Vast Mopsus

Vast Mopsus was a federation of loosely-organized states in eastern central Terra. It was destroyed by Portia during the Portian colonial period, with most of its inhabitants either fleeing to Helpis or being subjected to Portian rule and silk slavery.

History
Vast Mopsus originated in the Terran Mingle from the members of the Mopsus species group that did not choose to split from the Mingle and become the Mopsus Coastal Culture. These Mopsus stayed in the Mingle the longest, never choosing to depart but eventually being forced to declare statehood after the peaceful departure of the Helpis in 400 PT. Helpis was one of Vast Mopsus' greatest allies and trade partners, with many unique crops, livestock, and mined materials being transported back and forth between local trade unions, especially along the border.

Over the course of the early 8th century PT, Portia invaded Vast Mopsus and captured local government after local government. Employing cruel and unusual practices such as silk slavery, Portia hoped to outsource much of its labor to support its growing elite class. By 740 PT Portia had not only taken over the majority of Vast Mopsus territory, including its islands, but the state of Helpis as well, leaving most central Mopsus salticids either dead, enslaved, or hiding out in the Helpis-Mopsus Contested Territory.

Society
Vast Mopsus was fairly unorganized, made up of modest local societies and governments prospering on their own with little in the way of national infrastructure. It had no national religion, with many of its members practicing variations on the Terran Religion such as Sun Worship, First Spider Worship, and strict Documentism. Some religious followings were locally enforced, while other governing bodies did not specify.