Meridia

Meridia is the name given to the small island kingdom off the Western shore of Lordaeron.
The first man to find Meridia was Mathias Baldur, a Sailor of Lordaeron who sailed West in hopes of finding a passage to the Eastern Shores of the kingdom. Instead, he found a small rocky island, that he named Meridia after his wife. It was on Meridia that Baldur made a family, and his four sons, Khyrir, Jasor, Lorath, and Berenus, all hungered for Power.
THE WAR OF THE FOUR SONS
Khyrir, Jasor, Lorath, and Berenus all served Baldur from the capital of the growing kingdom, Baldurgarde. When Berenus grew jealous of his father, he assassinated him, and began the War of the Four Sons. Berenus assumed the Throne of Meridia, but Khyrir, Jasor, and Lorath, refused to let him take the power, and a raging war began.
Khyrir moved south, to Baldur's Landing, and began to build a port city for naval combat. Jasor moved to the Central hilly lands, and began to fortify his position and farm to maintain his supporters. Lorath, however, refused to leave the mountains around Baldurgarde, and fought violently with Berenus for months, while Khyrir and Jasor waged their own war in the south.
Soon enough, Khyrir came to Berenus, and proposed an alliance. Berenus accepted, and a flanking maneuver began to affect Jasor and Lorath. Eventually, the other two also allied, and soon it was two versus two. However, as Jasor moved North to aid Lorath, the Battle of Baldurgarde raged, leaving the capital in ruins, and Berenus dead.
However, Berenus's son, Daris, survived, and in the battle to decide who claimed the throne, he championed the cause of making four separate Kingdoms. The other sons of Baldur agreed, and the Four Houses were made.
THE FOUR HOUSES
Khyrir chose the name Mavenrick for his house, and stayed in his home in the South, making quite a fortune off Fish and Marine luxuries. Jasor chose the name Greyson, and built a magnificent manor overlooking his settlement by the river. Lorath chose the name Tyseth, and stayed in the ruins of Baldurgarde, making a small Trading Post in the mountains. Daris chose the name Baldas in honor of his grandfather, and trekked to the east to build a mighty Citadel.
The Mavenrick House grew in wealth thanks to its naval trade, and became quite prominent as the Bank of Meridia.
The Greyson House continued to farm, becoming humble men of their own government, where every man is equal.
The Tyseth House began to work the Earth, and became industrious, efficient folk.
The Baldas House built Atrenas Keep, and raised a mighty Army. He soon proclaimed himself King of Meridia.
THE WAR OF ATRENAS