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[b]Name:[/b]The Kingdom of Dixie 

[b]Location:[/b] South Carolina, Western NC, Northeastern Georgia

[b]History:[/b]

In the far aftermath of the apocalypse, the region that comprises the Kingdom began to unite in the name of common cause and survival. A landed gentry class began to slowly form and control their areas, named counties after the old world designation, like feudal lords. Twelve counties make up the Kingdom, a duke ruling over each one. The king is elected among the twelve dukes by the twelve dukes. In the history, all the kings have hailed from Allendale and the Duke of Allendale is always the presumptive heir to the throne. 

The once autocratic system the Kingdom used eventually came into conflict with the disenchanted lower class, who soon rebelled. The rebellion resulted in a bloody civil war. Rebellion leader Paul Bryant, the fierce warrior known as the Bear, declared the Republic of Dixie throughout the northern part of the kingdom. Eventually the Republic and the rebellion were brought down by the king's army in the brutal Battle of Greenville. Bryant and his followers were executed and the Republic was dissolved. In the time since the uprising, the Kingdom's political system has shifted. The king is still elected among the dukes, and it always the Duke of Allendale, but now a parliament of elected officials helps govern the Kingdom as it expands further into the old territories of North Carolina and Georgia.


[b]Key People:[/b]

King Robert IV -- Formerly the Duke of Allendale
Lord Hood -- Duke of Anderson, royal elector, and the king's right hand man.
Sir Faulkner -- Cavalry knight in the king's army, currently fighting for expansion in Northeast Georgia.
Enoch Wallace -- Spy and assassin, serves Lord Hood.
Jack Johnson --  Member of Parliament, leader of the liberal faction.
Samuel Helms -- Member of Parliament, leader of the conservative faction.
Lord Thurmond -- Duke of Allendale, Robert's brother, and assumptive heir to the throne. 
Peter Russell -- Deserter of the king's army, living among the barbarians and raiders in Georgia.