What a joke of a realm...all those Dukes flocking under Toupellonian banners with fear of remaining tied with OW and Cathay (obviously doomed realms) with only one thought in their mind: let's save our asses!
I think that's a bit too cynical. I know that you have the motivation of at least a few of the dukes completely wrong. It's mostly not fear that drives them, but dissatisfaction.
i don't see this realm surviving in its current form as there doesn't appear to be any sort of cultural or ideological meaning behind it. Blech
Finding a cultural identity and a sense of self will really be a big issue. Getting so big so quickly doesn't give anyone much of a chance to set things up. When a small realm starts and stays small, a small group of people can work together to establish the realm, and set things up. Then the people that join later can fit into it. But Toupellon grew so big, so fast, that it has to do all of that setting up while trying to keep 40+ nobles content enough to stay with it. And all the dukes in the realm have already demonstrated their willingness to move somewhere else if they are not happy.
