Vuoren Empire

The Vuoren Empire is a state that came about after the Bloody March dethroned and murdered the old Baselian Empire and made Otto of Danmouth the new Emperor.

History
What became later know as the Bloody March ended with the sack of the Baselian capital and the butchering of the old Emperor. Lord Ferdinand of Safira had the best claim among the crusaders due to his mother being cousin to the old Emperor, but was busy fighting in Blackhill Peninsula, and rode towards the capital to claim the crown. During the journey, the crowd of soldiers and crusaders declared Otto of Danmouth the new Emperor, as he had been seen as a great leader during the siege and subsequent battle. Ferdinand was then made King of the Blackhills as a vassal to the new Emperor.

Over the next four years the new Vuoren Empire consolidated its power and divided up conquered lands among the other crusaders, creating the new Kingdoms of the Westwater, Frostbanks and the Winelands. Many of what remained of the Baselian territories that hadn't been taken by the successor states or the Tuores swore allegiance to Emperor Otto and were reorganized into the High Lordships of Opkelion and Srythesis.

War with the Baselian successor states halted during a series of truces and eventually peace treaties collectively referred to (rather condescendingly) as the Beggars treaty. War with the Tuores continued sporadically until the marriage of Khan Sabin to Otto's brother.

Otto ruled for 19 more years before being lost to sea during a storm. Otto's brother Oscar then became Emperor, who had been residing at the Imperial Palace. Oscar was a war hero and was well liked the new nobility and showed a great amount of leniency towards the old Baselian nobility. Against most odds, Emperor Oscar's rulership has been peaceful, although there are many claims that he has given too much power to the Lucanian Merchants.