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Juice Press

Produces refreshing apple juice.

The **Juice Press** is a Village Building that can be used to convert Apples to Apple Juice.

A Villager assigned to the Juice Press will produce one Apple Juice every three minutes of work, provided there are Apples available at the Village Kitchen, and there is room to store more Apple Juice in the Village Kitchen.
Shu Pavilion

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

The Shu Pavilion is an ancient and powerful first-rate influence on Eastern Azure, located on the Western Shu continent. It has existed through three different 'heavenly' eras and counts a Divine Sage amongst its ancient ancestors.

## History

### Modern Era

The Shu Pavilion is currently one of the three major powers on Eastern Azure, and has a truce of sorts with the other powers: the Imperial Court, and the Azure Astral Authority.

### Song Jia Scandal

*Note: this section is a work-in-progress*

In the early days of the current generation, there was a major scandal involving one of the Shu clan's juniors, Shu Bao, and his prospective fiancée, Song Jia. Song Jia was able to form a Good Fortune Core through her own personal endeavor prior to becoming associated with any of the world's major influences. *Note: awaiting chapter renumbering/edits/etc*

One of the ongoing consequences of this scandal is Cang Di's place at the top of the younger generation. It is rumoured that the Pavilion's Ancestors keep Cang Di there to spite others who tried to shame and deride the Pavilion over this scandal.

Song Jia now holds the title of "Demon Saintess" among the younger generation, and is considered a famous villain. These events also brought Demoness Mo back to Eastern Azure, though it is currently unclear what her involvement has been.

## Membership

### The Four Hermetic Ancestors

* Ancestor Heaven Gold
* 3rd Old Ancestor Bronze - Teacher of Cang Di
* 4th Old Ancestor Iron
* *Unknown*

### Ancestors

* Shu Tian Bao - Second Generation Sect Master, uncle of Shu Tian

### Senior Leadership

* Shu Tian - Sect Master (Third Generation)

### Notable Juniors

* Cang Di - Inheriting Disciple of Ancestor Bronze, foremost martial cultivator among the younger generation
* Shu Bao - former fiancée of Song Jia

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 17 - Huang JiLao POV
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 19 - Ha Yun POV
3. ↑ Chapter 11 - Dun Lian Jing POV
Ha Fenfang

Ha Fenfang was a young girl from West Flower Picking Town who regularly worked as a flower seller alongside Nen Hong near the town's teahouses. She died of qi poisoning in the Red Pit while working for a herb smuggling operation. Jun Arai was ultimately unsuccessful in recovering her body.

## References

1. ↑ Prologue (new) - Jun Arai POV
2. ↑ Chapter 5 (new) - Jun Arai POV
Bright Dream

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

Dao Mother Bright Dream is a powerful and mysterious cultivator with unknown interests in the Blue Water Province. She is a longtime houseguest of Lady Xiao, whom she first met deep within the western reaches of the Yin Eclipse mountains during Lu Fu Tao's explorations. She generally portrays herself as an average Dao Ascendant.

## History

Bright Dream is a companion of Heavenly Saintess Wusheng Xiurong and is a member of the Turquoise Pond.

She is also known as Everbright Dreamsong Sovereign.

She is known among the Yin people as '*Siobulla'* which is akin to the title 'Priestess of Divination.' It is likely related to the real world idea of a Sybille.

## Appearances

* Chapter 11 (new)
* Chapter 24b (new)
* Chapter 7 (old)
* Chapter 12
* Chapter 35
* Chapter 46

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 24b - Lu Xiao POV
2. ↑ Chapter 46 - Lu Ji POV
Han Clan

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

The Han Clan is an indigenous clan in Blue Water Province with links to the Military Authority.

## History

The Han have deep roots in Blue Water Province, having lived there since before the Blue Water Sage's return from Yin Eclipse. After the Sage's return and the advent of Imperial settlers, members of the Han clan have seen their ancient settlements subsumed by newer towns, like West Flower Picking Town.

### Modern Day

Members of the Han clan are mostly commoners, generally serving as soldiers or merchants. Some few members have married into nobility, which has encouraged certain branches to attempt to present themselves as minor nobility. Other members of the Han clan are afforded a degree of respect from other commoners due to their deep roots in the province. Despite them sharing a name, this local Han clan has nothing to do with the Hunter Bureau's leader, Han Ouyeng.

Members of the Han clan tend towards practicing their clan's martial cultivation methods. There is, however, a physical cultivation inheritance that despite its low popularity is still practiced by some members of the clan.

## Yin Eclipse Trial

Following the accusation of rebellion against Han Shu and the Azure Astral Authority's purging of the local Astrology Bureau, the Han clan was seized by the Fan Clan.

## Family Tree

* † - Deceased
* †1 - Deceased before his daughter Mei Xiaolian married Han Cang
* 2 - Adpoted into clan when Mei Xiaolian married Han Cang
* 3 - Adopted in by marriage, formerly of the Leifan family, before marrying Mei Murai and joining the Han.

## Membership

### Other Members

* West Flower Picking
	+ Han Cang - Han Shu's father, a martial cultivator who wields a spear
	+ Han Xiaolian - Han Shu's mother, an admirer of Cang Di
	+ Han Jiang - Han Shu's eldest brother, a martial cultivator at Severing Origins
	+ Han Bao - Han Shu's older brother, a martial cultivator once betrothed to Kun Juni
	+ Han Cangfei - Han Shu's grandfather, a reclusive physical cultivator
	+ Han Ryong - Han Shu's uncle, a physical cultivator
	+ Han Mei Murai - Han Shu's uncle, a sergeant in West Flower Picking Town
	+ Han Mei Chang - Manages household on behalf of Han Shu's mother
* Blue Ciff Town
	+ Han Fan Linhua - Han Shu's aunt by marriage, from minor noble stock
	+ Han Xiaoxiao - Linhua's daughter, Golden Core (high grade), age 16
	+ Han Xiaobo - Linhua's son, Golden Core (high grade), age 16

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 9 (new) - Han Shu POV
2. ↑ Chapter 24a - Ha Kai POV
3. ↑ Book 3 Prologue - Meng Fu POV
Jun Han

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

Jun Han is the father of Jun Arai and Jun Sana. He serves as the Blue Duke's Special Envoy in West Flower Picking Town. He formerly worked with Military Authority Bureau but has left the post now.

## History

*Note: this article is a work-in-progress, awaiting better spoiler protection*

Jun Han is a martial cultivator from Ba Yan Tai Mortal World’s Feilin continent. Nearly two hundred years ago, while still an Immortal, Jun Han met and befriended Kun Talshin - the favored son of the Kun Clan and envoy to the Blue Duke.

## Appearances

* Chapter 11
* Chapter 12 (new) (POV)
* Chapter 13 (new)
* Chapter 14 (new)
* Chapter 22 (new) (POV)
* Chapter 24b (new) (POV)
* Chapter 12 (old) (POV)
* Book 2 Prologue (POV)
* Chapter 70 (POV)
* Chapter 77 (POV)
* Chapters 93 & 93e (POV)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 12 (Old) - Jun Han POV
2. ↑ Chapter 70
3. ↑ Chapter 12 - Jun Han POV
Huang Leng

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

Huang Leng is the son of Huang Guo Wuli and secretly the father of Huang JiLao. He is the Orthodox Official for the Huang Clan's branches on Eastern Azure and serves as an Imperial Advisor to the Dun Imperial Dynasty. He assumed his current post some time after the Huang-Mo Wars.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 17 - Dun Lian Jing POV
2. ↑ Chapter 16 - Huang JiLao POV
3. ↑ Chapter 17 - Huang JiLao POV
Ha Tai Wen

* Book 1

Ha Tai Wen is the 2nd Ancient Ancestor of the Ha Clan. He is a reclusive, but formidable, individual who is mostly inclined to keep to himself. Others may know him as "Old Freak Ha", "Old Eccentric Ha", or simply "Ha Tai".

## History

### Distant Past

Ha Tai is a powerful cultivator whose age is currently unknown, save that he was present when the heavens turned, and present for the first Dun Imperial Dynasty. In that distant age, he developed a considerable grudge with old ancestors of the Din Clan.

He is in possession of a strange stele with a formation that constructs a space filled with various plants; all of them of a 'cherry' variety. There are other quirks to this artificial space (e.g. the killing of chickens spawns an altar), but on a more practical level the space's innate qi attributes can be customised for training.

### Blue Water Sage

Ha Tai was among the group who entered Yin Eclipse alongside Lu Fu Tao.

### Modern Day

Ha Tai's reclusive nature and grudge with the Din clan has led the modern Ha clan to seek opportunities outside the traditional clan heirarchy, and align themselves with the Imperial Court.

## Appearances

* Chapter 16
* Chapters 22-24a
* *awaiting chapter re-numbering*

## References

1. ↑ Glossary & Terms
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 16 - Ha Tai Kai POV
Nine Auspicious Moons Sect

The Nine Auspicious Moons Sect is located on the Central continent and is composed mostly of women. The sect is widely renowned for its martial archery, skill with divination and the more esoteric aspects of cultivation. They are frequent and bitter rivals with some imperial court factions.

## Membership

### Notable Members

* Qing Dongmei
* Qing Yao
* Jia Ying
* Bai Meifen
* Pei Shirong

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 100 - Kai Manshu POV
2. ↑ Chapter 105 - Kai Manshu POV
Blue Dye

Blue Dye from the Dye Maker. This beautiful blue feels calm and cool.

**Blue Dye** is a Valley Crafted Item obtained from the Dye Workshop. It is an input ingredient at the Dye Shop, Tailor and Toy Workshop.

Blue Dye is available to in any Valley with a Dye Shop - it does not need to be researched at the Study.
Meng Murali

Meng Murali was a disciple of one of Meng Fu's sworn companions, a paragon of the Azure Four Worlds, and one of the original Seven Sovereigns. She died during a tribulation, "even with the pure blood of a Phoenix running in her veins, unable to overcome the silver death that separated the realm celestial from the heavenly gate…", due to interference by the Kong and Ming.
Martial Axial Region

Martial Axial Region is region of universe where most of the story takes place.

## Major Influences:

* Cardinal Courts
	+ God Slaughtering Hall
	+ North Star Grotto
	+ Turquoise Pond
	+ Vast Obscurity Grove

* Heavenly Clans
	+ Mo Clan
	+ Tai Clan
	+ Xue Clan
	+ Meng Clan
	+ Kong Clan
	+ Huang Clan
	+ Ju Clan
	+ Ming Clan
	+ Shu Clan
	+ Tang Clan
Yuan Leng Shuang

* Book 1
* Book 2

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

Yuan Leng Shuang, most often referred to simply as "Mrs Leng", is the proprietor of one of West Flower Picking Town's premier spirit food restaurants. She was a friend of Jun Ruliu, and is quite fond of Ruliu's daughters Arai and Sana.

## History

*Note: this section requires better spoiler protection*

At some point in the past, Yuan Leng joined the Solitary Slaughter Sept and became known as the "Grieving Eye of Slaughter." Little is known of her full capabilities, but according to Ha Tai Kai her foundation is better than even Ha Tai Wen. She is known for her talent of finding people and is said to know every secret worth knowing.

## Appearances

* Chapter 10
* Chapter 64
* Chapter 70
* Chapter 77

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 64 - Ha Leng POV
2. ↑ Chapter 70 - Jun Han POV
Mortal World

Mortal World, also called Mortal Realm or Lower Realm, can be thought of as "normal" xianxia world that we encounter in most of the stories. Here most people are born without Spirit Roots and are therefore unable to cultivate. Highest possible realm on a Mortal World is generally Dao Seeking after which, i.e Immortal realm, a cultivator will have to leave the world. Such cultivators who have ascended from mortal world will generally end up in nearest Great World or Supreme World and are known as Mortal World Ascender.
Seng Mo

* Book 1

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

Seng Mo, the Wandering Scholar, is a famous and oft-quoted scholar on Eastern Azure.

## History

*Note: this section requires better spoiler protection*

At some point in the past, Seng Mo joined the Solitary Slaughter Sept and became known as the "Song of Solitary Slaughter." The extent and nature of his abilities is unknown, but he has been known to play a flute in conjunction with his arts.

Some historians believe he may have founded the Seng School of Buddhism.

## Epigraphs

* Chapter 1 (new) - Excerpt from *Sects of the East* concerning the Blue Gate School.
* Chapter 7 (new) - *Musings on the Blood Eclipse*
* Chapter 8 (new) - Excerpt from *The Wandering Compass* concerning the location of 'the eye of good fortune'
* Chapter 9 (new) - Excerpt from ancient text concerning the moral nature of power, possibly written by Seng Mo
* Chapter 11 (new) - Excerpt from *The Great Clans of the Imperial Continent* concerning the Ha Clan
* Chapter 24 - Excerpt from *Miracle and Mayhem: on the Treasure Lands of Eastern Azure Great World*
* Chapter 25 - Excerpt from a pamphlet speaking out on the unaccountable nature of schools and sects
* Chapter 65 - Excerpt from *Wandering through Seven Continents* concerning spirit food.
* Chapters 79 through 81 - Excerpts from *The Annals of Shan* concerning the demise of the Shan Dynasty on Eastern Azure

## References

1. ↑ Book 3 Prologue - Meng Fu POV
2. ↑ Chapter 9 (new) - Han Shu POV
Kun Jiao

* Book 1

Kun Jiao is the Clan Lord of the Kun clan's branch in Blue Water Province.

## History

Kun Jiao fought in the Huang-Mo Wars, and became a sworn brother of Lord Quan Bohai who would later be awarded with high rank in the Nine Moons Province of the central continent. This relationship has led to useful connections in Pill Sovereign City, contributing to the clan's economic success.

## Appearances

* Chapter 3 (new)
* Chapter 6 (new)
* Chapter 14 (new)
Blue Gate School

The Blue Gate School was founded 30,000 years ago by the Blue Water Sage's brother Lu Qiqiang in Blue Water City. Over time, the school grew to considerable influence in the region and acted as a gateway to significant alchemical and medicinal wealth. The school has connections to the Lu Clan through its headmasters; the founder's son and grandson.

## Imperial Intervention and Collapse

The school was the last of the Blue Water Province's premier schools to maintain its independence, and has recently fallen to the schemes of Imperial Uncle Dun Jian. Imperial Princess Dun Lian Jing and Huang JiLao were sent to personally take control of the school, ostensibly to aid in the investigation of a tablet artefact. Lu Ji was the presiding Headmaster when Imperial schemes descended upon the school. This situation has given the Pill Sovereign Sect the opportunity to attempt to seize direct control over the school in pursuit of the founder's alchemy canon, with backing from a rival Lu Clan faction. Events during the Yin Eclipse Trial lead to significant losses among the school's inner and core disciples. Lu Ji has since publicly acknowledged that the school and his time as headmaster is at its end.

## Blue Pavilion Connections

The public version of history describes a contentious relationship between the school's founder and the Blue Water Sage. The school's official stance since its founding is that the Blue Pavilion has "no relation" to the school, though recently there have been rumors relating to implications made by Lu Bei. When the school closed, Lu Ji announced himself as the new Authority Elder and offered equivalent positions to former school members who had remained loyal to the Blue Water Sage's teachings and principles. In the same announcement Lu Ji indicated that his teacher, Lu Xiao, is the Founding Pavilion Leader.

## Membership

### Sect Elders

* Lu Bei - Former headmaster (2nd generation)
* Ling Tao - Vice Headmistress

### Sect Disciples

* Mo Xiao - Inner Disciple
* Ling Fan - Inner Disciple
* Ha Li Wei
* Wei Zhaohui

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 4 (new) - Dun Lian Jing POV
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1 (new) - Lu Ji POV
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 42 - Lu Ji POV
Cao Leyang

* Book 1

Cao Leyang is the Blue Duke of the Blue Water Province and the son of Grand Marshal Cao Hongjun. Though his cultivation is the lowest of the Seven Continents Dukes, he is considered a great talent for having stepped across two generations. He inherited his position after his father's abrupt ascension nearly thirty years ago following an expedition into Yin Eclipse.

Having been pushed into the ducal seat early, Leyang has become a relatively malleable figurehead for advisors looking to get rich off of Yin Eclipse.

## Appearances

* Chapter 12
* Chapter 24
* Chapter 42
Three Pure Ones

The Three Pure Ones are divinities to whom cultivators swear Oaths when they are very sure of themselves. Little is known of them, but they stand above the Queen Mothers in the sense that they are revered by all. Within the Heavenly Court, they lead the Wise Emperors and Heavenly Sages as the 'spiritual', 'moral' and 'philosophical' advisors to the Grandfather of Heaven.
Ha Mangfan

Ha Mangfan is a member of Ha Clan who came to Misty Jasmin Inn with Ha Clan group. He was latter seen working with Din Clan.

## Book One

Following the chaos surrounding the teleport-refining spirit herb, Ha Mangfan attempted to subvert the mind of Jun Arai. After first attempt failed, and an unknown entity interfered with his second, he attempted to frame Arai for Ha Mun's injuries. He continued to be a divisive and unwelcome presence until the surviving members of the various groups reached the clifftop near the Heaven Blaze Pine grove.

He later joined the others in pursuing Lin Ling, Kun Juni, and Han Shu through the mountains.

### Cultivation

Ha Tai Kai upon examining his cultivation concluded that he likely has a physique cultivation mantra and may legitimately be from the Ha clan based on his spirit root.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 21
2. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/901396/chapter-2412b-unravelling-elucidation-part-2
3. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/885900/chapter-2412a-jasmine-and-mulberry-part-2
Queen Mother of the North

The Queen Mother of the North is a Divinity who rules The North Star Grotto and leads the Xue Clan. She represents the esoteric mysteries of the samsara and the balance therein, and is associated with the mythological Fox.

## Worship

### Eastern Azure

The Queen Mother of the North's presence on Eastern Azure in this current era has been supplanted by worship for one of the cults of the Wise Emperors of Shu, Huang, or Kong.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 10 - Epigraph
2. ↑ Glossary & Terms
Old Ling

Tai Ling (or Old Ling or Elder Ling) is ranking elder in West Flower Picking Town's Hunter Pavilion. He is teacher to all the Herb Hunters in West Flower Picking Hunter Pavilion. He also passed Juni and Ling's original Mantra to them.

## History

Old Ling was already considered "old" as well as reclusive in the time of the Blue Water Sage. He knew Lu Qingqiang and even travelled briefly with the Blue Water Sage himself.

He has been the leader of West Flower Picking Town's Hunter Bureau since the town's foundation.

## Appearances

* Chapter 12
* Chapter 13
* Chapter 14
Cherry Wine Pagoda

The Cherry Wine Pagoda is the oldest active sect in Blue Water Province and is associated with the Ha Clan. The sect may been founded near or before the early days of the second Dun Dynasty. In recent years the sect is more (in)famous for its particularly sweet wine.

## Membership

Junior disciples are inducted into the Cherry Wine Pagoda by drinking a cup of particularly sweet wine, signing their name in blood on a scroll, and bowing to a portrait of Ha Tai Kai.

### Notable Members

* Ha Tai Kai - The "Pagoda Lord", not using his true identity
* Ha Xiaolian - Ha Clan Elder currently managing Cherry Wine Pagoda
* Lan Huang - Elder of Cherry Wine Pagoda
* Fanqing Diaomei - Disciple of Cherry Wine Pagoda
* Xiang Meilan - Disciple of Cherry Wine Pagoda
* Ha Yun - Recently inducted as a sect disciple in advance of the Trial of Exploration
* Ha Sungmei - Ha Yun's younger sister, his senior in Cherry Wine Pagoda

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 11 - Dun Lian Jing POV
2. ↑ Chapter 17 - Ha Yun POV
Events/This Ore That

As valley you can complete this event max 1 time(s). To get this event you need to be at least at level 4 with your valley. This events shows only up if your valley has a Great Library at level 4. The reward for this challenge is 1000 Research Tokens. This event is a event. Please keep in mind: if no one in your valley has that item, it will not be asked in the event. Example: If this event asks planks, but no one in your valley has it, there will be no quests for planks. If something is wrong, please DM me on Discord hallo2#9318 or report it in the Discord server.

## Stage 1

Task type: Fulfill Orders
Wood
Wise Emperors

The Wise Emperors are Divinities who lead some of the most powerful Heavenly Clans whose influence is comparable to that of the Cardinal Courts. They derive much of their moral authority from their spiritual senior, the 'Grandfather of Heaven.' The seven Wise Emperors' clans currently are:

* The Kong Clan
* The Meng Clan
* The Huang Clan
* The Long Clan
* The Ming Clan
* The Teng Clan
* The Shu Clan

Historically, there *have* been others. In recent times, the Teng have supplanted the Tang, and the Long clan have regained their seat that was held by the Fang clan for much of the previous aeonspan. Currently the Tang and Fang's ruling powers are titled as Heavenly Emperor, while the Tang clan's current formal seat of influence within the Martial Axial region is shared with the Great Sage of Tang.
Great Library

Take on Valley research projects at the Great Library! Complete shipping tasks to earn books, and then use them to advance your progress.

### Max Level

11

The **Great Library** is a Valley Building where Research Projects are undertaken for your Valley. Research Projects allow you to unlock and upgrade Valley buildings. Every new Valley starts with a Great Library.

Each Research Project requires a certain number of **Research Tokens** to complete. Research Tokens are primarily earned by completing trade tasks from the Highland Academy boat in the Harbor. They can also be earned by completing tasks from certain Events.

If a Research Project is currently selected in the Great Library, any newly earned Research Tokens will be automatically allocated towards that project. If no Research Project is selected, Research Tokens are stored in the Great Library. They will be automatically used when a new Research Project is selected.

## Upgrade Information

Upgrading the Great Library is required in order to complete higher level Research Projects.
The level of the Great Library cannot be higher than your Valley level, which is based on XP earned from building and upgrading Valley buildings.

An upgrade project for the Great Library becomes available when your Valley level exceeds your Great Library level.
Unlike the Study, starting an upgrade project does not prevent you from starting or completing Research Projects.
Military Auxiliary Armor

Power armour available to members of the Military Auxiliary, was worn by Han Murai in Book 1.

Several versions of this armour exist, in the hands of different forces throughout Blue Water Province. Personal guards and junior guardsmen in cities possess basic armours with inbuilt force-barriers and simple visual augments. Military units and Officers are in possession of more complex suits, that offer excellent personal protection and have significantly more functionality.

## Features

###### This list is non-exhaustive, you can help by adding more!

* Passive protection: A force barrier
* Active protection: A blueish-purple nova of lightning that stuns attackers and activates automatically
* Synchronization capabilities with Seas of Knowledge of those at the Nascent Soul realm or higher.
* Personal teleport beacon anchored to a mudskipper
* An external formation interface
* Visual augments via inbuilt formations that can:
	1. Tracks qi use and current qi reserves,
	2. Visual recording function both of what the wearer can see directly and what the armour's active functions can sense in their surroundings.
	3. Help the user evaluate the qi purity of things in their surroundings.

* Provides personal threat divination via inbuilt formation.
* Energy reserves
* Underweave (full or half body) that includes luss-cloth and other special fibres, that provides basic protection against qi, corrosion and attacks.

### Modular capabilities

* Helmet: allows the user to access command and tactical overlays from a nearby mudskipper.
* Armour/protection can be enhanced with extra plates, including those with special secondary functions, allowing the wearer to trade on mobility and protection as required.
* magazine of 'blank' talismans that can be configured to supplement inbuilt formations.

## Trivia

The discord is heavily divided on the question of whether this can qualify as a 'power armor' or not given that it is not 1. A full head to toe suit of armor and 2. It does not enhance either strength or speed. On the other hand, it has a power source, it provides powered armor, can shoot lightning, can interact with other computational arrays, and even has augmented reality features, including threat assessments.

1. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/1237122/chapter-2514-bittersweet-symphony-part-2
Jun Ruliu

* Book 1

> ‘Little things make big problems’
> -Chapter 25 pt 3
>
>

Jun Ruliu is the deceased mother of Arai and Sana, and a runaway daughter of the Ruan Clan. She is responsible for starting her daughters on the path of Physical Cultivation by passing down her Mantra. She is an exceptional talent who was able to take her Physical Cultivation to Unity Physique realm (equivalent of Dao Seeking), she is believed to have died due to failed Tribulation.

## History

Jun Ruliu was one of three inheritors of her clan's Physical Cultivation inheritance within her generation. At some point 150 years ago, she fled the Ruan clan and has been considered missing ever since.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 28 - Jun Arai POV
2. ↑ Chapter 1 (new) - Lu Ji POV
Dewdrop Sage Sect

The Dewdrop Sage Sect is located on the western continent and was founded by Hua Xiaomei, the Dewdrop Sage. The sect initially began on the Easten continent over an aeonspan ago, but relocated to the Western continent for unknown reasons. They have a connection to the Azure Astral Authority through their founder's patroness, Dao Mother Black Jade.

## Membership

### Notable Members

* Hua Xiaomei - Founder
* Liling Mei - Sect Disciple
Military Bureau

Along with the Civil Authority Bureau, Hunter Bureau and the Astrology Bureau, the Military Authority Bureau was originally an influence of the Azure Astral Authority before the fall of the Shan Imperial Dynasty on Eastern Azure. Since then, its control has shifted and become rather regionalized in places, with its administration gradually falling under the purview of Provincial Dukes rather than Generals and Marshals appointed from off world.

It has a number of subsidiary Bureaus and Commanderies including City and Town Guard Commanderies, Clan Auxiliary Units, Special Commands and joint units with other Bureau's such as the 'Beast Hunter Commandery' in partnership with the Hunter Bureau.
Meng Clan

The Meng Heavenly Clan is a major influence in the Martial Axial Region and is ruled by the Wise Emperor of Meng. They also share close ties with Vast Obscurity Grove.

## Eastern Azure

Meng were one of the ruling power of Eastern Azure Great World a long time in past.

Currently Meng clan's interest in Eastern Azure is represented by Seven Sovereigns Imperial School which is founded by Meng Fu.

## Members

* Meng Fu
* Meng Ruo
* Meng Murali (deceased)
* Meng Tan
* Meng Yang
* Meng Li Rin
* Meng Jiang
* Meng Tuotian
Kun Xianfang

Kun Xianfang, who personally prefers to go by 'Old Xian', is a retired Elder of the Kun Clan. He is currently responsible for the education and training of his grandson, Kun Xian, who is the male inheritor for the clan in the younger generation. Where intra-clan politics are concerned, he seems relatively well-disposed towards Kun Jiao's faction.

## Appearances

* Chapters 6-8
* Chapters 11-12
* Chapter 14
* Chapters 24a-24b
Farmers' Brew

Speeds up walking and farming by 100% for 6h.

**Farmers' Brew** is a Potion obtained from the Potion Maker. It provides a 100% increase to Villager walking and farming speed for 6 hours.

## Item Source

* 8  Raven's Feather
* 6  Acorn
* 2  Nectar

## Item Usage

Farmers' Brews effect the walking speed of Villagers assigned to any task in the Village.

They also effect the farming speed of Villagers assigned to one of the following locations:

* Pumpkin Patch (Village)
* Wheat Field (Valley)
* Cotton Field (Valley)
* Salt Field (Valley)
* Sugar Field (Valley)
* Indigo Field (Valley)
Ha Caolun

* Book 1

Ha Cao Caolun is a 'young master' of the Ha Clan whose family, the 'Ha Cao', are being developed by the Din Clan as part of the effort to draw influences from Blue Water Province closer to the Imperial Court.

He is first encountered by Jun Arai in Jade Willow Village where he is escorting a pair of Din Clan juniors: Din Kongfei and Din Jian Fuhao. He takes part in the 'vanquishing' of the bandits near Tai Shan and is part of the group that receives an Imperial Acknowledgement from Princess Dun Lian Jing.

Following the announcement of the Trial of Exploration into Yin Eclipse, Din Kongfei suggests they form a team, and indicates that they may join the Sovereignty Hall. He is conveniently part of the group that the Ha clan sends to Yin Eclipse's Misty Jasmine Inn so that they might get a head start on the Trial.

Ha Caolun was ambushed, and gravely wounded, by Din Ouyeng along with the other Ha clan youths on the ridge near the Blaze Pine grove. He was displaced back to the great hall of the Ha clan and claimed to have been betrayed, specifically mentioning "Blood Eclipse", "Hunter Bureau", "Jade Willow Village", and "Jun Arai" in his dying breath. A Din clan youth arrived shortly after to vaguely accuse the Lin Clan and Demon Saintess Song.

## Appearances

* Chapter 8-9
* Chapter 11
* Chapter 17
* Chapters 22-23
Dharma Cultivation

Dharma Cultivation is an 'archetype' of Heaven's Path. Its practitioners use Heart Force in conjunction with spiritual qi, and are often specialists in divination.

## Overview

Dharma Cultivators are primarily folks like Buddhist monks or proper Taoist Priests. They are also frequently specialists in divination and fortune-telling, although this is not exclusive to them by any means.

## Eastern Azure

Most of the Dharma Cultivators on Eastern Azure Great World reside on the Merciful Skies Continent, which has a strong relationship with the Azure Astral Authority. Like Soul Cultivators they are viewed with much scepticism and have little influence on the central continent.

As of Chapter 108 the story has shown one instance of a 'dharma chant' in use – in the form of a 'Dharma Mantra Relic', but no concrete examples of what 'Heart Force' actually means or does.

## References

1. ↑ Glossary & Terms
2. ↑ Chapter 102, Fuan Hao PoV
Ha Leng

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

Ha Erlang Leng is a childhood friend of Ha Yun, the Ha Family's heir in the current generation. Like other young scions of the Ha Clan he is something of a "fair weather" Herb Hunter (five-star), and is usually given easy, high-paying jobs within Ha clan territory. Unlike some of his peers, he is more aware of his advantages and the consequences of behaving as a 'young master' in certain situations.

## Book One

Ha Leng is first encountered by Jun Arai in Jade Willow Village following her near escape from the bandits near Tai Shan. He takes part in her mission to teach some local juniors, despite the awkward political scheming that has placed them both in the area. He is later among the group that receives an Imperial Acknowledgement from Princess Dun Lian Jing during the Ha Patriarch's birthday celebration.

Later, following Trial of Exploration's announcement, he and a number of other Ha Clan youths are sent up to Misty Jasmine Inn to leverage the new circumstances.

### Tribulation

After the surprise attack by Di Ji which scattered the protagonists, Yun and Leng were both mortally wounded and Yun used a 'Heaven Shifting' Talisman that was meant to save his own life to instead save Leng. This teleported him out of Yin Eclipse and into the great hall of the Ha Clan. Unfortunately, Leng was already in the process of activating a 'Mortal Excession' talisman that is meant to call down a Supreme Tribulation by temporarily raising its activator's cultivation by a Supreme Step. His intent being that Yun would use his talisman to escape while Leng made a glorious sacrifice that would take out Di Ji in the process. Ha Kai having arrived disperses the qi in his body temporarily pausing the tribulation, but not before the Cherry Wine Pagoda was struck by three bolts of lightning. The tribulation from the perspective of West Flower Picking Town ended there and was dismissed as the result of alchemy gone wrong.

His cultivation stabilized at Nascent Soul, up from peak Qi Refinement.

## Appearances

* Chapter 8 (new)
* Chapter 9 (new)
* Chapter 11 (new)
* Chapters 17-22 (new)
* Chapter 23 (POV)
* Chapter 24a
* Chapter 6 - 8 (old)
* Chapter 10 (old)
* Chapter 11 (POV)
* Chapter 14
* Chapter 34
* Chapter 42
* Chapter 64 (POV)
* Chapter 77 (POV)
* Chapter 93 (POV)
Spiritual Cultivation

Spiritual Cultivation is an 'archetype' of Heaven's Path. Its practitioners pursue a relatively rapacious approach to cultivation, drawing 'qi' and anything else from their surroundings to be stored, or to be expended through arts and formations.

## Overview

Spiritual cultivators begin by forming a dantian within which to store refined qi, and then expend it in the form of arts or formations, or use it as a transmission and amplification medium for intent, soul sense, principle, laws and possibly higher-realm abilities. They can, in D&D terms, be roughly considered as multi-classing fighter/mages, generally with more focus on the fancy magic side. While a majority of spiritual cultivators do use weapons of one type or another – commonly swords, usually soul-bound if the cultivator in question is of a high enough realm to do so– they often aren't well-practiced in actually using the weapons as *weapons* rather than glorified flashy wands, preferring to rely mostly on channeling qi-based attacks.

See the Cultivation page for a unified table of realm advancement compared to other archetypes.

## Eastern Azure

To the common folk of Eastern Azure Great World, spiritual cultivation emerged in an ancient era on the Imperial and Argent Gate continents. In the modern era, it is one of the most populous methods of cultivation alongside Body Refinement, and many of the world's most powerful entities practice spiritual cultivation.

By the standards of Eastern Azure, only upon reaching Immortality is a spiritual cultivator regarded as a 'someone' in the eyes of the powerful. *See* Eastern Azure Great World *for more on age and realm-based standards.*

## Martial Axial Region

Little is known of spiritual cultivation beyond Eastern Azure, though it is likely a widespread form of cultivation with localized 'flavor' that changes from world to world.
Lin Clan

**Warning:** this page contains significant spoilers!

The Lin Clan was once a prominent influence in Blue Water Province, but has recently been brought to the brink of collapse with the fall of the Lin School.

## History

The Lin clan has deep roots in Blue Water Province and the surrounding regions, having originated south of the Shadow Forest. An unknown number of years ago, they founded the Lin School and became the controlling influence of Teng Lin town.

About thirty years ago, Imperial schemes and Dun Fanshu ruined the Lin School and ignited the Three Schools Conflict. Ostensibly the school's fall was due to refusing to pick a side between the Imperial Court and the Azure Astral Authority. The true pressure came from the Lin School's placement near a major route out of Blue Water Province, and that it was also downstream of the Imperial-influenced Teng School and Golden Promise School. Upon learning that their lineage was broken Lin Ling's great-grandfather cremated himself upon the Lin School's altar, breaking their ancestral ground and leaving it cursed and fallow to this day.

In the aftermath the Lin Clan itself splintered, leaving the survivors to take refuge in the rural regions of Yin Eclipse. One of the clan's scattered fragments was able to relocate to West Flower Picking Town with the aid of the Blue Gate School and the Ha Clan. This fragment of the clan, the family of Lin Ling, had advocated for the Imperial Court prior to the school's fall, and has since doubled down and gone so far as to denounce other branches.

## Yin Eclipse Censure Incident

Following accusations of rebellion against the Imperial Court and investigations by the Azure Astral Authority, the remnants of the Lin Clan fled once again into the depths of the Shadow Forest.

## Family Arts

* Seven Spirits Thunder Light Manual
	+ A non-inheritance version for daughters intended to be married off
* Seven Thundering Monkeys Manual
* Seven Bamboo Rods - a divination art

## Membership

### Ancestors

* Lin Lingzheng - Lin Ling's great grandfather, a diviner who broke the Lin clan's ancestral ground upon their near-collapse
* Lin Lingfan - Lin Ling's grandfather
* Lin Fengtian - Master at Arms of the Lin clan, perished during the Year of the Blood Eclipse

### Other Members

* Lin Changfan - Lin Ling's older brother
* Lin Fanghai - Inner disciple of the Lin School, son of Fengtian, and friend of Jun Han

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 86 - Teng Chunhua POV
2. ↑ Chapter 5 (new) - Kun Juni POV
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 7 (new) - Jun Sana POV
4. ↑ Chapter 75 - Lin Ling POV
5. ↑ Chapter 30 - Kun Juni POV
6. ↑ Chapter 1 (new) - Lu Ji POV
7. ↑ Chapter 13 - Lin Ling POV
8. ↑ Book 3 Prologue - Meng Fu POV
Blue Water City

The capital of Blue Water Province, on the Yin Eclipse sub-continent.

### Location

Located on the eastern coast of Yin Eclipse, at the entrance to the straights between the eastern, Easten continent and the Northern Tang continent, Blue Water City is the widely considered to be the strategic gateway to the Yin Eclipse sub-continent.
Queen Mother of the South

The Queen Mother of the South is a Divinity who rules Vast Obscurity Grove and is partnered with the Meng Clan. She is represents Life and Death, and the profundity of nature and its fickleness. She is strongly associated with the mythical Phoenix, and rules from the Phoenix Throne.

## Worship

### Eastern Azure

The Queen Mother of the South's presence on Eastern Azure in this current era has been supplanted by worship for one of the cults of the Wise Emperors of Shu, Huang, or Kong.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 10 - Epigraph
2. ↑ Glossary & Terms
Dun Jiang

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

The current emperor of the Eastern Azure Great World. He leads the Dun clan. Approximately 18,000-20,000 years ago, around the time of the Huang-Mo Wars, Dun Jiang succeeded his father as Emperor of the Dun Imperial Dynasty. He is styled as the "Blue Morality" Emperor, after the Blue Morality Scripture written by the current dynasty's founder.

### Recent Events

The Emperor announced a trial for the younger generation in the Yin Eclipse Mountain Range. Various sects and schools have sent young disciples with specific missions. From the Imperial Court, Dun Jian sent 17th Princess Dun Lian Jing and Young Noble Huang JiLao on a mission into the depths of Yin Eclipse with the goal of recovering valuable tablet artifacts
Han Shu

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

Han Shu is one of the main characters in *Memories of the Fall*. Shu is the inheritor of his family's physical cultivation inheritance, which was passed over by his older brothers in favor of martial cultivation. He has made use of the advantages of physical cultivation in order to become a nine-star ranked Herb Hunter in West Flower Picking Town.

## General

### Appearance

Brown eyes, Dark Brown Hair, kept long and held in a military-style knot. Tall, muscular physique befitting outdoors lifestyle. Weather-beaten complexion.

## Shu's Journey

### Book One

Chapter 20 Meets Mu Shansu's ghost, and finds the sword.

Chapter 23 Fight with Eldrich Spider Abominations

### Book Three

Key Chapters: Chapter 80 - Through Fire and Fury, Han Shu breaks through to (the stage with a 'pseudo-dantian')

Chapter 82 - Thieves and Cheats, Han Shu is Captured by the Jade Gate Court. 83 - Shatterpoint, and Chapter 92 - Adjustment, Han Shu's soul is sheltered by Origin and Divide in their Throne Realm.

## Appearances

Book 1

* Chapters 9-10 (POV)
* Chapter 12
* Chapters 13-16 (new) (POV)
* Chapter 17
* Chapter 18 (POV)
* Chapter 19 - 22
* Chapter 23/11 (POV)
* Chapter 24/12A - Jasmine and Mulberry Part 2
* Chapter 24/13 - Epiphany Part 1
* Chapter 15 - Into Darkness (POV)
* Chapters 20-22 (POV)
* Chapter 26 (POV)
* Chapter 29 (POV)
* Chapter 30 - 31
* Chapter 32 (POV)
* Chapter 33
* Chapter 37 (Book 1 Epilogue)

Book 2

* Chapter 45
* Chapter 51 (POV)
* Chapter 52
* Chapter 58
* Chapter 59 (POV)
* Chapter 75 (Book 2 Epilogue)

Book 3

* Chapter 75
* Chapter 76 (POV)
* Chapter 78 - 83 (POV)
* Chapter 92 (POV)
* Chapter 96 (unconscious)
* Chapter 97 (POV)
* Chapter 103 (POV)
Din Kongfei

* Book 1

Din Kongfei is a disciple from the Jade Gate Court who is in Blue Water Province as part of an effort to bring the Ha Clan closer to the Imperial Court.

He is first encountered by Jun Arai shortly after her near escape from the bandits in Tai Shan, when he is lauded by local Ha clan elders for delivering the killing blow to the Immortal Tetrid Stalker. He is later honoured at the Ha Patriarch's birthday celebration with an Imperial Acknowledgement for his part in eliminating the bandits.

## Appearances

* Chapter 7
* Chapter 8
* Chapter 11
* Chapters 20-21
Ha Yun

* Book 1

Ha Yun is the son of West Flower Picking Town's Governor Ha Feirong, and the current heir of the Ha Family. He is a five-star ranked Herb Hunter, but like other Young Nobles rarely takes on dangerous assignments.

## Appearances

* Chapter 11 (new)
* Chapters 17-23 (new) (POV)
* Chapter 6-7 (old) (POV)
* Chapter 8 (old)
* Chapter 10 (POV)
* Chapter 11 (POV)
* Book 2 Epilogue (POV)
* Chapter 75-76 (POV)
* Chapter 79 (POV)
* Chapter 84-85 (POV)
* Chapter 92 (POV)
* Chapter 93e (POV)
* Chapter 103 (POV)
Resurrection Lily

An ancient and mysterious spirit herb that lurks deep in Yin Eclipse. Over the millennia it has captured the bodies of many Physical Cultivators, to the point where some aeon-spanning old experts believe it to be partly responsible for this cultivation method's decline in the current Era.

### Known Bodies Captured

Hao Tianxun -- A Dao Venerate from the Hao Clan, who served as advisor to the Last Empress of the Shan Dynasty, White Swan.

Meng Guanxi

Mahajingvu -- A short old monk with a long white beard, carrying a holy staff.

A female cultivator from the Xue clan

An old male cultivator from the Tai clan

A cultivator from the Shan Clan

Dark-haired youth carrying a copper-gold sword, from the Huang clan.

A Stately woman with lotus flower tattoos covering much of her body.

Twin Saintesses of the Sun and Moon, from the Early Yuan period.

A wizened old man with dragon tattoos across his whole body from the Moon Tomb Cult
Parasol Qi

A special type of qi used by only a few cultivators because there are not many sources of it besides growing parasol trees. It can be used to corrupt bodies and twist them from the inside out, refining them into a fruit to be consumed.

Parasol qi can also be used to puppet corpses infected with it.

### Characters shown utilizing it

Teng Chunhua

Ji Tantai's relic compass that once belonged to Meng Murali.

### Citations

1. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/926097/chapter-2413-epiphany-part-1
2. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/885900/chapter-2412a-jasmine-and-mulberry-part-2
3. ↑ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/36051/memories-of-the-fall/chapter/926097/chapter-2413-epiphany-part-1
Deng Clan

The Deng clan is a multi-continental influence on Eastern Azure Great World. Their branch in Blue Water Province is a significant local influence with ties to the Third Imperial Prince Dun Fanshu.

## History

Following the Huang-Mo Wars, the Deng clan led the resettlement of Blue Water Province with backing from the Imperial Continent. In the last five or six hundred years, the Deng clan's influence in Blue Water Province has been waning as their interests increase in the Iron Crown Duke's domain and the crossing to the Northern Tang Continent.

That is not to say that the local Deng clan has been passive in recent years. Notably, they were the biggest beneficiary of the fall of the Lin School and the Three School's Conflict. Most recently the Deng clan relayed information about an artefact slate recovered in Yin Eclipse to Imperial Uncle Dun Jian, which would ultimately lead to the downfall of the Blue Gate School.

## Membership

### Notable Members

* Deng Kong - Dao Sovereign, Clan Lord in Blue Water Province
* Deng Guiren - Son of Deng Kong
* Deng Fei - Entrant in the Yin Eclipse Trial
* Deng Xiang - Hunter for the Myriad Herb Association

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1 (new) - Lu Ji POV
2. ↑ Chapter 7 (new) - Jun Arai POV
Han Ouyeng

* Book 1

Han Ouyeng is the leader of Eastern Azure's Hunter Bureau. He is also the author of the Bureau's standard "Han Manual" on Feng Shui.

## History

Han Ouyeng's age is unknown, but as a Dao Ascendant has doubtless been around for "a very long time." His role as the head of the Hunter Bureau is more ceremonial than practical, as most decisions are made by a council of influential Bureau officials.

He has a reputation as being independently spirited, and for being less dogmatic than most other senior Bureau officials.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Book 2 Prologue - Ruo Han POV
Common Spiritual Bamboo

Common Spiritual Bamboo, is as it's name suggests, the most widely spread variant of Bamboo throughout the Yin Eclipse Sub-continent. It can grow in a variety of elemental attunements and is widely exploited for it's versatility in tool-making, artefact forging, talisman manufacture and alchemy. 'unattributed' Spiritual Bamboo is particularly prized as a base material for divination formations.
Hao Tianxun

* Book 1

Ghost Flame Saintess Hao Tianxun was one of the pillars of the Hao Clan during the Shan Dynasty. She famously cultivated her signature art, a silver fire, from execution lightning during her Dao Immortal crossing.

Prior to her death, she served as Protectoress of the Shan Empresses. Her corpse was obtained by an awakened spirit herb in the Yin Eclipse Mountain Range.