Mandolin

Mandolin, Country of the Mad King
Mandolin is a central state currently runned by a Bureaucracy. It's only king has been Mandolin, who enforces his border but doesn't participate in politics.

History
Founded in the year 2500 by Mandolin, who wielded great power to tame the feuding houses of the area. After the construction of the capital Heiligstadt, Mandolin went inside the sealed throne room and became dormant. Since then it has been led by several competing houses.

The Woodsmen
A house dedicated towards maintaining and combating the unknown threatens within the woods around them. They have a sister organization in Violeta. Strong and noble, they are an egalitarian house that produces proud warriors uninterested in the politics of Mandolin. Instead they pursue the local area, become local heroes for those who need them.

The Belecreux
A house built from large trading corporations in western states. The Belecreux family is the most exclusive family, and is rumored to be affiliated with the Gehirn. Due to their economic power, they have significant influence in government and corporations.

The Cirskena
A family known most for their advancement of technology. They implemented infrastructure and other such changes that allowed their lords to receive great lengths of comfort. They became exceptionally popular once they started extending these comforts to the common population.

The Amsberg
A secretive family that accrued power through political marriage or assassination. The family has mostly dissipated, but still serves the government of Mandolin as the foundation to the Hunters.

The Mond
The first and so far only political organization comprised almost entirely out of werewolves. Experience great growths of culture and power, the Mond people were later ostracized and forced to disperse. It's people have since spread and integrated themselves over several nations and continents throughout the centuries.

The BergJewelen
A family located south of Frie, focused mostly on trading towards eastern and southern states. Using their rich valleys for exotic fruits and grains, and their mountains for complex mines and factories, they became the trade dynamo in the east, competing against the Belecreux Family.

Technology and Power
Mandolin is a proud producer of important technologies and machines, and has always been an important economic power in the Central Trade Alliance. The Hunters of Mandolin are a well coordinated branch of the government dedicated towards covert political missions and combat scenarios. Mandolin is a proud producer of advanced technology, and is efficient with creating tools dedicated towards warfare and protection.