Hylia

Pre-Hemispherian History
Hylia is the cumulative effect of merchant towns that eventually grew into a unified city. Although they were not technologically advanced during their earlier years, they did have an established network of trade roads all across the continent. Since they were not unified as a whole country, they tended to wage war rather than develop methods of sailing or sea-based navigation.

They were split into three main tribes; namely Essensians, Hyliads and Midnus-Ur under an elder judge that would serve as the mediator between agreements and disagreements between tribes. They had a very simple understanding when it comes to settling agreements: If a grave offense was made it was settled in death. This soldified the then Merchant Tribes of Hylia as tribes of honorable merchants as well as warmongering warriors.

When Hemispherian vessels docked near Midnus, they were met with active resistence amongst the Midnus-Ur. The diplomatic ship that was to create a peace pact between the two continents were brutally slaughtered. This resulted Hemispheria unleashing soldiers unto Midnus to quell the uprising. Eventually, a second envoy of diplomats met at Hylia-Superia (now known as Hylyt City) and eventually settled the peace pact as well as establish trade relations with the merchant clans. But the Midnus-Ur, still hellbent on retribution, took it as an offense and withdrew their support from the tribes. Elder Judge Bran Farad sought another solution to contain the chaos: a duel to the death.

Midnus-Ur sent in Tedas Bone-sung to represent them while the Hemispherians sent Archimedes the Inifinte of Ornus. The duel concluded in the death of Tedas, who was also the patriarch of Midnus-Ur; and the scattering of the tribe.

After the Midnus-Ur and Hemispherian conflict was resolved, Hemispheria shared its technological advancements in exchange for the merchant tribes' knowledge of efficient trade roads as well as land-based exploration techniques. As the tribes slowly developed into more advanced country, they slowly gave up their tribe based identities and settled for a more unified circle, namely the United Merchant Cities of Hylia. Unfortunately the Essensians took offense to this and left the Hyliads to their own devices, preferring to live off the land as their forebears intended.

Current Government
The UMCH (United Merchant Cities of Hylia) is currently ruled by President Andrei Sigarov under a supposed democratic rule with the Unseen Rep. Causius as his close ally. Since Causius' declaration of absorbing Hylia as a satellite city for the Unseen's service, Formless Darkness as a power source dwindled throughout the land.