Merm Empire

The Merm Empire appears in The Few and The Forgotten Ones.

The Merm Empire has always been one to put it's people first, no matter what, even in the face of overwhelming odds. Under the rule of Emperor Žába, the Merm Empire made the most dangerous decision in their entire history: defy Maxwell. For some context, the Merm Empire was in a one sided relationship with Maxwell and his allies as a resource exporter. The Merm Empire was required to export 90% of it's resources to Maxwell's Castle in order to stay "protected" by him. This relationship was quickly destroying the Merm economy. So under Emperor Žába, the Merms refused to continue exporting to Maxwell's Castle. Maxwell needed these resources in order to finish his war machine, so he sent 1,000 skeletons armed with muskets and flintlocks, and demanded the resources. Maxwell thought the Merm Empire would cave when met with such a force, but they didn't, they fought back. The Emperor sent 900 Merms armed with the finest muskets that the Imperial Army had to offer. Even though they were outnumbered, the Merms fought more ferociously than Maxwell's skeletons had ever seen. The Merms easily tore the skeletons to pieces winning the battle with only 50 casualties, while Maxwell's force was completely destroyed. The Emperor knew that Maxwell would send more skeletons, so he ordered them to dig lines of trenches and prepare for another attack. As expected, an attack came the next morning, but the Merms were ready for it. Maxwell sent 2,000 skeletons armed with muskets and flintlocks, and 200 tier 1 Deerclops to back them up. This was harder for the Merms, but they held the trenches, and took out the skeletons with ease. The Deerclops were difficult to take down but the Merms managed to do it after reinforcements arrived. The battle was long, grueling, and bloody, but the Merms won the day once again. After this battle, Maxwell gave up, and allowed the Merms to rebuild themselves. The Merms later allied with the Boar Kingdom and the Spider Kingdom in their fight against Maxwell.