Kellvarlan Empire

The Kellvarlan Empire is a unitary state, comprised chiefly of the Skainlanders, Kelldarmen and Woads. It was founded initially to bring the rule of Westsheald under one regime, but the ruling houses and principal electors' territory and interests in other lands eventually brought all of Kelldarland, much of western Midsheald, the Norean Kingdom, the Great Cay, the Tiger Sound, and Skainland under the imperial dominion. Additionally, Jaga came under de facto imperial control by virtue of the importance of both realms to the Faith. This gave the Empire control of roughly one third of the land in the known world.

The united realms are ruled from the Union Capital, the Citadel City; which is situated at the mouth of the Hallowbraid River where it empties into the Landsend Sea. Within the Citadel City is the Citadel itself, from where the emperor (styled The Imperial Word) reigns.

The two principal families in the Empire are the House Varlan (of the Skainlanders) and the House Chelance (of the Kelldarmen). Traditionally, the electors alternate from one of those two houses to the next which each successive Imperial Word. Though any member of all Houses Elect are eligible to elected to the Scepter, only the younger sons of Varlan and Chelance have ever been elected.