Veldanism was once the dominant religion of Lendosa, and it was the state religion of both the First Lendian Republic and the High Kingdom of Piolsa. It gradually lost ground to Cruisanism, however, and during the time of the Lendosan Alliance (a merger of Lendia and Piolsa), religious strife caused Veldanism to lose its official status — the country has been officially secular since that time. Today, only around 11% of the religious population of Lendosa follows the Veldanist religion — this equates to around 7% of the total Lendosan population. Unlike the other two major religions in Lendosa (Cruisanism and Larism), Veldanism has been experiencing a slight growth in numbers.