My most sincere apologies on my delayed response. I've been away on a camping trip in northern Wisconsin and didn't have the greatest cell service to be able to view all the wonderful applications that have been coming through!
My name is King Arjen III, of the Kingdom of Ertia. I see that you know the most esteemed Mrs. O'Kleefe! An excellent reference, and proof that you will be a great addition to the Empire. I know that she takes up residence in Wysteria, but I'd love to make you an offer regardless! Ertia is but a hop, skip, and a jump away from Wysteria (probably the closest of all the other developed lands), and you'd be able to see her whenever you should like!
So, with that being said, I'll make my pitch:
Ertia is a realm privileged to have had a great deal of interesting history in the many years that it has been around. I came to the Empire back in the days before the new world was even a twinkle in our greatest explorer's eyes. My ancestor, Chief Arjen I, came from humble beginnings in a grand Empire far to the north of any currently charted lands. After making his plea to the Council of the Crowned, he settled and founded the nation of New Ertia, which would later become known as merely the Kingdom of Ertia. Seen below is the map outlining the current land borders of the Kingdom.
The highlighted blue and green areas are settled and established duchies. The rest, however, is land ripe for settling. I must say, from the pictures you've posted, you have an incredible knack for building great architecture. Ertians pride themselves on grand builds and great cities, as you can see in some of the pictures below.
The newly founded city of Amora. A co-build with my ally Count Atryl of DorEryn.
The walls and entrance to the city of Florae, capital of my Kingdom.
The city of Three Rivers, located in western Ertia.
As you can see, Ertia is a land with many impressive cities, and if you should decide to settle here, I can see us working together to perhaps develop an even closer relationship with Wysteria! Should you prove yourself to be a hard and loyal worker, I can guarantee you a great deal of autonomy within the Kingdom (just ask Duke Nick
He pretty much ran the eastern part of Ertia in his time with me!).
For Glory!
King Arjen III
A wider shot of the docks, showing off the second crane, currently gearing up for use in transporting a lumber shipment to a top-of-the-line merchant vessel built with the generous aid of the shipwrights of the Ilmenite Coast. The goods warehouse and market stalls are also featured; the region is already a hotbed of commerce for the area.
