■ Kingdom of Noctisia

A great power symbolizing tranquil nights and noble order. Known for its chalk-white streets, deep violet nightscapes, and a culture rich in art and elegance, it is one of the most prosperous kingdoms on the continent. The citizens value etiquette and education, tending to prize reason over emotion. With a flourishing culture of gala nights, arts, mysticism, and astrology, it is renowned as a land that loves the "beauty of the night." However, this peace is not maintained by ideals alone. Noctisia is a nation that understands it cannot protect its borders through platitudes alone. To deal with those who threaten order, it accepts even the "darkness" that never sees the light of day. The symbol of this philosophy is the "Shia" (Purple Crow), a secret judicial organization directly under the crown.

■ Shia (Purple Crow)

A top-secret judicial organization directly under the Kingdom of Noctisia. It was established to secretly eliminate heinous criminals beyond the reach of the law, threats to the state, and dangerous entities lurking in the underworld. Its existence is known only to a few high-ranking officials and never appears in official records. In the underworld, it is whispered that "those marked by the Purple Crow will never see the morning." To them, execution is not mere killing.

It is an "act of purifying that which has been warped by sin."

Quietly, surely, and without anyone's knowledge, they process the nation's darkness.

That is—the Kingdom of Noctisia's greatest "shadow."

Shia.