| From: | Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Antarctica and Asia (comments) |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:49:47 -0700 |
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>>>>>[I heard Shiawase had several aqualogies based in the Arctic Circle
before the Awakening; mostly hydrothermal powerplants, and, later prototypes in their
early attempts to achieve cold fusion. Interestingly enough, just before the Awakening in
2009, there were rumours they were genegineering experiments going on. My suspicion is
they pulled something out of the water that Awakened a bit before the rest of the world.
Whatever odd forces are at play in the Antarctic, they started happening
soon, as Shiawase pulled out its resources there in 2014.]<<<<<
-- Fact Rat
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> Kazakhstan
> This former Soviet territory is wildly capitalistic. Anything and everything is up
for sale. Ruled by a strong but vastly corrupt democratically elected government with
very broad powers, this mountainous nation is a free-traders dream. Originally built on
oil profits, Kazakhstan's primary means of income now is a small 4.1% sales tax on
literally every transaction. Considering everything from BTLs to slaves to LAVs to
insurance contracts are sold here, that is a rather healthy means of income for this
mountainous nation. Of course, this policy of "everything goes" has earned it
a reputation just above the Algerian Theocracy, Syria and North Korea.
(Free-traders with a 4.1% sales tax on everything.. that doesn't seem
right. Can anyone say, "black market"?)
> South Pacific Islands
> The area known as the South Pacific, a collection of small islands > covering a
large zone of the Pacific, has been relatively quiet and > peaceful. The vast majority
of the islands have "gone tribal," a state > of affairs that began well
before the Awakening. This is not to say > that they are primitive; rather it means
that their governments and > social conditions have reverted to their old tribal ways.
There are > over one hundred separate governments in the area, most of whom have >
mutual protection treaties against Imperial Japan, which has annexed > several dozen
islands. Despite the Japanese Occupation on these select > islands, life still goes on
as normal for the people. The only > non-traditional part of the South Pacific
lifestyle is the continued > tourism, which is the primary source of outside income
>>>>>[Easter Island
Don't worry. Easter is not the new economic superpower on the block.
It has about nil in natural resources, a negligible amount of trade
goods in the form of miniature stone heads, and only a trace population
on the actual island (the Easter Island resort/casino, located about 120
km away on a small atoll, however, is a completely different story.)
However, Easter Island is a magnet for mages and shamen of every breed,
as the barrier between this world and the Next seems to be thinner than
any other area, with the possible exception of Atlantis. Some have
claimed to have met people from their past - regardless of whether they
ever set foot on Easter Island - and others claim to have found amulets
or rongorongo stones leading them to secrets of great power. It is
well-known, however, that spirits summoned here slip from their master's
control very easily, and only the brave dare summon Greater spirits in
the region at all.]<<<<<
-- Longear
