Briggs

Briggs is a mountain range located at the northern region of Amestris, which serves as border to the neighbour country of Drachma. It gaves it's name to the Amestris' northest military base, that guards the Amestris - Drachma boarder.

Environment
Temperature in Briggs is always on minus and blizzards are very frequent. Only flora in Briggs are spruces and some mountain vegetation. Little is known about fauna, but it's known that areas bears are huge.



Residents
Briggs is home to Amestris' first military garrison against Drachma, led by Major General Armstrong. The military base itself is a massive wall comprised of research labs, prison, gunnery positions, soldiers quarters, supply tunnels and a massive main tunnel.

Trivia

 * It is unknown how long it took to build the massive installation, but it must have cost a lot to Amestris.
 * Briggs soldiers are considered to be one of Amestris' finest military units.
 * The Amestrian Army have regular exercises between Northern and Eastern forces, which usually take place in the Briggs' fortress during the winter. These exercises serve to train the Amestrian army and prepare them for any conflict that might take place between Amestris and Drachma.
 * It is common knowledge that this exercises are usually won by the Briggs' forces.
 * Although there's a cease fire treaty between the two countries, the Briggs' boarder is known to be a very unstable area, prone to incidents which might lead to the breaking of that treaty.