Heluvite Kingdom

The Heluvite Kingdom was a polity primarily in modern-day Auuvsia formed in the wake of the collapse of the Cyanic Confederation in 164 AB by Hausli Djarasa, a distant relative of the original Siklau Dynasty which once ruled Aquelia.

## Early History and Background

Following the collapse of the Cyanic Confederation in the summer of 164 AB, Hausli Djarasa, a retired general notable for defending the confederation from an invasion by the Ravacinians in 135 AB, quickly established control over the city of Tir, at the time a prominent trading hub. Hausli would die three years later, and his son, Hausan, would take control over his domain. Hausli would declare war on the Axusa, from which the Heluvites claimed descendance, and incorporated them into their realm. Hausan would convert to Selenism in 170 AB, although a majority of his realm remained a part of the Sjanumisla for many decades onwards.

In period after the decline of the Ravacinians, power in Auuvsia had become markedly more decentralized with the beginnings of the Cyanic confederation than it had been under Ravacinian or Aquelian rule. This was only exacerbated following the collapse of the confederation into further polities, as Auuvsia had been nearly atomized back to its tribal configuration. The Heluvites too were at first a highly decentralized power, but the flat, temperate plains of the Auuvsian core valley, which were easily navigable by many rivers, were ideal for building a comprehensive, centralized state. As such, the state gradually centralized further and further around the monarchy. The Heluvite monarchs considered their state to be the legitimate successor to Aquelia, a notion which they were obsessed with fulfilling. As such, many Heluvite institutions and traditions resembled their Aquelian ancestors.

After Ravacinian rule, the territories surrounding the Heluvite kingdom were far poorer than they had used to be. The consistent theme of Heluvite rule; the restoration of Aquelia, deemed this unacceptable. One notable obstacle to this goal was the fact that the Heluvites did not have access to the trading capacity or resources the Aquelians had. For the first few decades, the Heluvites were landlocked, although this was solved following the conquest of Abydos in 185. However, they would never gain access to the once vibrant galak sea trade routes they had before.

## Nunnshire Wars

The Heluvite Kingdom would be a major power in the Nunnshire Wars, a series of wars spanning two and half centuries, where Nunnshirean and Cyanic, and then later Azurite, powers fought over control of present day western Auuvsia, named Ashulisar. Fighting was mostly near the Arkonian mountains, and the city of Arkos would be a significant point of contention specifically.

## Selenite Wars

Despite being a notable Selenite power, the Heluvite kingdom abstained from the first three acts of the Selenite Wars, even in the second act, where fighting was particularly concentrated in Nerdensburg. The Heluvite Kingdom did involve itself in the fourth act on the side of the Selenite League, particularly being displeased with the establishment of the city of Qorcei by Crestopolians. They had also found themselves upset with Crestopolian interference in the ongoing Nunnshire Wars, although their involvement in that was minimal. Later, the Heluvites would play a key role in establishing the Final Peace of the Selenite Wars. War had finally concluded in 362 but it would take another two years for a final agreement to be devised.

## Rivalry with Khisbaldee

By 350 AB, Nunnshirean holdings were solely confined to being west of the Arkonian mountains, and the Nunnshire Wars would play a diminishing part of Heluvite affairs. The burgeoning power, the Kingdom of Khisbaldee, increasingly sought to supplant Heluvite dominion over the Cyanic people, and the two states would become rivals. Tensions would fluctuate between uneasy peace and complete war for a period around thirty years. The last war would break out in 388 AB, and subsequently in 390 AB, The Battle of the Twisted Hills would result in a Khisbalden victory, signaling the end of the Heluvites. The Heluvites would then be absorbed into the Kingdom of Khisbaldee in the following years.