Leithanien

**Leithanien**, formally referred to as the **Kingdom of Leithanien**, is a Terran country located between Kazimierz, Siracusa, Victoria, and Ursus and is made up of numerous semi-independent nomadic cities. Each Leithanian state is governed by a noble living inside a magical tower named the "Spire" who gives order to his subordinates. The monarchs (Kaisers) of Leithanien were previously determined by its Kurfürsten, but the political environment has changed drastically following the reign of the evil Witch King whose shadow is still casting onto the nation.

Leithanien is famous for its academic studies on Originium Arts and the extensive use of Arts-based technologies such as the L-44 "Gramophones." Notably, the Leithanians are able to merge both music and Arts, and musical Arts is so prevalent that many Leithanian terms are named after voices and tones. However, its Arts supremacy often comes with the cost of sacrificing the basic rights of the local Infected to a point of using them as test subjects in the past. Discrimination against non-Arts users is also prevalent to a point of calling them "defects."

The Leithanian language is identical to the German language in our world. However, both have distinct grammars and accents, even though both are mutually intelligible enough with each other.

## Background

For more than a century, Leithanien was ruled by the Witch King who was notorious for his unimaginable Arts experimentations in his Spire with red crystals around the country and was feared by the Leithaniens as a tyrannical overlord. His reign of terror brought misery and chaos to the Leithanians whom were treated as nothing more than his "lab rats." He even turned the emissaries of Gaul within his nation into horrible statues when the latter tried to make Leithanien into its vassal state, leading to the Gallo-Leithanian War that would eventually became the Battle of the Four Emperors where he allied with Victoria and Ursus to annihilate the Gaulish Empire.

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However, his reign of terror eventually led to an uprising that would become his downfall. Around twenty years ago, in the September of 1077, the Kurfürsten initiated the ***Septemberaufstand*** ("September Uprising") against the Witch King. Through their support, the heroic Twin Empresses slew the Witch King and succeeded his position the whose rule brought temporary peace and order back to Leithanien. Even though the age of the Witch King is already over, the common folks could never forget his horrors and dare not challenge the current rulers and the aggressive aristocrats. To this day, the Witch King's dark legacies remain the greatest threat of the country.

## Notable people

* The Witch King
* **Count Dierolf:** A local noble who acts as the representaive of the leithanian delegation visiting Kazimierz. He's expected to attend the ceremony of the "Voice of Knights" statue, made to represent and stand the friendly diplomatic relationship between Kazimierz and Leithanien
* **Count Hoenlohe**: Also known as "**the Hyacinth Count**", he is a young Infected noble to whom Carnelian works as an attendant for mere responsibility after accidentally bumping him and being arrested for that. Per her recommendation, the count is undergoing treatment in Rhodes island.
* **Kurfürst Werner Hohenberg**: The Kurfürst of Schton whose family is famous for leading the *Septemberaufstand* against the Witch King, hence his powerful political status. He is known for being a protector of Arturia after fleeing from Laterano and having a private connection with Ioleta Russell, the Grand Knight of Adeptus Sprawiedliwi Kazimierz.

## Places

### District/settlements

* Wolumonde
* Vyseheim
* **Urtica**: The Leithanian district where the Witch King was born. Following his "death," the district was handed to his distant relatives, but it has since turned into a neglected region because it's despised by the Empresses' supporters.
* **Graufield:** A leithanian city close to Kazimierz. The city is expected to establish regular trade operations with the Nomadic City of Dwzonek.

### Landmarks

* **Winterwisp Mountains**: The mountain range in northern Leithanien that borders Wolumonde. It is named after the "Winterwisps" who inhabit there.

## References

2. ↑ Mizuki & Caerula Arbor: Final Bastion
3. ↑ Long Journey
4. ↑ OF-EX1
5. ↑ LE-7 After
6. ↑ Blitz's Archive files
7. ↑  description
8. ↑  full description
9. ↑ WD-3 After
10. ↑ I Have Gazed
11. ↑ Carnelian's Archive files
12. ↑ Gradus Secreti
13. ↑ No Peace