Gra'dvargos

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The Trader Kingdom of Gra'dvargos; Most Merciful and Revered Lords of Gra'dvargos, Trader Kings of the North, Masters of Land and Sea, Undisputed Lords of Aisinheim, Belalos, Maedum and Ghor, Keepers and Kings of the East, Aged of the Aged Kings, Wise Watchers of Trade.
House Sigil: A Mountain and a Chalice, inverse of each other.
Heritage: Grey Dwarf
Words: "Meesterlike en sober."
Masterful and frugal.
Appearance: Icy grey-skinned, white or black of hair, long, square features.
Prestige: Major, a long-standing Dwarven state with many allies and foes among it's neighbors.
Power: Mid, command a respectable army that is completely private rather than conscripted; which can cause difficulties in regards to taking offensive rather than defensive orders.
Wealth: Major, masters of trade and finance and among the wealthiest of all factions in Norrik.
Traditional Territory of Rule: Modern Gra'dvargos, the Eastern Sea of Azilaeth.
Current Realm:
Description:
Gra'dvargos is an old and nigh-incomparably rich state of the Grey Dwarves in Eastern Azilaeth. Because Grey Dwarves are a suspicious and slow-to-change people, the republic of Gra'dvargos has expanded little in regards to territory over its many centuries of existence. Of course, the same can't be said for the growth of Grey Dwarven trade as Gra'dvargos is among the most wealthy nations in all of Norrik despite its relatively small size and barren lands; owed much to trade with the Forest Trolls of Elduron. Ironically, this trade in Elduron has lead to the expansion of Gra'dvargos into the land that was once idyllic forests populated by Sylvan Elves and more recently lands controlled by Forest Trolls. The Forest Trolls sell land to the Gra'dvargan Trader Kings to be used for settling, trading, and farming in the lands of Elduron. With their constantly growing wealth, some Grad'vargan Trader Kings have made pushes in recent times to reclaim what their supporters have deemed their 'lost province' on the Eastern coast of Azilaeth. This land was lost to Azilaen invaders some several centuries earlier when House Taresh was first granted their own lands to rule and made royalty in the Azilaen Rike.
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