OK, so this doesn't look like it's going to start soon, so I'll chip in, but let me know if it starts before the 24th, because I won't be able to commit until after that day.
The Kingdom of Livonia
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History: After the European Civil War most countries in Europe became free-for-all battlegrounds, ripe for opportunists. One such opportunist was Andis Ozols, a lieutenant in the Latvian armed forces before the civil war. When the war broke out, he was one of the leaders of the successful coup which instituted General Janis Valinieks as head of state. Upon the general's unfortunate death four months later, Andis took control of the country, assassinating some and bribing others, which left him the de facto leader of Latvia. Upon stabilizing the country, Andis turned his ambitions southward, towards the severely weakened Lithuania. Facing danger from the South and East, the Lithuanians welcomed the Latvian army with a safe dose of cynicism, but many thought this was far from the worst possible scenario. After pushing south into Belarus, the Latvians were repelled by the still undermanned Belarussian army and their allies, the Russians, who, facing internal conflict of their own, could not dedicate many troops. A peace was settled: the Latvians would return Lida to Belarus, but would get Kaliningrad in return. With the country now twice its former size, a period of peace followed, which would last for more than a year. It was in early 20XX that the Republic of Latvia-Lithuania, as it was called at the time, faced a new threat from Scandinavia. Finland had been quick to recover from the crisis and annexed their cultural brothers the Estonians. This caused much borders friction, as with Russia's collapse it was clear that they would vie for domination in Northeastern Europe. The Finns invaded early next spring, hoping to use their numerical and technological advantage, however, flooding was especially severe that Spring, which gave the Baltics enough time to mobilize and take up positions. By July the Finns were pushed back to their borders and by September nearly all of Estonia was under Latvian control. The peace treaty was signed on the 22nd of November that year. Finland ceded Estonia, Saaremaa and Hiumaa and was forced to pay reparations. This treaty secured Latvia's position as the leading power of Northeastern Europe. Despite some unrest from the Estonian population, Andis Ozols crowned himself King of Livonia on the 16th of December. His full title includes King of Livonia, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Duke of Estonia, Margrave of Kaliningrad and Count of Saaremaa. With his new title came new responsibility - he had to show power and that meant conquering more land...