Dalmara Principalities

The Dalmara Principalities are a group of unified houses underneath Grand Prince.

Before the Dalmaran Conquest, the people of Dalmara were free and independent, and ruled by a king. However, when the Imperial Legions marched, Dalmara's forces were defeated in a matter of weeks, and surrender came shortly after.

However, though defeated, the people of Dalmara were not pacified. Less than four years later the entirety of the Dalmaran lands rebelled once more. After the Imperium suffering massive losses as the Dalmarans turned to ambushes and raids; never bringing forth a true battle no matter what ploy the Imperials used, the Imperium finally conceded and agreed to begin peace negotiations.

The Kingdom of Dalmara would never rise again, that much the Imperials made clear. Whether they had to march half-a-million men to eradicate every last Dalmaran, they would. But they conceded that if the King of Dalmara abdicated his title, then the Dalmarans could live as a client-state of teh Imperium. They would keep their nationality, theri heritage, their names. But they would be Kings no more.

In a move to further solidify that they would never unify again, the Imperium ordered a new form of government be imposed on the Dalmarans. Every Noble would be raised to the title of Prince. The ruler of Dalmara would be elected from within all Princes of the Dalmaran Principalities. This ensured that, with each Prince vying for personal power and glory, that Dalmara would remain fractured for centuries to come.