Hoikosoi

Hoikosoi was a farming village, one of the many isolated villages of the Fochu Peninsula in Wa.

Description
Hoikosoi was unique on the Peninsula for having very fertile soil, which was used to grow vegetables and raise cattle.

Most of the structures within the village were simple peasant shacks known as minka, built from wood with latticed walls and straw-thatched roofs. Apart from these poor residences were small barns, warehouses, and shops.

The people of Hoikosoi were especially suspicious of strangers and refused to allow any to enter their settlement. The hamlet had a population of only about 95 individuals after.

Geography
Hoikosoi was located in the south of the island of Tsukishima, on the east of the Fochu Peninsula near the Momoben Forest.

Government
Villages in Wa were run by an administrator known as a shoya, typically a minor samurai.

Defenses
About ten citizens of Hoikosoi served in its militia. These persons were only armed with simple clubs or spears.

Religion
Unlike the other settlements in the region, the people of Hoikosoi were not particularly religious.

History
Sometime after Wa Year 1770 (1352 DR), deposed coiled dragon Za-Jikku began murdering citizens of the many villages of the Fochu Peninsula, transforming them into magical butterflies, the breath of which would create yun ch'i, the vapor of death, which he would use to live forever.

Appearances

 * Test of the Samurai