Hayashin

Name: Hayashin
Bank: C
Warehouse: B
Major: No
Benefactor: Samurai
Turf: Hayashin Kingdom
Components: Samurai | Fishmen | Arms | Hands
Environments: Forest | Cave
Size: Medium
Inhabited: Yes
Description: Hayashin is an island of deep caves and remarkably tall forests. Caves are pervaded by small communities and working towns whose people live almost entirely underground and grand castles for its major cities above ground. The caves are threatened by unpredictable flooding. Samurai run the island with a partnership with a powerful underworld broker, distributing weapons to any black market buyers in the South Blue. It's most well known for their famous swordsmiths. Those born to the island are restrained to the island and not allowed to leave unless they earn their own freedom from the kingdom. It lays in the South Blue in the Ranger Sea.

Components: Hayashin Kingdom: An iron-fisted ruling class made up of samurai. Samurai can liberate citizens from the working class to become their vassals, however they rarely choose to do so unless that person has something great to offer them. This class is headed by Shogun Tora Hayashin.

Azure Iron Mines: These mines are the lifeblood of the towns built around them. Miners are paid based on how much iron they can mine from the generous veins running underneath the island. This strong material makes up the city's economy. Much of the iron is hidden under ocean water, making fishmen the ideal workers to mine out this material.

13 HIT: A dispatch service of diabolical mercenaries and hunters. Their criminal work is permitted by the Kingdom in return for their services in protecting the island from invading services. 13 HIT is also responsible for distributing the weapons created by the Hayashin Kingdom. Semi-regularly, 13 HIT hosts a swordsman tournament to find the greatest swordsman in the South Blue. Contestants range from master warriors to marine veterans to pirate captains. Smaller tournaments are also hosted by the organization for entertainment of the masses. Its operator is the Broker Ifdulla Katar a.k.a. "Bokken."

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Lore: The Hayashin Kingdom, and many of the upper class artisans and bankers of the island believe strongly in the philosophy of Yagyu Moto and his lawless approach to governing. The kingdom was formed by samurai devoted to his vision, and is said to be a land that commemorates his honor, despite the strong restrictions on freedom for the lower class humans and fishman forced to mine iron underground. The people are very superstitious, believing in devils, ghosts and folk tales. 
Technology: Skillful