The Grand Duchy of Vilinor

History
Originally the Dukedom of Vilinor during the time of Arathon Kingdom, this land was the main wine-producing area in the region. The bloodline of the Duke of Vilinor had long been a wine-loving family, but had also been a powerful family, which had managed to get a huge swath of the central part of the kingdom. When Arathon fell apart, they pushed through the conflict to secure the passage out of the region, causing Vilinor to have the elongated shape it does now. This gave Vilinor the trade power of both land and sea, as well as a specialty product to export, and caused a huge boon to its financial state. As such, it was able to maintain the soldiers to keep it’s land, despite wars with Lython over the passage and wine-producing area. Vilinor also occasionally felt pressure from Adinerra to give up the passage, but not much as it is less militaristic, and has its own passage.

The Kingdom of Shathorn
Vilinor was created under similar circumstances as Shathorn, and so the two were originally close allies. The Great Duke who founded the Grand Duchy once expressed the pretentiousness of the Marquess in naming himself a king, but never scoffed at a mutually beneficial relationship. It was together that they prevented the Republic from swallowing them during the Reformation.

As such, the two nations have a long history of cooperation.

Despite this, however, the two nations have never been afraid to use the threat of the Republic to their advantage when striking deals.

The Arathon Alliance
Vilinor joined the Alliance - and pressured Shathorn too - in order to better focus on protecting the passage to what is now Khoria rather than needing to spread it’s soldiers out along it’s wide borders. It is very happy to have fixed borders, which helps boost it’s prosperity.