Race: Humans
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Theme: Chivalry, agrarian stability, honor-bound rulership, territorial defense
The Valecrown Kingdom traces its origins to the consolidation of several early human baronies during the late First Era, when fertile plains and strategic crossroads made the region both prosperous and perpetually threatened. Unlike empires forged through conquest or magic, Valecrown grew through oaths of loyalty, marriage alliances, and mutual defense.
Valecrown’s identity is built around the ideal of the crowned oath: the belief that rulership is a sacred contract between monarch, nobility, and common folk. The king rules by duty as much as by right, and the land must be protected so it may continue to feed the realm—and others.
The Kingdom represents ordered tradition: a society that values honor, lineage, and stability, standing as a bulwark between chaotic frontiers and more absolutist powers.
Valecrown is governed through layered feudal obligation and codified law.
Key elements of governance:
The Crown of Valecrown
Hereditary monarch serving as supreme ruler and final arbiter
Authority derives from ancient law and noble consent
Expected to lead in war and embody the realm’s chivalric ideals
The High Council of Banners
Assembly of the most powerful dukes, counts, and ecclesiastical lords
Advises the Crown on taxation, war, and succession
Can exert pressure on the monarch through collective refusal of levies
Landed Nobility
Rule individual domains, oversee agriculture, and maintain local justice
Owe military service and taxes to the Crown
Power varies widely by region and lineage
The system balances royal authority with noble autonomy, creating both stability and internal tension.
Valecrown’s military emphasizes heavy cavalry, disciplined infantry, and defensive warfare.
Feudal levies raised by noble houses during wartime
Form the bulk of Valecrown’s armies
Quality varies depending on lord and region
Professional warrior elites bound by oaths of honor and service
Serve as heavy cavalry and battlefield commanders
Often tied to religious or regional traditions
Standing force loyal directly to the Crown
Protects royal roads, capitals, and trade routes
Acts as a stabilizing force when noble loyalties waver
Militarized lawkeepers assigned to key trade roads and borderlands
Protect caravans and suppress banditry
First responders to Skyrend Clan incursions
Allied with:
Solarian Imperium – Border security and military cooperation
Ironhold Compact – Arms-for-grain trade partnership
At War with:
Skyrend Clans – Border raids driven by migration routes and land disputes
Valecrown does not seek expansion beyond its means. Its wars are fought to defend the fields, the roads, and the oaths that hold the realm together.