South Ildan
History
South Ildan was abandoned by an unknown colonizer in 1955. After a long period of strife a president was chosen. In 1991, President Maximillian Swafford was sworn in as president of The State of South Ildan. He served 7 terms until his death in 2009. President Henry Zhou was then elected. He was known for corruption and his failed attempts to industrialize the rural counties of the country. He was not popular, but he assured the people he was liked by legendary founder Swafford, and was elected for two terms until his death from a sudden stroke in his office. No individual was made president. Instead, Zhou's appointed successor and Former Secretary of the Military John Hearst succeeds him, establishing an ironfisted junta. Many unrest groups formed after economic problems in 2019. The Democratic Tide was an organization pressing for new, free elections. The Ildanian Holy legion was a right-wing group planning to destroy foreigners. To attempt to please protestors, Hearst promised elections that were never held. He justified this by saying the IHL proved too large a threat. A private detective then discovered his secret. He was funding the IHL to keep power. He exiled himself and James Corver was elected to lead the nation as the third president. He increased welfare and shortened working hours.
Religion
South Ildan practices Jatakism, a monotheistic religion centered around the prophet Jatak. Jatak preached of a utopia after death. He also preached of doing penance in like to clear sins. Jatakism has an organized church with bishoprics and parishes. Jatakism is thought to be related to Christianity due to many theological similarities.