Moxia

Moxia is the smallest of the four continents of Amikus. It lies in the south of Amikus, almost midway between Anitum and Desina.

In the center of the continent is the Lake of Four Virtues. The four rivers that run from it into the ocean divide the continent into four. Honor runs north through woodlands and Patience alongside it; Charity runs south through the hills and Justice runs through the southeastern plains. The rivers bring nutrient-rich soil all across the continent, making much of Moxia fertile farmland. Farmlands stretch along the rivers in all directions, and food is shipped along the rivers into the ocean to be traded in Desina and Anitum. It is estimated that as much as a third of all the food in Amikus comes from Moxian farms.

The only real political power in Moxia presently in Ammis. The continent consists mostly of farmlands and tight-knit communities, with the occasional city or fort leftover from imperialistic days. Moxia never produced any imperialistic nations of its own but had often found itself “conquered” by one nation or another. The farmers tended to not mind as long as their livelihoods weren't messed with. During the Age of Tantus the empire had tried to levy a tax on the farmlands, which led to peasant revolts and farmers intentionally torching their own fields to keep the empire from getting any of their crops. On the verge of empire-wide food shortages Tantus eventually dropped the taxes, and future nations learned from this lesson.

Ammis had been established by the peasants as a neutral grounds for farmers and craftsmen to come together and trade. Since the rise of the guilds it has become the center of guild activity. Many young farmhands have since decided to try their hands at guild-life. There is some concern from the older farming families that Ammis's expansion maybe threaten to pollute the Justice and reduce the fertility of miles of farmland; the council of Ammis has assured them they will take every precaution.