Gracemeria

Gracemeria is the capital of the Republic of Emmeria, located at the center of the Anean Continent. This city is a sprawling, New York-style metropolis.

Landmarks
King's Bridge - This bridge connects the western and eastern portions of the city, spanning across the opening of the bay in the center of the city itself. The bridge itself is quite similar to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

Downtown Gracemeria - The downtown section of the city is similar to Manhattan, New York City, complete with vast skyscrapers, though the capital building itself is located in this section of the city.

New Gracemeria - A section of the city that has extended out to the eastern outskirts, it is considered to be a suburb of the city itself.

Gracemeria Castle - Considered to be a national landmark and the place where you can find the Golden King, this ancient castle is located on the eastern side of the city. It was inspired in the Buckingham Palace, in London.

Gracemeria Air Force Base - The central base for Emmeria is located on the outskirts of the city past the Eastern Suburbs. This base is the home station for the 28th Tactical Fighter Squadron, also known as the Garuda Team, consisting of the central character Garuda 1, also known as Talisman, and Garuda 2, Marcus "Shamrock" Lampert.

Gracemeria Radio Station - Known during the Anean Continental War as "Gracemeria Independence Radio", the station itself is located in New Gracemeria. DJ Zed, a disc jockey for the station, spends most of the war relaying information of battles to the people of Emmeria. He ultimately ends up back at the radio station during Operation: Free Gracemeria and resumes his duties.

Outbreak of War
Following the re-stabilization of Estovakia (a nation which had experienced economic ruin and civil war as a direct result of the Ulysses Incident), Gracemeria served as the stage for the opening of the of 2015.

Defense forces in Emmeria's capital of Gracemeria were caught off-guard by a massive Estovakian surprise attack. The pilots of the Gracemeria Air Defense force responded quickly, but were unable to prevent the Estovakian aerial forces from demolishing two sections of the iconic King's Bridge.

Immediately following the bridge's destruction, Emmerian Air Defense Command ordered an immediate evacuation of all civilians within the city. Strigon Team, the elite Estovakian fighter squadron, alongside its airborne carrier, the Aigaion, was able to subdue most Emmerian resistance, allowing Estovakian forces to capture the city.

Liberation
Due to the continued threat of Strigon Team, the Aigaion, and its escort crafts, as well as the squadrons now based in Gracemeria itself, Emmerian military units were unable to retake their capital until near the end of the war. A series of lightning strikes against Estovakian positions gave Emmerian pilots the foothold they needed to launch a successful counter-offensive against the Aigaion's air wing.

With the Aigaion neutralized, Emmerian forces were able to regain control of Gracemeria, in what most hoped would be the final action of the war. However, shortly after the Emmerian air wings had expunged the Estovakian invaders, the city came under fire from a series of railgun-propelled cruise missiles. The Chandelier, a massive Estovakian superweapon originally intended for use against Ulysses meteorites, was operational.

As the Emmerian Air Force began their retaliatory assault on the Chandelier, All REAF pilots in Gracemeria and other cities around the capital joined in the final assault. As well as a surprising appearence from AWACS Ghost Eye. As the pilots flew towards the mysterious weapon, a civilian in Gracemeria named Melissa Herman began transmitting technical specifications of the weapon to the Emmerian forces. Lt. Colonel Victor Voychek, an Estovakian defector who had been wounded at the onset of the war and stationed in Gracemeria, furnished enough information about the Chandelier. This lead to the destruction of the railgun and the end of the Anean Continential War.