I suppose I'll have to make a dude to round out this gender balance.
Unless @Kindos you're building one?
Unless @Kindos you're building one?
@The Omnipotent Sphere, @Aristo, I decided to include elements of your nations in my backstory - namely, Xiang's military conquests and the religion of Jura. Let me know if what I've done is okay with you. I can remove what I wrote if necessary.
Vassals of the Xiang Dynasty
House Beiling
Ruled by Shin Beiling, Chancellor of Xiaoming. The Chancellor is an intellectual man of 35, best known for being a descendant of the illustrious Lei Beiling who wrote the famous book The Principles of Power a hundred years ago. Shin is married to Mei, 32, and they have a daughter called Im, who is 12 years old.
The Beilings have been one of the greater families of the Huaren people for a long time. Indeed, they once served the realm as the ruling dynasty. Their sway over politics is great, but they have shown no aspiration for resuming leadership and are loyal to the Xiang.
House Mailan
Ruled by Han Mailan, Chancellor of Shurpei. The Chancellor is a stalwart man of 45 and has previously been a general of renown in the royal army. His wife died while giving birth to his third child, Jiang, ten years ago. Apart from this son he has two daughters; Fen, 25, and Shu, 18.
The Mailans have only recently become a political force in the realm, but they already had a strong relation to the army thanks to Han’s previous career. Some say the former general has a mindset differing from the ruling dynasty; that he is hateful of the people previously inhabiting Huaren lands, but the family haven’t yet given cause for suspicion and has thus far been loyal to the Xiang.
Let me know what you think about the vassals.

@Aristo Forgot to ask---do you mind if the Queen Dowager for Öspa is a Xiang princess? Are you cool with a marriage alliance? I was thinking of naming her Yixin.