Jack of Harts

The Jeffersonian Federation, often called Jefferson by her citizens, was one of the less volatile creations of the Second Great Depression. They were a largely rural society with few large towns, and were one of the most sparsely inhabited States in the Union upon their formation. They did have some seaports and cities on the coast, but those were small by California and Oregon standards. Nothing compared to the megacities north and south of them. Most of their territory went into inland forests and mountains where the country folk didn’t care too much about being told what to do. And the trained hunters out there were the perfect definition of the “well regulated militia” called for by America’s Second Amendment. They weren’t much in the way of the heavy combat formations used by the modern American military, but they made good light infantry at need. They simply weren’t needed much at first. They were the definition of flyover country, and most outsiders didn’t care what they did. Just like they didn’t care much about outsiders. When the big cities north and south of them fell into chaos, they simply decided to make their own way and wave off everybody else. It was one of the least dramatic secessions of the entire era.