Toku Kuni
The second
large continent on Trell, it's average temperature is slightly
higher than Trell Wan, the western part of the continent was once
spanned by a great salt plain, now sunken and flooded all the way
up to the foot of the Aldrin mountains, leaving only a small part
remaining from hundreds of thousands of square miles of desert.
The great nation of Hachiman Taro still remains spanning the
remnants of the continent, even the ruins of their once ancient
capital city, shattered and moved down the river to a more
accessible position. The other large city, Es Toch, still remains
shrouded in it's mysteries, hidden in the Aldrin foothills.
Hachiman
Taro;
The kingdom that spans all of Toku Kuni, before the Hachiman
family took control of the continent millenia ago, it was
inhabitted by seven small city-states and dozens of nomadic
tribes. Since then the nation has flourished, aside from the
large cities, small townships cover the countryside, even in the
high mountains small towns exist. Hachiman is a harmonious nation
under one religion praising knowledge and peace.
Major Personalities:
Prince
Theodore Mayne
Aged 54, the current ruler of Hachiman and head of the Mayne
household.
Cassandra
Mayne, Princess Designate
Theodore's seventeen year old daughter, currently studying in
Duluth.
Elder Lyra
Al'Kali.
One of the last of a race of an exceptionally long lived race of
elves who live in the southern mountains of Hachiman, the Elder
Lyra has served the ruling family of her nation as their chief
advisor for more than 700 years. Called Elder by those of
Hachiman, Lyra has not even reached an age considered
"old" be the Aldrin elves. Lyra, normally in the courts
of Hachiman Taro, was moved to a new assignment, and has not been
seen in the courts or other cities in Hachiman for more than two
years.
Kasugai
Hatsumi
Jonin of the Hachiman nekekami, spirit cats. The spies of their
nation, continuing a long and quiet existence. Hatsumi still
caries his shinobi-gatana sword and toxic shuriken even though he
has not performed in the field for over a decade.
Major Cities:
Hachiman
Taro.
The reborn capital city of the Hachiman empire, standing
on the banks of the river leading from the sea to the Aldrin
mountains.
Es
Toch.
Some two hundred miles north of Hachiman Taro lies Es
Toch, home of the Aldrin Elves, home of the largest historical
archive in Hachiman, and main scientific center for the country.
Nibenay.
The largest trade city in Hachiman, it shares the bounty
of Turtle Bay, though the people do not spend much of their time
hunting the great sea creatures.
Bodach.
The city at the heart of nearly 400 square miles of
farmland, Bodach is the main food producer of Hachiman, and aside
from the river, the only source of food for the city of Salt
View.
Gulg
and Duluth.
The twin cities of Gulg and Duluth are the two largest
military training and production cities in the nation, Hachiman's
guardians.
