Aegir (country)

For the country/faction, see Aegir (race).

**Aegir**, stylized as **Ægir**, is a Terran country that is located somewhere *within* Terra's vast, uncharted ocean from the southern part of Iberia. Aegir is also the birthplace of the eponymous race. However, Aegir is never peaceful because the ocean seems to be "alive" and could even control the entire Aegir race, even if they are far away from and/or not native to Aegir.

Aside from their supreme technological advances, the Aegirians have a unique culture. Aesthetics are considered very important, to the point that even technology should be built with aesthetic consideration. They are known for being good singers and have a tradition of using songs as communication. The language they speak is only understood and studied by only a few of Terra's land-dwellers, including Kal'tsit. Their society is a matriarchal one and they have strange laws which they view as "advanced," such as forced adoption by the state.

Due to its pride and isolationism, there is not much known regarding this underwater nation. However, there is one thing that is certain: Aegir is facing threat from a "heretical cult" among its citizens. Believing in the Seaborns' insidious hive mind, they venture to Iberia and form the Church of the Deep to fulfill the Seaborn hive mind's goal of assimilating all of Terra.

Description

An advanced civilization hidden beneath the waves, boasting scientific and technological development far exceeding that of the countries on land. Affected by the stirring of the Seaborn, the entire country has sunken into silence.

## Background

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Aegir is a thriving yet isolationist civilization. The Aegirians build vast underwater cities beneath the seafloor and along the continental shelves. Although the ocean lacks Originium, their technology is *much* more advanced than the surface world of Terra in which all their machines are not powered by said mineral. Even their administration is made up of mostly scientists and engineers—the so-called Consuls. As a matter of fact, the Aegirians see the land-dwellers as "primitives" who will never accept their superior technology and culture. Despite its isolationism, however, Aegir did maintain a strong relationship with Iberia. Through their hands, they helped build Iberia's navy, lighthouses, and oceanic mobile cities using their non-Originium technology and spread their knowledge concerning the ocean.

But beneath the surface, Aegir has been fighting against terrifying creatures from the abyss for generations. Known as the Seaborn and Sea Terrors, these monsters break through their undersea citadels and ravage their undersea cities. The Seaborns' invasion also triggered a mass exodus of the Aegir race from their homeland. Most of them choose to settle in Iberia, who are later called "Islanders" by the locals, while others make their home elsewhere like Yan and Higashi.

Some few years ago, Aegir unleased its entire Abyssal Hunters force to destroy the Seaborns' "god", believed to be the progenitor of all Seaborn. However, the truth is that this "god" is only one among many Seaborn individuals who has sufficiently evolved to obtain immense power. The battle also caused an almost total annihilation of the Abyssal Hunters, leaving only a handful of survivors.

## Notes

1. ↑ Officially written as the stylized "Ægir", but the Arknights Fandom Wiki will use "Aegir" due to technical concerns.

## References

2. ↑ "The Silence" description
3. ↑ SV-6 After
4. ↑ Dehydration
5. ↑ Specter's Archive files
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 SV-ST-2
7. ↑ Loading screen tip in Mizuki & Caerula Arbor
8. ↑ Forgotten Lighthouse
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gladiia's Archive files
10. ↑ Purestream's Archive files
11. ↑ Kirara's Archive files
12. ↑ SV-ST-1