Adarnum Bastions

The , also known as the Bastions of Leandra, are territories within the Shantine Empire that were formerly administered by the Knights of Adarnum. Historically, the physical military bases that gave the Bastions their name were attached to sizable (sometimes continent-sized) land grants that provided the Knights with a stream of income to maintain their military and intelligence capabilities. With the accession of the Empress Theoboda as Grand Master of the KoA, many of the long-standing assets of the KoA (especially those that had been controlled by members of the Halifaxian faction) were used as bargaining chips with foreign powers and internal factions of the Shantine Empire. As a result, the administrative responsibility of the Bastion Command were mostly restricted to specific military installations and key strategic points such as etheric gates, maintained not by local taxes but by direct cash payments from the Imperial Treasury. These territories were eventually ceded to the Veiled Masters of Nippon by Theoboda as part of a grander deal allowing Bishant trade access to Celestial Space.
After the death of Empress Leandra I and subsequent declaration of war against the Veiled Dominions by her successor, Empress Lapheraz I, the Bastions were conceded back to Shantine control in an immediate ceasefire treaty mediated by the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum, along with a demilitarization agreement by the Masters to be implemented in the bordering Lower Gates. The Empress then renamed the territories the Bastions of Leandra, supposedly in honor of her mother's death.
Category:Territories