The Petty Kingdom of Ive

The Petty Kingdom of Ive is a illegitimate petty kingdom that was captured in a war of conquest led by an adventurer's army. The Petty Kingdom is a recently created monarchy having been found in the year 1268 after their war with the former Kingdom of Davenburt; whose control on the land was loose in nature due to the overwhelming population of greenskins that took control of the countryside since the 8th century. The Petty Kingdom is ruled over by Alric's dynasty who he placed his son into direct inheritance despite one of the already landed nobles whose claim was strongest; with the dynasty two generations in with Alric the Miller's firstborn son Thomas. 
The nobility of Ive is dominated by both members and decedents of the adventurers who conquered the Kingdom of Davenburt in 1268 with very few small and far fiefs ruled over by the original nobility and refugees of courts taken over by the adventurers. Although many actions were made in petty ways during the conquest of Davenburt, most legitimate kingdoms accepted Alric's rule as the Kingdom of Davenburt was suspected of being lazy and dangerous considering the under-dealings the last king made with greenskins in order for orc and goblin raiders to attack kingdoms like the Kingdom of Clonran to the north and the Free States in the south. The kingdom also regularly rivals with the Union of Maol-Moirel who regularly bashes heads with the kingdom in border wars never exceeding a thousand men.
== History ==
=== Pre-history ===
Prior to the conquest that led to the creation of the Petty Kingdom of Ive, there existed a meagre kingdom largely dominated by non-state actors who either extorted the nobility or simply killed them and took their place. Greenskins would historically have a presence in the Eastern Region for many years and prior to the establishment of any kingdoms many orc and goblin tribes existed that regularly attacked clans to the west and the free cities to the south. The Kingdom of Davenburt would be the first kingdom to establish some order in the Eastern Region around 523 and would continue to do so in a neglectful manner as each king would lose interest in upholding their regional oath. Opinions would sour horribly by 967 and would continue to do so after when the Kingdom of Clonran would declare war on them at the behest of Hartwig the Immortal who wanted to get rid of the Davenburt and restore order in the East for further conquest.
The kingdom's end would become apparent by 1255 when Alric the Miller would arrive from the Kingdom of Clonran in search of jobs and profit as a sellsword. Under the rule of King Fionn I, Alric's party found employment in eradicating several orc camps so that the western kingdom would enjoy momentary peace but found conflict when the king sent men to the tavern he was staying in to slay them for killing the orcs; many of whom were equipped and paid by Fionn who used them as raider mercenaries. After killing his entire party, Alric fled to the Union of Maol-Moirel where he would find passage back to the Holy Empire where he was born to gather the Grey Goose company which comprised of former members of the Nuln Company who deserted after the Nuln Disaster in Midheim in 1223. Many members were promised noble titles as Alric planned for the Grey Goose company to give him the entirety of their coffers in order to pay for additional mercenaries in exchange for noble titles shared among the officers and commanders.
=== The War of the Frogs ===
Alric's invasion would commence in 1266 after spending almost ten years gathering the necessary resources to facilitate an invasion. After hiring marine privateers from the Golden Empire, two companies of Nuln Company mercenaries, the Knights of the East, and several bands of free-state mercenaries, Alric invaded the coast of Davenburt with over 5,000 soldiers who fought against a large yet untrained levy of around 25,000 divided among the poorer nobility. Battles would erupt across the coast as Izdathian marines fired volleys of cannon and arquebus into the formed ranks of Davenburt armies who wanted to fight them on land. With the advantage of better weapons and better trained men, the battle eventually reached the capital of Poldok where the Battle of Polldack Hill would spell the end of Davenburt nobility who either were captured, killed in battle or surrendered, giving Alric the victory he needed to ensure his promises were kept. By 1268, Alric would take control of his realm and place himself in the position of king with no right to the dismay of what remained of the landed nobility of Davenburt.
=== Alric's Reign (1268-1299) ===
Alric would take his crown by 1268, forming the Petty Kingdom of Ive after his brother who he lost during the War of the Frogs after a failed assassination attempt on Alric's life in 1267. His reign would mostly involve settling his lands as greenskin war parties and many outlaw gangs plagued the forests of towns and villages, hindering the already distrustful peasant and noble population who questioned Alric's right to rule. King Alric would dispose most of the original nobility after the war by convicting them of somewhat bizarre reasons so that the officers and friends he promised titles for would take their place. By the end, he would have over three dozen titles of both large and small estates that would make his close allies lords.
Weak governance would follow shortly after the year's end as the middle class had troubles adjusting to the new leader while extensive mercenary armies and what remained of the Davenburt militia would roam the countryside in their crusade to reduce the greenskin threat; taking food meant for the villages and pillaging uncooperative settlements. Although by the end of 1289 most of the well known tribes would have fallen or disbanded which made the kingdom a little safer, unsatisfied peasants and townspeople would pack up and emigrate elsewhere leaving many small villages and towns abandoned. Leading up to 1277, the kingdom's population would only support less than 150,000 serfs and lower class due to mismanaged and often forgotten treaties and trades that were often neglected by the new nobility.
Unsatisfied with his rule. King Alric would establish a close treaty with the Kingdom of Clonran through familiar ties with nobility and family back in the Emperor's Bounty which resulted in the agreement to build the Road of Odin; connecting both capitals economically with a somewhat safe stone road used regularly for trade. The minor trade boom experienced by the road's construction allowed for serfs to return back to their home's after many refugees only found danger beyond Ive's borders. The road would be completed in 1294 and merchant unions would soon follow.
Having Alric straighten the order of some of his nobles due to reports of abuse and mismanagement, many of his former mercenary officers from the privateer companies as well as several Grey Goose officers would raise their flags in rebellion following their dissatisfaction with Alric's right to rule. The Goose Egg Rebellion would occur in 1295 after an extensive period of rearming by the Odin Road as some rebel nobles had ties with arms merchants in the smithy town of Black Anvil in Clonran. The rebellion would sprout in the town of Gooseberg and led by the infamous Fredrick Antivius: The Grey Goose and would begin with the execution of the local sheriff and several royal ambassadors who were sent in suspicion of rebellion before he would raise his levies and several mercenary companies to fight Alric. The first battle of the Goose Egg rebellion would have its first major battle in the new year in 1296 following a light snow storm outside of Gooseberg. The Battle of Gooseberg would occur with over 10,000 combatants and would result in the death of Fredrick after he was captured and slain by Alric's commander Julius Grazol. The rebellion would soon turn into a guerilla war as remnants of the rebel army joined up with enthusiastic outlaw gangs that confederated and harassed the northern realm up until 1299 when famous knightly commander Gerald Dalmore fought and was slain at a fortified camp outside of Duncansville after leading a gang of outlaws and vigilantes known as the Sworn Swords for four years.
By the end of the rebellion, Alric grew sick during his travels and after a disease broke out among his court's camp during his travels to the capital of Clonran to meet friends, he fell deftly ill. After asking for his firstborn son Thomas to come to his side, he shortly passed before he had the chance. However, after Alric's death brought into question Thomas' legitimacy as more pretenders grew ambitious to the throne after the passing loyalties that Alric's held together prior to his death. Thomas would arrive in the capital by the fall of 1299 to see that he was faced with a rebellious city who refused to let him in.
=== Thomas' Reign (1299-) ===
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