Summary

Founded by Mormon settlers in the 1850s, Deseret is North America’s only theocracy.

Includes: Most of Utah, Nevada, and southern Idaho

Borders: The Snake River to the Northwest, against Cascadia; the Sierra Madre Mountains to the west, against California; the Colorado River to the south and southeast, against Mexico; Intermountain to the east and northeast

Capital: Salt Lake City

Language: English

History

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Jimmy’s Notes
Deseret gained its independence from Mexico in the same war that gave California its nationhood. The factions of both independence movements aided one another in that struggle, but have ignored each other since.

Rulers

Not much is known about Deseret due to its utter isolationism, but we know that the descendants of Brigham Young have ruled as Prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints since the nation’s birth, and are the de facto royals of this theocratic state. Its a bad idea to stir up trouble with them, since they control the newspapers, computer search engines, television, even the phone lines.

Relations

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Jimmy’s Notes
Deseret has no real allies, and doesn’t want any. The nation prides itself on being completely interdependent. It has enough water via the Colorado, and its inhospitable natural borders make for good protection against invading nations. Culturally, it is the most conservative nation on the continent, and views the other American kingdoms as dens of sin and vice. They maintain polite relations with the other nations mainly to keep trade channels open, and to send their missionaries out into their disinterested neighbors.