Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/The Socialist Union of Voshkod

The Socialist Union of Voshkod are one of the eighteen core factions in Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict. This faction focuses on brute force, powerful weapons and a strong army to defeat their enemies.

History
The Socialist Union of Voshkod is one of the superpowers of Gaiaterra's history, however the nation itself had a tumultuous history. Before the Great Aquilan-Voshkod War it was an powerful empire ruled by the Garlean family, and following its defeat in the Great Aquilan-Voshkod War they found itself in an economic crisis. Escaping it, Voshkod was antagonized by the victors for many years before they turned their eyes elsewhere, but Voshkods didn't prosper. It was soon time to change, in 1977 V.C. their nation's seat of power was occupied by Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, what was described by the opposition as a 'post-Garlean oligarchy' and 'support of Aquilan loyalty', who only steered their nation to the right direction. However, while Lunafreya appeared to be the perfect puppet for the Aquilans, she secretly harboured a burning hatred for the Aquilans and later the Guardians of the Tacitus for ruining her nation.

Despite this, the Voshkods still has some tricks up its sleeves, with their army begins to reform, and new technological developments such as Tesla weaponry combined with huge amounts of heavy armour and soldiers have cemented their mastery of brute force since then.

Description
* TBA*

Lore Articles

 * The Hyurs
 * The Elezens
 * The Vierans
 * The Hrothgar
 * The Garlean Family
 * The Great Voshkod-Aquilan War of 1955-1958 V.C.
 * The Voshkod-Elsword Split
 * Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Voshkod's Secret Police
 * The Iron Curtain Story
 * Tesla Technology
 * Desolator Fuel
 * Voshkod Culture
 * Voshkod State Enterprises
 * Voshkod Drones
 * Voshkod's Submarine Warfare Doctrine

Before 2015 V.C.

 * Federation of Aquila: At War
 * Aion Defense Initiative: Hostile
 * Alliance of Hawke: At War
 * Elsword Empire: Hostile
 * Katsuragi Protectorate: Hostile
 * Brotherhood of Asmodia: Neutral
 * Andoran Republic: At War
 * Great Horde: Hostile
 * Moonlight Liberation Army: Hostile
 * Ascalian Monarchy: Friendly
 * The Regal Sultanate of Elona: Allied
 * The Minutemen Survivors: ???
 * The League of Lizard Khanate: Neutral
 * The Tyrian Confederation: Hostile
 * The Alberian Security Company: Neutral
 * The Lumeris Syndicate: Neutral
 * The Necromunda Insurgents: Hostile
 * Aristocracy of Encantadia: Allied

Tactics
* TBA*

Legendary Generals

 * Minfilia Warde: General of the Zenit Division
 * Thancred Waters: General of the Gorizont Division
 * Lyse Hext: General of the Kvant Division
 * Fran Eruyt: General of the Vieran Reserves

Notable Locations

 * Limsa Lominsa
 * Ul'dah
 * Gridania
 * Ishgard

Notable characters

 * Lt. Zofia: Voshkod EVA
 * Lunafreya Nox Flueret: Prime Minister of Voshkod
 * Gentiana: Voshkod Ministry of Defense Head
 * Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn: Voshkod Naval Commander
 * Commander Titus Drautos
 * Camelia Claustra
 * Cor Leonis
 * Estinien Wyrmblood
 * Ilberd Feare
 * Kan-E-Senna
 * Iris Amicita
 * Crowe Altius
 * Lucia Junius
 * Fourchenault Leveilleur
 * Ameliance Leveilleur
 * Louisoix Leveilleur
 * Cid nan Garlond
 * Arydn Izunia
 * Fordola rem Lupis

Commandos

 * Aranea Highwind and Chitzkoi: Zenit Division Commando
 * Boris Bikov: Gorizont Division Commando
 * Yunru: Kvant Division Commando
 * Alisaie Leveilleur: Vieran Reserves Commando

Sub-factions

 * Zenit Division
 * Gorizont Division
 * Kvant Division
 * Vieran Reserves

Arsenal
Main Article: Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Voshkod Arsenal

Camaraderie
When a friendly Voshkod infantry is killed, friendly infantry in a radius of 90 around the killed infantry fight harder by gaining a 10% bonus to their firepower and a 20% bonus to their firing rate for 10 seconds.

Structures
Basic Structures Defense and Support structures

Trivia

 * The faction itself is based on the Soviet Union from the Red Alert series (notably Red Alert 2 and their mods Mental Omega, Red Alert 20XX and Red Resurrection and Red Alert 3 and it's mods Paradox and Corona) and Russia in Command & Conquer: Generals mods (specifically Rise of the Reds and End of Days) with an aesthetic similar to Red Alert 2 Soviets (notably Mental Omega and Red Alert 20XX) and ROTR and The End of Days Russia.
 * Hyurs speaks with a Russian accent, Elezens speaks with a Ukrainian accent. the Roegaydn speaks with a Kazakh accent, the Vierans speaks with a Belarussian accent and the Hrothgar speaks with a Central Asian (Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen and Krygyz) accent.
 * At the top, there is a closeup portrait of Aranea Highwind, is shown with red background at the back in between the Voshkod's factional flag at both sides. And at the bottom, it shows the background with an army of Conscripts, Regulars, Tesla Troopers, Desolators, Maulers, Kodiak Tanks, Apocalypse Tanks, Tesla Cruisers, Gorgons, and Buratinos with a silhoutte of Cataclysm far away from the rest, and a squadron of Su-47 Berkuts, Ka-68 Hellions, Su-35 Flanker-Es, Mi-24 Hinds and Kirov Airships. So both of these are fused together into a single art design for the Voshkod variant box art of Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict.
 * Their Sub-factions, and their playstyle, are based on what the various russian factions in RTS, mainly Command And Conquer
 * Zenit Division: Rise Of The Reds/Aleksandr and Latin Confederation from Mental Omega
 * Gorizont Division: China from Mental Omega and Zhukov from Rise Of The Reds
 * Kvant Division: Red Alert 2/Soviet Union in Mental Omega
 * Vieran Reserves: Red Alert 3, Red Alert 3 Paradox, Confederation from Red Resurrection, and Zhukov from Rise Of The Reds