Asino (Ah-See-No) A region in the south eastern corner of the main continent, where the capital of the republic lies.
Some years before Alexander came into power, Alfred Kingston was a respected, and well liked politician within the republic. He represented a small country to the south east, its population was decent and law abiding, Alfred had been elected to “Clean up” the region and he preformed admirably. Soon a young Alexander came onto the scene, and Alfred agreed with his ideals, a world wide republic, where all would be accepted, and there would be common law, unifying the world, not just the prosperous mainland countries. Peace was assured under Alexander, and it was because of this, the prospect of the people being able to live peaceful lives, the prospect of the betterment of man kind that Alfred aided and supported Alexander in his rise to power. For a time, everything had gone according to plan, Alexander was an adept speaker and the public rallied behind him, even when he called for a vote to expand his political power. The people thought this would surely allow him to reign over the republic , and all countries within it fairly, the politicians saw it as an opportunity to unify the world, once the republic was a singular unit. Alexander was then granted powers over the entire mainland, however his means would not justify the ends. Alexander began to run rampant with peaceful ideals soon turned to violence, conquering all that he could. Alfred would then claim independence from the republic, and his country along with it. As other countries crumbled under Alexander’s iron fist, Asino remained strong, though not as prosperous as it had been, leaving the country to re-invent themselves, as the republic would not allow trade. Alfred’s son, Alec who was at the time a young man at the age of 17, was fashioned to rule Asino, in the event that Alfred would become unfit to rule for any reason. Time passed, and the republic kept its eye on Asino, though there was never any conflict. Then, one day, Alfred suddenly passed, unexpectedly. Alec, in his youth had been a rebellious man, and had toured underground fighting rings gaining much respect and fame amongst those who were in such circles. He would also become both a boxing and wrestling champion. However even during this, he studied his fathers craft of leadership. Alec was twenty when his father passed, leaving Asino to him. His father was not even cold in the ground, and Alexander’s lap dogs came to Asino’s door, declaring that Alec was obligated to return control of the area to President Alexander. Asino, which had become a beacon of hope to those who would not bend to Alexander’s will would be finally stamped out diplomatically. The meeting was televised to all corners of Syrias, it was to be a great day for the republic, world unification, all it required was Alec’s signature. Alec took the pen, and pressed it to the parchment, though deep in thought, he paused. One of Alexander’s representatives then made a comment, a comment which would shape the future. Alec had originally considered signing the treaty to protect his people, though he had never fully accepted his idea, as his father governed his people well. The representative said calmly, “Thank you Mr. Kingston, you are surely not a traitor as your father was.” There was a pause. The insult was blatant, as if the representative was flaunting his authority over Alec. For some time, Asino’s government was called “The Royale” signifying their status, and simply because Asino had become a massive, self sufficient casino of sorts. The republic knew all of them, as under Alfred’s rule no secrets has been kept. Alec scrawled across the line requesting his signature, before folding the paper gently, placing the pen on top and rising, he nodded his head. “True, I’m not the man my father was.” The citizens of Asino, and all those who sought to oppose Alexander let out a sigh of disappointment as Alec rose from signing the paper. The representative opened the paper to check the signature. Those around began to clap, as the representative face became confused. “What is the meaning of this, Kingston?” Alec lunged at the man and punched him in the jaw. “Means the next time you think about smartin’ off, you’ll have a goddamn broken jaw. Get the fuck out of my country. You bastards ain’t getting shit” This too was televised, as the guards would approach Alec as others left the scene, including the representative. The cameras continued to roll and broad cast, the republic to show what happened to those who were belligerent, the resistance to see the leader’s Mettle, and Asino to determine whether their new leader would back down. The broadcast was nearly cut short however, and one of the guards were thrown into the camera area, knocking them all over, breaking most. However one camera kept recording, which fed directly into the capital. The side-ways images showed the guards on the floor, and the head of Asino straightening his suit before turning away. “Get that trash outta here.” The peace broken, it would usher in a flood of people to Asino, many to escape Alexander and the republic. Few disagreed with Alec’s actions, for what ever reason, and Alec immediately began to completely fortify his country, with a seeming never ending flood of volunteers. Alec then changed the government, none were known by their real names, merely by a card name, signifying their rank. These ranks were divided into four sects, Spades, Diamonds, Clubs and Hearts, each controlling a piece of Asino’s running. The spades were executives and politicians, the diamonds were over the economy, the clubs over enforcement, and the hearts entertainment. In a matter of days Asino was reformatted. It became prosperous. It became powerful. And Alexander saw it as the biggest threat to him. For al practical purposes, Asino was now the spiritual home of the rebellion that was already beginning to muster. For the next several years Alexander’s goal would be to take Asino, however every attempt would fail. The army of asino was on par with his own, and with every failure, all his surviving soldiers were kept at asino, as indentured servants, performing all of the lower labors of asino. Then, thanks to Alec, they would be allowed to live in asino in peace with full rights, and many of them would, forgotten by the republic.
In short, present day Asino was made self sufficient, there are four sects to the Royale, determining their status and the work they do. The Spades are executives and 'guards' , the Clubs make up the military and law enforcement, whilst the Diamonds are bankers and business owners. Where as the Hearts are in control of recreation and entertainment. Each suite has a leader, known as the 'Ace' who commands their suite, Alec, Ace of spades, 'Clobber' Ace of Clubs, Sinatra Ace of Diamonds and Leigh the Ace of Hearts
Well, thats all you get for now, Asino will be where the first arc of the story happens, and of course it becomes vital later on, hope you guys enjoyed the glimpse of Alec as a character. Hopefully we'll have something better for you soon, Maelstrom is in the process of drawing the characters so that you guys can see them, then Our updates will have a little more too them, maybe a few more images, more things about the universe in general, more locations and of course more people.
- The Spade
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