January 28, 2023

Hills of Silver Ruins (4/25)

Koushi (弘始) is the nengou chosen by Gyousou. The gengou (元号) or nengou (年号) dating system begins with an era name created specifically to mark the reign of that emperor. The year of the enthronement counts as year one.

Division strength in the Imperial Army is color coded as follows:

1 regiment (blue) 2,500 soldiers
3 regiments (yellow) 7,500 soldiers
4 regiments (white) 10,000 soldiers
5 regiments (black) 12,500 soldiers

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January 21, 2023

Hills of Silver Ruins (4/24)

I've posted chapter 24 (book 4) of Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

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January 14, 2023

Hills of Silver Ruins (4/23)

I've posted chapter 23 (book 4) of Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

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January 07, 2023

Hills of Silver Ruins (4/22)

A koshuu (鴣摺) is a rare species of blue bird that can fly to a specific location or person. Having met a person once, a koshuu bird will find that person again no matter where they are.

Moku'u first mentioned Genkan in chapter 8 of book 3. Genkan is actually a code name that Moku'u derived from the characters for "black bamboo tube" (玄管).

The characters for kiki (饑饑) mean hunger or famine. The kyuuyo or qiuyu (犰狳) is a supernatural being in Chinese folklore. In modern Chinese it also refers to an armadillo.

"Who are those guys?" I couldn't help recalling a similar line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when the two outlaws find themselves in similar straits.

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