[b]Region Number:[/b] 18 [b]Nation Name:[/b] Kingdom of Belmorn [b]Nation Leader/Name of Nation's Parliament:[/b] Joint Monarchy: King Marhorn Dryadson I and Queen Alistine III [b]Nation Banner:[/b][hider=Banner] [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/dhbu4o.jpg[/IMG] [/hider] [b]Race:[/b] Humans/Elves/Half-Elves [b]Capital City:[/b] Hadelmere [b]Other Major Settlements:[/b] Fengarde [b]Gross Population:[/b] 80,000 humans/45,000 Elves/10,000 Half-Elves [b]Exports:[/b] Wheat & Lumber [b]Brief Nation History:[/b] The noble Kingdom of Belmorn is the end result of a prolonged refugee camp. After the Empire descended into chaos, the Elves of Belmorn became the focused target of several powerful figures, who wrongly blamed them for the death of King Almon IX. Outnumbered and out matched by the forces arrayed against them, the Elves struck an unlikely alliance with the droves of human refugees who were fleeing the escalating crisis from elsewhere. Bolstered by this surge in manpower, the Elves managed to defeat their aggressors in a series of decisive battles that ended in Belmorn's viability as a safe haven in an increasingly hostile world. However, in the years that followed, the human population soon became the larger of the two races as birth rates sky rocketed and the columns of refugees continued to flow in from the east. To avoid a fallout between the Elven and human cultures, it was agreed that two monarchs, one Elven and one human, should lead the realm so that everyone’s interests were represented. This resulted in the establishment of two powerful regal houses, and although the King and Queen of Belmorn do what they can to keep the peace, political turmoil and intrigue is rife. Furthermore, rather than racial tensions easing with time, they have become a hot topic, with humans and Elves tending to distance themselves from each other. Hadelmere is the Elven stronghold and seat of power, and Fengarde is the human farming city that powers Belmorn’s economy. Both are equally important to the realm’s survival, but both are equally suspicious of each other’s motives. ----------------------------- Nation Status Card [b][i]Kingdom of Belmorn[/i][/b] [hider=Nation Status] [b]Current Leader/Government:[/b] King Marhorn Dryadson I (Elven) and Queen Alistine III (Human) [b]Settlements Owned:[/b] 2 [b]Provinces Owned:[/b] 1 [b]Population:[/b] 80,000 humans/45,000 Elves/10,000 Half-Elves [b]Standing Army:[/b] [indent] - /<450 Elves>/ - /<1,000 Humans>//[/indent] [b]Population Happiness:[/b] 75% [b]Imports:[/b] [b]Exports:[/b] [b]Wealth:[/b] Average [b]Alliances:[/b] [b]Trade Pacts:[/b] [b]Cease Fires:[/b] [/hider]