Tearmoon Empire

Overview
The is an empire occupying a fertile region known as the Crescent Belt. The people initially in the region sustained themselves through farming until they were invaded by a foreign tribe of hunter-gatherers. After being quickly subjugated, the native residents became known as “slaves of the land” and given labels such as “those without the courage to hunt” and “those with no talent but that of tilling the land”. Due to the supply of laborers and serfs, the hunter-gatherers grew richer and richer to the point where they began to refer to themselves as nobles and the leader of their tribe became the First Emperor of the Empire.

Although serfdom has been eliminated in the empire, the discrimination still remains. Because of this, it is looked down upon for a noble to use their land for agriculture outside of the bare minimum of farming to supply themselves with food, and it is often preferred to import their food from other lands whenever possible. This is one of the reasons why the empire is on the verge of ruin.

The is an empire on the verge of ruin. It's capitol is Lunartear.

Trivia

 * A full gold is equivalent to what an average maid makes for sixty days of work.
 * A crescent gold is equivalent to one of Mia Luna Tearmoon's meals or month’s salary for Ludwig Hewitt
 * A crescent gold is also equivalent to one expertly-made pot used for making soups.