Helft Empire
A defunct nation, the Helft Empire once was a sprawling country of Halflings that stretched over most of the western coast of Elone, though since its disillusion it has been remembered most for two things: constant war against the Goblins and the creation of the Stallbourne Court of Mercy which later became the World Court.
but the architects responsible for Ilejón did not build it as best as they could, and most of the city as it was during the Helft Empire washed away. Roaroux exists over its ruins.
Navarín was known to have strong walls, and while it was a fairly small town, it had farms run by a singular Druid named Pimkin Everlife that grew crops fast enough to always have a surplus that could be easily traded across the empire, making it the leading source of food in the Helft Empire.
Still, Navarín was torn down, with its ruins now being all that remains.
Legends say that one of the first battles of the greatest combatant in history, the 7th Grand Wizard Perzita Theldrar, was when she was part of the Bortanni army, invading and conquering Navarín.
With her, Palmira took an army and everyone she could convince from Epetros, and together they built a new city. A city that would eventually grow to be known as Stallbourne.
Here, Palmira established the Fehm Dynasty that would go on to rule the Helft Empire for most of its existence. But she did not call it the Helft Empire at first. Her initial goal was never continental conquest, it was the return to glory of her once-great people in Ishada.
Thus, the Helft Empire began not as just Stallbourne, but as Ishada reborn. No longer intended to be separate city-states with power to rule themselves, but instead one united nation.
A Goblin who was raised in the flames of war against the Helft Empire, he knew nothing but resistance against the Fehm Dynasty.
It was a generation or so before him that the Stallbourne Court of Mercy had started gaining power as well, and so one of their prime directives was to aid in wiping out his people and their rebellion.
But Kreng was not the type of person to let that happen. He knew that the Helft Empire could never conquer Retrypes as long as the warrior spirit of Retrypes still existed, and so his major goal was always the continued survival of the state of Retrypes and, mostly, its people.
Something else he was interested in was what kind of waves he could make against the Helft Empire while stopping their conquest. Small things that reverberated across the massive empire, like attacking a supply chain, spreading a story, or even painting one bit of graffiti where they didn't think he could reach. Acts that showed he was always one step ahead of them.
As mighty and intelligent as Kreng was, however, he was no match for the resources of the massive Helft Empire. Retrypes was starving, under siege by the Halflings, and Kreng decided he would seek out the Court of Mercy. He had no love for the Empress, but the Court would hear him out. He was certain of that. They would have no fear of a lone warrior, and they wouldn't dare attack him.
Kreng walked into Stallbourne alone to discuss peace, but when he was before the Court of Mercy, they quickly tried him for his crimes and executed him on the spot. There was not a hint of mercy in their acts. But there was no need for them to worry, no one would ever need to know.
The Court of Mercy tried wiping all records of Kreng, and while it is difficult to find people talking about him in lands that were once controlled by the Helft Empire, other places still have extensive accounts of the revolutionary Retrypian warrior-scholar. Places like Zephys, Ironforge, Ruzrugh, and Camor still have tales, both favorable and unfavorable, of the man who shook the Helft Empire, whether he be a hero or a villain in their eyes.
Government Structure
There were mostly two governing bodies in the Helft Empire, with the second being a creation in the latter half of the empire's existence to balance out power more as the Empire was beginning to fracture.Empress of Elone
The Helft Empire was led, for most of its existence, by the Empress of Elone. It was more of an aspirational title, as the Helft Empire hoped to one day rule over all of Elone, or at least half of it, but never managed to overtake the nations of Dwarves, Elves, Draconians, or Goblins to achieve this ambition. There was a strong culture in western Elone for most of history, among the Halflings and Goblins of Ancient Ishada (the region around where the Helft Empire would eventually grow from) of matriarchy. The Goblin Matriarchs, the title of Her Lowness in Alzirgos, and most relevant here, the Empress of Elone, were products of this matriarchal culture. The Empress was all powerful for most of the existence of the Helft Empire, but as the title got passed down to more and more descendants of the Fehm dynasty, they became less interested in ruling everything, and delegated more and more power until, eventually, the monarchy was overthrown by the court and dissolved. Aside from its influence in the other ruling titles held only by women in the region, there is no real remnant of the Empress of Elone in modern culture or society. Most notable among the Empresses was Palmira Fehm, the founder of the Fehm Dynasty that led the Helft Empire at its start.Court of Mercy
Towards the latter half of the Helft Empire's existence, a second governing body was introduced: the Stallbourne Court of Mercy. This court had, technically, existed for the entirety of the Empire's existence, but it only had mass power later on. Their original purpose was to follow the orders of the Empress, who appointed them, interpreting the laws she made to suit her interests. But over time, the Empress stopped appointing them, and so they began to appoint new members themselves. Due to this, the new judges would be less and less ideologically aligned with the Empress and less inclined to side with her interests. Initially twelve halfling judges, they changed their arrangement to be one of every species that agreed to join them as they began gaining more power, with Elves, Dwarves, Draconians, Gnomes, and others joining and distancing them further from the Helft Empire as it was under the Empress. The Court of Mercy grew to eventually overtake the Helft Empire, which had mostly fallen, and now rules Stallbourne as the World Court, deciding criminal cases around the world. Most notable among the judges of the Court of Mercy was Korras Commonbrush, a minor judge in the lower court who led the Commonbrush reforms that led to the court's increased power.Settlements
The Helft Empire at one point spanned a large portion of the western coast of Elone, and due to that had many settlements, some of which were torn down, others captured by other kingdoms or renamed. Below are the major settlements of the Helft Empire.Amukk by Jarhed
Stallbourne
The capital of the Helft Empire, and its central city, Stallbourne was built to rival the floating city of Zephys as the largest and most prosperous metropolis in the world. Though it is known now as the Ringed City because of a large lake at its center, that did not exist during the time of the Helft Empire, and instead it was a large, circular city with water around it, but none within. A trading hub due to its location at the southwestern tip of Elone, no ship could sail Southern Elone without making a stop in Stallbourne, and it became rich thanks to its strategic location, while its intelligently designed layout made it incredibly difficult to invade.Ilejón
Later known as Roaroux when resettled by Humans, Ilejón was on the shores of the Strait of Ildial, the roughest seas in the world, and it always rained there. Structures were built to drain the water and keep it from flooding,Tohil by Jarhed
Tanvila
Later known as Colvers when resettled by Humans, mist would always spill in over Tanvila from the Ethereal Bay, making it a difficult place to live. Still, this was a military center for the Helft Empire, as it was directly between Alzirgos and Retrypes, two Goblin settlements that the Helft Empire was constantly trying to defeat and overtake. It was home to the temple of Tohil, God of War, who was worshiped by the Goblins too. This made it a target that many Goblins wanted to take for themselves so they could pray directly to their God. Due to this, it is said the fields around Tanvila have been home to more battles than almost anywhere else in the world (except perhaps the border between the Dwarves and Elves, and the plains of Draconian territory.)Talaga
Initially built as a barrier against the Goblin warriors of Retrypes, Talaga is the only other large settlement of the Helft Empire aside from Stallbourne that remained standing in its entirety after the empire's fall. However, Talaga was never very large to begin with. It was only notable because of its location, with its size being moderate at best. A town that happened to be famous because it was founded as a bastion of peace, staring down the ancient Retrypian warriors. It was not of considerable note for much else, being only a town near enough to Stallbourne to receive constant aid from the prosperous capital.Navarín
The easternmost settlement built around Stallbourne, Navarín was near the Draconian settlement of Bortan, the warlike village. It was built atop a hill, where Draconians had some difficulty getting to it, making it easier to defend.Perzita Theldrar by Jarhed
Albanca
Much of what is known as Dwarven Territory was undefended for a portion of the Helft Empire's infancy, as the Dwarves had unified after the Kwarvian War. Due to this, the region near the prosperous Dwarven city of Koningwald was conquered by the Halflings, and the city of Albanca was built nearby. Stealing many of the fields of Koningwald for itself, Albanca was nestled in the mountains and most outside of the empire couldn't even find it. Still, when the Helft Empire was weak, the Dwarves focused all of their forces on discovering Albanca's location and destroying it. Like most other Halfling settlements, Albanca fell, leaving only ruins.Bigoza
Part of the Helft Empire's plan for eastern expansion, where the Halflings settled on the east coast of Elone and hoped to expand westward alongside their eastward expansion from the west coast, Bigoza was settled south of Bang Kruthiwat, the Ophidian city of flames. What the Halflings were not aware of was that the Ophidian people are incredibly territorial, and have no desire to let anyone else live around them. Bigoza, though surviving longer than other settlements in the region, was set ablaze. Unlike the nearby Bang Kruthiwat, the flames did not burn atop the houses, but instead burned them down. Other colonies were built in the region, and the first one was always called Bigoza. But each and every Bigoza went the way of the first one: consumed by the fire of the Ophidian war machine.History
The Helft Empire, by all accounts, began in the year -197 of the Ancient Era. Below, the stories of its founding, greatest triumphs and defeats, and dissolution will be recounted.Fehm Dynasty
As it became clear that the city-states of Ancient Ishada were falling from grace, a certain aristocrat from Epetros decided to flee south. Her name was Palmira Fehm.Palmira Fehm by Jarhed
Expansion Across Elone
It was her daughter, Estela Fehm, who restructured Palmira's Ishada into something else. She disliked that her mother had only wanted to retake Ishada, and wanted more than to be only ruler of Ishada. Estela wanted all of Elone if she could. She wanted to be Empress of what was, to her, "the civilized world." Thus, she began to call herself the Empress of Elone, and restructured the empire to be one that laid claim over all of Elone, half of the world as it was known. The Half Empire... or the Helft Empire. Under Estela, a great deal of conquest began, as she wished to start with Ishada, as her mother had wanted, and go from there. The Goblins pushed back constantly, making Ishada the most difficult place for her to conquer, but she fought on even after all seemed hopeless. Seeking continental conquest, one peninsula would not stop her. But Estela died before they made it very far. Luckily for her, her daughter Adora Fehm continued her work, as did her daughter Elvira Fehm and so and and so forth. Expanding the Helft Empire and continuing the dream of Estela Fehm, to conquer Elone. Navarín and Albanca, founded around the Dwarven and Draconian lands, were the greatest achievements of Adora, while Elvira began attempts to settle the eastern coast of Elone alongide the western one. Conquest was the dream, no matter how they reached it. Of course, that dream never came to pass. Elone was far too large a dream for those small folk from Stallbourne, but it did not mean their empire was any less mighty than it is said to have been.Kreng
The true enemy to their might came later. A single Goblin soldier from Retrypes, the warrior-scholar whose name sends shivers down the spines of Stallbourne's residents even hundreds of years after his death. Kreng.Kreng by Jarhed
"Half the World, All the Heart"
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Alternative Names
Halfling Empire, Empire of Elone, Ishada, Nation of Stallbourne
Demonym
Helfard, Helfling
Ruling Organization
Leader Title
Founders
Religion
The Helft Empire had many faiths during its existence, but there were six core Gods they worshiped: Izanagi, Tohil, Ishtar, Phrixus, Athena, and Tartarus. Izanagi, as King of the Gods, was part of every religious service. Everyone prayed to the sun, and for the passage of time to treat them well. Izanagi shined down on everyone in the Helft Empire through its years of prosperity. Tohil and Ishtar, the God of War and the Goddess of Fertility, were remnants of the faith of Ancient Ishada, and held a traditional place in the faith that never went away. With every population boom, Ishtar was to thank, and in war all prayers trickled down to Tohil. As Goddess of Civilization, Athena received prayers from most blossoming nations, but the Halflings particularly prayed to her, as they wanted to build the largest empire. One major goal of the Helft Empire, which they never achieved, was to conquer Elone so they could control the region around Athena's temple and, thus, her greatest favor. The Goblins and Exilés prevented this from happening. Due to their strict system of laws, the Helft Empire also had great faith in Tartarus, God of Prison, and there were statues of him outside of every Halfling jail. Finally, the God of Justice, Phrixus, held a strong place in the faith of the Helft Empire, spread to them by Bortanni priests who convinced the Helft Empire that if they were to follow the ideas of justice, they would have a better chance of peaceful resolution with some nations, and would have the right side in any wars that did break out. When the Helft Empire fell (alongside the rise of another, more popular God of Justice in Amukk), much of Phrixus's follower-base was lost, creating an imbalance between Phrixus and his twin sister and rival, Helle. Towards the end of the Helft Empire, when only the Court of Mercy remained, Amukk was the primary deity they followed.Diplomatic Relations
The Helft Empire had a largely antagonistic relationship with many of its neighbors, though it was not entirely negative.Goblins
The Goblins also came from the lands of Ishada, and so they occupied much of the territory the Helft Empire wanted to conquer. However, the Halflings did not want to hold equal power with the Goblins, and so they sought to drive Goblins out of the land or kill them. Due to this, the Goblins constantly banded together and went to war against the Helft Empire. It is said there was never peace between the two, during the entirety of the Helft Empire's existence.Dwarves
The Dwarves had, around the time of the Helft Empire, expanded to Elone's western coast, and so there was considerable conflict between the Halflings and Dwarves as well. Even after the Halflings pushed the Dwarves away from the coast, their desire to conquer Elone led them into constant skirmishes and border conflicts that, to the Dwarves, were mostly distractions, but were full-scale wars to the Halflings.Mammen
The major trading partners of the Helft Empire, the Mammen were said to be the only people that were often in contact with the Helft Empire who never went to war with them. The Mammen lived in Udai, which was never an aspiration for the Helft Empire to conquer, and so they had a peaceful relationship. Some Mammen pirates did attack Helft ports, but the Halflings negotiated better deals any time this happened to make up for their losses.Draconians
On the eastern border of the Helft Empire, there were Draconians, particularly the warlike folks of Bortan. Due to this, eastern expansion was almost always off the table, as war with Bortan was unsustainable, and conflict with other Draconians got out of hand far too fast. There was always a tense atmosphere between the two, as it was clear the Draconians knew of the ambitions of the Helft Empire, but only wanted war if they needed it. At least, everyone but the short-leashed Bortanni, who liked to try and start wars often.Elves
The Helft Empire was never perceived as a threat by the Elves, be it the High Elves of Camor, the Wood Elves of the Elven Forest, or the Dark Elves underground. They were unreachable. Still, the High Elves, particularly the ruling Nerifir family, did not like how the Helft Empire laid claim over Elone so readily. While they never waged war against each other, the Elves were known to fund opposition to the Helft Empire, for they did not want the Halflings to ever get strong enough to eventually go to war with them. Due to this, even though it was the Goblins who always fought the Helft Empire, the Halflings knew the Elves were their true enemy.Nereids
The Southern Nereids disliked the fact that the Helft Empire controlled such a major port like Stallbourne, which encroached on their waters and had ships sailing over them constantly. Due to this, Nereid invasions were common in Stallbourne and the remainder of the Helft Empire. Many resources were spent to prevent sea invasions not from ships, but from the residents beneath the waves themselves. It is said that if there were no Nereid troubles, the Helft Empire may have succeeded, because while they were never the biggest problem, they wore down the empire enough and prevented their expansion enough because this coastal empire could never look further inland as long as they had to keep fighting the sea.Ophidians
Despite being across the continent, on the opposite coast, the Ophidians had a deep hatred for the Halflings. As the Helft Empire wanted to conquer Elone, one strategy they employed was to conquer the eastern coast as well as the western, and then work inwards from there. This led them into conflict with the Ophidians, and while they did at times manage to build settlements around the coast, the Ophidians always made sure to burn them down and kill every Halfling they could. Peace was never an option until the Helft Empire was dissolved and Ophidians were given a chance at the same power on the Court of Mercy.Kamejin
When the Halflings invaded and settled eastern Elone, they passed through Kamejin seas. The Kamejin had settled some of that land as well, and thus the Helft Empire came into conflict with them during some of those periods. Otherwise, the Kamejin were fine with Helft conquest as long as it did not reach the Abral Islands. If they stuck to mainland Elone, the Kamejin had no issues with their ambitions.Korvians
Another coastal people in Udai like the Mammen, the Helft Empire was fairly neutral towards the Korvians. They traded, but the Korvians did not like sailing out to them, so it was fairly uncommon to see Korvians dealing with Halflings. Still, the Korvians did not see the Halflings as a threat, and so they remained unaffiliated during all conflicts.Orcs
It was fairly common in the Helft Empire to hear a certain term: "the rot of Udai." It was their greatest reasoning for never seeking to conquer the continent, and it meant Orcs. The Halflings saw Orcs as an unstoppable terror that had ruined Udai, and wanted nothing to do with them. They avoided Orcs as often as they could, but it was known that nothing could ever truly be done in Udai without some kind of Orcish assistance, and so they did what they could to not be on terrible terms with the Orcs. This helped prevent Goblins and Dwarves from using Orcish mercenaries against them too often, though it did happen occasionally.Gnomes
While the Gnomes were mostly deep in the Uncharted Desert, far away from the Helft Empire, there were often Halflings trying to begin preparing them for Helft rule. Due to this, it was common to see Halflings in the desert, and many mistook them for Gnomes. Later, the Gnomes tried to keep Halflings out, not wanting the expansion of Helft interests in the desert. Gnomes even signed up to fight for the Dwarves and Goblins just to stop Helft expansion.
Without Kreng, Retrypes tried to hold on, but the Helft Empire's might was too powerful and the bastion of the city was gone. They still used his strategies and philosophy until the end, but Retrypes fell and, under the orders of the Court of Mercy, was burned down until it was indistinguishable from other ruins of Ancient Ishada. While it had originally been the goal of Palmira Fehm when she founded the empire to unite Ishada, the Court of Mercy had different ideas. Conquest of the continent would not be under Ishadan culture, but the new Helft banner that they had begun to use. 
Piedad Fehm, the final of the Fehm Dynasty, took the throne in -27 of the Ancient Era. She only set foot in Stallbourne twice, and both events were her doom. The first was her crowning, when the Court of Mercy welcomed her into their city, to crown a ruler who had lost all power, a figurehead of a government they were already running entirely by that point.
She spent years fighting the wars of the Helft Empire. Unlike many of her predecessors, she had no desire to hand over any power, nor delegate anything to anyone. She fought alongside her soldiers, and tried to defend her empire, even as many of their settlements began to fall.
Navarín and Albanca were sieged by Draconians and Dwarves respectively, with the city on the edge of Draconian Territory Navarín being targeted by the army which held still the spirit of Retrypes, the warrior village of Bortan.
Led by the greatest warrior in history, Perzita Theldrar, it is said that a young Altak Tilrak, who would go on to be a great figure during the Age of Heroes, was also present in the siege of Navarín.
Albanca had an equally unlucky fate, for it is said that while the old King had retired from combat, the clever general of the Kwarvian War, Admus of the Caves, drafted a plan to overtake Albanca and ensure it would fall, in honor of his former commander, King Dulthran of Koningwald. The supposed final act of the smartest Dwarven King, who had undergone hundreds of years of strife, was removing all hope from Pieded Fehm and her Helft Empire.
The second time Pieded Fehm entered Stallbourne was when she realized she had no power. Her orders over the Empire had been denied time and time again by the Court, leading to tragedy after tragedy on the battlefield for the good of Stallbourne and the Court alone. After all, the Court of Mercy had found that they did best when they didn't try to spread themselves thin. If they ruled Stallbourne alone, and left the rest of the Empire out to dry, allowing for these powerful forces to swoop in and tear them down so easily.
So Pieded Fehm led her army back to Stallbourne, capturing the city, and marched with her most trusted soldiers against the Court of Mercy.
Her final mistake was thinking she had even a fragment of power left, for the Court of Mercy allowed her to confront them, and then uttered one simple order:
The final Empress of Elone had no children, and while it is said some distant Fehm cousins may have survived, the Court of Mercy made sure they never would lay claim to Stallbourne. Some say these Fehms fled to Alzirgos and were protected by the Goblins they had made their enemies, but others believe this to be folk legend. If there happened to be Fehm survivors... they could be anywhere but Stallbourne.
Finally, Ophidians and Lizardfolk joined in, while Goblins and Emetians refused the offer. With this, the new Court of Mercy was created, and a new tower was built at the center of Stallbourne to house them. Shaped like scales, it was known as the Marshal, and was ready when the new Court took power.
Under this new body, the Judges all strangely donned masks and hid their identities, blindfolding themselves and such to remain impartial. The Judges were no longer allowed to be raised among their people, as this made them biased. Instead, they would be raised by the Judges and maintain an unbiased stance forever.
The World Court declared themselves a new, global body, and to emphasize this, they officially declared the dissolution of the Helft Empire.
While many argue that the Helft Empire died when the Court of Mercy was given power, or when the Fehm Dynasty fell, or even during the Commonbrush Reforms, it was not until the creation of the World Court that the Helft Empire officially ceased to exist in any capacity, except technically in this continued court of Stallbourne.
The first city of the Helft Empire was also its last remnant on the world, even as most knowledge of the Helft Empire turned into obscure historical trivia, and the remnants of what Palmira Fehm created faded into nothingness.
Altak Tilrak by Jarhed
Rise of the Court
One must ask, then, how the Court of Mercy came to be. This comes before Kreng, but stretches beyond him as well. Empress Fernánda Fehm was the first to delegate power to what was, at the time, a rather low court in the capital city of Stallbourne. She only allowed them the ability to interpret the laws, as she was busy aiding in the conquest and working on new diplomatic ties across the globe to help them. Conchita Fehm, her granddaughter, was sick of ruling Stallbourne, the other cities, and leading the conquest, and since the Court of Mercy was already in charge of interpreting laws in the city, she decided to give half of the power over the empire to the Court. They were trustworthy, and appointed by the Empress. If she gave the power to them, and let them appoint their own members, she had no reason to believe anything would be different. They would be like a second brain that meant less work for her. That was not how it turned out. The Court of Mercy began to appoint new judges who were no longer as sympathetic to the Empress, and that meant that as more power began to be delegated towards them, the Helft Empire began drifting further away from the dream of Estela Fehm and her dynasty, and more into the hands of these bureaucrats in Stallbourne. But still, there was an Empress of Elone. The Helft Empire still stood as long as she did, and as long as the Fehm Dynasty remained.Fall of the Empress
Nothing lasts forever. Some royal dynasties remain strong in the world, like the Nerifirs of Camor or the Hatanaka dynasty of Kochi. But the Fehm dynasty was not so lucky, and it was all because of the decision to grant power to the Court of Mercy.King Admus by Jarhed
"Soldiers of Stallbourne, stay your swords no more. Slay the stain on our Empire once and for all, and reveal to all the world who rules the Halflings... who rules the world."Pieded Fehm was killed by her own soldiers, screaming and begging for a shred of the power she believed was owed to her family. But that had been stripped from their hands so they could laze about... the final mercy of the Stallbourne Court.
Korras Commonbrush by Jarhed
Commonbrush Reforms
The Court of Mercy was an unstable body, as their corruption was clear to most. This changed slightly when a new judge arrived, in one of the lower courts under the Court of Mercy, named Korras Commonbrush. He began spreading this idea, to the citizens and to the higher judges themselves, that they needed to change something to gain more legitimacy. The Court of Mercy, seeing Commonbrush as one of their own and knowing they needed some improvement, heard him out, knowing that if they considered his suggestion to be at all blasphemous then they could kill him and he wouldn't be missed. They had the advantage in this scenario, as they always did. They could only improve their position. His suggestion was no longer being comprised entirely of Halflings, but instead to welcome in others from other species, so that each major government would have one supposed "representative" on the court."Stallbourne is the largest city in the world, housing more than just Halflings, and those that do not yet live here have a place to. If we can have voices from all over the world, we could truly be a global entity. In that way, we could influence the world at large and, if the Empress so wishes, have more claim to the land. More than that, new perspectives means a more robust view of justice."There was still an Empress at this point, though it was entirely a ceremonial title, and was not held by a Fehm at all. Instead, it was a pawn of the Judges, who would enjoy the lavish position without any power. The Secci Gnomes and Draconians were the first to join. The Elves only agreed after Commonbrush and the Court changed their plan to allow all of the judges to have equal say, instead of the original idea of the Halfling judge leading the new Court. As soon as the Elves agreed, the Dwarves jumped on the opportunity, followed closely by the Mammen and Kamejin. But this was not enough. Peace was finally made with the Southern Nereids with an offer to them, then to the Korvians. But one could not have Korvians without Orcs, and while some founders of the Helft Empire believed Orcs to be a rot that would tear apart anything they entered, the Court of Mercy proved they had lost any sense of what the original founders wanted by allowing Orcs in.
Gok the Archmage by Jarhed
A New God
Not long after the Commonbrush Reforms, a new issue made itself apparent to the Court, and the Helft Empire as a whole. A powerful figure gaining followers in Udai, seeking to kill a God and take his place. A man named Amukk, and the United Holy Front he led alongside his top advisors Gok the Archmage, Zeda Hollow Sabre, and Yogal the Gray. Amukk claimed he wanted to bring justice to Heaven and help the world, and Korras believed this was aligned with what the Court wanted. Korras petitioned the judges to let him help Amukk reach Heaven, and thus Amukk could be a patron of their justice. The only opposition to this was Amukk's closest advisor, Gok the Archmage, who had reasons to not trust the Court of Mercy. Still, when he heard what Korras had to say, he did ultimately agree to letting them work together, but he was always wary of Stallbourne's influence and corruption. It was Gok the Archmage and Klung the Just, a close friend of Amukk, who were said to work closest with the Court of Mercy, and Klung eventually went on to work with them as Amukk's representative. She remained with them even hundreds of years later, when the Court of Mercy became something entirely different, and the Helft Empire formally dissolved.Gellark Lionrage by Jarhed
The World Court
The Court of Mercy was petitioned many times during the Dreamless Sleep, mostly by Zelgrile and Jibral, leaders of the Goblins. Humanity had mysteriously appeared on Totania, and the Goblins needed help to stop them. But the Helft Empire had a grudge against the Goblins for their history of wars, and because the Goblins had refused the offer to join the Court. The Court of Mercy, then, ignored these petitions and let the conflict rage for ten years until, finally, they could ignore it no longer. Perzita Theldrar and other powerful warriors, including Narkard Leran, led two Humans to Stallbourne. One was the mindless and unstoppable Death Mage, Varth Dreamless. The other was his adopted son, the new leader of the Humans, Gellark Lionrage. The Court of Mercy arrested Varth, exiling him to a nearby island they had seized some years prior where he wouldn't be a threat, and Gellark confronted them about the structure of their organization and how it was not right for fostering justice. Gellark worked, alongside Korras Commonbrush, Klung the Just (and her fellow representatives of Amukk), the representatives of the other God of Justice Phrixus (including the heroic Velthen Saseth), and others to reform the Court of Mercy into something completely different. The World Court.Judge Delta by Jarhed
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