The New United Republic Faction

Good day, everyone. 

As you may be aware, Project Blue Moon is set in a post-nuclear United States, and there are various factions that play important roles in the Mojave. Today, we'd like to introduce our first major faction, the United Republic. This faction was inspired, among other things, by the film "The Day After - 1983," in which at the end of the film, the few remaining “authorities” try to establish some form of order amongst the chaos and start producing food.

If you haven't seen the film yet, I strongly recommend you do; it's not the "greatest" apocalyptic film out there, but it is the one that best demonstrated the horrors of a nuclear war to me.

The new United Republic began as a community of survivors from the old world, with farms in the region banding together to feed survivors. It became rapidly clear that managing large amounts of people and resources required some type of system to keep order, some sort of governance to allocate responsibilities to individuals, as a result, the United Republic was formed, a system modeled on the old and well-known United States of America.

Citizenship is granted to both humans and later mutated humans through a provisional process that includes training. Applicants must be peaceful and law-abiding citizens who are not involved in raiding or enslavement.

The United Republic receives applications and petitions for membership from villages, towns, bases, and city-states that want to join the republic. Those who live in United Republic territories must register as citizens and pay the necessary taxes.

The laws that govern the United Republic and its territories differ depending on location. Bounties are given for specific targets, and both severe crimes committed in the Mojave and defection from the army are punished by death. Those who indulge in illegal gambling or the selling of unauthorized chems or slaves face arrest.

In our next update we will discuss the United Republic Army, their outfits and usual camp layouts.

Have a great weekend and stay safe!

Stark