The Western Isles Board

A.D.V. Inferatus, designed and built in Noronica, serves as the Alteran Maritime Defence Force's flagship - though is set to be replaced by a new generation of ships by 2020

Alteran Aerospace's P.125 Osprey makes up the backbone of the M.D.F.'s aviation strike force, utilising its S/VTOL capabilities to launch from a variety of ships

Caelius Dynamics' C-100-B ASW is the A.M.D.F.'s go-to aircraft for maritime patrol, using its large weapons bay and radar suite to seek and destroy submarines and surface vessels

The Alteran Maritime Defence Force (M.D.F.) is the Alteran Republics' principle naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the Alteran rulers from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in numerous overseas conflicts against the neighbouring nations tribes - primarily over the rights to the abundant fishing waters.

The modern Alteran Martime Defence Force traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of Altera's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service, a name borrowed from their former colonial overlords, Noronica.

The Alteran Navy maintains a fleet of technologically sophisticated ships, including guided missile destroyers, frigates, mine-countermeasure vessels and patrol vessels. It is well known for their introduction and use of frigates equipped with SkyHook - an unique method of launching and capturing VTOL aircraft using a sophisticated automated crane. As of December 2018, there are over 50 commissioned ships in the Alteran Navy, plus ships of the Alteran Maritime Fleet Auxiliary (A.M.F.A.); there are also five Merchant Navy ships available to the A.M.F.A. under a private finance initiative. The A.M.F.A. replenishes warships at sea, and augments the Alteran Navy's amphibious warfare capabilities through its five Assurance-class landing ship vessels. It also works as a force multiplier for the navy, often doing patrols that frigates used to do.

Ambassador Class - (Alteran Republics) Light Aircraft Carrier
12x VTOL Strike Fighters and
2x AEW/ASW Tilt-Rotor or
2x Medium-Lift Helicopter

1x: A.D.V. Nova Lantea

Truaidh Class - (Noronica) Guided Missile Destroyer
2x AEW/ASW Tilt-Rotor or
2x Medium-Lift Helicopter

8x: A.D.V. Cibalae, Formiae, Inferatus, Ludenwic, Nicaea, Novae, Patriam, Segovia

Àdnachd Class - (Noronica) Multi-Role Frigate
1x AEW/ASW Tilt-Rotor or
1x Medium-Lift Helicopter

14x: A.D.V. Capan, Elpme, Guokou, Highfell, Hotspur, Juilai, Ludlum, Molon, Noan, Nodica, Septum, Tui, Tuin, Tiberium

Adjutant Class - (Alteran Republics) Multi-Role Frigate
1x Medium-Lift Helicopter or
2x Attack Helicopter or
2x AEW/ASW Tilt-Rotor

6x: A.D.V. Halbot, Pleziah, Phin, Puolong, Qi, Talbot

Amazon Class - (Noronica) Auxiliary Vessel - Resupply Ship / Tanker
1x Medium-Lift Helicopter

4x: A.D.V. Aelianus, Flavianus, Nonus, Hilarius

Ancestor Class - (Alteran Republics) Auxillary Vessel - Ro-Ro / Littoral Strike Ship
8x Medium-Lift Tilt Rotor and
6x Attack Helicopter or
6x AEW/ASW Tilt-Rotor or
4x VTOL Strike Fighters

2x: A.D.V. Rector, Thatcher

Oquendo Class - (Corindia) Offshore Patrol Vessel - Corvette / Coastal Patrol
1x Attack Helicopter or
1x Attack Tilt-Rotor

6x: A.D.V. Epimachus, Spurius, Volaginius, Nectaridus, Tiberius, Secundinius

Fontus Class - (Alteran Republics) General Patrol Vessel / Light Frigate
1x Attack Helicopter or
1x Attack Tilt-Rotor

22x: A.D.V. Megella, Clovia, Furia, Postuma, Floronia, Sisinnia, Papinia, Deciana, Mucia, Burcania,
Vipstana, Genialis, Socellia, Fausta, Antistia, Iovina, Vesuvia, Fitzwinia, Bestia, Longforia, Trutia, Magnolia

Alcéch Class - (Noronica) Light Modular Patrol Vessel - Minesweeper / Minelayer
1x Attack Helicopter or
1x Attack Tilt-Rotor

8x: A.D.V. Trenico, Socellia, Caelina, Vibenia, Aloysia, Postumia, Globula, Cania

The rugged, snowcapped Avalon and Lavvarine Mountains guard the country's northern coast and are sparsely populated. These ranges are cold, with heavy snowfall throughout the winter and dry summers. Along the eastern border with Segentova run the massive Segen Range, home to Sky's Floor Lake—the highest and second-largest lakes in the Western Isles. The equally massive Lake Akheya sits between the Segen and Lavvarine Mountains, and is the fourth-largest lake in the Western Isles.

The vast interior of the nation is dominated by various highlands and basins, with the largest and most famous being the central Littolyen Highland, considered by many to be the ancestral home of the Littolyen people. The highlands are a mixture of dense forests, winding rivers, and small agricultural settlements—with the outstanding exception of Arennica, Littolyo's capital and one of its largest cities. The highlands experience mild, pleasant summers and cold, intensely rainy winters, and are famous for their massive and rapidly changing cloud formations.

West of the Littolyen Highlands is the Holden Valley. Formerly fertile and heavily populated, climate change and historical overfarming have left the region increasingly arid and depleted of nutrients.

The Rushe Basin is Littolyo's southernmost region: a temperate, lush, and fertile valley that meets the warm Saffron Sea with a long, semi-tropical coastline. The Rushe Basin in general and the southern coast especially are the population and economic powerhouse of Littolyo.

To the south, the continent meets the sea with a long, semi-tropical coastline. This is the most densely populated region of Littolyo, home to Portland, the nation's largest city and economic and cultural powerhouse.

Littolyo's closest neighbors include Segentova, with which it shares a long mountain and lake border; Equilar, which Littolyo surrounds on two sides, and which forms something of a wedge between the culturally important Littolyen Highlands and the populous and wealthy Rushe Basin; Vancouvia, which lies several hundred miles off Littolyo's north coast; Almorea and Dragao do Mar, which lie west and southwest across the Almorean-Littolyen Sound; and Keomora, which lies due south, across the Saffron Sea.