Second High Kingdom of Daelyria

''This page is about the nation formed on the 9th of March 2022. For the First Daelyrian kingdom see: Kingdom of Daelyria''Daelyria (Meaning: Kingdom of Embers in Daelyrian, Kingdom of Fire in old Daelyrian), officially the High Kingdom of Daelyria is a nation located on north Nieden, comprising most of the Helmian subcontinent. Its de-jurro capital is Daelyria, located on a remote island in the Sea of Petals. Due to its distance from the mainland, Frostarch or Illerya are often cited as the de-facto capitals of Daelyria. It borders Ryzani-Credia to the south, Alamayn to the east and The Three Thrones to the west, specifically through Lennox by sea and Hälge by land. It is composed of several different religous and ethnic groups, though the majority of the population identify as culturally Daelyrian, with almost 50% identifying as Draconists at last Daelyrian census (48%).

The High Kingdom of Daelyria is the successor to many Helmian nations, but is the direct successor to the Helmian Dominate and Helmian Federation, though takes its root to the First Daelyrian Kingdom and the Sterling Crownlands. The Daelyrian culture group is estimated to be around 800 years old, and have inhabited the region of Helmia and Nieden for several centuries, the first Kingdom marking the begining of the Daelyrian Calendar, currently in year 79 AD (After Daelyria(as of 18:03:2022)). There are several Daelyrian sub-cultures, such as the Halondians (mixed), Midlanders, Illeryans, Synderians and Braavosi.

Before Daelyrian settlement, the Noxists and Baykonians were the majority on the continet, with the Baykonians arriving only a few years before the Daelyrians founded Illerya. Since then, other cultural groups have found their place on the continent, such as the Domians, the mixed Daelyrian-Domian culture of Halondians, the Kastollians, the Astorians, Kyydrosilians, and even some Audaladians. The three major surviving ethnic and culture groups are the Daelyians, Halondians and Kastollians, with some Domians still remaining in the far north. The other groups are almost extinct either by genocide (Noxists and Baykonians), migration (Astorians, Baykonians and Kyydrosilians), and some of disease, such as many key Domian members dying of the Redgrin plague of 77 AD following the battle of Illerya.

Etymology
Main article: Daelryian (language)

The word Daelyria (Deilyriah, Delyria) comes from the old Daelyrian word for Fire (Dael) and the word for Kingdom (Yria), meaning Kingdom of Fire. As the Daelyrian language evolved, the word Dael came to mean embers instead of fire, so Daelyria would mean Kingdom of Embers. This is fitting, as in Draconism, a common metaphor for truth is "to see the coals not the flames", or the embers bearing the truth of a fire.

Geography
Daelyria is a kingdom encompassing most of the Helmian subcontinent, and therefore has a varied geography.

Geographic features
Helmia is a very geographically diverse region. It consists mostly of temperate plains and forests, though there are many mountainous regions. The southern tip of the continet and the border of Daelyria is the Gdanycian swamp, which cuts Helmia off from the rest of Nieden. In the south east there are many mountains forming the Domkuz mountains. Flanked by mountains in the north-west and south-east, as well as swamps in the south, the Kastollian plain stretches far before reaching the spruce forests of Duskyon and dark-oak forests and swamps of Illeryon. The mountains of the midlands stand in the middle of the country, hosting many castles, giving away to hilly Halond to its north. North of Illeryon you find the Bernese mountains, who lead all the way up the western coast of the continent. The rest of the north is mostly taiga with some mountains on its eastern and western shores.