CRESS ISLES

Name: Cress Isles 
Bank: S 
Warehouse: S 
Major: Yes 
Benefactor: Hands|Wing-King Moona 
Turf: Khabal Kingdom
Components: Winged|Fishman|Minkmen|Hands|Samurai
Environments: Tropical Desert|Canyons|Savannah
Size: Large 
Inhabited: Yes 
Description: The Cress Isles are fourteen small to medium desert islands that altogether are the size of a Large island. They have been governed by Wing-King Moona since the times of Yagyu-Moto and continue to be under this great Kings rule. He's skillfully integrated architectural city designs of his race into his kingdom. This includes the inclusion of Dials, Indian themed structures, and even agricultural techniques like hanging planters and vertical farming. The people are very loyal to their king and it's not just because he wears a crown, but because King Moona has treated and guided his people well since even before his reign.

With the fortune he wields, he does so generously. He's administered aid and given care packages to countless neighboring islands that suffer from being ransacked by pirates or the Rain Plague. One of the fourteen islands of the Cress Isles was even vacated and made into a new home for exploited Fishmen and Minks escaping said persecution. King Moona has instilled a great sense of community into his people and has unified them to always act for the good of the kingdom. There is even law to protect those who live as servants from being mistreated by their owners.

With the fall of Moto, some of the King's recent greatest accomplishment has been the domestication and organization of the samurai to form a military force that maintain law and order in his territories and even some that surround. He's brought in scholars from the North Blue to begin formally educating the people who can afford the service. A few of Moona's officials have been permitted to create Dial farms on their lands, which has created a lot of good paying work for the people. His people also work hard to satisfy the great demand of trade that comes from the Black Market. Whether its producing goods or transporting, Moona has a lot on his plate at the top of the food chain when it comes to Hands.

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Lore: Year 780, King Moona was a young man amongst the scientist from Birka who were surveying the Blue Seas and came into the South Blue. After meeting with Moto and working alongside Ba`an Briggs to cure the Rain Plague in the South, Moona was the only Birkan scientist to remain behind. With Yagyu Moto's blessing, he was given the Cress Isles and with a few followers he had gained, he began to develop the territories. After farming a sufficient amount of Dials, he opened one of his islands as a trading hub and he began to sell the foreign Dials to the South. 

With the small fortune he made, he made a fleet of trading ships and hired some of Moto's trust samurais to serve as guards. Sailing around the South, Moona sold everything from medicines, parts, gadgets, weapons, etc. He was the first trading company who could afford to sell on such a large scale. With this monopoly over the market, he made enough to continue with the developments of Cress, but in 787 Moto lost a pivotal battle against Jolly Rabbit and the South Blue went into chaos. 

Without lords to serve, Moona hires even more samurai to guard his territories and makes even more money by meeting the demand for weapons from pirates who were thrashing the South Blue. When the World Government invaded, things changed however and Moona's focus shifted to protecting other non-humans from the invaders. His trading ships were used to smuggle hundred of non-humans to the Cress Isles to avoid being trafficked, enslaved, or "lost" in the turmoil. His forces battled with the World Government and Holy Army a few times, until he ultimately ended up closing his borders, only to reopen after things settled down.

Though his fellow scientist left, Moona stayed behind as he had become interested When the South Blue erupted into civil war after Moto's loss to Jolly Rabbit, Moona was a new king and had just begun conquering the Cress Isles. 
Technology: Skillful - Dials