Kingdom of Lesterwood

The **Kingdom of Lesterwood** is a neutral feudal kingdom in the Eastland. It borders the Protectorate of Toscov to the north, the Kymelian Republic to the northeast, and the True Republic of Redwall to the east. It has a coastline on the Endless Ocean.

Lesterwood's territory consists primarily of the former Principality of Kovka in the Golden Empire of Toscov before its conquest by the Kingdom of Wyrsia in the Five Kings' Invasion. Named after general Lester Rullwoode who conquered the area during the conflict, Lesterwood became part of the Wyrsian Eastland Colony with Rullwoode acting as one of its three governor. The colony later split into three separate states, with Rullwoode continuing to rule over the Wyrsian Lesterwood Colony.

However, local dissent against the Wyrsian homeland was widespread. Opportunistic and ambitious, Lester Rullwoode launched a revolt against the Kingdom of Wyrsia in 907 AW. By 909 AW, the Lesterwood Revolt ended with the colony gaining independence, with Lester Rullwoode being crowned Lester I.

## History

### Establishment

The Golden Empire of Toscov was established shortly into the Age of Abandonment, unifying the Eastland save for the Kymelian Kingdom. However, the Golden Empire – despite its name – was rarely blessed with competent Emperors. Corruption and nepotism led to it becoming a highly disfunctional state in the 9th-century AW.

In 868 AW, the Kingdom of Gurtrenn recognised an opportunity to perhaps capture huge tracts of land. They attacked the Golden Empire without much difficulty, surprising many by winning naval victories despite having a much smaller fleet. It didn't take long before other countries also began attacking the Golden Empire, hoping to carve out new states of their own. In total, there were five states involved in the conflicts. Besides Gurtrenn, the Kingdoms of Wyrsia and Northern Daletia, Blue Skull, and the First Union of Clans all launched separate invasions of the Empire that are grouped together for convenience.

Only two real victors with lasting territorial gains emerged from the Five Kings' Invasion: Wyrsia and Blue Skull. Blue Skull invaded the cold northeast around Arkhalesk, later forming the Kingdom of Avateaux. Meanwhile, Wyrsia had focused their efforts on Vozhirishia. They pushed further north, though eventually hit a stalemate. Hoping to expand westwards, General Lester Rullwoode was tasked with invading the sparsely populated and poorly defended Blue Forest west of the Principality of Vozhirishia.

Rullwoode captured settlements across the Blue Forest with ease, later conquering Kovka in 873 AW. With its capital lost, the rest of the Principality of Kovka fell soon after. By 875 AW, the Five Kings' Invasion ended with the collapse of the Golden Empire and the establishment of the Kingdom of Tosocv in the remaining territory. The Wyrsians would not form a new kingdom like Blue Skull had, instead opting to group all captured territory into one gigantic colony: the Wyrsian Eastland Colony.

The Wyrsian Eastland Colony was hated from the start, and its size made it a nightmare to administrate. It had three different colonial governors, with Lester Rullwoode ruling over the Principality of Kovka, which he had renamed Lesterwood after himself. In 900 AW, internal protests led to the Kingdom of Wyrsia splitting the colony into three separate parts; one for each governor. The ageing Rullwoode now found himself the governor of the Wyrsian Lesterwood Colony, though his ambitions had not run out yet.

Rullwoode's inner circle pressed him to combat Wyrsian influence over the area, and some began to advise him to outright declare independence. Lester initially disagreed, calling the plans too direct and reckless. However, as he began nearing his sixties, his ambitions began to catch up with him. Not intent on dying as a mere colonial governor, Rullwoode launched the Lesterwood Revolt in 907 AW against the Kingdom of Wyrsia. Wyrsia called upon the Redwall and King's Island Colonies to attack Lesterwood, though both states refused. The Lesterwood Revolt was, therefore, rather anticlimactic, as Wyrsia did not send over any soldiers or try to launch an invasion of the colony. Instead, it was a small naval war that ended in 909 AW, mostly out of disinterest. At the time, Lesterwood has practically no economic worth for the Wyrsian mainland, as it produced little more than timber harvested from the Blue Forest. King Emer I gave Lesterwood its independence begrudgingly, though he immediately imposed a trade embargo on the newfound kingdom.

With the Kingdom of Lesterwood properly established, Lester Rullwoode was crowned Lester I. Barely two years later, he died of complications regarding his age and was replaced by his son of the same name. Lester II, who would transform the country from a rogue colony into a proper kingdom in its own right.

## List of Lesterian Monarchs

* House Rullwoode
	+ Lester I, 909-911 AW
	+ Lester II, 911-930 AW
	+ Lester III, 930-971 AW
	+ Lester IV, 971-1012 AW
	+ Lester V, 1012-1027 AW
	+ William I, 1027-1040 AW
	+ Lester VI, 1040-1103 AW
	+ William II, 1103-1110 AW
	+ William III, 1110-1135 AW
	+ Lester VII, 1135-1189 AW
	+ Lester VIII, 1189 AW-

## Characters

*Main Article: Characters (Kingdom of Lesterwood)*

* **Lester VIII of Lesterwood** - Current King