I got an idea for France- BRETTONIA and I have an idea for germany getting the Empire and sweden getting the Norscans led by Avasar Kun who would at as an excellent final boss so to speak.Also could you put the WHF dwarves in switzerland since it'll be hilarious watching the dwarves teach the secrets of gunpowder and hygene to Asterix and Obelix.
Pros
-Blessings of the Lady:Unlike most barbarian countries our worship of the Lady makes infiltration almost impossible and the only groups whose gods could mimic the lady are few and far between.In addition our worship allows for great feats of strength and honor while also allowing us to worship other deities like Shallya and Myrmidia.(major malus to infiltrating brettonian society,Brettonians get roided as fuck when they do feats of "honor" read killing a metric fuckton of anything or killing something dangerous like a dragon.
-Knights and Damsels:In addition our culture has allowed us to create one of the best heavy Calvary in Mallus which was filled with gunpowder.Our Damsels are blessed by the Lady to fight off the darkness and are magic weilders. In addition we have great links with the noble elves by both sea and blood.(Brettobians have skilled,fanatical and powerful Calvary bonuses while their priests are also powerful magic users plus they get a diplo boost to Elves and elfrelated factions with a focues on Wood Elves)
-Lords of the Sea:Unlike most countries our navy is no slapdash array of sloops and brigantines,no each Caravel we have are skilled and is built using the highes quality designs and with a massive amount of guns.In addition our skill at seafaring has allowed us to trade all pver the planet without difficulty.(Brettonian Navy starts out as a high quality,high quantity fleet with tech base around Renaissance level.Has Acess to easy trade in cooks,wines and spices)
Cons
-The cost of Chivalry:While the benefits of the Lady has many benefits it also comes with serious drawbacks.Worship of the Lady means that their is a cultural dislike of ranged weapons like bows and crossbows and gunpowder technology is forbidden on pain of death.In addition the Lady tends to highly discourage any sort of change to the status quo.(major maluses towards any societal change and a ban on any advancements or use of gunpowder technology with the exception of naval combat which allows gunpowder)
-The Shadow of Honour:While Honour is well and good it masks a darker side to our society with 80% of our population living in poverty with no chance of advancement while also paying the most taxes and being completely brainwashed to be servile.In addition any person born with magic is to be brought to the grand enchantress and be tested and if all goes well the girl will be come a Grail Damsel..... we don;t mention the boys...or the failures.(High rate of poverty and very disturbing parts of the society that will have to be explored later....)
-The fools of war
espite our skill with the horse we are lacking in almost every other facet of war.Our footsoldiers are terrified peasants who are just as likely to get ran over by a brettonian than getting ripped apart by a minotaur.The closest thing we have to ranged weaponry is crossbow peasants and our sole artillery piece is a catapault. In addition the closest thing to tactics we have is chucking a bunch of bastard children and 3rd borns in Knight Errant gear at the enemy before unleashing our more elite troops like Grail Knights and Pegasus Knights.(malus to anything that isn't Calvary when it comes to the army)
Brettonia is essentially the Victoria of WHF where everyone is openly wondering how they aren't dead yet except replace shadowy Russian agents and support with shadowy Wood Elves and godly support