When the tribe took the name of Helia and had established the village of Sol. A fire was lit then to mark the occasion, and it is said that the Helians have kept it alive since. The first ruler of Helia is recorded as Queen Primrose Solus.
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History of the Kingdom of Helia
A record of Helia's founding and its conquests on its road to becoming the next empire of Awldor.
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575 AGC
20 Sol 12:00
The Founding of Helia
Founding
Sun's Troubled Slumber
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A period of relative peace for the Kingdom's neighbors. Within the Kingdom were bouts of internal strife. Towns and cities would often engage in conflict with one another over resources and prestige. There were even attempts to overthrow Sol, and its related monarchy, as the political center of the Kingdom. The period ended with the consolidation of the Kingdom's resources into Sol. All other towns and cities became either resource gathering nodes or military encampments going into the next period of expansion.
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20 Sol 12:00
Sol Becomes a City
MiscellaneousSol's population and stature swells to the point of becoming a city. This is also when ideologies within Helia turn away from an inward focus and towards the potential riches that lie beyond it. The state crowns its first King, and so becomes a Kingdom.
Period of Growing Ambition
1000 AGC 1154 AGC
A period of relative peace for the Kingdom, for it was taking its time to solidify its gains and to prepare for further expansion. The Kingdom had grown to believe that empire was the destiny of the kingdom, that the sun demands that Helian Empire become a reality. And so, the King mandated constant training of the Kingdom's armies as well as an aggressive push into developing machines of war.
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Helia conquers the Principality of Draethlin.
Military actionThe Kingdom of Helia took advantage of Draethlin's weak military to quickly conquer the young Principality of Draethlin. Draethlin's weak military was a result of inept leadership.
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1145 AGC
Draethlin Rebellion
RevolutionThe Draethlins enact their plans of violent rebellion across the city of Sol , but the rebellion was unsuccessful. The Kingdom of Helia was not content to suppress the uprising. A purge eliminated nearly everything Draethlin as a strong message to others. A few Draethlins survived to continue the Shadow Market, which evolved into a continental phenomena.
Second Expansionary Period
1155 AGC and beyond
King Vimak III's bid to become the one to realize Helia's imperial destiny began with the conquest of the Principality of Avistar. The brutality of that campaign as well as the ones that followed earned Helia's armies the name "Golden Blight."
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1179 AGC
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Conquest of the Nishinami
Military actionThe Kingdom of Helia conquers the Nishinami Thalassocracy.
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4 Ignis
Helia Conquers the Principality of Avistar
Military actionKing Vimak Helia III leads his forces to a successful conquest of Helia's remaining western neighbor, the Principality of Avistar, that was between him and the Queendom of Lunaria.
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1257 AGC
12 Aqua
Helia's Failed Attempt to Conquer the Fractured Coast
Military actionKingdom of Helia attempts to claim control of the Fractured Coast by force, but was driven back by effective Lunarian night raids.
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1258 AGC
Festum
Severo's Prophecy
MiscellaneousThe first known rumor of Severo's Prophecy, which states that the Principality will be reborn when Cintia Fucivus reveals herself. It is unclear if this rumor has substance or if it is simply wishful thinking on the part of Avistar Loyalists.
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