Lands and holdings of the Falcon
Tani Hitokage (Valley of the Spirits), located north of the Twilight Mountains and west of the Shinomen Mori, has long been the home of the Falcon Clan.
Even though the valley itself has always been fertile thanks to water that flows from the Shinomen Mori.
Many merchants are scared away by the sinister reputation of the valley, and as such, Falcon have pretty much always dealt with Yasuki merchants who are not as scared of ghosts as other merchants. The fertile farmlands of the Tani Hitokage have always produced a lot of foodstuff for the Falcon. Unfortunately, a lot of this foodstuff was often stolen by brigands as the Falcon samurai were too few to protect their peasants from both ghosts and bandits.
The few peasants who were courageous or reckless enough to go into the Shinomen Mori could often supplement their diet with rare spices, fruits, nuts, berries, and edible seeds which are available only in the forest… that is, if they came back alive… And if berry picking was perilous, it was even more so for those trying to hunt the many animals found in the forest…
They have also started mining diamonds in the Twilight Mountains, which also used to have a reputation as a haunted place. This has given the Falcon a lot of resources it couldn’t enjoy back in its days and has made the Toritaka wealthier. The Toritaka continue to light thousands of lanterns, candles, and bonfires in order to drive away the night and its evil spirits, and they didn’t lose their habit of noting every detail of their encounters with supernatural beings.
Locations:
- Shiro no Toritaka (Castle)
- Sonzoku Kara Satsu (Temple of the noble ancestors)
- Hitokage Dojo
- Tani Hitokage (Valley of the Spirit)
- Tasogare Mura (Twilight village)
- Temple of Fukurokujin (Fortune of Wisdom)
- Pagoda of Douzokukai Tasogare (Counsil of Twilight)
- Kongouseki no Hora (Diamondcaves)
Even though the valley itself has always been fertile thanks to water that flows from the Shinomen Mori.
Many merchants are scared away by the sinister reputation of the valley, and as such, Falcon have pretty much always dealt with Yasuki merchants who are not as scared of ghosts as other merchants. The fertile farmlands of the Tani Hitokage have always produced a lot of foodstuff for the Falcon. Unfortunately, a lot of this foodstuff was often stolen by brigands as the Falcon samurai were too few to protect their peasants from both ghosts and bandits.
The few peasants who were courageous or reckless enough to go into the Shinomen Mori could often supplement their diet with rare spices, fruits, nuts, berries, and edible seeds which are available only in the forest… that is, if they came back alive… And if berry picking was perilous, it was even more so for those trying to hunt the many animals found in the forest…
They have also started mining diamonds in the Twilight Mountains, which also used to have a reputation as a haunted place. This has given the Falcon a lot of resources it couldn’t enjoy back in its days and has made the Toritaka wealthier. The Toritaka continue to light thousands of lanterns, candles, and bonfires in order to drive away the night and its evil spirits, and they didn’t lose their habit of noting every detail of their encounters with supernatural beings.
Locations:
- Shiro no Toritaka (Castle)
- Sonzoku Kara Satsu (Temple of the noble ancestors)
- Hitokage Dojo
- Tani Hitokage (Valley of the Spirit)
- Tasogare Mura (Twilight village)
- Temple of Fukurokujin (Fortune of Wisdom)
- Pagoda of Douzokukai Tasogare (Counsil of Twilight)
- Kongouseki no Hora (Diamondcaves)