Senheim

Senheim is a country on the southern shore of the Trade Lake. It is bounded by its neighbours Scanbrough, Oshijan, Kajasthan and Oethen.
The capital city, Harnfell, is surrounded by Genville, Narnesse, Durnrod and Stralrath, while further afield lie the towns of Molhalme, Noracre, Herwald, Innsling and Feldfurt.
== History ==
Senheim was originally the Duchy of Senheim, which encompassed Harnfell, Genville and Narnesse and was part of the Marcher Kingdom of Flennlandr until 635.
Flennlandr had originally been a client state of Varhold, and had mixed fortunes once the latter fell apart in 502. Eventually the Marcher King split the realm between his five sons, forming the Duchies of Senheim, Harrwald, Vastergein, Larnland and Sudflenn, an act which came into effect on his death in 635.
The Duke of Senheim had no qualms about attacking his siblings, and quickly brought Harrwald low before attacking Vastergein at the same time it was invaded from the north by the splinter state of Oethen. The two Dukes agreed to split the land evenly between them, and Senheim turned its eyes east.
Sudflenn was conquered in 671, and remained part of Senheim for thirty years before the Raj of Kajasthan invaded, renaming the area of Sudflenn to Sankakakhara and putting a large garrison in the fortress of Punagar, formerly Pundridge, to deter any Senheimer ambitions.
Senheim renewed its alliance with Oethen and reached out to Flenburgh as well; all three countries were terrified by Kajasthan, and Senheim was also worried about the intentions of the new country of Scanbrough to the west. Since then it has sat at the status quo, not changing anything for fear of its neighbours.
== Politics ==
Senheim regards itself as a Grand Duchy, even though its monarch, Grand Duke Willam Artissen, could easily take up the crown of the Kingdom of Dornrod, a kingdom that was centred around the town of Dornrod during the 2nd and 3rd Centuries. The reasoning for this is complicated; Senheim has grown explosively from the small duchy it was in the mid-7th Century, and encompasses the entire eastern half of the Kingdom.
However, becoming a Kingdom, and a known one at that, would upset the balance of power in the area. It would anger Oethen, Senheim's primary ally and the holder of much of eastern Dornrod, and would draw attention from Scanbrough and Kajasthan, who may view another Kingdom as a threat which needed to be exterminated.Category:Countries