a rite of
passage and as such the manpower of the Empire is nearly inexhaustible. Each region
maintains its own standing army, but all regions must answer the call for war if it is
declared.

Equipment:
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Despite their massive resources the secrets to forging powered armour is limited in Hy
Brasil. Only the regions of Brasil, Paoloa, Ourantii, Amazonia and Para have the means to
create this technology, and so only one in ten regiments are equipped with these suits.
Often it is the soldiers that have this armour that are assigned to the borders of the realm.
Most of the armies of Hy Brasil make use of a heavy armaplas armour, which is mostly
enough.

The majority of Hy Brasils armies do not make use of firearms, and instead fight with heavy
electrified swords and maces which are highly effective. Some elite regiments use firearms,
but this is a rarity. Hy Brasil does however have extensive artillery. It has many varied
artillery pieces ranging from tank sized guns, to the city destroying atomic cannons. Often
an intense artillery barrage precedes an attack by the Hy Brasilian army.

Armoured vehicles are also a rarity, with only one regiment having access to a number of
ancient fighting vehicles known only as the “RH1 N0”.

Navy:
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Hy Brasil maintains a few hundred massive tanker warships which it uses to supply Sud
Atlantis. Naval Warfare is a rarity in the world at the time so these ships are rarely used in
offensive actions.

Air force:
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The regiment known as the Dragonflies are the only formation that uses aircraft in the
entirety of Hy Brasil. However their combat effectiveness is little to none due to the means
and knowledge to operate these ancient machines is fading, and as such they are now only
employed in suicide missions, often as a way of delivering an atomic device deep into
enemy territory.

Famous Regiments:

Ourantii Draks:

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The personal guard of Dalmoth Kyn, the Draks are a regiment that it rumoured to have
never faltered in battle. They are 10,000 strong and make use of the what little advanced
wargear is available to the Empire. They are swarthy-skinned fighters exclusively recruited
from the desiccated jungle regions of Sud Merica and wear scaled cloaks and reptilian
helmets.

Famous Generals:

Brazangas:

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This man is the general of the northern armies of Hy Brasil. In the years leading up to the
Unification Wars he lead several successful campaigns against Merica, and prevented the fall
of Sud Atlantis to the Nordifrik Conclaves. He perished alongside Dalmoth at the siege of
Planalto after a series of defeats by the Forces of Unity.