Sengoku

"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."

-Master Oogwie of the Fushi Monastery

Overview
Sengoku is a land of unspoiled beauty and natural magic, where its people see themselves and the land as one and the same. Sengoku sits with many places of power scattered throughout its realm. Monk monasteries and spiritual orders live high in the mountains or deep in the jungles, with the common folk living in mostly scattered villages and towns, with only two large cities on either side of the continent. Sengoku has a terrible history with monsters and still does somewhat. Because their nation is the least built up from all the others, monsters have an easier time terrorizing its people.

Economy and Resources
Much of Sengoku is rather primitive, with its locals preferring to live self-sufficient lifestyles through subsistence farming and bartering. Its two cities, Osaka and Okayama are the only real gateways from the rest of the world to Sengoku. Much of the land in Sengoku is rich with minerals and precious stones such as jade, rubies and amethysts, but a lot of it is not utilized by order of Emperor Osawa long ago, and this command has been passed down from ruler to ruler. The ideology is that they will not exploit and rape the land like the rest of the world. For this, many illegal mining and industrialized operations have been put in place by merchants wanting to take advantage of their land’s rich wealth.

Culture and Climate
Sengoku is seen as a spiritual haven for those who seek spiritual evolution and enlightenment past the gods. Magic is a natural part of the land and its people live alongside it, meditating with it. Living peaceful and quiet lives. Its summers are warm, but its winters can get rather cold, with much snowfall in its northern regions. Sengoku does not really share the same religious nature with the rest of Orbis, believing in gods and all that nonsense. Instead, they believe in themselves and nature, of the natural order and cycle. A few monasteries teach to forgo emotions and attachments, to instead better their minds and bodies. While others teach to embrace their emotions and desires.

Politics and Government
Sengoku is ruled by powerful families that have their bloodlines reach back hundreds of years. These powerful families own regions of land that Sengoku’s people live on, and they are responsible for their wellbeing. These families owe fealty to an Emperor or Empress, who comes into power by showing merit in magical mastery, in the Ceremony of Coronation. Any of these families can put forth a candidate from their family when a new ruler must be chosen, either because the current ruler is unfit or too old.