Bastion

Bastion (Japanese: バスティオン Hepburn: Basution) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by a mangaka under the alias Mamayo. The series has been running since October 2001, being one of the first comics published by Zoom! as part of their Zoom! Comics seinen magazine. The series is licensed in the west by Yen Press, who released the first volume of the manga in English in April of 2007. The series follows the exploits of an elf named Garth, who is one of the last Bastions, a group of monster hunters. Throughout the series, Garth battles a number of enemies and seeks to kill the chief god of his world's church.
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=== Setting ===
The world of Bastion is somewhat akin to other high fantasy worlds, such as Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The world the series takes place on is nameless, but the continent is referred to as the New World. It is populated by many races, such as humans, dwarves, elves, and beastmen. The New World itself is split into four territories:
* Aethernia: Also called the Athernian Empire, it is the biggest and oldest territory in the land. It is primarily populated by humans and holds the most power in the world. It's territory takes up most of the east of the continent and its army is known for being ruthless, without remorse, and lacking in honor.
* Elf Lands: Taking up a large chunk of the middle of the New World, the Elf Lands are technically three territories in one. They are split into the Upper, Lower, and Central Elf Tribes, each of which is ruled by a different leader and have their own views on the world. The Upper Elves are nature-loving and headed by a shaman lord, their people akin to wood elves, while the Lower Elves are known for their dark skin and ruthlessness, headed by a commander and akin to dark elves. The Central Elves are akin to high elves and were headed by a king, though their people have fallen on hard times recently.
* The High Mountains: The home of the dwarves which takes up the entire upper half of the New Lands, which is a gigantic mountain range. They are headed by a number of clans, the leaders of which answer to a dwarven council. They make most of their money through the creating and selling of weapons, with the most common job among the people being a blacksmith.
* The Sacred Powers: The smallest of the territories, only taking up a tiny chunk of the western continent. They are a theocratic people, headed by an archbishop, and worship a pantheon of deities. Despite their small size, the government have a large reach, as many throughout the land either worship their religion directly or a splinter of it. This is due to a past Holy War, wherein the church destroyed most other religions.
Magic also exists in this world, split into different magical forces based on the color wheel. Red magic is fire, green is nature, etc. Most people have the innate ability to control one of the colors of magic, some being more powerful than others, but very few are able to control all of them. The special few who can are called "wizards".
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