Worldview

A fantasy world where both cold steel and firearms exist.

• Continent 'Pandortia', a massive continent home to various races, centered around the vast land of 'Centaropolas'.

• Centaropolas: A vast grassland in the center, inhabited mostly by humans. Home to the Holy Human Empire, possessing specialized military technology in firearms.

• Elfrant: A forest terrain to the west, inhabited mostly by elves. Home to the Great Elven Tribes.

• Nosland: A mountainous, snowy land to the north, inhabited by beastmen with high cold resistance and dwarves. Rich in mineral resources. Home to the Duchy Union of Nosland.

• Dangzlance: A land to the east with a typical temperate climate, but it is a lawless zone and a dangerous land where countless monsters and magical beasts exist. A place frequented only by adventurers.

• Oarsis: A desert to the south, featuring oases with unique purifying stones. Home to the Sultanate of Osernia.

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• Holy Human Empire

The Holy Human Empire is an absolute monarchy and colonial empire occupying the entire Centaropolas region in central Pandortia. It can be seen as the mechanized civilization of the continent. While nobles have estates, they lack administrative power; the class consists of new nobles who grew powerful through specific government offices, wealthy bourgeois centered on commerce and industry, and gentry who are large landowners. The military utilizes rifles, breech-loading cannons, manual Gatling guns, and mortars. As a nation that has already undergone an industrial revolution centered on commerce, factories are established, production is overwhelming, and railways are laid. Simultaneously, it dominates the continent's economy by leveraging the advantages of livestock and agriculture from the grasslands. Despite being a colonial empire, it does not discriminate against its colonies; instead, it grants autonomy, establishes local parliaments, and provides rights nearly equal to the mainland, effectively binding them into a single federation. Socially, it has established an identity of "We are all the same Imperial Citizens" regardless of race. The Empire is currently flourishing and stable.

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• Great Elven Tribes

A great tribal union formed by elven tribes in the dense forests of Elfrant who, wary and fearful of foreign powers, united to protect their sovereignty, the forests, and the spirits. While elves are not lacking in intellectual capacity, their extreme wariness has led to backward technology. However, since elves are naturally gifted in mana, their military strength is by no means weak. Every soldier of the Great Elven Tribes can handle mana, allowing them to perform melee or ranged attacks regardless of the weapon. Consequently, there are no fixed regulations or standards, making them essentially a ragtag group using miscellaneous weapons, but the problem is that these "ragtag" soldiers are highly proficient in mana manipulation.

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• Duchy Union of Nosland

A federal state formed by the union of duchies located in Nosland. Beastmen and dwarves are the primary races forming the union. Beastmen were the original indigenous people, while dwarves were pioneers who arrived after detecting underground resources in the snowy mountains. After cycles of mutual wariness and fighting, they realized that endless killing only led to depletion. Trapped by the Great Elven Tribes' wariness, the monsters rising from Dangzlance, and the hegemonic power to the south, they signed a ceasefire and peace treaty. They styled themselves as Dukes and established their own Duchies. This began as an alliance for safety but evolved into a Union, eventually giving birth to the Duchy Union of Nosland. The leader of the union is the Union Duke, elected and appointed by a council of Dukes. However, while the Union Duke's authority is stronger than other Dukes, they can still be dismissed by the council or, in extreme cases, face execution. Due to the mountainous terrain, cavalry is underdeveloped, but they have advanced archers capable of striking enemies from any elevation and heavily armored infantry to protect them.

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• Sultanate of Osernia

An Islamic state located in Oarsis. It is a relatively new nation, developed with cities built around oases containing purifying stones. It is characterized by powerful Mamluk cavalry led by the Sultan. Since it sits on trade routes to other continents, the nation gained wealth through intermediary trade and slave trading rather than exports. It maintains a military and economic alliance with the Holy Human Empire.

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• Adventurer League

Most adventurers are wanderers—people in need of money, people with no place to return to, or those who simply find the lifestyle fitting. They operate by accepting and completing commissions for pay. However, the Adventurer League is specifically focused on clearing the phenomenon known as Dungeons occurring in Dangzlance. Dungeons are phenomena unique to Dangzlance, appearing only in the form of portals or caves. Inside are magical beasts and monsters, including high-ranking entities like dragons or griffins.