Kingdom of Ambershire

## The Kingdom of Ambershire

The closed off Kingdom of Ambershire, or simply Ambershire is a small Kingdom situated within the small valley of the kaerim mountain range, with its capital Ambershire residing in the Ambershire woods by the river komite. Another notable settlement is the new settlement of Sigumunt which the river komite flows through. The kingdom is run by a hereditary semi-absolute monarchy, with its monarch advised by a legislative body called the council of four, consisting of four administrative offices of state and the King. The current monarch of Ambershire is the ageing King Sigismund VIII, who ascended to the throne after the death of his grandfather, Sigismund VII of Ambershire.

Ambershire as stated is a small nation with a small but proud people who follow neither one religion or culture, but is instead a melting pot society with a large variety of different peoples who live side by side in peace and harmony. Many times during its history Ambershires independence has been put into question, with it being conquered many times by larger nations, just for it to be freed later in history, currently Ambershire has remained a free nation for just over 200 years but due to its long and vulnerable history Ambershires once welcoming culture has slowly developed into one the views outsiders with fear and suspicion.

## History

The Kingdom of Ambershires origins can be traced all the way back to fall of the first Elven Empire, similar to all the other human nations, the people of Ambrshire where just an assortment of simple Human tribes that where conquered by the growing Elven Empire during first era. But after the fall of the elven Empire the area where now Ambershire lays was populated by a small tribe and a later dutchy of the kingdom of Barlagola, a large merchant kingdom ruled by powerful familys who gain wealth through trade. The duchy was among the richest of the kingdom, being the boarder territory to the new world and the bridging point between the red sea and the inner sea, making the duchy very wealthy and its ruling family extremely powerful. Ambershire continued to remained part of Barlagola for much of its history, even during the formation of the Obelian Empire up until till its downfall and decline during the 8th and 9th century. it was during the 11th century when the people of Ambershire first rose up against there Barlagolan overlords, seeing them as unnecessary rulers who took advantage of Ambershires resources. With the help of local orc tribes and mercenaries Ambershire forced Barlagola to make Ambershire an autonomies state that had to swear loyalty to Barlagola and its king but in practice ruled itself independently of its laws. Ambershire still had to pay taxes to Barlagola but quickly made back the money through its own taxes and laws. From here the Grand Duchy of Ambershire was formed with its first Duke being.

## Politics

Ambershire is ruled by a semi-absolute/constitutional monarch who is both head of state and chef of the army, the king is tasked with the day to day running's of the kingdom, ruling in anyway he sees fit, but with in the confines of the constitution. The Constitution keeps the King inline through the power of the council of four, an legislative body made up of administrative offices and the King himself. Each office is looked over by a chef representative who advise the king and speaks on behalf of there respective offices, informing the king on any important duty's and decisions in need of looking over.

The Lord Chancellor of Ambershire is tasked with looking over the domestics issues of state, keeping infrastructure in order and improving the lives of the people, he almost acts as a sort of prime minister. The lord merchant of Ambershire, once in charge of external affairs, it is now a title mainly reserved for the organization of the nations economy and trade, keeping track of tax imports and exports, keeping the lifeblood of Ambershire flowing.