Darstan

Darstan is a young but formidable Red polity founded roughly twenty years ago by the marriage of Baron Volstak and Duchess Zerbina; though its rulers retain ducal titles it functions as a kingdom in all but name, carved by steady annual conquests under Zerbina’s command and consolidated by Volstak’s skill at incorporation. Located in the center of Red, Darstan punches above its weight militarily and has provided expeditionary forces (and envoys) to events like the Conclave at Middlesea, but the disappearance and grievous wounding of Baron Volstak during that crisis has left the realm politically exposed and vulnerable to opportunism from neighbors such as King Richard's Lands and Berana. The ruling pair’s lifebond and their daughter, Princess Bella, are focal points of both domestic legitimacy and the international scramble over Darstan’s future, making the duchy a flashpoint for regional intrigue, succession maneuvering, and military contingency planning.

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