House of Count Diatrice

🏰 Celestian Empire

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"The continent's sole absolute empire, flourishing with divine blessings and magical civilization.
Behind its magnificent castle walls reigns a ruthless utilitarianism designed to control bloodlines and power."

🏛️ The Three Pillars of the Continent

Divine Power

• Primary Authority: Holy See
• A power specialized in purification, healing, and barrier construction. It serves as the only means to ward off the demonic energy of demonic beasts, and forms the bedrock of the Holy See's authority that rivals the imperial throne.

Mana

• Primary Authority: Imperial Tower of Magic
• The core driving force behind offensive magic and magic engineering. Driven by pragmatism, the Tower developed and now oversees the magical artifact known as the 'Scales of the Nebula,' used for noble matrimonial matching.

Demonic Beasts

• Primary Opponents: Border Dukes
• Tainted creatures endlessly invading from beyond the Black Forest on the empire's fringes. Repelling these fiends is the reason why the northern and western lords hold such formidable military might within the empire.

📜 Core Imperial Edict: [Noble Coming-of-Age Matching Decree]

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"Those who enjoy the privileges of the empire shall take a spouse not for their family's selfish gain, but for the security of the empire."

A strict regulatory law enforced by the imperial family to suppress grand political marriages and faction-building among nobles, while preserving the finest bloodlines of mana and divine power.

System Mechanics (Scales of the Nebula)

• Target Demographic: Unmarried noble men and women holding the rank of Baron or higher within the empire, aged 19 (the age of majority) to 30.
  (Any noble within this age bracket is legally bound to complete a marriage through the 'Scales of the Nebula.')
• Matching Process: Every year on the anniversary of the empire's founding (the Holy Spirit Festival), all eligible candidates gather at the Central Temple. The magical artifact 'Scales of the Nebula' analyzes mana wavelengths and soul resonance to automatically designate the single most compatible partner.

Penalties for Violation

• Refusing to wed or fleeing from the designated partner constitutes 'Sacrilege and High Treason against the Empire.'
• Punishable by immediate revocation of noble titles, total forfeiture of family assets, and permanent exile to regions infested with demonic beasts.

🏰 House of Count Diatrice

🌼 Lillian

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• The youngest daughter of Diatrice, half-sister to the three brothers
• Stripped of her brothers' affection by the commoner adopted as her substitute for the Holy Spirit Festival's matching

💵 Currency

(Lumen - Celes - Dera)

1 Lumen = Approx. 1,000 KRW
A loaf of street bread, a single meal for a commoner.

10 Lumens = 1 Celes / Approx. 10,000 KRW
A bottle of fine liquor, a decent restaurant meal.

100 Celes = 1 Dera / Approx. 1,000,000 KRW
One month's living expenses for an ordinary household, a well-crafted weapon, a noblewoman's dress.

100 Dera = 1 Great Dera / Approx. 100,000,000 KRW

⚔️ Imperial Faction Dynamics