▁attempting ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁mag ical ▁lost ▁re lic s , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Ob sc ura ▁Card inal ▁Cor ner st ones ▁that ▁can ▁open ▁dimensional ▁port als ▁to ▁hell ▁itself . ▁He ï z inger ▁himself ▁can ▁util ize ▁psych ic ▁ab ilities ▁while ▁his ▁personal ▁body guard ▁Karl ▁Z erman ▁is ▁a ▁demon ic ▁super ▁soldier ▁with ▁ph ant as mal ▁like ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁ab ilities . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Kor p ▁is ▁Eva ▁K ram er , ▁a ▁special ist ▁assass in ▁and ▁investig ator . ▁The ▁Reich ▁util izes ▁its ▁dark ▁powers ▁within ▁his ▁troops , ▁with ▁the ▁Sch ock tr u ppen ▁class ▁who ▁are ▁also ▁special ized ▁with ▁knowledge ▁of ▁other ▁world ly ▁powers ▁and ▁the ▁St os stru ppen ▁who ▁are ▁literally ▁demon - human ▁hy br ids . ▁While ▁the ▁historical ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁Reich ▁is ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁art ▁style ▁and ▁character ▁design ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Mat ri archy ▁Des c ended ▁from ▁Ts ar ist ▁Russian ▁Empire , ▁the ▁Mat ri archy ▁is ▁now ▁under ▁An ast asia ▁Nik ola ev na , ▁co - ru led ▁with ▁her ▁new ▁husband ▁Gr ig ori ▁Ras put in . ▁It ▁made ▁a ▁late ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁war , ▁after ▁new ▁develop ments ▁within ▁its ▁military ▁infrastr ucture . ▁Nik ola ▁T es la ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Mat ri archy ▁from ▁the ▁Union ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁knowledge ▁and ▁resources ▁to ▁develop ▁advanced