Building a better Alphinaud

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Also, there is a nation in the setting that continues to be an Isolationist state that keeps foreigners out and doesn't lift a finger to help anyone in international affairs. Consequently, very few stories can be told about Hingashi because they've closed themselves off to being influenced by foreigners (us).

Hingashi is not an isolationist. They're a neutral like the Swiss. They're literally set up themselves up as a trade and financial hub on that corner of the world, so definitely not isolationist.