New Human Empire

Anime Screen Imperial Palace of the Empress and a window view frame of the city

The New Human Empire, also known either as the Methuselah Empire or the Empire of the True Race, was founded around 800 years prior to the events in the Trinity Blood series. Fleeing from the persecution of the Terrans, the Methuselah were guided to these lands by Empress Vladika. The Empress brought nature back to the lands damaged by the Armageddon, and founded a new Kingdom, which would exist separately from the outside world. The Empire itself, is a vast land surrounded by airborne particles that filter out the ultraviolet radiation so that the Methuselah may move about by day. That is why the Empire appears to be bathed in the evening dusk, even during the day.

The Empire is home to both humans and vampires who live in peace together, under the rule of the Empress and her Imperial aristocracy. Having existed separate from the Outer World, the people of the Empire have developed a culture of their own. Before the Empress, both races are equal, and it is said that she alone may keep the peace. The nobles of the New Human Empire act as feudal lords, and rule over the various lands in the Empire. The mortals who live in the Empire may rank anywhere from the servant class to the nobility, and are each given an equal chance to rise to the noble class. They are considered the property of the Empress, and the Methuselah who pledge their loyalty to the Empress are not allowed to harm them.

The Empire is the most technologically advanced nation on earth, with weapons and machines that surpass both the Vatican arsenal and Albion, a nation which manufactures the hardware necessary for the production of technologically advanced machines. In part because of this, the Vatican attempts to remain on good terms with the Empire, which eventually lead to peace talks between the two nations. Because of the current world situation, the end of the Empress' reign would result in chaos which could potentially lead to war with the outside world if not quickly contained.

Geography

The capital city of the Empire is Byzantium (otherwise known as Constantinople), which is the home to both the Empress and a large number of Methuselah aristocracy who serve in the Empress' court. The Empire lies in Far Eastern Europe and stretches to where Turkey once was and the outer Middle East (Israel, Syria and a small part of northwestern Iraq), as well as to Greece and Misr (Egypt).

Cities and Regions

Byzantium (capital) Alexandria Babylonia Beograd Bessarabia Gaza Heraklion, capital of Crete Khartoum Kiev Luxor Memphis

Misr Moldavia Mycenae Navarino Nicaea Odessa Tabriz Tigris Timisoara Zagreb

Military

Imperial Navy

• Bad Hanmon, a flagship
• Nereiades, a deep-sea assault ship

Characters from the Empire

Boyar

The boyar, or nobles, are all Methuselah and control the government and military. They are the masters with territories everywhere, and also the highest-class bureaucrats who occupy central posts.

• Augusta Vladika, Empress
• Mirka Fortuna, Chief Privy Counselor and Countess of Moldova
• Süleyman, Second Privy Counselor and Duke of Tigris
• Feron Lin, Third Privy Counselor and Marquise of Damascus
• Astharoshe Asran, Countess of Odessa and Marquise of Kiev
• Ion Fortuna, Count of Memphis
• Shahrazad al-Rahman, Countess of Babylonia
• Radu Barvon, Baron of Luxor
• Baybars, Baron of Khartoum
• Agamemnon, Count of Mycenae
• Endre Kourza, Count of Zagreb
• Nazim, Count of Gaza
• Vashmar, Marquis of Navarino

Others

• Ahmed, Shahrazad's retainer
• Chadarli Kara Haril, Astaroshe's steward
• Ibrahim, navigator of the Nereiades
• Mimarl Suinan, a medicine seller
• Ryustem bin Shadaad, First Mate of the Nereiades
• Selim, Shahrazad's retainer
• Socorul, chief sailor of the Nereiades
• Guzino, crewman of the Nereiades
• Hairedin, crewman of the Nereiades
• Hussein, crewman of the Nereiades
• Nedim, crewman of the Nereiades
• Orhan, crewman of the Nereiades
• Sarkis, crewman of the Nereiades