![]() The most notable successes were by Laithikir Fellheart, latest in a long line of Black Ark commanders and as cunning a she- Elf as was ever born. Īlthough Black Arks started crossing the Boiling Sea and raiding the oriental lands of the farthest east in -87 IC, for the Dark Elves these were uncharted territories and for each fleet that returned with prizes and slaves, half a dozen came back to Naggaroth in failure. Although evidence has been found pointing to the existence of some lost race living there underground, the Naggarothi care little about them, and instead are happy to use the Underworld Sea to gain access to the lands of Nippon and Cathay which lie beyond the Far Sea. In -238 IC, the great Dark Elf Shade Kaledor Maglen discovered and explored the Black Way, a route through the water-filled caverns of the Underworld Sea that allows Druchii Black Arks to pass below the Black Spine Mountains to the Broken Lands and the Boiling Sea on the west coast of the New World. Contacts with Other Races and Nations Dark Elves This was until the coming of the End Times, when the Orc Warboss Grimgor Ironhide burned them. The shores of Nippon are defended by the so called "dragon-fleets" of Nippon. Niiponese, drink it by the cup, like tea but is a strong alcoholic. Sarkey for example, It’s a fine brew from the island of Niipon. Niiponese good are rare in the Old World but some of them are sold well in the Cathayan trading ports, where merchants trade them with Old Worlderers coming from the Silk Road or by the sea, although this route is said to have been traveled only by the most intrepid explorers who have dared to circumnavigate the Southlands. Some Nipponese worship Lord Tsien-Tsin, known in the Old World as Tzeentch. It is a great honour to mount this divine animal, indicating that the rider has found great favour with the gods. ![]() ![]() In times of war, the power of the temple gods is channeled into these statues to animate them. They resemble nothing so much as a cross between a giant pekinese and a lion. The stone statues known as Temple Dogs can be found guarding temple entrances in the lands of Nippon. ![]() Vim-to is the martial version of Simcism. Like many Orientals, Nipponese worship a common god called the Orange Simca, whose monks wear orange robes and spend most of their time in contemplation. Nipponese are said to be intensely distrustful of outsiders - they only permit foreigners to travel in their lands rarely, and so little else is known about Nippon, though doubtless if the rest of the world is anything to go by, it will be populated by its own unique and deadly monsters and perils. A lifetime of gruelling study hones their bodies and minds to a very fine edge. The Orders select their members at a very early age and the chosen ones devote their entire lives to philosophy, theology and the martial arts. Nippon abounds with diverse orders of monks, either martial or clerical. The Samurai's training, devotion and continual practice have turned them into awesome fighters. As the Samurai have grown in strength, so has each settlement's need for the Samurai. Society is normally run by the Samurai, who exchange their protection for control over the towns and cities, along with taxes and the right to levy militias. ![]() Their land is so vast and so often inhospitable, the Samurai so strong and the Emperor so weak, that central control has all but disappeared. The Samurai classes dominate Nipponese society. Sometimes Samurai Lords deliberately embark their followers into war junks and set sail towards the rising sun in search of adventure, especially if the other feudal clans back home in Nippon are cramping his style. Should an isolated war junk fetch up on a foreign shore the Samurai commander will gather his men and march straight for the nearest representative of authority to offer his service in return for food and shelter. Nippon is an island realm and a notable sea power and it sometimes happens that a Samurai war fleet is dispersed by a typhoon, scattering the ships far and wide. These warrior nobles govern large domains and command retinues with which they frequently indulge in private wars among themselves. The inscrutable Far Eastern empire known as Nippon is ruled by a reclusive semi-divine emperor, also known as the " Divine Sun ," but real power lies in the hands of the many feudal warlords or " samurai ," knights resplendent in brightly coloured armour made of lacquered wood that enforce a complex and rigid class system. Libretto from The Emperor of Nippon, by Guillibert and Solomon Ī collection of the distinctive Nipponese swords wielded by their nobility. ![]()
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