The Silver Dukes

Who?
Who are The Silver Dukes? A council of the nine duchies whom dictate most of what happens in The Argent. They are widely considered the most powerful men and women in The Argent. By tradition and law the duchies are ruled solely by humans. Each of the Grand Dukes or Duchesses are the sole ruler of one of the nine duchies throughout the mainland Argent. The nine duchies include:
 * Kingcardine
 * Bytham
 * Lowestoft
 * Midheim
 * Avenheim
 * Rothkirk
 * Essenheim
 * Salidis
 * Aerkirk

History
The order of The Silver Dukes was formed at the fall of the Emmon Empire over 400 years ago. When Emmonkirk the capital of the Emmon Empire mysteriously exploded leaving a massive scar on the world that is now called the Rustlands, it left the human empire without a governing body taking with it the Emmon Bloodline and all others in line for the crown. The remaining Grand Dukes agreed upon forming separate but allied nations due to the non willingness to allow one of their piers to have more power.

The Dukes and Duchesses
The Current Dukes of Duchesses of The Silver Dukes:
 * Grand Duke Arohn McCeile of Kingcardine
 * Grand Duke Casey O Fuarain of Bytham
 * Grand Duke Cadhan Foadhagain of Lowestoft
 * Grand Duchess Lucienne Devereux of Midheim
 * Grand Duke Erwin Ottesen of Avenheim
 * Grand Duchess Yvonne Eskilder of Rothkirk
 * Grand Duchess Sylvia Korsch of Essenheim
 * Grand Duke Eckhart Geinmann of Salidis
 * Grand Duke Berend Heidenreich of Aerkirk