[Week 17, Day 1] News
Trigger Warning: Slavery mentioned in this post
[ Passed out in papers all throughout respective villages, and displayed on the Hitomi appears to be the most recent news. Characters interested in applying for jobs should reply directly to this post, either IC or OOC. Plotting also welcome in comments! ]
CELESTIAL CHRONICLES
RISING VIOLENCE UPON TRADE ROUTES
Fellow Celestials, beware of the terrors that plague our long-trusted trade routes! Evildoers have been disrupting merchant journeys, stealing their wares! We have heard tell of many who have fallen at the hands of these terrible bandits of great power who travel in great numbers. Warriors of good heart and strong arm will be rewarded for ensuring safe journey of merchants. Able hands should inquire at village gates at sunrise, noon, and sundown!
THOSE-OF-OTHER-WORLDS WORSHIPING HEATHEN GODS
Good Celestials! We have heard troubling tell of Those-Of-Other-Worlds who gathered upon Raisato last week for a feast in honor of a heathen god who does not belong to our world! They call this feast Christmas, celebrating with strange, indecent rituals of lip-touching between even men! Without care for the sanctity or peace of their neighbors they gathered in great, loud numbers for hours! Are these the actions of those repentant for the great terror they brought down upon us all from the gods? Nay! It is further blasphemy and we would be remiss if we did not reject it!
PRAISE TO THE HEAVENLY GODS FOR THEIR GOOD GRACE
Blessed be to the Heavenly Ones and good folk of the land! Eager hands are rebuilding our villages and erecting shelter from the north winds. Praise to be that we have warm rooftops over our heads before the winter snow flies once more! The gods show faith in us as grain stores have become replenished. Hisato will shine again! But yay, beware Yomisato and its dens of corruption. It rebuilds itself too quickly and there lies an evil underneath.
[The article goes on to mention tensions over hiring Those-Of-Other-Worlds. There is also worry over the recent extreme weather that plagued the lands of Kannagara - are the gods becoming angry again? It also details needed skills: fast transport for laborers between Raisato, Mizusato, and the other villages, animal husbandry to replenish domestic stocks, and still more to physically rebuild villages.]
YOMISATO NEWS
SEEKING WARRIORS FOR TOURNAMENT SEASON
Come one, come all! Warriors of great power seeking glory, heed our call! Tournament season is upon us once more! The Great Ring of Yomisato opens her gates to those of strong mind and body in fearsome battles to feast the eyes and spirit upon. Those who fight and rise in victory will be handsomely rewarded with coin and land. Warriors-Of-Other-Worlds are welcome!
TO BE SOLD & LENT BY PUBLIC AUCTION
To be sold at noon in the Iron District; a choice selection of very fine men, women, and children, in good health, order and fit for immediate service. Coin only, no reserve.
PLEASURE FROM WORLDS BEYOND?
A strange new substance of pleasure and intrigue is talked about on our streets. Some say it is of Other-Worlder origin. Rumored to be more potent than anything of Kannagara, many an opium den would pay fine coin indeed for a sample of this product!
TO YOMITE PROSPERITY!
Unlike the Celestials with their pale ajna and weak stomachs, we do not turn away eager hands, be they from Those-Of-Other-Worlds or not! While they mince and cling to their weak ideals of presumptiousness, we are not so foolish! Our city is open to any hale enough with good coin. We shall flourish with profit and growth while the Celestials grow thin and frail in their pompous shows of self-glory!
GENERAL JOB LISTINGS
Ryokan Help [ Natsuno Ryokan in Hisato, which is the only inn that provides a place for newcomers to stay in Kannagara, is looking for extra hands to help. Modest pay available in addition to room and board. ]
Construction Work [ Available in Yomisato, Hisato, and Raisato for up to half 1 ryo a day, or even more depending on how much work is done and where. Pay in Hisato and Raisato for Other-Worlders is considerably less than in Yomisato. ]
Those-Of-Other-Worlds Medical Testing [ This job listing states that anyone of other worlds who visits the largest clinic in Hisato for special testing will be handsomely rewarded with coin. Up to 2 ryo a day. ]
Bounty Offer [ Minimum of 200 ryo to be paid to anyone who can capture or kill the Yomite leader of bandit operations that has been terrorizing the Celestial trading routes. A drawing of the man is supplied. It is said that he and his top level of leaders are men of extraordinary power. ]*
* Speak to Kuri if you are interested.
Note: 1 ryo is roughly $100 USD.
Ajna - the native word for the birthmark
[ Passed out in papers all throughout respective villages, and displayed on the Hitomi appears to be the most recent news. Characters interested in applying for jobs should reply directly to this post, either IC or OOC. Plotting also welcome in comments! ]
CELESTIAL CHRONICLES
RISING VIOLENCE UPON TRADE ROUTES
Fellow Celestials, beware of the terrors that plague our long-trusted trade routes! Evildoers have been disrupting merchant journeys, stealing their wares! We have heard tell of many who have fallen at the hands of these terrible bandits of great power who travel in great numbers. Warriors of good heart and strong arm will be rewarded for ensuring safe journey of merchants. Able hands should inquire at village gates at sunrise, noon, and sundown!
THOSE-OF-OTHER-WORLDS WORSHIPING HEATHEN GODS
Good Celestials! We have heard troubling tell of Those-Of-Other-Worlds who gathered upon Raisato last week for a feast in honor of a heathen god who does not belong to our world! They call this feast Christmas, celebrating with strange, indecent rituals of lip-touching between even men! Without care for the sanctity or peace of their neighbors they gathered in great, loud numbers for hours! Are these the actions of those repentant for the great terror they brought down upon us all from the gods? Nay! It is further blasphemy and we would be remiss if we did not reject it!
PRAISE TO THE HEAVENLY GODS FOR THEIR GOOD GRACE
Blessed be to the Heavenly Ones and good folk of the land! Eager hands are rebuilding our villages and erecting shelter from the north winds. Praise to be that we have warm rooftops over our heads before the winter snow flies once more! The gods show faith in us as grain stores have become replenished. Hisato will shine again! But yay, beware Yomisato and its dens of corruption. It rebuilds itself too quickly and there lies an evil underneath.
[The article goes on to mention tensions over hiring Those-Of-Other-Worlds. There is also worry over the recent extreme weather that plagued the lands of Kannagara - are the gods becoming angry again? It also details needed skills: fast transport for laborers between Raisato, Mizusato, and the other villages, animal husbandry to replenish domestic stocks, and still more to physically rebuild villages.]
YOMISATO NEWS
SEEKING WARRIORS FOR TOURNAMENT SEASON
Come one, come all! Warriors of great power seeking glory, heed our call! Tournament season is upon us once more! The Great Ring of Yomisato opens her gates to those of strong mind and body in fearsome battles to feast the eyes and spirit upon. Those who fight and rise in victory will be handsomely rewarded with coin and land. Warriors-Of-Other-Worlds are welcome!
TO BE SOLD & LENT BY PUBLIC AUCTION
To be sold at noon in the Iron District; a choice selection of very fine men, women, and children, in good health, order and fit for immediate service. Coin only, no reserve.
PLEASURE FROM WORLDS BEYOND?
A strange new substance of pleasure and intrigue is talked about on our streets. Some say it is of Other-Worlder origin. Rumored to be more potent than anything of Kannagara, many an opium den would pay fine coin indeed for a sample of this product!
TO YOMITE PROSPERITY!
Unlike the Celestials with their pale ajna and weak stomachs, we do not turn away eager hands, be they from Those-Of-Other-Worlds or not! While they mince and cling to their weak ideals of presumptiousness, we are not so foolish! Our city is open to any hale enough with good coin. We shall flourish with profit and growth while the Celestials grow thin and frail in their pompous shows of self-glory!
GENERAL JOB LISTINGS
Ryokan Help [ Natsuno Ryokan in Hisato, which is the only inn that provides a place for newcomers to stay in Kannagara, is looking for extra hands to help. Modest pay available in addition to room and board. ]
Construction Work [ Available in Yomisato, Hisato, and Raisato for up to half 1 ryo a day, or even more depending on how much work is done and where. Pay in Hisato and Raisato for Other-Worlders is considerably less than in Yomisato. ]
Those-Of-Other-Worlds Medical Testing [ This job listing states that anyone of other worlds who visits the largest clinic in Hisato for special testing will be handsomely rewarded with coin. Up to 2 ryo a day. ]
Bounty Offer [ Minimum of 200 ryo to be paid to anyone who can capture or kill the Yomite leader of bandit operations that has been terrorizing the Celestial trading routes. A drawing of the man is supplied. It is said that he and his top level of leaders are men of extraordinary power. ]*
* Speak to Kuri if you are interested.
Note: 1 ryo is roughly $100 USD.
Ajna - the native word for the birthmark