The era of Kuni was a period of time in the mythological pre-history of the nation of Wa.[1]
Description[]
The era of Kuni occurred roughly two centuries before the start of the Wa calendar, (which was about six centuries before the beginning of the Dalereckoning.)[1][2][note 1] It followed—not necessarily directly—the era of Koyo.[1] It is not known to modern scholars if Kuni was the final of the pre-historical eras or if one or more followed after.[1] The period was at least 23 years long.[1]
There was only one dynasty of emperors of Wa during this time, the members of the line of Kasada.[1]
Notable Individuals[]
- Samon, a famous wandering shugenja, whose ghost was said to haunt the mountain passes of the Hayatura Road in the Ikuyu Mountains.[1]
- Emperor Nagazane, the emperor who reigned in the year of Samon's death.[1]
History[]
- 23rd year of Kuni
- Samon is forced to seek shelter in the mountains during a blizzard, where he falls in love with a woman and breaks his vows of chastity to take her as his wife. In the morning after consummating his marriage, he finds that she has turned into a snake. The discovery drives him insane and he flees to his death in the mountains.[1]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ These dates are estimated from the statement in Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms that the shugenja Samon died "nearly 2,000 years ago". The Kara-Tur sourcebook is set in 1357 DR, and Blood of the Yakuza gives the year of Samon's death as the 23rd year of Kuni.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 David "Zeb" Cook (1987). Blood of the Yakuza. (TSR, Inc), p. 4. ISBN 0-88038-401-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 166. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.