Kingdom of Menea

Name: The Kingdom of Menea

Ruler: Wilder, King of Menea, Prince of the Free Provinces of Ancia and Pesaria, Master of the Cragfort.

Government: A limited primogenic monarchy -- autocratic rule by a leader with hereditary or adoptive ties to the previous monarch and who was designated a successor of that monarch.

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Description: This kingdom is one of the five traditional Northern Kingdoms of Westrun. It is officially a vassal kingdom of the High King, but within its own borders, its monarch operates with near absolute authority and autonomy and maintains a layered feudal society.

Aside from the royalty, the kingdom is served by the power held by a class of nobles (barons, counts, and dukes) who create wealth and provide tribute to support the crown. Beneath the nobles are free Gentlemen, Ladies and Knights. Beneath them are the freeholders, tradesmen, tenant farmers and artisans who make up the yeomanry. Beneath them are serfs who are tied to the land of a given baron. Slavery is out of vogue by an edict of the church that carries a great deal of weight in polite society.

In addition to the political structures in place, some power in the kingdom is vested in a multitude of organized guilds, the church and the various colleges of mages within its borders.

Menea is widely known as the breadbasket of the Eight Kingdoms. It boasts a vast fertile plain which lays between the Silverlode mountains and the Narrow Sea, it is covered by fields of wheat, barley and oats. In addition to providing most of the bread and feed across the Eight Kingdoms, Menea is also home to a number of brewers which are shipped across the known world. It is known for its iron mines.