Helman

The Helman Empire is the oldest Human nation in the current era, and boasts the largest infantry, specially trained from an early age, it is truly an elite military nation. Helman is a nation in the northern parts of The Continent. Its lands are cold and barren.

It was formerly a republic nation, but upon the enthronement of the current Empress in LP0002 the government has shifted to Imperialism.

The current leader of the nation is Empress Sheila Helman, but she is only a puppet. Chancellor Stessel Romanov hold the actual power. Under the command of Stessel, the government is in utter corruption, and the nation's power has been reduced to half of its former glory.

Even then, it still overwhelms Leazas in both sheer population and military forces.



History
After the dissolution of the Sacred Sect in GI0452, many groups of mankind were scattered across the continent without a unified group.

GI0532 - Zangeth Helman, a great warlord, decides to create his own republic. After many battles, he settles in the north and creates the Republic of Helman.

GI0534 - A dispute about military budget leads to civil war. It ends with the leader of the rebellion, Gross Leazas, breaking away from Helman and founding the richer lands of Leazas.

GI0544~GI0584 - Over 40 years, a series of Helman/Leazas wars occur, leading to a stalemate every time. A peace treaty is drawn up.

GI0800 - Southern Proxy War, small forces of Helman and Leazas exchange fire in the south, a power struggle begins for the southern territory. It ends with Zeth being founded.

GI0816 - Helman/Zeth War, Helman advance on Zeth from the north in an effort to overwhelm them. In retaliation, the Zeth mages unleash a forbidden spell to transform the northern grassland into a barren, impassable desert.

GI0885 - Helman and Leazas finally sign a peace agreement.

GI0988 - Patton Helman (Patton Misnarge) is born between the Emperor and one of his concubines.

GI1000 - Siera Helman is born between the Emperor and the Empress Pamela Helman.

GI1015 - Battle of Fort Parapara, Leazas and Helman team up to assault Zeth, but they're betrayed by Leazas mid-battle. The majority of the Helman army is slain by the "Red Death" of Leazas, Rick Addison.

LP0002 - Prince Patton is exiled after failing to conquer a nation. The Helman emperor passes away, Siera Helman ascends to the throne and changes the ruling structure from Republic to Imperial.

Political Structure
Helman was originally a National Republic, with a comittee of eight trustees that would help govern the nation with the Emperor.

As of the year LP0002, the political system has been overhauled to imperialism, the country name was changed to "Helman Empire".

The current head of state is Empress Siera, but she is a mere puppet. The real power is held by the prime minister, Stessel Romanov.

Living Conditions
As Helman is primarily a military state, most of the budget goes into army maintenance and training facilities.

This means that Helman has the most poverty of the three great nations, with many people living very poor lives without food, housing or education.

Most able-bodied young men are drafted into the military and even the women are brought in to work heavy industry, wages are generally poor and most can't even support their families.

Despite the extreme poverty, there is actually a cache of 100 million gold in the Emperor Palace, though that is reserved for personal use by the royal family. The fact that Helman is situated in the frozen north doesn't help the situation either, crops cannot be grown and the only precious resources are rare metals.

To the west is a border to the Monster Realm but they are secured by a long Fortress. The structure is mundane compared to Zeth's Maginot Line, with just a fortress made of rocks and simple catapults. However, it is secured by strong Helman soldiers, and the other side of the borders is ruled by the Hornet Faction, which is a non-agressive moderate faction that seeks peaceful coexistance with humanity, which means Helman has yet to receive a heavy attack from the Monster Realm.

Military
The military is the biggest feature of Helman, and the most impressive. Their training facilites have helped produce some of the strongest fighters on the continent, including people like Fletcher Modell, Thoma Lipton and Minerva Margaret.

Helman is the military superpower of the continent, they have 6 unique divisions that can decimate most anyone. All of their foot soldiers are clad in heavy armor, and they are the most defensive military footsoldiers on the continent. They even have Devils and some docile monsters in their armies, so well equipped battalions could even take down a Dark Lord. They have an elite unit known as the "Black Knights", a clad in black iron armor, black shields and custom built blades, these units have been specially trained since infancy to become the ultimate soldiers. However, there are conflicts wihin the top of the Helman army, and lack of unity is felt through out the military. The lack of unity among the armies is one of the biggest weakness Helman suffers, due to its political turmoil and conflicts.

Due to the poverty of the nation, the armor worn by the Hellman soldiers are not the high grade, light yet durable steel like the ones Leazas soldiers wear. Instead, they are thick and heavy. This does not seem to be a problem as Helman soldiers tends to be very built and muscular.