Summary

The Kingdom of the Lakes was born out of the fragmenting of Jacksonia after the Great War. The nation is an industrial powerhouse that straddles the Great Lakes and sits atop some of the largest river routes on the continent.

Includes: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio

Borders: The Red River of the North to the west, against Intermountain and the Dominion of Canada; the Mississippi River to the south and southwest, against Louisiana; the Ohio River to the south, against the Dixie Alliance; the Ohio River to the east, against New England.

Capital: Chicago

Language: English, with a large German minority

History

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Jimmy’s Notes
Lakes was part of the Kingdom of Jacksonia until the Great War, which pitted Jacksonia against Canada, the Dixie Alliance, and Texas. Lakes, officially called the Kingdom of the Lakes, was the middle of the three kingdoms. Unlike New England, the people and rulers of Lakes showed no interest in resurrecting the kingdom of Jacksonia, as the people of the Great Lakes believed the king of Jacksonia ignored the Great Lakes region during the war to focus on defending New England. Lakes embraced its independence and has worked to outstrip New England in production and industrial might since its inception.

Rulers

The House of Daly.

Relations:

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Jimmy’s Notes

Lakes sees itself as the future of North America. New England was already in decline as the center of power before the Great War, and as industry and agriculture have moved their focuses farther west, Lakes has picked up where New England left off. That said, Lakes still has good relations, and is generally friendly towards the former Jacksonian nations, as well as Quebec and Cascadia, which were allies during the Great War. But while friendly to its allies, Lakes disdains its enemies, the Dominion of Canada and Texas. Lakes considers Texas to be an upstart kingdom of braggarts, and believes their nations will eventually clash over the grain producing lowlands of Louisiana and Intermountain. Lakes is bold with Canada and refuses to be intimidated by its industrial and military might. Lakes and its rather brash leaders go out of their way to make it clear that they don’t fear the Dominion or the wider British Empire. Other kingdoms worry that Lakes’ brashness might be the spark that ignites another continent-wide conflict.