Lemaign

Lemaign is a feudal kingdom with a few caveats. At the very top of the pyramid of leadership is the King or Queen, who holds ultimate power, but due to the massive scope of their rule they must deign some amount of power to their underlings, who in turn deign power to their underlings. From King/Queen, to Lord/Lady, to Duc/Ducess, to Count/Countess, to lastly Baron/Baroness. Other unique roles of leadership exist within this power structure, such as Guild Masters, who have unofficial power on the level a Count or Baron but manage no land, or the role of Marque/Marquesse, who manage a scope of land equal to a Count or Baron but are always placed on borders at conflict, and thus are granted magnitudes more military power than your standard nobility. 

Certain individuals are also given amounts of political power, such as Viziers, powerful wizards tasked with both protecting important areas from magical skirmishes both through force and diplomacy and advising nobility. Like most nations there does exist a warrior caste above citizens, but unlike Palakyria and Ruhksalas, the Lemaigni culture places knights in a much lower regard than others. While knights are above citizenry and absolutely above serf masses, your average knightly steed won't be eating better than entire villages. When compared to other nations and states, Lemaign is the benchmark for the number of serf masses.

Unique to Lemaign when compared to its other feudal contemporaries are it's few democratic foundations. In order to avoid power vacuums and oppression, a landsmeet can be called, which is an event that arises when a member of nobility passes with no heirs or when another member of the nobility seeks to force another out of their position. A landsmeet is a democratic even where any and all number of applicants can rise to the occasion and lay claim to the noble's seat of power. Candidates are given 12 month's time to promote and campaign leading to an election on the 13th month. Whoever has the most votes is granted the position of power with the expectation that they would not abuse their position or attempt to punish their competitors.

Lemaigni are simple people, rarely blighted with intelligent thoughts and dedicated to their work. Lemaigni culture dictates that a citizen must have a strong work ethic, must ply their trades, plough their fields, and do their work diligently and efficiently. This work-focused culture has resulted in a hardy (if slightly airheaded) people and a very strong and stable economy. While intelligent and nonphysical work isn't seen as wrong per se, people expect it to produce physical results at some point, for example an engineer can attempt to enumerate on concepts like physics and material sciences all day, but until they produce a machine that helps to till the field, they aren't going to be seen as a real worker by your average Yousef, even if they do get paid much better and live a better life.

Your average Lemaigni is expected to act with respect in all regards, especially to their superiors and nobility. Concepts of respect and deference to your superiors, such as speaking when spoken too, seen when needed, input when deemed necessary, and so on and so forth are seen as the 'socially accepted' way of behaving. Breaking decorum in any way is seen as a folkway on all levels of society, even something as simple as a breach of manners in noble court is treated much harsher than in most other places in the world. Additionally, lower classes that act to a standard above them are seen quite favorably, sometimes securing them positions or jobs over people more qualified but more ill-mannered than them.

Like all nations, Lemaign exists to serve it's citizenry and nobility, providing them the tools and resources necessary to improve their quality of life. In addition, Lemaign serves as the first-among-many in the Lemaigni Union, a military alliance dedicated to abjuring Tasyr and their military campaigns. Lemaign is also a staunch supporter of Nrun in the Ignari-Nrun civil war. Besides this however, Lemaign holds no lofty, worldly goals like Tasyr or Ense.

While Lemaign may not excel in every facet, Lemaign has a strong foundation that currently supports an an average to above average military, economy, rate of technological progress, trade, and quality of life. What Lemaign does excel in is pure population, as Lemaign is the single most populous nation on Endais. In addition, there are a number of corporations centered in Lemaign that grant the nation certain unique qualities, allowing for greater trade and acquisition of goods from across borders and, in particular, the Corporation Navy of Stonesider Company, a joint effort between the Dynasty of Lemaign and the Stonesider Company and Associates to provide a mercenary navy.  

In regards to it's weakest points however, there are several efficiency baulks that cause stymies in development and production, mostly originating from two places, a) Lemaign's dependence on independent merchants and corporations allows for greater exploitation leeway on the part of the capitalist, and b) Lemaign's rigid feudal hierarchy and cultural fetish for nobility and loyalty can cause political strife, allowing for needless use or destruction of resources or in the worst possible case, loss of life.

The history of Lemaign is long and varied, too long to be listed in this location due to it's age.

The population of Lemaign is clustered and dense, particularly in the south, west, and north, as the east and heartlands are more dangerous. The greatest population density would be in the south and southeast, followed by the southwest and west, the northwest and west, the heartland, the east, and lastly the northeast. The denser the population, the greater access to trade goods and security that allow for greater life expectancy. In the northwest you fill find more militarists, while in the south you will find more capitalists.

Ense and Lemaign have very little in common, exist on opposite sides of the continent, and generally have no connective tissue in the political world, resulting in a distant animosity but an otherwise unstated peace between the two.