League of Darian Princes

The League of Darian Princes is one of the four most powerful nations on the continent of Ethelria and one of the participants in the Covenant of New Coron.

The League of Darian Princes, often referred to as "The League" or "Daria", is a loose congregation of baronies and counties. It is a point of pride for the members of the League that joining it is fully optional. Rulers of any country or state can opt to join the League, pay the taxes and fees involved and enjoy the benefits of membership. Inhabitants of other nations often joke that it's the rulers that are free to join. In practice, the nations that join the league are almost exclusively states ruled by autocrats who are only pursuing their own wealth and power. There is a stable core of members of the league who profit from the other fluctuating members. The other rulers and states joining the league often do so in search of protection when in dire need, or out of a desire to share the large wealth that the core states of the league have amassed.

while the league often is spoken of badly among the citizens of other nations, scholars do like to point out that it is the only nation in which all races are more or less equally welcome. The Darian Princes have included vampires, goblins, minotaurs and even at time dragons, among the more usual humans, elves and halflings. Dwarves are generally distrustful of the league.