A historic nation on the northerly eastern coast of what is now Harthera, known for their strong martial tradition.

Chelidt States

The Chelidd originally were an assortment of dissenting Miarrain social and religious groups that left Miarris to settle on the northeastern coast. While not totalitarian, the states were very authoritarian, with strict codes of justice and morality by which all citizens were expected to live. A very strong martial tradition developed, which became the binding force of the Chelidd. The states - mostly collections of self-ruling towns and villages, called Communes - all submitted men and supplies for their mutual defence.

The Chelidd were not traditionally expansive nation, but their martial tradition became important in defence of their hostile borders. The Junda to the east were a constant menace, raiding by sea particularly in the autumn and winter months, attacking coastal communes. The Chelidd had no navy to speak of, so Junda ships could travel far along the coast to carry out sneak attacks, often seizing small fishing villages as a base for further raids inland. The State acted by heavily defending the eastern coastal borders with a series of impressively brutalist military fortifications, using Mayapon construction techniques refined for the arts of war. Despite this, throughout its history, the eastern borders of Chelidt shifted back and forth like sands in the sea.

The State's only leadership was military. Lawmaking varied on a local level, but was influenced by a strong culture of tradition. A small number of states traditionally supplied generals and military leaders, who formed the Marshals of the State. The State system survived for many centuries, even outlasting the troubles of the Saloyan Civil War and the conquest of surrounding lands. In fact, Chelidt was never truly conquered: it joined into a voluntary union with the newly-conquered Junda empire, and contributed greatly to the new nation of Hartrah. In fact, the Terath family, dictators and overlords ruling from Vuhltore for many centuries, were actually Chelidd.