Piscumia

Piscumia is bordered only by Neboxus, as it sits right in the middle of their lands. The Northwestern corner of Piscumia is grassland that leads into a temperate deciduous forest going south and east. The forest runs from the west of Castia eastward to about 3/4 of Piscumia, the heads north to the border. To the south of the forest is a savannah which runs just south of the forest from the western border to the eastern border. Just as the forest runs north the savannah turns to grassland. On the very north eastern border, there is grassland, that leads to another temperate deciduous forest. Running through the bigger forest from west to east is the Gemolicia river, which starts from the ocean near Gemetorum in Mantiavum Landgrave of the Vierucusian Empire.
In the Country of Piscumia there are 2 provinces, Aevapuson County, which holds the Capital of Piscumia (Vesontiagus) and Cenevia Margrave. Aevapuson County is on the Western half of Piscumia, and Cenevia Margave is on the eastern half.

Ecosystem

In the deciduous forests and grasslands the weather changes with the seasons. These two areas see all four seasons throughout the year. The Savannah in the south is generally hot with mostly brown vegetation, with the occasional (1 week per year) downpour of torrential rains.

Localized Phenomena

The Gemolicia River is the main river that controls trade from Neboxus. It goes from Gemetorum in Neboxus, to Vesontiagus, from there the trade routes open up to the rest of the continent.
The Bridge of the Peace-Bringer About 300 years ago, the Countries of Neboxus and Piscumia went to war with each other. How the war started, no one really knows anymore. What everyone does know, is that the Emperor of Neboxus is the Suzerain to the King of Piscumia, and Piscumia is the Vassal. The war lasted about 100 years before there was finally a semblance of peace.

How the tale goes is that after years of a constant threat of battles between the two countries, Piscumia was getting ready to make a final stand. They had already lost thousands of their people in the war, innocents and those not-so-innocent alike. They had all their forces ready to march across the Gemolicia River and on to Mantiavum, a key location in the wars, in the hopes of overthrowing the city and subduing it, thereby claiming it as a part of their lands. As they were gearing up to march across the bridge, they were stopped by a man, a single, solitary man, who went by the name Balimaar Brixton.

Now, there was nothing particularly special about Balimaar, in fact there was nothing special about him at all, except for one thing. Balimaar was very good with words. Balimaar, as like everyone else, was tired of all the wars. He was tired of the fighting, and bloodshed, and the constant fear of whether or not his home was going to be destroyed by one side or the other. See, Balimaar didn't live in any of the cities, he lived in the town of Casrum. Now Casrum was nowhere near the size it is now, no, Casrum was just a small town, and it was directly in the path to Mantiavum. No one knows how Balimaar knew that the Piscumians were going to march to Mantiavum, but somehow he knew. It wasn't uncommon for the smaller towns to be ransacked as a force of one army or the other went through the area, for supplies and such, and Balimaar didn't want that happening to his little town. So, he went to the bridge to try and speak with the leaders of the Piscumian Army to see if he could dissuade them from at least marching near Casrum. Little did he know, that his speech to the leaders of Piscumia lit the spark for peace between the nations.

The Piscumian leaders talked with Balimaar for almost 3 days, as the story goes, and finally came to a conclusion; If Balimaar could persuade the Neboxian Emperor the same way that he persuaded them, they will sit down with Neboxus and discuss terms of peace, but only if Balimaar was included in the talks. These peace talks went on for about 3 months before finally being agreed upon, and a treaty set into place: The Treaty of the Peace-Bringer.

This treaty set into motion the way that these two countries now relate to each other. Neboxus as the Suzerain and Piscumia as the Vassal. This is the only way that it would work out, as Piscumia was on it's last legs, and in no position to make too many demands. AS the Suzerain, Neboxus would collect the taxes from their Vassal and would have a say in the leadership of Piscumia. Piscumia would enjoy the benefits of being an independent country and being able to control its internal autonomy (to a major degree), and also the protection of Neboxus.
After that Balimaar was considered a hero, as much as he would claim not to be. Nevertheless, he was a hero, to the point that for a brief time Casrum was renamed to Balimaarum in his honor. The only reason that Balimaar agreed to this, was because he had convinced the emperor, and the governing officials of Casrum, to change it back to Casrum upon his death. Funny thing that last part. No one knows how or why, but Balimaar's fortune took a turn for the worse. He died not more than a month after that.

About 100 years ago, the tradition of the reading of the Treaty was started, which also brings with it a great celebration and a feast.

Natural Resources

The Grasslands produce Wheat, Corn, Livestock (cattle, sheep, horses, goats, emus, turkeys), and Oats. The Temperate Deciduous Forests produce Lumber (Oak, Beech, Maple, Chestnut, Elm, Birch, Walnut). The Savannahs produce Lumber (Acacia, Jackalberry), Food (Lemon Grass, Jackalberries, White Raisin Bush), also agricultural goods (shrubs, grasses, animals).

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Owner/Ruler

Emmur Trollbleeder