Federation

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Federation (联邦)
Type	Continental political entity and central-government system; currently divided between the Aines government and the secessionist New Federation
Capital	Aines, the Federal capital and seat of the Aines government; Dawn City serves as the temporary capital of the New Federation 1378 1923
Supreme Leader	The Federation's President is its supreme leader in principle; Skvis leads the Aines government, while Christos serves as temporary President of the New Federation 27 1923
Legislature	Federal Parliament, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate; the New Federation has reinstated temporary versions of both chambers 460 1923
Constituent Cities	145 fortress cities: 113 inherited from the Original Federation's Second District and 32 newly built; three additional fortress cities were under construction. Dawn City, Yilan City, Kaya City, and eleven other cities later declared secession and formed the New Federation. 27 478 1923
Population	Approximately 200 million before the current civil conflict 27
Status	Active but politically divided. The Aines government, its Central Army, and commissioned corporate mercenary groups are at war with the New Federation and other rebel-aligned cities. 1889 1923
First Appearance	Chapter 27

History

Era	Development	Notes
Great Disaster	Prehistoric civilization was destroyed by the sudden emergence of strange beasts and mutated plants.	Surviving humans built a new order amid the ruins. 27
Original Federation	Humanity established the Original Federation, a unified government divided into five districts.	It marked the end of the Great Disaster era. The First District played a leading role in establishing and spreading the new order. 27 618 630
Great Storm	Ten years after the Original Federation's founding, storms swallowed the sea and severed communication between districts.	The First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts were lost; the Second District remained connected to the present Federation. Later information associates the catastrophe with a God War. 27 69 1702
Early Federation	The surviving Second District rebuilt order across a dangerous wilderness.	In its first two centuries, warriors, early bounty hunters, and companies maintained links between cities through “blood and flame.” 1702
Consortium Expansion	Financial consortiums linked cities through trade routes, caravans, communications, mercenary protection, and new-city construction.	This network helped transform a loose confederation of self-governing cities into an integrated Federation. 1799
Internal Conflict	The Federation entered a major confrontation with Dawn City and allied cities.	Federal forces and corporate mercenary groups moved against cities characterized by official broadcasts as rebel-held. 1823 1889
Civil War	The Aines government and Consortium Alliance attempted to divide, encircle, and retake cities aligned with Dawn City.	Rank City was a key target because its capture could separate Dawn City, Yilan City, and Kaya City; simultaneous unrest in Ilotran threatened Federal logistics. 1868 1889
New Federation	Dawn City, Yilan City, Kaya City, and eleven other cities declared secession from the Aines government and established the New Federation.	Christos was sworn in as temporary President in Dawn City as Aines launched an attack against the inauguration. 1923

Government

Central Authority

The current Federation government descends from the Original Federation's Second District government. In principle, every fortress city falls under the central government's jurisdiction, while the President serves as the Federation's supreme leader. 27

Aines functions as the Federal capital and houses institutions including Graystone Palace and the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters. 1116 1378

The authority of the Aines government is now directly contested. Skvis, the Master of Graystone Palace, serves as Aines's President and has directed the war against the cities that recognize the New Federation. 1874 1923

Federal Parliament

The Federal Parliament is the Federation's highest legislative body. It has two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. 460

• House of Representatives — Seats are apportioned by population, at roughly one representative per 500,000 people; the chamber has more than 400 representatives. 460
• Senate — Serves as Parliament's second chamber, balancing the population-driven influence of major cities. 460
• Large-city influence — Dawn City, with a population of 28 million, holds 53 House seats. 460

New Federation Government

The New Federation was established by Dawn City, Yilan City, Kaya City, and eleven other seceding cities as a wartime government claiming to restore the Federation's original ideals of equality and unity. Its temporary capital is Dawn City. 1923

• Temporary President — Christos serves as head of state and commander-in-chief of the New Federation military. 1923
• Temporary Vice President — Vian serves as head of government, deputy commander-in-chief, and may convene cabinet meetings when necessary. 1923
• Temporary legislature and judiciary — The New Federation reinstated a temporary Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court, though their memberships and leadership had not yet been fully finalized. 1923
• Economic emergency measures — Christos ordered the confiscation of the assets of fifty major consortiums and the cancellation of debts owed to them within New Federation territory. 1923

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an institution nearly as old as the Federation itself. Its headquarters, the Moken Building, is named for Moken, the bureau's founder and first Director. 1116

• The bureau operates across Federation cities and investigates Transcendents, cult activity, and major criminal cases. 1116 1121
• Its directors are generally equipped with B- or A-grade strength, including Prosthetic Bodies where necessary. 340
• The Federal Intelligence Agency is a separate presidential intelligence organization. It originated as an Original Federation military-intelligence branch and later became an intelligence service directly responsible to the President. 1437
• During the current political crisis, some tactical FBI personnel have falsely branded ordinary workers as rebels or Evil God worshippers, using manufactured accusations to justify extrajudicial killings. 1962

Territory and Population

Fortress Cities

Fortress cities are settlements enclosed by high walls to isolate humanity from the dangers of the Wilderness. More than 99% of the Federation's population lives inside them. 27

• The Federation consists of 145 completed fortress cities and three planned or unfinished additions. 27 478
• Fortress City No. 146 was planned between Dawn City and Aines to reinforce the defensive line and establish a safer east-central transport hub. 478
• The central government funds new cities' walls and coordinates immigration, while consortiums typically invest in roads, housing, and internal infrastructure. 478
• The wartime division has disrupted intercity mobility. In frontline cities, airports and airship traffic may be requisitioned for military use, preventing ordinary residents from leaving without authorization. 1863

Mobility and Identification

Document / System	Function	Limitation
Passport	Legal identification document issued by fortress cities.	Passports are independently administered and generally verifiable only in their city of issue; they do not reliably prove Federation citizenship. 285
Federation Social Security Card	Cross-city identity verification document.	Issued through the Federation Social Security Group, a private social-insurance organization guided by the central government and jointly funded by major consortiums. 285

Wilderness Wanderers were historically excluded from formal city life and lacked access to permanent identification, employment, and long-term residency. Registration reforms in Dawn City created a path for registered Wanderers to legally relocate to any Federation city. 287 324

Economy

Consortium System

The Federation's economy is dominated by financial consortiums whose cross-shareholding structures link companies across industries. Seth characterized this system as an “invisible monopoly network” covering virtually every trade and city. 1799

• Consortium caravans historically developed trade routes, connected cities, and expanded markets across the Federation. 1799
• Consortium mercenary groups originated to protect caravans and communications networks, later becoming major armed forces in their own right. 1799
• Major consortiums hold stakes in one another across sectors, binding nominal competitors into interconnected financial structures. 1799
• Dawn City is the Federation's largest consumer market, largest industrial production base, and largest high-tech industrial park; roughly half of Federation patents are registered there. 1780
• Christos's Dawn City administration attempted to cap medical prices and advance universal healthcare, provoking opposition from the Medical Consortium Alliance. 481
• The New Federation has directly challenged consortium property rights through the confiscation of fifty major consortiums' assets and the cancellation of debts owed to them in its territory. 1923

Wealth Inequality

Seth's investigations identified poverty as the shared underlying crisis in cities with otherwise different industries. He attributed it to consortiums and powerful nobles claiming disproportionate shares of profits, mass layoffs, high medical costs, social-insurance expenses, and debt. 1799

City Type	Documented Example	Core Economic Pressure
Mining city	Rock City	Exploitation by mining consortiums. 1799
Agricultural city	Saint Jon City	Exploitation by agricultural consortiums. 1799
Industrial city	Kaya City	Unemployment, unsold products, declining living conditions, and corporate corruption. 1799
Energy city	Wente City	Energy profits concentrated among the upper class while residents live precariously. 1799
Composite city	Ilan City	Overlapping conflicts in mining, industry, finance, and services. 1799

Medical consortiums and lenders have been criticized for extracting wealth through high-interest credit, installment plans, and costly treatment. One cited dental service cost 2,800 Federal currency even after insurance discounts. 591

Armed Forces and Security

Federal and City Defense Forces

The Federation fields a Central Army, while individual fortress cities maintain City Defense Armies. Dawn City's defense force, for example, includes the 004 and 005 Infantry Divisions, commonly called the Northern Army and Southern Army. 308

During the civil war, the Aines government has deployed Federal forces alongside corporate mercenary groups, while the New Federation relies on the forces of its constituent cities, the Nolanka Mercenary Group, and allied City Defense Armies. The latter coalition has faced command-coordination difficulties because its city forces retain local autonomy. 1889 1893 1923

Federal military technology includes:

• Dragon Rider Low-Altitude Fighter — Equipped with a 135mm auto-aiming laser cannon, three 75mm high-speed cannons, and five micro air-to-ground missiles; rated to counter most physical Rank D Exotic Beasts. 244
• Seraph-Type Humanoid Mecha — A deployed military mecha claimed to counter Rank C Exotic Beasts. 244
• Sky Behemoth — A Rank B combat unit and one of the Federation's strongest active weapons against Rank B Exotic Beasts. 797

Sky Behemoth

A Sky Behemoth functions as a mobile combat formation rather than a single weapon platform. It is usually escorted by ten to fifteen elite mechas, several to dozens of Dragon Riders, and sometimes supersonic fighters. 797

• Carries swarm drones directed by its main computer. 797
• Emits military wireless signals while blocking civilian and unauthorized communications. 797
• Costs tens of billions of Federal currency to build, with maintenance in the tens of millions annually. 797
• Has historically been used to fight powerful Exotic Beasts and is generally inaccessible to ordinary consortiums or small cities. 797

Political Crisis

The Federation's formal central authority has repeatedly clashed with the practical power of consortiums. Seth argued that mayors and presidents often act as public “performers” whose ability to govern depends on consortium consent. 1799

This conflict escalated into open political and military confrontation:

• Graystone Palace stated that operations against Dawn City were intended to remove cult influence and restore order, while several cities demanded the President's impeachment and supported Dawn City. 1823
• Wente City, Mint City, Kaya City, Ilan City, and other cities publicly called for a halt to military mobilization against Dawn City pending investigation. 1823
• Federal broadcasts later described Christos as a rebel leader and reported Federal forces advancing against cities associated with Dawn City. 1889
• Rebel cities face coordination problems because their armies retain local autonomy, while the Federal Central Army and consortium forces can operate through more unified command structures. 1893
• The Aines government sought to break the opposition by capturing Rank City, whose position on the routes between Dawn City, Yilan City, and Kaya City made it strategically vital. 1889
• Wente City was reported to have fallen to Federal forces, but Rock City reinforcements later retook it with assistance from the Northern Border Queen. 1906 1920
• Yilan City faced both an undead crisis and a Consortium Alliance siege intended to exhaust the city by cutting off supplies rather than storming its defenses. 1906 1920
• The conflict formally became a struggle between rival governments when fourteen cities established the New Federation in Dawn City. 1923
• Christos framed the New Federation as a restoration of the original Federation's equality and unity against consortium rule, while Skvis treated the movement as an existential rebellion against Aines. 1923

Cultural Legacy

The Original Federation's lost districts continue to influence the current Federation through surviving descendants, languages, and historical traditions. Descendants from the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts remain in the Second District, though many of their original texts have disappeared over time. 69

• The First District's writing system used ideographic characters evolved from pictographs. 69
• A legend claims certain First District texts could communicate with the mysterious and may preserve simplified sacrificial-array forms. 69
• Dawn City was named after First District voyagers landed from the sea and saw the first dawn there. 69
• The Federation's systematic historical record begins with the Original Federation; accounts of the Great Disaster survive mostly as fragmented tribal legends. 469
• The First District's voyagers and founders significantly influenced the civilization that became the Original Federation, although the current Federation arose from the surviving Second District after the Great Storm. 618

Trivia

• An Original Federation ruin displays the slogan: “Long Live the Federation, Humanity Endures.” 204
• The current Federation cannot cross the Storm Sea to verify the fate of the lost districts, leaving open whether they survived, advanced independently, or were destroyed. 372
• The Federation's Olive Stars flag is displayed alongside municipal flags in official government settings. 938