Meridia

Meridia is a continent in the Western Hemisphere. One of the two constituents of the so-called "New World", Meridia was the second of the major, and formerly unknown contienents discovered and colonized by Europeans, alongside its "sister" Hesperia.

Meridia was initially discovered by Old Worlders when Castillian sailors reached the area after sending out exploration voyages from Cuba and Hispanola. After a minor war was carried over Castillian, Aragonese and Portuguese interests in the region, the world was divided into 3 "shares" by the Pope, with Hesperia and Meridia being granted exclusively to the Castilians, Africa to the Aragonese, and Asia to the Portuguese. However, due to the nature of the divisions, The Aragonese were able to get a small section of land in Meridia, as well as the Portuguese getting a piece of Eastern Africa.

German Bankers also saw a potential in Meridian colonization and two separate colonies were bought: The Colony of Neu Venedig by the Wessler Family, and the colony of Sankt Thomas by the Lorenz Family. These colonies were envisioned to be used as gold mining operations, but the lack of actual gold in the area resulted in these areas becoming Sugar Farming centers.

Later, the Portuguese would gain control over all Aragonese colonies, including their colony of Brazil in Meridia.