United Territories of the Commonwealth (IE)
The United Territories of the Commonwealth, or UTC, or the Commonwealth, is a small but very advanced nation in the far North England region. Formed after several major events that saw the fall of the Institute and the alliance of many important factions. This nation is largely based of and inspired by the creations of the Deviantart artist okirr.
The United Territories of the Commonwealth Commonwealth | |
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Motto: Under God We Trust | |
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Anthem: "Yankee Doodle" | |
| Capital | Bostan |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups |
White 72% Black 14% Hispanic 13% Other 1% |
| Demonym(s) | American |
| Government | Republic |
• President | Creed Bratton (D) |
• Vice-President | Alexander Yogso (D) |
| Legislature | Congress |
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| House of Represenatives | |
History
Goodneighbor Treaty
The UTC (United Territories of the Commonwealth) was formed shortly after the evacuation and destruction of the Institute. The provisional government was officially founded in the Old State House in 2289 at the initiative of the Minutemen and the Sole Survivor, in what's later been called the "Goodneighbor Treaty".
Present at the meeting was Mayor J. Hancock (representing the territory of Goodneighbor), Mayor P. Wright (rep. Diamond City), the Sole Survivor and Lieutenant-General Garvey (rep. the Minutemen), Commander McArthur (rep. Gunner Rebellion), Dr. A. Filmore and Dr. B. Virgil (rep. former Institute Scientists), among others.
Currant Status
By 2291 the UTC had expanded throughout much the former state of New England. Furthermore - after an expansive restoration and security initiative - the city of Boston had become a functional capital. And train tracks had been restored to make up the New Commonwealth Railway.
Though a small nation, it has quickly been excepted a sovereign state by the rest of America and offers vital scientific research and technology.
Government & Politics
Laws
Like the other nations of the land, the UTC has its own laws ensuring that citizens can vote and possess certain rights and protections. The Commonwealth also has several laws allowing for immigration, statehood, and bans several extreme actions, such as drunkenness, crimes against humanity, violence, fanatic religions, and slavery.
Government Structure & Bodies
The UTC is divided into various territories, that, as the name suggests, are united as one. Each territory has its own government leader, who all come together and vote on various matters. The Commonwealth Speaker is the one who gives the decision of these territories, and they are quickly implemented across the Commonwealth.
The government is still young and working out several flaws in its system, but it takes a large basis of its government from other republics, modern and ancient.
Foreign Relations
Due to its very small size, the UTC has little interactions with most nations except the close and nearby Atlantic Union, whom they have worked out their own positive trade deals and relationship with.
For other nations, the UTC doesn’t do a whole lot. Mostly they just try to trade and work towards a more unified America which would benefit the Commonwealth.
Territories
The UTC controls several small territories, each with its own governor.
- Greater Boston
- The Mouth
- The Heartland
- The Hundred Isles
- Concord-Sanctuary
- Lexington
- Quincy
- Long-Coast
- The Marshlands
Society & Culture
The UTC is formed of various small and original warring factions, and thus these factional ideologies influence most of the population. Unification has been a grassroots movement for a while, so now that they are finally united the citizens are rather quite happy. For the most part they are just trying to survive, and are increasingly focusing on developing new sciences and research to reconquer the wasteland.
Economy
Currency
The UTC currently does not have any official currency at the moment, but the American Standard Dollar has unofficially been used for several years now.
Trade
The Commonwealth trades what it cans, but mostly offers the advanced sciences of the former Institute as a powerful bargaining tool. The other nations of America eagerly want the vast research done by the Institute, allowing the UTC a powerful political tool.
Geography
A humid continental climate, the Great War has altered the Commonwealth in subtle ways, most noticeably an elevated ambient radiation count that increased environmental pressures and selected for mutated versions of local flora and fauna.
The damage caused by the nuclear war and neglect caused much of the region's industrial facilities to deteriorate. However, while this has been negative for much of the region, such as when the nuclear reactors in the Glowing Sea exploded, contributing to the desolation, it was a boon in other places: The derelict sewage treatment station at Warwick homestead actually created the most fertile soil in the Commonwealth when it broke.
Subdivisions
Lexington and Northwest Commonwealth
This section of the Commonwealth has its borders roughly from Sanctuary Hills in the north, to the west among the foothills of the Sudbury River. To the east and south, this region ends at the elevated freeways, or at least what is left of them. In the southeast corner, at the congruity of the two freeways is Lexington, a gateway to the greater Boston area.
Once a burgeoning landscape, this region still has the remains of suburbs and cities alike. Among the ruins are several settlements. Among them are Abernathy farm, Drumlin Diner and Tenpines Bluff. Due to the high traffic and relative safety, thanks to relatively low background radiation compared to the rest of the Commonwealth, this region is home to several raider gangs who prey on the caravan traffic.
North Central Commonwealth
This section of the Commonwealth has its borders roughly established from the rolling foothills in the north, the south to the Mystic River, and the east and west by elevated freeways. This region was more developed the farther south traveled, at its center is the remains of the city of Malden.
Although scarred by the Great War, this region along with the rest of the known Commonwealth was environmentally scarred by the greed and casual disregard of its inhabitants. One of the worst disasters was the case with Lake Quannapowitt. Once a popular fishing and swimming hole, this locale was used as a dumping ground by Mass Fusion. A local containment shed dumped waste via pipeline directly into its waters. The lake bottom is strewn with detritus and safety barrels.
Despite the lake and its tributary, the Saugus River, becoming dangerously contaminated, it remains one of the more hospitable regions surrounding Boston, with the settlements of the Slog and Greentop Nursery having become stops on the caravan routes. Settlers, however, are not this region's only inhabitants. Super mutants and raiders have made their homes in several landmarks, overrunning – such as the case with Breakheart Banks – and threatening nearby settlements such as the Forged at Saugus Ironworks. The ominously named Parsons State Insane Asylum is also located here.
Western Commonwealth
This region consists of foothills to the west descending into the suburban neighborhoods of the greater Boston area to the east. Mostly wilderness, even before the war, it is dominated by the remains of Fort Hagen township to the west. Once flowing directly northeast is the Charles River, along a deep natural navigational channel that was devastated by the cataclysmic destruction of the southern Commonwealth.
Along its riverfront lies the ruins of several townships and developments that have since been flooded by the change in water flow. Such is the case with the Forest Grove marsh, once a burgeoning town on the waterway, its lock and dam stuck in the closed position. The nearby Weston water treatment plant flooded due to a failure in its machinery, despite it being constructed below the waterline. Another instance of environmental destruction is the site of Jalbert Brothers Disposal.
Despite this, the region is not without successful settlements. Graygarden was founded shortly before the war, and Oberland station, a recent farmstead built on the remains of a rail station, lies on the crest of the hillside east of the river. Among the ruins of the Mass Pike Interchange, the Gunners have constructed a major encampment. To the west is the ruins of the federal ration stockpile, once a place where the federal government stockpiled supplies, now a raider encampment. To the east is Vault 81, constructed near Chestnut Hillock Reservoir.
Coastal Commonwealth
The shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast were once a vacation destination, as well as a destination for military and commercial interests. Salem, Nahant and Revere Beach lay on the shore, mostly abandoned due to a combination of raiders, feral ghouls and super mutants camped out at Revere satellite array.
Natick and the Glowing Sea
One of the most desolate stretches of the Commonwealth, the Glowing Sea sits south of the township of Natick, covered in centuries worth of radioactive fallout, pollution, and torn apart by radioactive storms. The nuclear detonation at the Crater of Atom has devastated much of the state, making it uninhabitable to all but the Children of Atom. Precious facilities can be found in the Glowing Sea, but require special gear and preparation outside the ability of most Commonwealth denizens. The town of Natick sitting on the northern edge of the sea still has living fauna and flora, but the mutants pouring out of the sea and geological upheavals have driven the denizens off.
Quincy and Southern Commonwealth
The areas south of the greater Boston neighborhoods, aside from the Glowing Sea, can be considered part of the Southern Commonwealth. Along rivers and treacherous marshlands, this region is the location of both West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, two townships with their fair share of secrets. To the southeast is Quincy, which, like much of this zone, is under Gunner control. Some of the most dangerous areas in the entire Commonwealth include the coastal area past Quincy and the strange ruins of Spectacle Island, which may be an idyllic place for a settlement.
Boston
The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and one of the most densely urbanized areas on the eastern seaboard. It is a mix of centuries-old colonial architecture, civic and public buildings from the heyday of the United States, and expensive, high technology skyscrapers from its latter days. A vast network of elevated highways and monorails connected the city to the towns and districts beyond. Most of the city is abandoned and lies in ruins, although extensive reinforcement work, redundant draining systems, and excellent engineering prevented it from being reclaimed by the ocean, despite the near-constant fighting going on throughout the city. It is also home to three oases of peace: Diamond City, Bunker Hill and Goodneighbor, which also act as pillars of the region's economy.
Nuka-World
Located in a dammed valley west of the Commonwealth proper, Nuka-World is home to a derelict amusement park that once belonged to Nuka-Cola Corporation. The crown jewel of the soft drink giant has since slowly withered away, its treasures preserved by a combination of hostile robots, isolationist ghouls, and terrifying wildlife. Heavily altered by Nuka-Cola's work and the climate upheaval of the nuclear war, the valley has mostly dried up and supports little in the way of vegetation. However, the bounty of salvage and advantageous location has endeared a substantial population of traders to it, who have fallen prey to an army of raiders as of 2287.
Military
The UTC, despite its small size, as big ambitions concerning its military, with three major branches. The UTC Army, UTC Navy, and UTC Air Force. Only a few members actually make up these branches, but the controversial use of synth soldiers has bolstered the military’s numbers.
Technology
The Commonwealth has access to some of the most advanced scientific processes and machinery, and this is one of the crucial factors for their growing influence and importance. The use of advanced medicines, robotics, and genetic engineering is unmatched, and makes them one of the, if not the, most advanced nation in all of America.