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Race/Nationality/Species: (Talk to me if your character is a foreigner and/or isn't a human.)
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Rank: (political, military, social, financial. Dalcaria is a fairly free country when it comes to many things, including finances, so it's very easy to be very wealthy and not a nobleman or woman, just so you are aware. You also don't have to be of noble blood to be in the military or certain political aspects of the nation, and it is possible to "purchase" someone else's noble title, giving you the political power they may have had. Of course, the noble needs to be willing to sell it. Please do not include anything within these brackets when you are posting your own character, just give the rank.)
Occupation: (Job basically)
Education: (Kind of a last second thought on my part. XD Access to education isn't impossible, even for poorer persons and foreigners. Of course, being a rich Dalcarian noble doesn't exactly guarantee you had a good education either, it depends solely on what the character is like and what they had access to.)

Factions: (Groups you are or were working for or with, can include old groups that no longer exist. I'll give a rundown of the factions at some point soon as well.)

Religion/Philosophy: (Lack of religion, ie. Atheist or agnostic, is also accepted here.)
Political Ideals: (Optional. If your character supports one political group/idea or another, you can mention it here. Talk to me if you want to know a little about which sides you may want to choose.)

Biography:
How did you end up at the Palace:

Skills: (The stuff you're good at. This could be cooking, fighting, driving, or even something more brainy like chemistry if you like.)

Transportation: (Cars, horses, etc.)
Home: (Your house, city, and province that you live in for the most part. If you need names for places and descriptions of them, let me know and I'll give you a rundown)

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Powers: (Magic and what have you)

Picture: (Of your character)
Theme Song: (Also optional?)

The Old Grand Chancellor *disbanded*: The man in charge of the government, and therefore the country. Although he controls most organizations, the only groups that have fully pledged allegiance to him are his personal body guards and the national police force (whom he has bribed). Obviously, they believe the Grand Chancellor should rule the country.

The New Grand Chancellor: Like the old Grand Chancellor, this is the man in charge of most of the government as well as the country. He has the full support of the Dalcarian Intelligence Agency, the Royal Guard, and most of the members of the Fascist Grand Council, and a great deal of support from the national police force, a few ex-rebel groups, and a number of nobles and persons of business. The military has also, for the most part, pledged their loyalty to him, but their loyalty is to Dalcaria first and foremost. He does, however, still have opposition within both the house of nobles and parliament, which may soon affect his political position. Regardless though, at the moment this man is the most powerful person in the country, and more than that, he is essentially the most powerful man in the world.

House Black *banned, but still active*: This is the Dalcarian equivalent of the SS. They are the best of the best when it comes to soldiers, highly trained in ranged, melee, and magical combat. They are very wealthy, very powerful, and have their hands in many different things (including scientific and magical research for new and more powerful weapons). They were also mostly in charge of the extermination of any "impure" people within Dalcaria. They pledged loyalty to the last leader of House Black, but he died in the Civil War, so at the moment the leadership of House Black is shared between a number of powerful individuals, but there is a rumor that persists that one man may take up leadership by himself, but this is still only a rumor. The members of House Black believe only House Black should rule the country, and that the impure must be wiped out. Another group that had pledged loyalty to House Black had been the Secret Police (something like the gestapo, but this group has NO connection to the Intelligence Services at all keep in mind. Intelligence and Secret Police were seperate).

The Office of Science and Magic *Still active, under new leadership, somewhat loyal to new government*: The last Arch Mage died during the Civil War, but since then new leadership has taken over and run this organization well. They currently pledge loyalty to the new Dalcarian government as an organization, but some individuals may still harbor thoughts of opposition to the new one. This organization have vast resources and wealth that allow them to fund their research into new sciences and magics, some of which is used for combat. They have a large amount of soldiers trained specifically for fighting with magic and their strange technology, but they too mostly pledge support to the new government (but it still varies somewhat from person to person). The previous leaders of this group believed the mages and scientists working for it should control the country, but the new leadership and many (if not most) of the lower ranking members support the new government (still varying from person to person).

The Nobility *Active, old leader is gone*: This is basically all of the noble houses of the nation united in their own sort of "parliament". Many of them pledge loyalty to the new government, but many still also oppose the new government. The new Grand Chancellor has permitted "opposition" within the nation, to allow people the chance to have a voice and some power in their government. However, the nobility is not always loyal to what the people want. The noble house is slightly different from parliament, but parliament is still made up largely of nobles, but also some other influential individuals from both the Fascist Grand Council, the Office of Science and Magic, and other important groups and/or businessmen/women. Nobility was once determined only by blood, and still is to a degree, however it is also possible for someone to sell their noble title. This essentially grants the purchaser voting rights within the noble house and parliament (something the old Grand Chancellor used in some ways to fill the nobility with loyalists, which backfired during the civil war). During the civil war, many of the nobles elected a single noble to lead them to against the old Grand Chancellor and attempt to secure the nobility as the sole power in Dalcaria. He died however and many of his loyalists were ousted from the nobility. The nobles (as said before) do support the new government, but this is not all of them. More specifically though, some of them do not support the current Grand Chancellor, for reasons not totally known. The nobles themselves are somewhat supported by their noble guards, many of the industries of the Empire, and have access to great sums of wealth and technology. (typically provided by the industries). It should however be noted that not all nobles own their own businesses, but many do.

The Parliament: As said before, this is made up of nobility, members of the Fascist council, titans of industry, war heroes, and many more. For the most part, this group is unelected by the people, but popular support for certain figures has allowed them entrance into parliament. Parliament has only a little power at the moment, mostly in terms of the everyday upkeep and safe-keeping of the nation, but the Grand Chancellor has most of the power. However, there is a rumor that has floated around that, if the parliament had a majority vote, they could possible strip the Grand Chancellor of his power. This isn't certain yet, but uncertainty in Dalcaria is the only thing people are ever certain of.

The Military: Most of the military has agreed not to involve itself in the issues of government at this time, but they are largely supportive of the new government. During the civil war however, some parts from the navy, army and air-force have pledged allegiance to the Commander of the Military and believed that the military should rule the country. They obviously make up the largest military force in Dalcaria and are well armed, though it should be noted their are other groups with more high-tech weapons.

The Air-force crazies *Mostly disbanded, some still around*: Some members of the air-force, when they tasted the freedom they had in the air, decided that they didn't want to side with any groups, so they act as anarchistic bandits. They may have had a leader, but it is not currently known. At the moment, they are fairly inactive, but some still roam around, less insane these days and acting more like simple bandits, or pirates for that matter.

The Rebels *Some disbanded, some still semi-active*: Of course, these are the average citizens, foreigners, "impure" bloods, and generally oppressed people that wish to see the government fall. Or at least that is what they were. Since the rise of the new government, many rebels have retired and have openly accepted the new government. There were a few rebel groups during the civil war, but after it was over (as said before) many hung up their red flags. It is unknown who their leaders are or were, but they more often pledged allegiance to the common goal of eliminating the government. Although many groups retired, there are still a few that remain, still staunchly opposed to any system of government that isn't democratic, socialist, or even a lack of a government entirely. They are fairly poor in terms of financial support, weapons, and technology, but have access to guerrilla type warfare. Nowadays though, these rebels are considerably less violent, and as such the new government hasn't taken any violent course of action against them. But if anyone poses a threat to the safety of civilians, the Grand Chancellor won't hesitate to fight back, though he will do his best to avoid blood shed.

The Loyalists *includes the Imperial Intelligence Agency and the Royal Guard*: These are the people left over after the death of the King. They yearn to bring the nation back to the good old days when the government could be run with the people at the front of their mind. They support the fascist government, but have worked to eliminate all the elements that had made it tyrannical. They also have worked to abolish the racism that has poisoned the nation and create equality for all people. There are some nobles who support this group, but the largest supporters are the King's Royal Guard, and the Imperial Intelligence Agency. Both were under the control of the same man, the current Grand Chancellor, and continue to support him (although he has had to step away from leadership of these groups for the most part). They have worked with the rebel groups during the civil war and continue to work with certain rebel groups that support the government, hoping to make the nation a better place together.

The Invaders *repelled back to their nations*: The foreign nations that tried to invade Dalcaria during the civil war. They were not only unsuccessful, but due to Dalcaria's position at the time, they were forced to allow Dalcaria to keep much of the land it had occupied during it's foreign wars. Some of the nations harbor grudges against Dalcaria still, but some are also pleased with the new direction the government is taking. The territories Dalcaria currently occupies (except for Lishunda, which was colonized) have not been made colonies or provinces yet, but the government is still looking into what they should do about the new land they occupy.

The New Invaders *Not exactly joinable, ask me if you feel you really want to join*: No information is currently available about this group. Persons who have information on this are the Grand Chancellor, some politicians and other persons working with him, and The Temple.

Demon Hunters: These people aren't a faction, but rather an occupation. They're a lot like private eyes, or detectives, except they focus on killing demons. They aren't fully connected to The Temple, choosing to act independantly (and some times for a fee), though many of them did have training with The Temple so they could learn some basic spiritual arts and other methods of killing demons. Some of these people are pro-bono (acting for free), but others (as said before) have made a fair sum of money off of their war on demons. Hiring one isn't exactly hard, just keep a leary eye out for them, some aren't always as good as others, but some might even be better than the people at The Temple.

The Temple/Temple Demon Slayers: This group has existed for hundreds of years, fighting and slaying demons where ever they could and whenever they could. The Temple is also a somewhat spiritual organization, most of them have dedicated themselves to the study and worship of The One, but they have always focused mostly on "spiritual magics", which are essentially magics that are mainly used to fight evil spirits, demons, etc. Some of the occupations that exist in this organization include scholars (people who study The One, demons, and other things related to The Temple, making them more book based than combat), Priests (demon hunters who typically use magics and the spiritual arts to combat demons), and Templars (demon hunters who tend to stick to guns, swords, and heavy armor). There has, in old history, been accounts of another occupation though; Inquisitors. These people were masters of all sorts of weapons, magics, and other forms of combat. They were highly regarded by all, and often times took up the leadership positions in The Temple. However, no Inquisitors exist today, and The Temple is run mainly by High Priests, essentially the hands that guide the actions of The Temple and it's members. The Temple almost solely swears loyalty to Dalcaria, or more generally all living creatures on the planet (that are good of course), and make their cause the eradication of evil. Some of them do support the Grand Chancellor, though some have a little disdain for him, feeling that he only gets in the way of them. Before, when the old Grand Chancellor was in charge, the Demon slayers were mostly shoved aside and ignored by the government, worship of The One and all other gods was banned, and new "High Priests" were put in charge to enforce the "religion" of the Fascists at that time. But with the new Grand Chancellor in charge, the Demon slayers have been brought back, free religious worship has been brought in, and the old "High Priests" were ousted and replaced with High Priests (some new, some older than the previous ones) that were more focused on the values and beliefs of The Temple from before the time of the old Grand Chancellor. As stated before though, some of the members of The Temple have taken a slight disdain for the new Grand Chancellor, and it isn't totally known why. Perhaps it's just politics, or perhaps it's more.