Session Report: 25 March 2022

A Favored Cetacean Festival

General Summary

In this session of Tsuwamono, the following events transpired:

Record Densities of Fish Measured in Ago Bay

1559年11月17日 01:00 (Night)

Ago

Historical Entry: Record Densities of Fish Measured in Ago Bay

明方 新聞

Akegata Shinbun

Record Densities of Fish Measured in Ago Bay

Following the drama which unfolded at Ago Manor last night, a record number of fish were discovered schooling in the bay outside of Ago Harbor this morning. Locals believe this to be a gift from Repun Kamui, an indigenous god of the sea. In combination with a whale which beached itself around midnight, Ainu priests are claiming that Lord Maxim has earned the favor of native gods.
Notable support for Lord Maxim has come from Wakigami Castle as well. Although he had signed the original order instating Shax, Magistrate Tōdaisen Nobuhara walked the decision back this morning, claiming a “clerical error.” By his order and with support of the still-absent Daimyō, Lord Maxim will resume his post today as lord of The Wolfpack and Bugyō of Shima Province.
We at the Akegata Shinbun recognize that our previous article on the subject may have read as somewhat sensationalist. The reporter responsible has been shifted to work on a different project for the current time. Our organization thanks you for your understanding.
Priest Harukor, who is a bear, provided us with this statement regarding Lord Maxim:

“Can’t you see that the land is aching under the influence of these Demons? They are not meant to be here. The rifts are like wounds in the earth itself. Lord Maxim was instrumental in the closing of one such rift, and he slayed a fiend when she seized control over our ancestral lands. It’s no wonder that the Kamui favor him.”

Encounters with the Amatsukami, gods of Japan and ancestors of the Imperial line, are well documented. However, very few individuals have ever reported encountering a Kamui, native gods of the indigenous Ainu people. Popular support has been growing for the religion of late, which has some Shinto priests concerned. Whether this religious revival has any basis in fact or not, the fact remains that Shima Province is currently enjoying an unprecedented level of prosperity. Fishermen are flocking to Ago Port in order to take advantage of the historical catches. Until the schools are depleted, the region and its reinstated lord can expect to enjoy record levels of profits and trade.

What We Know About Chaugnar Faugn

Poorly-Written in Ink on the Inside of Yoshitakatomo's Sleeve

Historical Entry: What We Know About Chaugnar Faugn

I haven’t been told to do this, so I’m gonna. From now on, I, Zhyrgal, am a secretary. Here’s a list of stuff the Great Mage Hashinara Yoshiyuki has been studying over last night. I looked over her shoulder and read all of it, even when she wrote down what she heard from that Yagokoro Tokuyo. Maybe she’ll even give a reward.
What we know about Chaugnar Faugn, an itemnized list:

1. He is an elephant.
2. He is an god.
3. He is an alien.
4. He is an evil.
5. Ergo, he is an evil alien elephant god.
6. He is called The Feeder.
7. Yoshiyuki needs his help to make something.
8. He went to the Dreamlands from Earth to Earth from the Dreamlands before Humans were even born.
9. That can’t have been that long ago. A couple hundred years, about. I’ll say at least 300 years ago.
10. He is worshiped by added “hear ants” on the Mainland of Ajia. But they aren’t human. That makes sense, since he showed up over 300 years ago.

It seems like Yoshiyuki is looking for a good gift for Chaugnar Faugn. She’s very smart, so I know she’ll find it soon. When she does, I’ll be ready to deliver it. Zhyrgal is an even better messenger than secretary, after all!

Remote Access Query: Log ID RS1

1559年11月17日 01:00 (Night)

Kaneyama Castle

Historical Entry: Remote Access Query: Log ID RS1

ASKAENOS: Servant of Mēn v.1.465

>>Booting Up. . . .
>>Remote access ready. Credentials accepted.
>>Good morning, Administrator Sūra Anāhīta. Please enter query.
>>Query accepted. Accessing log. . . .
>>Log dated 11-17-1559 01:06:21 Earth Time
>>Printing. . . .

>>Log Begins

Ryūzaki Sanosuke (Designated User) [RS]: “Okay, Ball. Your turn.”
>>Secure Connection Established
Sūra Anāhīta (Administrator) [SA]: “Am I speaking to Lord Ryūzaki Sanosuke?”
[RS]: “Greetings.”
>>Pause: 6 seconds
[RS]: “...Sūra Anahita. I am Ryūzaki Sanosuke. This Asukeanosu [sic] claims you wish to speak with me about an ‘Imperial-level Threat’?”
[RS]: “One moment.”
>>External spatial shift detected. New location: 123.3 miles NNW of original position.
>>Location logged as “Plushie War Room.”
>>Log continues.
>>Pause: 20 seconds.
[RS]: “We’re now secure. Go ahead.”
[SA]: “Askaenos has detected an extremely powerful and dangerous entity which has earthed itself in your physical body. Are you aware of this?”
[RS]: “I...wasn’t until now?”
[SA]: “And you do not feel any ill effects?”
[RS]: “Well... I did agree to provide some free real estate to someone I suppose lacks a physical body, but she hasn’t presented as especially dangerous or anything.”
[RS]: “Do you want to come out, Kana-chan?”
>>Imperial-level threat detected. Designation: LUNA. Automated warning sent to Administrator Sūra Anāhīta.
>>Warning dismissed.
>>Log continues.
[LUNA]: “I’ve been so sleepy lately...”
[SA]: “I see. Lord Ryūzaki, I will try to keep this short and simple. That being is a threat to everything Tsukuyomi has built. If he knew of her presence, he would stop at nothing to erase her existence.”
>>Pause: 4 seconds.
[SA]: “It is fortunate, then, that Askaenos found her first. We of Mēn do not follow Tsukuyomi’s whims.”
[RS]: “I can’t say this would be the first time I’ve crossed Tsukuyomi-kami, but I would not have thought Kana-chan was... Hime-chan, you know these two?”
[KGYA]: “By reputation, yes. I—“
>>New voice detected. Identification: Kaguya, Princess of the Lunar Empire. Automated warning sent to Administrator Sūra Anāhīta.
>>Secure connection compromised. Communications disconnected.
>>Automatic recording begins.
>>Log continues.
[KGYA]: “I thought that might happen.”
>>Pause: 5 seconds.
[KGYA]: “The Servants of Mēn are rebels, Champion. They seek to destroy the Lunar Empire.”
[RS]: “Hm. That sounds bad. And they’d use Kana-chan here to that end?”
[KGYA]: “I’m not sure what they’re planning, but I’m certain it’s not good.”
[LUNA]: “It doesn’t sound familiar to me, but... Did she say ‘Tsukuyomi’?”
[RS]: “Of course I do not wish your father harm, Hime-chan, but I have considered the possibiity we may have to confront him in some way or another. No matter what may come, though, I will use everything I have to keep you safe.”
[RS]: “You remember him, Kana-chan?”
[LUNA]: “I think I hate him.”
>>Power surge detected. Extensive damage in sectors A5, B4, and C12. Quarantining affected areas. Automated warning sent to Administrator Sūra Anāhīta.
>>Log continues.
[RS]: “Well, that’s not so bad on its own. It does seem like you’re—were?—a criminal of some kind. Ah! Hime-chan, do you have access to the Lunar Empire’s criminal records?”
[KGYA]: “I’d ask you to be rid of that spirit, Champion, but...that’s not my place. Still, I caution you to be careful she may be far more dangerous than she appears. Oh, the records? Not here, I would need to return to the Empire to access those.”
>>Previous entry flagged as high-priority information.
[RS]: “Hey, Ball...how can you let us communicate with these Mēn people?”
>>Designated User: Ryūzaki Sanosuke has been banned by an Administrator.
>>Response: “Error. User Ryūzaki Sanosuke has had access privileges revoked.”
[RS]: “Then, can you tell me about Sūra Anāhīta? Even if you shouldn’t, we’ve basically established a foothold in the Dreamlands now. I wouldn’t be surprised if we have to go back and encounter these people.”
[RS]: “Tch. Damn ball. Hikari-chan, can you try talking to it?”
>>Local access detected. Full User: Oyama Hikari [OH]. Credential accepted.
[KGYA]: “I know that Sūra Anāhīta calls herself the ‘Voice of Mēn.’ I also know that my father has been hunting her and her master for as long as I can remember. Even the Empire’s resources have not yet been able to flush them out. I believe they may be hiding on the Dark Side of the Moon, but my father does not accept that as a possibility.”
>>Previous entry flagged as high-priority information.
[RS]: “So this dark ‘side’ of the moon is the moon of the Dreamlands, huh?”
>>Previous entry flagged as medium-priority. Information does not match database.
[RS]: “That seems like an impressive feat. Did your father ever say why he’s hunting them?”
[RS]: “Hikari-chan, could you ask Asukeinosu-san [sic] if it’s capable of covertly accessing the Lunar Empire’s records? Like some kind of hakkingu-suru [sic]? Er, as long as Hime-chan doesn’t mind...”
[OH]: “Uh, can you hakkingu-suru [sic] the Lunar Empire stuff, Asukeno-san [sic]?”
>>Response: “Affirmative. Access to the Imperial Database can be established. Please enter access key.”
>>Secure covert connection established. Awaiting access key.
[KGYA]: “It makes sense that it wouldn’t be that easy.”
[KGYA]: “I don’t know much about the Dreamlands, truthfully. And as for the Servants of Mēn, my father calls them rebels. He says that they are a danger to the stability of the Empire. What further reason need he give his subjects, Champion?”
[KGYA]: “Of course, he didn’t tell me any more than that either.”
[RS]: “Unfortunate. Then it sounds to me like we should see what all the fuss is about. If we can... Hikari-chan, is that key something the Mēn have?”
>>Automated Response: “Access key time out. Please contact an administrator for further assistance.”
[OH]: “Who’s an administrator?”
>>Response: “Searching publicly listed administrators.”
>>Searching administrators.
>>Searching administrators with the tag “public.
>>Results: 1
>>Response: “One result: Sūra Anāhīta.”
[LUNA]: “I’m still sleepy for now... Have you found any more of those keys, Sanosuke-sama? I think carrying these chains around all the time is what’s wearing me out.”
>>Previous entry flagged as critical-priority information. Automated warning sent to Administrator Sūra Anāhīta.
[RS]: “I don’t know, Kana-chan, but until we can get someone into that ghost brain of yours, it feels like we’re on the right track. Hikari-chan, think you could sweet talk your buddy into getting you a call with Sūra Anāhīta? Maybe we can explain how the Princess isn’t exactly working for her dad. Or if you can get that key yourself, even better.”
>>Previous entry flagged as high-priority information.
[OH]: “I was planning on taking it easy tonight anyway, so I’ll spend some time chatting with Askaeno-san [sic] and see if I can come up with anything!”

>>Log ends.

>>Please enter query.
>>New directive received. Orders acknowledged.

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Rewards Granted

• +3 total Kuma Commendations

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Report Date

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Primary Location

Ago

Secondary Location

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• Haures
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• Ka-ten Agni
• Kaguya
• Kanashibari
• Katsusada Shishauezaemon
• Matsumoto Ooawagaeri
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• Oyama Hikari
• Oyau Kamui
• Repun Kamui
• Ryūzaki Sanosuke
• Sasaki Kojirō
• Shigeaki Fujino
• Sūra Anāhīta
• Tarō
• Tōdaisen Nobuhara
• Yagokoro Tokuyo
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  Remote Access Query: Log ID RS1