Helleia

## Kingdom of Helleia

Current flag of Helleia; The Monarchist Flag

The **Kingdom of Helleia**; *Or more simply **Helleia***, is a nation located in southern **Basnak**.

## ORIGINS & ANCIENT HISTORY

The first Helleian nation formed in around 1900 on what is now Skull Island; The Kingdom of Skull Island AKA Skalle. They remained completely isolated until January 3rd, 1973 when a lone Wehrnic expedition ventured onto the island. The Wehrnic expedition (which consisted of around 14 men) were slaughtered. Following this event the Helleians began to venture south towards the coast of Wehrnas. As they waded ashore they brought chaos and mayhem on Wehrnas eventually overrunning and completely removing the original population of Wehrnic people.

## **AGE OF CONFLICT *(1973-2008)***

For it's early years Helleia remained mostly isolated, The only exceptions being two encounters with the Kolerians near the Eastern Mountains. Throughout 1976-1982 Helleia expanded north annexing large regions of land of modern day Qahil, and Historical regions such as Vyrka. However a new threat would soon arise: Kaos.

### **HELLEIAN-KAOSIC WAR *(1984)***

The Kaosic navy had interests in the \_\_\_\_ Sea and had previously stationed their navy in the region. Helleia took great offense and deployed their own navy, Tensions were rising quickly and it was only a matter of time until the first shot was fired, That shot being from a Kaosic Warship commanded by **Admiral Nvestov.** Both sides declared war on one another, What followed was back and forth naval invasions and an eventual stalemate resulting in the death of an estimated 4 million, Some estimates place the total death count at 9.7 million.A peace treaty was signed after the stalemate officially ending the war.

### **EARLY EXPANSION**

Following the Helleian-Kaosic war, Helleia continued it's conquest for Northern Basnak, However the conquest would not be without bloodshed, Three major nations controlled the region. **Vyrka**, **Qahil**, and **Iniqua.** The first of these nations to be attacked was Vyrka. The initial invasion was swift and brutal; The Vyrkans put up a stiff resistance, but in the end it was useless. Qahil and Iniqua proved to be far more effective, The initial invasion of Qahil was a complete failure for Helleia, Helleia resorted to a direct ground invasion instead of paratroopers, What followed was a brutal campaign through the Rikson Desert. An estimated 45,000 Helleians died and 250-2,000 Qahillic casualties. Although a struggle, Qahil was eventually conquered.

Kaos launched a propaganda campaign against the governments of Helleia and Koleria, it proved extremely effective. Kaosic propaganda had compared what had happened in Iniqua to an incident where a Kaosic village was massacred and burned down. What followed was a Coalition against Iniqua, Of course Helleia and Kaos took advantage of this for territorial gains and Iniqua soon found itself occupied.

### GENOCIDAL WAR *(1996)*

Unfortunately, Otto Von Wilhelm died of old age. Bringing a new leader to the Helleian Political system: Hans Landa. Hans was what many would call, a fanatic, Obsessed with pushing Helleia further and further towards the horizon of greatness. One of his first actions in the throne was the ethnic cleansing of the Vyrkan people that resided within occupied territory. The Vyrkans were rounded up and placed in extermination camps, leading to the death of over a million Vyrkan Men, Women, and children. Once Kaos and Koleria had found out about the extermination happening, They declared war, However Kaos's true motivation appeared to be more of a policy of containment than a moral crusade. Oddly enough halfway across the world in Nefreas, a nation called "Arnes" joined the war in Helleia's support.

#### THE INVASION

Kaos was the first to make any real advancements, The harsh desert conditions of the North West proved extremely difficult for both Helleian and Kaosic personel. So the Kaosics promised the Qahillics independence from Helleia and benefits after the war, Soon a Qahillic militia was formed under the leadership of **Mohammad al-Erien**. The Qahillics charged south-wards, The exhausted Helleian troops put up little resistance. Once the Qahillics had pushed past the Rikson desert, Kaosic troops began to arrive to continue the offensive. Meanwhile on the other front, the Kolerians were able to dislodge Helleian defenses and push into the Black Forest. Helleia was facing two giants crashing down from either side, However they continued to fight fiercely, Casualties ran rampant on both sides, Eventually the Helleians were pushed back to Bavaria, The beating economic heart of the nation. The first Kaosic forces flooded through the front gates, Intense house-to-house fighting began. It took 39 days to dislodge the final Helleian strongholds, Hans Landa "committed suicide" and was not found by Kaosic or Kolerian troops. The Treaty of Bavaria was signed, Officially pushing Helleia back to it's original borders.

*For further reading on the Genocidal War*

### POST-WAR CHAOS

Although a Kaosic victory, The end of the war saw a mostly Kolerian influenced treaty. Kaos proposed a Socialist Republic. Koleria opposed the idea claiming "Let the people choose their own path". This left the new Helleian Republic fragmented and bitter; Giving arise to extremist parties, The two most notable being the Helleian Communist Commune (H.C.C) & the Helleian Nationalist Party (H.N.P). These two groups went to extreme measures in an attempt to consolidate the majority vote, Going to the extremes of clashing in the streets of Bavaria with their militias. As it turns out, Hans Landa faked his death, and was actually the sole leader of the H.N.P, Instantly giving him an advantage over the Communists. Despite this, Kaos decided to supply the Communists, However these supplies were futile to stop the result of the upcoming election. The Nationalists won 373 seats out of 400. Firming placing Hans Landa in control of Helleia once more.

## COLONIAL ERA

   Seeing a potential land grab, The Helleian Navy requested that 600 Helleian families volunteer for settlements, 961 families applied, said families were transported to several settlements across Nefreas and Vetu (Map to left),