Duchy of Davalon

A small land located along the major trade routes that connect the center of the continent to the great ports of the Golden League.

History
Due to its strategic location the lands of Davalon are desired by all of its neighbors: the elves of Londar, the gnomes of Gnomehearth, the merchants of the Golden League, the free people of the Tamorian Republic and the Cleaver orcs as well. This has been like that over the ages, Davalon changed hands many times, but no one could hold it for more than a century.

The cycle of war over this land restarted once the Imperium fell and was only stopped by when the Duke of Dawnhold managed to turn these territorial claims into an advantage: he signed various treaties with his neighbors with the end result that if any tried to wage war on his realm the others would come to his defense to prevent their rivals from gaining more territory. This allowed him to declare his independence and rule in peace under the guarantees from all of his neighbors.

Davalon is currently ruled by Duke Eckbert, who is rumored to be just as shrewd a negotiator as his grandfather was.

Life
The Duchy of Dawnhold is a fairly typical feudal realm with nobles holding most of the power, but there is a prosperous merchant class in the cities whose voice can not be ignored.

Due to its tumultuous history Davalon has been settled by many races: humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes. When the future Imperium conquered the elves of Londar and Davalon with it, they gave these lands to many of their retired legionaries, tilting the racial balance of the population towards human majority.