An old fallen country your character may be from.

📌 Summary

🧱 ‎Fortified Alliance, ⚡ ‎Infrastructure First, 🪖 ‎Military Efficiency, 🗳️ ‎Governed by Command

Formed in the aftermath of collapse, the Pan-Atlantic Union (PAU) bound the remnants of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several Northern European states into a single militarized coalition. What began as emergency coordination quickly evolved into a fortified empire. Member nations retained internal autonomy, but foreign and military affairs are tightly controlled by a centralized command headquartered in Vancouver.

Only the United Kingdom, Australia, and several Northern European states remain, headquartered in Sydney.

PAU citizens are raised in a system of order, security, and civic discipline. Mandatory trades education begins early, with a focus on structural repair and electrical systems. Infrastructure is sacred. Walls must hold, power must flow, and every citizen is expected to serve, repair, and defend.

On the American continent, the infected rarely breached the outer perimeters, but those who wish to cross it face extreme vetting, including biometric scans and mandatory quarantine. They still maintain this in their now European-only membership despite no zombie incursions in their territory.

Though travel across PAU borders is nearly impossible for outsiders, agents and diplomats have been seen at trade events like those once held on Merchant Island. Passports are highly sought after on the black market, and smugglers ferry hopefuls.

🎨 Culture: Orderly, practical, and defense-focused

💬 Name for Residents: Eagles

🖥️ Tech Level: High-maintenance modern infrastructure with widespread surveillance

🗳️ Government: Parliamentary confederation with centralized military command

💰 Currency: The Dollar

🧭 Location: Northeastern America east of the Appalachians, Eastern & Western Canada (the mid-section is claimed but mostly Deadlands), Northern Europe, Australia, United Kingdom

🧟 Experience with the Infected: Contained on the American continent. Same as the Outside World experience.

🔥 The Fall of the American Side

With the onset of the mutated zombies, the walls quickly fell despite their sturdiness. It was unavoidable. The European side quickly abandoned the American side due to bureaucratic and intergovernmental failures. This left them further defenseless. Many were left behind from evacuations or lost to the hordes that followed.

🕰️ Pan-Atlantic Union Timeline

• November 1998
  The Pan-Atlantic Union formally signs a compact establishing its capital as Vancouver and setting down military support quotas from its member countries.

• June 2012
  As the weather warms, hordes start roaming from the Deadlands to attack occupied areas. The Pan-Atlantic Union spearheads the response with assistance from the Independent West and the Steel Syndicate. ‎

• All of 2022
  The walls take some damage, and some land is lost. But the Runic zombies are held off for the two weeks they last. The PAU admits the IWA to its ranks. It helps the IWA and the Steel Syndicate rebuild what they can.

• January 2026
  Reports reach the PAU from MILI, which was the government of Merchant Island. These reports detail a mutation in the parasite. A quarantine is established by the PAU at MILI's request on the island. But it was too late, the mutation had already escaped.

• September 2028
  The European side of the PAU abandons the American side amidst bureaucratic failings and fearmongering. The Western PAU falls within months after this, despite fierce battles against the mutation.

❓Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to Ask Questions about Chapter 3 and answers related to the country will be added here.

• Is the PAU authoritarian?
  Not exactly. While individual member states maintain their own laws and traditions, all military and foreign policy decisions are directed by a centralized command. Dissent is permitted but heavily monitored. Most citizens see the system as necessary for survival.

• Can outsiders enter the PAU?
  Almost never. Entry requires extensive biometric screening, background checks, and weeks of quarantine. Unauthorized entry is treated as a security threat. Passports to the PAU are highly sought after and a large black market trade in their creation has sprung up. Only the most well-off can go this route.

• What sort of education do PAU citizens receive?
  From a young age, citizens are taught practical trades and emergency response. Carpentry, electrical systems, plumbing, and structural maintenance are emphasized. Philosophy and arts are optional electives, not core subjects.

• Why are they called Eagles?
  The eagle remains a shared symbol of vigilance and unity among PAU nations. It also appears on many of the Union’s military insignias and diplomatic seals.

• Is the PAU evil? I am signing up a character which I think would heavily differ from their ideals who lived in a commune based around these principals. How far would they go to stamp out differing ideals?
  The PAU isn't an evil organization. If there are communes in Northern Europe, Iceland, Australia or the UK, then it is up to their individual governments to police it.