-Ishval-

Ishval is a region of Southeastern Amestris on the border of the Eastern Desert. The area has been described as a rather harsh land made of little more than rocks and sand, which accounts for the strict moral code promoted by its inhabitants. It is suggested that Ishvalans were previously spread out over a wider area, but that the smaller region of Ishval was created by the government to pen them in after conflicts between the Central Government and Ishvalan people began to arise.