Austria is a country in West Europe.
Timeline[]
- 2000, May 26 - The Austrian economy spirals downward due to a succession of bankruptcies and bad central management. The federal president dissolves the parliament and hands over power to the Stahlmänner, a council of Austria's three best corporate economists that is devoted to restoring the economy.
- 2004 - Economic and ecological disasters lead to weeklong riots. Riots by the homeless and unemployed in southern Vienna rage out of control for weeks. The Stahlmänner declares parts of Vienna controlled by rioters off-limits, building a wall to contain it. The area is known as the South Vienna Special Prison (German: Sondergefangenenhaus Wien Süd, SGHWS).
- 2006 - The first elections after the Stahlmänner's rise to power are dismissed due to suspected irregularities in the process. The city of Linz is leased in perpetuity to Krupp Manufacturing and BMW, providing the government with much needed funds and creating one of the largest corporate complexes in the world.
- 2008, Feb 27 - With the permission of the Stahlmänner, an eastern portion of Vienna is split off, creating an Extraterritorial Business Zone dubbed Transdanubia.
- 2009 - Austria's two economically-strong western states - Vorarlberg and Tyrol - refuse to carry the nation's economy any longer and declare independence, turning down requests to send taxes and revenue to the government in Vienna. The city of Salzburg quickly joins them. Decades of conflict follow between the wealthy tourism-oriented west and the federal government in Vienna.
- 2011 - With the advent of the Awakening, extraordinarily high numbers of dwarves are born in the Alps.
- 2016 - The Stahlmänner hand over their powers to an interim government.
- 2029 - 2031 - The Crash 1.0 touches off a three-year civil war. Leopold von Habsburg, a descendant of the ancient noble line, leads a traditional faction that ends the conflict in a masterful coup d'etat. Leopold declares himself Emperor of Austria.
- 2031 - Russian forces invade Czechia. Leopold leads Austrian forces to aid the Czech troops.
- 2034, Aug 1 - The Danube Union is created, consisting of Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Leopold von Habsburg is elected head of state. The member nations sign a defense pact against future invading forces.
- 2038, Dec - Leopold disappears without a trace after evidence surfaces that Austrian generals had been using troops from other Union states as cannon fodder against the invading Alliance for Allah.
- 2039 - The Danube Union is dissolved.
- 2058 - Mitsuhama Computer Technologies (MCT) buys MediaSim, Austria's premier mediacorp.
- 2059 - SGHWS security is breached in a massive act of sabotage. Vienna is engulfed in riots and chaos as the escapees stream into the city. Eventually, the authorities give up on salvaging the containtment area.
- 2059 - The ultranationalist Austrian Heritage Party becomes the strongest faction in parliament.
- 2060 - MCT begins a new arcology project in Vienna in the old SGHWS area.
- 2062 - The tourist-based economy of Tyrol and Vorarlberg breaks down. The two states surrender their claims of autonomy in exchange for economic aid.
Politics[]
- Relations with the Allied German States[1]
- Anti-Eurocrats[2]
- Extremism: Volksfront policlub[3]
Economy[]
Corporate Presence[]
- Adler TV AG
- Bank of Hong Kong & Vienna (German: Bank von Hongkong & Wien AG)[4]
- Mautner-Markhof AG
- MediaSim
- MonoMed AG
- Saeder-Krupp[5]
- Steyr Mannlicher[6]
- Stowasser Design AG
References[]
- ↑ Germany Sourcebook p. 42
- ↑ Runner Havens p. 129
- ↑ Loose Alliances p. 45
- ↑ Shadows of Europe p. 24
- ↑ Corporate Download p. 84
- ↑ Arsenal p. 27
Index[]
- Dragons of the Sixth World p. 42, 58, 96, 104
Runner Havens p. 129- Loose Alliances p. 45, 64
- Target: Matrix p. 153, 161
Shadows of Europe p. 58 - 67, 223, 238 (table), 239 (table), 240 (table)- Sixth World Almanac p. 49, 140, 144, 148
- Sprawl Survival Guide p. 65
- Vice
German[]
A number of German-language sourcebooks have been published in Germany. One of them, Walzer, Punks & Schwarzes ICE, contains information about Austria. This book has not been translated into English (thanks to Joerg Sander for this information).