Eastern Wood Kingdom

The Mù Kingdom on a map of the world.

The **Eastern Wood Kingdom**, also known as the **Mù Kingdom**, is the original Wood Kingdom and was founded by the eldest brother. The Eastern Wood Kingdom was the original part of the Wood Kingdom, that was left after the Western Wood Kingdom split off after a conflict between modernity and tradition. The traditional group became the Eastern Wood Kingdom and the modern group became the Western Wood Kingdom. The original founder was the eldest brother who was strong, warm, generous and altruistic. The Eastern Wood Kingdom remains very traditional and are considered the people most “in-touch” with their roots and ancient culture. Many citizens of this country are still hunters or farmers and there are no large cities.

The Mù Kingdom consists of two major landmasses, Shuan and Yonhan. Shuan is the larger mass and contains the majority of the population and arable land. Shuan is covered in mostly forests and grasslands. The Northern part of Yonhan is covered in Tundra and Taiga and the southern part is covered in Forest.

## Geography

The Western Wood Kingdom is located on the Central and Southern Parts of the Central Continent. The Kingdom also has settlements on Qinz island, Cheng Island and Chen Guo Island. Two large mountain ranges run through the North-Central part of the country, Qinanding Range and the Nangyang Range. The Qinanding Mountain Range contains the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Wenhou , at 14,715 ft and is also the longest mountain range in the world, spanning nearly 900 miles. The 484 mile long Oegiume River runs from the Southern end of Mount Wenhou to the city of Liyaoping. The Northern parts of the Western Kingdom are largely forest and grasslands. Just South of the Qinanding Mountain Range is mostly wetlands with forests to the West. The Central part of the country is the most fertile area and is mostly grassland and small forests. The Southern part consists of large forests and many hills. In the southernmost part of the country there are large swamps and wetlands.

## Politics

### Government

The Kingdom of the Western Wood is a Unitary Constitutional Monarchy, that was established in June of the year 820. The King still holds influence over the government and the way it is run, but all laws are now created, written and voted on by the Council of Jiantao, a council of elected officials from each of the 44 provinces. The council also has a smaller council of 12 elected elders who act as leaders for the council and act as judges and are the final voters for all laws. Although the king no longer has absolute power over the military and laws he still acts as the final decider for any disputes and remains the ultimate leader over the military. The government also has twelve ministers who are in charge of specific parts of the country.

### Foreign Relations

The Kingdom of the Western Wood maintains good relations with most other nations although a long-standing rivalry remains with the Eastern Wood Kingdom remains. The Chen Dictatorship period, when the Western Kingdom was under the rule of King Bu Chen, led to the breaking of many traditions with foreign nations. Relations with the Northern Water Empire especially became strained due to the Northern Water Empire's reliance on Western Kingdom exports. After the revolution and coronation of King Lao Chen, he was able to rectify many of the mistakes of his father and grandfather and current relations with all other nations are friendly, and the Fire Kingdom has even announced plans to formalize an alliance between the two nations.

## Notable People

* Bao Chen
* Bu Chen
* Lao Chen
* Mei Song