Expansion: Mitō

[Mito]

With things being fairly active in Aurelia at the moment, I want to get this project underway before I am swallowed up by my university workload since reaching its conclusion will take quite a bit of time. The expansion for Mitō as I have planned it currently will be divided into two parts: the history of Mitō from the fall of its Empire in the 1950s to the modern day and the reunification that will take place in the modern day. I have already consulted my immediate neighbours (@Xio, @Rhodellia, @Kirvina, @Volta and @Seylos) for their approval / comments. In case they wish to make further comments on the forum, I've mentioned them.

The history section will be divided into three or two subsections. The initial fall of the Empire will see the effects of Mitō’s defeat in the Second Aurelian War, the postbellum peace , the military government’s evacuation and how lines are drawn after the war. Simply put the Empire will fall into its constituent states (detailed on the map below), the Emperor still rules but only in name as no central government exists to carry out his will. This leaves the new myriad of Mitonese states to bicker amongst themselves.

The second part will show how the peace and the fall of the Empire has affected the Auriel. The lines initially drawn after the war now prove to become more fluid and a significant political realignment is felt through the region. As the great Aurelian project continues its development, Aurelio-optimists and Aurelio-sceptics will play a key role in this period.

I am not entirely sure at the time of writing whether I should include a third history subsection that tells the history of Mitō from the 2000s to the current year or make it a part of the second part of the expansion. Though at the moment I am leaning towards the former. Each of these subsections will be composed of multiple posts.

The second part of the expansion will be the reunification of the Empire which will rely on the history built in the first part. The key event of the expansion will take place here. It will see Mitō coming together after nearly a century apart beginning with the fall of one the two sides formed after the War among Mitonese states and concluding with peaceful reunification but with the consequences of decisions made up to that point. 

In terms of stats, I am aiming for a population of 55 million and the same GDP per capita of ~$45,000 as the Five Provinces have now. The country will be around the size of Sweden/Iraq with a total GDP of $2.4 trillion which makes its economy the size of Canada. 

However, the road won’t be completely clear for Mitō after the expansion is finished. Spending nearly a century apart will have left its scars on the land which the newly unified nation must tend to. The largest side effect of this will be seen with regards to the AL. Mitō will be divided into provinces in the League and those outside it. The central government will pursue AL integration trying to coax the remaining provinces to join. OOC:ly this will mean Mitō’s influence within the league won’t increase significantly. Mitō’s large economy will also not be without its drawbacks as with a large-ish economy, the country will be significantly peace-oriented, preferring soft power and shying away from armed conflicts desperate to uphold its peace and prosperity.

I am hoping that the satisfactory conclusion of this proposed expansion will result in a satisfying narrative of the nation's reunification that will not only show the country's internal changes but also how its geopolitical position has developed in comparison to those around it.   

Edited September 29, 2022 by Mito (see edit history)

[Mito]

After having received feedback on my expansion and given it some time, I've decided to cut it into 3 pieces somewhat as follows:

Briefly put: the first expansion (light green) will revolve around the formation of a unified government between the respective Mitonese states that will set the ball rolling of future things to come. The second (light red) will see the three large states / state groupings vote to join the newly formed government through electoral RP. Lastly, the grey expansion will see the formation of the compromise between the remaining entities as was originally planned. Though it will take a significant time to reach the latter two points.

The structure of the planned RP remains the same with it beginning with two to three history subsections laying the historical background while the expansion itself will be the culmination of the latter in the modern day. Stats-wise Mitō would end up with a far more reasonable population of 23-25 million after the first expansion meaning it won't suddenly become a significant power but more of an average nation in terms of stats. To those wondering, the border-gore-ish nature of the first expansion is due to the fact that it revolves around areas of the empire that are more Pro-Aurelian or would have a significant desire for a unified government. I hope this version of the expansion is more agreeable.

[Seylos]

I personally see this as a better option than the first one. I personally would be good with this moving forward.

[Ahrana]

I along with many other Staff agree and like this option.