Brazak West

Flag of Brazak West

Brazak West (Azbuka: Бразак Уест) is a mid-sized nation in the north eastern region of the world. To the north of it are the North Wastes and the Valya Free States. To the east is the other half of what was once known as Great Brazak: the Ganzabi zone of Brazak East. The Nezzu Strait lies to the south, while some distance to the west is the United Sky Kingdoms.

The nation's capital is Risley, while its currency is the Kepit (as with most nations, the Azrunite Floril is also widely accepted). The primary language spoken in Brazak West is Azbuka, with the Brazakker Accent.

The people of Brazak West (and often Great Brazak & Brazak East) are commonly called "Brazakkers" or by the archaic "Kepits", after their currency.

History

After Great Brazak lost the war against Ganzabar, it came under occupation. Ganzabar divided the nation into two provinces; East and West. Partly this was to make the territory more inline with the average size of a Ganzabi province, but it was also in an attempt to break Brazak unity.

This was largely successful, as pro-appeasement East blamed Western partisans, such as the ex-Line Captain Natalya Ataryk, for what they called "senseless violence". Eventually the situation erupted into a full-scale rebellion known as the Liberation War, while Ganzabar was preoccupied with the Merchant Wars against Lystrata.

The partisans successfully liberated Risley completely in October 9317. They demanded the reformation of the Brazak parliament and an end to Ganzabi rule in Great Brazak. Ganzabar partially agreed, on the condition that Brazak East was to remain a part of Ganzabar. Thus Brazak West declared itself to be a wholly new and independent country, and by 9318 Ganzabar's forces had been completely withdrawn.

Regions

Brazak West, as is typical of the northern cultures, is divided into administrative semi-autonomous areas called Oblasts. These are governed from a regional capital, from which (in most cases) the oblast takes its name. They are:

• Capital Oblast
• Zinya Oblast
• Wirral Oblast
• Valyagrad Oblast
• Nymograd Oblast
• Junway Oblast
• Tovstok Oblast

Cities and People

Brazak West's capital city is Risley. Other settlements include:

• Laronor
• Nymograd
• Valyagrad
• Tovstok
• Brudor

Brazak West's largest ethnicity is Svalic, including the Laro; closely followed by Hal. A minority exists of Valyan, as well as small populations of Aquitano and Ziothi, mostly in the east.

Military

Brazak West's military is very much an artefact of its rebellious inception. The Brazak Navy is composed of several flotillas, as is typical of most Azimuth navies, the largest of which is the defensive core known as the Home Fleet. The flagship at the beginning of 9329 was the Gorodskiye Class BWC Municipal. The nation also organises Local Air Militias at all but the smallest settlements. Some, such as the Laronor Militia, have historically played a key defensive role. It is common for the Militias to be supplemented by an additional temporary force of Reserves; civilians trained to use weapons but not assembled into units. Their equipment is typically inferior or obsolete even to that of the Militia.

Uniforms and Equipment

Brazak infantry are equipped with the Empire Arms Bluebell, as of 9322, while the navy utilise its carbine variant. Aboard airships, the obsolete Tokarya percussion carbine is still in limited use. The standard sidearm remains the rugged Corban Navy, despite it too being decried as obsolete.

Naval officers wear a black uniform with silver trim, while infantry are usually clad in beige overcoats marked with blue and brown.