Alvarez Empire

The Alvarez Empire (アルバレス帝国 Arubaresu Teikoku) is a large country located in the Western Continent, Alakitasia.
==Description==
Alvarez Empire was founded at an unspecified time before X781 by Zeref Dragneel, who subjugated 730 guilds of Alakitasia by martial force and crowned himself Emperor by the name of Spriggan.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 444, Pages 15-16 It started out as a small nation but over the years it absorbed many other guilds and nations until it finally became the huge empire that it is today.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 445, Page 14 Zeref created this empire for the sole purpose of defeating Acnologia, obtaining Fairy Heart, and annihilating Ishgar.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 445, Page 15 His plans regarding with Fairy Heart once captured was to relive his life with the Time Magic, Neo Eclipse.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 530, Pages 18-19 A plan the Spriggan 12 were not aware of.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 522, Pages 6-14
==Localization==
The Alvarez Empire is located in the western continent of Alakitasia. It lies towards the west across a vast ocean that traveling there by boat would take about ten days to reach. The exact borders are not known, but it is said to span a large portion of the landmass.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Page 14
==History==
Although the exact nature of the diplomacy is unknown, there is a great sense of hostility between the continents of Alvarez and Ishgar, even though there are known individuals who have immigrated from Alakitasia to Ishgar, such as Alzack Connell and Bisca Connell, as well as Beth Vanderwood.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 52, Pages 1Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 53, Pages 1Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 370, Pages 1 In the year X781, some of the Spriggan 12 attempted to wage war on Ishgar's countries in a bid to capture Fairy Tail's most sacred artifact, Fairy Heart, only to have their invasion halted after being subjected to the might of Etherion and threatened with Face, both controlled by the Magic Council.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Pages 14-16 However, Zeref admitted that he quelled the unsanctioned war but eventually halted it himself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 445, Page 13 In the year X783, the empire and the countries of Ishgar severed all diplomatic relations,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Page 9 however in the year X793, Hisui as queen begun to reestablish relations between the empire and Fiore.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 545, Pages 16-18 
==Administration and Government==
The state of the current regime is a monarchy, formerly ruled and overseen by Emperor Spriggan and currently ruled and overseen by King Ajeel.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 13, Page 4 The current form of the empire was created from the union of 730 Guilds of the continent, who have all merged together into a singular military force.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Pages 15-16 Similar to any empire it is an autocracy, and as such, the Emperor's word is law. The empire can even exercise their authority on smaller territories that are not under their control such as Caracole Island.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 441, Pages 11 The Empire seems to be able to function normally despite the constant absence of its' Emperor, who departed Alvarez for some time before returning. The former Emperor employed a personal guard, composed of the twelve strongest Mages of the continent, known as the Spriggan 12.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 440, Page 19
===Members===
Name 	Rank/Title 	Team/Hierarchy 	Status
Zeref Dragneel 	Emperor 	Imperial Family 	Deceased
Invel Yura 	Chief of StaffShield of Spriggan 	Spriggan 12 	Imprisoned
August 	Shield of SprigganGeneral of the Spriggan 12	Imperial FamilySpriggan 12 	Deceased
Ajeel Raml 	KingShield of SprigganLeader of Ajeel Squad 	Imperial FamilySpriggan 12Ajeel Squad	Active
Bloodman 	Shield of Spriggan 	Spriggan 12 	Deceased
Brandish μ 	Shield of SprigganLeader of Brandish Squad 	Spriggan 12Brandish Squad 	Active
Dimaria Yesta 	Shield of SprigganLeader of Dimaria Squad 	Spriggan 12Dimaria Squad 	Active
God Serena 	Shield of Spriggan 	Spriggan 12 	Defected
Irene Belserion 	Shield of SprigganLeader of Irene Squad 	Spriggan 12Irene Squad 	Deceased
Jacob Lessio 	Shield of Spriggan 	Spriggan 12 	Active
Larcade Dragneel 	Shield of Spriggan 	Spriggan 12 	Deceased
Neinhart 	Shield of SprigganLeader of Neinhart Squad 	Spriggan 12Neinhart Squad 	Imprisoned
Wall Eehto 	Shield of SprigganLeader of Wall Squad 	Spriggan 12Wall Squad 	Deceased
Yajeel 	Minister 	Imperial Family 	Active
Bakel 	MageCaptain 	Ajeel Squad 	Active
Four Heraldry Knights	MagesSoldiers 	Neinhart Squad 	Unknown
Heine Lunasea 	MageSoldier 	Irene Squad 	Destroyed
Juliet Sun 	MageSoldier 	Irene Squad 	Destroyed
Kareem 	MageSoldier 	Ajeel Squad 	Active
Marin Hollow 	MageSoldier 	Brandish Squad 	Imprisoned
==Society and Culture==
In Alvarez, they have their own unique card game called "Regenca"; Minister Yajeel stated the key to the game is to not let one's "Goddess" fall into the enemy's hands.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 444, Page 16 Various material highly regarded in Ishgar are rurally unknown in Alvarez (i.e. eastern reading literature such as Sorcerer Magazine aren't available or accessible in Alvarez) but they are known to have their own magazines providers; likewise gaming circuits such as the Grand Magic Games are also unknown to their people.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 457, Pages 4 Fashion apparel for women are widely recognized that they have a more bare and suggestive connotation, instead of the norm of a clothed and an unrevealing aspect towards it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 462, Page 5 It is also noted that Alvarez born women do not have big round eyes, unlike Ishgarian women.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 503, Pages 6
In Alakitasia, there are stated legends that the month of August is revered as the month of natural disasters, so the citizens tend to live a more upright and law-abiding lifestyle during its duration.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 480, Page 3 Alvarez also celebrates the holiday called Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日 Keirō no Hi) on which it is a day, held in the month of September, where the elderly are honored and revered.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 7 The citizens of Alvarez glorify and praise Zeref with great admiration and love as their emperor.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 444, Pages 17-18 Some, if not apparently most or all, of the Spriggan 12 appear to have knowledge of Zeref's past, such as his real name, his relationship with Mavis Vermillion, and his future plans, thus showing a great level of trust between them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 464, Pages 2-3Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 452, Pages 17-18 
==Military Power==
Because Alvarez is a massive militaristic empire, they possess humongous armies that their numbers extends above 2,300,000 strong.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Pages 20 It is noted that the soldiers are well trained and have magic power that is nothing to take lightly, even a small fraction of the total force is a menace on its own.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 456, Pages 4 Emperor Spriggan is not the only commanding officer of these armed forces, as he possesses his own elite group of powerful Mages: the Spriggan 12. Composed of twelve elite Mages with strength comparable to of the level with Ishgar's strongest Mage, God Serena, they are willingly able to lead his armies to war as well.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 440, Pages 18-20 In Alvarez, August and Irene are reputed—this according to Brandish—to be the strongest in not just Alvarez, but in the entire world; both noted in the country as a "disaster" and "scourge" respectively.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 484, Page 10 Larcade, the thirds strongest member of the 12 and a Books of Zeref, is someone who also possess magnificent Magic Power and wields an oddly dangerous magic called Pleasure that Mavis was shown to be terrified of. Acknowledgment of this fear lead Zeref to inform her that Larcade is Alvarez's "secret weapon", being reputed as someone who can even challenge Acnologia himself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 494, Page 12
Their forces are not limited to just humans, but the Machias (a machine-like race with magical abilities) race to Zeref's very Etherious creations as well. They have hundreds of advanced warships that go by sea or by air.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Pages 11 They are also equipped with many high powered guns and artillery that can serve for both bombardments and anti-air defenses,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 453, Pages 18-19 with some ships specifically designed as command ships for the Spriggan 12.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 453, Pages 20 They also serve as carriers that holds numerous troops ranging from hundreds to thousands, even for the purpose of ground assaults.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Pages 5
Unlike Fiore's military forces, Alvarez's soldiers are better trained and possess Magic Power that is not to be take lightly.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 456, Pages 7 Soldiers that are under the command of one of the Spriggan 12 possess their own unique features, characteristics, and uniforms. For example, Ajeel Raml's troops are draped in attire with scimitars, Wall Eehto's troops are cloaked in black wizard-like robes with staffs,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Pages 11 Brandish μ's troops are fully armored with spears that have Lacrima at the tips.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 441, Pages 13 and lastly the Northern and Southern forces, commanded by Bloodman and Dimaria Yesta, squadrons appear to have leather clothing with skull shaped masks and fully-armored knightly attire possessing blades and spears alike respectively.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 466, Pages 7-11 In the Emperor's personal army, the soldiers have dark armor with magical staffs that can cause things to burst upon impact and even fire magical bullets.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 463, Pages 12 Some of Spriggan 12 have control of their own squads and as such possess their own elite Mages in the form of captains and soldiers that are willingly able to combat in difficult fights.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Page 10 The number of those Mages are various and are not set numbers.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Page 7Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 442, Page 10Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 469, Page 14Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 474, Page 10Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 484, Page 14
Zeref's personal guard, the Spriggan 12, are unique in that they are given full autonomy, roaming around the continent as they please without any repercussions, even with some blatantly disobeying his orders or summons. Because the Spriggan 12 are the strongest fighting force in Alvarez and are on par with Ishgar's strongest Wizard, they can perform such incredible feats: Brandish's Command T allows her to change the size of a small island to just a size of a stepping stone,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 443, Pages 19 the Desert King Ajeel can produce a sand storm large enough to engulf the entire city of Magnolia,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 458, Page 10 Dimaria can serenely pause an entire battlefield with a click of her teeth,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 474, Page 14 Wall can create a cannon that can reach its' target from over 400km away, the same distance from off the shores of Hargeon Town all the way to Magnolia, and so on.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 461, Pages 15 Alvarez's might is so terrifying that even the Magic Council who governed all of Ishgar did their absolute best to avoid a war they believe they cannot win.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 440, Pages 12
A practical demonstration of the Empire's might is available in the form of their war against Ishgar. With the power of the Spriggan 12 and the Alvarez military might, they overwhelmed the strongest of Fiore guilds on the first day of the invasion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 469, Pages 14-18 They even conquered Fiore's neighboring country Bosco and destroyed every single one of their guilds.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 462, Pages 9-10 They also have a twisted way of using psychological warfare, they take their defeated enemies and string them up on poles and crosses to inflict humiliation and despair upon their opponents.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 480, Pages 12-14
==Cities/Towns==
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==Trivia==
*In the translation notes section of Volume 53 it was stated that the previous translation, Albareth, was incorrectly translated; with the true translation being "Alvarez".Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 53 Translation Notes
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