New Bigham

Accessibility
New Bigham accessible through several roads. There is one road which connects New Bigham to Cergolia, from Strembury to Oepreymont. There are also two roads connecting New Bigham to Reidra, from Strembury to Clodria and from Brinebury to Dagos. It is also easily accessible by ships through Lake Mesmera and from Wolchester to Icruport, through the Southern Canal. The neighboring countries are Cergolia in the north and Reidra in the east. There is a slight hostility towards Cergolia because of the Golden War.

Reason for Settling In
New Bigham has luxury resources available from the Flaring Mountains in the north. Stone, iron, silver and coal can be found very abundantly in the Gray Hills in the south. Trade routes to Cergolia and Reidra are available through Lake Mesmera. And lastly a trade route to the Southern Canal in Korlenlia is available by sailing across the ocean to the west. The middle of New Bigham has very fertile soil which can be used to farm all the crops needed. There is however not enough very fertile land available to provide the entire country with food. This forces the country to trade their luxury resources and materials from both mountain ranges for food with other countries.

Rivals
Since the Golden War with Cergolia there has been some hostility between the people from both countries. They are not necessarily rivals, but whenever given the chance they will show their resentment towards the other.

Heroes and Villains
Renfry II, king of New Bigham from 740 to 776. He was king during the Golden War where he earned his nickname, the resilient, because he resiliently defended the Flaring Mountains from the Cergolian attackers.

Population Shift
Most of the people are currently trying to move to either Strembury at the southwest of Lake Mesmera or to Wolchester at the west coast of New Bigham. They are trying to move there to make a living off of active trading.

Import and Export
New Bigham imports food mainly, because they do not have enough fertile soil to farm the food themselves. They mainly export luxury goods which include but are not limited to gold, gems and other minerals. They also export coal, iron, stone and silver.

Currency exchange is handled by the banks in any of the major cities.