Re-Estize Kingdom

Re-Estize Kingdom (リ・エスティーゼ王国) is a human nation of the New World and one of the three major human nation neighboring Nazarick. The kingdom is currently on a political disorder and civil unrest between the Royalty Faction and the Nobility Faction.

Background
Re-Estize Kingdom is located west of the Azerlisia Mountains, north-west of The Great Tomb of Nazarick, usually called as "the Kingdom". Though it is one of three main human nations appeared in Overlord, the Kingdom is suffering political disorder. The confrontation between Patricians and Loyalists is quite severe, virtually dividing the country into two. King and major nobles own 30% of the territory for each while 40% left are domains of minor nobles. The only reason that the kingdom did not split is Marquis Raeven, the opportunist who owns highest authority among the six major nobles. Also many nobles regardless of faction are in league with other countries, like Baharuth Empire or Slane Theocracy.

Apart from all political issues, large criminal group named "Eight Fingers" is undermining the Kingdom, and annual war against the Empire is slowly consuming the national strength. Golden Princess is attempting to structural reform of the Kingdom, yet most of her tries were frustrated by the nobles. At least the slavery was abolished, but still there are lot of unofficial slaves in the underground.

Culture
The Re-Estize Kingdom is a feudal society. At the top of the hierarchical structure stands the king and the royal family. Next comes the nobility who possess major landholdings in the kingdom. And at the bottom are the serfs.

Titles and even professions are all hereditary. Social advancement in the kingdom seems to be unlikely as any progress made is always hindered by the nobles, who fear that such changes might endanger their power and stations.

Unlike the Slane Theocracy and the Baharuth Empire, the Kingdom lacks any kind of centralized magic academy, usually a person would have to hire a magic caster to teach them.

Military Strength
Re-Estize Kingdom's military is composed of militia. It's soldiers are really just peasants who are drafted, they receive a government-issued weapon, no armor and extremely sparse training. The Kingdom can levy two hundred thousand men.

Only Gazef's Warrior Troops or the King's royal knights can match the imperial regular troops.

Baharuth Empire
Currently the Kingdom and the Empire are in a state of war. Though the losses are both sides are minimal, the conflict between the two nations has only prolonged due to the fact that the Empire has never fully committed the entirety of their forces to the war, merely engaging in a war of attrition so as to take the weakening Kingdom with minimal losses. One factor of antagonism is the Kingdom's negligence over the continuous production of addictive drug, black dust, which is already influencing the empire's populace.

Trivia

 * Kingdom's territories which are Carne Village and E-Rantel are currently rule by Nazarick.
 * The roads except for the King and Marquis Raeven's territories are dirt roads with poor public order.
 * Many frontier villages suffer from monster attacks due to being unable to hire adventurers and in part to the Kingdom's inability to deploy soldiers and the nobles who are generally apathetic to the well being of their serfs.
 * It's not uncommon for a village to be taxed harshly, such as 80% or 60% tax on harvest which would at best force the villagers to live in poverty if not starve outright.