History Series / MotherlandFortSalem

* WeatherManipulation: The witches are capable of "singing up a storm". In the opening sequence, we're shown a painting with a witch in a Continental Army uniform before a tornado. The present day witches learn how to do this as part of training while at Fort Salem.

* {{Matriarchy}}: The alternate US seems to be dominated by women, as female witches occupy the top military positions and President Wade, although she and the other government officials are not witches, is also a woman. However, it doesn't exactly reverse social hierarchy in the US either, and there's no sign of explicit misandry. It seems to be a result of the fact that most witches we've seen are female, and so by association women in general obtained more power, thus falling into the Original Matriarchy category. It's also notable that black and Latina women are visibly equal with white ones. Nor does anyone care if a person is LGBT. The matrifocal commune Tally is from would be one by default as well, since no men live there. Except for this, it's not depicted as really too different from the modern US regarding fashion, government, technology etc. In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, an in-universe rendition of ''America the Beautiful'' also replaces "brotherhood" with "sisterhood". The Cession is also run by a mostly female council, with representatives from different native tribes (Salish, Shoshone, Lakota, Ojibwe, Muscogee, Iroquois and Cherokee).

** Later, due to falling witch birth rates and the increasing deaths among them, the Imperatrix or Matriarch of the Imperative gets introduced. She's the head of the organization which arranges marriages, and doesn't answer even to General Alder. She tells young witches it's their duty to marry and have children (only with other witches-[[MalignedMixedMarriage no]] Muggles), including Raelle, a lesbian, who's naturally uninterested and flatly refuses (it doesn't help that she's [[HalfBreedDiscrimination an "Outcross", the child of such a marriage herself]], with the Imperatrix telling her to make a "better choice" then her mother had done).

* AntiMagicalFaction: In Season 2, a movement has arisen among {{muggles}} that is vocally anti-witch, due to the Spree's terrorist attacks (despite there being witches on the opposite side too). One is even wearing a [[PuttingOnTheReich Nazi-like armband too]]. Both the Army and Spree know this bodes ill. Scylla (a Spree member) and Anacostia (from the Army) [[EnemyMine team up]] to investigate them, believing [[TheWitchHunter the Camarilla]] are behind it (a pre-existing example).

* EliteMooks: Witch soldiers seem to be this for the US government, since it's mentioned the military still has conventional (presumably {{muggle}}) forces as well.

** Despite their position in society as members of the Military and often receiving the same courtesies given to real-world soldiers (such as a man giving up his airplane seat for Tally), witches still face bigotry from [[{{muggle}} civilians]]. A man refuses to listen to Tally's orders and insults her, stating that since the Spree are witches all witches are the problem. Later the Witchfather tells General Alder that one of his men was assaulted by a police officer with "no reason given". The very continued existence of the draft is also a form of discrimination too as {{Muggles}} are not conscripted into the conventional military (which still exists). The disparity is so large that the term "civilian" is even synonymous with "non-witch".

* MalignedMixedMarriage: It's mentioned that Raelle's mother was punished for marrying her father, because he was a {{muggle}} and civilian. Her father later relates that he was denounced to his face for fathering her, since this would make his daughter "weak". The military pressures witches to marry each other, so powerful bloodlines will continue, and thus their {{arranged marriage}}s for this end are standard.

* NonHeteronormativeSociety: LGBT+ people in this world (or at least the US) are completely integrated and accepted. Raelle's relationship with Scylla is treated no differently than any opposite-gender couple, with them entirely open about it. The only exception is the Imperatrix, who's charged with arranging witches' marriages for continuing their bloodlines, given that Raelle flatly refuses to marry a man and have children like the Imperiatrix wants (while insulting her father-a {{muggle|s}}-to boot).

** The Spree oppose witches being mass conscripted into the military, which they condemn as a kind of slavery, with a high death toll as witch soldiers fight {{muggles}}' wars. However, they fight this by massacring {{muggles}} with their spells, [[WouldHurtAChild including children]], which apart from anything else, only inflames public opinion against witches.

** Later, due to falling witch birth rates and the increasing deaths among them, the Imperatrix or Matriarch of the Imperative gets introduced. She's the head of the organization which arranges marriages, and doesn't answer even to General Alder. She tells young witches it's their duty to marry and have children (only with other witches-[[MalignedMixedMarriage no]] {{muggles}}), including Raelle, a lesbian, who's naturally uninterested and flatly refuses (it doesn't help that she's [[HalfBreedDiscrimination an "Outcross", the child of such a marriage herself]], with the Imperatrix telling her to make a "better choice" then her mother had done).

* BodyHorror: How Raelle describes the effects of the Witchbomb when she threatens [[spoiler:the Officer interrogating Scylla]]:

* {{Matriarchy}}: The alternate US seems to be dominated by women, as they occupy both the top government and military positions. However, it doesn't exactly reverse social hierarchy in the US either, and there's no sign of explicit misandry. It seems to be a result of the fact that most witches we've seen are female, and so by association women in general obtained more power, thus falling into the Original Matriarchy category. It's also notable that black and Latina women are visibly equal with white ones. Nor does anyone care if a person is LGBT. The matrifocal commune Tally is from would be one by default as well, since no men live there. Except for this, it's not depicted as really too different from the modern US regarding fashion, government, technology etc. In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, an in-universe rendition of ''America the Beautiful'' also replaces "brotherhood" with "sisterhood". The Cession is also run by a mostly female council, with representatives from different native tribes (Salish, Shoshone, Lakota, Ojibwe, Muscogee, Iroquois and Cherokee).

* MakeMeWannaShout: The witches' vocalizations can knock enemies off their feet, and even call up storms.

** Scylla is secretly a member of [[WesternTerrorists The Spree]] infiltrating the US Army.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: In the ''Motherland'' universe, there are magic-wielding Ojibwe tribesmen. In the backstory, they played a role in both establishing the modern United States and in keeping Sarah Alder alive, and for that, the Ojibwe were granted sovereignty over the region called the Chippewa Cession. The Marshal is one. He has long gray hair, wearing tribal style ornamentation on his clothing with a cowboy hat and dark leather jacket fitting how many modern Native men dress. As a ScarilyCompetentTracker, he manages to find Nicte and Scylla, undoing their disguises using a spell he activates by whistling. Of course, given this show has a nearly ''all'' witch cast it's not as unusual. He is the first Native American on the show however.

* GenderIsNoObject: There are no visible restrictions on women in this society, with most witch soldiers being female (including the Army chief Alder, who founded them) and the US President is a woman as well. If anything they seem matriarchal.

** Despite their position in society as members of the Military and often receiving the same courtesy's given to real-world soldiers (such as a man giving up his airplane seat for Tally), witches still face bigotry from [[{{muggle}} civilians]]. A man refuses to listen to Tally's orders and insults her, stating that since the Spree are witches all witches are the problem. Later the Witchfather tells General Alder that one of his men was assaulted by a police officer with "no reason given". The very continued existence of the draft is also a form of discrimination too as {{Muggles}} are not conscripted into the conventional military (which still exists). The disparity is so large that the term "civilian" is even synonymous with "non-witch".

* ChildMage: We can assume that witches have powers from a young age. Khalida of the Tarim is the only child we see in Season 1 with powers and she's able work a spell that affects Alder who is the leader of all witches.

** Khalida and [[spoiler: and Alder (who is BackFromTheDead)]] share their stories of having their parents murdered and leaving everything behind.

327 years ago, the [[SalemIsWitchCountry witches of Salem]] made a pact with the Massachusetts Colony - in exchange for being spared further persecution, they and all their descendants would fight against their enemies. Later this carried over to the nascent US. Over three centuries later, Raelle, Tally, and Abigail are the latest members in the dwindling call up. If they survive Basic, and then War College, they'll be sent out to fight the Spree. But first they have to get through Basic at Fort Salem.

[[caption-width-right:350:Answer the Call.]]''Motherland: Fort Salem'' is an UrbanFantasy TV series that began airing on Creator/{{Freeform}} in March 2020.

* NonHeteronormativeSociety: LGBT+ people in this world (or at least the US) are completely integrated and accepted. Raelle's relationship with Scylla is treated no differently than any opposite-gender couple, with them entirely open about it. The only exception is the Imperatrix, who's charged with arranging witch marriages for continuing their bloodlines, given that Raelle flatly refuses to marry a man and have children like the Imperiatrix wants (while insulting her father-a {{muggle|s}}-to boot).

* NonHeteronormativeSociety: LGBT+ people in this world (or at least the US) are completely integrated and accepted. Raelle's relationship with Scylla is treated no differently than any opposite-gender couple, with them entirely open about it. The only exception is the Imperatrix, who's charged with arranging witch marriages, given that Raelle flatly refuses to marry a man and have children like she wants.

* AntiMagic: In Season 3, the Camarilla are equipped with armor that can stop offensive spells and scanners which see detect witches even when invisible, making their troops formidable opponents.

* GenderIsNoObject: There are no visible gender restrictions in this society, with most witch soldiers being female (including the Army chief Alder, who founded them) and the US President is a women as well. If anything they seem slightly matriarchal.

* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Abigail (the Realist), Tally (the Optimist), Ralle (the Apathetic), and Scylla (the Cynic).

* MagicIsFeminine: Male witches exist but are mostly relegated to building weapons while female witches do front-line work, and men are clearly the second sex in witch society. Some do get into War College but are outnumbered by the women. It's mentioned by Alder in the beginning of Season 2 that being a witch is transmitted along female lines of descent only: a male witch and female civilian will produce {{Muggle}} offspring, a female witch and male civilian will have children who are witches, although it's preferred for female witches to choose male witches as husbands as otherwise it's feared their children's abilities will be diluted.