A closed off aristocracy with quiet hamlets and peaceful villages of halflings. This nation thrives off of simple, easy living in accord with the land and the natural world. Little goes on here and that is exactly the way its citizens prefer it.
History
This nation started as communities of halflings across the south-western peninsula. For centuries live continued unchanging and peaceful with good trade relations with the Riders of Bain’nard and the desert dwellers in Otakai. Then in the beginning of the 600s, a community of dragons and humans established a large community to the north in the Wernt Mountains. Uncomfortable with dragons, large and scary as they are, many of the northern halfling communities picked up everything they had and moved south.
Things went on again as before until 767 when the Galanese army landed and began to march across the land, burning villages and taking the halflings as slaves. By 769 all the western lands had be conquered. In desperation the remaining communities sent an emissary to Baern and Bain’nard. Those sent to Bain’nard never return and many historians believe they were taken by Galanese before reaching Bain’nard.
In 770, the group sent to Baern returned with the Baernese vanguard, to be followed shortly by a larger army. With Baern’s help, the halflings pushed Galanese back and, in 773, Galanese ended the war. To ensure that no subsequent attack could benefit from the system of scattered settlements the still free halflings established the nation Hearqiasha in 780.
A heavy guard was kept on the borders nearest the Galanese colonies to protect the new nation. And, with the fall of Galanese in 1047 and the founding of Hapina in 1050, an increased guard was placed on the borders. Despite this, Hapina slavers still raid into Hearqiasha to this day. Since the Division War in Mel, Hearqiasha has been friendly and supportive of Arelti, though many Hearqiasha halflings scorn those halflings who chose to live in Arelti, a half human half halfling kingdom. In 1225, Hearqaisha increased their militia to guard against the encroaching Slavery War.
Culture
Religion
Many of the ancestors of Heaqiasha did not have much in the way of religion and there are still mixed associations placed on the Cheala Pantheon. While not ‘officially recognized,’ many of this nation’s citizens have converted to the northern religion.
Places of Interest
Notable Persons
Non-Player Characters
Former Player Characters
Geographical Locations
- Ailen River (mouth in the northeast)
- Helina Mountains (to the southwest)
- Inlet Islands (southeast)
- Plains Valley (north)
- Talbit Bay (southeast)
- Wernt Mountains (to the northwest)