The Duchy of Oberseaxlund constitutes a large stretch of the northernmost reach of the Reich of Ostrien, watched over by the Ducal House von Brecht for the 40 years since the massacre of pagans and burning of the Goðstokkr, by order of Marloman the Great.
"Order. Empire. Destiny.", The former Holy Osterman Empire. The Empire of Ostrien stands behind Emperor Karl I, who has brought war deep into Merélais and now seeks to secure his claim—not just by conquest, but by legitimacy.