Blood, Fur and Iron (setting)
Overview
This setting was created to allow for a alternate history of World War II where both Humans and Furs are involved. The furs in this setting have been around since pre-history evolving at roughly at the same rate as the humans. Therefore they are fully integrated into the societies of the world though they tend to rise to the top because of long life-spans(150 - 250 years). As such the geography is the same as our world, though the politics of some nations are quite a bit different then in our world. As the setting is still in the development phases if you have any comments contact me at my E-mail mk.ewing2553@gmail.com, or on #transformations.
Technology:
Technology is Early WWII in 1941 to Early Cold War in 1956. There is some room for limited variation in terms of weapons developments, ie Panther II, A6 Missile ect. Nuclear technology is developed and used in a very limited fashion during the war by three different powers, Germany, USA, and the Empire of Japan. By in large this war is conventional though at the 2nd Battle of Kursk; July 7th 1947, the Germans use a V3 (A6 Missile, A development of the V2 A4) to hit the Soviets with a Valkyrie 2 Warhead. At the 3rd Battle of Tsushima Straights; May 7th 1948, the Japanese Empire Deploys a Weapon Code named Divine Sun against the Chinese/Soviet Fleet in a Long Lance type Torpedo. The last instance is in a raid on Shanghai; December 9th 1948, by the American 13th Air Force in a air-dropped bomb code named Little Man.
Population:
The world Population of furs is roughly 1/4 to 1/3 that of the human population due to low reproductive rates and long childhoods with the average fur being fully mature between the ages of 25 and 30 years old.
Society:
Generally furs are accepted as full members of society though there are groups of humans out there who profess hatred of furs and blamed them for the ills of society. Examples of these groups would be the American Human League, and the British Order of Man.
Rules:
- All things must be passed through Controller/ Creator for approval.
- Please no SUPER-Furs, ie. Able to beat a division single-handedly.
- Mortality is a fact of life... people die and so do furs given serious enough injuries.
- Maximum size for furs, 7’6 tall and weighing no more than 425 lbs (Unless Obese)
- No Super-Weapons, ie. Weapons out of time period, implausible, or just plain insane.
- No outside of time period references, ie. Things like the 60’s, 70’s or other time period that is yet to come.
- No references to our world and our timeline, ie. Leaders of our world who are present in this world and events that happened here but not there.
- Ask me if you want to know about info on timelines, battles, and characters.
- Have Fun!
Relevant Dates: Pre-War
October 28th, 1929: NYSE Crashes triggering the Great Depression.
December 30th, 1929: Chinese Nationalist Government Collapses.
August 12th, 1930: With the support of the Soviet Union the Communist Party of China under Chun Lee Chin take control of the country and begin a massive program of building up his country.
May 3rd, 1931: Communist China and the Soviet Union sign the Pact of Red Steel in Moscow with the stated aims of spreading Communism throughout the world... by force if necessary.
September 14th, 1934: Great Britain, Germany, & France sign the Treaty of London signifying the formation of the Western European Alliance. This move is heavily criticized by the members of the Pact of Red Steel.
September 29th, 1934: President Paul Von Hindenburg dies and is replaced by President William Frederick Louis... Though his old pre-1900 title is soon returned to him. Kaiser Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany of the second German Empire, though this one is a Constitutional Monarchy.
November 11th, 1934: The treaty of Versailles Limitations are removed from Germany as the increasingly makes it plain that Western Europe would come under attack from the Soviets in the next ten years. The Germans immediately begin on an ambitious program of re-armament with the sole aim of getting the German Reichwehr back into fighting shape in five years
June 23rd, 1936: Great Britain and the Empire of Japan form the Pacific Alliance with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Osaka Japan.
October 13th, 1936: Winston Spencer Churchill is elected the Prime Minister of Great Britain Under King George VI amidst fears that war will come in the next four years.
May 15th, 1938: Prelate Ludwig Kaas is elected Chancellor of Germany for the third time since 1930 under the Kaiser Wilhelm I (Second German Empire)
August 12th, 1938: The Treaty of Munich is signed between Germany and Austria allowing the combining of the two nations into a single united German Nation known as Greater Germany.
September 9th, 1938: Umatstu Kojima noh Miamoto is elected Prime Minister of Japan under Emperor Meji.
June 17th, 1939: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares that the increasing complex alliance treaties are increasing tensions all over the world, and that they should be repealed so that war doesn’t come again.
July 4th, 1939: Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini signs the Treaty of London allowing Fascist Italy to join the Western European Alliance.
May 25th, 1940: The Pact of Red Steel’s covert involvement in a Revolutionary movement in Indochina is exposed by the Abwehr in a sealed diplomatic pouch from an agent in Moscow. The US expresses disappointment at the news and boycotts all goods from the Pact of Red Steel and forbids any kind of trade with them.
June 12th, 1940: In a speech to the General Assembly of the Soviet Union Premier Josef Stalin makes clear that Germany and the Western European Alliance are a clear and direct threat to the free people of the world.
June 20th. 1940: Echoing Josef Stalin, Premier Chun Lee Chin of the Peoples Republic of China expresses in clear language the fact that the Empire of Japan and the British East Asian Empire are direct and deadly threats to his nation. Furthermore he expresses the desire to ‘Liberate’ the people of East Asia and Japan from the ‘Tyrannical’ rule of their imperialistic governments.
August 30th, 1940: In response to the increasingly threatening rhetoric from the Pact of Red Steel the Pacific Alliance deploys its first combined Task Force under Fleet Admiral Lord Ishido Toronaga of the IJN in a mission to show the flag in the Pacific. At the same time the Germans deploy the 3rd Panzer Corps under General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian on their Eastern border with Poland in a clear demonstration of strength.
September 11th, 1940: In response to the moves of the western alliances the Pact of Red Steel begins to strengthen their defences on all of their frontiers.
December 14th, 1940: In a desperate attempt to avert a war Franklin D Roosevelt tries to broker a temporary treaty to avert any hostilities.
July 2nd, 1941: The negotiations in Washington DC between envoys of the Pact of Red Steel, the Western European Alliance, and the Pacific Alliance break down among accusations of covert hostilities in Indochina, Manchuria, Estonia, and India.
November 22nd, 1941: In an increasingly tense fall the leaders of the Pact of Red Steel’s leadership issues increasingly hostile notes and speeches against the leaders of the Western European Alliance and the Pacific Alliance.
December 7th, 1941: In a sudden and brutally vicious attack the Pact of Red Steel begins a war that envelopes the world. The Chinese attack Indochina, Burma, Hong Kong, Formosa, the Philippines, and Manchuria all at the same time while the Soviets make a broad front general attack on the nations it borders in Europe.
Relevant Dates: War-Time
December 7th, 1941: In a sudden and brutally vicious attack the Pact of Red Steel begins a war that envelopes the world. The Chinese attack Indochina, Burma, Hong Kong, Formosa, the Philippines, and Manchuria all at the same time while the Soviets make a broad front general attack on the nations it borders in Europe.
January 17th, 1942: 1st Battle of Formosa. A desperate attack by the Pacific Alliance 10th Task Force, combined with the IJN Main Battle-Line Task Force.
June 12th, 1942: Battle of the River Po. 1st Battle with the involvement of the the German Wehrmacht, French Army, & British Commonwealth BEF.
May 21st 1951: Capitulation of the Soviet Union after the Capture of Moscow two week Earlier.
August 31st 1956: Capitulation of Peoples Republic of China after the capture and occupation of Beijing 1 month earlier.
Important Leaders:
Germany:
Name: William Frederick Louis
Titles: Kaiser Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, Emperor of 2nd German Empire
Race: Lupine Canid
Age: 144
Notes: This is his second term as Emperor of Germany. The first one was from 1861 - 1900 when he abdicated in favour of his son Wilhelm II
Name: Ludwig Kaas
Titles: Primate of Trier, Chancellor of the 2nd German Empire
Race: Human
Age: 60
Notes: This is his third term as Chancellor, his first term started in 1932
England:
Name: Albert Edward
Titles: King Edward VII King of the United Kingdom, King of the British Dominions, Emperor of India
Race: Leonine Felid
Age: 100
Name: Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
Titles: Prime Minister of Great Britain
Race: Domestic Lupine Canid (English Mastif)
Age: 67
Japan:
Name: Mutsuhito
Titles: Emperor Meiji of the Empire of Japan
Race: Japanese Vulpine Kitsune (Red Fox)
Age: 89
Name: Umatstu Kojima noh Miamoto
Titles: Prime Minister Of Japan and Lord of the Imperial Executive Coucil
Race: Human
Age: 77
United States of America:
Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Titles: President of the United States of America, Chairman of the Democratic Party of America
Race: Human
Age: 59
United Soviet Socialist Republics
Name: Joseph Stalin
Titles: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Race: Human
Age: 63
Peoples Republic of China
Name: Chun Lee Chin
Titles: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China
Race: Tigirs Felid
Age: 159