Alphonse

Definition
Northern region first mentioned by Riful in Scene 49 and anime Scene 17. Mountainous, hyperboreal lands. Has volcano (anime Scene 24—does not appear in manga).

Also spelled "Alfonse." "Alfons" in VIZ translation.

History
Site of Pieta, Dabi and several unnamed towns, one from which Raki escapes a prison cell (Scene 55), then meets Priscilla wandering outside. Region is headquarters of Isley of the North.

Winter battleground of Northern Campaign.

Behind the Scenes

 * "Alphonse" and the southern region of "Mucha" may derive from Czech Art Nouveau painter, Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939).