Hellslayer

Hellslayer
Avaris
Flag of Hellslayer
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Map of Hellslayer
Motto: "Ex flamma, surgimus"
("From the flames, we rise")
Anthem: "{{{anthem}}}"
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Capital	Inferneum
Largest city	{{{largest_city}}}
Alliances	LOPN OKN
Official languages	Halus Ayerian
Recognized languages	{{{recognized_languages}}}
Demonym(s)	Halus Ayerian/Demonic
Government	Oligarchy
Grand Architect	Balthazar Sturm
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Government official 3	{{{gov_official_3}}}
Government official 4	{{{gov_official_4}}}
Legislature	Council of Flames
Upper house	{{{upper_house}}}
Lower house	{{{lower_house}}}
Population	40 million (estimated)
Currency	Sol
Driving side	Left
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Hellslayer, officially the State of Hellslayer, is a country on the east coast of South Usea. It is bordered in the north by Khoumariya, in the west by Qurar, and the Gulf of Hellslayer in the south. The nation has an total area of approximately 310 000 km² (119700 sq mi). It has a population of 30.2 million, almost half of which live within the Greater Inferneum district, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Other major cities include Ancead, Obisia, and Selecon.

Human activity in Hellslayer dates back at least 13 000 years, though some scholars suggest that migration to the region occurred significantly earlier. Considered a cradle of civilisation, the north of the country was home to several advanced civilisations, including the Habor-Nergal, the Keres culture, and the Asconean Empire. Ridnezite colonisation defeated the dominant Asconean Empire, establishing the colony of Halus Ayer. Hellslayer became a major landing point for further inwards colonisation of South Usea, as well as a key centre of trade and commerce for Ridnezite merchants. The 1924 War of Halus Ayerian Independence ended Ridnezite rule and led to the creation of the Halus Ayerian Republic. However, the second half of the 20th century saw the long dictatorship of Thaal Seldi, whose stagnant government and use of foreign troops to maintain control led to severe discontent among the people. In 1989, following the Fenix power plant incident, in which well-known physicist and polymath Jax Arcanic caused an explosion that led to dramatic changes in the physiology of the population of large parts of the country, the nation fell into conflict, variously called the Halus Ayerian Civil War, Third Civil War, or Arcanicist Revolution. The ensuing change of government, which saw Jax Arcanic installed as the head of state, brought in rapid industrialisation and economic growth, though also exacerbated social and economic inequality. The government has remained stable since, in spite of the 2020 coup by general Balthazar Sturm, which deposed and executed Arcanic.

Hellslayer is a newly developed country with the third-largest economy in South Usea. It is considered a regional in South Usea and a middle power worldwide. The government has an officially atheist stance, and most of the country is atheist, though Dendrite Axonity and Zawasul both have sizeable followings. Hellslayer is a core member of the League of Prosperous Nations and the Organization of Kanten Nations.

Etymology

The name Hellslayer is a deliberate corruption of the name first given to it by Utopian traders and then later adopted by Ridnezite colonisers as the official name, Halus Ayer. The name roughly translates to "Yesterday's Land" in Utopian, and may have been used as a derogatory term due to the perception that the region was undeveloped and barbaric. The modern name of Hellslayer appears first in the Utopian maps of Marco Vittorio as Halous Ayre and later in the late 16th and 17th century as Halus Ayere.

Following the Halus Ayerian Civil War, Jax Arcanic sought to establish the new government as a new birth for the nation and so the "State of Hellslayer" was adopted as the new official name for the country. However, Halus Ayer and the derivative Halus Ayerian are still used in both an official and casual context globally.

History

Main article: History of Hellslayer