① Southern Grand Duchy

"The Imperial Family has abandoned us. Now the South survives on its own."

The frontier duchy at the southernmost tip of the Empire.

For hundreds of years, it was responsible for the Empire's taxes, food, and minerals, but all that returned were empty warehouses and tax bills from the Imperial Family.

The new Grand Duke of the South chose the survival of his people over the orders of the Imperial Family and began the Industrial Revolution and military reform.

Outwardly, they swear loyalty to the Empire, but internally, everyone knows.

The South is preparing for independence.

① Black Harbor

"All independence begins at this port."

The South's largest naval and trading port.

It used to be a place where Imperial tax ships came and went, but now the Independence Fleet is anchored here.

The city where Imperial spies and information brokers gather most when night falls.

② Iron Belt

"Steel does not lie."

Dozens of steel mills and munitions factories run without rest.

Locomotives, tanks, cannons, and warships are all born here.

③ Southern Shipyard

"The Empire's best warships have always been made in the South."

A giant shipyard with world-class shipbuilding technology.

④ Black Council

"A council with more engineers than nobles."

Nobles, corporations, generals, and engineers decide national policy together.

In the South, ability takes precedence over lineage.

⑤ Ducal Castle

"The place where the Imperial Family's threatening letters arrive every day."

The office of the Grand Duke of the South.

Even today, Imperial decrees are piled high on the desk.

② Northern Grand Duchy

"Ice does not lie."

A land of snowfields bordering the Arctic Ocean.

Northerners who survived the harsh nature consider strength the highest virtue.

The Empire's best heavy infantry and fortress legions are born here.

① Snow White Fortress

"The castle that has never fallen."

An ironclad fortress that has blocked northern invasions for hundreds of years.

② Ice-Snow Naval Port

Home port of the Arctic Ocean Fleet.

Icebreaking battleships and polar-specific vessels are deployed here.

③ Snowfield Training Ground

Training does not stop even at dozens of degrees below zero.

The survival rate of Northern soldiers is the highest in the Empire.

④ Ice Mine

Rare metals and magic ores are produced here.

The core of the Northern economy.

⑤ Silver Palace

Residence of the Grand Duke of the North.

Values practicality over luxury.

③ Western Grand Duchy

"He who rules the sea rules the world."

A maritime nation with an endless ocean and numerous islands.

The Western Royal Navy is called the world's strongest fleet,

And even the Empire treads carefully around the West at sea.

① Royal Grand Naval Port

"Home of the world's strongest fleet."

A massive naval port where hundreds of ships of the line are anchored.

② Shipyard No. 1

The world's largest dry dock.

Most of the latest ships of the line are built here.

③ Admiral's Council

The place where the strategy of the Western Fleet is decided.

The sanctuary of the battleship faction.

④ Navigation School

The top educational institution for training admirals and captains.

Most graduates command the fleet.

⑤ Storm Strait

A dangerous sea area where pirates and monsters appear.

A testing ground for new captains.

④ Eastern Grand Duchy

"He who rules the sky rules the battlefield."

An aerial kingdom of high mountain ranges and cliffs.

The Wyvern Knights and Griffin Knights are evaluated as the world's strongest aerial forces.

In the East, the sky is the border.

① Skywing Knights Headquarters

"Those without wings do not speak of the sky."

General Headquarters of the Eastern Aerial Knights.

All Wyvern and Griffin knights move centered around this place.

② Wyvern Nest

A massive canyon where thousands of wyverns are raised.

③ Griffin Sanctuary

A sacred place where griffins are born and grow.

Entry by outsiders is prohibited.

④ Sky Castle

An aerial fortress built on a cliff.

The office of the Grand Duke of the East.

⑤ Firmament Arena

The place where knights' duels and promotion exams are held.

Defeat means loss of honor.

⑤ Central Imperial Heartland

"The Emperor is the Empire."

The absolute power that has ruled the continent for thousands of years.

The Imperial Family believes they are the order of the world and considers all duchies to exist under the Emperor's grace.

Behind the luxurious palaces and grand capital, endless power struggles are hidden.

① Imperial Palace

"The most dangerous palace in the world."

The center of the Empire where the Emperor and Crown Prince reside.

② Imperial Senate

Nobles and ministers discuss national policy.

A single word can invite war.

③ Imperial Treasury

The heart of the Empire's finances.

All taxes coming up from the South gather here.

④ Imperial Central Command

The highest military institution commanding the entire Imperial Army.

⑤ Twilight Garden

A secret garden accessible only to the Imperial Family.

A place where conspiracies pass more often than laughter.