Kingdom of Helos

Helos (Helosian: Helöisa), officially known as the Kingdom of Helos is a nation located in Western Serrona on the archipelago of Aurum, where the Helosian capital, Helostadt resides. Helos resides in the Aquinterra Sea meaning that Helos does not officially border any nations however Helos shares a coastline with the Vulperium and Aristios-Zamotz.

In January 2022 following the beginning of the Inactivity Era the King of Helos, Bitter Dovialka alongside his council agreed to integrate and join into the Empire of Ahalia. Following this however Ahalian officials began to reject any form of Helosian representation in the nation other then in the government. Many citizens of Helos were furious about this eventually leading them to recreate the ultra-nationalist terrorist organization, The Helosian Brotherhood which had been inactive since August 2021. The organization would launch numerous attacks on government infrastructure along with numerous propaganda campaigns against Ahalian's. Eventually Bitter negotiated for Helos to become a protectorate of Ahalia officially reforming the Kingdom of Helos. Helos wouldn't remain under Ahalia for more then a couple days due to a secret negotiation with the A.W.E and Helos leading to Helos joining the A.W.E as a protectorate.

Following Helos joining A.W.E as a protectorate the nation fell back into a period of inactivity which would last until April 1st, 2022. Following the return of King Bitter to activity many Helosian citizens began to return and projects that were left on hold since late December began again including the construction of the Valstand District of Helostadt. King Bitter then announced the beginning of Two Month Plan to reconstruct Helos and create a stable economy around Helos.

Helos' government is an Absolute Monarchy ruled the the Helosian royal house, House Dovialka. While it has been announced by the Royal Government that in the coming months the Kingdom will return to a Constitutional Monarchy during the current construction and development era of Helos the nation will be under the absolute rule of King Bitter. Despite the absolute monarchy ruling in Helos, Helos is considered one of the most free and non-corrupt monarchies in the world sometimes ranking higher in freedoms then many democracies and republics. Despite this there is still many problems with Helos including racism against non-human humanoids such as Vulpurs, Orcs, Goblins, etc. despite this there is no racial laws in Helos rather the racism is a problem among the population of Helos. Helos has also been called imperialist due to their past interventions in foreign conflicts and their claim over almost the entire Aquinterra sea in November.

Government Organization
Helos is a unitary secular absolute monarchy state with its king, Bitter Dovialka and House Dovialka in general holding full authority over all actions of the government. Helos was formerly a constitution monarchy however a large drop in citizens along with the inactivity era in Helos lead to King Bitter temporarily disbanding the Parliament until further notice. The Parliament and Constitutional Monarchy have been expected to return sometime in Summer, 2022.

Foreign Relations
As of May 2022 Helos is a diplomatically isolated nation without any diplomatic ties. Historically Helos was once a member and key founder of the Dinas Pact (now disbanded). Helos has had and still has strong ties to New Domatia and Helos guarantees its independence.

Military and Law Enforcement
Helos currently has a small military force under command of King Bitter, known as the HRM or Helosian Royal Military. The HRM currently has an undisclosed amount of soldiers and its headquarters are located in Fort Oste just northeast of Helostadt. Helos currently has no official police force however the Helosian Intelligence and Security Agency (HISA) manages all law enforcement in Helos. Currently the HISA has almost no information disclosed about its existence.

Painting
Despite the lack of artists and painters throughout Helosian history up until around 50 years ago in the modern day many Helosians practice painting, most Helosian art tends to be formatted in a Realism style however examples of semi-abstract art has also been widely used among Helosian artists.

Sculpting
Helosian Sculpting has been a long lasting traditional art form used by the Helosian people. Traces of Helosian sculpting start in the ancient Helosian city state, Osstieo. The first notable Helosian sculpture was Jean Bognárh who sculpted approximately 141 sculptures with his most famous being Maliut which was a sculpture of the Osstieon general Maliut, an ancient Helosian hero. In the modern day sculptures can be found in Helos with the largest being a sculpture of Bitter Dovialka in the middle of the capital of Helos.

Architecture
Architecture in Helos is mostly based around neo-classicism and victorian style architecture. When it comes to traditional Helosian architecture Tudor styles are very prevalent, in many older buildings and cities you can find buildings in the style of Tudor. Architecture has been a large part in Helosian nations since the early history of Helosian peoples with carpenters, builders, and architects playing a big part of jobs in Helos. In Helosian culture these jobs are also heavily respected however many see these jobs as voluntary instead of them being payed which has brought much controversy around these jobs. Some famous and respected Helosian architects include Stew and Josef Brandler.

Cuisine
Helosian cuisine varies depending on areas however the majority of Helosian cuisine is usually a mix of seafood along with harvested fruits, vegetables, and baked foods such as bread, cookies, biscuits, and cakes. Wine and other alcohols are also prevalent in Helosian cuisine. Despite Helosian industrialization much of the food in Helos is organically grown with only some baked food and alcohol companies relying on industrial farms. Compared to other cultures Helosians do not have breakfast however Helosians do have small lunches and large dinners.