Great Houses of Andalas

Overview
The Great Houses of Andalas, also known as the Republic of Andalas, is an independent Merchant Republic that consist of seven great houses, located at the southern region of Orta.

History
Originally a group of tribal groups, they were all united by Veneto Dimbala, an adventurer who gathered a massive army of sellsword throughout his adventures. He created a an unique election system, where each elder of each tribe would be elected by the fellow leaders. Originally known as the Mambama, and later, they were known as the Patricians, who created the great houses who are part of the Republic.

Great Houses
Various great Houses have risen and fallen throughout history, the oldest ones being House Dimbala, created by the founder of the Republic, Veneto Dimbala. Then there are House Ololosa and House Nanato, who consider each other as rivals. The youngest house being House Laros, founded by a foreign mercenary of Moros known as Markus Laros.

Army
The Republic is known across both Ortas and Moros for their impressive war galleys, possessing one of the greatest fleets in the continents; however, due to the lack of manpower for their infantry, the Great Houses resorted to hire mercenaries from all the regions of Ortas and Moros.