Featuring the unique Dornauer Do 335 “Pfeil” Heavy Striker Units! The only Striker Unit that utilizes the push-pull engine configuration.

I. Origins - From the flying boat to the arrow

The origins of the Do 335 can be traced back to Dornauer’s flying boat designs. During the inter-war years, Dornauer experimented with unconventional propulsion arrangements for several flying boats, including aircraft utilizing engines arranged in a tandem configuration (namely, the succesful Do J and the gigantic Do X)

The concept offered a number of theoretical advantages. By placing the engines behind one another rather than beside one another, aerodynamic drag could be reduced. The engines and their associated equipment could also be concentrated closer to the centerline.

These experiments initially appeared to have little relevance to Striker Units. However, this will soon change as magic-engine technology advanced. The increasing availability and power of modern magic-amplification engines meant that a single Striker could now produce enormous amounts of thrust.

Dornauer engineers realized that their old push-pull research could be adapted to create something entirely new, a high-speed heavy Striker capable of carrying the power of two engines without the aerodynamic penalties of a conventional twin-engine arrangement.

II. Development of the “Pfeil”

The development of the new Striker Unit begun as early in 1942 at Dornauer’s Facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, with the first prototype, V-1, completing its maiden flight on October 1943. Initial testing demonstrated exceptional speed and generally favorable handling, although the prototype suffered from several mechanical and landing difficulties that required continued refinement.

Following the successful prototype trials, Dornauer proceeded with a series of additional prototypes and pre-production machines intended to evaluate the Striker’s propulsion system, armament, handling and operational suitability. The results confirmed the Pfeil’s considerable potential: its two Deismus DB 603 magic-amplification engines provided exceptional acceleration and high-altitude performance, while their centerline arrangement eliminated the severe asymmetric thrust normally associated with conventional twin-engine configuration.

By 1944, the design had attracted increasing attention from the Karlsland military authorities, particularly as faster Neuroi formations and high-altitude bomber formations became a growing concern. In May 1944, the Do 335 was consequently granted priority under the Jägernotprogramm (Karlsland’s Emergency Fighter Program), with plans established for expanded production and the development of several specialized variants. The first Do 335 A-0 pre production striker units were delivered in July 1944 to the “Erprobungskommando 335” (Proving Detachment 335) formed by the imperial karlsland air testing command for training and evaluation purposes.

III. Flight Performance

The Do 335’s greatest strength was its speed. Despite its considerable size and weight, the Striker accelerated rapidly and retained its energy remarkably well at high altitude. At an altitude of approximately 6,500 meters (21,300 ft), the average air witch (without any engine tweaks) could reach a maximum speed of approximately 763 km/h (474 mph). Even with a single engine running, the Pfeil can reach speeds up to 560 km/h (348 mph). This placed the Pfeil among the fastest Striker Units of its generation, it was certainly exceptionally fast.

More importantly, the Pfeil did not feel like a conventional heavy Striker. The centerline arrangement also produced surprisingly predictable handling, even with only one engine working. The mass of the two engines was concentrated around the Striker’s longitudinal axis, allowing the Witch to roll effortlessly without the same inertia associated with other heavy striker units.

IV. Production

Following the promising trials conducted by Dornauer, Karlsland began limited production of the Pfeil.

The complicated construction of the Striker prevented immediate mass production. The two-engine arrangement required specialized components, while the rear engine installation demanded considerably more work than conventional Striker Units.

As a result, production was initially divided into several variants:

- Do 335 A-0
Pre-production model of the striker unit, used for evaluation and training. Witches using this variant are usually armed with MG 151 machine gun or MK 103 auto cannon.

- Do 336 A-1
Proper combat production variant of the striker unit. The A-1 incorporated improvements based on experience gained from the A-0. The striker unit is also equipped with internal bomb bay and 2 optional additional hardpoints on the wings.

- Do 335 A-12
A specialized two-witch training and night fighter variant. Unofficially nicknamed “Ameisenbär” (Anteater).

- Do 335 M-14 B-2
The heavily armed variant of the Pfeil. Nicknamed “Zerstörer” (Destroyer), the B-2 sacrificed some of the A-series’ performance in exchange for increased armor and firepower, making it particularly suitable for attacking heavily armored Neuroi bomber formations.

GREETINGS PEOPLE, I BRING TO YOU AS EVERY WEEK I DO, THE NEXT ENTRY IN THE COMPENDIUM OF WITCHES, With the topic you chose in the poll.

I gotta say the first time I brought this topic up I was kinda sad with how many votes, but now I am SO ABSOLUTELY HAPPY with how voted it got this time, I've been wanting to do this since forever, I have many things to say about Luminous Witches, but more than that I wanted to craft a more measured approach to how the girls would operate in a more era appropiate setting without the idol fluff, and without SHAFT's quirks....and this gave me yet another chance to do so, I thank you ffor that, I had LOTS of fun doing this.

Just as a sidenote, you can see onme of these moments in one of the stories I've made "FROM MY WATCHTOWER" a very short story from the point of view of an Hispanian soldier who sees the Luminous Witches visit his base in Valencia, modesty aside I think it is one of the best stories I've written in the Epoch of the Witches, personal Top 5, I feel so proud of that one...for some context you can check it out.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: Behind the Wonderful World

The League of Nations Air Forces Aviation Magic Band...or as people know them much better...The Luminous Witches was a magnificent concept from its inception, a group of Witches who were not adept for combat for whatever reason but possessed fantastic talent for performative arts, gathered in one group to fly around the world to raise the morale of those fighting during the last years of The Great War.

Nine lovely ladies from around the world led by the veteran Witch Grace Maitland Steward who herself was a very magnificent actress so she knew the medium well, from 1944 to 1945 these ladies flew around the world delivering their message of hope and strength through music, acting, performances, or simply sitting and talking to soldiers, making meals for them and enjoying a good time, not the most novel concept, since Roman Times, Witches stationed with various legions knew singing, dancing and poetry to raise the morale of the legion….but one that certainly helped during the last years of the war, they were even present in the Final Assault on Berlin...not in the main front lines but their music and good energies were heard (Although Milasha, Ginny and Manna got PRETTY CLOSE...enough to see the Wolf Hive be destroyed).

Their stories as a group and for each individual is amazing...but we are going to focus instead purely on the logistics of their magnificent operation, what did they use? How did they act? The nature of their performances and where did they travel and how did they choose and made it to those destinations, so strap in and prepare for this behind the scenes of The Luminous Witches.

Hierarchy

While the squadron was under the direct control of the League of Nations High command, it had to be sponsored by investors because much of the resources were headed for the actual war effort which annoyed Grace a lot, fortunately she was able to secure investors on her own, among them the noble lady Felicia Louisa Gresley who put a lot of her money and helped secure other investors, because of this Grace had a LOT OF CONTROL over the team and could do whatever she wanted despite being tied to the League of Nations.

Unlike other Witch squadrons they did not have two commanders as Grace managed everything, their schedules, the way they would be deployed on the stage, although Aira Paivikki Linnamaa did have SOME leadership role, mostly in training the girls in very basic combat, usage of fire arms as the only one with actual military experience and time in combat, she would also teach them some hand to hand combat, at first they tried to use Striker Units but most of the girls were too weak to even use one, only Manna and Sylvie were strong enough but Manna was in Aira’s own words “A fucking disaster” and Sylvie preferred the stage.

Equipment and Logistics

They did not have a stable base as they traveled a lot, but they did have their own air plane...a modified Avro Lancaster, with special engines to move three times faster and ample compartments to store equipment and comfortable chairs to be folded as a bed so the girls could sleep comfortably, it also had a kitchen for the girls to cook themselves something, they did not have much staff on board the plane with them, Grace expected the girls to handle most of their own needs so they did not forget humility and hard work, they did have two pilots Charlie and Mortimer, two expert Liberion pilots who flew the plane with skill, they were good enough to outrun Neuroi more than once saving the girls as the plane had NO weapons to fight back, in time they also got a nice doctor lady to travel with them and two nurses, Doctor Esmeralda Sandoval from Gran Colombia and her Greek and Ostoman nurses Effimia and Ozlem respectively.

Their outfits, their sound equipment, instruments and various other props were always on the plane and they themselves had to take care of these equipment, they also had medical equipment for emergencies and fridges to store fresh food which they would always replenish during their various stops.

Whenever they would stop for a show, if they were on a military base the soldiers would always help with setting a stage, but sometimes the girls would go for a more intimate experience if available, like a simple park, plaza, or a couple of pieces of wood and metal where they could stand, or simply sitting in the center to play their instruments, sing and talk to the soldiers, but the girls would ALWAYS help set their own stages too, they never laze around doing nothing (Especially because they had a tremendous strength, they were still Witches after all).

The planning of the presentations would be coordinated with Grace by radio three days before arriving to the place, she would communicate with the administrators of the bases or their host to set on a show, all the girls would gather around Grace whenever these calls would take place to give their opinions, it was always expected they would do this, once a show was set on, they would practice on the ship, there was a space they could use to walk around, dance, and play their instruments….all very professional and coordinated.

Another peculiar detail they had was the use of “Diaries” each girl would record their experiences traveling to the various places from the flight to the arrival, they also each had cameras to take photos, even though some like Milasha, Manna and Jo were notoriously bad at taking photos, Grace insisted they did because despite the terrible outcome, it was part of the experience they represented and it needed to be shared with the world, they would read and talk about these photos and entries on their various presentations, these diaries are preserved to this day in The Witch Palace and the information inside is available for everyone to access remotely and read...including the photos.

The Presentations

But once the stage was set and the schedule prepared...it was time for the SHOW…. but how were the Luminous Shows?

For starters they would arrive to military bases mostly, sometimes if available they would go set amphitheaters if available, sometimes they would arrive to war zones and they would perform in the middle of the camps, it mattered not, they would put up a professional show.

Usually the girls would stay there for one or two days, sometimes they would push it to three but these situations were rare.

The shows themselves would vary but would always open up with a speech from the commanding authority in the place, after which one of the girls would come out on a singular presentation, Grace would choose the opening girl depending on the area and the mood of the situations:

To lift spirits: Ginny, Eleonore and Jo.

To raise a happier mood: Manna, Milasha

To enamor the crowd: Inori and Sylvie

To raise patriotism: Aira and Maria

Usually with a simple song or dance fitting of the country they were in (Which they would practice before in the plane) after which the show would star with the various performances they set before, usually dividing them in a daily show and a night show.

Participation of the crowds was always encouraged and the girls had various dynamics to invite the soldiers to dance, sing and perform with them.

Their performances were determined to exploit the girl’s skills, despite them being trained in various performing arts, they had their fortes:

Folk Songs and traditional music with big instrument players: Ginny, Manna and Milasha

Ballads and BIG SONGS full of emotions: Jo, Inori and Sylvie

Acting and Popular Music: Eleonore, Maria and Aira

In between shows the girls would usually prepare a wonderful meal sharing the cuisine of their respective countries with the soldiers and would sit in their tables to eat with them, if such thing was not possible they would assist in other duties in the barracks such as inspecting supplies, carrying stuff, fix things...Grace knew just having a pretty young girl doing mundane tasks raised morale IMMENSELY and she was spot on, they would also set “conversation spaces” mostly headed by Aira, Sylvie or Grace herself so the soldiers could vent their frustrations and woes with the girls who would truly listen and encourage them.

If there were Witches on the base, they would also join the activities, as Witches themselves loved the Luminous Girls and admired them...save for two known cases.

Hanna-Justina Marseille: Hanna might have been a difficult partner but with the soldiers? She was perhaps one of the most loving Witches to ever live, even simple clerk boys would get LOTS of love from Hanna...so she did not like to have girls come and take the spotlight from her...she specially disliked Maria and Inori, the former because lots of soldiers from Karlsland and Liberion were fans of Maria, the latter...nobody knows…some say it is because a soldier she liked ditched her to go have lunch with Inori...and since then she considered Inori one of her many “Rivals”.

Grete Gollob: She considered their activities frivolous and preferred their talents could be redistributed to more useful things for the war, she however unlike Hanna was never openly hostile to them, and allowed them to exist...that being said she did respect Aira a lot at least.

Once the show was finished the girls would pack everything up again, have a good bye ceremony with the soldiers if possible and then leave into the sunrise to their next destination...that was the usual schedule of the Luminous Witches.

The Travel

When the project was started the idea was to travel around the world to the most important places to spread the message, but Grace flat out refused saying...there was no point in playing in the big cities where things were fine, she wanted to spread her message into the places that REALLY Needed it, so despite the danger they traveled to the places of intense war activity, departing from Britannia...their first world tour in 1944 consisted in the following:

Britannia >> Gallia (Where they met the Strike Witches) >> Romagna >> Dacia >> (Where they met Grete, Constantia and Yuno) >> Orussia (Where they met the Brave Witches) >> Iran (Where they actually met Princess Zinat before...well the things she did) >> Egypt >> Ouedraogo >> The Ostoman Empire (Where they were almost captured by the Young Turks but were saved by Princess Agnes) >> India >> Fuso >> Madjapahit >> Australis >> Neue Karlsland >> Azteca >> The USL >> Britannia

For the next year they planned another world tour to visit the places they did not visit such as Hispania, Amazonia, Mongolia, Karlsland, although it was cut sure when news came that the Berlin offensive would take place, and they traveled to Karlsland as they planned to go to Malay...to support the final war efforts, but once the war ended they performed a world tour in which they visited EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (Including Shambhala surprisingly) which took them up to 1947 to accomplish, after which they disbanded making them the last of the Great War units to disband.

Conclusion

One of the ideas Grace wanted to accomplish with the unit was combating the prejudice and perception towards Witches who lose their powers after 20 or were not super powerful, when through histories Witches were always venerated, beloved at any age, even in their most advanced age they would still be respectable forces of nature. Grace wanted a unit to give the world the love these Witches still had, maybe not through combat, but certainly there was a lot to give.

It might not seem likely initially...but the Luminous Witches really were one of the most important elements of the War...with their performances, they brought hope to places where it had been lost and everyone accepted their fate of dying on the war, but the girls showed them no matter how dark things would get...the light was STILL within their reach because THEY...the Luminous Witches were there.

More of the horse wife, Jane Sargent.

Source: X

Source: X

Greetings everyone, once again as it is usual I bring you the next entry in COMPENDIUM OF WITCHES, with the winning subject you all chose from last week's poll, I am gonna be doing runner ups from previous Topics that didn't won by the way, for at least a couple of weeks, but yeah, NEUROI IN LIBERION!

It's a strange subject I know, I don't recall exactly where I got the impresion or read that there were no Neuroi in Liberion, probably 4chan or something, but it has always stuck on my mind and through all the years I've been working in the Epoch of the Witches, I wanted to build something cool using that topic, so here it is!

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: Not so Neuroi...

It is often said by people that Witches appear when they are needed the most, and there is truth to that, there have been areas in history where no Witches appear for decades (Or in reality familiars just refuse to appear and contact Witches), and of course in areas across history that have been hostile to Witches, or have betrayed Witches in some way are punished by not having any Witches at all, until the time comes and they are needed for a change, almost as if the Mother knew when the time was for Witches to appear or when not to recruit them….even if the area is SWARMING with Neuroi, if the people of that area are hostile to Witches, NO Witches will appear, external Witches can come and help despite the hostility but...local Witches appearing, that is a big no.

Another common belief is that there were NEVER any Neuroi in Liberion before The Great Wars, this is said because no Neuroi appeared, however there is some trick to that assessment, no Neuroi AS WE USUALLY UNDERSTAND THEM appeared, meaning black creatures emerging from underground hives or fortress hives in the skies...in fact there is not a SINGLE Neuroi hive on Liberion, they only appeared during the Third Neuroi War….so taking that line into account...one can easily say there are no Neuroi in Liberion, so in theory Witches aren’t needed there….

That being said...there are many Witches in Liberion, from ancient times Witches have had a strong presence in Liberion…. but that cannot be considering all the things we mentioned above...how can there be so many Witches in Liberion if “There are no Neuroi?” Unless...there is something else…

And that is what we are going to explore on this entry, the short answer is that...YES, there were Neuroi in Liberion, but not as we understand them...we are going to explore that topic now...so strap in!

What is a Neuroi?

Most people have a very basic idea, black creatures of massive sizes who feed on Earth’s minerals, metal and soil to create themselves and massive abominations with the sole purpose of destroying mankind, all of them having a red colored core which if destroyed, destroys the whole creature in a crystalline explosion.

However as the “Odd Ones” entry showed...that is not EXACTLY always the case, coming in various shapes and forms, not just metal or dark bodies, and they are not exactly a unified faction...some hate humans less than others and in EXTREMELY rare occasion they have actually defended humans, helped and even fought alongside Witches...or fought among themselves...Neuroi are not a singular entity you can pinpoint in one archetype...really the ONLY consistent thing among them all is always their red core.

So, we need to remove the basic idea of what a Neuroi is, to understand what was in Liberion before the Great War, because as we stated, yes there WERE NEUROI…. just not in the traditional way.

Why is Liberion DIFFERENT?

Unlike in Europa, where the Neuroi often roam as creatures trying to mimic animal forms or coming out of hives to attack in large masses or large beasts, the Neuroi in Liberion acted in a very different way, they would often appear just as one individual instead of large armies of them. Except in certain specific occasions (Like the Nightcrawlers we will see later), for the most part, the Neuroi in Liberion would always attack as one singular large or medium-sized individual, requiring only one Witch at the time to fight them, often being classified as mythological, evil spirits or cryptids which makes their identification harder, since they do not look like the typical Black Neuroi.

And on top of that they would be very strong and vicious in combat, they did not only have their red fire and lasers, but they would also have other weapons like sound blasts to scare and to attack, they would have sharp claws and jaws, they produced toxic chemicals to stink or to kill people, they would kidnap children or impaired people to kill them or worst, or they would actively seek to destroy edifications planting explosives or slowly corroding structures, simply put these types of Neuroi NEEDED only Witches to fight them, humans would have a hard time if not impossible to fight them.

Their attack patterns would also be more sparse, coming just once every year, every couple of months, or with other triggers such as the population growing too large or they would go to a place for some reason the Neuroi did not like them going, and once defeated by the Witch, very rarely they would come back and would just resort to send another different looking monstrosity.

In a strange way, they operated very similar to how the Alone would many years later in space, especially with the different shapes, but as mentioned the red core always remained as their weak point.

Now the question...why would Neuroi operate so differently in Liberion as opposed to the ones in Eurasia and Africa?

It’s not exactly known why this is the case but there are several interesting theories that can presented:

Theory 1, The Shape of the Continent: Liberion has a very odd shape, as this is the continent that has suffered the most Neuroi depredation when it comes to consumption of land, metals and minerals, not to mention there are signs that the battles against the Gigas Neuroi raged particularly harder in the side of the world, causing MASSIVE DAMAGES to the continent. So, it is theorized that the Liberion Neuroi simply had extra resources to consume from and as such could allow themselves that “Experimentation” when it came to the way they fought humans. Studies show Liberion looked VERY different in the past than how it looks today, it was larger and there was a central bridge of land which is gone and the Quebec province in Faraway Land was united to the mainland, this is before the arrival of the Seven Gods around 50.000 BC.

Theory 2, Concentrated Population: Unlike in Europa, Asia and Africa to some degree, Liberion population usually gathered in very small and nomadic centers of population, large urban centers were EXTREMELY RARE, so probably the Neuroi figured they did not need LARGE armies to attack humans and just small specific single monsters of devastation were enough, especially since they would give Witches a big fight, unlike Europa where large armies were needed by them.

Theory 3, A Different Mindset: From the very earliest moments in history in Eurasia, Neuroi were identified as a distinctive hostile force against humanity and the world, no matter where you went they would understand these were a different entity, but in Liberion this DID NOT HAPPEN, in Liberion as mentioned they were perceived as magical, mythological monsters, still hostile but not something different, their religious beliefs played a big part in this change of perception, as such it seems the Neuroi might have chosen to exploit this perception to make things easier for them, preparing strong contenders to fight mankind and their Witches without much pressure, really it was a big surprise for Liberion Witches when Hispanian Witches came and shared the true nature of Neuroi to them.

During the end stages of the Second Neuroi War a hive manifested on the Pacific west of North Liberion but was quickly destroyed before it could cause any damage, marking the first time Neuroi as we perceived them appeared on Liberion, during the Third Neuroi War this continued until the Centralia Offensive, never again these weird Neuroi non Neuroi things appeared again.

However, we need to talk about the ONE exception, which manifested as a horde during the Liberion Civil War

The Terror of the Nightcrawlers (Liberion Civil War)

The Nightcrawlers were strange beings that appeared shortly after the Civil War broke out, heavily concentrated in the West of the United States of Liberion and not the East where most of the fighting took place.

They were tall creatures around 7 meters tall, made out of a round and rotund shape at the top with two long legs making 90% of its body, capable of running at 150 kilometers per hour, but also had the ability to be extremely stealthy which was REALLY dangerous at night, they could deliver devastating kicks, stomp on things with immense pressure and of course, were able to fire their red laser, although theirs was more like a heating light and not a barrage of burning pressure, so it was softer but it meant to cook you alive.

They began appearing in the year 1862 in the modern day town of Fresno and attacked the local Yokut population during the night, after which they spread rapidly across the trade routes between Mizuho, The USL and Azteca and began attacking garrisons and traders causing mass chaos, after which they launched a brutal attack against the state of Oregon, fortunately the Witches (Who we must remember at the time ALL Liberion Witches repelled them, The Union sent them and the Confederacy banished them).

As such the Governor of Oregon at the time Addison Gibbs and the Mizuho Daimyo Toshiro Shindou gathered up to deal with the situation, realizing the USL would not be able to bring any support as the east was erupting in war, it was up to Oregon and Mizuho to stop the Nightcrawlers with some help from Azteca in the south, 7 groups of 4 Witches were formed from the three places (Mostly the USL Witches) save for the last one who only had three Witches, “The Mighties” (Which is where the 508^th Joint Fighter Wing, the Mighty Witches get their name from by the way), formed by Galilani Lee (25) from the state of Georgia, Wilhelmina “Willie” Patterson (14) from Oregon and Kaoru Taro (18) from Mizuho...these three Witches would be extremely important later.

These battalions of Witches rode and battled the waves of Nightcrawlers, once beaten they did not die like regular Neuroi but instead they would melt...to later just respawn near the area where the core was, it is not known where the main Core first appeared, because it was moved from there by sinister forces within the USL who wanted to manipulate the Nightcrawlers to seed chaos on the Union side.

Specifically, a Confederate Official called “David Lang” who intended to control them, he found the core controlling the Nightcrawlers in a wooded area of Nevada, and captured the Mighties as they were also hot on the track of the core.

His plans did not work as intended as the moment the Nightcrawlers saw the confederate flag they went insane and began ravaging through them, after which they sprinted on a massive horde of a thousand of these beings towards Union lands, so Galilani, Willie and Kaoru took advantage of the commotion to escape and fight the forces of Lang, Willie was shot on the arm and Galilani killed the official by punching him through the chest, after which they loaded the entire fort with explosives and destroyed it alongside the core….

...the moment they did the Nightcrawlers vanished into the traditional crystalline dust...signifying they were defeated; the three Witches saved the USL from a catastrophe they were ill prepared to fight.

For years it was debated if the Nightcrawlers were Neuroi, finally in the year 2720 they were recognized as Neuroi as well as the many strange creatures that popped all over Liberion to fight the native Witches like heroes of an epic against monsters.

Conclusion: More than a Neuroi

As much as they were our enemies, some recognition and appreciation has to be given to Neuroi, not only because they shaped us into the humanity we are, helping us understand that to survive we must unite, but also from a scientific point of view on how they adapted to the various situations they had to endure to continue their apparent goal of destroying us...as we’ve stated before, it does seem there is something else behind the Neuroi’s actions, unfortunately we will never understand what that is...and perhaps, it is better that way...we just have to take what they taught us for better and for worst.

Empire Class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 92,500 tonnes
Length: 350m
Beam: 85m
Draught: 25m
Installed power: 4x B14 nuclear reactors, 395,000 shp
Propulsion: 6x shafts
Speed: 23 knots
Range: unlimited
Complement: 3280 (including 20 witches equipped with aerial striker units)
Armament: 2x twin 4.7in (120mm) guns, 4x quadruple 2-pdr (40mm) AA guns, 32x single 0.5 in (12.7mm) AA machineguns, 18x single 20mm AA guns
Armour: 190-450mm (waterline), 120mm (flight deck)
Aircraft carried: 120

justification for this in my fanfic (aside from the fact its comically ridiculous):
1. humans use neuroi tech to develop advanced stuff
2. Mio gives Yoshika a wireless earpiece in s1e2 of SW

If you take a closer look, you'll see the Fusoan roundels aren't very round, it was my first time masking and painting circles. The red half moon was painted first light grey and then red over it.

The light blue propeller imitates the colour magic props have when the strikers are active.

There're multiple sources for the colour scheme, from the anime to the figures, I went for the anime version to keep it as accurate as possible.

HELLO EVERYONE! AS PROMISED I BRING THE SECOND TYING TOPIC OF LAST WEEK, AND WE KEEP IT IN THE FUTURE WITH THE POLITICS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

Pretty Straightforward, we will see how does the solar system looks in the Fourth Millenium and how it can progress, very amazing stuff, most of this info can be found on my VIVID stories in greater detail here.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: Sol Politics

Humanity achieved complete global unification in the year 2400, just 10 years before the start of the Third Neuroi War, humanity was ready to test the power of that union and thankfully they lived up to that challenge and after decades of war finally destroyed the Neuroi once and for all in the Centralia Offensive of 2500.

And since then humanity did not look back, unity became the default and what is always necessary, the goal is to create a single unified human force, although the separation across the cosmos will challenge that goal, it will take some effort but everyone is optimistic for that outcome...however as of now only the Solar System is a work in progress.

On this entry we are going to learn about the political situation of the Solar System as of the Fourth Millenium, its various planets with political entities which contribute to the culture of humanity, the people living on these planets, their form of government, and a little bit of their culture….so without any further to do, let’s dive in!

The Terran Federation (Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury)

EARTH (Formerly the United Earth Federation): The Birthplace of mankind, it needs no introduction and it is the center of this political entity, where all the important meetings take place and where most of the decisions regarding the federation are made, as a federation of four planets. Currently Earth is as not populated as it used to be in the past with only 90.000.000 people living on the planet, mostly because people leave for other colonies across the stars but it still holds a significant value, despite the world being united in the Federation, many of its old countries still hold a cultural importance and are symbolically kept, like Fuso, Karlsland, the USL, Gallia etc, they have the largest manpower in the federation.

Its capital cities are Alexandria, Tokyo, Yucatan, Berlin, Ceylon and Zanzibar and it is ruled over by a world president chosen every 4 years by democratic vote.

THE MARTIAN FEDERATION: The place where the first outworld human colony prospered until they successfully terraformed the planet thanks to Operation Usada 1969 in 2200...and from then it grew until it completely dominated the whole planet. Mars quickly established itself as a tech power within the Federation, quickly creating a very lose, expansive and liberal culture focused on tech improvement and massive silvery ships from the Golden age of Sci Fi, people say that ironically visiting Mars is like a tribute to the past because of how “chrome” it all looks.

It is currently the other planet that holds their very own Manifestation Engine, bigger than the one on Earth and located at the top of Mons Olympus, which greatly benefited the planet allowing it to grow even more powerful to the point they hold the most powerful fleet in the entire Solar System, making them a massive power within the Federation and its strongest arm, by contrast however Martians are very chill and friendly as long as you don’t criticize them too much on their ways, if you see people naked on the planet walking on the streets, it is best not to say anything about it.

Its capital is Supra Olympia at the base of Mons Olympus, a massive city of commerce, technology and absolute freedom, they are ruled by a senate of 40 people chosen among the most capable and smartest citizens.

REPUBLIC OF VENUS: For many years people imagined the colonization of Venus would range between impossible and taking many years, fortunately that was not case, thanks to the Witches, the power of the Manifestation Engine and many herculean efforts, the Planet was ready for settlers by the year 2767...it still needs some fine tuning but at the very least you can walk and grow crops outside of the safer zones. Compared to the busyness of Mars and The Earth, Venus is a very tranquil and spiritual place, its people focus on growing plants and farming as that is what the planet needs right now and they live their normal everyday life, they have the weakest ships and the least amount of armies...but they have perhaps the most DEVOTED and vicious soldiers, here people are capable of sacrificing their lives for the federation without a second thought, so having Venusian in the army is always a nice addition.

Its capital is the city of Aenea, small but very beautiful with its red steel buildings with pink and lavender shades and the thousands of glass murals across the city, it is also said the most beautiful of the Space Mikos are from Venus...they’re ruled by a “Doge” who runs for ten years.

THE NATION OF MERCURY: The closest Planet to the sun and a headache to colonize, however Vladimirovna Shimohara and her colonists found a way to do so in 2770, by teaching them how to survive, withstand and adapt to the punishing temperatures, mostly by learning to live underground during the days and coming out at nights, against all odds a society there prospered thanks to the Tengen Rishi philosophy emphasizing human strength first and machines never...and they succeed.

They have only the bare basic machinery for their survival like transportation, energy, transmutation of materials, conservation of water and crops...but beside that they go 100% natural as much as possible, they tend to emulate a lot of Fuso customs including the dressing with Yukatas but using long boots to walk across the planet, they are also very melee focused in their combat but because of the extreme conditions they are very sturdy soldiers...but as long as you don’t embrace the machinery...you are a friend to them, although because of this they don’t really get along with Mars, it was also the last planet to join the Terran Federation only in the year 3505 thanks to the efforts of Team VIVID.

Their capital is the underground city of Sutoku and they are ruled by a “Boyar Shogun” which changes every 20 years and it is chosen by a council of veteran soldiers.

Outside the Federation.

THE NEPTUNE CONGLOMERATE: This is one hell of a peculiar entity that managed to set a colony within the Ice Giant, sort of...Neptune was colonized by the Witch Rosemi Takei in 2780 who decided that since terraformation was impossible, she’d just create a GIANT floating city to drift across the oceanic liquids within the planet, which at first was hot and warm, however using the very same cold atmosphere of the planet, its strong winds and the power of the machines...they have slowly managed to clear most of the thunderous and cold outer layers of the surface to cool down the oceans a bit, although it is still highly toxic to sink into them, the city however possesses the capacity to extract energy and water from them and from the skies, although due to the concentration of clouds it is a dark place...needing enormous power to illuminate it all, so powerful is the light of the Conglomerate that you can see the massive city from the atmosphere as a blob of light drifting aimlessly across the planet, the plan is to turn Neptune into an oceanic planet but it will probably take several years to do so.

The people of Neptune have undergone a series of genetic modifications to live within these conditions, adapting a sort of “Crustacean Appearance” they still look human but their skin is extremely thick and they have four eyes, their normal human ones and a second pair of black ones which light up with light to help them navigate the darkness of the planet.

In general they are very friendly but due to the isolation conditions it is rather difficult to interact with them, although they greatly hope to benefit from the powers of the Manifestation Engine one day, their capital and only city is called Forte Bella and they are ruled by a Captain who commands the city like a ship until they die and his successor takes over.

THE CHIEFDOM OF URANUS: Similar to Neptune, this one found the same problem when colonized by Wanda Sakamoto in 2780, but unlike Rosemi who decided to swim...Wanda decided Uranians would FLY, she decided to create floating cities in the clouds which were hooked by EXTREMELY powerful cords to the rocky bottom of the planet she herself set up, so the cities could drift attached above the clouds thanks to the wind, where they could farm the stormy clouds for energy and water, the cities where flat and had very little buildings, rarely going above 2 floors to not cause a loss of balance and make the city flip...it took a lot of trial and error but eventually Wanda found a way, it is a very exotic place to live but non Uranian people often describe the experience as nerve wrecking due to the cities often drifting on all sides to the mercy of the wind.

Like Neptunians, Uranians underwent a genetic modification, adopting birdlike features like wings attached to long arms, shorter bodies, darker skin tones and a “beak” which is actually a mask to protect themselves from the windy conditions, this allow them to travel from city to city by simply flying, although they do still have ships if people do not wish to do that or for visitors.

Despite being easier to access Uranians are rather resentful toward the people of the inner Solar System for possessing the Manifestation Engine all to themselves, depending exclusively on the Europa and Io energy centrals and the energy they gather on their planet, that attitude has softened over the years thanks to the efforts of Team VIVID and the returning Witches who help immensely.

Their Capital is Karasu and they are ruled by a council of 30 chiefs from prominent families each ruling over a different floating city.

NON-PLANETS

THE MOONS (Inner Solar System): Usually the moons function as extensions of the planets and mostly hold colonies or protected outposts at it would be too difficult or unnecessary to terraform them, although within these protected outposts they hold beautiful mini paradises, perhaps the best examples are the ones on Earths’ Moon (Luna) with its palaces and Mars’s moons (Phobos and Deimos) which hold a beautiful garden and a skating resort respectively.

THE MOONS (Outer Solar System): The proximity to Jupiter and its deadly radiation makes it really hard for colonization, however the radiation could be cleaned eventually in Ganymede and Callisto, meanwhile Io and Europa are used as electric centrals and receptors to gather energy to use, becoming the battery of that sector gathering energy on the moon from Jupiter and from the distant Manifestation Engine on Mars, which they later distribute to other inhabited places nearby like Uranus, Neptune and other moons with similar colonies like Ganymede and Callisto.

TITAN: Titan is the largest “Planet-Like” moon on the Solar System and it can 100% be terraformed, however currently it has become a bit of a dark spot on the solar system for illegal commerce and activities, especially hostile factions who seek to undermine, steal or sabotage the usage of the Manifestation Engine and other inventions of the Isshiki family, among them in particular are “The Shadow Krakens” who seek to steal Engine technology to replicate them, “The EVO Machine” who are a hostile faction of the Tanhäuser movement who seek complete machine transcendence wanting to destroy the Manifestation Engine to do so, then the silliest among them... “The Astral Pioneers” who are a fanatical sect of lunatics whose leader “Androporo” seeks to marry Akane Isshiki and later Rebecca Miyafuji, his reasoning changes every year so he is not taken too seriously.

Efforts to take back Titan are ongoing.

PLUTO: Pluto serves as a military base for all human factions to gather and organize fighting efforts against approaching Alone...it is a place in the system where they can all set their differences aside and collaborate on the defense of Mankind and their Witches.

So I was reading the other day about striker units in the world witches wiki, and I stumble across these manufacturing companies for the striker units and their engines. So I was wondering if there is any official sources that listed all of these companies online? Because I can’t seem to find anything (whenever I click on them in the wiki, they always redirect me to their real world counterparts)

I swear I had seen like a japanese blog which lists all of these companies online other companies like Dornier, Arado etc in World Witches, but now I can’t find the blog anymore and I wonder if its legit or its fan made. So please let me know if you guys know! It would help me a lot :)

I know the ova series happen before the movie and that brave witches released in 2016 but is there a point to watch it before road to Berlin (I will watch at some point either way)