Rovia

Power Above All
The elvish empire of Rovia is an almost intimidatingly organized country, with order and hierarchy at the very central of culture.

The entire country is subordinate to the current Empress of the Aevrithan Dynasty. The Third Lady of Aevritha, Lady Advyre Aevritha, has been in power for around three hundred years, and under her reign the empire has expanded off continent. She resides in the most wealthy province in the shared capital of the country and the province- Elndorei in the Nalore Province.

The Empress gives power to Provincial Lords, who distribute it downwards. Or theoretically, that's how it's supposed to work.

While elves aren't completely militaristic, their conquering has spread the elvish need for order and ritual across their holdings.

The chain-of-command of Rovia is as follows:
 * The Empress
 * Provincial Lords
 * Provincial Lords are appointed by the Empress. In Nalore Province, the advisor to the Empress serves as the Provincial Lord of Nalore.
 * Capital Lords
 * Usually the capitals of the provinces would complicate the duties of the Provincial Lord, so the Provincial Lord has the authority to appoint a Capital Lord to oversee the affairs in the power seat of the Province.
 * Not every capital has a Capital Lord.
 * City Lords
 * Appointed by the Provincial Lords to oversee settlements other than the capital. A City Lord may preside over a large city and a number of smaller towns.  City Lords might exclusively be in charge of any villages in a chunk of the province- it all depends on how densely populated a province is and how much of the population is urban.

Provinces
Mainland Rovia is divided into eight provinces. They each have their own capital city. The provinces are listed in order of affluence.
 * Nalore Province, capital: Elndorei
 * Asari Province, capital: Losanti
 * Ivenor Province, capital: Mirus
 * Lyran Province, capital: Hyren Themar
 * Oren Province, capital: Aethel
 * Thylodel Province, capital: Faranneas
 * Alorhil Province, capital: Ortheiad
 * Taesi Province, capital: Nylvelion

Colonies

 * The area north of the Verrial River, including the town of Uhli'o, are considered Rovian holdings.
 * The island of Stonerton is a Rovian colony, although its primary export isn't known.
 * Wirn, a large island to the southeast of Rovia, is a colony. It is a recent acquisition (within the last 50 years) and is still in the process of being "developed", although the Empire hasn't released an official statement about what "developing" means or what the purpose of the colony is.