Highserk Empire

## History

The Highserk Empire (ハイセルク帝国) is one of the smaller countries, originally being made up of smaller countries and nations that were united into one. It is said that the first war after the founding of the country was a defensive war, in which the Highserk Empire emerged victorious. Over the course of decades full long battles, the Highserk Empire grew through similar defensive battles.

The Liberitoa Trade Federation became the first prominent nation to perceive the Highserk Empire as a formidable threat. Mobilizing a force of 10,000 troops, accompanied by troops from a vassal state, the Liberitoa Trade Federation sought to quell the rising power of the Highserk Empire, amassing a total of 15,000 troops. Despite the advantageous battlefield geography favoring the Liberitoa Trade Federation and the Highserk Empire having less than half the number of troops, Highserk delivered a crushing defeat to Liberitoa, resulting in the acquisition of territory previously held by the vassal state.

Subsequently, the Kingdom of Kanoa took notice of the Highserk Empire's growing strength. A clash between a Kanoa lord and the Highserk Empire ensued over control of a river, culminating in the Kanoa lord's defeat within a mere six days, with the Highserk Empire claiming all of their lands. The Kingdom of Kanoa, finding itself at odds with the Highserk Empire, experienced further defeat before the combined forces of the Kingdoms of Ferrius and Myard embarked on a ruthless campaign of scorched Earth tactics, leaving destruction and devastation in their wake. The remaining territories of Kanoa that had not been taken by Highserk were subsequently seized by the Myard Grand Duke, Youth Myard, who assumed the mantle of a monarch and established the autonomous Principality of Myard. However, the Principality of Myard, not long after its establishment, also faced defeat at the hands of the Highserk Empire during the Myard Annexation War. The Highserk Empire emerged triumphant once again, further solidifying its position as a dominant force in the region.

After this, out of impatience and fear, the Kingdom of Craist, Kingdom of Ferrius, the Liberitoa Trade Federation, and the remnants of the Principality of Myard formed a Four-Country Alliance. The Four-Country Alliance's army was made up of over 60,000 troops, and forced the army of Highserk to retreat all the way to Sarajevo Fortress, located on the border between the Kingdom of Ferrius and former Myard territory. The fortress served as a choke point which prevented detours, making it an excellent location to mount a defense.

## Military

### Old Military

There is not much information about the old military system. But some of the rank, such as "Knight", is used as honorary title in the present Highserk.

### Present Military

The current military rank (low -> high), based on the available information,

* Squad -> Platoon -> Company -> Battalion -> Regiment -> Brigade
* Sometimes, a special unit such as a Front, an Escort Unit, etc, may be made

Since the Empire is in a state of war with neighbors, there isn't much time to spend training new recruits. Seems that after only a month's worth of training, the new recruits then are thrown to the real battlefield.

As the fund for the military is eating up most of the country's money, weapons are only temporarily lent to the soldiers, resulting in them having to search for loot on the battlefield, more than ever. Thus further resulting in the soldier having different kinds of equipment.

## Miscellaneous

* Highserk Empire is said to reject the Adventurer system, thus what should be done by Adventurers such as, escorting merchants, conquering Labyrinth, killing monsters, clearing monster nests, and more, is done by the soldiers.
* The motto of Highserk Empire, "**DOMINATION BY FORCE**".
* The Capital of Highserk is called, Varigend, in the past it was a fortress, which then expanded into a city and thus become the start of Highserk Empire.