Editing Khelt (section)

== History ==
The nation of Khelt was founded by [[Khelta]] twenty-one thousand years ago.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/02/23/8-66/ Chapter 8.66]</ref> She settled it bordering the Great Zeikhal Desert so that other nations would not covet the land.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/06/07/9-01/ Chapter 9.01]</ref> As an extremely accomplished [Necromancer], Khelta created the pact that provides Khelt's undead legions and workforce.

The third [King] of Khelt was Thekheldan, in whose reign Khelt nearly fell from the apathy and excesses which were customary among the living citizens of Khelt. This necessitated reforms, which proved successful.

Khelt has suffered the attacks of [[Vampires]] when those ruled the world and briefly held Chandrar. Khelt fought back along with the Shield Kingdoms of the era and every other nation of Chandrar, and the continent was the first to drive out Vampires. This period in history may have happened during the reign of Khelt's fifth ruler, Serept, as he had forged weapons and armor to combat Vampires.<ref name=":2">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/09/13/7-46-k/ Chapter 7.46 K]</ref>

Khelt's seventh ruler, King Dolenm, solved the nation's water problem and ended the risk of thirst. During that time period, Khelt pursued the arts, and Dolenm stole artworks from other nations so his citizens could copy them.

During the rule of its ninth ruler, His-Xe, and the reign of Queen Akhta, Khelt waged wars of expansion, annexing neighbouring nations and invading other continents. Annexed nations were offered anything they could want except freedom. The [[Isles of Minos]] <ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/10/27/8-49-m-revised/ Chapter 8.49 M]</ref>and the [[Circle of Thorns]] fought back against Khelt in those periods.

During the Creler Wars, Khelt used the Rites of the Revenant, opening three of its tombs to fight back against the [[Crelers]]. Other nations also let them create Razzimir's Arrows.

There have been periods where Khelt bowed to outside [Rulers] and lost its sovereignty, though they would eventually regain their independence. The latest of these took place recently when [[Flos Reimarch]] became the King of Destruction and Fetohep was forced to pay him tribute in food, coin and allowed a thousand citizens to join Flos' armies. Khelt became independent again when Flos's supreme reign over Chandrar ended.<ref name="6.55K"/> Fetohep resolved to never allow Flos that influence again.