Halge

The Soleannen Realm of Hälge, formally known as the Kingdom of Hälge, was a nation situated in the north west of Rathnir. Its capital and towns where in the north east Sea of Petals to the west of the continent Nieden and east of the island of Yulara. The island was occupied by the Sterling Crownlands and was formerly one of the member states of The Three Thrones and United Kingdom of Yulara. Hälge was also sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of Hälge by some cartographers instead of the Soleannen Realm. Hälge fell after the death of its leader Dolphin and sacking of the city. The nation was succeeded by the Federation of Hälge.

Towns - Hälge was made up of 2 large claims, Hälge and Caelybir, Hälge is broken up into multiple regions, which are managed by different Hälgean government officials. The regions of Hälge are: Hälge City, Caelybir, Septrion, Leiden, Landesraad, Kullestad, and Mount Solaris. Domari Island is a small industrial island east of Hälge City, the island is administrated by Hälge City. Hälge is a vassal of the Soleannen Empire.

Population - Hälge has always had a medium to small population size, with Hälge having open housing around the nation on a frequent basis. The population is majority Soleannen, with multiple Hälgean citizens becoming Soleannen priests.

Economy -The nation was known for being a exporter of cactus and XP which is how it made money for itself most of its history. In its latter years as population declined the nation stopped producing cactus and began to decline economically as well. The nation in its later years was kept afloat by Populareguygamings fortune which sat in the national treasury slowly shrinking and debt to the Soleannen empire. Also sold off large chunks of its land and it is widely believed that the money from these sales were pocketed by the leadership of the nation.

Government - Hälge practiced an advisory monarchy government, the Hälgean king picked people to sit in his inner circle where they discussed the most important matters. Lesser important matters were presented to the senate, who were elected by the people each month, they could vote on and create laws for the nation.

Climate - The island of Hälge has cold winters and cooler summers compared to neighboring Caelybir which has warmer, but still harsh winters and warm summers, both islands have capabilities for fishing and ship building. Caelybir is the farming hub of the nation due to its flat land, but there are large farms in the western regions of Mount Solaris and Kullestad due to the creation of terrace farms, citizens also have private farms. Due to the construction of Caelybir via land reclamation the golf stream that made Hälges winters livable was disrupted .This made winters on the main island unbearable which led to everyone in the city sitting inside during these months. Inactivity in the population during these periods of the year only led to further economic harm. Many also moved south or just to other countries to avoided this harsh cold.

Religion - Hälge had freedom of religion, but Soleannen was the state sponsored religion with multiple shrines and churches around the nation. The self proclaimed Soleannen Aschann of Hälge was Dolphin Whiterose (GreatDolphin16). Hälgean belief was dominate in the city before Dolphin repressed it and forced it followers to leave the city for the colonies and outer territories (mainly Rochogrod and Ostland). Dolphins treatment of the followers of Hälgean belief is one of the many things he has been criticized for in hindsight.

The Prehistoric Era (Lore) - WIP
Before Hälge was a defined nation, the island was home to people of Nortfolk origin, who had migrated south for unknown reasons. They were organized into small tribal groups and settlements, who regularly conducted raids on the surrounding regions and on each other. They lived primarily off of farming potatoes, whaling, and fishing. These proto-Hälgeans, referred to as the Thanonites, lived several hundred years in more or less technological and cultural stagnation, with few visitors from other societies.

This eventually changed following the overpopulation of the island, resulting in a summer of constant warfare on a scale that hadn’t been seen before. What remained from this destruction was eventually reunified under the Emerald Cult, and remained so until the arrival of envoys from the Sterling Crownlands introducing government to the island.

Rising Internal Tensions Between Hälge and Septrion -
In April 2021, Hälge and its neighbor, Septrion, began having small border disputes over an area now known as the Canal of Hälge between Hälge City and Septrion. Hälge made small bridgehead in northeast Septrion and after a standoff that lasted the rest of the month, Septrion peacefully surrendered and integrated into Hälge. The people of Septrion were granted full citizenship with their government officials being integrated into the Hälgean one.

The Second Coup (Anon-Septrion-Axum) -
In late July of 2021, Anon, also known as Vibecheckerman, attempted to coup the local government of Septrion so that he could control their seats in the Hälgean senate. His plan was foiled by Popularguygaming Whiterose, who reported to Ragon. Ragon offered Anon a small island south of Hälge City, which was named Axum, later Kungsholm. Anon used this island to gain government positions in Hälge for himself.

The Third Coup (Ragon and Thas) -
In November of 2021, Thas alongside Anon and Popularguygaming Whiterose, attempted to coup Ragon from his position after Ragon grew old and began making questionable decisions. After the coup coalition presented their demands to Ragon, he reached out to the Second Bardonian Empire and they supported him. With the support of Bardonia, the coup stopped. The players kept their government roles.

The Bardonian Invasion and Occupation -
With increasing Bardonian power during the Third Empire, they looked to Yulara and the land nearby to expand. After taking the island of Yulara, Bardonia gave an ultimatum to Hälge. After some shrewd negotiations, Bardonia agreed to allow Halge to live and gave them the entirety of Yulara to govern.

The Prosperity of Hälge Under Bardonia -
Hälge's new land in Yulara began to prosper with multiple new towns and regions growing to prominence. Lennox, Ostia, and Vallia were the three regions to grow under Hälgean occupation of Yulara. These areas would grow to have Hälgean senators represent them.

Lennox-Hälge Tensions
At beginning of May 2022 a raid occurred in Hälgean territory. This raid was attempted by two Lennoxian Civilians.

The Federation of Hälge
After the death of Dolphin and the sacking of the city a power vacuum was created. The Hlägean exile Smoggy Dof Roach and his Jarnite followers would take control of the city and proclaim the successor state of the Federation of Halge (Hälges story continues in this article)..