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Original Name:帝国Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:765Chapters:256
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Name Bremen Empire (帝国)
Alias(es) The Empire
Capital Muse City 619
Government Highly centralized state governed through the Imperial Parliament 619 622
Head of State Caesar, also called the Führer 267 622
Status Active; following the Ovena Federation's surrender, the Stuttgart Empire agreed to merge with it under Caesar's leadership 609
First Appearance Chapter 13

Background / History

The Empire was founded in Dawn Era 1655, when Caesar—an incarnation of the Crippled King—united two kingdoms and gave the new state its name. Its stated founding purpose was to end war and establish peace, though wars continued long afterward. 268 619

By Dawn Era 1855, Bremen had become one of the continent's major powers. It later unified the central regions and stood alongside the Stuttgart Empire in the west and the Ovena Federation in the east as one of the Three Great Powers. 268 619

The state pursued the secret Gear Plan from 1887–1888 onward. The plan consumed resources accumulated over decades and contributed to stagnation or regression in regional development while preparations continued in secret for more than twenty years. 218

Historical records from before the Empire's founding were largely destroyed in wars or sealed by the upper ranks, leaving the public poorly informed about the distant past. Many residents identify themselves as descendants of the Hiru people. 88 121

Territory and Symbols

  • Muse City — Imperial capital; it is divided into East, West, South, North, and central Triumph Districts. 619
  • Black City — A remote city in Karlwo Province's Great Forest Region and the place where Gilan Iros arrived in the world. 21 619
  • Posivia — A strategically important, highly autonomous Imperial colony and commercial center between rival powers. It has changed hands repeatedly and remains both a symbol of Imperial honor and humiliation. 73 291
  • Flag and emblem — Imperial flags are black with a white “X” pattern; the same black-and-white X appears on official insignia. 168 267
  • Cross salute — Citizens raise crossed arms in a distinctive Imperial salute during public military celebrations. 228

Government and State Organizations

Institution Function and leadership
Imperial Parliament The Empire's governing body. Caesar controls it, while one hundred grand councilors represent social classes and participate in political, cultural, and economic policy. 622
Four Directions Palace A principal state venue where major decisions and foreign receptions are announced or conducted. Its grounds feature the four Kings of the Elements: figures holding a longsword, water cup, coin, and short staff. 267 350
Investigation Committee An Imperial organization handling major mysterious incidents. Paracelsus served as its chairman while also holding the posts of Chief Scholar of the Imperial Cabinet and Court Archmage. 244 245 622
Gravediggers A secret force directly answerable to the Führer. Its members are Spirit Mystics tasked with containing Miasma spread and eliminating Nightmare Steles. 246 622
Cross Knights An elite order descended from the Healing Knights. Membership requires Long-Lived One status and outstanding service to the Empire; Caesar leads the order. 328
Balance Department — Prohibition Bureau The department responsible for enforcing Prohibition through agents such as Gilan Iros. 168
Purification Department An influential department whose approved warrants bear seals from multiple state organs, including the Propaganda Department and Command Headquarters. 13

Military and Technology

Machinery Union

The Machinery Union drove Bremen's rapid industrial and military development. It produced automobiles, whale-oil batteries, telephones, and electric lamps, then developed increasingly advanced weapons for the war with the Ovena Federation. 200

  • Publicly revealed weapons included tanks, armored vehicles, rotary machine guns, tracked single-soldier tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, mine-clearing crab tanks, and biplane glider tanks equipped with missiles. 200
  • The Union's military innovations enabled a rapid counteroffensive that retook half the cities in Kawa Province's Great Forest Region. 228
  • An emerging sect within the Union, the Mechanical God Church, is devoted to Torrent. 622

Imperial Fighter Classification

The Empire formally recognizes four levels of martial fighters: 39

Rank Description
Apprentice Basic certified combatant.
Instructor A fighter who has passed the military assessment.
Emblem An elite fighter, described as roughly one in ten thousand; permitted to design a personal emblem.
Master The highest honor, with only a few said to exist across the Empire.

Staff fighting is especially prized among the upper class because gentlemen carry walking canes as both status symbols and self-defense weapons. 39

Major Conflicts

Conflict / Event Outcome
Empire Unification War Roberts Fahan distinguished himself during the conflict and was granted land and title by the first Supreme Leader. 121
Border conflicts with the Ovena Federation Tariff increases and bans on Federation art goods led to armed clashes around Posivia and the Priestess River. 73
Third War of Counterattack Machinery Union weapons supported a major Imperial victory and the recapture of border territory. 200 228
War declaration against the Ovena Federation On January 9, 1927, Foreign Minister Gilan Iros delivered Bremen's declaration of war, becoming a national figure. 351
Bu'ao War The Federation initially broke Bremen's defenses and advanced toward Muse City with immortal forces, but the Empire later reversed the offensive. 571 582
End of the Bu'ao War Following the Blind General's fall, the Ovena Federation surrendered, ending a war stated to have lasted more than a century. 609

Foreign Relations

  • Ovena Federation — Bremen's eastern rival and wartime opponent. The Federation ultimately surrendered after the fall of the Blind General. 268 609
  • Stuttgart Empire — Western great power descended from the empire founded by Tessell Eugene. It provided Bremen support and supplies during the war, then agreed to merge with Bremen under Caesar. 461 609
  • Kingdom of Forsaka — Became an Imperial commercial partner after its largest conglomerates were selected as agents to distribute Imperial industrial products. 395 399
  • Posivia — An Imperial territory whose mixed population, foreign trade, and contested history make it strategically sensitive. 291

Notable Figures

  • Caesar — Führer and Head of State; founded the Empire to pursue peace and later became the supreme leader of the merged Bremen–Stuttgart state. 268 609 622
  • Paracelsus — Investigation Committee chairman, Court Archmage, chief adviser, and former White Staff Knight; died fighting in Ovena and received a state funeral. 244 516
  • Gilan Iros — Former Senior Prohibition Agent, Investigation Committee member, Cross Knight, Executive Minister of Foreign Affairs, and later chairman of the Empire. 168 245 351 525
  • Muhsin — Minister of Logistics and highest leader of the Balance Department. 228
  • Staven Lotito — Minister of Propaganda. 13 228
  • Ritchie Mesa — Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial military during the border counteroffensive. 228

Trivia

  • The Empire's public slogan praised “the supreme Torrent” for granting enlightenment to its craftsmen. 200
  • During its near-defeat in the Bu'ao War, many nobles and wealthy citizens prepared to flee, while common and middle-class citizens largely remained committed to resisting the Federation. 571