Discovery 4.86 Storyline: Kusari in 818 A.S.

[Vasuv]

first of all knf baf lns rm and hispani if united gallia will be forced back to stay in orkeny

[Hone]

A rather odd turn of events, I guess I've got to repay the Dragon's hospitality by blowing up some tired veterans that fought both the Bretonians and Gallians. Oh wait, they're back stronger and decided to take care of some dissidents rather than pacifying them and coordinating a defense and counter-offensive plan should Gallia decide to go "Eye Kusari, nice planets you have there!".

I could see the government trying to get the BD's on side, they're deadly and in numbers. Do you think they'd spend much more lives and money from a broken economy to take care of them? Or is this som publicity stunt from a lucky chap in office while the Ronin in Bretonia goes "Mwahaha, I'm coming for you Kusari! I want my chair back!"

Many strange holes, and I expect Gallia to go back on their word once Bretonia is attacked, unless they truly ally.

Yeah, especially since Kishiro helped the BD's against Samura, and the KNF is weakened, and split with the ronin, I would have thought that the new Kishiro government would try to form an alliance with the BD's. Kinda like the Brets and Mollys. After all, the toppling of the Samura government has been the goal of the BD's since their dawn, prehaps they could have helped Kishiro with that?

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[Disparagess]

So now that Kusari's a democracy... I think... What is it going to be renamed to? (It's not really the Kusari Empire anymore, is it)

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[Friday]

This talk of a democratic Kusari shouldnt be deemed outrageous by anyone. If anything, Kusari reverted back to an archaic form of government early in its history. It turned AWAY from the old democratic Japan and gave the monarchy more power - ostensibly to maintain control during the establishment of the first Kusari colonies.

The Blood Dragons are dedicated to reinstating the Hideyoshi Dynasty to the throne of Kusari - because that line was overthrown by Samura. It was a power struggle - but is it really clear on the nature of that struggle?


What if ancient Hideyoshi Emperor wanted to move back towards democratic rule - with the Emperor going back to being a figurehead?

What if Lord Samura didnt want that - and instead wanted to maintain the strength of the Emperor and the Shogunate?


I put it to you all that the consequences for Kusari history speak for themselves. A concentration of power in the hands of the Emperor and the Kusari Shogunate - backed by the military and the corporate power of the Samura Kiretsu - one that has lasted for centuries.


But as the wheel of history turns, and the dominance of Samura is lessened, what then of the Kusari government?

What I can say of the Blood Dragons is this: If Kishiro wanted the Dragons help they would give it. The core principle of the Dragons is to reinstate the Hideyoshi line to the Throne - everything else is negotiable.
So as to what form the Kusari government would take - and what power the new Emperor would have - that is entirely a different matter.

If Kishiro were to offer reinstatement of a Dragon Emperor as only a figurehead - you would see a split in the Dragons. The Taishogun and his true believers would take the offer, and they would have to turn against the militaristic Dragon Shoguns.

Likewise, if Kishiro offered the GC reforms for women's rights - then you could see a split in the GC as well, with moderates simply wanting reform splitting off from Elders more interested in building a criminal empire.

I put it to you that the spurned Shoguns and GC Elders would go on to become more of a true rebellious and criminal group. They could well pool their resources, and be somewhat less scrupulous about dealing with Outcasts, Junkers, SCRA, Phantoms and the like.
In fact - once the over-arching ideologies are removed and personal grievances settled - there is nothing to stop other spurned individuals from other factions such as the Hogosha and AFA from all teaming up to form an entirely new criminal class in Kusari.

I am just throwing it out there. As Dragon Leader I set up the Imperial Court to deliberately push Dragons (and GC) to express differences of opinion in how they perceive Kusari's future.

Yes, there are a lot of conservative Dragons. But there are equally as many young radicals drawn from Kusari academia (the late Lt. Ozu, anyone?).

In a world of conservative monachy, there is no more radical idea than democracy...

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[ShadowKnows]

New Kasari Government?

[time line alterations]
Negoiations Break down with Gallic forces 817.08

Battle of 2 stars (Tau 37) 817.21 ( Kusari Victory)
-the Gallic expeditionary forces encounter Kusari 13th tactical wing.. few casualties are taken on either side, Gallic withdraw-

Second Battle of 2 stars (Tau 37/39) 817.28 (Kusari victory)
-Kasari forces take moderate losses destroying the Gallic expeditionary force-

Battle at Samurai star field (Tau 39) 817.31( Kusari victory)
-Britonian forces attempt to catch Kusari forces off guard, using a jump hole they dispatch 2 Capital fleets into Tau 39, Bow ever with out adequate fighter support... Kusari dragons quickly over whelm the escorts and the Britonian cruisers & Battle ships are quickly pounced on by Kusari Bombers, of 197 ships only 24 return to new London-

Battle of Akeishi (Tau68) (Gallic Victory) 817.34
-Gallic forces surprise the 11th tactical fleet and destroy them with little resistance-

Battle of 63 (tau 63) (Gallic Victory) 817.37
-Gallic forces meet little resistance from kusari naval forces, Unlawful faction is quickly dispatched and a Gallic beach head is established)-

(Tau44) 817.3-
- Heavy casualties, Kusari loses the bulk of its 9th fleet, combining it with the 5th fleet, the new " 2nd combined fleet" would not face gallic forces again in till the Battle of tau 39, the Battle is calssifed by High command as not to alert the public to a major defeat -

Dublin affair ( Leeds) (Britonia Victory) 817.41
-Britonia losses its entire 8th fleet and takes serious casualties to the 7th task force But drives Kusari out of leeds and into Tau 39-

Battle at Tau 65 ( Gallic Victory) 817.43
-Kusrai 6th fleet is totally destroyed-

Clerk Offensive ( Tau 65,Tau 44,Tau 42 , Tau 40 , Tau 54 & Chukogo)817.44-48
-Gallic forces occupy Chugoku and destroy much of Kishiro's assets in the TAU systems while dealinga heavy blow to Kusari Naval forces-

Battle of Tau 39
-Kusari forces are defeated and forced to abandon remaining Tau systems, remaining fleet assets are forces to fall back to New tokyo faced with defections & suisides at all ranks-

Treaty of Nike
-Kusari forces officialy surrenders control of tau systems to Gallic forces Gallic forces withdraw from chigoku,Okinawa & Hiroshima Under treaty-

Treaty of Hood
War with Britonia is ended
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Kusari revolutionary take key ship yards in honsho 817.40

Kusari revolutionary forces take Planet honsho in a Bloody battles across the planet ( 3 days after the Defeat in leeds) 817.41

Kusari revolutionary forces discretely backed by Kishiro----

Kusari High Admiral-Hirikiri 817.45

Kusari revolutionary forces in Shikoku and Okinawa -817.48

New Tokyo falls to Revolutionary forces, Following a brief but bloody Civil war. 817.70
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Samura
The Increasing Influence of Kishiro seemed to be a catastrophic affair for Samura, How ever Fortunes turned in Early 818, Rheinland and Liberty are still ian bloody war and Rheinland contracts Samura to handle weapons in a move that surprised even Sumura.

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[Vasuv]

How will ronin get funded

[CCI45-px/Probe149]

Bretonia i would guess.

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In a brilliant tactical movement, i charged backwards.

[Vasuv]

How will ronin get funded

[Vasuv]

How will ronin get funded

[Zelot]

How will ronin get funded

The Ronin is a group that will not have the ability to build new ships, and are going to be very careful with their resources. It is possible that they might target Gallic shipping for supplies and consumables. It is also possible that some private citizens in Kusari might quietly funnel some money, or a shipment of supplies to the Ronin, but basically, they are on their own out there. I am still doing alot of thinking about how to play out this faction ingame to represent the idea that they are cut off and under supplied. One of the ideas I have is, as time progresses, civilian ships might be integrated into the fleet to show that they Ronin cant build the ships to rearm themselves. I have other ideas too, but I dont want to give too much away.

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