Dwendalian Empire

The Dwendalian Empire is a nation on the continent of Wildemount, dominating the western half of the region of Wynandir. Founded thirteen generations ago, roughly 432 PD , the empire has slowly encompassed territory of the continent and mainly minds itself.

Julous Domain
The Julous Domain is a region under the control of the Dwendalian Empire. It was once stated to be the most threatening rival of the empire before being conquered.

Marrow Valley
The Marrow Valley is a region under the control of the Dwendalian Empire. The town of Trostenwold is located here.

Zenmi Fields
The Zenmi Fields are a region under the control of the Dwendalian Empire.

Politics
The current king is King Bertrand Dwendal. By the time of the second campaign, King Bertrand is in his 68th year. His law is absolute throughout the kingdom.

Whether or not he created the law himself, King Bertrand enforced the kingdom's ban on necromancy, as he prepared to seize the estate and lands of Sylas and Delilah Briarwood once they had been accused of practicing the forbidden magic. The citizens appeared to greatly distrust the school of necromancy, as a mob razed the Briarwood homestead to the ground shortly after, leaving the couple assumed dead.

In exchange for protecting its citizens from chaotic horrors and shadowed evils beyond its borders, the crown of the Dwendalian Empire demands a tithe of what a citizen produces and earns, follow its laws, worship its gods, and bow to the installed local leadership (known as "Lawmasters", such as Norda in Trostenwold). This accord has led to a prosperous century, primarily for the Dwendalian political elite. Otherwise, most citizens of the Dwendalian Empire are left to their own devices. Tensions brew beneath the chafing watch of the Crown's Guard.

Religion
Every temple in the Dwendalian Empire is government-owned and government-run. Worship outside the approved idolatry is met with imprisonment.

Expansion
The Dwendalian Empire has slowly spread to encompass its neighbors. Namely, the peoples of the Zenmi Fields and the Marrow Valley, before finally conquering the Julous Dominion (its most threatening rival at the time). Now, all of Western Wynandir is controlled by the Dwendalian Empire.