Kingdom of Strugal

History
The Kingdom of Strugal was the largest of the 1000 petty kingdoms of the fourth era. It began when the Duke Stru of Gaul, a Duke in Orkian was driven out of his Kingdom, his capital was sacked and he lost almost all his family, with his only son, also names Stru, he took his remaining men, loyal to him, and make the mad and suicidal trek across the Great Northern Ocean to join the invasion of Ternum. He led his men to victory after victory against the elves, able to carve out his own great kingdom in the Eastern lands. He decides to style himself as King Stru of Gaul. As the years of the thousand petty kings rolled on the Kingdom of Stru of Gaul became the Kingdom of Strugal. During the rise of the CAM the Kingdom managed to ally with neighboring kings and held the CAM at the battle of Gubat River where they signed the treaty of Gubat, which protected Strugal as an independent power, using the river as the border. Over time the economic power of the CAM slowly came to dominate and Strugal became a Contractor, a de facto vassal of the CAM, in return for internal sovereignty they must pay a hefty endowment to the CAM and must provide troops to any military campaigns the CAM partakes in.

Government
The Kingdom is an feudal monarchy where the King has full control over his kingdom and uses a privy council to govern the realm but often effective execution of justice has to be delegated to lords.

Geography
Strugal is dominated by the land around it. The kingdom is dominated by agricultural land throughout. The north is generally dry with the largest city Castel Arezzo hugging the coast. The capital, Bologna is further inland, pressing against Lago Bologna. The south is far wetter, dominated by various rivers and small castels, led by many petty lords. While more fertile compared to the north its inefficient politics leads to lesser output.

Factions
The two factions within the privy council is the pro king and pro CAM factions. There is no formal factions but the court politics have resulted in this divide.