[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/PLygz22.png[/img] [hr][hr] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/a5/1d/caa51d26a8387baa2a15a56e5ec058d4.jpg[/img] [color=gray][i]Permitte Divis Cetera[/i][/color] [hr][hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/LOcB2kp.png[/img] [hr][hr][/center] [color=black][b]Country name;[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Broacien[/i][/color] [color=black][b]Capital city;[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Riverhall[/i][/color] [color=black][b]Important location(s);[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Northpass Stags' Rest[/i][/color] [color=black][b]State-religion;[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Monarchism[/i][/color] [color=black][b]Ruler;[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Harold Carley, the Young Stag[/i][/color] [color=black][b]Other important figures;[/b][/color] [color=gray][i]Gregar II, the Black Stag, Prince Pretender to the Crown and Faith Princess Catelyn Carley, Riding Laugh, Princess Pretender to the Crown and Faith Princess Anne Carley, Cradleborn, Princess Pretender to the Crown and Faith Princess Csarina Carley, Princes' Fault, Princess Pretender to the Crown and Faith Dowager-queen Matilde of Rosborough[/i][/color] [color=black][b]Population;[/b][/color][color=gray] [i]899.749, latest census of the Faith[/i][/color] [center][hr][hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/E7p111l.png[/img] [hr][hr][/center] [color=gray]Ever since the exile of the expedition for the banner of St. Friedrich, Broacien has faced a stagnant decline. Gregar I, first of his name, the Stag King, died in battle against the Khalyfate during a renewed period of conflict between Broacien and the Sawarim. He left behind a fractured kingdom, with his throne falling into the hands of Harold Carley, one of his two sons. Remaining estates that were previously in the hands of Gregar I were shared among the remainder of his children, as per the laws of gavelkind inheritance, and so the previously centralized power of Gregar I was diminished, and the war against the Khalyfate ended prematurely with the loss of the Red Sands keep. The keep was promptly renamed by the new Khalyf under the new name "Ghaliatan Ramal Al-Hamra." Rather than order the Servants to ride forth and retake the keep, Harold Carley focused his efforts on his brothers and sisters, attempting to politically outmaneuver them in order to regain control of estates that should rightfully be his. In the eyes of the Servants, this weakened his position. Fortunately for Harold, he held the title of king, and according to the Broacien Monarchist faith, this made him God. While the Servants could not openly oust Harold from power, their growing support for Gregar II was noticed by all in the court, even the most inattentive. The rise of the Raven King to the North, who had united the tribes and sent them forth to the far south to plunder and pillage, also did not go unnoticed. The many requests by Princess-Pretender Catelyn, wife to the lord of Northpass, to send Servants and soldiers to defend the border went unanswered. The establishment of a marauder stronghold in the islands to the north of Broacien only furthered to cause problems, and yet again these problems went unanswered in favor of internal political struggles. It seemed that there was no end to the problems of Broacien. Following the loss of Redsand keep, the establishment of a new kingdom on their northern border, and the presence of northern marauders on their very shores, it was also apparent that the wife to King Harold would not produce heirs. After being provoked countless times prior by Harold, Gregar II took this opportunity to seize power over the Servants, citing incompetence on the part of king Harold and proclaiming himself the true king, and as the true king, also true God. With the Servants on his side, and a large amount of soldiers from his private estates, he needed only solicit help from his allies, Princes-Pretender Catelyn and Princess-Pretender Anne, in order to secure victory. Broacien seems on the brink of war with all its' neighbors, and civil war is looming. [/color]