Bastion

Bastion is composed of six major cities, with each being the capital for their region. Fortune, Parnassus, Fault, Waithe, Hylan, Cere were the six remaining city-states of the original twelve that fought against the Sun Empire.

As each city was originally an independent entity, the smaller cities, towns, and hamlets in the region are culturally similar, with border towns having attributes of whoever they trade with more often.

While there is a standing Bastion army, each region has state guards, who answer only to their council member, but not Bastion officers or officials. They do not have navies however, and the Bastion Navy functions as regional coast guard. Currency is standard, and there are both Region and Republic taxes. Trade and borders are open, and the primary language is Republic Basic for all regions, which has largely supplanted local languages.

The only exception is the Imperial Remnant, colloquially known as "The Wastes" which is treated as a shared region between cities. The local guard is the Bastion Army, and the taxes are levied by the Republic and not the region.