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UNITED KINGDOM
联合王国:ū-nīt-əd king-dəm
人口:59,300,000
主要语言:英语(官方)、盖尔语/威尔士语、旁遮普语/乌尔都语
地区:英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士
政体:君主立宪制
周边国家:法国、提尔纳诺
地形:西北部多山脉,东南部多丘陵和低地
著名地点:安格尔西岛、坎布里亚山、英吉利海峡、赫布里底群岛、英格兰湖区、奥克尼群岛、奔宁山脉、设得兰群岛、泰晤士河
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United Kingdom: ū-nīt-əd king-dəm
Population: 59,300,000
Primary Languages: English (official), Gaelic/Welsh, Punjabi/Urdu
Countries: England, Scotland, Wales
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Bordering Countries: France, Tír na nÓg
Geography: Mountainous in the north and west with hills and lowlands in the southeast
Notable Features: Anglesey, Cumbrian Mountains, English Channel, Hebrides, Lake District, Orkney Islands, Pennines, Shetland Islands, Thames River
地缘政治概述GEOPOLITICAL OVERVIEW
联合王国21世纪早期历史中,最显著的就是一系列环境灾害。自2004年起,国内的核反应堆接连开始失效。有些相对温和,但其他的就要惨重得多。
污染同样也折磨着整个国家,化学倾销、毒云,还有石油泄漏,全都对乡间造成了严重伤害。这些事故中有些是意外,而其他则是玩忽职守的结果,虽然仍有部分被认为是恐怖主义所为。一段时间后,英国乡间的大片土地变得不适于居住。VITAS①也没有放过UK,夺去了四分之一人的性命。
大觉醒同样也有影响,虽然与其他的相比,影响并不那么负面。无论是由于神秘主义在英国的悠久历史、英国老式的实用主义,还是由于没人能对拔地而起的众多环石阵(stone circle)视而不见,英国人把新世界融入了自己的社会,而非把它们拒之门外。
UGE②对UK的影响极大,2011年的新生儿中有31%是精灵。地精化③也影响了英国人口的相当一部分,在一些社区中甚至有44%的人变化了形态;SURGE④在UK发生的比例也比全球平均比例高了将近1倍。有些人把这些高比例归于诸岛上数量众多的地脉,而还有人不无浪漫地认为,联合王国有着魔法的命运。
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The Awakening also had an impact, although less negatively than elsewhere. Whether due to a long history of mysticism, old-fashioned British practicality, or the fact that one can’t ignore stone circles exploding out of the ground, the British incorporated the new world into their society rather than separating themselves from it.
UGE struck the United Kingdom hard, with 31% of children born as elves in 2011. Goblinization also affected large numbers of British citizens, transforming 44% of people in some communities, and SURGE incidents struck the United Kingdom at a rate that was almost twice the global average. Some attribute these high numbers to the large number of ley lines on the islands, while others suggest, romantically, that the United Kingdom has a magical destiny.
魔法在其他方面重新塑造了UK。古老的巨石早自2011年,就开始重见天日,整个拔地而起。UK的荒野开始蔓延增长,重新夺回附近的乡间土地。在英吉利海峡,一整个岛破海而出,被BBC称为里欧涅斯(Lyonesse)⑤,也就是亚瑟王最终安息之地的名字。被称为地脉的强大法力管道遍布全UK,已经变得活跃了起来。
UK境内有一打以上的龙与虫(wyverns)⑥苏醒过来,提供了另一个无法否认的魔法回归的证据。这些传说中的怪物露面并声称拥有乡间的大片土地。其中至少两条,塞勒迪尔(Celedyr)和罗纳布威(Rhonabwy),位列声名狼藉的巨龙之列,而第三条(只知道是海龙)则被怀疑有着同样的名声。
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Magic has reshaped the United Kingdom in other ways. Ancient stone monoliths started reappearing as early as 2011, bursting from the ground whole. The wild lands of the United Kingdom are growing and retaking the countryside around them. In the English Channel, an entire island erupted from the sea and was dubbed Lyonesse, the name of King Arthur’s final resting place, by the BBC. All across the United Kingdom, powerful mana conduits called ley lines have become active.
The Awakening of more than a dozen dragons and wyverns within the borders of the United Kingdom provided yet another undeniable sign of magic’s return. these monsters from legend appeared and laid claim to huge tracts of the countryside. At least two of these dragons, Celedyr and Rhonabwy, are counted among the infamous great dragons, and a third, known only as the Sea Dragon, is suspected of holding that distinction.
面对这些改变世界的事件导致的混乱,UK的人民齐心协力。一股新的国族主义浪潮席卷全国,人民在王冠和米字旗下重新集结。鉴于这一国族主义热情,护国署(Office of the Lord Protector)⑦应运而生。作为UK接受魔法的另一个表现,新德鲁伊教派运动的重要人物玛契曼特勋爵(Lord Marchmant)⑧被任命此职。
随后,护国署获得了越来越大的权力。在国族主义猛烈的阵痛消退后,护国公和新德鲁伊教派运动用他们的权力来维护他们对国家的控制,用审查、监视和苛刻的新法管理UK民众。
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Faced with the growing turmoil caused by these world-changing events, the citizens of the United Kingdom pulled together. A new wave of nationalism swept the nation, and the people rallied behind the crown and flag. Amid this nationalistic fervor, the Office of the Lord Protector was created. In another sign of the United Kingdom’s acceptance of magic, a leading light of the New Druidic Movement, Lord Marchmant, was appointed to the post.
As the years went on, more and more power was collected under the Office of the Lord Protector. When the heady throes of nationalism faded, the Lord Protector and the New Druidic Movement used their powers to maintain control. Censorship, surveillance, and oppressive new laws were used to manage the people of the United Kingdom.
但英国人并没有轻易放弃他们的自由。革命的第一声巨响发生在50年代。一股生长壮大的地下运动转为反对LPO⑨和其走狗。人民挥舞着魔法和凡俗的武器反击,这些少数贵族每日每夜都与其统治的人民渐行渐远,而人民拒绝向其卑躬屈膝。
冲突在2071年到了紧急关头,先前并无联系的革命组织联合起来,形成了一个松散的同盟。这一搭配不当的活动家团体秘密地组织了史上最大的和平示威。2071年6月23日晚,将近2百万带着蜡烛的游行者涌入内伦敦(Inner London)。尽管有如此大量的人群,加上LPO安保部队的进攻性战术,却几乎没有暴力发生。大多数人都把这少有的奇迹归功于一个人:潘德拉贡(Pendragon)。⑩
在大约10年的日子里,潘多拉贡一直都是抵抗运动的精神核心。他无数次出现在紧要关头,用动人的演讲鼓舞人民,号召每一位公民都肩负起夺回国家自由的责任。在那晚,在白金汉宫的大门前,潘多拉贡最后一次露面。在那次激动人心的演讲中,他要求UK的领导人丢掉LPO的镣铐,把权力还给人民。在他结束演讲后,LPO的人进来想逮捕他,但在卡罗琳女王从宫中出来站在他旁边之后,中途放弃了。她随后宣布她对潘多拉贡提议的支持,迎来人群欢呼的咆哮。
仅仅两周后,议会投票解散护国署,年老的玛契曼特勋爵自愿流放。不过,就算真的稍有衰减,新德鲁伊教派运动仍是政府中很强的势力。位于重组中心的是首相威廉·达奇(William Darch),多年来第一次握有实权。至于潘多拉贡,在6月24号早上就已经离开。自那以后,再没人见过他。
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For almost a decade the Pendragon provided a spiritual heart to the resistance movement, Time and again he appeared at moments of crisis, rallying the people with moving speeches and calling on every citizen to bear the responsibility of restoring freedom to the nation. On that evening, before the gates of Buckingham Palace, the Pendragon made his final appearance. In a dramatic speech, he challenged the leaders of the United Kingdom to throw off the shackles of the LPO and return power to the people. As he finished, the LPO’s men moved in to arrest him, but were stopped short when queen Caroline came out of the palace and stood beside him. There, she announced her support for the Pendragon’s proposals to the roaring approval of the crowd.
Just two weeks later, parliament voted to dissolve the Office of the Lord Protector, and the elderly Lord Marchmant retreated into voluntary exile. The New Druidic Movement, however, remains a powerful, if somewhat reduced, force in government. At the center of the reorganization stood Prime Minister William Darch who, for the first time in years, found himself holding an office that commanded actual power. As for the Pendragon, by the morning of June 24th he was gone. No one has seen him since.
①:VITAS,病毒蛋白超敏反应,21世纪初的致命病毒,夺去了全球四分之一的人口。
②:UGE,即Unexplained Genetic Expression,无法解释的基因表现,指的是新生儿具有矮人或精灵的基因表现。
③:地精化,Goblinization,即兽人和巨魔回归的变异。
④:SURGE,突然不明隐性基因表现,是60年代哈雷彗星带来的基因变化,其结果是调换儿(Changelings)。
⑤:亚瑟王在Lyonesse和莫德雷德决斗,决斗胜利也受了致命伤,见丁尼生的《国王叙事诗Idylls of the King》。
⑥:wyvern是对龙的蔑称。
⑦:Lord Protector是英国著名的护国公克伦威尔。
⑧:Lord Marchmant,未能查到来源,求教……
⑨:LPO,就是Lord Protector’s Office护国署。
⑩:Pendragon,亚瑟王的姓氏,同时是古不列颠或威尔士的首领名。潘多拉贡初次露面时就带着一把剑,据称是断钢剑(Excalibur)。
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