Kingdom of Nerthelm

The Kingdom of Nerthelm is one of the two nations formed out of the former Kingdom of Hartgard in 472LZ  - the other being the Kingdom of Mygard.

When the Old King Richard II died, he supposedly passed his Word of Power down to his eldest son, now King Richard III. However, the second eldest, now King Aflred I, who had long coveted the throne of his father, and saw his brother Richard as a weakling, not fit to rule a nation as grand as the Kingdom of Hartgard, gathered support of many nobles and knights against him and so the Great Civil War began.

The Kingdom of Nerthelm is a feudal state, with one central city, ruled by a king, and many smaller towns, each ruled by their own liege lord. Each liege lord has knights, which they lend to the king in battle. Keeping those nobles on your side is the key to ruling a feudal Kingdom, and King Alfred I does so with the promise of unimaginable wealth, upon capture of Milnar's Crossing and King Richard III. There, beneath the old palace, lies the great vault which can only be opened using the King's Word of Power. It is said that the vault contains the combined riches of one thousand years of prosperity under the founding Kings' lineage, but has remained unopened for generations.

The Kingdom's patron deity is Iomedae, but other Good and Neutral deities are worshipped within their lands.

Sovereignty
King Alfred I can basically act on a whim, in his Kingdom. However, he does have to keep in mind the wishes of his nobles, in order to keep them happy.

Laws
Laws in the Kingdom of Nerthelm are generally arbritrary. Whatever the King decrees, is law by definition. While much of the day-to-day policing is performed by the liege lord and his guards, the King can step in and overrule any decision made by any lord in his lands.

Cities and Towns
Cities: Towns:
 * Nerthelm.
 * Toren's Fields,
 * Justlance.

Diplomacy
The Kingdom of Nerthelm is at war with the Kingdom of Mygard and The Shorehaven Republic. Relations are strained with The Holy Empire of the Dawn, but they are currently at peace. King Alfred I is not the most diplomatic individual - reaching for his purse first, and then his sword; if favour cannot be bought, it is taken.