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 ===History===
+The history of the Principalities as a cohesive political entity begins all the way back during the Divine Era, when a wandering Elf named Regis masterd the occult, martial, and marital arts, had countless adventures, slept with a sizable fraction of the mortal and immortal ladies on the planet, and proved to be an insurmountable pain-in-the-arse to the rulers of the varying Even tribes.  Out of a sense of frustration, they ended up telling him that HE was now in charge, regrouped in what would become their modern borders, and set about making it their own.
+Fortunately for the people already present, Regis wasn't as much of a jerk as his new Princes were.  Most of the non-Elves made out in reasonably good shape, if not unreasonably upset with the Elves in general.  Regis I wasn't a bad ruler, but if he had a weakness, it was an inability to delegate.  His daughter, Gloriana had no such issues, and took the reigns when her father perished fighting something he should have sent an army after, at a symbolic age 400.
+Up until the current holder of the title, Regis was the __only__ High King to live that long.
 ===Economy===
+At the low level, the economy of Elfland is fairly ordinary, if a bit more barter based than in other lands.  It is when you reach the level of the gentry that you realize the entire place is run on quid pro quo, and "money" is just a convenient, if barbaric, token to keep score with.  This may drive outside traders to frustration, but as long as the Elves want outland luxuries, and the gold keeps flowing, they cope.
+The Merchant's Guild does not have a presence in the Principalities outside of border and coastal regions.  The Mercenaries Guild is more widespread, __particularly__ around the Kingsmere.
 ===Regions===
+  *Eastwall Mountains:
+  *Kingsmere: The seventy league across, nearly perfectly circular inland freshwater sea in the middle of the nation.    Amazingly enough, the Elves aren't responsible for it, originally.  That, according to the Liturgy of the Nurturing Earth Mother, dates back to the early days of the Divine Era (when "people" were still a novelty), during a major **DEVIL** incursion.  She asked the primal Light spirit Eden to "do something about it".  Gloriana's successor, Legatus I, __is__ the one to smooth out the edges and reformat the island in the middle, however.
+  *Mangard Hills: Straddling the southern border of the Principlaities.  Many of the Mangards could pass for the less dramatic Appalachians.
+  *Northwall Mountains:
 ===NPCs of Note===
+  *Adamantine I: Went adventuring with Gondor the magnificent in the second century as Crown Princess Teilla.
+  *Gloriana the Resplendent: Second ruler of the Principalities, daughter of Regis I.  Arranged for a lot of the nationwide infrastructure, including the Watchweyrs.  Did not live to see her 300th birthday.
+  *Illustrious III: High King during the seventh century.  Responsible for the "Dramatic Eastwalls" debacle.  Died under suspicious circumstances at age 190.
+  *Legatus I: Gloriana's successor.  Had a thing for tidiness, resulting in the Kingsmere's current form.  Also the long-distance road network, and possibly the vendetta of the [[m|Morguls]].  Did not see his third century.
+  *Regis I: First High King.
+  *Regis II: Current High King.  ~600 years of age, seeking immortality.