Galarc Kingdom

Summary
Galarc Kingdom (ガルアーク王国) lies east of Beltrum Kingdom, it's a country that have a territory spanning quite long vertically in the region, they're directly bordering the wilderness at their east side and considered as the gateway to the wilderness.

Chronology

 * Year 1000 of the Holy Era:
 * Satsuki Sumeragi, a Hero was summoned in Galarc's royal castle.
 * Haruto saved Liselotte Cretia and Beltrum Kingdom's royalty and nobility from demon attacks.
 * Amande was raided by hordes of demons, led by Reiss and Lucius. Haruto assisted in saving Amande, rescued Flora Beltrum from her abductor and repelled a Demi-Dragon's breath.
 * Galarc kingdom, Centostella kingdom and Restoration signed into an alliance to counter Proxia empire movement.
 * Haruto defended the royalty and nobility of multiple kingdoms from the insurgents' raid on the evening party.
 * Haruto Amakawa was granted an honorary title of knighthood by François Galarc. Haruto has become the youngest person in history to be awarded with the title Honorary Knight and labeled the 'Black Knight'. (Note: Honorary Knight is socially equivalent to a Count)
 * After the disappearance of Christina and Flora Beltrum in a likely kidnapping, Francois Galarc agreed to have Hiroaki Sakata marry his daughter, Princess Rosalie and arrange a marriage interview with Lieselotte Cretia in order to stabilize Restoration in the wake of the Princesses' absence.
 * Liselotte rejects the marriage proposal of Hiroaki, Hiroaki decides to go forward with marrying Princess Rosalie Galarc.
 * Haruto Amakawa returns with both Princesses of Beltrum safe and sound.
 * Haruto and Princess Christina recount what happened for their perspective journeys.
 * They reveal that the Rubia Kingdom has betrayed Galarc and Restoration, likely at the behest of the Proxia Empire.
 * Haruto is rewarded by Galarc. The King gives him a mansion within the Royal Palace, which scant few nobles have the honor of.
 * Liselotte is kidnapped in Amande by “The Saint” and sixth hero Erica.
 * Galarc Royal Castle is raided by mercenary group Heavenly Lions.

Government
The Kingdom of Galarc is ruled by the royal family with supporting nobles as vassals. Like Beltram, Galarc has noble factions and strains of nepotism, however it has more meritocracy than the former. Under Lieselotte Cretia, Amande has exemplified a quality through results approach to rewards. This has allowed her to recruit talented commoners and fallen nobles to serve her where they might remain as commoners elsewhere or turn against the kingdom.

Likewise, the King of Galarc values power, wherever it comes from. He is actively trying to recruit Haruto to his kingdom through marriage to Satsuki and/or his daughter Charlotte. This in spite of Haruto's status as a commoner/nomad. However, this may be Francois' rule and not the norm as his son was opposed to such treatment of Haruto and the King thought he followed tradition too much, implying that Galarc might be more like Beltrum under other kings.

Galarc is more stable than Beltram domestically. There is no major noble faction against the king that could feasibly remove him from power. It also has the power to exert influence in foreign countries, allowing them to confront Proxia Empire in foreign lands without risking their territory first.

Foreign Policy

 * Beltrum Kingdom
 * There has been a history of frequent skirmishes since its foundation. A few decades ago, they formed a military alliance against the Proxia Empire. By the Year 1000 Holy Era, Helmut Arbor has taken over the government of the Beltrum Kingdom. The Arbor's government are breaking away from the alliance. Galarc Kingdom is in an alliance with Restoration movement. Therefore Galarc has put a distance from Beltrum, and thus Beltrum kingdom has recently become estranged.


 * Proxia Empire
 * Galarc kingdom sees the Proxia Empire as a threat. Galarc Kingdom use proxy war with the smaller nations on Proxia Empire.


 * Centostella Kingdom
 * The Galarc Kingdom are not on bad terms with the isolationist kingdom. Centostella Kingdom has cut-off diplomatic relations so they do not have friendly relations.


 * Rubia Kingdom
 * Rubbia Kingdom are officially allies with Galarc Kingdom and have friendly relations. However, with Reiss holding one of the princesses hostage, the crown princess, Silvia has chosen to betray her kingdom's alliances without declaring it. She helped Reiss enter the noble ball welcoming the Hero Summoning at the Galarc capital where he sent assassins to attack the party. She also attacks the Honorary Knight Haruto Amakawa as he escorted the Princesses Christina and Flora with the intent to murder them. Likewise, she halted communication that would have informed her ally of the Princesses' survival on the orders of Reiss. Rubia has effectively become a vassal of Proxia Empire, and thereby an enemy of Galarc.


 * Rokuren Kingdom
 * Galarc Kingdom once had diplomatic relations with Rokuren Kingdom of Yagumo Region. They used to exchange messengers in once in a few decades. The previous Galarc king abolished the messaging, as it was too risky to travel by foot. The last messenger from Roukren was about a 100 years ago.

House Cretia
House of Duke Cretia. It is arguably the most powerful noble house after the Royal Family itself and enjoys the privilege and status of such. With Lieselotte's economic reforms and introduction of new merchandise, commerce in the Cretia territory has exploded, particularly in Amande where the duke's daughter is governor and has headquartered her company, the Rikka Firm. Lieselotte's recruitment of talent has also increased the House's martial power and found suitable users for the handful of Demon Swords the family owns.


 * Cedric Cretia
 * Julianne Cretia
 * George Cretia
 * Pascal Cretia
 * Liselotte Cretia

House Gregory
House of Duke Gregory. This noble family is nearly equal to the Cretias, though are socially just one step down. They seem to belong to an opposing faction to Cretia and quite possibly against the King but have not acted the same way as the Arbor house in Beltrum. The Gregory's oppose the meteoric rise of Haruto Amakawa in noble society of Galarc, but have no standing to stop it.


 * Clement Gregory
 * Lisette Gregory

House Varie
House of Marquis Varie.


 * Lionel Varie
 * Camille Varie
 * Collet Varie

House Bochsa

 * Baronet Bochsa
 * Baronet Bochsa was chosen by Duke Cretia to be the governor of Nowa.

Honorary Knight
Honorary Knights are a more modern appointment and status in Galarc. They are socially equivalent to Counts and do not have to answer to summons and commands as a landed noble does. In times of emergency, honorary knights can command military units. The title is typically given to any noble who has performed noble deeds in service to the kingdom, but they can also be given foreign nobles and commoners who exemplify themselves. The act of knighting a foreign nomad is unprecedented.
 * Haruto Amakawa
 * The Black Knight. The youngest to have hold the title of honorary knight in Galarc kingdom. Haruto earns that title when he saves princess Flora from a assassin group during a banquet where Satsuki was introduced. The nomination was almost forced upon Haruto, It is at the same time a reward but also a political act to bind him in kind of way to the Galarc kingdom. Haruto can profit from the position such as traveling across the kingdom without being bothered but even the king can not give him orders only requests.

Important Person

 * Satsuki Sumeragi
 * Probably the most important person after the king. Satsuki is the summoned hero affiliated with Galarc kingdom. The post of hero is at the same time religious (representative of the wise gods) equivalent to a pope but also political as no one even the king can give orders to a hero. King François never forced Satsuki to marry his son Michel nor a noble and has always respected her will. The others heroes affiliated with a kingdom generally profits of the same benefits such as Shigekura Rui (Beltrum official government under Helmut Arbor) or Hiroaki Sakata from Restoration under princess Christina's leadership.

Galtuuk
Galtuuk (ガルトゥーク) is the royal capital of the Galarc Kingdom.

Amande
Amande (アマンド) is a trade city, located in the western region of the Galarc Kingdom. It is a part of Duke Cretia's territory. When Haruto left the Strahl regions after his false accusation upon him Amande was just about to begin its expansion with the Rikka Guild. After his return in volume 4 Amande has become a large city under Liselotte's leadership to the point king François considers it as a "key city".



Nor
Nor (ノワ) is a small city located west of Amande. There isn't any features or industry features, but it functions as a post town on the way to Amande. It is part of Duke Cretia's territory.

Trivia

 * Also translated as Galwark, Galark, or Galurc