Spice Isles

The Spice Isles are a group of relatively small islands that make an archipelago off of the eastern coast of the Shou Empire. Majority of these islands are tropical in climate, with a great deal of vegetation. The largest of these islands is Taifu has the most biodiversity, sporting tropical bamboo forest as well as small mountains.
Humans do not inhabit the majority of these islands, being as that some barely qualify as islands, being more akin sandbars with plants growing on that than islands. Taifu, along with a few other smaller, unnamed islands, make up all of the Human life on the archipelago. It is also from Taifu that the war against Shou imperialism is being run.
The Spice Isles derive their name from the various spices that can be found around all of the islands. These spices include, but are not limited to, fennel, mustard, peppercorn, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, cardamom, and wasabi. Some islands only have one crop growing on them, while others have many.