North Goneril

North Goneril is an authoritarian monarchy under the control of Barron Ganth. It has the largest landmass of any nation on the Northern Continent, and is closely allied with South Goneril. It shares a southern border with South Goneril and a north border with Eldergrin, though a massive mountain range keeps the two functionally separate.

About
Goneril is a massive nation, and the climate, resources, and culture vary across its span. Ganth rules from Goneril City, a closely-guarded and heavily militarized capital home to the best-equipped of Goneril's sizable army. Close to the city, the rule of law is strict and police and military presence are heavy. Residents of the capitol are closely monitored for allegiance to Ganth and his philosophies. Further from the capitol, state control is more lax and older, separate traditions take hold.

Goneril's state religion is the Throne of Prime, a philosophy that holds that residents of the Prime Material Plane should control their own destiny without interference from extraplanar forces, especially gods. Worship of gods is illegal in North Goneril, a proscription which is viciously enforced in the capitol and surrounding areas but less so in the further reaches of the nation.

The climate varies across the massive span of the nation; the further south, the more temperate and fertile the ground. Further north, the country grows increasingly cold, barren, and hostile. While the southern farmlands of North Goneril produce much of the food of the Northern Continent, many of the northern regions have little to no arable land, and rely on food imports from the south.

In Aegis
A surge of wild magic destroyed much of the crop storage of Goneril City, causing food shortages in anticipation of winter. Insiders in the capitol blamed interference from Malvont spies, and North Goneril besieged Malvont in early summer of 1450.