Ja ne, Braevos

[milksoda 2884]

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Departure Order from the Land of the Scattered Sun

In effect as of the Year of the Tanuki, 249 SA (643 Kamijikan)

 

It is on this day that I am proud to declare the victory of not only our people, but too, the victory of our neighbors and our allies across the Braevosian continent against the yokai O-Sanro. It was in the spirit of  brotherhood we waged this war to protect our people. And yet now we lay witness through what efforts that we mortals may topple the likes of a rogue “god,” yet perhaps he is now more aptly deemed a mere nuisance.

 

There are few words that so deeply express my gratitude to each and everyone of you. Regardless of thine station, you all played your part hand in hand.

 

It pains me to bid my own people one last favor after such strife. Long have we remained complacent within the confines of Koyo-Kuni. How could we not? We shed blood to live as a liberated people outside of the clutches of the tyrant who holds the Shogun’s seat within the heart of Oyashima. Countless lairs, yokai, invaders, wars, oft I remind myself of how many have perished in the pursuit of liberating the children of Ōensama from the Hakujin Patriarchy. Not even Ishikawa Kais himself can deny the merit of our sacrifice. Let no blade be unseathed without drawing blood, thus, not a single drop of blood shall touch the soil in waste. Furthermore, in light of the wisdom of the Wizard upon the finale of the final battle for Braevos, I declare an executive command:

 

All those under my protection should depart from the Land of the Scattered Sun. All those able bodied beneath the jurisdiction of Koyo-Kuni are hereby ordered to gather their necessities and make preparations to board the Ojisame at Port Tsukana immediately. Yet, I cannot ignore those rebels who may sail to these lands from Oyashima whilst we are absent. I am happy to announce that a legion of automata have been constructed to garrison both Sakura-Gakure and Jun Lei to protect all of those who make the bold decision to remain in these lands. With my blessing they are permitted to hunt O-Sanro for sport, and enjoy the service these automata shall provide. The Shugonate refuses to deem Koyo Kuni an abandoned or conquered land. . . This is an announcement of our country’s expansion.

 

We have lost too many in protection of these lands to merely abandon it. In my eternal yosei life, even before I became the Shugo, I have watched many of you be born, grow old, and die. It never became easier to see, and I fear it never shall. 

 

Yet my dream persists, that we, the remaining survivors of the fabled Sanbushi, those of us who have laid the foundations of a new Oyashima, one liberated from the tyrannical Shōgun Yorinobu shall see it come to fruition with our own eyes.

 

The army of the Iron Lady was built upon the backs of rebels, castaways, and vagabonds who have been disenfranchised by their own homeland. To those of you I remind you that our mission is incomplete. Our legend is unfinished. The Shōgunate awaits us.

 

Henceforth, the Land of the Scattered Sun, Koyo-Kuni, shall be an external province of the Stratocracy whose resources shall plant the seed of the new capital. From wherever we may find ourselves we will rebuild what has been lost to the yokai O-Sanro. Let us turn our sights towards the future with a smile. Let us depose the Shogun himself. Let us take up steel once more on the sands of Oyashima!

 

頑張って(do your best!) citizens of our glorious country, I am so proud and grateful for each and every one of you. The power of my own authority lay in the consent of those I govern; it is because of you all that I ever held this privilege.

 

Show your Auntie how far you will go! Never give up!

 

:)

 

 

 

SHUGO OJŌ-SAMA Ugokoyama Atsuko the Iron Lady, Legendary Sanbushi, Yōbushi of Machiman, Mother of the Land of the Scattered Sun, DEFENDER AND PROTECTOR OF THE FARFOLK

  

 

Edited September 9, 2025 by milksoda

[Shorsand 2006]

Heretofore it is stated: upon the abandonment of the leaders (read: "Nation-Leaders") from the continent of BRAEVOS, all forfeited lands shall come upon to the ownership of one QUENTIN CONNELLY BRAE, Lord of DU LOC. Henceforth the continent's resources, properties, incomes, expenses, profits, trades, materials, and goods shall be the under the sole-ownership and jurisdiction of BraeCorp LLC. Noncompliance will result in immediate expulsion from the continent, revision, and excision from written history and yet un-written history. All complaints should be mailed to BraeCorp LLC Headquarters.

[Reckless Banzai Screamer 15456]

Kato Ena commits to a final tour of the Scattered Sun spreading the Shugo's proclamation to the citizens of the state. He did not wish to leave his birth place for a foreign homeland spoken of orally and written about in the Library of Daigaku. 

 

But it was the Shugo, the Stratocracy and the dream he served - each far older than he was. He makes preparations to have crates of Hirano Sake loaded up onto the Ojisame for what could be a long voyage into the unknown in search of the homeland.

 

"Who would have thought this is how we'd find our One Passage..." Ena spoke looking out into the horizon. Not a storm in sight and only clear skies ahead.

[Islamadon 9158]

The elderly Yōshō Danzen sat hunched upon the edge of Jennyland, azhl-toothpick in mouth, basking amidst the glittering rays of sun that bounced from its neighboring sea. He reminisced over the land that had seen the rise of his beloved country, and the loss of his closest brevvers. "Ooooh . . . Wherever we go, I hope it is warm and ever sunny." He dreamed, unaware of the oncoming decade upon decade of thrashing storms that would devour barometric pressure (and lead to crippling joint pain).

[Shorsand 2006]

And yet... in the distant land of OYASHIMA... the origins of those in the LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS AND THE SHATTERED SUN... does the sinister Yorinobu catch wind of yet another cataclysmic transition for the wayward descendants. Spotting weakness does he plot, does he scheme, and does he put forth a dark hand in a shadowed room. Dim heads bow in reply, in obeisance. The bowed heads writhe back into the inky shadows of darkness from whence they were called, a single command issued, sewn, and stitched to their minds:

"The rogue dissenters are weak. They are distracted. They cannot hold their lands like we do! They crumble and fold, as we have seen time-and-time again 邪悪な笑い声 (evil laughter!). Now is when the blossoms fall to the earth, the tree goes unwatered, and it is cut-down by the axe and sword. Go, my Fukaikage, and descend upon their new lands before they can plant more roots; before the seeds of these foul offshoots grow like kudzu and continue in their foul delusions!"


And so, the shadows of men departed Yorinobu's council-chambers and began the long journey to blot out the Shattered Sun. . .

[CelestialMochi 580]

Ichika would read this in the pouring rain while being in a moot. She smiles proudly, though she mutters, "It is bittersweet to say farewell to these lands, but we did not lose! I go where the Shugo goes and I strive to thrive." She then went to spread the word to the Mother Circle. "We should prepare to leave." @LupinCrystal@TwilightWolf

[Norgeth 1894]

Bor of Hazûm, Voice of Mugmar, gathered up his mobile enclave of Hill Giants, most of whom had long been in feasting-induced naps, blissfully unaware of the world’s woes. Bor spoke to those of them who were awake. “Oi speak for Mugmar, hear moi voice” resounded the nomadic Warlord, once Shōya “Load duh fuzzeh mammuths, load duh sleepin’ buddehs, weh get on duh great raft, eht es toime, HAZÛK!”

 

BAR-L’s rusted and worn-out frame lumbered into the Koyo-Kuni shipyard in the night, hiding in a massive crate of tea before powering down for the long trip ahead. “Status Update: Entering Sleep Mode” sounded the weather-beaten Lectorate Automaton, robotic mind dreaming of days gone by alongside the future ahead.

 

Yrl, a vagabond who fought alongside Koyo-Kuni’s forces against the Mountain, looked to the sea, mumbling to his good friend Burl “Twisting Road takes us elsewhere, let us see” stated the hideous Goblinoid before going off to arrange passage on a fleeing vessel.

[Bones 180]

Shuji, a lowly retainer of Clan Tsukinomiya sat atop the giant ONI head that crowned the Grub Bucket, looking out over the centre of the village as its denizens rushed to gather their belongings and depart. His brow weighed heavy with a gloomy frown, legs swinging back and forth as he could not bear to be still in his glumness; he had fled the cruelty of his Oyashiman homeland and its evil Shōgun, and found safety and purpose beneath the Scattered Sun. He could not help but be filled with angst but also eager anticipation for what yet another move would bring. "For Auntie A. . . And the State."  He reminded himself as he reached for a well-read copy of The Little Pink Book that sat by his side, thumb brushing over its lettering.

[Metamancy 1767]

An Cheong-Won began to pack her things in preparation for the long journey ahead.

"It is sad, isn't it? That we must leave the home we have known. But, that is the way things are," She told Shuji as the two conversed in the library of the Sakuragakure that they would leave behind.

"Life comes, and life goes. Very few things are eternal."

She missed home. And yes, this felt like the perfect opportunity to say goodbye to her time in Aevos and return back to Won.

But she was not ready yet. She owed a mother to Areum, a student to Yhl'Flaaowni. 

And so, she would set sail, to wherever her adventure would take her next. Her journey was not over yet.