Francia has had a long and storied history within Europa, often considered to be the predominant power within the continent and even when operating as a lesser force, the influence and mark of the Franks has been felt throughout the centuries. Following the Frankish Revolution that saw to overthrow the weakening and increasingly bloated Frankish Monarchy, Francia was left in a state of turmoil as the Illuminated leaders of the Revolution proved to be mad and petty tyrants in their own right, this vacuum left an opening for a young military officer to step in. Carlo Beaucaire, would rise to power and stabilize the crumbling republic, he would lead a reinvigorate and driven Francia against their Europan rivals. Under his rule Francia became once more an Empire, a New Carolingian Order. Carlo Beaucaire would vanish in 1815, his army left to his generals that would attempt to fight for their own glory, only to be wiped out by the Grand Coalition led primarily by the Britannians and the Borussians, but made up of many more allies. With this came an end to the Frankish Empire, and after that came a series of different governments during the 19th century ending in the reestablishment of the Republic. 

The Frankish Republic would side with the Kievan-Rus Empire in 1909, honoring its defensive pact against the Rhinelanders and its allies. The war would come to be known as the Europan War, as the whole continent was engulfed in fighting, with the battles stretching further across the colonial lands across the old world. In 1912 the Americans would intervene to bring a forced end to the war, as towards the east a terrible threat had been uncovered, the Kiber-Tvar. Strategically this came at a fortunate time for the Frankish forces, as despite their offensive push, the writing was on the wall, if the war dragged on the Rhine would be able to push inwards with a renewed effort as the Kievan-Rus had been defeated. 

Having fought during the Europan War as a Chasseur, Roche served with distinction and great valor, accomplishing several daring missions against the Rhine across the most contested of battlefields, even besting the feared Panzermensch super soldiers of the Rhine. He had run away from his village to join the war effort as the first salvos had shaken the Frankish lines, the recruiters overlooked his young age and assigned him to the light infantry, the Chasseurs. By the end of the war in 1912 his reputation had spread across the Frankish command and the peoples, despite the sudden end to the war, he had brought honor to the Legion. As he got off a bus in Luthum he would be struck by an automobile, he would be rushed to emergency care. His condition was critical, yet there was hope, as he would be given the experimental “Preux” Treatment, based off the Rhinelander's Panzermensch Program, the Preux was made in the last days of the war to counter the Rhine, by creating Frankish super soldiers from stolen Rhine knowledge. 

The conditions were not simple, as the information was not complete and the samples of Wodyn Ichor that the Franks had retrieved were limited, furthermore it was known that the treatment was more dangerous in fully grown individuals, as the Rhine only conducted it on children to give it a better chance of succeeding. Roche was barely 18, as a typical candidate would be 7-8. Despite all odds, Roche overcame the overwhelming margin for failure. By 1915 Roche had fully recovered, standing at 8ft tall, gaining over two feet in height and doubling his weight, his strength and speed match that of the Rhine Panzermensch, yet his body still needed time to master its new strength. As Vasseur's took control of the Republic, Roche departed alongside the disgraced Legion led by Lyon, his old commander, the man he had saved from bleeding out after getting hit by shrapnel from an artillery strike on the front, Roche dragged Lyon back to friendly lines, where due to a misunderstanding he almost had been executed for desertion, only to have Lyon vouch for him. He knew Lyon was no coward and he would never turn his back to him.

Roche by 1924 had fully mastered his physiology, Vasseur's Republic had shelved the Preux project, making Roche the First and only Paladin of the Franks. When observed by the Rhinelanders, they were surprised to see that Roche had taken so well to the treatment, despite all the adversities, although lacking in the Seele Particle treatment in crucial aspects, he had a rudimentary potential to use Cognition Bolts, not at the level of a proper Panzermensch, but again it was surprising to the Rhinelanders. The Americans themselves have provided Roche with additional gear, which is only in the experimental phase for their own super soldiers, the American Battleship. He is the hammer of the Lorraine Legion, dispatched strategically to help break across the most contested of battlegrounds across the frontline. 

Born into the Catharin Church and the role of the Sword Saint, Florine's family had been known by the Church to have traces of the Angel Blood within them, as such it was no surprise when she was taken into the tutelage of the Catharin Church. She was trained to the best of the church's abilities, in the arts of war, diplomacy, and the teachings of the Holy Book of the Church. As the new century came, it became clear that another century of brutal warfare was on the horizon, the clouds far darker than before, thus the presence of a strong Sword Saint would be needed for the faithful.

Europa would be plunged into a devastating war, the young Florine would not be able to intervene or act in any way that matters, as the Holy See continued its neutral position, even as Italia went to war against the Ostro-Magyar and Rhinelans Empire. Many lives were lost, but thanks to the intervention of the Americans in 1912, many more were spared, yet the news of the terror from the east dampened the cease fire. With the cease fire came the formation of the NADC, an organization that the Catharin Church was eager to work with. As such Florine's first missions were in service of the Church and the NADC, her work would lead her to southern Francia, as the disturbing rumors of the rise of a bloodthirsty pagan cult began to leak out of the Frankish Republic. 

Formed in 1870 following the collapse of the Second Frankish Empire at the hands of the Rhinelan Reich. The Republican Guard was established by the Frankish Republic to serve as both a policing force within Francia and a defensive force to aid the Frankish Legions in holding the homeland. The Republican guard would help bring order and stability outside of the metropolitan areas of Francia, even seeing active combat during the Europan War holding the line against the Rhine's offensives into Francia. Following the Europan War, many veterans of it sought work within the Guard. Many young men saw it as a preferable alternative to the Legion at the time, as it had not suffered the disgrace that the Legion had. As Vasseur took power, many within the Guard sided with the new Republic, by 1924 the Guard would be heavily intertwined with the Solaire Legion.

Republican Guard

Having once served as a policing force across Francia, as Vasseur took over the government it was in part due to the sympathetic elements within the Guard which made his rise to power smoother. They would turn a blind eye and even aid his plans across Francia, silencing anyone that would pose any threat to the Solaire.

Republican Guard Breacher 

Assault specialist within the Guard, the Breachers would be tasked with cracking down on the suspected terrorists and rebels within Francia, this was largely a cover story as they would be sent in to eliminate political and influential figures that opposed the Solaire or harbored anti-Solaire sentiments.

An enigmatic man, his past is vague and any records of him prior to the Europan War are scarce. During the war he quickly rose up the ranks, his bravery and leadership earning him the loyalty and admiration of his men. Some amongst the men would even claim that Vasseur had the visage of the Emperor of the Franks Carlo Beaucaire, perhaps he was a descendant, an omen of Francia's glory from only a century ago. He would be the first amongst the men to be sent into no man's land, he would always lead his men across it, they would describe him as having a burning halo, an aura of pure light about him. As the final year of the war came he would be given command of his own legion, leading a strong counter attack against the Rhinelanders renewed offensive efforts. Yet his efforts would be halted as the Americans forced a stop to the war. He would be disgusted by the Frankish Government's weakness and their disregard for the men that had fought and bled for Francia. Through L'Union Solaire he made efforts to change that, he understood the burning feeling within and the potential fire that could come of it. 

As the Civil War broke, Vasseur left command of his forces to his trusted generals as he and his Hirophants prepared the city of Luthum for the ceremony of Solstice, the path to totality had finally been forced. His agents began to gather all the people from the surrounding towns and villages into Luthum, a final mass sacrifice to his god Mithria, he would achieve his goal of Apotheosis, his century long journey would finally come to an end, the Empire of Mithria would once more be brought upon the world.

Born to a family of Polanian refugees that fled to Francia during the partitioning of their homeland by the Kievan-Rus Empire and Rhinelan Reich during the later half of the 19th century. Raised in the Polanian ghetto of Luthum, although she never lived under a free Polania, she was brought up in a community that was deeply entrenched in the customs and living memories of their homes. At a young age she would be discovered to have the capacity to use Cognition Magic, she would be trained by the Frankish Military Academy to use her powers. At the cusp of the Europan War, before marching out to support the Frankish Forces as a War Witch, she vowed to her sickly father that she would always fight for Polania, as he did and his father before him. 

She would meet Basile during the war, both serving the Frankish forces as part of their Terror Units, specialized forces organized around the small core of War Witches and other Cognition Specialists within the Frankish Republic. Their goal was to inflict more psychological damage, through shock and awe tactics that could destabilize their enemies. She served alongside Basile across the frontline against the Rhinelanders, when the news came that the War had come to a sudden end, she felt a deep feeling of shame. Not for the failure of the Frankish Republic, but because due to this she was no closer to seeing any progress towards a free Polania. 

As of 1924, she has been working alongside Vasseur and his sycophantic followers, being dispatched on vital missions to secure Vasseur's triumph. He promised to free Polania once he achieved his goals, under his new world order. Although initially assuming that the Sword Saint had fallen during their confrontation four years ago, she was surprised by this development, she would offer to handle the situation, only to be ordered to other matters.

Having been a child during the partitioning of Polania by the Rhine and Kievan-Rus, he saw the sacking of Varsovia and the brutal suppression of his people's by the barbaric occupation forces of the Alemani and Ruthuians. He would join the Polanian resistance cells during his teenage years, being given the “Blood of Saint Christopher” a sacred rite within the Catharin Church, by sympathetic elements within it, his will proved strong enough that he was able to manifest into the form of a Werewolf. He would use his power to run a guerrilla campaign against both the Rhine and the Kievan-Rus for decades, until one of his own men sold out their operations to the Rhine which led to the slaughter and severe retaliatory attacks by them against the Polanians. He would manage to escape and flee across the Rhine towards the borders to Francia with the aid of Britannian spies, who would get him in contact with the Frankish Government. 

He would happily fight for the Franks during the Europan War within the Terror Battalions, there he would meet a young Polanian War Witch named Kasia, although she personally had never seen Polania, her conviction relit a hunger in him to fight for his homeland. As of 1924, Basiel is an old man, the Blood of Saint Christopher still giving him vitality even in his 60's,yet such Blood can only do so much for him and the stacked wounds that the Sword Saint inflicted on him have not healed, he has grown weary. Seeing the actions of Vasseur and his regime as pointless, yet he hopes that Kasia is right and that they are still fighting for a free Polania.