Strasbourg's Sparkblades
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
Politics
National spirits
Strasbourg's Sparkblades starts with one national spirit:
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
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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
References
- ↑ skysteam: "So they were from Calgary but they have Strasbourg in the name, did they just change their name but keep the symbols/jerseys when they got kicked out?
Niko: Oh, yeH"
- Obtained from Discord, 3/21/2024 - ↑ Niko: "Stole some PA, joined up with the CPF, split off with the PFC."
- Obtained from Discord, 3/21/2024 - ↑ Niko: "They served as the electorates muscle"
- Obtained from Discord, 3/21/2024 - ↑ Niko: "We're hired to help fight the Kingdom and grapped Wadenna
Which is why the electorate owns it at game start"
- Obtained from Discord, 3/21/2024