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Warre

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Every wonder where your Bepsi or Sun Cola come from? If those Instant Noodles really come from Seora? Well, here's your answer.

OOC: A thread for us to put information about out 'big exports' when it comes to consumer products, like soda, tobacco, alcohol, electronics, whatever. If you think your thing is big enough to be noticed world wide or be a 'symbol of the nation' then post it here!

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Type of Commodity:
Approximate International Rank In Field:
Typical Packing Numbers:
Typical Price Points, domestically:
(In Euromarks)
Typical Carriers: (Both types of carriers and names. You know you can find X at Wall-mart, Greenwall, and quality stores everywhere, for instance. If you are introducing us to an international grocer chain or the like from your nation instead make this field 'Typical carried brands'.)
Related Products: Spinoffs, other ideas etc
Summary: summary.


Products Master List

Alcohol: Estus Schnapps Liquors (Bergenheim), Leopard Lager (Natal), Chrysoula Retsina (Pelagasia),
Soft Drinks: Sgt. Piobar and associated sodas (Warre), Cld Bru and associated sodas (Natal), Dynamo (Stimulant Soda, Beautancus),
Food: Classics or otherwise.
Cigarettes & Cigars: Alpaca Rollers Cussian Blend (Beautancus)
Phones: iBone and Associated Products (Company: Dog&Bone, Nation: Engellex), Calatrovo Gaia 5 (Auraria)
Tablet Computers: Calatrovo Canvass (Auraria), iNad (Engellex),
Entertainment: Mikros Hīrо̄s (Comics, Pelagasia),
Computers: Bulldog Personal Computers (Company: Dog&Bone, Nation: Engellex)
Software: Calatrovo PS12 (Computer OS, Auraria), Aspis Antivirus Software (Pelagasia),
Other Electronics: placeholder
Cars & Trucks: Hartnett Auto (Natal), Artemis Gaidaros (Pelagasia),
Motorcycles: placeholder
Other Vehicles: Atlas Class Freighter (Pelagasia),
Luxury Items: Zwicke Pioneer Watches (Bergenheim)
Other:
 
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Name:
Sairsint Piobar ('Sgt Piobar')
Type of Commodity: Soft Drink
Approximate International Rank In Field: Top three in Colas. Number 1 in Spicy Cherry Colas.
Typical Packing Numbers: 12,18, 24 pack and single 12 ounce Cans, 6 Pack and Single 24 Ounce plastic bottles, Singular 2 and a half liter bottles.
Typical Price Points, domestically: .5 Euromark Per 12 ounce Can, 3/4/5 EM for 12/18/24 Pack 12 Oz Cans, 1EM per 24 Oz Bottle 3EM per 6 Pack 24 Oz Bottles, 1.5EM per 2.5 Liter Bottles.
Typical Carriers: (Both types of carriers and names. You know you can find X at Wall-mart, Greenwall, and quality stores everywhere, for instance. If you are introducing us to an international grocer chain or the like from your nation instead make this field 'Typical carried brands'.)
Related Products: Lonely Hearts Club Soda, Yellow Submarine (fruit flavored, normally differentiated by a flavor subtitle like orange, lemon-lime, pineapple, peach, etc), Sgt Piobar Slim (diet sgt piobar), Abbey Road Root Beer, Revolver Red (Fruit and Vanilla flavored cream Sodas). Back in the NCU/Back in the DRoK/RurikCola(depending where it is sold, a generally bland soda akin to RC or Pepsi. It was once sold as BeedleCola domestically but wasn't popular compared to Sgt Piobar. It is sold as RurikCola outside of Rurikgrad Pact countries because the thought is it makes it seem more exotic.)
Summary: Brewed since 1884 by the Beedle Bottling Company, Sgt Piobar "Sgt Pepper" is almost definitely the most popular soft drink in Warre, Arthalan, Seodae, and Siu Wui. It is noted for its quirky packaging designs and commercials as well as its distinct taste.

The national soft drink of Warre and Arthalan.
 
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Great Engellex

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Name: iBone
Type of Commodity: Smartphone
Approximate International Rank In Field: hehe
Typical Packing Numbers: One per box
Typical Price Points, domestically: €599-999 (£599-999)
Typical Carriers: Dog&Bone (stand-alone domestic and international stores), ET (Ecstatic Telecom), and the various large telecoms providers in international markets.
Related Products: iTag (smartwatches); Bull (Bulldog (personal computers)); iNad (media tablets); iKing (digital music players); HOWLER (set-top video device); Dodger (Artful Dodger* (smart speaker)); BullOX / iOX / TagOX / HOX (software)
Summary: Designed and marketed by Dog&Bone, with various models. Latest include iBone R10 (€799); iBone R10 X (€899); iBone R10 XX (€999); iBone R10 Diet (€699). *Lodger in rhyming slang.
 
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Bergenheim

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Name: Zwicke Pioneer Watches
Type of Commodity: Luxury Watches
Approximate International Rank In Field: #1
Typical Packing Numbers: One per box
Typical Price Points, domestically: €1200-€3000
Typical Carriers: Luxury Jewellers, Electronics Retailers, Top-Tier Supermarkets
Related Products: Z-Zeit (smartwatches); Old Fob(pocket-watches)
Summary: Designed and marketed by master horologists, Zwicke Watches are the name when it comes to luxury time-pieces. Wether you're a rapper, an actor, a jet-settign businessman, having a gold or silver Zwicke Pioneer on your wrist is almost taken for granted. Although the ubiquity of watches has somewhat vanished in the cellular age, many still buy them as a luxury item. Efforts to compete directly, with their own Z-Zeit smart-watches, have largely failed, and only a handful of hipsters buy the Old Fob pocket-watch brand.

Nonetheless, its still a heritage product for Bergenheim, and the ancestors of todays Zwicker watchmakers, made time-pieces for the Kings and Emperors of old Gallia-Germania.

Name: Estus Schnapps Liquors
Type of Commodity: Schnapps, fruit-based alcohol
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers:
1 bottle, or 4 bottle "party-cases"
Typical Price Points, domestically: €6-€18
Typical Carriers: Supermarkets, Alcohol retailers
Related Products: Apple, Plum, Pear, Cherry, Passion Fruit, Wild Berry flavours
Summary: Hugely popular and considered the national drink of Bergenheim, Schnapps is a popular fruit-flavoured spirit that is typically made by mixing sugar, fruit syrup and spices to neutral grain spirits. Estus Schnapps is the largest of several very competitive brands in Bergenheim, and one that has begun to have an international presence.

While other Germanian nations may be more famous for their beer and pale ales, Bergenheim at least has worked hard to compete fiercely with fruit spirits. Apfelschnapps is considered something of a national vice, and a cliche joke in Bergenheimer media is that "his breath smelt of apples" indicates someone is an alcoholic.
 
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Ebria

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Name: Cld Bru
Type of Commodity: Soft Drink
Approximate International Rank In Field: No 1 in Cream Sodas.
Typical Packing Numbers: 0.5 l, 1 l and 2 l plastic bottles, 4 packs of 500ml or 6 packs of 330ml cans.
Typical Price Points, domestically: 1.32 Euromark Per 0.5l, 0.7 EM for 1l and 1.15 EM for 2L, 2EM for 4 packs of 500 ml packs and 2.25 for 6 packs of 330 ml cans.
Typical Carriers: Sunbelt Grocers, AMB Market and other international supermarkets;
Related Products: Cld Bru Diet, Cld Bru Lime;
Summary: Seen as the most popular if not the national drink of Natalia, it is a direct competitor for many soda companies in Natalia and Eastern Himyar.

Name: Hartnett Auto
Type of Commodity: Automobile
Approximate International Rank In Field: dunno probably okayish
Typical Packing Numbers: One
Typical Price Points, domestically: 7,000 EM to 25,000 EM
Typical Carriers: Hartnett Dealerships;
Related Products: Hartnett Cruiser (sedan), Hartnett Lion (executive car), Hartnett Zebra (supermini subcompact car), Hartnett Elephant (SUV);
Summary: Natalian made cars. The Hartnett factory was fist opened in the 1920s, but it closed down in 1978, only to be opened by Cussian investors who brought with them new production licences in 1990. Since then the factory grew and the Hartnett car has become omnipresent in Central and Eastern Himyar.

Name: Leopard Lager
Type of Commodity: Beer
Approximate International Rank In Field: dunno
Typical Packing Numbers: 4 packs of 500/330ml cans.
Typical Price Points, domestically: 5.5 EM for the 500ml can pack, 5 EM for the 330ml can.
Typical Carriers: Sunbelt Grocers, AMB Market and other international supermarkets;
Related Products: Leopard Lime, Leopard Grapefruit, Leopard Non-alcoholic;
Summary: A very popular brand of beer, brewed in Harton since 1885.
 

Oneida

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Name: Calatrovo PS12
Type of Commodity: Computer Operating System
Approximate International Rank In Field: #1
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 product license per box
Typical Price Points, domestically: 150 - 300 Euromarks, depending on version
Typical Carriers: Calatrovo, Inc.
Related Products: Calatrovo Canvass (tablet), Calatrovo Watch (smartwatch), Calatrovo Gaia 5 (smartphone)
Summary: PS12, or Prometheus System 12, is the newest iteration of the Prometheus Family of Computer Operating Systems. Named for the Pelasgian God who gave fire to man, Manuel Calatrovo envisioned his operating system to have the same, revolutionary effect on mankind. Originally coming out in 1985, the PS line was the first to utilize a graphical user interface that could be easily operated by the general public. This, coupled with the desktop released along with, propelled Calatrovo to dominate Auraria's technology sector and the PS Network itself transformed the way business is done. Over the years, Calatrovo focused less on hardware development and refocused on perfecting and expanding its software capabilities. This can especially be seen with the lackluster sales of the Gaia Smartphone compared to the iBone. While new innovation and competing technologies has hurt the dominance of Calatrovo's PS Network, it remains the dominant player on software.
 

Pelasgia

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Name: Chrysoula
Type of Commodity: Retsina (alcoholic beverage)
Approximate International Rank In Field: mid to low-tier among retsina brands (which isn't saying much)
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 bottle of 250ml, 500 ml or 2lt
Typical Price Points, domestically: 0,75€/15ϒ (250ml), 1,5€/30ϒ (500 ml), 6€/120ϒ (2lt)
Typical Carriers: Any grocery store, corner store, kiosk, tavern, eating establishment and general retail store. And any dedicated alcohol/liquor store, unless they feel it is beneath them.
Related Products: Asymina (soft drinks produced by a subsidiary of the same company; commercial success in Pelasgia, being exported as cheap but quality alternatives to foreign soft drinks)
Summary: Chrysoula is far from the best brand of retsina, and retsina is far from the best kind of Pelasgian alcohol (it's seen as a poor or desperate man's alcohol, and the apocryphal folk story behind it seems to only promote this idea). However, Chrysoula is notable for having been one of the first Pelasgian companies to be set up, operated and funded entirely by the common people, without any support from the Homiloi bussiness conglomerates or the state, to make it to the Top 100 Everyday Brands in Northern Himyar. It is also notable for being the sole sponsor of Vasilikos, Propontis' amateur rugby team, and earned wide acclaim after the team's unlikely successes in the 2018 Jaracanda Cup. Nobody deludes themselves into thinking it's a quality product, but Pelasgians still somewhat identify with the "underdog" of the alcohol industry.

Name: Syrmos Hypsilīs Tachytītos (SYT, "High Speed Train")
Type of Commodity: High speed rail network
Approximate International Rank In Field: #1 (though competitors are appearing to catch up)
Typical Packing Numbers: N/A
Typical Price Points, domestically: A shitton
Typical Carriers: Adamidis-Aetos Corporate Conglomerate (through Aetos Rail Ltd.)
Related Products: Lambros the Little Train Engine (Pelasgian children's TV show)
Summary: Pelasgia was never a world leader in planes, and while it is pretty great in terms of ships, those aren't very useful for traversing inland Himyar. Thus, the engineers at Adamidis-Aetos (with a lot of state funding) came up with the SYT railway system in the mid-1980s, creating what was then (and what still is, at least for now) Europe's fastest rail system. Quickly spreading across the Empire, the SYT became a point of pride for most Pelasgians. Notable recent milestones include a connection from Propontis to Camp Hill, in Natal, and the construction of a complete line in the relatively underdeveloped Themes of central Pelasgia.

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Type of Commodity: "basic world car" platform
Approximate International Rank In Field: decent?
Typical Packing Numbers: 1
Typical Price Points, domestically: 3.500-4.000€/70.000-80.000ϒ
Typical Carriers: Produced by Artemis Motors Ltd., as subsidiary of Adamidis-Aetos; sold by most authorised car dealerships of the company in Pelasgia, and numerous abroad, especially in Himyar and the Long Sea-Kalahari region
Related Products:
Summary: Its name meaning "donkey", the Artemis Gaidaros was meant to replace the donkeys still being used by many Pelasgian farmers and rural residents in the 1960s, when its first version came out. Being the first real car of a company known for producing large trucks and utility vehicles, the Gaidaros is not so much a single car as a platform that can be converted into many (including a jeep, ambulance, truck, pickup truck, van, military light utility vehicle etc.). Of course, the Gaidaros is neither top of the line, nor exactly a piece of art. Its performance is decent and its appearance has changed little since its original inception, when it was already considered laconic and utilitarian. However, its price is very competitive, and it is quite reliable, earning it prevalence in Pelasgia and abroad. Its parent company, Pierrhean Motors, which has since been absorbed by the Adamidis-Aetos group, marketed it as an emblem of Pelasgian small-business ingenuity, and it has enjoyed the sympathy of the Pelasgian public since. Its performance often renders it akin to donkey: the Pelasgian love to hate it and hate to love it.

Name: Atlas Class Freighter
Type of Commodity: large-liquid carrier
Approximate International Rank In Field: #1 (largest)
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 (LOL)
Typical Price Points, domestically: 120M€/2400Mϒ (new), 116M€/2320Mϒ (used)
Typical Carriers: Shipyards, I guess? And tugboats, technically.
Related Products: Archon Class Freighter (largest dry/bulk carrier)
Summary: The largest class of freighter in the world, first built by Edessa Shipyards A.E. in Elimeiotis. The complete tax-exemption of Pelasgian shipping has lead to the perpetual growth of the Pelasgian merchant fleet to the largest in Europe, and the size of ships has grown correspondingly. The technical details are not particularly noteworthy, other than the sheer size of construction required, but the Pelasgian are still proud that they manufacture the largest freight ships in the world.

Name:
Aspis Antivirus Software
Type of Commodity: antivirus software
Approximate International Rank In Field: among the top 10-20
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 license, 2 licenses, 4 licenses (sold in CD-ROM or online)
Typical Price Points, domestically: 20€/40ϒ per license
Typical Carriers: Tech stores, especially Pegasus IT subsidiaries, online retailers
Related Products: Aegis Computer & Network Security Programme, Minotaur Business Security System, Argos Transactional Security Service
Summary: A relatively cheap but remarkably reliable anti-virus software. Originally developed by the Pelasian state and Pegasus as a cheap alternative to foreign products, it rose to prominence after a normal version of it detected and deleted a foreign espionage service's virus in the systems of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, marking it as "advertising malware". Though not as foolproof and elaborate as its competitors, it gets the job done and has its occasional moments of prominence. Usually preferred by private citizens for its low price and general coverage, though more expensive and elaborate versions exist for professionals, governments, organisations and businesses.

Name:
Mikros Hīrо̄s (Little Hero)
Type of Commodity: Comic book series
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: N/A
Typical Price Points, domestically: for 1 issue, 1€/20ϒ
Typical Carriers: Bookstores, corner stores, kiosks, toy stores, any place in the vicinity of kids
Related Products: Movies, TV shows, toys and other mechandise
Summary: A Pelasgian comic book series first published in the 1950s as a Pelasgian alternative to foreign products, to avoid foreign culture influences. It largely revolves around the story of Giannis, a teenager, Katerina, his crush, and Petros, his chubby, dim friend (who acts as comedic relief). His dog, Spithas, also features into the story as a supporting character. The three embark on a number of adventures, including fighting secret conspiracies and making the lives of their fictional town, Hagios Andreas, better. A commercial success in Pelasgia, it has made some exporting attempts, but is largely limited to the domestic market, where it enjoys wide recognition.
 

Beautancus

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Name: Alpaca Rollers Cussian Blend(s)
Type of Commodity: marijuana cigarettes
Approximate International Rank In Field: top grossing nationally, continentally and globally
Typical Packing Numbers: 5/10/20 "reefer cigarettes" per pack
Typical Price Points, domestically: £5.75/£10.50/£19.99 (marijuana-tobacco blend)
Typical Carriers: petrol-marts & service stations, grocers, drug stores, vending machines and kiosks
Related Products: Candy Kief (resinous trichomes hard caramel) secondary brand/money-maker; dozens of other hash and thc-distillate infused snack foods are also widely available for ages 16+
Summary: One of the largest and most successful CCEC subsidiary firms in Beautancus, Alpaca Rollers dominates the market for all-marijuana or "spliff" cigarettes to such a degree that the nation's traditional tobacco-giants have not been able to make significant headway into the reefer cigarette market.

Name: Dynamo (Stimulant Sodas)
Type of Commodity: cocaine infused (caramel-colorized) soft drink
Approximate International Rank In Field: top grossing brand nationally, continentally and globally
Typical Packing Numbers: vending machine single or 4, 6, 8 or 12 packaged 355 ml (12 fl oz) cans; single or 4/6-pack 590 ml (roughly 20 oz) glass or plastic bottles
Typical Price Points, domestically: £1.00 per single can, £3.25 per single bottle; 6 pack/can £5.99 and 6 pack/bottle £20.00
Typical Carriers: petrol-marts & service stations, grocers, drug stores, vending machines and kiosks
Related Products: none, just like the competition
Summary: One of the eldest continuously available mass market, pop-culturally significant products from Beautancus. The smooth, sweet caramel flavor refreshes just as much as the specially measured dose of all-natural cocaine (highest possible quality assurance per EHTC supplier) will give you the necessary boost to finish out a long, tough work day. Or start the next. Or get through any that follow, at all. Have a nice day.


 
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Elben

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Name: Official Elbener Army Knife, only from Oberau Cutlery
Type of Commodity: Multi-tool
Approximate International Rank In Field: #1
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 unit per sku
Typical Price Points, domestically: 39.95
Typical Carriers: Outdoor, hardware, and military surplus stores everywhere
Related Products: Oberau Cutlery is proud to offer a range of multi-tools in the tradition of the Official Elbener Army Knife with a range of tools for all the jobs one may come up against, whether camping, gardening, working on an engine, or saving the world just like Gunnish TV hero MacGuire!
Summary: When Elben's army sought a multi-tool for its soldiers, Oberau Cutlery's artisans rose to the challenge to create something that could withstand the rigors of life in the field while providing tools for all of the soldier's needs. For over a century, the Official Elbener Army Knife has evolved to meet the needs Elben's soldiers. After their service in the armed forces, soldiers would take their EAKs home with them, where they used them for all kinds of chores. Oberau Cutlery used the feedback it received to expand its product line to what it is today.
 
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The Federation

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Name: Old Chesterfield's Traditional Lager
Type of Commodity: Amber lager
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers:
Six and 12 pack of 12 ounce bottles/24 and 48 pack 12 ounce aluminum cans or 12 pack 24 ounce "Tall boys"
Typical Price Points, domestically: 10 -32 Euromarks
Typical Carriers: Freddy's Beer and Liquor, Stop'n'Shop Grocery Stores, any gas station.
Related Products: Old Chesterfield, Sylvania's oldest brewery offers many different types of beers apart from it's flagship lager in the form of Sylvanian Pilsners and Pale Ales
Summary: Traditional Lager has been brewed the same way since the founding of Old Chesterfield Brewery in 1755. It is the oldest Sylvanian beer recipe in production and enjoyed across all of Sylvania and distributed in Beautancus, Seneca and Cantignia.
 

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Name: Uisce Dubh
Type of Commodity: Whiskey
Approximate International Rank In Field: Up on top with the Gunnish products
Typical Packing Numbers: 0.7 l and 1 l glass bottles
Typical Price Points, domestically: 18 Euromark for 0.7l bottle and 21 EM for 1l bottle
Typical Carriers: Supermarkets, specialised liquor stores;
Related Products: Uisce Dubh blended; Uisce Dubh Single Malt;
Summary: Seen as a national drink in Caledonia, the Uisce Dubh is the most popular of the Caledonian brewed Whiskeys, though there are over a hundred breweries in the country.

Name: Boreal
Type of Commodity: Kitchen appliances
Approximate International Rank In Field: dunno, probably decent.
Typical Packing Numbers: One
Typical Price Points, domestically: 250 EM to 1000 EM
Typical Carriers: Supermarkes, DIY stores, specialised shops;
Related Products: Boreal Ice (fridge with freezer), Boreal Glan (washing machine);
Summary: With a tradition of over 70 years, Boreal has managed to be seen as a reliable and good quality appliances in Oriental Scania, North Germania and Kadikistan.
 

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Name: Havok! Comics
Type of Commodity: Comics & Graphic Novels
Approximate International Rank In Field: Number 1
Typical Packing Numbers: Single Issue Comics, 10 Issue Hardcover collections, and never published before Graphic Novels. Recently introduced 'Havok! Online' offers back catalogue for computers and tablets.
Typical Price Points, domestically: 2EM for single issue comics, 15EM for hardcovered collections of issues, 10-20EM for Independent Graphic Novels. Havok! Online currently is at a price point of 5EM a month throughout Occidentia and Himyar.
Typical Carriers: 7-10 Stores, Other Gas Stations/Convenience Stores, Grocery Stores, Book Stores, and in some places specialty Comic or Comics and Games shops.
Related Products: Havok! Comics television Programs and Havok! Comics Cinematic Universe, which is set to release its second movie this December.
Summary: Havok! Comics is the name many think of when they think of Superheroic, Pulp, Horror, Adventure, or Fantasy Comics and there's a reason for that. It's been around since 1919 in one form or another. Originally a publishing house for pulp stories and a pulp magazine, its comic strips became popular enough that they became syndicated throughout Warre, Arthalan, Siu Wui and many parts of Occidentia.

As they became aware how lucrative their 'picture stories' or 'graphic novels' became, the publishers of Havok! began to create adventure, pulp, crime fighting, and more titles as stand alone magazines and had some success with that, but their greatest success didn't come until a pair of Trivondian immigrants created a character under the Havok! Banner. Known as 'Salvador', this was comic's first superhero, and his daring deeds inspired a fanatic following and numerous imitators, along with the two-fisted crime fighter known as the Revenant.

Times changed, and tastes did too, and as sales dropped off Havok! went out of their way to create 'national' superheroes to increase readership in countries in Occidentia, Himyar, and Gallo-Germania, and some of these were great successes and joined their 'flagship' series such as The Mahogany Hound, where as others were rebuffed as 'inappropriate' such as the comic targeted at Warre's neighbor Pelagasia, 'Avenging Ares'.

((OOC: IF anyone wants to give me information on if they'd historically have had Havok! Comics in their country and what they think their superhero would be, that'd be cool. ))

Name: West Wolf Brand Instant Noodle
Type of Commodity: Instant Noodle Soup
Approximate International Rank In Field: Top 3
Typical Packing Numbers: Styrofoam Cups or Bowls for ready heating with just water added or individual packages for cooking at home.
Typical Price Points, domestically (in Warre, Arthalan, and Siu Wui): .10 EM for the individual packages, .40 EM for the Cups, 1EM for the Bowls.
Typical Carriers: 7-10 Stores, Other Gas Stations/Convenience Stores, Grocery Stores,
Related Products: West Wolf Brand Kimchi, West Wolf Brand Soy Sauce, West Wolf Brand
Summary: West Wolf Brand Instant Noodle claims to be one of the first in the world to figure out the secret behind 'instant noodle soup' and packaging to keep it from being perishable. Found from shipments of wheat from Warre to Seodae which a chef explored various methods of cooking before deciding to flash fry them, they were a slow build of a hit, growing in the 1980s and 1990s and appearing even before then in Siu Wui action flicks, Seodaen Dramas, and more. Considered a snack food at best to most Warreic, they are none the less extremely popular and because of their extreme cheapness (up until a decade ago they could be gotten for .05 EM per package) were even considered a 'staple' of university students.

The most commonly sold flavors are 'Shrimp', 'Beef', 'Chicken', 'Pork', 'Oriental', 'Occidential' (actually oddly enough a pumpkin soup flavor), and 'Red Moon' (an extremely hot specialty flavor). They are among the largest signs of 'Seodae exists' to the world as sad as instant noodles might be as a flag ship.
 

Northern Cooperative Unions

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Name: Tukava Automotive Unions
Type of Commodity: Cars
Approximate International Rank In Field: Very low, but wildly popular throughout the Eastern communist governments.
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 car
Typical Price Points, domestically: 43890 euromarks for a hatchback. (about 4389 euros)
Typical Carriers: Communist domestic retailers.
Related Products: N/A
Summary: Tukava sells incredibly cheap automobiles for competitive prices across Europe, although most buyers are from the East due to government spending. Many hatchbacks, vans, and other vehicles are produced by Tukava Union. Generally, the cars are reliable, but they are exceedingly outdated and made purely for utility, as with any product from the Northern Cooperatives. The cars famously come with a self-repair manual that is several hundred pages long to ensure any buyer can determine and diagnose issues by themselves.
 

Rheinbund

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Name: Darner Werke, EKW, Raimer, Borschel
Type of Commodity: Cars
Approximate International Rank In Field: Probably very high
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 car
Typical Price Points, domestically: Between 8000 and 300,000 Eiffelland Mark (8000-300,000 Euros)
Typical Carriers: Car dealers.
Related Products: Trucks and buses.
Summary: Eiffelland was mainly known for the , but currently makes cars in every price category. The DW Mistral (VW Golf) is the most popular car in Eiffelland.

Name: Rathenau Gruppe
Type of Commodity: Consumer electronics in the widest sense of the word. Fridges, washing machines, computers, smartphones, tablets and so on. Produces als solar panels.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 fridge / washing machine / dish washer / television / radio / hifi-set / computer / laptop / smartphone / laptop / USB-stick etc.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the product
Typical Carriers: Retail shops
Related Products: NA
Summary: This company makes each and every possible electronic device, under various brand names (Nichsdorf (computers, printers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, landline phones), TEG (fridges, freezers, washing machines etc.), Schwarzpunkt and NAE (car radios, radios, TVs, hifi-sets, satellite receivers etc.; Schwarzpunkt is the budget brand, NAE is the luxury brand)). RMG is a music label.
Lesser known branches of this company are Rathenau Militärausrüstung (military products) and Rathenau Energie (solar panels (although these may be wider known), windmills, nuclear power plants).

Name: DVA (Datenverarbeitung und Analyse).
Type of Commodity: Database software and statistical analysis program in one
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: varies; usually a yearly fee based on the number of users
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the number of users
Typical Carriers: Business software suppliers
Related Products: TrialValid, database and analysis package for the biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry
Summary: Think of a synthesis of Oracle and SAS. You all know Oracle. SAS is a statistical analysis and business intelligence software package; it is the default software for statistical analysis in the biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry, because the FDA accepts nothing else.

Name: Agfas A.G.
Type of Commodity: Everything related to photography and movies
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: varies
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products
Typical Carriers: Retail shops
Related Products: Mirror reflex camera of Karl Seiff GmbH.
Summary: Historically known for photofilms, moviefilms, easy-to-use photocameras, handheld 8 mm filmcameras, videocameras etc. It was one of the first companies to introduce colour films in the 1930s. Nowadays mainly active as manufacturer of movie recording equipment and offset machines.

Name: Karl Seiff GmbH.
Type of Commodity: Everything related to lenses, e.g. microscopes, binoculars, telescopes (both the small ones and the large ones in astronomical observatories), periscopes, spectacle glasses, endoscopes etc.
Approximate International Rank In Field: Probably very high
Typical Packing Numbers: Mostly 1 per package, but separate lenses for opticiens are sold together in a box.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products
Typical Carriers: Retail shops (binoculars, small telescopes), opticiens, opthalmologists, supply companies for hospitals, schools and labs, special representants for large telescopes and periscopes.
Related Products: Camera systems of Agfas, which uses lenses of Karl Seiff GmbH.
Summary: The grounder of the firm was a pioneer in lens techniques.

Retalian companies to follow.
 

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Name: CarrickAether Sidhe
Type of Commodity: Smartphone
Approximate International Rank In Field: Top 5.
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 per box.
Typical Price Points, domestically: 100 to 800 EM depending on model.
Typical Carriers: Electronics Stores, Phone Stores, Department Stores
Related Products: CarrickAether Kelpie -- Tablet versions of the phones/computers. CarrickAether Danaan -- Desktop and Laptop Computers.
Summary: CarrickAether is the long standing computer and personal electronics juggernaut in Warre, Arthalan, Siu Wui, and beyond, having been among the first in the personal computer business and one of the first two to offer cellular phones and through the Warre and Realm Telecom (W&RT) partnership it began shortly after helping pioneer the satellite internet and telephone systems. It has only grown since, though outside of the Warreic realms, much of their capability for competition is through cheap, durable models and the fact that it is so long established.


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Name: CarrickAether Dullahan
Type of Commodity: Video Game Console
Approximate International Rank In Field:
Typical Packing Numbers: 1 per Box.
Typical Price Points, domestically: 150 to 300 EM depending on model.
Typical Carriers: Electronics Stores, Toys & Hobby Shops, Department Stores,
Related Products: CarrickAether Danaan, CarrickAether Kelpie, CarrickAether Sidhe,
Summary: The next in the CarrickAether video game systems, the CarrickAether Dullahan is a merger of its console and handheld systems to form a single competitor in the international video game systems market. The games for it can be used on either type of model, and exist either in SD card like cartridges or digital format. It's name, Dullahan, has to do with the duality of the console and the fact that it can be used without being connected to a television without losing performance on the console.
 

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Name: Nichsdorf Lumin.
Type of Commodity: Line of smartphones.
Approximate International Rank In Field: Definitely not as popular as the I-Bone and the CarrickAether Sidhe, but with a modest market share generating a profit for Nichsdorf. Mainly popular in Eiffelland and Retalia.
Typical Packing Numbers: One.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the version. Typically between 200 and 1500 Euromarks.
Typical Carriers: Phone shops, computer shops.
Related Products: Tablets, laptops.
Summary: Nichsdorf is part of the Rathenau Gruppe, an Eiffellandian company.
The high-end version of the Lumin is the Lumin G, currently with a 128 GB storage capacity, 8 GB RAM memory and a 41 megapixel back camera.
All Lumins are water proof until 10 meters sea level and can survive a fall on a concrete surface from three meters altitude, but more robust versions are available as well. There are also versions that are waterproof until under 100 meters sea level (more is possible upon request). There is even an extremely robust and 100 meter below sea level waterproof version (called the "Lumin Granit") that survives a fall on a concrete floor from twenty meters altitude. Rumours go that the Lumin Granit would even survive a superheavy Kadikistani tank riding over it; however, Nichsdorf emphasizes that it did not test and therefore cannot guarantee the resistance of the Lumin Granit against the tracks of a Kadikistani tank riding over it. This extremely robust version is mainly popular among construction workers, farmers, people working in the woods and soldiers. The Lumin G is also available in a Granit version; then it is called the Lumin G Granit.
The cameras are from Karl Seiff GmbH.

Name: Nichsdorf Crescend.
Type of Commodity: Line of computer tablets.
Approximate International Rank In Field: Definitely not as popular as Engellexian and Warreic tablets, but with a modest market share generating a profit for Nichsdorf. Mainly popular in Eiffelland and Retalia.
Typical Packing Numbers: One.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the version. Typically between 300 and 1800 Euromarks.
Typical Carriers: Phone shops, computer shops.
Related Products: Smartphones, laptops.
Summary: Nichsdorf is part of the Rathenau Gruppe, an Eiffellandian company.
All Crescends are water proof until 10 meters sea level and can survive a fall on a concrete surface from three meters altitude, but more robust versions are available as well. There are also versions that are waterproof until under 100 meters sea level (more is possible upon request). Also the Crescend is available in a Granit-version, that is as robust as the Lumin Granit (water-resistant until 100 m, able to survive a fall on concrete from 20 meters altitude). This version is popular among construction workers, farmers, people working in the woods and soldiers. There are rumours that a Retalian officer survived Serenien machine gun fire because it was blocked by a Crescend Granit; however, Nichsdorf emphasizes that it did not test and therefore cannot guarantee the resistance of the Crescend Granit against machine gun fire.
The cameras are from Karl Seiff GmbH.

Name: Nichsdorf Optimian.
Type of Commodity: Line of laptops.
Approximate International Rank In Field: Very popular in Eiffelland and Retalia. Outside those countries: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: One.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the version. Typically between 400 and 2000 Euromarks.
Typical Carriers: Computer shops.
Related Products: Smartphones, tablets.
Summary: Nichsdorf is part of the Rathenau Gruppe, an Eiffellandian company.
All Optimians are water proof until 10 meters sea level and can survive a fall on a concrete surface from two meters altitude. The Optimian is available in a Granit-version upon request, but that is a very heavy laptop. A lighter Granit-version is under study.
The screens of the Optimian X-series laptops are touch screens which can be detached from the keyboards and then used as tablets.
The cameras are from Karl Seiff GmbH.

Name: Boehrig Ingelheim A.G., Schwarzenberg GmbH., Marcoli S.p.A. and Randot A.G.
Type of Commodity: All types of medications for all indications, both human and veterinarian. Marcoli and Randot also produce chemicals for agricultural purposes. Boehrig Ingelheim also produces many over-the-counter medications and toothpastes.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: Varies per product. Strips with tablets or capsules are possible, but also infusion fluids, creams, ointments etc.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products. Simple pain killers cost less than a Euromark for a package with 20 tablets; Platinum-containing cancer therapies and biological products that are complex to create cost more.
Typical Carriers: Depends on local regulations.
Related Products: Medical devices like pacemakers, artificial hips, insulin pumps etc., bandages, injection needles, hospital beds and much more.
Summary: The pharmaceutical industry. Many despise it, but what would we be without it? Boehrig Ingelheim and Schwarzenberg are Eiffellandian, Marcoli and Randot are Retalian.

Name: Medictronics A.G.
Type of Commodity: All types of medical devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, EEG equipment, ECG equipment, STENTs, infusion pumps, internal insulin pumps, bone reconstruction materials, artificial joints and much more), .
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: One. The ones to be used inside the human body are packed in such a way that they remain sterile at least until the implant procedure.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products.
Typical Carriers: Companies supplying hospitals.
Related Products: Pharmaceuticals, X-ray equipments, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans, EMG equipment.
Summary: This is an Eiffellandian company.

Name: Heppendorf A.G.
Type of Commodity: Laboratory equipment and hospital equipment in all kinds and forms. X-ray equipment, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans complete with cyclotron, EMG equipment, perfusion equipment, dialysis devices, endoscopes in all kinds and forms, operation room equipment, intensive care equipment, micropipettes, flow cytometry equipment, echography equipment, cell separation techniques, equipment for micro infusion techniques at cell level, but also simple injection needles, infusion needles, blood tubes, etc.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: One. The blood tubes and needles are sterile.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products.
Typical Carriers: Companies supplying hospitals and laboratories.
Related Products: Pharmaceuticals, X-ray equipments, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans, EMG equipment.
Summary: This is an Eiffellandian company.

Name: Winkelsdorf A.G. and Ganniero S.R.L.
Type of Commodity: All kinds of wound treatment and skin care products. Stich material, bandages, but also ointments and creams for skin care. Winkelsdorf cooperates with Boehrig Ingelheim in the production of ointments and creams to treat skin diseases. Ganniero has a complete line of perfumes, both for men and for women. Both companies also produce over-the-counter skin care products like hand and face creams, body lotions, shower gels, bath gels, shampoo, soaps etc., as well as soaps for washing machines, dish washers and many other purposes.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: Depends on the product. The stich material is sterile. There is also a complete line of sterile bandages.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products.
Typical Carriers: Companies supplying hospitals and laboratories.
Related Products: Pharmaceuticals, X-ray equipments, CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans, EMG equipment.
Summary: Winkelsdorf is an Eiffellandian company. Ganniero is a Retalian company.

Name: NNYP GmbH.
Type of Commodity: Computer chips in all forms and kinds. For in cars, medical equipment, planes, smartphones, computers, summa summarum in each and every device that needs a chip.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: One. Shockproof. You need to be careful with a chip.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the products. Most chips are sold to companies building them into their products. Because of the good quality and the robustness of the chips, they are popular among Eiffelloretalian manufacturing companies.
Typical Carriers: Companies supplying manufacturers of electronic devices, computer shops.
Related Products: Main boards, other computer parts.
Summary: This is a Retalian company.

Name: Losena Chimica S.p.A.
Type of Commodity: Chemical industry. Various kinds of plastics, but it also produces bulk material for other industries, like the pharmaceutical industry. It also produces products for the agricultural sector.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: Depends on the product.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the product.
Typical Carriers: This company mainly delivers products to other companies.
Related Products: None.
Summary: This is a Retalian company.

Name: Becker & Rueb A.G.
Type of Commodity: All kinds of trains, trams and underground trains. Also a deliverer of high-speed trains and maglevs. More in general, this is a machine manufacturer which also produces robotic production lines.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: One.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the product.
Typical Carriers: This company mainly delivers products to other companies.
Related Products: None.
Summary: This is a Retalian company. It closely cooperates with the Eiffellandian company Magirus-Deutz for the production of powerful locomotives for goods-trains, as well as diesel trains for unelectrified rail lines.

Name: An enormous lot of Eiffelloretalian companies.
Type of Commodity: Precision instruments, car parts, bicycle parts, parts of electronic devices, software, computer games, smartphone apps etc.
Approximate International Rank In Field: ?
Typical Packing Numbers: Depends on the product.
Typical Price Points, domestically: Depends on the product.
Typical Carriers: These companies mainly deliver products to other companies.
Related Products: None.
Summary: These are many Eiffellandian and Retalian companies.
 
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OOC: I modified post 16. I don't think I can claim that a smartphone can survive a tank riding over it, so I turned that into a rumour.
 
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