[quote]@Silverwind Blade Mind if I give some life to a small monarchy that was forcibly annexed by the Empire in my new char's bio?[/quote]

Sure thing, that would work. A few more independent states would fit in nicely, as I intend for us to visit a few more of them in the future. I was also planning on doing a map of Arvara shortly, so if you let me know where it is, I can put it on there (well, other than being somewhere north of Landren). 

Just remember that Arvaran history is actually very short, and it's an artificially created society, so there aren't really a lot of customs, rituals, etc. However, I can see a monarchy arising from a family being influential and charismatic in a particular community or territory.