The Irodien empire
The empire founded by the fierce mountain people of the vosta region. Based in the mineral rich western mountains and spreading into the lower foothills and valleys. The empires technological advancement has been stagnated in areas due to a 35 year long civil war. But the one area that the empire leads in is metallurgic technique. Allowing them to forge steel at a high pre-industrialist rate. With a population 500 million souls the empire trades its vast mineral wealth and steel for additional food. They are under the of a powerful rule of an imperial government lead by a powerful emperor advised by an imperial council the most powerful of them is usually the military advertisers called Governor-Militant. Expansionist and have a Machiavellian mindset using their military to intimidate or outright conquer there weaker neighbors. The empire military is a highly disciplined
