Kingdom of Wend
The is a large polity on the northwestern coast of Elthos. It is a feudal realm with power significantly centralised in the hands of the crown and King Albert Tindall - a matter which often chafes on the barons. A trend has sprung up in recent decades of Wendish nobles seeking to secure ties with foreign houses. It is no secret that these pacts are often to ward against the prospect of Albert seizing any further baronial land to place under the direct administration of the crown. There has only been limited interest in such pacts in the empire to date; there are many places closer to Wend. A few in the empire are concerned by what would happen if Albert completes his centralisation project and decides that he wants still more beyond the borders of Wend, but Wend does not share a land border with the empire, and even if Albert were to build a great fleet, he would find closer places to conquer.
is to Wend's south, separated from it by a single large, independent duchy, . To its east and southeast are the realms of central Elthos, though separated from it by the Shield Mountains. Situated on a peninsula that extends into the ocean due northwest of Wend are , home to the inhuman . Wend lays claim to a few of the larger islands in the near World Ocean but has only established small coastal settlements on them. Wend's northern coast is along the Wailing Sea, which separates much of Elthos from ; mariners who use the sea remain close indeed to the Elthosian coast.