Yamato

'Just a heads up, Yamato is getting it's own special treatment and will be opened up as a sub-setting for Hua Xia, meaning it'll get it's own lore and story! This means that this page will be in WIP status for a little longer than the initial release. Keep an eye on this page if you're interested in Yamato for regular updates. - ScratchBeat'

Yamato sits in the oceans east of Hua Xia, far from the conflict going on in that territory.

Geography
Yamato is a collection of islands, the largest ones holding mountains across it's lands, creating valleys out of the forests and coasts that show up on the country.

Notable Locations
- Tokyo sits as a truce city between all the clans, giving a place for trade to commence peacefully. It is usually accessed by sea from the other clan territories. With it being close to the ocean, it is considered a port city, and thus the city itself is built mostly around the water to allow access for smaller boats.

- The Nagasaki province, while it sits near Mount Aso, has much more hilly land than any other region in Yamato. Because of the rich soil and flat land, they excel in livestock and agricultural trade. Most of the flatland consists of farmland or forest, and the mountains are used to house the larger towns. The province's adopted architecture is simplistic, going more for a rustic look.

- The Hiroshima province lies in the central area of Yamato, and lies on either side of Mount Mitoku. Their trade consists mostly of wood from the coasts and metal from the mountains, as well as a minor trade in crafted religious items. Most villages are carved into the mountain which serves as a natural defense.

- The Aomori province sits north of Tokyo, in Mount Iwate. Their trade is focused on metal from the mountains, as well as the plentiful fishing from the Aomori Bay. The architecture is much more advanced than most of Yamato, with buildings consisting of metal and wood combined for enhanced durability and strength.

- The Hokkaido province sits between Mount Taisetsu and Mount Yotei. The regions architecture is much more primal in nature, using wood and bamboo to construct their buildings, but magic is often used to reinforce the buildings from danger, and thus not much is required to keep them standing other than some basic attention to maintenance.

Government
Yamato consists of various territories held by family clans, each territory appropriately named it's clan. The ruling head over each clan is known as the Daimyo, or the ruling warlord. Yamato is currently in it's own civil war, each clan attempting to take over the land of Yamato to bring it to unity under one clan name. The clans are the Mori Clan, Tsugaru Clan, Omura Clan, and Takeda clan.

Notes to Add

''Hokkaido - Arcane, stays close to tradition due to magic assisting them as long as changes were not made to their routine casting. Enemies with Hiroshima (due to religion vs magic, not willing to accept spirits provide any great amount of power) and Aomori (magic vs technological advancements)''

''Aomori - Technological, most advanced civilication in all of Baxian with their experimental devices (not including guns/artificers/warforged). Enemies with Hokkaido (due to magic being inferior and unadaptive to changes in civilization), and Nagasaki (inferior strategy for collecting resources)''

''Hiroshima - Religious, focuses on speaking to spirits within the world for their resources and abilities, tries to spread their religion to Yamato and beyond. Enemies with Hokkaido (magic vs religion), and Nagasaki (Nagasaki does not believe in spirits, leans more towards a more casual belief system)''

''Nagasaki - Agricultural, typically likes to live a normal life away from divine or magical advancements, focuses on livestock and produce. Enemies of Hiroshima (attempted to force religion on region), Aomori (attempted to force experimental theories onto the farmlands/livestock)''

''Hiroshima Province - Mori Terumoto, Mori Clan Aomori Province - Tsugaru Tamenobu, Tsugaru Clan Nagasaki Province - Omura Sumitada, Omura Clan Hokkaido Province - Takeda Nobuhiro, Takeda Clan''