Principality of Fanoss

Principality of Fanoss or so called The Fanoss Duchy (ファンオース公国/ファンオース公爵領), is a nation originally affiliated with a duke of the Holfort Kingdom, but had long since declared itself an independent principality. However, it was defeated in the war and annexed by the Kingdom.

History
The Principality of Fanoss, or the Principality for short, was originally a part of the Holfort Kingdom. Its ruling family, the Fanoss ducal house, was also a branch of the Holfort royal family. At one point, however, an ambitious Duke Fanoss rebelled and proclaimed the Principality with the support of a country hostile to the Kingdom. Soon after the independence declaration, the Principality began raiding the Kingdom's territories to quickly obtain resources. Being surrounded by hostile nations and could not exert their full strength to crush the former vessel, the Kingdom adopted the defensive policy. The Field House was appointed to protect the border with the Principality and nearby areas. The enormous fund and materials were used to prepare military installations, assemble airships, and turn floating islands into fortresses.

The Principality continued plundering the Kingdom's territories with increasing brutality. Eventually, they destroyed one island to obtain the floating stones, killing entire inhabitants. Outraged by their barbarism, the Kingdom attacked and defeated the Principality, forcing them to pay reparations. Despite this defeat, the Principality continued plundering the Kingdom's territories whenever the opportunity arose, and the Kingdom would attack the Principality in retaliation. Yet, the Principality rewrites history to justify its actions, portraying the Kingdom as an aggressor.

Volume 2
Soldiers of the Principality took Angelica hostage, forcing Leon and her classmates to rescue her.

Volume 3
Despite a setback, the Principality determined to destroy its arch-nemesis and become a great nation. Realizing the threats posed by Leon and his Lost Items, the Principality's higher echelon secretly cooperated with Marquis Frampton, who was also wary of Leon, to neutralize the Fiendish Knight. They agreed that Leon would be executed or, at the very least, imprisoned. Furthermore, the Principality could take some of the Kingdom's territories. Finally, the Principality would establish a peaceful relationship with the Kingdom after the war.

As its goal was to destroy the Kingdom, the Principality did not intend to honor the agreement. As soon as they learned about Leon's imprisonment, the Principality immediately launched an invasion fleet under the nominal command of Princess Hertrauda. Aided by its trump cards, the Guardian of the Sky and the Guardian of the Sea, The invasion initially met with success, resulting in the virtual destruction of the Royal Fleet.

Confident of the victory, Earl Garret requested the raid on the Royal Capital with his detachment fleet of thirty ships, hoping to avenge his shameful defeat. Unfortunately, Earl Garret was unaware of Leon's release from prison and incorrectly presumed that Partner and Arroganz would not appear. While they caused considerable damage, the Princiality's detachment was overwhelmed and destroyed to the last ship. Earl Garret was killed personally by Leon, who sank his flagship. Angered by the indiscriminate attack on civilians, the capital defenders summarily executed several Principality's soldiers after capturing them. Nonetheless, Princess Hertrude and the Magic Flute were successfully retrieved by Vandel, who took advantage of the temporary exhaustion of the Kingdom's force after the raid.

With both princesses and two Magic Flute backed in their hands, The Principality Armada moved forward to the Royal Capital. However, the Kingdom managed to muster its remaining military and came to face the Principality in the decisive battle. With Luxion secretly keeping the Guardian of the Sea at bay, the Kingdom could concentrate its fleet on the invading fleet and the Guardian of the Sky. The ensuing battle proved to be a bloody one, as both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Kingdom, nevertheless, mitigated the loss on its side by having Partner act as a shield.

The Kingdom eventually gained the upper hand after its trump card, Weiss, activated its mental interference device, using Olivia's power. Both sides were forcibly stopped from fighting, and two Guardians were subsequently disintegrated. Princess Hertrauda also tragically lost her life as a consequence of using the Magic Flute. The battlefield was soon thrown into chaos after Princess Hertrude suffered a mental breakdown and summoned the Guardian of the Earth, indiscriminately attacking both the Principality and the Kingdom's fleets. The rampage was ultimately stopped after Marie managed to calm down the Princess, and Luxion came to defeat the last Guardian, ending the battle.

Their gamble conclusively ended in the disastrous failure. The Principality lost most of its military forces as well as invaluable individuals, including the Black Knight Vandel and Princess Hertrauda. Without any more strength to resist, the weakened Principality was absorbed back into the Kingdom and became the Duchy of Fanoss. Hertrude was purposely allowed to keep her seat as the Duchy's ruler since it was considered more convenient. Regardless, the Kingdom still imposed other harsh terms on the Duchy, such as limited military forces and appointing supervisors, to ensure that it never posed threats again. Although Prince Julius was to marry Duchess Hertrude to cement Kingdom's control, he sabotaged the plan by pretending to attack the Duchess, embarrassing the Kingdom's negotiators and forcing them to lessen their demands.

Known Residents

 * Hertrude Sera Fanoss
 * Hertrauda Sera Fanoss
 * Vandel Him Zenden
 * Garrett