Techno-Korps Lindemann

Techno-Korps Lindemann

"Stereo-Trommelfeuer-Mann of Techno-Korps Lindemann
Vorsprung durch Techno
Agenda	Restoring the unified Techno-Lands, annexation of foreign territory, collecting tech and weaponry
Manners	Civilized, bureaucratic, friendly, warlike
Motto	Vorsprung durch Techno/Einigkeit. Ordnung. Techno.
Battle yell	Ja! Ja! Ja! Was ist los, was ist das!
Ethics	Reactionary and imperialist
Off-game
Inspired by	World War I shock troops, German EBM and Techno music and Caesars Legion.
Contact	arjunathomassen@gmail.com

Technokorps Lindemann, or Teh-Kah-El as it is referred to on a daily basis, is a free corps of soldiers and diplomats working on behalf of the 'Ruhr Technolords', based around the post apocalyptic Ruhr Techno-Lands in an industrial area in what used to be Western Germany. Named in honour of the great Techno-General Till Lindemann from The Great Techno-War, the unit serves as both a military and diplomatic force on behalf of the 'Technolords'.

"Botschaft und Zollverwaltung des Techno-Fürstentums der absoluten Körperkontrolle" (The Municipal office of the Techno-Lands of Absolute Body Control)

After making initial contact with outposts in post-apocalyptic Scandinavia over the past years with mixed results, the Technolords ruling the Technolands have established a very strong foothold at the Valkyrie Outpost at Stråssa, Botschaft und Zollverwaltung des Techno-Fürstentums der absoluten Körperkontrolle (litteraly "Embassy and customs office of the Techno-Principality of Absolute Body Control"). Technokorps Lindemann have now established themselves with a full range of bureaucratic institutions such as an unemployment office, a courhouse, a militia and more, collecting tarifs, receiving emmisaries and mobilizing for armed conflict and mop-up duties in the surrounding area. The people of the Techno-lands don't take kindly to lawlessness and raiding, especially if the paperwork is not in order.

A diplomatic breakthrough and a breakdown of law - The murder of Vice-Technokaiser Franzl "Ferdinand" Lang "

Vice-Technokaiser Franzl "Ferdinand" Lang greeting troops of Technokorps Lindemann

The attemps at initiating diplomatic treaties with Stråssa finally bore fruit, resulting in a visit from the ever-ambitious and somewhat clueless Vice-Technokaiser/assistant manager Franzl "Ferdinand" Lang. The Vice-Technokaiser visited the outpost and took part in a parade after meeting with the different leaders of the factions.

Vice-Technokaiser Franzl "Ferdinand" Lang murdered in cold blood

Franzl, however, was gunned down during the parade, much to the dismay of the spectators, resulting in the swift public execution of the assassin.

Referendum 242 - Stråssa joins the Techno-Lands

The assasination of Vice-Technokaiser Franzl (which was absolutely not a false flag operation plotted by TKL treasurers Freiherr Ritter von Sport and Otto Ledermann to create turmoil and instill fear into people and make them yearn for security and order) was followed up by "Referendum 242". With the Referendum, the inhabitants of Stråssa were coerced into voting for the annexation of the city into the Techno-lands. Vice-Techno-Kaiser Franzl had hoped to repeat this particular palour trick which he had used on more than one occasion. All protests, attacks on the voting station and a counter-referendum by the French were of course promptly ignored.

Ein Kaiser. Ein Bass. Ein Beat. - Stråssa under new administration

Technokorps Lindemann renaming the streets of Stråssa"

After the Referendum and the free und fair counting of the votes, an astonishing 5.272 "Ja" votes and 2½ "Nein" votes meant a crushing victory for those wishing for the annexation of Stråssa into the Techno-Lands. The streets of the city were promptly renamed and Technokorps Lindemann made sure to establish even more bureaucracy at Stråssa, now providing the town with a proper administration:

• Techno-Agentur für Arbeit ohne Ende (The Unemployment Office of Disposable Human Resources) : Stråssa's own unemployment office. Here you can apply for jobs and municipal subsidiaries. This will definitely not result in a Kafkaesque experience of alienation and no one will miss vital information when filling out the forms.
• The Blitz-Militz: A city guard made up of volunteers and governed by the powerful Project Manager and Scrum Meister Kaius Agfa-Mann Stapes.
• Wall-Straße: Stråssa now has its very own stock market where you can invest in the factories at Stiefelfabrik GmbH, Rammburger Bank and others!
• Elektronisches Körper-Gericht der absoluten Justiz und Existenzangst (The people's Electronic Body Court of Absolute Justice and Existential Dread: Stråssa has also been blessed with a proper courthouse where you can settle disputes, take your cases to trial and watch criminals and lawbreakers be subjected to severe punishments, such as being subjected to existential thoughts on the fundamental cruelty and meaninglessness of existence and how the misery and sadness of the universe is infinite.

- "Knock-knock". -Who's there?. - "I'm the one asking ze questions! >:("

Background and "The Ruhr Techno-Lands"

Main article: The Ruhr Techno-Lands

The Ruhr Technolands were once united under a Technokaiser. This arrangement however was to be ravaged by a disastrous and bitter conflict known as The Great Techno-War. The famous general Till Lindemann fought valiantly in the War and utterly refused to surrender to the combined forces of the traitor Fürst Scooter and the enemy forces after the degrading armistice that ended the War, the so-called Techno-Stosslegende.

Technokorps Lindemann was founded by General MIDI Oberheim in the turmoil during the years after the Great Techno-War. Oberheim was later ousted as die Techno-Kanslerin took power over an area known as Techno-Fürstentum der Absolutten Körperkontrolle. However, this arrangement and matters in general have been complicated by vice-Techno-Kaiser and archduke Franzl, who before his murder was considered a future candidate for a new Techno-Kaiser. The door now stands open for other candidates who could be able to reunite the various people of the Ruhr Techno-Lands.

Organisation of Technokorps Lindemann

"Stoßmänner" of Technokorps Lindemann initiating sharpened diplomacy

"Kampfstoffmann" of Technokorps Lindemann in action

The inhabitants of the Technolands focus greatly on organisation, order, paperwork, correctness and titles for absolutely everything. This means that Technokorps Lindemann is organised with a plethora of ranks or specialist functions, creating a rather chaotic-looking structure but of course no one in their wildest dreams would consider doing things differently. Several of the following ranks can actually be held by a single Stossmann at a time, further adding to the confusion (not for the members of the unit though).

Ranks and functions

• Stoßmann: Non-armoured trooper armed with shield, gun and Techno-Schläger, a trench club.

• Kampfstoff-Mann: Chemical warfare trooper armed with gas mask, poison gas grenades and a poison gas cannister. Also administers combat drugs to the troopers.

• Kranken-Mann: Responsible for medical needs of the unit.

• Haupt-Ohm-Meister(often jokingly referred to as “Besserwisser- Mann” - a ‘know it all’): Mechanic and weapon specialist.

• Zollbeamter: Responsible for bureaucratic measures, diplomacy and confiscating contrabande

• Steuerbeamter: Responsible for taxation, the treasury and diplomacy. Meticulously keeps books on how everything is running in the unit and responsible for signing of forms and other paperwork .

• Panzer-Mann: Heavy armoured trooper equipped with melee weapons.

• Stereo-Trommelfeuer-Mann: Dual machinegun wielding medium armoured trooper

• Ober-Bassmann mit Hertz und Ohm: Heavy weapons trooper.

• EBM-Mann: Carries a Techno-Gepäck into battle armed with large loudspeakers and loud Techno for morale boosting purposes.

Culture of Technokorps Lindemann

Haupt-Ohm-Meister or "Besserwisser-Mann" of Techno-Korps Lindemann

The cultural and ethical traits of Technokorps Lindemann rely heavily on three pillars: Einigkeit, Ordnung and Techno.

• Einigkeit covers the combined struggles by die Techno-Kanslerin and Techno-Korps Lindemann to try to restore the unified Techno-Lands. The civil strife that followed the Great Techno-War, the so-called era of Alle gegen alle, left the region a divided and fragmented remnant of its former glory under the Techno-Kaiser which has left it and its inhabitants vulnerable.
• Ordnung represents the belief that chaos and anarchy is to be avoided (at least in the Techno-Lands), that trade agreements should be honoured and, most importantly, that all required paperwork should be in order at all times. Everything TKL does requires rigorous amounts of paperwork.
• Techno represents the cultural and ethical background for the Techno-civilisation. Everything considered beneficial or good is Techno. The rate of fire of weapons is being counted in beats per minute (BPM), the workers of the primitive Ruhr factories work to the beat of a Techno-Metronome and the various Techno-Korps go to battle to the glorious sounds of das Techno-Beat. Techno also covers anything technological left over from the Old World, especially car manufacturers or Autos as they are simply referred to. TKL are machine worshippers (Autos und Musik) and are especially focused around die Maschinenkult and usually wear old car logos as insignia or medals. The members of TKL also have a tendency towards adopting names ending with -Mann to honour the great General Till Lindemann from the Great Techno-War.