Toi Koku

Sun Doru summons his Disciples. He presents each of them with the following scrolls:

- A scroll with the Empress Iweko's seal, to be presented to the Dragon Magistrate that oversees Nanashi Mura;

- A scroll with the Wolf and Eagle's seal, to be presented to the Voice of Nanashi, the ronin authority in Nanashi Mura;

- A scroll with the coiled serpents of the Otomo family, NOT to be presented. This scroll should only be opened under the most dire of circunstances, as its contents could reshape the future of the region - perhaps of the Empire.

The group made good speed, but unhorsed, they were caught by the rains of early Winter. Without skill or knowledge of the way of the land they slighly missed their target, arriving at the trading Dragon village of Toi Koku. Ater a small speedbump due to failure to present papers to one Tonbo Kamiji, they are accepted into the village.

Despite the signals of great activity during the last weeks of Autumn, they find a mostly deserted place. At the inn there is only a group of seven ronin yojimbos and two merchant patrons. Yasuki Pulen, a joyful mountain of fat and Iuchi Miyahou, a very sour Unicorn.

They explain how Toi Koku feeds the Dragon clan, being a place lightly taxed and mostly ruled by merchant patrons. It seems both of them hoped to sell massive amounts of rice to the Dragon, but they had good reserves and only Miyahou got a deal. Pulen is sitting on immense kokus of rice and is trying to make the best of his misfortune.

Still, there was some tensions in the hair that the group managed to disarm. The political maneuvering of Yatori and the storytelling skill of Takehiko changed the focus and kept the pair of hosts entertained. Charmed, Pulen invited them to a private dinner. There they were served by an impressive half-people chef, Misuchi. She serves you decliois nabemono. Pulen gifts her services as a guide, putting the group back on track. But this gift carries weight. Misuchi is too become a wandering chef working for Pulen, and the party just assumed the role of her guardians...

... still, her oxen and cart are true and lead them to Nanashi Mura.