There are a few countries.
Country A is the third biggest country and they're pretty average.
Country B is the 4th biggest country but covered in snow and mountains making it hard to grow Food.
Brigands Plunder some villages in Country A so Country A declares war on them.
Country C is baisically WW1 Germany. They are the biggest country and have a huge military and they want to expand but don't really have any oppurtunities.
Country C forms an allience with Country B so they can take down country A and get more Land.
Country D is a tiny country in between all 3 of these and they are allied to Country A.
Country E is the religious country and is the second largest. They wait and see how everything playes out.
Country F doesn't exist yet.

The main Hero is a mage in training that comes from a small village by the border in country D and one night they get ROFL stomped by Country B and C and he barely escapes.