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The Nasca Namrium Ulmeria United Eastern Empire ｢ナスカ・ナムリウム・ウルメリア 東方連合統一帝国, nasuka namuriumu urumeria tōhō rengō tōitsu teikoku｣, commonly known as the Eastern Empire ｢東の帝国, higashi no teikoku｣, was a large military nation that was known as the strongest nation in the entire world until their defeat by the Jura-Tempest Federation.
Background[]
The history of the Empire was said to be ancient, and that its foundations were laid out by a nation as far back as two thousand years ago. The long-standing minor Kingdom of Nasca gradually absorbed the large nations of the Magic Kingdom of Namrium and the Eastern Union of Ulmeria, thus giving birth to the Empire known today. Its overwhelming military power was its backbone. During the past two thousand years, under the reign of the uniting emperor Rudra Nam Ul Nasca, the Empire grew immensely powerful, squashing any signs of rebellion from the nations they had absorbed. It acted as the hegemonic power, dominating these states.
The emperor was described as an absolutist, and was born from a pure bloodline of overlords who all passed down the name Rudra. It's believed that the only reason the empire had yet to invade the Jura Forest, is because they are in the middle of preparations. A few centuries ago, they attempted to subjugate Veldora, but the whimsical dragon destroyed them before they could so much as show regret. Around a hundred thousand lives were lost that day, and the city fortified to be the gateway for invading the Jura Forest, was obliterated. Their failure pained them for hundreds of years.
Politics & Principles[]
Within the Empire, the political department and the military department were the left and right hands of the emperor — he had both political dominance and military command, holding absolute authority.
This also applied to the nations that had been annexed by the Empire. All of their territories were claimed, and their land now became the property of the emperor. So were the defense troops deployed there, where they were considered as a generous gift from the emperor. If one of them rejected those terms and launched a rebellion, they would be met with a bloody purge. The Empire did this to deter even the thought of insurrection, cutting off the very roots of rebellion. In that manner, the Empire managed to maintain order. On the one hand, the fear of their tyranny, and on the other, ensuring the livelihoods of its loyal subjects — the quintessential carrot and stick policy. Through this, the Empire managed to maintain peace and prosperity with its complete authoritarian control.
This policy was effective in completely eliminating any form of rebellion in the provinces. The overwhelming difference in national power was the key to its success.
Political Department[]
Within the political department, the nobles within the Empire were organized into the House of Peers and enjoyed extraordinary authority. Yet it was merely superficial: in reality, these nobles had no actual decision-making power. They merely enjoyed the honor and privilege, while staying beholden to the emperor’s will. At most, they were just bureaucrats. The power of the nobles was hereditary, and they could become senators without being elected. Even if they were extremely ambitious, they would never have enough power to achieve their dream. All of the territories of the Empire belonged to the emperor. The nobles were merely leased the land for temporary management.
The ones supporting the nobles were highly-educated officials. It was these officials who handled all the planning. They were directly supported by the emperor, since these officials had all sworn allegiance to him.
Foreign Relations[]
Officially, the Empire does not recognize any other foreign nations, and would launch invasions without officially declaring war. The Empire would only accept one condition during negotiations: complete and unconditional surrender. In other words, invaded countries could choose to submit to the Empire, but it was equivalent of forfeiting all their rights. Following their defeat, the Empire has initiated the process of establishing diplomatic relations with Western Nations, a development facilitated by the invaluable support of the Jura-Tempest Federation.
Armed Nation of Dwargon[]
The Eastern Empire saw the Armed Nation of Dwargon as an obstacle to invade the west and a show of their newly developed Otherworlder weaponry. In the aftermath of their defeat by Tempest, the Empire has entered into a peace treaty and committed to a cooperative relationship under the leadership of the new Emperor Masayuki. This collaboration extends to their joint efforts against the forces of Heaven's army in the ongoing conflict.
Holy Empire of Lubelius[]
Due to the Eastern Empire's expansionist agenda, as well as knowledge of Luminous' true status as Lubelius' hidden ruler and her seat on the Octagram under Guy Crimson, the two have mutually hostile relationship. Wanting to remove Guy's power base, the Eastern Empire has placed Lubelius as their primary target for invasion once they cross the Jura Forest, even sending in advance scouts disguised as merchants to spy on the Western Holy Church in anticipation to their eventual invasion. Lubelius in turn, is aware of them being targeted, and have built up their defenses against the Eastern Empire's invasion. Following their defeat at the hands of Tempest, the Empire finds itself without a formidable military force to confront Lubelius. Consequently, the Empire has been compelled to abandon its plans of engagement.
Jura-Tempest Federation[]
The Eastern Empire saw the Jura-Tempest Federation as an opportunity to invade the West, as the Jura-Tempest Federation is considered by the empire as the first nation to be invaded due to Jura-Tempest Federation harboring both monsters and humans. After realizing the empire's plan through the information provided by Souei, Rimuru vowed to end the attempted invasion of the Eastern Empire. After the tumultuous events of The Abyss Unleashed and subsequent to their defeat at the hands of Tempest, the Empire has officially entered into a peace treaty and committed to a collaborative effort. This arrangement entails the Empire receiving substantial support to rejuvenate and strengthen both its military and political institutions.