Haitoyuki

Haitoyuki (pronounced High-tow-you-key) is the continent farthest east on the national map, just below Helgrad. Often Referred to as the “Land of Ash and Snow,” Haitoyuki is a nation covered in snowy mountains and valleys covered in ash from nearby volcanoes. due to its high elevation and, with  a few low valleys and active volcanoes providing heat and volcanic ash.

## Geography

In the coastal region of Haitoyuki rests a very successful port town, Honrano, with its main exports being fish, armor, constructs, and siccatite technological items. Further inland is the capital, Hainotani-Ichi, which is a sprawling city in the middle of a valley, with farming establishments, and an active volcano on the outskirts. Hainotani-Ichi is considered a premiere vacation spot, with hundreds of gambling dens, legal prostitution, and luxury hotels and spas.

The nearby volcano is kept under control by the temple of the Daimyo, who ensures that it does not erupt on the nation’s capital, but also provides fertile ash to the nation's crops.

### Cities/Towns

* Hainotani-Ichi (Capital)

* Honrano

* Xuxing

* Yuandao

* Sunwon

* Nagye

* Danwei

* Tokje

* Erran

* Qicheng

* Radong

* Pinghua

## History

Haitoyuki was founded after what has been known as the “Unification Wars” thousands of years ago. These wars consisted of two sisters, The Shogun and The Daimyo, taking on several tribes of men, beastmen, and native outsiders through both diplomatic and aggressive means. Meanwhile, The Yokai ensured that non-combatants were never harmed.

Since the sisters have established control of the region, and built a functioning government, Haitoyuki has acted as a cradle of civilization for nearly 2,000 years, and in that time has been a pioneer in advancements in technology, and magic.

## Yoshiyuki Yakuza

Haitoyuki's crime ring is dominated by a single syndicate known as the Yoshiyuki Yakuza, owned and operated by the Yoshiyuki family, the nation's richest and most influential family, which supposedly has lines that go back to one of the nation's two sister founders, The Daimyo.

The Yoshiyuki Yakuza focuses primarily on legal and illegal gambling, intimidation rackets, and drugs. However, there are rumors of them benefiting from far worse activities. The tabloids of Haitoyuki treat the family more like celebrities than crime lords, and the Haitoyuki government, despite its power, never seems to raise their hand to stop them. While there are rumors of corruption in the Haitoyukan government, there is a lack of incriminating information about them.

Their largest building is the Hotel Yoshiyuki, a luxury 40-story tall, and a quarter mile deep building, serving as 5-star hotel, luxury casino, and the head office and living quarters for the Yoshiyuki Yakuza. Their basement floor is their acquisitions depot, said to be among the most secure containment areas in the continent.

## Inhabitants

Most of Haitoyuki is dominated by humans, elves, and half-elves of the Haitoyukan ethnicity. However, it is also home to various beast folk and native outsiders (kami or oni), and fey, all referred to as yokai. There are bakeneko (a ethnicity of catfolk, with two tails, kitsune, tengu, Jiangshi (a subcategory of dhampir), and small pockets of obitu (referred to as honekami).

Haitoyuki is also home to many fey yokai (who worship The Yokai goddess), oni, and kami yokai (who typically worship one or both of the two sisters, depending on their alignment)

### Religion

The people of Haitoyuki usually worship the sisters; The Shogun or The Daimyo, and The Yokai as a trinity, as each had to do with the nation’s founding.