Castienar

The Empire of Castien, more commonly known by its Emerinian name Castienar, was a short-lived mega state in Middle Erbelle. Founded in 1410 by Castien Ellathanas, a revered general and usurper to the throne of the Kingdom of Allenar, it grew to consolidate vast territories stretching from the homeland in Emerinia to the western shores of Idiria.

Having died in 1441, Castien's empire fractured quickly over the next few years. By the game's start in 1444, the empire is split between a multitude of successor states, mostly ruled by Castien's former generals and family members. All the successor kingdoms still attempt to preserve their religion and culture, but the people they rule are firmly against this and will likely try to seize on this weakness to chase off the heirs of Castien.

While some successor states may choose to assimilate into the local population to preserve control, perhaps even creating hybrid kingdoms, others may continue to supress resistance and attempt the mammoth task of resconstructing Castienar.