Strasbourg's Sparkblades

Strasbourg's Sparkblades
General Information
Starting Leader	Lugnut
Country tag	SBR
Capital	Earl Grey
Government	Ruler
Faction	Bloodied Electorals
Game Information
Unique Focus Tree	No
Stats
Manpower
Factories	0      0      0
Resources	0 0 0 0 0 0
Stability
War Support

Strasbourg's Sparkblades are a releasable raider nation in The Great North. They can be released with the states Strasbourg, Humboldt, and Imperial, which are core states of Durdun at the game's start. Additionally if Daniel of Wadena is the leader of Stoon, they can be released through the focus Legacy of the Sparkblades where their name is changed to Strasbourg's Knightblades.

Historical background

Before the Great War, the ancestors of the Sparkblades were a professional hockey team in Calgary. Like many Canadians they resisted the American annexation of their country, stealing several suits of power armor from the US military before joining up with the Canadian People's Front. When the Front fractured some time later they followed the People's Front of Canada splinter group and joined them in forming the Bloody Electorals. They settled down in the pre-War town of Strasbourg, changed their name to Strasbourg's Sparkblades and served as the muscle of the Electorate the in the post-apocalypse. At some point they were hired to fight the Kingdom of Manitoba, taking Wadena for the Electorate.

Politics

National spirits

Strasbourg's Sparkblades starts with one national spirit:

The Last Grand Warband

• Daily Political Power Gain: +0.04
• Consumer Goods Factories: -3.0%

Following a Dundurn victory in the Election, a warband would be mobilized to soothe the more adventurous Electorate. But Pierre made it clear that any mobilzation would be seen as a forfeit of Electoral position.

The Days of scouring the Kingdom are over.

Atleast our plunder will hold us off for a while...
Will be removed 1 January, 2276.

Leaders

Main article: Political parties and leaders

Portrait Leader Ideology Party In power (2275) Popularity Unique portrait? Description Lugnut Ruler Ruler Yes 60% Yes Although only recently having gained enough power to be considered serious contenders in their own right, the Smashers have long been players in Vote Runs. Whether they did it for fame, profit, or just fun is up to each to decide for themselves. But with the recent ascension of Lugnut the Smashers have a new outlook, survival. Because they have been on the frontline of most every engagement in the Electorals they know firsthand just how precarious their traditions and society are, and they'll crush Heaven and Earth before they see themselves subject to anyone else's will. Nuts 'n Bolts Elites Elites No 13% Yes ---

Starting Position

Prior to Patch 4.2.6, Strasbourg's Sparkblades started with these division templates:

• Maréchaussée (4 Militia battalions)
• Executor Remnants (10 Enforcer battalions)

Strasbourg's Sparkblades started with 0 divisions.

Behind the Scenes

• Strasbourg's Sparkblades were were originally a nation subjugated under Fort Cap Hell in The Great North, removed in Patch 4.2.6. Their capital was Earl Grey, owning a single province located in Western Manitoba if they were to be released.
• The Sparkblades are implied to have been the real-world Calgary Flames hockey team before the Great War, given the logo on their jerseys and cut formable flag.

Gallery

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  Durdun event picture for the Sparkblades

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  Flag of their cut formable nation, Lugnut's Paradise