>>5542442>>5542452>>5542461>>5542473>>5542541>>5542775>List of rulers, governors and regionsYour eyes scan across maps and short historical accounts, searching for something familiar to latch onto. This place is unrecognizable from the home you once knew. New borders, divisions, names, even the isles themselves have changed. Your chest tightens at the thought that your country has passed you by.
"Both North and South Rentou are split up into 12 provinces, which are then divided further into prefectures and so on. Northern Rentou is ruled by a single 'Saint' seemingly appointed by the land itself (See section: Kami and the Isles), as they have for all of their recorded history. Southern Rentou on the other hand has been much influenced by Western ideals since the armistice signed nearly a century ago. The South is overseen by a monarch as well as a prime minister of their parliamentary system."
>Recent history"As of writing, Senrentou is still divided with little chance of reunification in sight. Still, the Lotusians have never been ones to shy away from the latest in technological advances and are right alongside the Occident in the modern era. Automobiles, radio, and of course their traditional Youkai Automata are among some of their main advantages. Just as well, North Rentou has recently established a colony on the continent and are looking towards even further expansion."
>ourself and the kami we servedYou find that this tome, for all its thickness, details only the most important of names. Leaders, cultural figures, yet no mention of the fair Lady Tomoe. You might have expected as much, either you were cleansed from the records by the Moral Compass or you simply weren't a grand enough personage to include.
"The Kami are, to my understanding, spirits of the land in a sense. Each represents a concept present in the lives of the Lotusians, no matter how large or small. They rely on the mortals to exist in a similar vein to Faeries embodying stories of mortals. However unlike them, accounts state that they do not disappear when their concept 'goes to Winter', but are instead constantly changing their forms. For example, a Kami representing their archetypical soldier would surely have changed from the yari-weilding ashigaru of old to the bolt-action rifleman of modern times."
>What do you do? 