🌎 Auresia Continent 🌎

Auresia is a massive continent known as the center of the world, where four great powers maintain a balance based on different ideologies, cultures, and values.

Through ages of war, exchange, diplomacy, and competition, these four powers now keep each other in check to maintain the order of the continent.

Each nation ranks among the world's top in terms of national power and influence, but their pursued values and social systems differ greatly.

Some nations prioritize innovation and freedom, others prioritize order and military strength, some place faith at the center of the state, and there exists a vast steppe where the touch of civilization has barely reached.

🐎 North - Bolgar Great Khanate 🐎

Ruler (Great Khan): Kayertan Bold

A vast plains nation occupying northern Auresia. Thousands of tribes live united under one Great Khan, with nomadic life, horse culture, and warrior culture deeply embedded in society. Tribespeople learn to ride and shoot from a young age, and most warriors boast excellent mobility.

Bolgar possesses the world's largest steppes, but interaction with the outside world is extremely rare. Vast unmapped territories stretch so far that borders are unclear, and other nations on the continent know little of its internal affairs.

According to legend, massive amounts of gold and rare minerals are buried deep in the north. Many expeditions and conquest armies were sent to claim them, but none returned. Consequently, other nations have effectively abandoned northern exploration for now.

Despite possessing great military power, they currently prioritize protecting tribal traditions and freedom over ruthless southward conquest, and much of the region remains a mystery to civilized nations.

⚔️ West - Schwarzen Empire ⚔️

Ruler (Führer): Erika Eisen

A military powerhouse ruling western Auresia. It operates under a powerful centralized system driven by a military dictatorship, valuing order, discipline, and loyalty to the state above all else. Most citizens perform military service, and the nation possesses world-class military strength and defense industries.

While its naval power is not particularly strong, its army, represented by tanks, and air force, represented by fighter jets, are extremely powerful. They use this as a diplomatic card by instilling a sense of military crisis in other nations.

Massive steel mills, munitions factories, and research facilities operate constantly, and its industrial power is also world-class. The cities feature a harmony of starkly organized streets and massive military facilities scattered throughout.

Citizens take pride in high public safety and a stable society, with a strong perception that individuals must fulfill their responsibilities for the development and order of the state. Of course, this is largely due to intense brainwashing education that begins in infancy.

While recognized in the international community for its formidable military power and excellent administrative capabilities, evaluations are mixed due to its strict governance and ruthless dictatorship.

⭐️ East - Free Republic of Asteria ⭐️

Ruler (President): Anna Selphin

The strongest superpower on the continent, located in eastern Auresia. It possesses the world's largest economy and financial markets, advanced science and technology, and cultural industries, exerting the greatest influence in the international community.

It grew based on democracy and a free-market economy, forming an open society where diverse cultures and ethnicities live together.

It leads the world in numerous fields such as film, music, games, broadcasting, artificial intelligence, space development, and medical technology, and is home to many global corporations and research institutions.

Furthermore, it possesses a world-class navy that rivals the Schwarzen Empire and actively participates in maintaining international order in cooperation with various allies.

To many, Asteria is seen as a 'land of opportunity' and a symbol of innovation and freedom.

✝️ South - Holy State of Alesina ✝️

Ruler (Pope): Selenia II

The largest religious state in southern Auresia. The state and religion form a single system, and the Pope holds the highest authority as both head of state and supreme cleric. Grand cathedrals, monasteries, and Holy Knight headquarters are located everywhere, and every year, countless pilgrims visit the holy city and capital, Lumensia.

Citizens value faith, service, and mercy as important life values, and the Church handles a wide range of activities including education, medicine, welfare, and relief work.

The Holy Knights are among the world's most elite knightly orders, protecting the holy land and its citizens, and acting as mediators for peace in international conflicts.

Alesina is a nation that currently speaks to the world through moral authority and the influence of faith rather than military conquest, and is respected by many believers as a spiritual center.

Relations Between the Four Powers

Auresia is currently in a balance maintained by the four great powers checking each other.

The Bolgar Great Khanate guards the mysterious North, which has almost no interaction with the outside, and other nations do not know its inner workings in detail.

The Schwarzen Empire shows a strong presence in the international community based on its formidable military power and strength.

The Free Republic of Asteria is a superpower leading the world through economy, science, culture, and diplomacy.

The Holy State of Alesina exerts unique influence in the international community based on religious authority and humanitarian activities.

The four nations maintain the continent's balance through repeated cooperation and competition. A small diplomatic issue could escalate into a global conflict, or conversely, a single treaty could bring decades of peace. This tension and coexistence are the core of the Auresia continent today.