Grone

1: A kingdom in western Bandagora controlling geographical Grone and the Paw with a population of about 1.3 million. Grone proper is sparsely populated but has many minerals. The kingdom's largest city is Osvine situated on the Paw. The capital, Triale, lies at the northeastern corner of Grone. Grone was founded, like Rovia, after the division of the Pellan Empire in 686. Today Grone, Rovia and Pellas (in its present incarnation: Azantir) are still tied together by an alliance. Which made Grone and Rovia support Alexius in his struggle against the theocracy based in Trovian. Historically, Grone has always been a great marine power, and the strong navy helped Grone conquer the Marentian possessions on the Paw (in to waves, 731-733 and 835-841). Grone's campaign against Marentia culminated in 872 when Kartria was invaded, but the occupation was abandoned in 878. See the Ghost War. 
==Legal system==
The royal family is appointed by the gods and their actions can never be questioned. They can only be punished if the family incur the 'disfavor of the gods'. This disfavor of the gods is a complicated matter and is only important in when considering revolutions and coup-d'etats, it is not a day-to-day concern. All property belongs to the king, and though the nobility de facto resembles that of other countries, all heirs must be approved by the king. For most minor crimes a small range of punishments are available, and the judge (the local noble in the country, the magistrate in the city) chooses one that is appropriate. Hard labor in the mines is the most common sentence. Witnesses are heard, but not cross-examined. If the question of guilt is undecided, then a priest is called to interpret omens. For serious crimes the procedure is basically the same, but a priest is always called, and his testimony will affect the punishment. It is common to brand perpetrators of grave crimes with a symbol of their crime, rapists, for example, are branded in the face. Others are branded in less visible places. 
2: Geographical Grone. The area southeast of the Ragged Mountains. Map VIII-nw  (or VII-se ).