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From: olafur gunnarsson <olafurg@******.IS>
Subject: NAGTW Iceland part
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 17:06:28 GMT
Heres my first draft for the Icelandic Timeline in 2057.Id value all Inpu=
t
Even the Bad ones:).Seriously if you feel i should ad or remove anything =
say so
Thanks In advance.Note i tried to send this few days ago but i got back a
msg about it not getting through so im sending it again if it gets throug=
h
would someone tell me so that i dont send it again :).
-Olafur G




History
2001 The Decline of the North Atlantic Fishing Industry through overfishi=
ng
and a series of ecological Disasters pushes Icelands Economy into a
dive,unemployment reaches an all time high.
2002 To save the economy Icelands goverment signs deals with England to
provide them with cheap clean electricity through undersea lines.Plans ar=
e
made to built the first three lines before 2006.
Iceland also signs agreements with Cal International for Builting a new
Alumnium Factory.
Also agreements with the Swedish Computer company SXS.Inc to built two
assembly plants.
2003 The first of the Undersea Lines is built way before scedule.The mone=
y
from the Energy sales goes into strengthening the economy providing funds=
to
a number of Software development companys
as well as light manufacturing companys,mostly engaged in communications
develpment.
2004 Late in the year the first of the two SXS Inc factorys is finished a=
nd
the economy shows signs of reaching the same level of stability as before
2006 The Alumnium Factory is abandoned after Cal International goes bankr=
upt
.The economy suffers a minor crash but stabilises again when a concern of
Icelandic buisnessmen with the help of the goverment buy the half finishe=
d
factory with plans to get it operational in late 2010.The last of the thr=
ee
undersea lines is finished plans are made to construct more before 2012.=
The
second SXS Inc
factory is finished late in the year
2010 Vitas strikes Iceland late in the year but is largely contained as t=
he
Quarantine act is implemented.Loses are still high with close to 30.000
people dead.
2011 A number of Volcanos go active and a major Earthquake strikes the c=
ity
of Reykjavik a large part of the old city goes under water damage is
calculated in the millions over 5000 thousand die
with over 60.000 more loosing thier homes.Emergency shelters are built a =
few
kms outside the shattered city Volcanic activity does major damage to a
number of important roads and flying becomes dangerous due to unpredictab=
le
weather patterns and thick cloud of ash wich scatter hundreds of kms
away.First reports of magic are made even more bizarre when reports of a
dragon flying over Snæfellsjokull are reported on the Radio.The dragon =
is
later identified as the Great Dragon Fafnir.At the end of the year hopes =
for
rebuilding begin to surface.
2012.England in desparate need of clean Energy after the nuclear accident=
s
of the year before.
Pushes for the completion of the five new undersea lines wich were halted
during the disasters of 2010 and 2011, At the same time plans are made to
built a total of 25 more in the next ten years to supplie close to 23% of
Englands energy with more to follow as needed.
2013.Rebuilding of the capital Reykjavik begin with parts of the old city
being repaired and flood walls being set into place hopes are that much o=
f
the city can be reclaimed using technology perfected by Holland.
2014 To kepp up with Englands need for energy,plans are made to built a n=
ew
hydropower plant
also plans to build wind farms are set forward.
2016 With signs that the North Atlantic fishing stcoks are reaching high
enough levels plans are made to start small scale fishing again
2018.The Indian war ends With America and Canada deedin a great deal of l=
and
to the Indian nations.The US abandons the Keflavik AFB after a short flur=
ry
of talks with the Icelandic Goverment.
Iceland agrees to keep managing the Radar net for America.
2020. The Trans polar Aleut offers Iceland to join the new nation,and aft=
er
a flurry on negotiations Iceland accepts becoming a Tribal group within t=
he
TPA the only White skin tribe in the nation
many claim that Icelands motives for this is to gain control of the wast
Fishing areas the TPA has.
2021 Uge strike people start changing into orcs and trolls. As with the
prior goblinization there is at first panic but this soon settles down wi=
th
no real racism managing to gain foothold.Levels of Orcs and trolls born i=
n
Iceland are slightly higher than in other parts of the world.
2024 A study made shows that a disaprobriate number of Icelanders are
magicaly active with most being eather Shamanic or Idolers and Hermetics =
in
a minority.
2025 The last of the ten new Undersealines is finished at the same time a=
s
the new hydroplant and windfarms become opperational providing a massive
influx of capital.Much of wich goes into rebuilding the fishing industry.
2029 The Great Crash strikes wiping out the worlds Internet.As much of
Icelands Govermental and Corporate datanets are hooked to the Internet
cousing untold damage to the countrys economy
2031 Strains begin to develop between The TPA and the Icelandic self
goverment as the TPA pushes for the ceasation of fishing and the closing =
of
Heavy Industry in all its signiatory lands. Iceland wich
has considerable interests in continuing fishing and heavy industry.Uses =
its
right to veto against these bills cousing an upproar among the other trib=
al
groups.
2032 With help from the Ucas goverment Icelands Data systems are purged.
2035 Iceland again Vetos bills being passed to limit fishing in TPA seas.=
A
coalition proposes a bill that will make it impossible for Iceland to vet=
o
certain bills.Iceland threatens to declare Independence, the bill is quie=
tly
droped.
2037 To help lighten the need for Energy in the TPA Iceland begins to bui=
lt
Undersea lines to Greenland from were energy would be fed into the countr=
y
power grid.
2039 the first two lines are finished plans are to built more as needed.
2045 A series of Eco terrorist strikes against Icelandic Fishing ships ar=
e
traced to groups within the TPA Goverment Cousing an uproar.Schism betwee=
n
Iceland and the rest of the TPA Deepens.
2046 the Souix Nation Begins to train and supply TPA peaceforcers Iceland
requests the right to send
groups to take part in the trainning. The request is denied cousing the
Icelandic Delegation in the tribal council to stage a walkout.Threats of
seccesion are countered with threats of armed might if anything like that=
is
tried.Icelandic Nationalist groups stage protests and riots break out in =
the
Capital city.
2049 Attempts are made by the goverment to heal the wounds between Icelan=
d
and the council after about a year of talks proves fruitless Icelandic
officials warn that things may take a darker turning
2050 The TPAPasses a law allowing them to stage peaceforcer troops from t=
he
Unused Keflavik AFB.Riots break out again.Escalating into fights between
Anglo Locals and Aleut immigrants.
the Peacerforcer troops are sent to quell the unrest.
2051 An explosion kills 8 and wound 23 TPA Peaceforcers.A group calling
Itself OPM claims responsibility the groups aims is a " Free and Sovreign
Icelandic Democray". The TPA council threatens that unless local Icelandi=
c
officials get matters under control the council will Increase the peace
force to combat the threat.Matter quit down but rumors claim that the OPM=
is
gathering thier forces for a second strike.
2054 on the morning of June the 17th the old National Holiday a Message i=
s
sent to all major news networks.Were Iceland declares itself an Independe=
nt
country from the TPA.At the same time a message is sent to the TPA tribal
council declaring that unless TPA troops begin Evacuating the Keflavik AF=
B
within 24 hrs, A state of war will be declared. The TPA answers with
declaring a state of emergency and ordering a curfiew of all Icelandic
civilians.It also begins to Muster troops to send to back up the Peace
forcers Company allready there.
As the PF troops begin to leave the base heading for Reykjavik to carry o=
ut
the orders.They are amushed by Rebel Troops using sophisticated small arm=
s
and anti vehicle weaponry.It is later found out that the weapons were
supplied by Tír na´nog in return for unknown concessions.
In a searies of short but bloody fight the local PF troops are all but wi=
ped
out.So that once the TPA is ready to send in Reinforcements they are faci=
ng
a Hostile country.Once it is learned that Iceland has
Fielded close to 10.000 troops well trained and heavily equiped, plans fo=
r
an Invasion are droped.
Among the countries first to recocnise Icelands Independence are Great
Britain Tír Na´nog Ucas
Eistalnd Letland and Lithaen as well as the Scandinavian Union.
2055 Iceland Anounces the creation of the Iceland Corporate Enclave as th=
e
Countries Goverment built along the lines of the Pueblo corporate
council.The Enclave begins Rapid economic expansion
Increasing sales of Energy to England and channeling more money into
economic builtup.
2056 After a peace meeting Hosted by the Scandinavian Union ICE and TPA s=
ign
a peace treaty and the TPA recocnises Icelands Independence.The other nat=
ive
nations follow suit.agreements for
reasuming sales of energy to the TPA are drawn up and repairs on the
Undersealines are started.
2057 ICE Announces plans to built research stations on the North pole and=
a
number of undersea stations plans are to begin in late 2057 the first Nor=
th
pole station is to be ready in 2059 with the firs Deep sea station to be
finished a year later in 2060


Well thats it for now dig in :).

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