Overview
Lunar-aligned imperial power ruled through bureaucracy, ritual, and distance. Seigetsu preserves order with long memory and selective mercy, leaning on celestial symbolism to justify control.
Narrative role
Backdrop for imperial politics, lunar rites, and archive-driven quests. Provides the historical pressure that spawned the Ninth Wave and seeded time anomalies elsewhere, framing the cost of empire versus frontier autonomy.
Known facts
- Mirror Bastion is not in Seigetsu; confirmed in Varthum.
- Militarized capital watches the “Phoenix Loop” anomaly while managing Ninth Wave political pressure.
- Bureaucratic control and lunar symbolism anchor imperial legitimacy.
- Keeps extensive archives; mercy is granted selectively to maintain balance.
Mechanics impact
Potential systems: permit-based travel, lunar-phase buffs/rituals, archival quests to restore or redact history. Imperial favor could unlock safe-conduct, elite gear, or reduced patrol hostility.
Relationships
- Ninth Wave: Offshoot born from wars/revolutions; active threat.
- Varthum: Mirror Bastion oversight from afar; watches temporal research.
- Yukigami: Historic conflict; tracks revolutionary echoes.
- Western realms (Eddara/Galport): Exerts soft power via tribute and bureaucracy, not occupation.
Sources
- docbase/kb/seigetsu_empire.md
- docbase/kb/ninth_wave.md
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Dynasty Eastern Martial empire bound by tradition. --- Imperial council Arc 2 Seigetsu Empire Eastern --- Arc 2 Seigetsu Empire Eastern Militarized
Region Summary
Militarized empire of conquest/expansion; alpine plateaus and industrial cities; Arc 3.
Canon Details
Militarized expansionist empire (Arc 3); capital Seigetsu (Silent Moon) of silver-tiled strongholds and industrial expansion. Okashira/Kojiro casts a long shadow. Mirror Bastion prison tied to Ninth Wave. Time anomaly: “Phoenix Loop.”
Open questions / conflicts
Open: hierarchy between time rifts and anomalies not locked; naming conventions (full names vs given names) not fully locked. Time travel remains non-player-controlled; chat canon overrides docs.