Eastal, the League of Free Cities (自由都市同盟イースタル Jiyuu Toshi Doumei Iisutaru, official Japanese spelling "League of Free Cities Eastal"), is an alliance of Earthling nations and kingdoms in Elder Tale that rules over an area equivalent to the eastern regions of Kanto-Koshin'etsu and most of Tohoku on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This area is one of the five territories of Yamato.
The League's main political rival is the Holy Empire Westelande to the west, while the Ezzo Empire lies to the northeast.
Overview[]
Member's Ring
The Cowen Family is one of two houses with a direct ancestry to the Imperial Bloodline, along with the Saiguu Family of Westelande. Duke Sergiad is the lord of Eastal's largest city, Maihama, and serves as the League's coordinator. He extended an invitation to the newly-established Round Table Alliance to attend a meeting and dance party at the Ancient Court of Eternal Ice.
The League is controlled by nobles and is comprised of 20 fiefdoms and 24 cities. The title of each feudal lord was bestowed by the Holy Empire Westelande during ancient times. There are twenty-four recognized noble families, and the governing body of Akiba was seen initially as the twenty-fifth. However, they ultimately were given neither a title nor membership into the League. Instead, they were viewed as the equal to the League and have opened up trade relations, as well as signing a non-aggression pact. As a result, they have a huge opportunity to greatly advance themselves in terms of economy and technology.[1]
Members wear a gold ring inset with a red gem on their left thumb.[2]
Members[]
- Maihama City: Duke Sergiad
- Fortress City Mogami: Lord Barte (Marquis Dalute)
- Owly City: Marquis Lester
- Freedom City Iwafune: Baron Sugana
- Tsukuba City: Kyriva
- Hitachi City: ??
- Fourbridge City ??
- Urumiya City ??
- Utsurugi Shrine City: Baron Craindit
- Earl Kashiwazaki
- Marquis TaiHaku
- Chief of Lake Suwa
- The Academic Guild
Locations[]
Oou City: A city that was built in the almost-northern limit of Eastal. Its scale is smaller than that of southern territories, but Ouu has substantial walls to resist the surrounding severe threats.
Lawaroll City: This city adjoins Takami River that runs through the northeast region of Eastal from north to south. Therefore, it was developed as an important relay point for commercial distribution between the inland region and southern region, enjoying facilities for water-transport. Not only Adventurers, but also Earthling merchants with rich variations can be seen.
Dungeons[]
Shinjuku Underpass: Dungeon zone that ran throughout the underground of Shinjuku. This area is often used as underground passages since enemies are weak. Nowadays you can see many Earthling refugees are camping, while the above-ground area of Shinjuku was destroyed by wild Behemoths.
Corresponding Real Life Regions[]
- Tokyo Metropolis (Akiba, Shibuya, Asakusa, Ikebukuro, Ancient Court of Eternal Ice)
- Akihabara (Akiba)
- Shibuya (Shibuya)
- Asakusa (Asakusa)
- Ikebukuro (Ikebukuro)
- Hama-rikyū Gardens (Ancient Court of Eternal Ice)
- Kanagawa Prefecture (Yokohama, Gateway City Hakone, Sakawa)
- Yokohama (Yokohama)
- Hakone/Hakone Barrier (Gateway City Hakone, Boxurt Mountains)
- Odawara (Sakawa)
- Saitama Prefecture (Temple Town Hirose, Village of Warabi)
- Ōmiya-ku, Saitama (Temple Town Hirose)
- Warabi (Village of Warabi)
- Chiba Prefecture (Capital of Maihama, Village of Matsudo, Bōsō Peninsula, Shirahama, Choushi)
- Urayasu/Tokyo Disney Resort (Capital of Maihama)
- Matsudo (Village of Matsudo)
- Bōsō Peninsula (Zantleaf Peninsula)
- Awa District, Chiba (Shirahama)
- Chōshi (Choushi)
- Ibaraki Prefecture (Magical City Tsukuba, Town of Hitachi)
- Tsukuba/University of Tsukuba (Magical City Tsukuba)
- Hitachi (Hitachi)
- Niigata Prefecture (Thunder Town Kashiwazaki, Free City Iwafune, Marine Town Sado)
- Kashiwazaki (Thunder Town Kashiwazaki)
- Murakami (Free City Iwafune)
- Sado Island (Marine Town Sado)
- Miyagi Prefecture (Taihaku Outer Castle, Taihaku Cloud Castle)
- Sendai (Taihaku Outer Castle, Taihaku Cloud Castle)
- Nagano Prefecture (Lakeside Town of Suwa)
- Suwa, Nagano (Lakeside Town of Suwa)
- Fukushima Prefecture (Town of Koorima)
- Kōriyama (Town of Koorima)
- Gunma Prefecture (Town of Fourbridge, Sonohara Floodgate City)
- Takasaki (Town of Fourbridge)
- Numata/Sonohara Dam (Sonohara Floodgate City)
- Tochigi Prefecture (Town of Utsurugi-Shinzen)
- Utsunomiya (Town of Utsurugi-Shinzen)
- Iwate Prefecture (Town of Lawaroll, Takami River)
- Hanamaki (Town of Lawaroll)
- Kitakami River (Takami River)
- Yamagata Prefecture (Fortress City Mogami, Shizukami River)
- Yamagata (Fortress City Mogami)
- Mogami River (Shizukami River)
- Akita Prefecture (Town of Ouu)
- Akita (Town of Ouu)
- Nanataki Falls (Seven Falls Fortress)
- Yamanashi Prefecture (Pied-Piperia)
Trivia[]
- On an early sketch done by light novel illustrator Hara Kazuhiro, it was called the "League of Free Cities Eastal." The anime went with "League of Freedom Cities Eastal," while Yen On's translation of the light novels used "Eastal, the League of Free Cities."