The Covenate of Etelel is a high-medieval human nation centered around Deepharbor, a wealthy inland port connected to the sea by the Brackenwater.
A generation ago, a cabal of witches with leaders now known as the Ruling Coven defeated the theocratic king of Etelel and his Inquisition. The witches reformed the kingdom as the Covenate of Etelel, led by a sinister Ruling Coven. Since, the Coven has established a grand Academy for Witches, suppressed male casters & organized religion, rooted out Royalist revolts, allied with the Adventurers Guild, and greedily expanded Etelel's territory and influence.
Etelel has long had border disputes with the elven Kingdom of Aerelen, and in recent years, the Covenate has waged several successful border wars against Aerelen. The Ruling Coven has also installed sympathetic puppets in the government of their eastern neighbor, the Republic of Silverhold. They now control much of the politics of the chaotic, thinly-populated republic. This leaves the Covenate free to wage campaigns of conquest against the elves, looting their enchanted fey artifacts, slaughtering their men, and enslaving their women.