Avedora

Avedora (Old name Heligrad) is a smaller nation located in the southwest part of Abexilas on the Zarilyian subcontinent. It has a population of 27 active citizens and is actively growing. The current Aregor is Thalion Heli of the Sovereign. The current capital is Heligrad. 
== History ==
===== Founding Days =====
Heligrad was originally founded by Raiyuna-Nora Epitchian. Originally she spent a few years in Imploryx, and decided to start her own place. She named it after her dad she lost along the way to Abexilas, Heli van Raiy. At the start, the town recieved almost no growth, seeing only a few travelers who join per week. At this time the core harbor area was finished, introducing a brand new marketplace in the town, fostering many new friendships across Halinn with merchants that would last years.
===== Expansion =====
After a rough start for the town, new recruits started coming in almost daily and a great community was born. Despite all of this success, cracks quickly started to form in the system. The town's development slowed down, and rumors of an upcoming independence movement were hinted. With this instability, Raiy decided to retrieve from Tzainore and to become their vassal. With this they began seeking new territories. The first settlements to join were Almyr and New Faxemia, quickly becoming an integral part of the nation.
=====Establishment of the Library=====
Heligrad was a city state since leaving Tzainore, but after the successful settlement of new lands it needed a rebrand. After lengthy talks within the senate, one of the senators came up with the name Avedora, stemming from the original Raiyan words ''aved'' and orania, meaning the book's land. With this new renaming came a bunch of reforms, especially within the economy sector. Massive new farms and mines were constructed in the town of New Faxemia, and a giant library expansion project was ordered by Raiyuna. The builder's team worked hard on all of the builds, and subsequently about 2 years later the build was finished.
===== Library Opening =====
When the library finally finished construction, a grand opening was held, featuring nation leaders from all over Halinn. The event was a great success, drawing much needed attention to the whole nation. It provided a big boost to the entire economy, with the wealth of the average citizen skyrocketing by over 5 times. With this great exposure also came a downside- many nations started to keep an eye on Avedora, watching it's every move. This quickly came to reality with the ZDA - Soliana Crisis.
===== The Crisis and Reforms =====
After Avedora opened It's library, things started to ramp up in the entire region. A new reform plan was approved, bringing many new projects to light such as a giant Colosseum or the central parliament building. But even with this huge success, a major threat was slowly becoming apparent- Soliana.
Report from the Avedoran Government, Spring of 37 VE: Dear citizens, we have some bad news for everyone. We are currently in bit of a bad state with Soliana. It is clear that their goal is to invade all of Northern Zarilyia, we have confirmed reports that they have declared war or have threatened war if they do not join, these nation are Nezurah, Kaizra, Galadonn, Rolon, Alanios (Sona) Esgaroth (ariefell), and other Northern Zarilyian nations who we are not affiliated with. WE ARE NOT AT WAR WITH SOLIANA, BUT We will if there is a confirmed actual declared war on one of our allies, not just a threat of join or death.
At the moment the crisis has died down, so we don't know what the future will bring.
==Culture==
=====Writing Culture=====
Heligrad is well-known due to it's heavy presence of writers. Since the beginning, many writers from all over Abexilas roamed there due to It's uniqueness. Heligrad hosts one of the largest public libraries on Zarilyia, currently hosting over 100 books from different authors, all over the world. You will find many titles ranging from religious doctrines, fairy tales to great national epics. It is also home to Balvi's Writing Services, which has been praised as one of the best writer's services on Abexilas, providing to anybody with top-notch services. It provides steady jobs to all people from the town, and is the main source of income for the whole city, when the average weekly revenue is can be over 20000.
== Towns and Infrastructure ==
===== Heligrad =====
Heligrad is the largest, most populated and wealthiest town within Avedora. It currently boasts a population of over 25, hosting most of the country's nobility. The main points of interest are the Library, Heli's Keep and the harbor marketplace. This was the oldest town founded within Avedora, and to this day stands as a big testament to the overall success of the country. 
===== New Faxemia =====
This is the 2nd largest town within Avedora, and home of the flowing knowledge. It was originally owned by Théodred Kronison Lyon, but after he suddenly dissapeared, the town fell into disrepair and was settled by Avedora. Since then the town has seen rapid growth, quickly turning into the economic and religious hot spot within the nation. The town is currently lead by Thalion Heli of the Sovereign, one of the sons of Raiyuna.
===== Almyr =====
Almyr (also known as WARLAND) is a small, quaint village north of New Faxemia. At the beginning of Abexilas it was founded by the Sakhif family, but due to a famine and a bad economic situation it was left to rot. They fled to Tzainore. With this abandoned land, many nations tried to redevelop it but only Avedora succeed. After about 11 years, their situation finally sorted and now they are in talks with Avedora to regain control of the land as a town under them.
=== Infrastructure ===
Avedora currently boats a very solid infrastructure network spanning across all of it's settlements. From the start, water has been the backbone of all trade of goods, mainly within the old port of Heligrad and New Faxemia. But even with this great natural transport corridor, cracks started to show in the system. The Heli river became a hopper for all boats to get from Zarilyia to central Halinn, so plans for a much needed solution were proposed. In the end, it was a tie between 2 options: A big roadway between New Faxemia and the northern State of Steelwater or an underground railway, which would be the first of it's kind within the region. In the end the railway project was approved, and after 3 years of construction it was finally opened to the public. There are currently plans to expand the network up south into Steelwater and Ariefell, providing a much needed link between these points of interest.
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