Elinie will be a unified realm - but one weaked by the coup and counter-coup.
RiD will be back on the throne, but stability and prosperity is down. Also more power to lesser nobles. Adaliz has fled to parts unknown. Gerad has defected with part of the army and now serves Osoerde.
So the Elinie player will have a better starting position, but its still a bit difficult (luckily he has stable and firnedly temples and guilds in his realm).