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Introduction
Plot/History:
It is the year 2020, after the end of the so called "War on Terrorism" was over, Kuwait, along with the Republic of Iraq and Saudi Arabia invaded a new formed autonomous region no one claimed else than the local population.The US wanted to influence the region and the Arab invasion threatened its interests. The US soon found an ally within the region, the Shezaa tribe. The Shezaa tribe was a religious polytheist culture that had special anti-arab and anti-muslim sentiment. The US agree to get them higher education, vehicles, electricity etc. In exchange the Shezaa were trained by the CIA and military experts to fight off the invaders. After the completion of the program, it only took three weeks until the invaders retreated with over 20000 casualties on the Arab side and only nine on the side of the Shezaa. The following five years would be a time of increasing living quality. But with higher education, the Shezaa became wary that they were being used. With that the Shezaa started to refuse cooperation with the US.
On May 3rd, 2020, there was the assassination of the Vice president. The president escaped with severe but not fatal injuries. On the same day, a truck loaded with two tonnes of C4 blew up in front of Madison Square Garden during a concert, causing lots of collateral damage and causing three buildings to collapse. 2310 people die instantly, another 300 die in the hospital, 5400 are heavily injured, 35% of them are handicapped for life. Another 6000 suffer from minor injuries due to the shockwave or small pieces of debris. This shocked the nation and the US immediately suspected the Shezaa since they had refuse to cooperate months before.
On July 4th, 2020, two days before deployment, at an Independence Day celebration in Dallas, Texas, over 50000 people have gathered to see the fireworks. At 11:15 pm, fifteen bombs, 750 grams of C4 each and filled with nails and other sharp objects go off killing nearly 5000 people making it the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history.
Meanwhile the media has riled up the hatred for the Shezaa, although the official are unsure if the Shezaa where even responsible for the first attacks.
Two days later, 12000 soldiers deploy for the Shezaa region. Their mission is to find key figures of the attacks as well as high ranking Shezaa members. Their codenames are:
Black Eagle
Sundown
Goddess
Captor
Muzzle
Green Cat
Panther
Martyr
Light
Moon
Intelligence suggests that all suspects are male and between 20 and 50. The soldiers end up in Shezaa territory thinking that they will be encountered with heavy fire and suffer with high casualties but they end up finding the opposite, at first. The people are friendly and hospitable. The soldiers only find guns but no a single round of ammo. But four days later, a few soldiers went missing. The day after, three disembodied heads of soldiers were sent to the military command in a package. There were no fingerprints nor any other traces of the sender on the package.
Soon after, war crimes began to spread. Soldiers began to kill civilians who they thought to be threaten by. One soldier was dishonorly discharged and sent to five years prison for shooting and killing a 14 year old girl talking on her mobile phone. But just as the soldiers begin to get paranoid, the first real attack happens: A convoy on its way to supply a base with food, cigarettes and booze is attacked. A tank is destroyed by RPG fire and a five trucks are badly damaged. Three soldiers are killed. But as quickly as the attackers came, they disappeared again. Even the choppers that had arrived five minutes after found nothing.
Story:
This story is about Units Alpha, Gamma, Epsilon and Zeta of the 3rd division. They have to patrol the town of Ulganaa and report to the commander over telecommunications, if something happens or if they are on to something big. There are some suspicious residents but the soldiers only keep an eye on these individuals, not knowing that there is something big going on here.
Shezaa tribe information will be posted in OOC
Character sheet:
Soldier
Name
Age
Gender
Appearance
Free time clothing (when on base on weekends, optional)
Rank (Anywhere from Private to Lieutenant)
Role (Gunner, Sniper, Support, Engineer, etc.)
Squad: (Alpha, Gamma, Epsilon or Zeta)
Equipment:
Personality
Background
Likes (optional)
Dislikes (optional)
Civilian/Insurgent
Name
Codename (if insurgent)
Age
Gender
Appearance
Clothing (can leave this blank until Shezaa culture is up)
Occupation
Equipment
Likes (optional)
Dislikes (optional)
Personality
Background
It is the year 2020, after the end of the so called "War on Terrorism" was over, Kuwait, along with the Republic of Iraq and Saudi Arabia invaded a new formed autonomous region no one claimed else than the local population.The US wanted to influence the region and the Arab invasion threatened its interests. The US soon found an ally within the region, the Shezaa tribe. The Shezaa tribe was a religious polytheist culture that had special anti-arab and anti-muslim sentiment. The US agree to get them higher education, vehicles, electricity etc. In exchange the Shezaa were trained by the CIA and military experts to fight off the invaders. After the completion of the program, it only took three weeks until the invaders retreated with over 20000 casualties on the Arab side and only nine on the side of the Shezaa. The following five years would be a time of increasing living quality. But with higher education, the Shezaa became wary that they were being used. With that the Shezaa started to refuse cooperation with the US.
On May 3rd, 2020, there was the assassination of the Vice president. The president escaped with severe but not fatal injuries. On the same day, a truck loaded with two tonnes of C4 blew up in front of Madison Square Garden during a concert, causing lots of collateral damage and causing three buildings to collapse. 2310 people die instantly, another 300 die in the hospital, 5400 are heavily injured, 35% of them are handicapped for life. Another 6000 suffer from minor injuries due to the shockwave or small pieces of debris. This shocked the nation and the US immediately suspected the Shezaa since they had refuse to cooperate months before.
On July 4th, 2020, two days before deployment, at an Independence Day celebration in Dallas, Texas, over 50000 people have gathered to see the fireworks. At 11:15 pm, fifteen bombs, 750 grams of C4 each and filled with nails and other sharp objects go off killing nearly 5000 people making it the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history.
Meanwhile the media has riled up the hatred for the Shezaa, although the official are unsure if the Shezaa where even responsible for the first attacks.
Two days later, 12000 soldiers deploy for the Shezaa region. Their mission is to find key figures of the attacks as well as high ranking Shezaa members. Their codenames are:
Black Eagle
Sundown
Goddess
Captor
Muzzle
Green Cat
Panther
Martyr
Light
Moon
Intelligence suggests that all suspects are male and between 20 and 50. The soldiers end up in Shezaa territory thinking that they will be encountered with heavy fire and suffer with high casualties but they end up finding the opposite, at first. The people are friendly and hospitable. The soldiers only find guns but no a single round of ammo. But four days later, a few soldiers went missing. The day after, three disembodied heads of soldiers were sent to the military command in a package. There were no fingerprints nor any other traces of the sender on the package.
Soon after, war crimes began to spread. Soldiers began to kill civilians who they thought to be threaten by. One soldier was dishonorly discharged and sent to five years prison for shooting and killing a 14 year old girl talking on her mobile phone. But just as the soldiers begin to get paranoid, the first real attack happens: A convoy on its way to supply a base with food, cigarettes and booze is attacked. A tank is destroyed by RPG fire and a five trucks are badly damaged. Three soldiers are killed. But as quickly as the attackers came, they disappeared again. Even the choppers that had arrived five minutes after found nothing.
Story:
This story is about Units Alpha, Gamma, Epsilon and Zeta of the 3rd division. They have to patrol the town of Ulganaa and report to the commander over telecommunications, if something happens or if they are on to something big. There are some suspicious residents but the soldiers only keep an eye on these individuals, not knowing that there is something big going on here.
Shezaa tribe information will be posted in OOC
Character sheet:
Soldier
Name
Age
Gender
Appearance
Free time clothing (when on base on weekends, optional)
Rank (Anywhere from Private to Lieutenant)
Role (Gunner, Sniper, Support, Engineer, etc.)
Squad: (Alpha, Gamma, Epsilon or Zeta)
Equipment:
Personality
Background
Likes (optional)
Dislikes (optional)
Civilian/Insurgent
Name
Codename (if insurgent)
Age
Gender
Appearance
Clothing (can leave this blank until Shezaa culture is up)
Occupation
Equipment
Likes (optional)
Dislikes (optional)
Personality
Background
Rules
No godmodding
At least 100 words per post
Please post in the right section. If your character is in Ulganaa, then post in Shezaa, Ulganaa, if hes in a different place then use that other section.
If you want new settings, please request it in OOC.
If you want a separate story with its own squad request it in OOC. It will be granted if at least three people are going to participate in it.
Civilians do always equal insurgents. Insurgents are rare and if they show up they will go as a civilian and not brag about their insurgency.
At least 100 words per post
Please post in the right section. If your character is in Ulganaa, then post in Shezaa, Ulganaa, if hes in a different place then use that other section.
If you want new settings, please request it in OOC.
If you want a separate story with its own squad request it in OOC. It will be granted if at least three people are going to participate in it.
Civilians do always equal insurgents. Insurgents are rare and if they show up they will go as a civilian and not brag about their insurgency.
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The Shezaa
Shezaa people:
The Shezaa people look of Iranian descent/geneology. Their mentality is often friendly, proud, religious, brave and hospitable. They value their families, tribe and moral code.
Shezaa moral code:
1. Each family member has the obligation to protect family first, then the tribe as long as the tribe itself isnt endangered.
2. Respect your elders as long as they respect you.
3. Men are not to disadvantage their wive and are not to beat their wives.
4. Men are to do physical work, if their physical condition allows it (this includes engaging in close combat).
5. Women are to do mental, light physical or medicinal work. If they have the physical strength they can engage in harder tasks.
6. Women are not allowed to engage in close combat unless their husband isnt able to and their family is in danger. (meaning as fighters, women can operate artillery or be snipers).
7. Both man and woman have equal rights for education, raising their children and work.
8. Arranged marriage as well as the marriage of a minor is forbidden. Love comes naturally and shouldnt be forced.
9. Treat foreigners inside your house as guests.
10. The blood of a foreigner shouldnt be spilled inside a settlement unless he has engaged in a serious crime.
Shezaa culture:
The Shezaa people have two high holidays. New Years (June 2nd) and Mating Day (August 8th). The New Years festival is a festival that everyone in town participates in, with socializing, entertainment and a feast in the evening. Mating Day is where those between 16 and 28 who are still unmarried and alone go and search for a partner for life. If there is no success, then the person still has the year after to participate again.
It is forbidden for the Shezaa to drink goat milk in the afternoon.
Shezaa clothing:
Shezaa men normally wear pants made of cotton or goat wool as well as a tunic like shirt. Most men wear long open robes over their clothes. Shoes are normally made from goat wool or desert yak leather. Some men wear cylinder shaped hats or a turban. Moustaches are popular among Shezaa men while full beards arent.
Shezaa women normally wear long, shortsleeved dresses with distinctive patterns and wide collars during the day. Sometimes women wear a silky turtleneck like underdress with short- or no sleeves under their normal dresses. Women normally dont cover their hair unless they want to protect themselves from the sun in high summer but they sometimes wear head jewelry or a cylinder like hat (http://www.hathorizons.com/graphics/centralAsian_hats/turkey_whirling_dervish.jpg) similar to that of a man.
Both genders wear a full body undergarment, that even covers the face, during sandstorms.
Shezaa architecture:
The Shezaa live mostly in clay or limestone houses varying from one room and one floor to 15 rooms and three floors. Their temples are normally round buildings with a dome shaped roof. Temple walls often have artworks carved into them.
Shezaa religion
The Shezaa believe in a total of eight gods and goddesses. At the top is the sun goddess (also love and fertility) with her husband the moon god (passion and honor). Then there are the god of festivity and drinking, the goddess of luck, the goddess of death, the god of war, the god of harvest and the goddess of the weather (and elements). They go to a temple called a tayyib once a week. Compared to Islam the Shezaa belief is somewhat liberal. Missionaries from other belief systems are not welcome.
Shezaa language:
The Shezaa language is sort of a hybrid of Arabic, Kurdish and Turkmen. It has about 7.5 million speakers in the Shezaa region.
The Shezaa
Shezaa people:
The Shezaa people look of Iranian descent/geneology. Their mentality is often friendly, proud, religious, brave and hospitable. They value their families, tribe and moral code.
Shezaa moral code:
1. Each family member has the obligation to protect family first, then the tribe as long as the tribe itself isnt endangered.
2. Respect your elders as long as they respect you.
3. Men are not to disadvantage their wive and are not to beat their wives.
4. Men are to do physical work, if their physical condition allows it (this includes engaging in close combat).
5. Women are to do mental, light physical or medicinal work. If they have the physical strength they can engage in harder tasks.
6. Women are not allowed to engage in close combat unless their husband isnt able to and their family is in danger. (meaning as fighters, women can operate artillery or be snipers).
7. Both man and woman have equal rights for education, raising their children and work.
8. Arranged marriage as well as the marriage of a minor is forbidden. Love comes naturally and shouldnt be forced.
9. Treat foreigners inside your house as guests.
10. The blood of a foreigner shouldnt be spilled inside a settlement unless he has engaged in a serious crime.
Shezaa culture:
The Shezaa people have two high holidays. New Years (June 2nd) and Mating Day (August 8th). The New Years festival is a festival that everyone in town participates in, with socializing, entertainment and a feast in the evening. Mating Day is where those between 16 and 28 who are still unmarried and alone go and search for a partner for life. If there is no success, then the person still has the year after to participate again.
It is forbidden for the Shezaa to drink goat milk in the afternoon.
Shezaa clothing:
Shezaa men normally wear pants made of cotton or goat wool as well as a tunic like shirt. Most men wear long open robes over their clothes. Shoes are normally made from goat wool or desert yak leather. Some men wear cylinder shaped hats or a turban. Moustaches are popular among Shezaa men while full beards arent.
Shezaa women normally wear long, shortsleeved dresses with distinctive patterns and wide collars during the day. Sometimes women wear a silky turtleneck like underdress with short- or no sleeves under their normal dresses. Women normally dont cover their hair unless they want to protect themselves from the sun in high summer but they sometimes wear head jewelry or a cylinder like hat (http://www.hathorizons.com/graphics/centralAsian_hats/turkey_whirling_dervish.jpg) similar to that of a man.
Both genders wear a full body undergarment, that even covers the face, during sandstorms.
Shezaa architecture:
The Shezaa live mostly in clay or limestone houses varying from one room and one floor to 15 rooms and three floors. Their temples are normally round buildings with a dome shaped roof. Temple walls often have artworks carved into them.
Shezaa religion
The Shezaa believe in a total of eight gods and goddesses. At the top is the sun goddess (also love and fertility) with her husband the moon god (passion and honor). Then there are the god of festivity and drinking, the goddess of luck, the goddess of death, the god of war, the god of harvest and the goddess of the weather (and elements). They go to a temple called a tayyib once a week. Compared to Islam the Shezaa belief is somewhat liberal. Missionaries from other belief systems are not welcome.
Shezaa language:
The Shezaa language is sort of a hybrid of Arabic, Kurdish and Turkmen. It has about 7.5 million speakers in the Shezaa region.
