Politics

This is the page for the political relationships in the world, with special focus to the ones that are relevant to the Kingmaker Campaign.

**Important to think of, Where was the Caelian Empire in all this?**

* Taldor was conquered but Survived with an intact identify and remained after the empire fell.
* Cheliax was a part of Taldor when it was conquered by the Caelian Empire. Shortly after the fall of the empire, Taldor wared with Khemhara and that's when Cheliax broke off.

## Large Overview

The largest players in the world are:

* The City-state of Capital
	+ The greatest city in this or any age. The largest population of any city and the center of trade in Orden. Its navy is the strongest in the world, capable of protecting its vast trade interests. Home of the Imperial collage, the best school in Orden.
* Ajax's Iron Empire
	+ Ruled by Ajax the Invincible himself. Said to be a living saint. Defeated and slew Good King Omund and took over his kingdom. Slew the dukes of the kingdom too, splintering the kingdom into many small baronies.
	+ Ajax Controls: Duchy of Aendrim, Zyll, Cheliax, Korvosa, Chisholebia.
* Archlich Tar-Baphon's Gravelands
	+ The Archlich Tar-Baphon has been a myth for longer than he has been a threat. A powerful wizard in the times before the Caelian Empire. He achieved lichdom and set out to conquer the lands around Lake Encarthan with his undead armies. His onslaught unintentionally cleared the way for the Caelian Empire to expand into Vasloria, where they and the remnants of those who opposed the lich banded together and defeated the lich. The Lich was powerful, too powerful to kill for good, so he was imprisoned in his fortress-tower Gallowspire by powerful magic seals. In his prison Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant languished, only able to influence the outside world with his secretive cult, The Whispering Way. This all changed when thousands of years later, long after the fall of the Caelian Empire that defeated him, Ajax the Invincible sought out Gallowspire, convinced that it housed magic and secrets that would cement his mastery over the world. Either not believing the stories that the lich was still alive in there or believing himself strong enough to destroy the lich for good, he undid the seals, and unleased the Whispering Tyrant on the world yet again. Saint and Tyrant clashed within the spire, destroying it in the process, their clash ending in a stalemate that they both retreated from. For now, they both seem content to leave each other alone, building up their armies and power until the final clash to decide who will rule the next world-spanning empire.

* New Thassilon
	+ Still thinking about this...
* Taldor
	+ On decline, was a great power in the past, now in marred by internal conflicts and corruption. A smoldering truce with Cheliax its former territory threatens to ignite into war.
* Cheliax
	+ Born form Taldor conquest. Whilst Taldor was busy with wars in the East, the governor of the Province of Cheliax, Aspex the Even-Tongued declared itself independent. Taldor took time to respond, and was able to march an army against Taldor to force it to acknowledge Cheliax's Independence. With Taldor on decline, it was Cheliax the sought to expand into the Lake Encharthan area. This was successful and Cheliax conquering from Cape Sable in the west, to the banks of river Morados in Nirnathas in the north and to the Port city of Merue in the east.