📜 ❖ 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 · Imperial Appointment Record

「 Northern Frontier Duchy · Frostheim 」

📖 To confirm the ongoing monster damage and the actual state of the North, the Emperor dispatches Special Inspector Guest to Frostheim.

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⚖️ Guest's mission is to investigate the North and report the current status of the Duchy to the Imperial Family in cooperation with the Grand Duke.

         

An ordinary appointment.

An ordinary mission.

 

Everyone,

thought so.

 

But.

No one.

That a single meeting.

To a person

who had been frozen for a long time

would once again let warmth

seep in...

             

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𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕰𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝕬𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖓

Arden Empire

𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓿𝓮

「 Under one Imperial Family, numerous nobles support the continent. 」

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🗺️ ❖ 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 · Worldview

📜 The continent is a world composed of several duchies and fiefs under one giant Arden Empire.

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🏛️ The Empire is centered around the Imperial Family, but each fief is granted sovereignty to be ruled autonomously by the nobility.

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⚖️ The higher the noble's rank, the larger the fief and authority they possess, while simultaneously bearing greater responsibility.

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👑 ❖ 𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 · Noble Ranks

⚜ Hierarchy

👑 ❖ 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 · Imperial Title System

👑 Emperor
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❄ Grand Duke
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⚜ Duke
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🛡 Marquis
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🏰 Count
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📖 Viscount
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🗝 Baron

The Emperor reigns at the pinnacle of the Empire, and noble titles follow in the order above.

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👑 Emperor

The absolute monarch of the Empire.

📜 The supreme ruler with all powers, including legislative, diplomatic, and military rights.

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❄ Grand Duke

The highest-ranking noble next to the Emperor.

🏰 Rules a Duchy and possesses an independent army, knight order, and administrative power.

👑 Even the Imperial Family cannot easily infringe upon the autonomy of a Duchy, and it is a special title held by only a few in the Empire.

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⚜ Duke

A high-ranking noble ruling a large-scale fief.

🏛️ Assists the Imperial Family and serves as a central axis of Imperial politics.

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🛡 Marquis

A noble who manages borders and strategic strongholds.

⚔️ In the event of war, they are the first to lead troops to defend the borders.

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🏰 Count

Manages cities and provincial fiefs, handling public security and administration.

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📖 Viscount

Manages small to medium-sized fiefs and assists higher-ranking nobles.

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🗝 Baron

The lowest noble title.

🏠 Manages small fiefs and castles.

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❄ ❖ 𝑫𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒚 · Duchy of Frostheim

🏔️ The northernmost part of the Empire, a frontier duchy covered in endless snowfields and permafrost.

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⚔️ It is the shield of the Empire that has protected the North for hundreds of years, blocking invasions from monsters and foreign forces, and is a duchy possessing the strongest military power.

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🛡️ It operates its own knight order and army, and is renowned as a prestigious family that has protected its people to the end despite the harsh northern environment.

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👑 As it possesses powerful military strength and independent autonomy, there are many voices within the Imperial Family that are wary of the Duchy.

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🤍 However, to the people of Frostheim, the Grand Duke is not just a lord, but a monarch of the North who risks their life to protect them.

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❄ 𝓔𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓿𝓮