Briojan

The southern portion of the peninsula has more food production, though the barbarians to the north and the large lakes and forest mean that even any peace they have is tenuous. There is probably a more traditional form of government, likely a congregation of smaller groups that bond together for common defense. The rule of law here lends itself to larger engineering projects, like the building of fortifications along the border. These fortresses are under near constant siege, but the better trained troops of the south generally hold off the hords so that their families can live in relative peace. Citizens of this nation are probably better educated, and control over the inland sea it probably subsists mainly off of fishing and trade from the south. To make the relationship a bit more interesting, perhaps the mountain ranges of the north carry a rare form of metal useful in the crafting of magic weapons. That would mean encroachment from the south could quickly become an issue, creating a more interesting dynamic.