Abysia too for me.
I like them, because they are more and more dangerous as time passes, mostly because of blood magic. And also because they have the reputation of being a very difficult nation to start with, so I like to take a gauntlet in the face when I can (I'm masochistic at time).
in doms II, blood will be harder to come with, but the anathemant apprentice, or whatever he is called shall compensate.