SWEDES: SOLDIERS OF ENTERPRISE
Large in presence if not in actual territory, the Swedish Empire has begun a rise to greatness that suggests it may soon be a serious rival to the more established power of the Hapsburg Empire. Encompassing the entirety of Sweden and Finland, it also holds numerous smaller dominions across the surrounding seaboard, the least of which still offer a strategic advantage.
The Swedes have made their mark in Northern Crown as masters of opportunity, sharp-eyed subjects of an expanding empire that has begun to appear as a potentially serious threat to the power of the Hapsburg Empire. Counting many unconventional thinkers among their number, they continue to frustrate rivals who adhere to more tested strategies. At the same time, their reserved demeanor cools the ire of those foes, a combined devotion to the Dissenter faith and principles of moderation ensuring a character that is not so much roguish as shrewd