Lord Barnabas Draynes Sturgeon, Leader of the Covenant of Antarctica,Founded in 1857 by scientist and all-around fantastic chap Lord Barnabas Draynes Sturgeon, the Covenant of Antarctica is based around Wells Chasm, the source of many of the advanced technologies seen in the world of Dystopian Wars. the water in a liquid state. mainly by autogyro aircraft, or via a network of railway-equipped Proving that they didn't know what was good for them, the Royal Society laughed him out of the room. numerous smaller townships and bases scattered around the coastal areas and Aristotle Harbour far out on the Antarctican peninsula and the site the western coast of the continent towards the tip of South America, in nations, claiming as it does the entire Antarctican landmass. Though they generally lack the short ranged brutality of the Russian Coalition, or the boarding capability of the Prussian Empire, the Covenant has enough power in all situations to come out on top with a little thought.The Covenant of Antarctica was created by Spartan Games to act as the "High-tech" faction for Dystopian Wars, as well as the background story source of much of the in-universe technology.Although Antarctica is currently only used for research purposes, reserves of oil and minerals such as coal, iron, copper, nickel and gold have been found - but in quantities insufficient for profitable exploitation. An example of the sheer efficiency of these Iron Men is in the naval gunnery of the Covenant's warships- a single.Antarctican warfleet composition is based around combined arms tactics, and each fleet contains at least one battle group of land, sea and air forces.
world. The Umbrella Antarctic Base was a secret Umbrella Corporation facility that appeared in Resident Evil CODE: Veronica. To aid him, Sturgeon is advised by the Coterie - a council made up of his closest friends and allies, most of them stemming from the early days of the Covenant's founding.This said, the rule of the Antarcticans is tempered by the.Prior to the World War, Antactican diplomats were present in every major nation across the world, and its scholars and academics taught at a number of international instiutions. especially when combined with metals, are nothing short of miraculous.
The two largest settlements in the Covenant are Wells Chasm itself Care is required, though, as the portals it creates can be used by either side!Other special toys of the Covenant include the.In addition, Wave Lurker allows certain CoA vessels to become more difficult to hit, at the cost of any non-Raised weapons firing at half AD. They both maintain the CoA's long range ability, with the same Attack Dice at all ranges. At first, it was just the place over the hill. During World War II, the Third Reich had built up a base in Antarctica, known as the Base 211. found in great thick veins that seem to radiate out from the Vault in settlements spread along its length towards the city of Wells Chasm Due to their extensive automation, Covenant war machines have relatively small crews, and indeed, their smallest warplanes have no crew at all, being remote control drones.With these forces, the Covenant plans to show the world the folly of misusing science.On the table, the Covenant echo their background, with a proliferation of Shield Generators on anything larger than a Destroyer, and Inventive Scientists, which allows their shields to be more effective than other nations, at the risk of catching fire if Covenant Commodores get overconfident with their generator rolls. be tempting fate indeed!In technical terms, the Covenant is an absolute Dictatorship, ruled by Barnabas Sturgeon. This all went surprisingly well, until...Markov, originally one of Sturgeon's closest friends, member of the council, and one of the original discoverers of the vault, revealed himself to be an utter cad. As befits a nation with such elite troops, almost all their ships have the Elite Crew Type, although they tend to have fewer Assault Personnel than equivalent ships of other nations.In addition to Shield Generators, the CoA's advanced technology is represented by the myriad of other generator and weapon options they have access to. In an equally sensible display, Sturgeon renounced his Britannian citizenship and returned to Antarctica to build a new nation. The Antarctic Compound is a deserted creature sanction in the southern continent of Antarctica. stray whaling crews will attest – only at The Gateway are foreign ships Although not officially recognised, the Ottomans 'look the other way' to several Covenant expeditions in the East African areas of the Empire.Hired in 1850 as a permanent mercenary force for the Covenant, Maximillian Schneider's mercenary company has become the official military force of the Antarcticans. intrigue and espionage. During this visit Sturgeon gifted additional technology to the Ottoman empire, including rudimentary drone systems and weather-control generators. Now it is almost wholly occupied by a semi-subterranean town