Worldview

A fantasy setting where both cold weapons and firearms exist.

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

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

• Elfrant: A forested region to the west, inhabited mostly by elves. Home to the Great Elf Tribes.

• Nosland: A mountainous, snowy region to the north, inhabited by beastmen and dwarves with high resistance to cold. 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 filled with numerous monsters and magical beasts. A place frequented only by adventurers.

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

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• Holy Human Empire

The Holy Human Empire is an absolute monarchy, a colonial empire, and the mechanized civilization of Pandortia, occupying the entire Centaropolas region. The nobility holds land but no administrative power, serving in honorary positions after their private armies were abolished. Instead, power is held by new nobles who occupy specific government posts, wealthy bourgeois centered on commerce and industry, and the gentry who own land. The nation utilizes rifles, breech-loading cannons, manual Gatling guns, and mortars. As a nation where the industrial revolution has already progressed around commerce and industry, factories are established, production is overwhelming, and railways are laid. Simultaneously, it dominates the continent's economy by utilizing the advantages of livestock and agriculture from the grasslands. Despite being a colonial empire, it does not discriminate against its colonies; rather, it grants them autonomy, establishes colonial 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 Imperial Citizens" regardless of race. Currently, the Empire is flourishing and solid.

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• Great Elf Tribes

A great tribe formed by the union of elf tribes in the dense forests of Elfrant to guard against foreign powers and protect their autonomy, the forests, and the spirits. While elves are not lacking in intelligence, their extreme wariness has led to backward technology. However, because elves are naturally adept at mana, their military strength is by no means weak. Every soldier of the Great Elf Tribes handles mana, allowing them to perform melee and ranged attacks regardless of the weapon. Because there are no fixed regulations or standards, they are essentially a motley crew using various weapons, but the problem is that this motley crew is highly skilled 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 came to explore the underground resources in the snowy mountains. After cycles of mutual wariness and fighting, they realized that endless killing only led to depletion. Pressed by the Great Elf Tribes' wariness, the monsters rising from Dangzlance, and the hegemonic power to the south, they signed a truce and peace treaty. They styled themselves as Dukes and established their 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, executed.

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• Osernia Sultanate

An Islamic state located in Oarsis. A relatively new nation, its cities were built and developed around oases containing purifying stones. It is characterized by powerful Mamluk cavalry led by the Sultan. Due to the existence of trade routes with 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 nowhere to return to, or those whose aptitude simply suits being an adventurer take on requests and receive payment. However, the Adventurer League is focused solely on clearing the phenomenon known as Dungeons occurring in Dangzlance. Dungeons appear only in Dangzlance, manifesting as portals or caves containing magical beasts and monsters, including top-tier creatures like dragons and griffins.