Dolrath

A republic in the Westerlands, ruled by Prince Nikola Latzarev, his coat of arms, countercharged: a raven taking flight, gold and black on a field of red and gold. 
Centred around the city of Mireem, the republic is bordered by the Gulf of Gabal to the west and the Slatina River to the north. A vast borderland divides the country from Skanesh to the East, spanning the Aral Highlands, and Edierne to the south. Dolrath was established after the Western War and is a stub of the Old Kingdom of Vaskaja, which was once the dominant power in the West, until it fell to the Golden Horde.
==Culture==
Dolrathi have an abnormally strong sense of social justice, owing to the creation of its first constitution, the Kanan, written in 1219. Dolrathi strongly believe in the equality of all people regardless of their financial or social status. They are not known for their military prowess, nor their financial strength, but make up for it by being a stubborn and hardy people.
==Economy==
Dolrath is the largest and finest suppliers of vodka in the world. They also export tin, but otherwise, the Dolrathi economy is fairly week and based on local agriculture.
== Recent History ==
After the fall of the Golden Horde in 1420, the region encompassing modern day Dolrath was annexed by the Kingdom of Vichin an incorporated into the Duchy of Angran. Angran was the site of the initial conflict of the Western War, in October of 1427, when a coalition of three Angran barons under Ludovic of Goors openly opposed Vichinian declarations that pronounced the Cister Cartian church as state religion for all Vichinian provinces.
The rebels removed their liege, Duke Artain Prospero, usurping power as Lord Regent for Artain's infant daughter Mia. King Florence ordered Ludovic excommunicated and dispatched a small force of 5.000 men from a neighbouring province to subdue his insurrection. Here, the Vichinians were unexpectedly met with an army over twice its strength, realising that the Angran forces had been bolstered by a last minute supply of troops from Corveaux under Lord Berric Bedaux. The Vichinian force capitulated before battle was met and retreated east. 
On the 21st of October, the Angran Lord Protector Ludovic of Goors died of an unknown illness. The two remaining barons of the Angran coalition quarrelled until one, Gean Galasso was expelled and marched to the town of Straed, where he claimed the title of Duke. Soon after, he gained the support of Robert Barcley-de-Tolly, the Vichinian King''s brother, after reaffirming his allegiance to Vichin. Angran then became a Corvian protectorate under Baron Nikola Latzarev for the remainder of the war, until it was recognized as an independent principality in 1429. Nikola chose the historic name of Dolrath over that of Angran, which was the name Vichin had assigned the area after the Golden War, with complete disregard for local borders and cultures.
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