The Cyberpapacy
The Land Of Cyberreligious Reality
Maelstrom Bridges: Avignon
Administrative Capitals: Avignon
Tech:
26
Magic:
10
Spirit:
14
Social:
18
The Cyberpapacy covers essentially all of France, a large portion of Spain, and small portions of many adjoining countries.
The Cyberpapacy's reality storms reach into the English Channel, coming very near the Aysle border reality storms. By themselves, the Cyberpapal border storms are the most violent of any realm; in the English Channel, the convergence of storms makes the most violent storms of all.
Of all the invaders, only the Living Land has provoked anywhere near as organized and widespread a response as the Cyberpapacy, and that only because of the US's size (US-Canadian cooperation has been minimal to nonexistent). Most of the countries of Europe are actively involved in the effort to restrain Malreaux, especially Germany, Spain, and Italy. While some have uneasily pointed out that the military forces of Europe are being put under the command of those nations with fascist histories, most acknowledge that they are the ones in a position to do something.
After what was apparently an unsuccessful attempt to expand the Cyberpapacy into Germany, Germany informed Malreaux that they still had a few NATO nuclear weapons available to them, and that if the Cyberpapacy _did_ envelop Germany, these weapons would be used. This is not general knowledge to most of the world.
The only governing power in the Cyberpapacy belongs to the Church. The priests, monks, nuns, and so forth are the only administrators. The arms of the Church are the Church Police and the Knights Hospitaller.
While magic is possible in the Cyberpapacy, it is believed to come from the Devil, and the World Laws enforce this idea. While it is more difficult and strenuous than elsewhere, magic is more powerful as well, but carries with it the risk of accidentally summoning a demonic being.
Last modified: 23 June, 1996.