Rieze Maxia is a continent, which, in comparison to Elympios, is the size of a large island. Throughout the course of both Tales of Xillia and Tales of Xillia 2, roughly sixty-percent of the continent is available for exploration, all around a large bay, where, in the middle, lies the mining island of Leronde. While the continent is mostly covered in mountains, there are several open plains. Of particular interest is Nia Khera, a village whose residents are followers of Maxwell, the Great Spirit who created Rieze Maxia; Milla's Shrine, where Milla Maxwell, an incarnation of Maxwell, resides; and Nia Khera Hallowmont, atop of which lies a portal to the Temporal Crossroads, a realm between Rieze Maxia and the Spirit Realm.