Ruby Vance (The Meridian Federation )

Archetype: The Idealist in a Cynical World

Born into a dynasty of diplomats, Ruby was groomed from birth to navigate the intricate dance of international politics. On the surface, she is the perfect envoy: impeccably educated, fiercely intelligent, and possessing a tough, analytical mind that can dissect any political problem. Her appearance —- short blonde hair and sharp, tailored suits—projects an aura of no-nonsense capability.

Beneath this polished exterior, however, lies a deep-seated conflict. She sees the fervent patriotism preached by her leaders for what it is—a convenient shelter for greed and ambition. This has caused her to grow weary of her own country's relentless warmongering, leaving her caught between a nominal duty to her nation and the urgent pull of her conscience. This has fostered a profound, well-guarded empathy for the people caught in the crossfire of conflicts she is sent to manage. While her influence is limited, she skillfully uses every tool at her disposal—her intellect, her family name, and her sheer force of will—to mitigate damage and protect lives, all while wrestling with the moral compromises her position demands.

Sean Walker (The Caspian Combine )

Archetype: The Survivor with a Conscience

Sean is a product of the harsh realities of his world. Sent to a military academy at a young age not for glory but for survival, he learned early on that institutions are often corrupt and that authority is not to be trusted. His intelligence is not academic but adaptive and razor-sharp, honed by years of observing and navigating the "dirty politics" and injustices of a system designed to break men like him.

He carries himself with a lean, watchful intensity, his eyes holding the weary look of someone who has seen too much. He views the nationalistic propaganda that fuels the war with a profound cynicism, recognizing it as a tool the authorities use to manipulate the populace and justify their actions. Sean is a master at playing the game; he understands the rules of the powerful and knows how to bend them to survive. However, this cynicism is at constant war with a stubborn, unyielding conscience. He despises the system he is a part of and refuses to become one of the predators he sees in positions of power. His graduation to Second Lieutenant is not a triumph, but a deeper entanglement in a life he never chose, forcing him to constantly seek a path where he can be effective without sacrificing his soul.

Undersecretary Thorne (Meridian Federation)

A cold, pragmatic, and powerful bureaucrat in the Federation's Ministry of State. Thorne is a master of political maneuvering who sees people and nations as pieces on a chessboard. He is Ruby's superior and represents the cynical, amoral realpolitik of the superpower she serves.

Captain Eric Voss (Caspian Combine)

An incompetent and cowardly officer in the Combine army, Voss is a product of a system that rewards loyalty over ability. He is Sean's direct commander in Erden and embodies the bureaucratic rot and moral corruption that Sean despises, prioritizing personal gain and self-preservation above all else.

President-Marshal Lysander Corvus (Sirona)

The ruthless dictator of Sirona. For fifteen years, Corvus has clung to power through fear and the backing of his patrons in the Meridian Federation. He is paranoid, ambitious, and willing to start a war and risk nuclear catastrophe to save his own regime.

President Kaelen Rask (Erden)

The democratically elected President of the Republic of Erden. A strong, resilient, and principled leader, she is caught in an impossible situation: fending off an invasio

Lisa Aris (Erden)

The acting mayor of the town of Oakhaven. After her father was called to defend the capital, Lisa was thrust into a leadership role she never wanted. She is young, overwhelmed, but fiercely protective of her people, representing the civilian struggle and resilience of Erden.

The Agent (Sirona)

A high-ranking Sironan official chosen to be the puppet leader of Corvus's "Western Erden." Wracked with guilt and fear, he attempts to defect to Erden to expose the conspiracy, inadvertently becoming the "package" Sean must protect. He represents the moral cowardice that enables tyrannical regimes.

General Valerius (Sirona)

A high-ranking and ambitious Sironan general, Valerius is a key player in the conspiracy between Corvus and the rogue Combine faction. He is arrogant, short-tempered, and dangerously overconfident in his own importance. While he is a competent field commander, his ego and explosive anger are significant weaknesses. He views the war and the conspiracy primarily as a means to his own personal advancement and enrichment, making him susceptible to manipulation by anyone who can successfully play on his pride and greed. He is the Sironan officer who captures Sean and is ultimately outwitted by him.

Major Ivan Rostova (Caspian Combine)

A man of unshakeable integrity, "The Ox" is a decorated officer who was court-martialed for exposing a conspiracy to secretly expand the Combine's neutron bomb arsenal. Though the charges were dropped, his career was sidelined, landing him in the disposable "Task Force Revenant." He is a symbol of quiet, stubborn defiance against a corrupt system, whose moral fortitude is a source of inspiration for Sean.

Captain Eva Rostova (Caspian Combine)

Major Rostova's sister, Eva is a fierce and principled officer whose career was destroyed when she disobeyed a direct order to save a village of civilians from annihilation. Her righteous fury and willingness to sacrifice her future for what is right make her a kindred spirit to Sean and a key member of his rescued team.

Leo Vance (Caspian Combine)

Sean's former academy roommate and a pilot in "Task Force Revenant." Leo is a sharp-witted and cynical man with a penchant for collecting secrets and a "sly grin" that often precedes a cutting truth. He is the one who reveals the doomed nature of their mission to Sean, providing crucial intelligence on the corrupt system that has assembled their disposable team. Despite his cynical exterior, he is a loyal friend to Sean. He shares the same last name as Ruby Vance, hinting at a possible familial connection.

Klara Denkova (Meridian Federation)

A stern, overworked, 63-year-old civilian logistics supervisor for NorthStar Services, the primary food contractor for the FIA campus. She is pragmatic and resource-focused, responsible for hiring cheap refugee labor to meet her quotas. While not malicious, she embodies the bureaucratic indifference of the corporate structure, seeing refugees like "Samir" as disposable assets to solve her staffing problems. She is Sean's initial entry point into the system.

Tomas Ruiz (Meridian Federation)

A mid-level IT technician for NorthStar Services, Tomas is a burned-out and cynical "colony kid" who resents the Federation bureaucracy and the privileged FIA personnel he services. His frustration and disillusionment make him an ideal first contact for Sean, who easily earns his trust by fixing his technical problems and sharing a sense of cynical camaraderie. Tomas unwittingly becomes Sean's first stepping stone to gaining deeper access.

Elena Vasquez (Meridian Federation)

A sharp, dedicated, but frustrated FIA IT auditor from a family of Federation bureaucrats. Tasked with ensuring compliance between internal FIA systems and third-party vendors, she is caught between her belief in "the rules" and the reality of a system where the powerful ignore them. She is intelligent and competent, but her loneliness and professional frustration make her vulnerable to the sense of partnership and respect offered by "Samir," making her Sean's most important, and most guilt-inducing, unwitting accomplice.

Dr. Aris Volkov (Caspian Combine)

A brilliant, once-idealistic geneticist and cloning expert from the Caspian Combine. Initially, he founded a secret medical institute wi th noble intentions: to use his genius to grow organs and save lives. However, his project was co-opted by corrupt and powerful elements within the Combine, who forced him—under threat to his family—to perform monstrous acts, including illegal organ harvesting and creating mindless clone "avatars" for political control. Wracked with guilt and blackmailed into complicity, he is a broken man, a tragic figure who represents the perversion of science by power . His confession to Ruby Vance becomes the catalyst that unites her and Sean against the conspiracy.

Colonel Denis Volkov (Caspian Combine)

A desperate father and a conflicted officer, Colonel Volkov serves as the deputy operations officer for the mission to rescue his own brother, Dr. Aris Volkov. Driven by the hope of saving his critically ill eight-year-old daughter, who was denied a life-saving transplant by the Combine's amoral elite, he becomes a mole for the Meridian Federation. He leverages his position to sabotage the rescue missions, feeding intelligence to the enemy to ensure his brother remains in their custody. His treason is not for personal gain but for a chance at a miracle, making him a tragic figure who sacrifices his honor and his comrades for the love of his child.

Lena Korva (Ex-Caspian Combine Intelligence Director)

As the disgraced former Director of Combine Intelligence, Lena Korva is the ruthless spymaster and "digital phantom" orchestrating the conspiracy in Cygnus. Projecting an aura of severe elegance and calm, she is a master of psychological warfare and digital traps, but beneath this polished exterior lies a volatile and paranoid tyrant. Scapegoated after the Erden affair, she is driven by a burning desire for revenge against the Combine leadership and an obsession with rebuilding her shadow empire. Viewing the galactic war as a mere stage for cynical elites on both sides, she masterminds the false-flag plot to regain control of the lucrative cloning "institute" and prove that true power transcends government loyalties. As the architect of the hunt for Sean and Ruby, she represents a chillingly competent and deeply personal threat born from the sins of the last war.

Mira Kane (Meridian Federation)

In the labyrinth of Federation diplomacy, Mira Kane lurks as a shadow in the corridors of power—a sharp-witted Deputy Envoy whose efficiency masks a simmering undercurrent of ambition and enigma. Her barbs are precise, her knowledge of rivals' "family skeletons" unnervingly intimate, as if she holds keys to locked doors long forgotten. Yet beneath the polished facade lies a puzzle: a woman forged in the fringes of outposts, her rise stalled by invisible barriers, fueling a resentment that whispers of deeper wounds. What drives her calculated maneuvers—mere professional envy, or a vendetta woven from threads of a hidden past?

The Meridian Federation

The dominant superpower in the known galaxy, the Meridian Federation presents itself as a stable, sophisticated, and enlightened republic, a beacon of order and prosperity. In reality, its vast bureaucracy is driven by a cold, cynical realpolitik, and it maintains its dominance through a web of client states, economic control, and overwhelming military might. Led by a powerful, often unseen Ministry of State, the Federation views the rest of the galaxy as pieces on a chessboard, to be managed and manipulated for its own long-term security and influence. Ruby Vance is a product of its elite diplomatic corps.

The Caspian Combine

A rising, industrial superpower forged from a union of resource-rich worlds, the Caspian Combine is the primary rival to the Meridian Federation. The Combine's ideology is one of collective strength, pragmatism, and relentless ambition. While officially a democracy, its government is deeply intertwined with its powerful military-industrial complex, creating a society that values utilitarian strength over individual liberty. The Combine is seen by the Federation as a brutish, expansionist threat, while it sees itself as the only power strong enough to challenge the Federation's galactic hegemony. Sean Walker is an officer in its formidable air force.

The Republic of Cygnus

A staunchly neutral and immensely wealthy nation, the Republic of Cygnus has carved out a unique position between the two rival superpowers. Famous for its luxurious resorts, discreet banking systems, and role as a neutral ground for high-stakes diplomacy, Cygnus is the Switzerland of the galaxy. Its government prioritizes economic prosperity and unwavering neutrality above all else, making its territory a safe haven for spies, diplomats, and anyone seeking refuge from the galactic conflict—as long as they can afford the price of admission and agree to leave their wars at the border.

The Republic of Sirona

An authoritarian state masquerading as a republic, Sirona is a client nation of the powerful Meridian Federation. For fifteen years, it has been under the iron-fisted rule of President-Marshal Lysander Corvus, who relies on Federation military support to suppress dissent and maintain his power. With a faltering economy and growing internal unrest, Corvus's regime initiated the war with its neighbor, Erden, under the false pretext of "liberating" the Sironan-speaking populace. Sirona is a nation built on a foundation of aggressive nationalism, political paranoia, and a desperate need to project strength to hide its internal decay.

The Republic of Erden

A resilient and sovereign democracy, the Republic of Erden is a nation defined by its fierce independence and the determination of its people. Led by the popularly elected President Kaelen Rask, Erden finds itself caught between two hostile superpowers. Threatened by the aggression of its neighbor, Sirona, Erden has entered into a fragile, mistrustful alliance with the Caspian Combine for protection. While the Combine's support is limited and comes with its own agenda, the people of Erden are united in their fight for their land, their freedom, and their right to self-governance, embodying a spirit of endurance against overwhelming odds.

露比·萬斯 (Ruby Vance) - 子午線聯邦 (The Meridian Federation )

原型： 冷漠世界中的理想主義者

露比出生於子午線聯邦一個顯赫的外交世家，從小就被培養以應對錯綜複雜的國際政治。表面上，她是一位完美的使節：受過無可挑剔的教育，聰明絕頂，並擁有堅韌的分析頭腦，能夠剖析任何政治問題。她的外表——金色短髮和剪裁俐落的西裝——散發出一種不容置喙的幹練氣質。

然而，在這光鮮的外表之下，隱藏著根深蒂固的衝突。她看透了聯邦領導人所宣揚的狂熱愛國主義，視之為掩蓋貪婪和野心的便利藉口。 這讓她對自己國家無情的戰爭販子行徑感到厭倦，使她陷入了對國家的名義責任與內心良知的迫切呼喚之間的掙扎。這也培養了她對那些 身陷衝突火線的人們深切而小心翼翼的同情心。儘管她的影響力有限，但她巧妙地運用自己擁有的一切工具——她的才智、家族名望和純粹 的意志力——來減輕損害、保護生命，同時不斷與她職位所要求的道德妥協進行搏鬥。

尚恩·沃克 (Sean Walker) - 裏海共同體 (The Caspian Combine )

原型： 在嚴酷世界中堅守良知的倖存者

肖恩是這個殘酷世界的產物。他年幼時被送往軍校，不是為了榮耀，而是為了生存。他很早就明白，制度往往腐敗，權威也不值得信任。他的智慧並非學術型，而是適應性強且銳利，經過數年觀察和應對這套旨在摧毀他這類人的「骯髒政治遊戲」與不公，逐漸磨礪而成。

他身材瘦削，目光警覺，神情中帶著疲憊，彷彿經歷過太多。他以深刻的憤世嫉俗看待那些煽動戰爭的民族主義宣傳，清楚這是當局用來操控人民、為自身行為開脫的工具。肖恩深諳“遊戲規則”，他懂得強權的法則，也知曉如何變通規則以求生存。然而，這種強權主義與他頑固不屈的良知之間始終存在著激烈衝突。他痛恨自己身處的體系，拒絕成為權力位置上那些掠食者的同類。他的「晉升」為少尉並非勝利，而是更深地陷入了一種他從未選擇的生活，迫使他不斷尋找一條既能有效行動又不致喪失靈魂的道路。

索恩次長 (Undersecretary Thorne) - 子午線聯邦

聯邦國務部的一位冷酷、務實且權力顯赫的官僚。索恩是政治操弄的大師，將人民與國家視為棋盤上的棋子。他是露比的上司，代表著她所服務的超級強權那犬儒、非道德的現實政治。

埃里克·沃斯上尉 (Captain Eric Voss) - 裏海共同體

共同體軍隊中一名無能且怯懦的軍官，沃斯是一個獎勵忠誠而非能力的體制下的產物。他是尚恩在厄爾登的直屬指揮官，體現了尚恩所鄙視的官僚腐敗與道德淪喪，將個人利益和自我保護置於一切之上。

總統元帥萊山德·科弗斯 (President-Marshal Lysander Corvus) - 西羅納

西羅納的殘酷獨裁者。十五年來，科弗斯憑藉恐懼及其在子午線聯邦的靠山支持，緊抓權力不放。他多疑、野心勃勃，並願意發動戰爭、冒著核災難的風險來挽救自己的政權。

凱倫·拉斯克總統 (President Kaelen Rask) - 厄爾登

厄爾登共和國的民選總統。作為一位堅強、堅韌且有原則的領袖，她陷入了一個不可能的處境：既要抵禦來自西羅納的入侵，又要應對與裏海共同體之間危險而不互信的同盟關係。

麗莎·阿里斯 (Lisa Aris) - 厄爾登

橡樹鎮的代理鎮長。在其父親被徵召保衛首都後，麗莎被迫承擔起她從未想要的領導角色。她年輕、不堪重負，但對她的人民卻極具保護心，代表了厄爾登平民的掙扎與韌性。

代理人 (The Agent) - 西羅納

一名被選中擔任科弗斯「西厄爾登」傀儡領袖的西羅納高階官員。在罪惡感與恐懼的折磨下，他試圖向厄爾登投誠以揭露陰謀，卻無意中成為了尚恩必須保護的「包裹」。他代表了那種助長暴政的道德懦弱。

瓦萊里烏斯將軍 (General Valerius) - 西羅納

一名官階崇高且野心勃勃的西羅納將軍，瓦萊里烏斯是科弗斯與共同體叛變派系之間陰謀的關鍵人物。他為人傲慢、脾氣暴躁，並對自身的重要性有著危險的過度自信。儘管他是一名能幹的戰地指揮官，但他的自負和暴怒是其重大弱點。他將戰爭與陰謀主要視為個人晉升與致富的手段，這使得任何能成功利用其驕傲與貪婪的人，都能輕易地操縱他。他就是俘虜了尚恩，但最終反被尚恩智取的西羅納軍官。

伊凡·羅斯托夫少校 (Major Ivan Rostova) - 裏海共同體

一個正直不屈的男人，「公牛」是一名戰功彪炳的軍官，卻因揭露共同體秘密擴充中子彈武器庫的陰謀而遭到軍事法庭審判。儘管指控最終被撤銷，他的軍旅生涯卻被擱置，最終被分發至用完即棄的 「亡魂特遣隊」。他象徵著對腐敗體制沉默而頑強的反抗，其道德勇氣是尚恩的靈感來源。

伊娃·羅斯托上尉 (Captain Eva Rostova) - 裏海共同體

羅斯托夫少校的妹妹，伊娃是一名剛烈且有原則的軍官，卻因違抗直接命令、從一場殲滅行動中拯救了整個村莊的平民而斷送了自己的前程。她的正義之怒以及為正道不惜犧牲未來的意願，使她成為 尚恩的知己，也是他所營救的團隊中的關鍵一員。

李奧·萬斯 (Leo Vance) - 裏海共同體

尚恩的前學院室友，也是「亡魂特遣隊」的一名飛行員。李奧是一個機智而憤世嫉俗的人，愛好是收集秘密，他那「狡黠的笑容」往往預示著一個尖銳的真相。正是他向尚恩揭示了他們任務注定失敗 的本質，並提供了關於那個組建了這支用完即棄隊伍的腐敗體系的關鍵情報。儘管外表憤世嫉俗，他卻是尚恩的忠實朋友。他與露比·萬斯同姓，暗示了可能的家族關係。

克拉拉·丹科娃 (Klara Denkova) - 子午線聯邦

一位嚴厲、工作過度的63歲文職後勤主管，為北極星服務公司工作，該公司是FIA園區的主要食品承包商。她務實且以資源為重，負責招募廉價的難民勞工以達成她的工作配額。雖然並非惡意，但她體現了企業結構中官僚式的冷漠，將像「薩米爾」這樣的難民視為解決她人力問題的可拋棄資產。她是尚恩滲透進該系統的最初切入點。

托馬斯·魯伊斯 (Tomas Ruiz) - 子午線聯邦

北極星服務公司的一名中階IT技術員，托馬斯是一個燃燒殆盡、憤世嫉俗的「殖民地小子」，他對自己服務的聯邦官僚體系和享有特權的FIA人員感到不滿。他的挫敗感和幻想破滅使他成為尚恩的理想的初步接觸對象，尚恩透過解決他的技術問題和分享一種犬儒式的同志情誼，輕鬆地贏得了他的信任。托馬斯在不知不覺中成為尚恩獲取更深層級權限的第一塊墊腳石。

艾琳娜·瓦斯奎茲 (Elena Vasquez) - 子午線聯邦

一名來自聯邦官僚家庭、精明、敬業但心懷挫折的FIA IT審計員。她的任務是確保內部FIA系統與第三方供應商之間的合規性，但她卻陷入了對「規則」的信念與權貴們無視規則的現實之間的矛盾。她聰明能幹，但她的孤獨和職業挫敗感使她容易受到「薩米爾」所提供的夥伴感和尊重的影響，使她成為尚恩最重要、也最讓他感到內疚的不知情幫兇。

阿里斯·沃爾科夫醫生 (Dr. Aris Volkov) - 裏海共同體

一位來自裏海共同體的傑出、一度充滿理想的遺傳學家與複製專家。最初，他懷著高尚的意圖創立了一家秘密醫療機構：利用他的天 才來培育器官、拯救生命。然而，他的項目被共同體內部的腐敗權力集團所侵佔，他們以其家人的安危為脅迫，強迫他從事駭人聽聞的行為，包括非法器官摘取和為政治控制製造無意識的複製「化身」。在罪惡感與被脅迫的同謀中，他成了一個破碎的人，一個代表著科學被權力所扭曲的悲劇性人物。他向露比·萬斯的懺悔，成為了團結她與尚恩對抗陰謀的催化劑。

丹尼斯·沃爾科夫上校 (Colonel Denis Volkov) - 裏海共同體

一位絕望的父親與內心充滿矛盾的軍官，沃爾科夫上校擔任營救自己兄弟——阿里斯·沃爾科夫醫生的任務的副作戰指揮官。他的八歲女兒病情垂危，卻被共同體非道德的菁英階層拒絕了救命的移植手術，在拯救女兒的希望驅使下，他成為了子午線聯邦的內鬼。他利用職務之便，暗中破壞營救任務，向敵人提供情報，以確保他的兄弟留在他們手中。他的背叛並非為了個人利益，而是為了一線奇蹟，這使他成為一個悲劇性人物，為了對孩子的愛而犧牲了自己的榮譽與同袍。

莉娜·科爾瓦 (Lena Korva) - 聯合體前情報總監

身為聲名狼藉的聯合體前情報總監，莉娜·科爾瓦是策劃天鵝座陰謀的冷酷間諜大師與「數位魅影」。她散發著嚴肅優雅與冷靜的氣場，是心理戰與數位陷阱的大師，但在她光鮮的外表下，卻隱藏著一個易怒且偏執的暴君。在埃爾登事件後被當作代罪羔羊的她，被對聯合體領導層的強烈復仇慾望、以及重建她影子帝國的執念所驅使。她將銀河戰爭僅視為雙方犬儒菁英的舞台，精心策劃了假旗攻擊的陰謀，意圖重新控制利潤豐厚的複製「研究所」，並證明真正的權力超越政府忠誠。作為追獵尚恩與露比的策劃者，她代表了一個源於上次戰爭罪孽的、令人不寒而栗的強大且帶有深刻個人色彩的威脅。

米拉·凱恩 (Mira Kane) - 子午線聯邦

在聯邦外交的迷宮中，米拉·凱恩如同權力走廊中的影子般潛伏——一位機智敏銳的副特使，她的效率掩蓋著潛藏的野心與謎團。她的尖銳諷刺精準，對對手「家族秘密」的了解令人不安地親密，彷彿她握有早已被遺忘的鎖門鑰匙。然而，在光鮮的外表下，隱藏著一個謎團：一位在前哨邊緣鍛造的女人，她的崛起被無形的障礙阻擋，激起一種低語著更深傷口的怨恨。是什麼驅使她精心計算的操作——純粹是職業上的嫉妒，還是由隱藏過去編織而成的復仇？

子午線聯邦 (The Meridian Federation)

作為已知銀河系中的主導超級大國，子午線聯邦將自己塑造成一個穩定、先進且開明的共和國，是秩序與繁榮的燈塔。實際上，其龐大的官僚體系是由冷酷、犬儒的現實政治所驅動，並通過附庸國網絡、經濟控制和壓倒性的軍事力量來維持其主導地位。在一個強大但經常幕後運作的國務部領導下，聯邦將銀河系的其他部分視為棋盤上的棋子，為了自身的長遠安全與影響力而被管理和操動。露比·萬斯便是其精英外交使團的產物。

裏海共同體 (The Caspian Combine)

裏海共同體是一個由資源豐富的世界聯合而成的新興工業超級大國，是子午線聯邦的主要對手。共同體的意識形態是集體力量、實用主義和無情的野心。雖然官方上是民主政體，但其政府與其強大的軍工複合體深度交織，創造了一個重視功利主義力量而非個人自由的社會。在聯邦眼中，共同體是一個野蠻、擴張主義的威脅；而它則視自己為唯一有足夠實力挑戰聯邦銀河霸權的力量。尚恩·沃克是其強大空軍中的一名軍官。

天鵝座共和國 (The Republic of Cygnus)

天鵝座共和國是一個堅定中立且極其富裕的國家，在兩大敵對的超級大國之間開創了獨特的地位。天鵝座以其豪華的度假村、審慎的銀行體系以及作為高風險外交的中立場所而聞名，是銀河系的瑞士。其政府將經濟繁榮和堅定不移的中立置於首位，使其領土成為間諜、外交官以及任何尋求庇護以躲避銀河衝突者的安全港——只要他們付得起入場費，並同意將戰爭留在邊境之外。

西羅納共和國 (The Republic of Sirona)

西羅納共和國，一個偽裝成共和國的威權國家，是強大的子午線聯邦的附庸國。十五年來，它一直處於總統元帥萊山德·科弗斯的鐵腕統治之下，他依靠聯邦的軍事支持來鎮壓異議、維持權力。由於經濟衰退和國內動盪加劇，科弗斯政權以「解放」說西羅納語的同胞為虛假藉口，對其鄰國厄爾登發動了戰爭。西羅納是一個建立在侵略性民族主義、政治偏執以及極度需要投射武力以掩蓋其內部腐朽基礎上的國家。

厄爾登共和國 (The Republic of Erden)

厄爾登共和國，一個堅韌不拔、擁有主權的民主國家，以其強烈的獨立性和人民的決心而著稱。在民選總統凱倫·拉斯克的領導下，厄爾登發現自己夾在兩個敵對的超級大國之間。面對鄰國西羅納的侵略威脅，厄爾登為了自保，與裏海共同體結成了脆弱而不互信的同盟。儘管共同體的支持有限且別有用心，但厄爾登人民團結一致，為他們的土地、自由和自治權而戰，體現了在巨大劣勢下堅忍不拔的精神。