The Wholegrain Alliance

The Wholegrain Alliance is located in eastern Cuisine, a temperate region of desert plains and sand dunes.

In contrast with the other two nations of Cuisine, the Alliance's relationship with the Culinary Church is neither especially warm nor antagonistic.

Unlike other territories, the Wholegrain Alliance is a league of multiple noble families who refuse to swear fealty to any king or emperor. Instead, the Alliance is ruled jointly as a republic through the council of the five most influential families called the Wholegrain Roundtable, which is led by House Sesame and convenes at the capital city of Sesameseed.

Each house's territory is technically an autonomous region, though they all swear reciprocal oaths of allegiance to each other. Although membership in the Roundtable is generally hereditary, it is not permanent.

Locations in the Alliance
 * Sesameseed (Capital)
 * Tarragon
 * Gobi
 * Garam
 * Masala
 * Turmeric
 * Ladletown