Heli

The Helian Republic, or simply Heli is a nation and city-state in northeastern Eldham located floating atop a sea off the coast of the continent of Astan. While it is a city-state, the city it comprises of is called The Rotorblades, not Heli. It is led by Xev Dragon Gryphyn.

History
The Kingdom of Heli was formed in the northwestern corner of Rathnir. Its first capital was Choppertown, which had been founded by Dragon Gryphyn several months prior. After the Ferrymen War, and the subsequent fall of Bardonia, Choppertown gained independence and founded its own country, Heli. However, after Bardonia rose to power in the region once again, Dragon Gryphyn cut a deal with Crezyman: The people of Heli would leave Choppertown and revoke all of their previous claims in Rathnir, and they would move to Eldham. Dragon Gryphyn lead his people across the seas, and founded The Rotorblades.

Heldrak
After the founding of The Rotorblades, Dragon DNA received a messenger pigeon from AegeusBeef, asking him if he wanted to accept a group of refugees onto the islands, and join the group as the Vice-President. Dragon agreed, and Heldrak was formed out of the agreement. Eventually, AegeusBeef stepped down and ThatGuyBitter became the new President. However, Bitter soon declared himself as Tsar of Heldrak, which led to a civil war that resulted in the dissolution of Heldrak and the recreation of Heli.

Government
When Heli was founded, it was a constitutional monarchy but "the Xev had actual power" as Dragon liked to put it. He served as the Xev of Heli, but he was not the only person in the government. There was also the Prime Lord, who would serve as a second in command to the Xev, and the House of Helians, which was the main lawmaking body. After the dissolution of Heldrak, the old form of government returned once again, though with a few less members and more centralized then before.

Culture
The culture of the Helian Republic is mostly centered on their religion, the Church of the Mekanika, specifically about the patron god of the Helisiah. The original natives of the region used to be focused on various gods, mostly a powerful one in the sky. However, after Dragon Gryphyn came to the region, he reforged the ancient customs into the belief of the Mekanika, powerful magical machines that acted as gods of the world. After the move to Eldham, the Helians are delving deeper into their beliefs of the Mekanika.

Geography
Most of the Helian Repulic is located on floating islands over a lake on the outer edge of Eldham. Terebros, the other town under the Helian flag, is located mostly underground.