漣　[れん]　Ren (ripples), the southwest island kingdom
阿選　[あせん]　Asen (flatter + choose)
蒿里　[こうり]　Kouri (mugwort + village)
寵臣　[ちょうしん]　choushin, a favored retainer; I originally translated it as "favorite son," according to this definition: "A member of a political party who is favored by the party leadership to assume a prominent role." However, considering the prohibition against hereditary monarchy, this could be sufficiently confusing that I went back to "favored retainer."

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