Greyburg

Greyburg, or Middle-Lands, Middle-Earth and The Barrens, is a large territory, east of Heywerdland. It houses the remaining six Noble Houses of Róthland, other than Stòtwood. The area was formerly ruled by a High King, along with Heywerdland, but was separated following High King Ethríl's death, and his offspring's decision to separate their house. However, the area is de facto in a tight co-ruling legislation under Heywerdland.

Geography
Greyburg is divided into six parts, each ruled by a Noble Family:


 * Heylington (Ruled by King William III, the southernmost family, with tight relationships with Narrow Islands, and powerful trading organizations. It is however, a dangerous area, as a lot of its territories deemed themselves as "free cities", and are anarchic, and populated with pirates.)
 * Geirburg (Ruled by Queen Elaine IV, a family controlling The Lowlands, barren wastes which take up a large proportion of the western and middle portions of Greyburg. They still control some portions in southwestern parts, with large water and coal resources.)
 * Dòth (Ruled by Empress Katharine, the northernmost family, rules much of the frozen wastes and tundra in Greyburg. Home of the Golden Admiralty, de jure the centre of the Seven Kingdoms, as its laws reflect onto other parts, Heywerdland included (although this is disputed). Counts over 20+ heirs, and controls The Drown Island.)
 * Bowdall (Ruled by Grand Duke Lyndon. Controls the northeastern parts of Greyburg, and guards The Great Wall against the threats of The Beyond. Rich in resources.)
 * Plòdgald (Ruled by King Fròde, and controls parts between The Lowlands and Heylington. Hub for most trading routes, and provides for its citizens through taxes for anyone (but royals) who passes through.)
 * Vegthall (Ruled by Queen Margrethe VIII, and controls Egyst, a highly mountainous and inaccessible area at the easternmost parts of Greyburg. Situated on the peaks of Verthimor, it's a state with very cold summers and sharp and snowy winters. Beyond the Verthimor peaks lay the Gregfeld, a green area with crops and plants that feed the country, and beyond the Gregfeld, are 10-kilometre-tall mountains called Erthayte. Rarely anyone goes beyond Erthayte, as the land beyond was described to have been poisonous, dangerous and highly unstable by few people who went there.)

Ancient history
The oldest traces of civilization on these lands trace back to Plevdhal, a small village within Plòdgald. Various pottery was found beneath the catacombs of this place, which is thousands years old. The pottery contains various coloured stains and lava-infused markings on the surface, which is unexplainable to many, seeing as the closest volcano is tens of thousands of miles away. Nevertheless, many residents today see it as a sign of divinity.

Many perfectly crafted swords and axes with sigils of unknown kingdoms were found in the caves beneath Stòtwood Keeps, now kept in the Royal Chambers, away from the public's eye. Seventeen anvils infused with solar energies were found on The Drown Island, thought to be a work of priests of the past.

Creation of the aristocracy
Around two thousands of years ago, the local tribes of today's Lowlands are recorded to have united to fight a common foe, the Blaedgald faction, which believed in Thredtog, a Blood God, who needs sacrifices in order to sustain himself. As the local tribes nearly effortlessly swept away the Blaedgald, the remaining twenty-seven Blaedgald supporters were taken captive and raped. The tribes united under one banner, and started calling themselves Rothlen. In the following years, the Rothlen united more human tribes and formed an alliance. Shortly afterwards, a kingdom which spread from Heywerdland to Verthimor was made. It ruled nearly the entire country of today-Róthland (it didn't contain Gregfeld and Krygtharyn).

The unification and dominance of the Kingdom of Rothlen raised many questions as to how to govern it properly. As the aristocratic way of government rapidly gained favour from common folk, a king named Ethelarin was proclaimed ytherion, simply meaning The King, The Ruler and The Sovereign. As the time went on, Ethelarin preferred more of a federal government, therefore enabling more evident cultural differences among different tribes. Later on, he founded the Council of Rothlen, with members from each of the thirteen tribes. The Council decided rules of succession as hereditary, permitted more autonomy within the Kingdom, and picked their close families as the "Noble Families", of which seven exist to this day. Throughout history, the other six went extinct.

Following Ethelarin's death in 1669BC, his son Yaerus was made ytherion. Yaerus had daughters only, which urged the Council to revise the male-only succession rules, and allowed women to rule. Yaerus made Glorainne his heir, and the line went on for years.

Around 700BC, the ytherion was renamed to High King. The line went on for another 917 years, and ended with Ethríl. After 1900 years, and 154 (High) Kings (of which 43 were High Queens), the line was abolished, as the two heirs, siblings Roshin and Quírchen, separated themselves and formed a new line. While the Stòtwoods were no longer the supreme rulers of Rothlen, now named Róthland, they still kept their royal titles and ruled over Heywerdland. The title of Supreme Leaders of Róthland then fell to the Dòth family, whose territorries were controlled by a duke or duchess. In 217 however, the matriarch of the family, Elwyn renamed herself to Empress. Her son, Dòthlan ruled after her, and was married to Ethríl's daughter, Quírchen, who influenced a lot of political shit. Their son Gleygnn inherited the throne, who then passed the throne to Katharine, after he died.

Despite no longer being the supreme rulers, the Stòtwoods were very powerful and influential, and with most of their decisions, they controlled a large portion of the Rothland.