[quote=@Lord Zee]
I'm always open to criticism. 
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I'll shoot.

You're in the far north, which probably means your population is significantly smaller than most other nations. A small population means a small army, so I'd probably disagree on the whole "a bigger army than most" line.

The northern lands are described as harsh, "deathly-cold", constantly battered by snow storms and plagued by beasts. The north only has "sparse" stretches of arable land in the summer time, which means northern society has to hunt and fish for food. On top of all that, the northern tribes raid the territory.

All those things considered, I think it's fair to assume a few things. Namely, that an "abundance of coin" is not likely, and that assembling and moving an army would be a nightmare because the environment is basically out to kill you, and the climate probably means you'd lack the infrastructure to move around big armies with ease.

You could have an abundance of ores, but remember that it doesn't automatically mean they would be easy to extract. So just because the mountains are covered in them doesn't mean everyone is filthy rich.

I hope I'm not coming off like an asshole here. It's not my intention. Just dropping my two cents since you asked.