Dark Edge Village

Thanks to Ide Amaya, Hirase has been made aware of the tragic lack of pillow books and other casual fiction among the Unicorn.

As of early D4, he's starting a lending library of sorts. There is a thread announcing the post found here but MS said I should track here instead.

This post is to track the materials people contribute: Title, author (if it matters), and a general gist of content. You can send me info via PM or just reply here.

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The Lending List

1. The Children's Guide to Fortunes
2. Leadership
3. Guwahime's Fables
4. Articles of Heaven
5. Mirumoto's Niten
6. Kakita's The Sword
7. The Tao of Shinsei
8. A collection of Shinsei's sayings
9. The Complete History of the Ki-Rin (years 30-80) - Ikoma Official Edition
10. The Tao of Shinsei translated into Mekhem. Includes "The Forty-Seven Sayings of Mekhem" in the back.
11. The Amak Atras, an esoteric book on erotic meditation positions. Written in Ivindi.
12. The pillowbook of Shiba Duse, a second century art critic.
13. The pillowbook of Moto Khatalan, creator of the Oshigawa vassal family.
14. A titleless book of recipes created by the Iuchi over their time in the Sands.
15. The Legacy of Sakurahime V. 1: The Scarlet Fragment
16. The Legacy of Sakurahime V. 2: Fires of the Heart
17. “The Delicate Rain Caressed Her Face Like the Touch of Her Lost Love Beneath the Cherry Tree and Other Poems”

Scroll Title: The Children's Guide to Fortunes
Author: Hoju, Monk of Fukurokujin, circa 681
Subject Matter: This scroll is intended for children just learning to read and has a lot of really lovely sumi-e paintings in it. It covers the basics of the seven major Fortunes and how and why they are important for samurai.

*watches with interest*

Of course, Samai's interest in pillowbooks is more in the... khm... Asako Chidori kind <_<

Amaya will donate her pillowbook The Delicate Rain Caressed Her Face Like the Touch of Her Lost Love Beneath the Cherry Tree and Other Poems if required.

Kogo will donate her copy of Akodo's leadership, since many had already expressed interest in it.

This is strictly voluntary.

Worst case scenario, poor Eriko has a lot of work to do (Who knew a servant with Artisan: pillowbook would be so useful?) and Hirase is going to have to watch his boy full time to let her get it done. :p

Kogo, adding!

Asako Hirase wrote:This is strictly voluntary.

Worst case scenario, poor Eriko has a lot of work to do (Who knew a servant with Artisan: pillowbook would be so useful?) and Hirase is going to have to watch his boy full time to let her get it done. :p

Kogo, adding!

Long as she gets it back at the end of the miai, no worries here. She's already had like 3 requests to borrow it, so this might make it simpler.

Asako Hirase wrote:This is strictly voluntary.

Worst case scenario, poor Eriko has a lot of work to do (Who knew a servant with Artisan: pillowbook would be so useful?) and Hirase is going to have to watch his boy full time to let her get it done. :p

Kogo, adding!

Might be worth replicating Amaya's book before it falls apart completely

Reading is for nerds.

Akodo's Leadership is for nerds?

*assumes fiery Matsu form* GRAAAHHHHH

I'm sure if you ask nicely, one of the bookish young men around here will teach you how to read

Moto Khulun wrote:Reading is for nerds.

Offers Khulun a pop up book of an extremely violent cavalry battle...

Ide Amaya wrote:Might be worth replicating Amaya's book before it falls apart completely

That is in fact a service that can be provided.

*looks at her pile of books and scrolls that she spent almost all her starting money on*

"But I might need them! What if I suddenly want to read one?!"

*ahem*

Tomoe will offer up copies of:
- Guwahime's Fables
- Articles of Heaven
- Mirumoto's Niten
- Kakita's The Sword
- A collection of Shinsei's sayings ("reader's digest")

*also spent much on books, also debates not having them on hand*