Athalea

The Empire of Athalea is a Theddite Gulf-Kingdom stretching across the southern coasts of the Great Gulf. The capital and largest city is Athalea. Most of the Athalean territory is located between the Trokida and Iyamtusid Rivers, separated from the Phiriactom Kingdom by the Actian Mountains; but the majority of the Athalean population lives on the island of Kalenia.

Territories
The mainland of Athalea is a large stretch of coastline on the western shores of Kalenia, containing the largest city Athalea. Athalea holds several other city exclaves across the western Kalenian coast, including the second largest city Callene and the former Pinarean colony of Cape-City. Esthilia, where the majority of the land area of the Empire is on the continental mainland, bordering Phiriactom. The largest city of the region is Deratia, the third largest city in the empire. Esthilia is mainly flat, fertile plains in the process of being colonized by the Theddite Athaleans.

See also: Athalean War of Independence
Athalea was founded by Antipoross in 16904, the first Theddite colony on the island of Kalenia. During the Antiporosian Civil War in 17033, Athalea broke away from the Antiporosian Empire, taking over the nearby colony of Caddock Harbor. Three years later in 17036, Antipoross sent an invasion force of 14,000 men to reclaim Athalea. However, the Athalean forces defeated the Antiporosians in the Battle of the Red Fields, crippling Antiporosian morale throughout the Kingdom. Athalea then went on the offensive, having a navy able to stand up to Antipoross' after seizing the invasion fleet. Athalea invaded the colony of Espiral, then sailed east to defeat Athalea. The Athalean navy won a decisive naval victory in 17038 at the Battle of Thelsod after finding the Antiporosian navy several miles off the coast of the Pinarean city of Thelsod.

Colonial Expansion
Having conquered the entirety of the Antiporosian colonial empire, Athalea was set to expand throughout the Kalenian Sea. The first Athalean colony was New Athalea down the Esthilian coast south of Espiral, in 17077. Athalea expanded their Kalenian territory with the colonies of Voltrand and Callene in 17090 and 17144 respectively. Many more cities were founded on the coasts of Esthilia and near Athalea, but the next major colony was not established until 17408 at Deratia, which soon became the largest city in Esthilia. A colony was founded at Sunport in 17499, but the city was overrun by Sand-Wurms in 17501, forcing the settlers to abandon the colony. This put Athalean colonial expansion on hold until the 17990s, when the conquest of Cape City and Thelsod during the Pinarean Uprising gave Athalea a new influx of revenue as well as renewed expansionist spirit. After the victory, Thurill was founded in southern Kalenia in 17999 as well as Sandspring in 18020 as symbols of Athalean glory. Athalea became an extremely wealthy trade empire, as it controlled all major routes of trade to and from the Iamtuchid Empire and the Phiriactom Kingdom.