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Lore post tonight because D&D went much later than expected.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">Organization of the Daffodil Kingdom</span></span>
Located in the southwestern reaches of the continent, the Daffodil Kingdom covers a broad range of climates. In the North East, the Briarcrown - also known locally as 'the Highlands' - separates the Kingdom from the southern plains of the Roslands. Its southern reaches kiss the polar icecaps, and its western reaches curl into a peninsula that reaches further north than its territory in the east.
The capital of the Kingdom lays on the Isle of Stame in the Gulf of Petals, which is home to the largest center of shipbuilding in the world. The Daffodil Kingdom controls the bulk of the Gulf of Petals with its navy, with only the Wildflower Cities on the northeastern coast of the gulf contesting it. These cities have traditionally been vassals of the Empire of Roses, though in modern times they maintain a careful balancing act between the two powers and owe allegiance to neither.
The Kingdom is organized into 27 Duchies and Marches, six of which are Grand Duchies or Archduchies. Grand Duchies were former kingdoms brought into the nation peacefully, while Archduchies are former kingdoms brought into the nation by conquest. In order of size and influence, the ten most important of these are:
1) The Crownlands of Narzissen
2) The Grand Duchy of Primrose
3) The Archduchy of Hortensia
4) The March of Azalea
5) The Duchy of Nelkendorf
6) The Archduchy of Zenobia
7) The Grand Duchy of Sonnenblume
8) The Archduchy of Dahlia
9) The March of Solanum
10) The Grand Duke of Camellia
On average, there are 5 nobles of each rank below a noble. A Duke will have 5 Earls, an Earl 5 Counts, a Count 5 Barons, a Baron 5 Baronets, and a Baronet 5 Knights (meaning your average Duke will command over 3000 knights to lead their men-at-arms). This is a demographic average, and not a rule; these larger Duchies especially have twice that average, or even more, while smaller duchies have less. The Grand Duchy of Sonnenblume has a dozen Earls, as an example.
Additionally, due to the size of the Kingdom, the three Grand Dukes and the Marquis of Azalea each have dominion over a large section of the Kingdom. This authority is what brought each of them into the Daffodil Kingdom peacefully, though the Marquis of Azalea had always been a servant of the King, and traditionally commands the Royal Navy. Typically, the dukes and archdukes, and marchers whose territory falls within their domain petition them, rather than the King directly.
Azalea is the Cardinal of the North and Sea. Primrose is the Cardinal of the West. Sonnenblume is the Cardinal of the East. Camellia is the Cardinal of the South.
