DP9-052
Back Cover Blurb
The orange glow of out of control fires continued to illuminate the night sky. Until this morning – yesterday morning, now – the war had been almost an abstract concept, held far to the south and having little impact at home. The cruise missiles and bombing runs changed all that, striking at military and civilian targets alike. The Cristobal Hospital was one of the worst hit sites, throwing the relief effort into chaos. Lang had worked diligently since the first missiles struck, desperately attempting to save her people and forge order out of chaos. It had been thirty hours but felt like thirty days.
“Blood will pay for blood.” That was the Western way, she thought. Yet if that happened the cycle of violence would escalate, and her plans to limit this self-destructive and futile conflict would be for nothing. She could not allow that to happen but there was nothing she could do to halt the rampaging bull that was the Protectorate. Or was there? Perhaps she could prod the lumbering juggernaut, steering it around the worst of the chaos while waiting for an opportunity. One way or another she would end this pointless war.
The war to the south is not going well and, after having been the subject of minor raids since the start of the conflict, the bombing of Fort Henry has brought the Western Frontier Protectorate its first real taste of the horrors of war. Many militaristic Westerners are clamoring for revenge, seeking the prosecution of a centuries-old feud. Others argue that this is not their war and that the Protectorate’s troops are being sacrificed on the altar of Norlight and Mercantile ambition. The lines are drawn but which will win? Blood lust or pragmatism?
The WFP is a land bound together by honor, loyalty and family, but will that be enough to allow them to withstand the storms of war?
This sourcebook includes:
• A complete history of the Western Frontier Protectorate
• Information on the Protectorate’s government and its links with the WFPA
• Details on the major clans, their alliances and feuds
• Information on the enfranchisement movement
• Full write-ups and maps for all three Protectorate city-states and several minor settlements.
• Sample campaign set-ups, New character archetypes, New equipment
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 FAMILY VALUES
1.2 CONTENTS
CHAPTER 2: LEAGUE OVERVIEW
2.1 GEOGRAPHY
2.1.1 THE PAMPAS
2.1.2 HILLS AND MOUNTAINS
2.1.3 THE MULHACÉN CORDILLERA
2.2 WESTERN FRONTIER PROTECTORATE HISTORY
2.2.1 WITHDRAWAL AND FOUNDING TN 1454-1527
2.2.2 RISE OF THE MILITARY TN 1527-1560
2.2.3 FIGHTING THE FEDERATION TN 1560-1670
2.2.4 BLOOD OF INNOCENTS (TN 1670-1729)
2.2.5 REBUILDING AND RETALIATION (TN 1729-1913)
2.2.6 WAR OF THE ALLIANCE (TN 1913-1917)
2.2.7 CALM BEFORE THE STORM (TN 1917-1936)
2.2.8 THE INTER-POLAR WAR (TN 1936-PRESENT?)
2.3 ECONOMICS
2.3.1 NATURAL RESOURCES
2.3.2 MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES
2.3.3 TRADE
CHAPTER 3: WESTERN POLITICS
3.1 MILITARISTIC DEMOCRACY
3.1.1 THE HIGH COUNCIL (CONCILIO MAYOR)
3.1.2 THE MILITARY COUNCILS (CONCILIOS MILITARES)
3.1.3 MILITARY REGIONS (REGIONES MILITARES)
3.1.4 THE ADMINISTRATION
3.1.5 CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS
3.2 PEOPLE OF NOTE
3.3 THE CLANS
3.3.1 THE ZUCCO ASSOCIATION
3.3.2 THE MADERAS GROUP
3.3.3 THE NON-ALIGNED CLANS
3.4 OTHER GROUPS OF INFLUENCE
3.4.1:THE REVISIONIST CHURCH
3.4.2: THE CONFEDERATION OF WESTERN INDUSTRY
3.4.3: THE WESTERN FRONTIER PROTECTORATE ARMY (WFPA)31
3.4.4: THE GRANIS CARTEL
3.4.5: THE ENFRANCHISEMENT MOVEMENT
CHAPTER 4: FOREIGN RELATIONS
4.1 THE NORTH
4.1.1 THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONFEDERACY
4.1.2 THE UNITED MERCANTILE FEDERATION
4.2 THE SOUTH
4.2.1 THE SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
4.2.2 THE MEKONG DOMINION
4.2.3 THE HUMANIST ALLIANCE
4.2.4 THE EASTERN SUN EMIRATES 39
4.3 THE BADLANDS
4.3.1 PORT ARTHUR AND THE NUCOAL
4.3.2 THE RUINS OF JAN MAYEN
4.3.3 PEACE RIVER / PAXTON ARMS 41
CHAPTER 5: REGIONS OF THE WFP
5.1 WESTERN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
5.2 FORT HENRY
5.3 FORT JAMES
5.4 FORT WILLIAM
5.5 RURAL AREAS
5.5.1 THE PLAINS (PAMPAS)
5.5.2 THE CRESCENT
5.5.3 JASPER
5.5.4 RONDA
CHAPTER 6: CULTURE AND SOCIETY
6.1 NATIONAL CHARACTER
6.2 CUSTOMS
6.2.1 FAMILY GROUPINGS
6.2.2 HONOR
6.2.3 PREJUDICE
6.2.4 JUSTICE
6.2.5 RELIGION
6.3 LIFESTYLE
6.3.1 RESIDENCE
6.3.2 EDUCATION
6.3.3 LANGUAGE
6.3.4 RITES
6.3.5 FOOD AND DRINK
6.3.6 STYLE AND CLOTHING
6.4 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
6.4.1 VIDEO AND TRIDEO
6.4.2 LITERATURE
6.4.3 MUSIC
6.4.4 ARCHITECTURE 70
6.4.5 SPORTS
6.5 TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 7: GAMEMASTER RESOURCES
7.1 DESIGNING A WESTERN CHARACTER
7.1.1 CONCEPT, BACKGROUND AND SUB-PLOTS
7.1.2 ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS
7.2 EQUIPMENT
7.2.1 WEAPONS
7.2.2 RURAL WESTERNERS
7.2.3 URBAN WESTERNERS
7.3 WESTERN CAMPAIGNS
7.3.1 A TALE OF TWO CLANS
7.3.2 PIONEERING SPRIT
7.3.3 SHADOWS OF WAR
7.3.4 DEAD OR ALIVE
7.4 STOCK NPCS AND PERSONALITIES