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#Freia#
##Aureas (Eastern Freia)##
-	32 prefectures of “old” kingdom
-	3 prefectures ceded from Nasri (Borderlands) before war, 1 more after
-	Duchy of Berkely annexed in last war (~9 prefectures)
-	29 new prefectures from annexed duchies (Askilin, Sidins, Rimodra)
Aueras in the east of Freia. Its coast stretched 500 kilometers at its eastern border, not much of it was fit for building or ports. The coast was nothing but shallow waters, beaches, or cliffs that didn't allow for the docking of large ships.
Port Neru and a few shallow-water fishing ports on coast
Morssen's Route – new route to Nubissa from Whitestag
The kingdom's two neighbors, the Kingdom of Nasri and the Duchy of Berkeley, were also getting angsty and had started testing the waters at the border. They'd even gone as far as occupying stretches of land along the kingdom's northern border.
The route to Nubissia was long and hard. The ships leaving Port Neru had to sail up the coast and by the Duchy of Sidins, the Duchy of Askilin, and the Duchy of Rimodra. From there they had to cross the vast ocean that separated the two continents, and their route took them through the Sea of Storms and the Tranquil Ocean.
The biggest problem was going to be the Tranquil Ocean. Whilst the edge of the ocean, mostly the region hugging the coasts or hopping between islands, was well-explored and travelled, the truly open ocean was a complete mystery to the people of Freia, and it hid countless dangers.
the four city sectors, nine towns and 56 villages near the royal capital better
It was thanks to the map Skri provided that Claude realised Kleibon Royal Army College wasn't located in the royal capital, but in one of the 56 villages near it, Kleibon Village. The map showed the village to be at the borderlands of Ibnist Plains. Half of the village's farmland crossed over to the mountainous area.
Lake Bryanopest was the continent's second-largest freshwater lake, and the largest in the eastern half of the continent. Its shores marked the inland border of Ibnist Plains, and fed over four fifths of the farmland that supplied the city's most essential crops.
Castle Kristo was one of the capital's four great citadels. It was built specifically to defend the city from any armies that might march against it from the north. There had once been several duchies there that posed a serious threat to the capital. They'd all long since been swallowed up by the ever-expanding kingdom. The fort was no longer the strategic fortress it had once been. It was still impressive, but it had little strategic and military important now. Instead, being on one of the crucial paths to the north of Ibnist, its trade sector had boomed.

###Alfest###
a disciplinary survey of the troops in the prefecture of Alfest and heard about this impersonation incident as we were passing through Rosa.
Possibly misspelled Alfies? (only appears once)

###Ibnist###
one of the largest and most fertile plains in Eastern Freia. In Ancient Hez, Ibnist meant 'land of the light', though an alternate meaning was also 'fertile land under the sun'. In countless works of literature, it was described as a place full of sunlight where one could harvest rivers of honey -- a land blessed by mother nature.
After Aueras' founder, Stellin I, conquered Ibnist, he decided the royal capital would be built there to give the kingdom the foundation it needed to thrive.
Lake Bryanopest was the continent's second-largest freshwater lake, and the largest in the eastern half of the continent. Its shores marked the inland border of Ibnist Plains, and fed over four fifths of the farmland that supplied the city's most essential crops.
"You cross Lake Bryanopest and head to Kleibon directly, which would shave off two days."
It was thanks to the map Skri provided that Claude realised Kleibon Royal Army College wasn't located in the royal capital, but in one of the 56 villages near it, Kleibon Village. The map showed the village to be at the borderlands of Ibnist Plains. Half of the village's farmland crossed over to the mountainous area.
It took around seven to eight days to travel from Whitestag to the royal capital. Given that it was winter, much of the highways were frozen and hard to traverse. With that factored in, the journey was estimated to take more than ten days. Coupled with the fact that Kleibon Village was another 40-odd kilometers from the royal capital, that would take an additional day. So, Claude prepared to leave right after the new year's celebration.
Initially, he considered going there by sea from Whitestag to Port Neru. That would take two days off their journey at least. But his mother didn't agree as maritime travel came with quite substantial risks and there was nowhere to run in the event of danger. Apart from that, not a single ship was willing to sail out from the city during the new year's unless Claude was willing to pay a huge sum, which wouldn't be worth it.
The town was called Sulin and it was about the same size as what Whitestag used to be

###Limasosya###
The mining industry dominates (mountainous?)

###Lasdonkrun###

###Kugria###

###Krusig###

###Chanyalar###

###Simlock###
Banjis Isthmus

###Alfies###
Borders/includes the Mokanin mountain range

###Ambruiz###
-	Blackforest.
-	Blackwood Town
-   Jeroman
-	Closest to pat out of Three Sisters/Whitestag
-	There was only one hilly path to the east of Whitestag and it was the only exit for the whole of the three southwestern prefectures so far. The path crossed two large mountains before leading to the prefecture of Ambruiz. But before arriving there, one had to first traverse the area covered by Blackforest. Fortunately, the path that led to Blackwood Town was at the sides of Blackforest and it would only take around six hours to traverse, instead of having to go through the endless core of the jungle.
Jeroman City Keeper Tribe from Ambruiz
Ambruiz was right next to the three southwestern prefectures
Jeroman wasn't the prefectural capital, when the tribesman heard Claude mention was close to Black Forest, which Jeroman was also close to

"Let's stay in Whitewood tonight. I planned to reach Bentario by tonight so we could arrive in Gourneygada tomorrow. I had hoped to drop you off at Fokby Hill in two days, but looks like we'll be a day late."
Before reaching Kafreizit, pass through five prefectures, namely, Ambruiz, Kugria, Chanyalar, Krusig and Limasosya. As Oask would put it, if the journey was smooth, they could arrive at their destination within six days. Apart from Limasosya, the four other prefectures were mostly flatlands and transportation was well developed there. The roads were maintained well and easy for coaches to traverse.

###The Three Sisters###
The three southwestern prefectures form a gourd surrounded by mountain ranges on all four sides.
Prefectures: Balivia, Todessas, Simlock
Known as “the three sisters” in Aureas
The tiny sliver of coast the easternmost of the three had was by and large sheer-sided cliffs.
The ocean and the mountain ranges separated the three prefectures from the rest of the kingdom
Whitestag sits at the mouth of that gourd, the only connection, outside a few dangerous mountain passes, to the outside world.
That opening was a large bay. It looked like a giant shark had taken a large bite out of the continent's coastline. If indeed that were the case, the shark had only just barely missed Whitestag, which stood at the deepest end of the bay, about a day's travel up the river that mouthed into it, on the shores of Lake Balinga from which the river ran.
Baromiss, Balivia’s capital, was also the closest other settlement, the nearest next settlement was three days by cart, which was too far, so there was no other market in which to sell the fish.
"Do you know where my dad drew the other red line?" Borkal asked, trying to sound mysterious, "I bet you can't guess. He drew it through Balinga, Kemda Swamp and Tordesass's Normandis River. They probably want to build a canal to connect those three places. It would let us transport the good offload from the big merchant ships onto barges and send them all the way to the west. Those areas won't have to rely on goods brought over the passes."
Banjilia, Simlock's capital
Banjilia keeper tribe, our family's gained a monopoly over the prefecture of Simlock

###The Borderlands###
Three prefectures – Kafreizit, Lasdonkrun, Botarnia
As for his training camp, Claude was to report to Fokby Hill in Gourneygada, in the prefecture of Kafreizit. He'd not even heard of the prefecture before.
the city of Gourneygada within the prefecture, where the base on Fokby Hill was located


##Independent Duchies (Eastern Freia)##
Sidins, Rimodra, Askilin, Canas
29 prefectures total for Sidins, Rimodra, Askilin
The duchy of Canas stood on the only plains in Eastern Freia, the Great Plains of Canas.

###Sidins###
Amilia Plains
Efenasburg (capital)
Audin Mountain Range
Eimis
Wilf Stronghold
There was a thick, curved line stretching across Amilia Plains. It marked the path between Eimis and Efenasburg.
On the map, a few of the hills had been marked with a red cross, denoting the loss of the defence lines near the area. Four other hills on both sides of the central highway were still in Aueran hands, but there was a red cross on the rearmost oval which marked Wilf Stronghold.
The sides of Amilia Plains were rather hilly. There were many hills of differing heights and the first prince commanded the 50 tribes he brought with him to set up tight defences near those hills to prevent the three Nasrian corps from breaking through.
Aueras launched a massive offensive on the Amilia Plains. Aueras pushed onto Efenasburg.
Eimis was only a few kilometers away from Audin Mountain Range and controlling Eimis was akin to controlling the entrance to the range
When historians eventually discuss the Battle of Efenasburg, they will unanimously agree that the biggest mistake the Alliance made was to ignore Eimis' strategic importance. Had Nasri's two corps first occupied Eimis, they would've sealed off Aueras' irregular corps and Bluefeather within Sidins' Amilia Plains and wiped them out.


###Askilin###
Askilin's capital, Bravisosburg
As we all know, Pikleit Mountains stretch over a wide area and is located beside the Great Plains of Canas and the three southern prefectures of Askilin. However, there aren't roads that directly connect those areas. The three duchies had considered making a joint effort to build a road across, but the harsh terrain caused them to give up on that plan. That's why the enemy didn't station any troops near the mountains even after we began attacking Rimodra. They believe there's no way troops can be taken through Pikleit Mountains.
Pacasia was the prefectural capital of Pauralto, one of the three southern prefectures
there was a village in the mountains in the trail's bottleneck. It had a hundred inhabitants and was called Squirrel Village. It was the fief of an Askilin baron by the name Norwelik Wey Frinslan. Currently, the baron was spending winter in Swansburg, a large city in Askilin
Askilin's three southernmost prefectures but Bluefeather didn't want to share the glory. It was common knowledge that Askilin was not anticipating an attack and was defenceless. The corps would storm the rest of the duchy before attacking the Alliance's troops from behind in Rimodra and obtain unparalleled glory
Claude poured some wine on the dining table and used his finger to trace out the three-pronged path and three mountain entrances and marked the location of Squirrel Village and their camp. "Look at this. This is the path leading to the Great Plains of Canas and this one leads to Eastern Askilin.
What remained of Askilin in the east side still persevered. They knew that the moment the forces of the Alliance numbering a few hundred thousand was surrounded by the Aueran forces, Askilin's demise would be inevitable. So, they gathered all their local garrison soldiers and launched a huge recruitment drive to form two temporary corps and prepared to attack the three southern prefectures. The irregular corps stationed in Eastern Askilin had begun fighting the enemy with full force.… “They want to free up this route so that they can enter the three southern prefectures and make a huge killing there,” Mazik nervously said.
the main Aueran force that attacked and conquered the three southern prefectures were stationed at the borders near Rimodra and Eastern Askilin
"Retreat and conserve our forces. We will bring all our forces back to the three southern prefectures and set up a defensive stronghold at the entrance of the mountain range and stop the enemy from entering the prefectures. Over there, we will be able to receive the support of headquarters and won't have to worry about being cut off from our supply line. It will take two days to travel from here to the three southern prefectures. All we have to do is to defend that chokepoint to force the enemy to give up."

###Rimodra###
Blackmaple Castle, I inspected the information from the castle and realised that the reason it was built was to curb smugglers travelling between Askilin and Canas.
Blackmaple Castle since they were to clear the area at the base of the mountain range
They're sending us to Billie. We'll be expected to take Blackmaple Castle, as well. They want us to break the door open to the pass through Pikleit Mountains.
the key to conquering Blackmaple is here." Claude tapped on the hills behind the castle with a wooden pointer.
the port city of Carmentoll in Rimodra
the three port cities of Rimodra

###Canas###
Canas is mostly open plains
West of Askilin, neighboured the duchy on the plains
The spy had said that his master was a noble of the Great Plains of Canas, Count Loirkad Bar Krilaus. The plains could be reached by taking the left path of the three-pronged road.
Viridian Mountains instead of the Southern Mountains, as denoted on the Askilinian map. As the count's dominion's rear faced the mountains, his subjects worked both in agriculture and livestock. There were villages, barns, woods and a large castle in the dominion
After the nobles returned, they packed up all their goods and left with their families to Northbay
However, word of their defeat had spread throughout the Land of the Free Nobles.
"Where did you say the Land of the Free Nobles was?" Claude asked. "It's here, the area at the foot of Viridian Mountains. There are more than ten fiefs here, with our lord's county being the largest.
The Great Plains of Canas covered a large area, and the Land of the Free Nobles only took up a seventh of its area
The part of the map he was pointing at was Pikleit Mountains. "As we all know, Pikleit Mountains stretch over a wide area and is located beside the Great Plains of Canas and the three southern prefectures of Askilin.
Northbay was the largest natural bay in Canas, as well as all of Eastern Freia. It was the perfect naval and fishing port. There were four cities in near Northbay and the capital of Canpast was located there. It was the prime area of the duchy. It was incredibly likely that the gathered forces of Canas would be making a defensive stand there.
They sent out a tent of scouts each to observe Castle Landes, Viscount Vikdor's castle, and Baron Kraft's castle from afar and had the rest of their clan to Count Krilaus' castle where the tribe headquarters was situated.
Losing Count Krilaus' castle would mean losing the escape path of the tribe's other three clans. All that would await them was surrender or extermination.
It was then when he realised the mistake of arranging the four clans of the tribe into a rhombus-shaped defence array.
Southern Mountain Crossing
We'll descend on the plains from the mountains, along the path through which the nobles attacked Squirrel. We'll occupy their land and take what supplies we need as we establish a foothold on the plains before marching further. As for 2nd Rangers, 3rd Rangers, and 4th Rangers, they'll come in from the east, setting off from Askilin.


##Nasri##
Borders Aureas to the north
Likely to the west of the duchy of Berkely


##Shiks (Northern Freia)##
57 prefectures
Three different kingdoms separate Shiks from Aureas on Freai (Nasri, Bleyotte and Mambamark)
Aueras is a small country compared to Shiks
located at the north of the continent near Siklos
Shiks controlled the whole northern area and their territory was split into 13 provinces, covering 57 prefectures


##Siklos##
Island nation of magi
Near Shiks



#Nubissa#
Nubissia was vast, at least twice as large as Freia. Half of Freia's countries, mostly the coastal nations, sent expeditions to Nubissia to set up colonies.


##Nasri/Shiks colonies##
Nasri had only conquered a few minor stretches of land on the new continent,
Nasri's colony on Nubissia wasn't large, only about equal to one Aueran colony. And, much of it was covered by desolate wastelands
Nasri had one colony. It equalled an Aueran colony, but had a far greater port. They had funnelled most of their funds into building Port Vebator before developing the rest of the colony. And the colony adjoined Cromwell to the north, and Shiks' colony to the south.
Shiks' colony on Nubissia which neighbored Nasri's was large. It occupied lots of area on the continent, second to only Aueras. However, it was located deeply inland. The coastal areas nearby lacked good places for ports, so Shiks had never paid much regard to that colony. Initially, they went to Nubissia with the intent to mine and forgot to prioritise looking for a good coastal area to keep. It resulted in them having no choice but to route their ore through the colonies of other nations on Nubissia.
Shiks would send a corps of troops to Nubissia and they would have to rely on Nasri's Port Vebator for logistics.
To Nasri, the colony wasn't worth much with it having only one large silver mine within. Nearby was Moknad, also called the city of silver, and Port Vebator, which was deep enough to accommodate large ships.
If Shiks had bought the Nasrian colony, Aueras and Shiks' colonies would be connected together. Should war break out and if Shiks picked the side of the five nations, they were more than capable of attacking the seven colonies of Aueras even though there was no need to worry about the Freian front.
Shiks has about the same number of colonies with our kingdom on Nubissia, but most of them are located inland. It was only after they obtained the Nasrian colony that they got access to a good port city like Port Vebator
Port Vebator is crucial for the safety of all the Shiksan colonies. Perhaps the reason they want Balingana and Robisto from us because they want a second and third supplementary port at which to dock safely.
The debt Nasri owed was significant, and they'd given Shiks their colony as collateral. It was clear the kingdom could not pay its debts in its current state, so they claimed the colony.


##Aurean colonies##
7 colonies for Aureas, roughly twice the kingdom’s size
Aueras had seven colonies and their combined area far exceeded the kingdom's territory on Freia. Even with the new territory they'd annexed, the kingdom's mainland territory was only on par with its holdings on Nubissia.
"Look at the map," Claude continued, "Apart from Balingana, the Aueran colonies are lined up single file along the coast. To the south of Tyrrsim is Aduras, and directly south of it is the endless Ancient Forest. Nobody should be enter or leave that place, so we don't have to worry about the safety of Aduras.
"To the north of Tyrrsim is Mormaly, and further north is Anfiston, which is in turn connected to Balingana and Robisto. Balingana is the only colony of the kingdom located inland and most of it is spread out across the Albator Plains. Additionally, Balingana is the colony with the largest river on the continent, Dorinibla River, which is connected to the waterways in Robisto. Transporting goods through Dorinibla River should be really convenient.
"Balingana and Robisto, on the other hand, are connected with Cromwell, which has fallen into the enemy hands before we departed. Currently, the enemy forces have split up into two, heading for Balingana and Robisto respectively.
Balingana and Robisto with... "Those two colonies' capital cities are on our side of Dorinibla River, so the enemy will have to cross it first before they can attack them. Robisto's capital, Port Patres, used to be the endpoint of Fearless' eastward trade route

###Cromwell###
Cromwell's capital, Wickhamsburg, and four towns
The enemy has occupied half of Cromwell already and are heading for its capital, Wickhamsburg

###Robisto###
Port Patres (capital) would be able to seal off Dorinibla River's ocean exit
Rockbear was another town…located between Anfiston and Robisto somewhere along the foot of Mosraka Mountains.
Mordo, as its name suggested, was built near Mordo River, a river branching out from Dorinibla River. The source of the river was the Mosraka Mountains, which was situated between Anfiston and Balingana. It was a small stream that flowed down from the mountains before joining up with Dorinibla River. The town of Mordo was located near Mordo River and Mosraka Mountains.
5 tows - three towns north of the Dorinibla river. The two south of the river.

###Anfiston###
Mosraka Mountains, the border between Anfiston and Balingana
Balingana sits on the Albator Plains and Anfiston is mostly mountainous
The capital, Grinosburg
Apart from Grinosburg, Anfiston had four mining towns, one town and one fishing town. The four mining towns were located in the mountains and mainly produced ores. The single normal town was the only one located on flat land in the whole of Anfiston. Orchards and farmland surrounded the town, making it the colony's breadbasket. There was another fishing town located near Grinosburg.
Grinosburg. It was the largest mountain city in the colony as well as a core mining centre. Claude had always suspected that the reason Grinosburg was made capital of Anfiston was the two large gold mines nearby.
Grinosburg was situated in the mountains and travelling to it required going uphill, which was a really long journey. Line 131's camp had once been located in the town of Ferro, which used to be in Balingana and some 150 kilometres away from Grinosburg. However, the restructuring of the war theatre caused the town to fall under Robisto's jurisdiction.
Claude directly got a mansion beside Lake Lanu for his mother, wife and child to stay in. It was the first house he got on Nubissia.
Claude had decided that he would move his command post as field marshal to Lanu and make it into the new capital for Anfiston.
Grinosburg was a little too far to the borders of Anfiston. Lanu on the other hand was located right at the centre of that colony and transport there was convenient.
This is the opposite bank of Lake Lanu. It's where Torma River flows into the lake's triangular area and the land here is really rich and fit for farming.
town of Fishport and went to Grinosburg


Towns:
-   Grinosburg (capital)
-	Lanu
-	Rosas, the nearest mining town to Balingana
-	Fenkayka
-	Avikra
-	Bodeman
-	Fishport, fishing town is only some 15 kilometres away from Grinosburg

###Balingana###
The town of Lokidm the foremost supply base in Balingana
Rodeman Hills was named after a settler and adventurer. It was a small hill range at the eastmost part of Balingana covering tens of peaks some 300 metres above sea level.
ships docking at the bank of Dorinibla River past Rodeman Hills.
Wickhamsburg has stopped all shipments to the town of Bullhunt in Balingana
Balingana sits on the Albator Plains and Anfiston is mostly mountainous
Jinkle was located in the area between Albator Plains and Dorinibla River.
Ferro was the southmost colonial town in Balingana and about a hundred kilometres away from Anfiston
Claude's next target was the town of Jinkle. It was around 140 kilometres from Ferro, but only some 50 kilometres from the capital.
He discovered that, some 15 kilometres north of Jinkle, Nubissia's largest river, Dorinibla, snaked through the landscape
Balingana is in far more dire straits than Robisto. Its capital's been encircled by Shiks for three months. The colony's four towns have fallen. According to our prisoners' testimonies, the enemy believes they can take Brikaman in no more than a month. Balingana will be fully conquered when it falls.
the bull herds were migrating on Albator Plains, Shiks' forces often ignored the Aueran garrison's warnings and barged into their colonies

###Mormaly###

###Tyrrsim###
At noon on the 18th day of the voyage, the fleet finally arrived at Port Cobius in Tyrrsim.
The reason there's so many people here at Port Cobius is all thanks to the new trade route. The kingdom's ships used to sail east to Port Patres in Robisto, but when the new trade route came around, this place started to pick up in popularity.

###Aduras###



#Extra#
"Tribe 131 shall depart the day after and we are estimated to take half a month to arrive in Anfiston. The mission folk command gave us is to set up the first defence line in Anfiston. I will be sending out my scouts to Balingana and Robisto ahead of us to get a grasp on enemy movements and launch attacks on their supply lines and their smaller, scattered units to slow their advance."

While Viridian Mountains' terrain wasn't as hard to traverse as Pikleit Mountains', the place wasn't any much safer

Perhaps we can mount a sudden attack here and burst into the heartland of Askilin directly. That way, we can circle around and surround the enemy from the back."

Lederfanc emphasised an important fact in his letter: there were three bands of rangers defending the mountain paths. The one at the frontmost part was Claude, followed by Moriad and his band in Blackstone Village and one band at the mountain pass situated at the far end. If Claude decided to retreat, there would be no point in defending that mountain path anymore.