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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1493118" data-attributes="member: 151">Glad to be of service.  From the <a href="http://www.lastexile.com/" target="_blank">Last Exile website</a>, some clarity arrives: There are two major nations: Anatory and Disith, who are currently at war.  Both sides have ships powered by 'Claudia' drives, provided by the Guild.  Only the guild knows how they work, and when ships are fated to be destroyed, the Guild can remove the drive remotely, causing those ships to crash to the earth far below. The two nations of Prester are currently at war. They are separated by a powerful and dangerous expanse known as the Grand Stream.  Disith manages to create a shield to pass through it, and violence ensues.  Alex is considered a loose cannon of Anatory, and while the Silvanas has never lost, it is both feared and disliked, for a variety of reasons.  When the Guild recently decided (in episode 1) to stand by and do nothing when Disith violated the laws of chivalry, Anatory suffered badly (as you saw).  Why did the guild do nothing?  The assumption I have is that they were paying back Anatory for hiding the Last Exile (Alvis) from them. The guild appears to be guarding something, but I suspect some in the Guild have taken to hiding it, instead.  I suspect it will have something to do with why the guild has such powerful technology, in comparison to the two nations. Claus and Lavie come from Norkia, a frontier town of Anatory.  They are far removed from the war, and like most of the frontier towns, could care less.  They all dream of breaching the grand stream, far above.  It should be noted that the physics of Preston and the Grand Stream make it sound more like a fantasy barrier....Disith is on the other side of the grand stream, far above Anatory, supposedly.  I suspect we'll see more in upcoming episodes. Oh, one more thing: the Vanships use Claudia drives, but they are NOT dependent on the Guild, making them the last bastion of freedom in the skies.  Klaus and Lavie's vanship has been modified to be a racer, which is why they need an external electrical 'boost' to start their engine...they've stripped the starter out.</blockquote>

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