Tal der Ideen

Tal der Ideen [taːl deːr iˈdeː.ən], one of the many nations that arose from the collapse of UHR. Created by author Elias Roark north of lake Bunzang in 1818 during the chaos that followed the end of the Great War.

= History = As a young nation born from the turmoil of the Great War, the first course of action for Tal der Ideen was to bring stability and peace to it's citizens. With many new states rising and collapsing from the carcass of UHR, it wasn't certain whether Tal der Ideen would survive.

Despite the internal problems and threats from the outside, Phantast Roark managed to consolidate power and bring all the local militias together. Believer in the Futurist ideas he has organized his government as a meritocratic oligarchy.

After the initial decade of chaos following the collapse has ended, the government was able to institute reforms and start working on an ambitious project of creating a planned city to serve as the nations capital (die Großartige Stadt).

= Organisation = Tal der Ideen is organised as a meritocratic oligarchy, power is divided between various Ministeriums each tasked with overseeing a certain sector of running the country (Science, Development & Internal Affairs, War and others). Each Ministerium has a representative on the Ideendirektorium which itself is overseen by the office of Phantast although his role there is mostly ceremonial, with the exception of having a vote if there isn't a majority during a vote.

Position within the government are given based on merit and expertise within the field they would be representing ie. the Krieg Ministerium promotes people from the armed forces.

= Culture = Ideenian culture comes directly from UHR with some Hijjian influences. Since then the state has developed it's own culture based on holding science in high regard. Due to lack of state religion and the secular nature of the state, there has been a recent shift of population to atheism. The relative religious tolerance of the nation has resulted in an influx of people from other nations that are part of oppresed minority religions. This has further increased the cultural diversity of the nation resulting in a development of a new distinctly Ideenian culture.

= Notable People and organizations =

People

 * Elias Roark - the founder and the first Phantast of Tal der Ideen.
 * Brener Roth - journalist for Ideenian News.
 * Analiese Krüger - spokeperson for the office of Phantast.
 * cpt. Wilhelm Wagner - former LVS captain, led an expedition to the north pole.
 * prof. Emil Haul - Karelian professor that fled to Tal der Ideen to continue his research on automation.
 * KtrAdm. Ulrich Ansel Wullschleger von Schwarzschaf - LVS officer during the Long Peace, earlier an officer in the UHR air fleet.

Organizations

 * Government:
 * Krieg Ministerium (KM) - Ministery of war, concerned with researching military technologies, training officers and soldiers as well as overseeing the daily tasks of the military during peace and wartime.
 * Luftverteidigungstreitkräfte (LVS) - the air fleet of Tal der Ideen.
 * Grundverteidigungstreitkräfte (GVS) - the army of Tal der Ideen.
 * Naturwißenschaft Ministerium (NM) - Ministry of science, concerned with general research, overseeing the distribution of science grants, as well as managing universities within the country.
 * Auswärtigeangelegenheiten Ministerium (AM) - Ministry of foreign affairs, concerned with securing foreign agreements as well as other international treaties.
 * Binnenangelegenheiten und Entwicklung Ministerium (BEM) - Ministry of internal affairs and development, concerned with the internal affairs of Tal der Ideen, such as police, health service and other civil services.
 * Geldwessen Ministerium - Ministry of finance tasked with managing the financial policy of Tal der Ideen and overseeing the national bank.
 * Media:
 * Ideenian News - Newspaper service.
 * Industry:
 * Ideen Krieg Anlage - Weapons manufacturer specializing in motorized vehicles and tanks. They developed all local sourced armored vehicles in GVS.
 * Ideen Luftfahrtindustrie - Weapons manufacturer specializing in all manner of flying vehicles from planes to the biggest airships in LVS.

Trivia

 * Ideenian military air ships carry the abreviation ILS before it's name. It stands for Ideen Luft Schiff (Ideenian air ship) e.g. ILS Schmetterling.