Nation of Brethindar

Capital: Brethindar
Location: 480 miles east of Elban, 1600 miles west of Tuvor, 1160 mile
   southwest of Menden.
Dominant Climate: Temperate hills and plains with scattered forest
Population: 265,000
Population Diversity:
   Humans - 78%
   Elves - 2%
   Dwarves - 14%
   Gnomes - 4%
   Halflings - 2%
   Note: The half-elf population in Brethindar is so small that it is
         not tallied in the general census.
Area of Influence: Brethindar is a fair sized kingdom, claiming 
   territories 130 miles east into the grasslands and 110 miles west 
   into the Torammad Hills. North and south, its claims extend 70 and 
   80 miles, respectively.
Goverment: Brethindar is a Parlimentary Monarchy, made up of the king, 
   a council of lords, and the Grand Masters of the nation's trade 
   guilds.
   The king commands the armies, oversees the execution and upholding 
   of the nation's laws, and has the power to approve or strike down
   new laws proposed by the council of lords.
   The council of lords, also known as the Septariat, is comprised of 
   seven men chosen from among the landowning nobility. This council is
   tasked with the day to day running of the kingdom and proposing new 
   laws and/or revising old ones as they are required.
   The kingdom's trade guilds are responsible for keeping the Septariat
   appraised of the economic standings of the regions in which they 
   operate, seeing to the upkeep of the roads in and around the towns 
   and cities, and keeping a census of the people of the kingdom.
Features of Note: 
   The elven population does not remain a constant 2% of the kingdom's
   overall population. It fluxuates up and down, depending on the 
   number of elves moving through it during any given year. Very few 
   elves take up residence in Brethindar for much longer than a few 
   years at a time.