General information (Pre-Great war):
Demonym: Hleidis
Capital: Waidabar
Key cities: Skadawair, Mairwalds and Swairamund
Official language: Austroguthic
Total population: 126,789,565
Total land area: 546,273 km² (210 917.184 sq mi)
Currency: Skatts
First-level administrative division: Gauja
Government: Unitary Elective Stewardship Republic
The Presidential Relic (TRACEABLE): After [UNCONFIRMED], the entity known as ████████ conducted a private meeting with [FILE MISSING], the Kingmaker of Hleidisland at the time. Records describe the Relic as "an Eye capable of observing all things from above," though technical details remain [CLASSIFIED]. The stated purpose of the transfer was to compel the nation to [CENSORED], a directive later marked [REDACTION ORDERED].
Ontological status (Post-Great war): Available sources are scarce but suggest the possible continued existence of the state, with no confirmed contact.
Overview:
Hleidisland, officially known as the High Aibodom of Hleidisland, is located in the Oruwali region of Eldervale, bordering Draviskas to the south, Toutanglom to the west, Ornazia to the north, and Raginheim to the east. An emerging powerhouse of Eldervale, her history has been marked by betrayal, collapse, struggle, and chaos. Time and again, she was brought to her knees by treachery, only to rise once more from the ashes of war.
The scars of her past left her deeply cautious. She trusts neither easily nor freely, always fearing that someone may one day stab her in the back. She scrutinizes even the smallest details, ever vigilant that the most trivial act may conceal hostile intent. As a result, she grew skeptical, distant, and at times even malevolent. For years, she isolated herself from her neighbors, retreating into a world of her own making. Yet beneath her hardened exterior lies a beleaguered and forlorn soul. Deep within, she has always longed for a true ally - someone worthy of her fragile trust. But her inability to reach out became her greatest obstacle.
About Hleidisland:
𖤓 For over a thousand years, Hleidisland has been targeted by countless invaders, yet it has never fallen and continues to fiercely defend its land.
𖤓 It is one of the strongest nations in Eldervale, its power forged through a long history of constant warfare.
𖤓 The state highly advanced beyond the military, excelling in medicine, judiciary systems, law, and related fields.
𖤓 400 years ago, it was a fragmented land ruled by regional lords called Sandas; after 200 years, they united through necessity, forming the foundation of the modern state.
𖤓 Hleidis people believe every eye carries a fragment of divine power. Ancient tales claim their ancestors once had a third eye, which was closed by an unknown force, leaving its true purpose lost to time.
𖤓 In Hleidisland, the sky is almost always shrouded in gloomy gray clouds. Its landscape is dominated by rugged cliffs, rocky terrain, and unforgiving ground, giving the land its solemn beauty.
𖤓 The Supreme National Court, one of the Hleidisland most proudest facility, sits in an eastern province - a 10-story black stone structure with a colossal carved eye, known worldwide for handling complex cases with merciless fairness.
𖤓 Hleidis people are naturally skeptical and rarely take anything at face value. They're known for asking countless questions before accepting something as truth.
Brief modern history:
I. INDEPENDENCE AND THE ZETA FLU, 1195–1204
Hleidisland emerged as an independent state following its separation from the Thauris Republic. Its formation occurred amid the catastrophic outbreak of the Zeta Flu, which began in 1195 and rapidly dismantled the administrative authority of the Thauris government.
As central institutions collapsed, large-scale protests and separatist movements spread throughout the Hleidis territories. These movements eventually consolidated into an organized campaign for national independence, resulting in the formal establishment of Hleidisland.
The Zeta Flu pandemic persisted until 1204. More than one million people were believed to have died, although the destruction of administrative institutions and medical records made an exact death toll impossible to determine.
II. POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND THE RATHJABOKA PURGE, 1196–1198
During the first years of independence, Hleidisland experienced extreme political instability. Eight different leaders rose and fell within a brief period. Several died from the Zeta Flu, while others were deposed, assassinated, or removed by rival political factions.
The fragmentation of political authority brought the newly established nation close to complete institutional collapse.
Amid the crisis, Ermanaric Wulfhardt Althamer consolidated his political organization, the Niujis Airus Gaskafts (NAG), with three other factions, Ains Framtida Gaskafts (AFG), Thiudangardis Usriusts Gaskafts (TUG) and Usinawjōs Gaskafts (UG), and developed the doctrine of Integral Statism, which aimed to preserve and strengthen the nation through centralized and unified state authority.
Together, these organizations formed the Niujis Hleidislandis Usriusts Gaskafts (NHUG). On 23 February 1198, the coalition orchestrated a successful coup, overthrown Viktor Ashengrave and seized control of the government.
With the Zeta Flu still spreading throughout the country, Althamer initiated the Rathjaboka, a violent political purge directed against suspected opponents, separatists, and figures considered threats to the new regime. Over approximately four weeks, thousands of people were executed or forcibly disappeared. Most arrests and killings occurred at night, limiting public knowledge of the operation's true scale.
The purge eliminated organized opposition and restored a degree of political order, although this stability was established through extensive state violence and repression.
III. SUPPRESSION OF THE ZETA FLU AND THE ANDAWAIRP THIUDO PLAN, 1198–1209
Following his consolidation of power, Althamer introduced accelerated medical-development programs, nationwide quarantine measures, and strict systems of disease containment.
Entire communities were isolated, internal travel was heavily restricted, and emergency medical personnel were placed under direct government authority. Although these policies were severe and frequently coercive, they proved effective in limiting transmission. Within several years, the Zeta Flu had been brought under substantial control.
In 1205, Hleidisland initiated a sweeping reform of the national political apparatus. The reorganization established numerous new governmental departments and administrative agencies, restructured the hierarchy of public offices, reassigned institutional responsibilities, and modernized the legal framework through extensive legislative revisions.
In 1209, Althamer announced the Andawairp Thiudo Plan, an extensive national-reconstruction program intended to reshape Hleidisland's moral, political, economic, and institutional foundations.
The plan promoted the harmonization of spiritual integrity with material progress. It sought to create a disciplined national society in which economic development, political loyalty, cultural unity, and personal conduct were treated as interconnected responsibilities of the state.
IV. THE NAHTAIS SKAIRTS PURGE AND THE ASSASSINATION OF ALTHAMER, 1209
Shortly after the implementation of the Andawairp Thiudo Plan, Althamer initiated a second major purge known as the Nahtais Skairts.
Officially described as the "cleansing of the nation's impurities," the operation targeted political dissidents, officials accused of disloyalty, and citizens considered incompatible with the ideological direction of the state. The purge was exceptionally violent but brief, lasting slightly more than one month. As with the Rathjaboka, most arrests and executions were conducted under cover of night.
On 17 March 1209, Althamer was assassinated by Arithareiks Nahtius Thiudans, a high-ranking government official, by a single gunshot to the back of the head. The assassination had been organized with the assistance of dissenting members within the government who opposed Althamer's expanding authority and feared becoming targets of the purge. Following the killing, Thiudans assumed national leadership.
V. THE THIUDANS REGIME AND THE LANGGAGGANS, 1209–1228
Under Arithareiks Nahtius Thiudans, the Hleidisland government institutionalized many of the coercive instruments that had previously operated as temporary emergency measures.
In 1210, Thiudans established the Galaubastads, a network of re-education camps for citizens accused of ideological deviation. Prisoners were subjected to prolonged isolation, forced indoctrination, psychological abuse, and systematic attempts to destroy their personal identities.
In 1212, the government created the Eisarnagards system. These were forced-labor camps constructed in remote and environmentally hostile territories. Prisoners were compelled to undertake mining, industrial construction, agricultural clearing, and infrastructure projects under lethal conditions. Mortality rates remained consistently high.
Thiudans continued the Andawairp Thiudo Plan while adding the Augon Initiative, a comprehensive system of domestic surveillance. Monitoring instruments were installed throughout public institutions, industrial facilities, transportation networks, and residential districts.
In 1213, the government formally declared the Nahtais Skairts complete, although political arrests and disappearances continued under other legal and administrative classifications.
By 1217, the government had promulgated a list of prohibited words associated with foreign nations. These terms were officially classified as "filthy" expressions believed to contaminate national purity. Their use could result in interrogation, detention, or ideological re-education. And in 1219, the regime introduced the Bandwaeips Oath, compelling every schoolchild to swear a blood oath of personal loyalty to Thiudans. Children who refused were transferred to labor camps or re-education facilities, frequently alongside members of their families.
In 1224, Thiudans ordered the destruction of all surviving historical records associated with the former Thauris administration. Government propaganda described the Thauris era as a period of national humiliation that was unworthy of preservation.
On 5 October 1226, a major industrial accident ignited an enormous fire in the northern region. Powerful winds carried the flames across three provinces, preventing emergency forces from containing the disaster.
The fire continued until 9 October. Approximately seventy percent of all buildings within the affected area were destroyed. Thousands of people died from burns, asphyxiation, collapsing structures, or entrapment inside burning settlements.
The catastrophe became known as the Flame of 1226 and was remembered as one of the most destructive events in Hleidisland since independence.
In February 1228, Thiudans enacted the Sibja Lagus, a policy of familial collective punishment. Under the law, when one person was convicted of a political crime, their direct relatives could lose citizenship rights, property ownership, employment privileges, and access to public services. In the most severe cases, entire families could be executed.
The law provoked immediate civil unrest and initiated the mass protest movement known as the Langgaggans.
Millions of Hleidis citizens gathered across the country in opposition to the government. Demonstrations escalated into violent confrontations between civilians and security forces. Thousands of protesters committed public self-immolation, further radicalizing the population and expanding the movement.
During this movement, an organization known as the Blothaharjis emerged. It initially advocated for a peaceful Hleidisland, promoting anti-war principles, political reform, and organized opposition to the government. Over time, however, the movement became increasingly radicalized. Its original ideology was gradually distorted, and the organization abandoned peaceful activism in favor of violence, intimidation, sabotage, and terrorist methods.
On 15 August 1228, government official Emmerik Skadulf captured Thiudans and surrendered him to the protesters. Thiudans were publicly restrained and deliberately starved to death in the street. Skadulf subsequently assumed national leadership, bringing the Thiudans regime to an end.
VI. THE ZETA FLU VACCINE, DEMOGRAPHIC REFORM, AND MILITARY MODERNIZATION, 1230–1235
On 9 February 1230, Hleidisland announced the completion of the first effective vaccine against the Zeta Flu. The government immediately launched a nationwide mass-vaccination campaign.
The country also expanded its medical infrastructure through rapid disease-detection systems, advanced air-filtration technology, emergency quarantine facilities, and specialized medical brigades operating within the armed forces.
On 11 May 1232, members of the Blothaharjis set fire to several government and industrial facilities along Harjis Street. The incident triggered the first direct armed confrontation between the organization and government security forces. Fighting continued for approximately three hours before the Blothaharjis withdrew from the area.
In 1235, Skadulf enacted a two-child policy in response to the severe population decline caused by the pandemic, political violence, and forced-labor system. Under the policy, families received government financial support for each child until the age of twenty.
The program was intended to stabilize long-term population growth while ensuring that children remained integrated into state-controlled education, healthcare, and social-development institutions.
VII. THE WIGANEIS MEL CIVIL WAR, 1238–1241
On 7 July 1238, Emmerik Skadulf died unexpectedly. Although the official cause of his death remained uncertain, some contemporaries suspected that he had been assassinated. Because no clearly defined succession mechanism existed - and the institutions responsible for ensuring a peaceful transfer of power were insufficiently developed - his death created a severe power vacuum within the national government.
Political disputes intensified among several major figures, including Gundobad Thorismund, Brunhilda Sunigilda, Euric Wallia and Valatruna Thiudigotho.
An emergency election was held on 30 July, but widespread accusations of electoral malpractice further destabilized the country.
On 2 August, Gundobad Thorismund unilaterally proclaimed himself national leader. His self-appointment provoked widespread protests and resistance from competing factions.
On 8 August, Brunhilda Sunigilda launched a counter-coup against Thorismund. Six days later, other factions that were unable to remove Sunigilda established separate governments across the country. This fragmentation marked the beginning of the civil war known as the Wiganeis Mel.
Thorismund and Sunigilda dominated much of the northern region, while Wallia and Thiudigotho controlled separate territories elsewhere. Numerous smaller regimes also emerged, further complicating the conflict.
Battle of Farguni, 8 December 1238–12 February 1239: Farguni served as a central logistical and transportation center contested by all four principal factions. Fighting occurred chaotically throughout the city, with temporary alliances repeatedly forming and collapsing.
Wallia's forces ultimately captured most of Farguni, although the city suffered extensive destruction. The battle was later regarded as an early turning point in the war.
Battle of Graswigo, 7 May–4 June 1239: The Battle of Graswigo was fought primarily between the forces of Thorismund and Sunigilda. The battle marked the first major deployment of the Gairuruns, infantry fighting vehicles equipped with several autocannons mounted upon their upper structures. Their introduction significantly increased the destructive capability of mobile ground forces.
Battle of Wulwabaurgs, 10 October–12 November 1239: The Battle of Wulwabaurgs was fought between Wallia and Sunigilda. It witnessed the introduction of the Naustugis, slow-moving super-heavy siege vehicles capable of destroying fortified positions and military outposts from extreme distances.
Battle of Skuggwabaurgs, 12 March–1 May 1240: Thiudigotho achieved a decisive victory at Skuggwabaurgs. The result enabled her forces to penetrate Thorismund's territory and advance deeper into the northern region.
Battle of Blothastaths, 24 July–12 October 1240: Thorismund launched a major offensive against Wallia at Blothastaths. The prolonged battle severely weakened both factions and created an opportunity for Thiudigotho to expand her influence.
The Wrekanaz Campaign: In January 1241, Thiudigotho initiated the Wrekanaz Campaign, a coordinated military operation intended to reunify Hleidisland under a single government.
Battle of Ahwawada, 9 April–12 July 1241: The Battle of Ahwawada became the most destructive engagement of the Wiganeis Mel. Multiple experimental weapons were deployed, causing extensive military and civilian casualties. The battle ensured the eventual defeat of the two northern factions. Both surrendered in August, leaving Wallia as the final major rival to Thiudigotho.
Battle of Triuhaims, 16 August–5 September 1241: Following her defeat at Triuhaims, Wallia surrendered to Thiudigotho. Thiudigotho subsequently reunified Hleidisland and established the ideological foundations of Vortical Triumphalism, a doctrine that presented continuous expansion as the natural and permanent destiny of the Hleidis state.
VIII. THE HUGJANS GAFAURDS ACT AND NATIONAL MILITARIZATION, 1250–1264
At the beginning of November 1250, the government enacted the Hugjans Gafaurds Act.
The legislation standardized industrial production, reduced material waste, reorganized supply chains, and improved the efficiency of state-funded construction and military projects.
Throughout the 1250s, Hleidisland conducted an extensive reform of its armed forces. Previously divided command structures were consolidated into a unified national defense force.
The maximum age of compulsory military service was extended to sixty, and military obligations were applied equally to all genders. The government also distributed basic firearms to the civilian population, transforming Hleidisland into a broadly armed society capable of rapid mass mobilization. At the same time, the state expanded weapons manufacturing, military education, reserve training, and the broader military-industrial complex.
On 21 April 1264, Hleidisland organized the largest military border parade in its history near the Ornazian frontier.
The armed forces displayed a substantial portion of the national arsenal, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, aircraft, logistical equipment, and experimental weapons. The event lasted approximately two hours during the afternoon and was broadcast live through every major state-controlled media outlet. The parade served both as a national demonstration of military power and as a direct warning to Ornazia.
On 19 February 1271, Hleidisland declared war on Ornazia following reports that the Ornazian government was preparing to initiate hostilities. Hleidis authorities presented the declaration as a pre-emptive measure, although the conflict also marked the beginning of Hleidisland's renewed territorial expansion.
IX. THE FIRST WAR WITH ORNAZIA, 1271–1273
During the initial phase of the conflict, Hleidis forces captured Flumizaz orbiz and most of Scapheliz orbiz in southern Ornazia.
Battle of Orensmiz (Ornazia), 4 October–27 December 1271: Hleidisland advances halt at Orensmiz. The battle ended the initial momentum of the invasion and forced the front into a prolonged deadlock.Eighty Days at Draumfell (Ornazia), 12 May–31 July 1272
Ornazia launched a major offensive against the strategically important city of Draumfell. The engagement became an extended battle of attrition characterized by exceptionally intense close-range combat. Hleidisland deployed some of its most advanced military technology, including the Himinakusts, battlefield-surveillance devices capable of observing nearly the entire operational area.
Hleidisland successfully defended Draumfell. However, both armies were too exhausted and depleted to conduct further large-scale offensives.
By 1273, prolonged mobilization, casualties, and economic disruption had generated widespread civil unrest inside Hleidisland.
On 16 July 1273, the government signed the Treaty of Caer Dunath under mounting internal pressure. The treaty ended the war but returned no territory to Hleidisland, causing it to be widely regarded as a political and military failure.
X. THE COUP OF ALARICUS WULFAHARI FILIUS NIGER, 1273
Following the Treaty of Caer Dunath, ruling leader Thiudareiks Wulfisun Wulfilaizos was compelled to resign.
A power vacuum followed, and martial law was imposed throughout the country. Alaricus Wulfahari filius Niger, the highest-ranking military officer in Hleidisland, subsequently launched a coup against the remaining civilian government.
On 30 July 1273, Wulfahari formally assumed national leadership.
XI. NATIONAL RECOVERY AND THE GAIDA FANALIS PLAN, 1273–1278
Wulfahari immediately initiated a broad program of national reconstruction and military reform. Public honors and state decorations were introduced for all soldiers who had served during the war. Damaged settlements, industrial facilities, military installations, and transportation systems were rapidly rebuilt.
Within approximately two years, much of the destruction caused by the war had been repaired. Hleidisland re-emerged as one of the most formidable military powers in the region.
On 4 June 1276, Hleidisland signed the Treaty of Shared Resolve with Bellatorum. The agreement strengthened political and military cooperation between the two countries and established a system of mutual defense directed primarily against Ornazia. It also deepened the hostility between the allied states and the Ornazian government.
Between 1277 and 1278, Wulfahari implemented the Gaida Fanalis Plan.
The plan declared that Hleidisland possessed a historical destiny to lead the surrounding region. State propaganda argued that neighboring nations were obligated to recognize Hleidis superiority and submit to its political authority. The program was accompanied by large-scale military mobilization, intensified weapons production, expanded officer training, and renewed preparations for territorial expansion.
XII. THE FIRST SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1279–1280
On 7 November 1279, war began between Hleidisland and a coalition composed of Draviskas, Toutanglom, and Raginheim. Throughout the conflict, Hleidisland introduced unprecedented non-conventional munitions. The deployment of these assets subsequently served as a definitive paradigm for future weapons procurement and design.
The conflict continued for slightly more than nine months. Hleidis forces captured Galdwen (Draviskas) on 5 September 1280 and Grotthain (Raginheim) on 10 September 1280. Following these defeats, the coalition surrendered.
The subsequent peace settlement compelled all three states to surrender eight percent of their national territories and pay substantial reparations to Hleidisland.
XIII. THE TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE SECOND SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1281–1282
Approximately eight months after the peace settlement, Hleidisland experienced a coordinated series of terrorist attacks lasting three weeks by Blothaharjis.
The most destructive was the Bombing of the Draumthaur Centre Tower in Wadaibar on 19 May 1281, which killed hundreds of people. Government investigations identified agents connected to the former coalition states as responsible for the attacks.
On 21 May 1281, Hleidisland again declared war on Draviskas, Toutanglom, and Raginheim. The conflict became known as the Second Southern Campaign.
The coalition had used the intervening months to reinforce its armed forces and strengthen its defensive positions. Hleidisland initially experienced severe military setbacks but later launched a successful counteroffensive.
Hleidis forces advanced close to the capital of Raginheim but failed to capture it. Elsewhere, the campaign stalled along the Saldune River (Draviskas) and the Sakramunt Mountain Range (Toutanglom).
The war concluded on 3 October 1282.
Under the second peace settlement, Hleidisland retained all territories annexed during the previous conflict. The coalition states were also compelled to pay another round of heavy reparations and financial compensation for the terrorist attacks.
XIV. PROJECT HARJAMAHTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR WAR WITH ORNAZIA, 1282–1291
From 1282 to 1285, the government implemented Project Harjamahts, a national-development initiative intended to improve civilian living standards while creating new military doctrines and logistical systems.
The program modernized industrial centers, transportation networks, military supply chains, and communications infrastructure. It also supported the development of new combined-arms doctrines for future offensive operations.
A renewed invasion of Ornazia was originally planned for 1287. However, a major industrial explosion disrupted weapons production and exposed serious weaknesses within the national logistical system.
The offensive was consequently postponed while the government upgraded transportation capacity, industrial safety, military technology, and strategic supply reserves.
XV. THE SECOND GREAT WAR OF ELDERVALE: THE HLEIDISLAND THEATRE, 1291–1294
Following the escalation of the Second Great War of Eldervale, Hleidisland declared war on Ornazia on 9 March 1291.
Through Operation Aiwagelþs, Hleidis forces advanced aggressively into Ornazian territory and achieved a substantial initial advantage. However, the offensive was halted at the Orfaniuz Valley on 8 July 1291.
On 28 October, Toutanglom, Draviskas, and Raginheim declared war on Hleidisland while the majority of its armed forces remained concentrated on the Ornazian front.
The coalition rapidly recovered its previously lost territories and advanced to within thirty kilometers - approximately 98,453 feet - of the Hleidis mainland. Coalition representatives offered peace terms, but the Hleidis government refused to negotiate.
Stainaburgs Fortress (Raginheim), 25 January–18 February 1292: Hleidis forces recaptured Stainaburgs Fortress, restoring a fortified position necessary for operations in Raginheim.Capture of Grotthain (Raginheim), 3 March 1292: Hleidisland rapidly captured Grotthain, securing its southwestern front and disrupting Raginheim's regional command network. The battle was also introduced the Riksabana, a newly fielded weapon, uses directed gravitational collapse to obliterate targeted structures. Battle of Wosiliten (Draviskas), 3 February–12 March 1292: The Battle of Wosiliten caused severe depletion of Draviskan resources and resulted in the destruction or capture of a large portion of its military equipment. Battle of Kampanis (Toutanglom), 17 February–14 April 1292: Hleidis forces captured the entirety of northern Toutanglom, establishing a broad occupation zone. The action severely crippled Toutanglom's capabilities, forcing enemy forces to adopt a defensive stance.
From May to September 1292, Hleidisland conducted the Fraquistjan Offensive, its final major attempt to achieve the total military defeat of the coalition. Although the offensive resulted in severe attrition for the coalition, it yielded inconclusive strategic gains and ultimately failed to force the adversary's surrender.
The Riqisdrauta Offensive, conducted from January to April 1293, pursued the same objective. Despite substantial territorial gains, continued enemy resistance prevented Hleidisland from securing a complete victory.
Throughout 1293, Hleidis forces committed systematic massacres against soldiers and civilians in Toutanglom and Raginheim.
At least 700,000 people were believed to have been killed, primarily through organized mass executions by shooting. The most infamous atrocities occurred at Gundarvik, Brechthalla, and Nerfinium, each of which became associated with exceptional levels of brutality.
The Hleidis government never denied responsibility. State officials instead characterized the killings as acts of justice and retribution for the Zeta Flu outbreak, which they continued to attribute to historical enemies of Hleidisland.
After three years of uninterrupted warfare, every participant in the conflict was severely exhausted. Military morale collapsed, desertion became widespread, and the Hleidis economy suffered extensive devastation.
Deep divisions also emerged within the government regarding whether the war should continue.
XVI. THE PAX OF SERAPHIC, 1294–1295
The announcement of the Pax of Seraphic on 29 June 1294 brought all Hleidis offensive intentions to an end. Hleidisland formally signed the agreement on 5 July.
The government and much of the population regarded the Pax as a profound national humiliation because Hleidisland had obtained no recognized territorial gains despite years of warfare and enormous losses.
The treaty imposed a permanent prohibition on Hleidis expansionist ambitions and formally abolished future claims to territorial aggrandizement. Although the government publicly accepted these provisions, the ideological objective of constructing a Greater Hleidisland remained embedded within military and political institutions.
XVII. THE LEADERSHIP OF RAUTHMAR SIGISWINTHS HARJAWULFS, 1295–1351
During a national ceremony in 1295, Rauthmar Sigiswinths Harjawulfs was elected as the new leader of Hleidisland.
Under his administration, the country recovered from the Second Great War within approximately three years. Harjawulfs declared that Hleidisland would eventually fulfill its historical ambitions and redeem the honor lost through the Pax of Seraphic.
His government continued to develop military technology while also promoting industrial reconstruction, cultural advancement, and national unity.
In 1308, Hleidisland signed the Accord of Mutual Trade with Toutanglom, Raginheim, and Draviskas.
The agreement was intended to reduce hostility and restore commercial relations. Trade between the countries became increasingly active, although political relations remained distant and mutual trust remained limited.
No comprehensive peace treaty was concluded with Ornazia. Relations between the two states were governed only by a restricted agreement in which both parties pledged to avoid direct harassment and border provocation.
During the 1310s, extremists originating from Hleidisland, Toutanglom, Draviskas, and Raginheim formed a transnational terrorist movement known collectively as the Skatjanun.
The organization opposed the new trade agreements and rejected reconciliation between the former belligerents. Its members conducted sabotage, bombings, assassinations, and repeated attacks against government institutions and commercial infrastructure.
At its peak, the Skatjanun was estimated to contain approximately 30,000 members.
In 1317, the organization attempted to capture the Hleidis capital but failed. The defeat significantly weakened its military capacity.
In October 1318, the government began a major purge of remaining Skatjanun cells in the southeastern region. The operation continued for three months.
On 23 January 1319, the organization's leader, Wulthuwulfs Athanareiks, was captured.
During the hostilities, Blothaharjis engaged in multiple acts of asymmetric warfare. The most devastating of these was the Grimma Square Shooting of 27 March 1319, which inflicted mass civilian casualties and marked the group's most lethal offensive. Recognizing the critical threat posed by the faction, the government declared a full-scale mobilization to systematically annihilate the organization.
Although isolated cells remained active in rural areas, the Skatjanun gradually lost its operational capacity and formally ended its terrorist campaign in 1324. That same year saw the successful detention of the Blothaharjis leader, Sigihilda Drakka. Two months subsequent to his capture, the government officially announced the complete eradication of the organization, concluding its decades-long operational presence.
Government investigations concluded that several organizations had been covertly financed by former hostile entities, raising concerns that such networks could facilitate the emergence of another terrorist organization. In response, the Hleidisland government enacted the Allsaihwands Act in 1326, establishing a mandatory national biometric identity framework requiring all citizens and residents to register their fingerprints, retinal scans, and DNA profiles within a centralized national identification database.
In 1330, the government further enacted the Telecommunications Interception Act, granting intelligence and national security agencies the authority to conduct warrantless interception of digital communications, including access to electronic correspondence, communications metadata, and real-time geolocation data.
On 5 April 1334, the Harjisafsts Haus, the largest industrial complex in Hleidisland, was officially inaugurated in the central region. Its design, preparation, and construction had continued for nearly two decades. The complex became a central component of the Hleidis military-industrial system and supported weapons manufacturing, heavy industry, technological research, and national infrastructure development.
In 1336, the government enacted the Financial Telemetry and Oversight Act. The Act required all financial transactions to be processed through a centralized government platform, enabling comprehensive monitoring, recording, and analysis of civilian spending patterns for purposes of financial oversight, taxation, and national security.
In 1340, the government enacted the Preventive Security Detention Act, authorizing law enforcement and intelligence agencies to detain, arrest, and interrogate individuals identified as potential national security threats through predictive risk assessment algorithms. Under the Act, authorities were empowered to initiate preventive investigations and detention based on algorithmic threat assessments, irrespective of whether a criminal offense had yet been committed.
Between 6 June and 9 July 1343, the government implemented the Fralusts Wardskos Policy, an extensive domestic-surveillance initiative. Monitoring instruments were deployed throughout the country. These systems possessed facial-recognition, audio-recording, identity-tracking, and personal-detection capabilities. The population was consequently placed under near-continuous observation.
The Office of Internal Safeguards established shortly after, and became the principal institution responsible for maintaining and administering the surveillance network.
In 1349, the government formally declared that Hleidisland had achieved the Pangaea-Flourish State, a condition in which every major avenue of national development was considered to have reached its ultimate culmination.
XVIII. THE RAVENSHADE ADMINISTRATION AND THE PRELUDE TO THE THIRD GREAT WAR, 1351–1365
Following the death of Rauthmar Sigiswinths Harjawulfs, Alaric Noctifer Ravenshade was elected leader in 1351.
Ravenshade continued the industrial, technological, and cultural development undertaken by his predecessor. His administration placed particular emphasis on expanding the armed forces and ensuring that Hleidisland remained one of the most militarily advanced nations in the region.
Under Ravenshade, the government imposed the Harjis Usfaru Policy, which mandated the continuous modernization of the military and the development of increasingly destructive strategic weapons, including weapons of mass destruction.
In February 1355, following multiple intelligence reports indicating increased hostile espionage activities and the threat of coordinated acts of sabotage by foreign adversaries, the government declared the Allasaihwands Protocol. The Protocol permanently abolished the legal concept of civilian privacy and authorized the complete integration of all public and private surveillance systems into a single, centralized state intelligence network. This unified all surveillance architectures under the exclusive authority of the state, enabling continuous, real-time monitoring of all individuals within the nation.
In 1359, the government established the Harjawaurks Project, a state-funded initiative to accelerate the development of strategic and mass destruction weapons. The project marked a period of rapid military innovation, resulting in the creation of the most advanced and powerful weapons in the nation's history.
On 23 January 1365, the government distributed two kilograms of cheese to every citizen as part of the national-day celebrations. The event became one of the most unusual state-organized celebrations in Hleidisland's history and was widely used in government propaganda as a demonstration of national abundance and administrative capacity.
Despite the restrictions formally imposed by the Pax, Hleidisland never abandoned the vision of a Greater Hleidisland.
Throughout the 1370s, through persistent state propaganda, the conquest or political submission of neighboring nations - particularly former enemies - continued to be presented as a legitimate historical objective.
The government avoided openly violating the Pax during the period of peace, but military planning, ideological preparation, and weapons production continued without interruption. This long process of rearmament and national mobilization persisted until the outbreak of the Third Great War of Eldervale, which once again placed Hleidisland at the center of regional conflict.
Ideology: Vortical Triumphalism
Vortical Triumphalism is a political ideology that declares stasis as death, insisting that a border which does not expand is already collapsing inward. Consequently, the state never publishes maps with fixed borders; instead, society is structured as a pyramid of conquest, where status is determined entirely by the amount of new territory, resources, or population brought under the state's control within a single lifetime. Mercy toward the weak is redefined as cruelty by neglect - to leave a people unconquered is to condemn them to their own inefficient, squabbling, and purposeless existence. The ideology therefore believes it has a sacred duty to impose its order, language, and calendar upon all it encounters, viewing conquest not merely as taking land but as Digesting the Enemy. The act of movement toward a target is the highest spiritual state, glorifying the long, unbroken line of soldiers, settlers, and supply wagons advancing over the ridge. There is no peaceful retirement for the citizen; the only honorable death is one that occurs beyond the current border. Vortical Triumphalism forbids contentment - no achievement is ever final, no victory ever total - so upon conquering a continent, the state does not celebrate but immediately prepares for another conquest. Any attachment to a specific place is a weakness that slows the march, and aging is treated as a form of internal surrender; the body that weakens is a traitor to the March. The state dedicates vast resources to ensuring its warrior class remains physically capable of conquest indefinitely, with medical science existing not for comfort but for combat longevity. Finally, when a people are conquered, it is not enough to take their land and their labor - their memory and their name must also be taken. Upon final victory over an enemy civilization, the state initiates a century-long process of linguistic annihilation to ensure nothing of the conquered remains.