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Yukino Sai

**Yukino Sai**(雪乃 紗衣 *Yukino Sai*) is a Japanese light novelist. She was born on January 26, 1982 in the Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is best known for her light novel series, Saiunkoku Monogatari.

## Career

In October 2002, Saiunkoku won both the Honourable Mention Award and Readers' Choice Award in the Kadokawa Beans Novel Awards. In November 2003, a revised version of the award-winning "Saiunkoku Monogatari: The Crimson Wind Of Beginning" was published by Kadokawa Beans Bunko. This makes it Sai Yukino's debut work and her debut as a light novelist. The complete series, which ended in June 2011, has become a major success and has received support from a wide range of readers. More than a total (all novels in the Saiunkoku Monogatari series) of 6.5 million copies have been sold. In 2012, "Secret Scroll: Request From A Skeleton" was published by Kadokawa Shoten. Yukino Sai has now expanded into General Literature.

## Works

### Light Novels

* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Series** (「彩雲国物語」シリーズ *Saiunkoku Monogatari Shirīzu*)
* **Realia Series** (「レアリア」シリーズ *Rearia Shirīzu*)

## Other Media

### Anime

* **Saiunokoku Monogatari First Series** (彩雲国物語 第1シリーズ *Saiunkoku Monogatari Dai Ichi Shirīzu*)
* **Saiunokoku Monogatari Second Series** (彩雲国物語 第2シリーズ *Saiunkoku Monogatari Dai Ni Shirīzu*)
* **Saiunkoku Monogtari Saiunkoku Scrolls Volume I** (「彩雲国物語」彩雲国絵巻 第1巻 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Saiunkoku Emaki Dai I Kan*)
* **Saiunkoku Monogtari Saiunkoku Scrolls Volume II** (「彩雲国物語」彩雲国絵巻 第2巻 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Saiunkoku Emaki Dai II Kan*)
* **Saiunkoku Monogtari Saiunkoku Scrolls Volume III** (「彩雲国物語」彩雲国絵巻 第3巻 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Saiunkoku Emaki Dai III Kan*)

### Manga

* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Manga** (彩雲国物語 漫画 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Manga*)

### Art Books

* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Illustration Collection** (彩雲国物語イラスト集 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Irasuto Shū*)

### Reference Books

* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Scroll I** (彩雲国物語 絵巻 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Emaki*)
* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Scroll II** (彩雲国物語 絵巻2 *Saiunkoku Monogatari Emaki II*)
* **Saiunkoku Monogatari Kanji Is Interesting to Learn About Study Book** (彩雲国物語で漢文が面白いほど身につく本 *Saiunkoku Monogatari de Kanbun ga Omoshiroi Hodo Mi ni Tsuku Hon*)

### Fanbooks

* **"The End of a Richly Colored Dream" Saiunkoku Monogatari Fan Book** (「彩なす夢のおわり」彩雲国物語ファンブック *"Ayanasu Yume no Owari" Saiunkoku Monogatari Fan Book*)

## Trivia

* Her blood type is B.
* She is an Aquarius.
Rise of Man

After the nonstop and grievous wars of the Age of Blood, a tentative peace was made between the gods, leading to an era of peace for humanity. It was during this time that humanity would recover the losses incurred during their many wars, settle down and build great works and civilizations that would allow both culture and science to flourish in abundance. It is also during this time of prosperity that would see gods fall by the hands of mortals, and their retreat to the Godrealm, which allowed the transition to the Modern Era.
Abelle

Abelle is a god, the twin of Kaine, who is almost exactly alike in appearance. Abelle was vastly more charismatic than her twin, bringing in the suitors by droves, and having many gods willing to act on her beck and call. However, Kaine was able to find happiness in a relationship with a nameless suitor, which Abelle couldn't with any of her suitors. Driven by jealousy, Abelle would disguise herself as Kaine, dying her hair so that she could seduce her twin's suitor for herself. When Kaine found out, the god would strike down her twin in furious rage - and usher in the calamitous time known as the Age of Blood.

## Appearance

Abelle, and her twin Kaine, were known as two of the fairest and most desirable gods. They were said to resemble human women in appearance, Abelle possessing long, flowing locks of gold, in direct contrast to her sister's shortly kept raven black hair.

## Capabilities

Abelle had the ability to calm and soothe livestock, allowing easy domestication as well as quick and painless slaughtering.

## Personality

Abelle had a vibrant and bright personality, full of wit, charm, and enough coyness to cause countless suitors to fall for her after only a few moments together. However, under this veneer of charm, was a bitterly jealous heart that would lead to her death.
Gran Nueva (quest)

**Gran Nueva**is the third main quest, introducing the last set of basic mechanics and expanding the available world. You will be away from your family as you learn more about your inner abilities.

## The Ceremony

The scene begins with Maya running between every corner of the house, making sure that everything is perfect. This includes dressing the kids and micromanaging Apollo. Maya scrambles everyone together until the last minute, when their carriage arrives. Sara and Alex rush over to pet the horses as Apollo and Maya walk towards the carriage. The scene fades.

 The sun shines brightly as the carriage arrives at the King's Palace.
Sara Ultionis

Sara Ultionis is a diplomat and reserve military soldier in the Soldin Republic. She is the older sister of Alexandria and the elder daughter of Apollo and Maya. She was born in Libertas in 280, a few years after Vergis War. She has gained great insight into the history of the world and is a well trained swordsman.

## Background

The eldest of two, Sara differs greatly from her younger sister, Alex. A natural born leader, she began training to join the Republic at a young age, with Apollo’s help. When Alex came into the picture however, Sara grew jealous of her, since she was getting all of Maya and Apollo’s attention. Sara pushed herself to make herself stand out, and for that she’s earned her place in the Republic. By 18, she was a swordmaster and diplomat, very young for the time. While some cried nepotism, “...she is not fit for this duty for she is too young to understand!”, it was not Apollo who granted her position, rather a select few in the Senate. Nevertheless, she takes pride in her family and is ready and willing to serve her homeland. In peacetime, she spends her summers educating the best and brightest young minds on the basics of survival within King Soldin's castle.

## Abilities

### Class: Swordmaster

Abilities:

* Mighty Strike
* Quake
* Dash
* War Cry
* Smite
Missions

Missions can be found by clicking on the clipboard at the top, next to the gift box. The second tab on the mission page has the daily misisons.

## Daily mission

Everyday there are 9 daily missions. The daily missions are different everyday but they will be 9 of the following daily missions:

## Beginner missions

They are the golden missions that look like a lottery on the home screen. They can be done only once and are meant to be a tutorial and to give an early boost to new players.

In this page, the missions are counted in the following way:

* The row is indicated by the first number
* The column is indicated by the second number
* The color is indicated by either O (Orange) or P (Purple)

See the picture:
Pantheon

A pantheon is what the gods call a group of gods with one leader, usually designated as the High God of the Pantheon, and all the other gods either directly subservient to the High God, or a vassal underneath another god who is. The first pantheon was the one formed by Anlil after defeating Nammuras and forcing her obedience during the Age of Blood. When a god pledges their obedience to another, the latter gains the power of their new vassal, and all those underneath that vassal. This means the High Gods of the Pantheons are by far the strongest and most powerful gods in existence. Most, if not all of the remaining gods have pledged themselves to a pantheon, with each one presiding over one of the modern nations of the world. As all gods have retreated into the Godrealm, they have to rely on their human subjects, mythical servants, as well as demigods to wage war upon fellow pantheons to either subjugate or exterminate them should it be too difficult.
Vitaia

Vitaia, the World Mother, is the first, primordial being to exist on Mythe. Due to her intense loneliness from being the only being in existence, she created from her breath Kaelum, the sky - the second primordial being to exist, and her soon to be husband. However, it is through her doting upon him that resulted in his capricious and selfish personality, taking Vitaia for granted and leading to her creation of multiple consorts to try to assuage her loneliness. It is the violent conflict between Kaelum and her consorts that concluded in Vitaia killing her own husband over the corpses of her consorts bound together by her hair, before submerging beneath the waves, never to be seen again. However, the result of her actions would lead to the formation of the giant continent of Mythe, as well as the birth of the gods and humans from her blood and skin.

## Appearance

Vitaia was known for having the upper torso of a human woman, and the lower body of a scaled serpent. Her skin was dark blue, her tail covered in shimmering scales of green. Upon her head were long, lustrous locks that sparkled with all the colours of the rainbow. Her eyes were said to look like the expanses of space itself, being a dark void twinkling with various lights within, much like the stars above. Prior to her final battle against Kaelum, her tail was no longer scaled, having used them all to create her consorts, and her head was bald due to ripping off all of her hair to bind the corpses of her consorts together.

## Capabilities

Vitaia, as the World Mother, has the ability to create life from all parts of her body. Whether it being from her breath, scales, skin, or blood, all life on Mythe comes from Vitaia, and all are her children. All of her children seems to possess a genetic memory shared with Vitaia, though this memory does not seem to share Vitaia's emotions or feelings.

## Personality

Vitaia, above all else, has an obsessive fear with loneliness, being the first and only creature born on Mythe naturally. It was due to this that she sought to create Kaelum, so that she may have companionship and never be alone again. However, while all her children also seem to have this innate fear, none of them would know true loneliness like her, which would result in some like Kaelum taking it for granted. To her consorts, Vitaia possesses a great love towards them, though even that love could result in unbridled anger when taken too far, as the sky soon found out to the detriment of his life.
Kaine

Kaine is a god, the twin of Abelle, being nearly identical in physical appearance. Kaine fell in love with a nameless and forgotten suitor, the two being in a happy relationship until Abelle, driven by jealousy for her twin, tricked and seduced Kaine's suitor. Kaine returned to find her suitor in the arms of her sister, and rage consumed her and she struck down her twin in fury - an action that would have grave repercussions as the impetus for the Age of Blood.

## Appearance

Kaine, and her twin Abelle, were known as two of the fairest and most desirable gods. They were said to resemble human women in appearance, though Kaine was dark of hair as opposed to Abelle's fair locks. Kaine was also known to have her hair cropped shortly as opposed to her sister's longer hairstyle.

## Capabilities

Kaine had the power to grow crops and harvest, speeding up the growth rate of agriculture.

## Personality

Kaine was said to have be taciturn and reticent, lacking little charisma compared to her twin. However, she still found love, and no doubt had a softer side unseen by failed suitors.
Mythe Wikia

## Welcome to the Mythe Wikia

A world heavily derived from mythology and history. Start here with the history of Mythe.

## Describe your topic

Building a world that is a love letter to mythology and historical civilizations.

## Latest activity

Photos and videos are a great way to add visuals to your wiki. Find videos about your topic by exploring Wikia's Video Library.

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Anlil

A god, Anlil has the distinction of being the first god to spare a rival god after a battle, therefore discovering the power of creating a pantheon. While he was the first to form a pantheon and began to gather many under his banner. He was the patron god of Shumer, until he was eventually defeated and forced to submit to the god Martuk in the Babili pantheon, with Shumer being absorbed into the Babili empire.

## Appearance

Anlil is said to be a humanoid god, and upon his crown laid a tiara. He had a long beard, clad in a modest robe, and a pair of large, feathered wings sprouting out of his back. His weapon is a talking, enchanted mace.

## Capabilities

Anlil was one of many gods who would inherit his powers from Kaelum, the sky. Wielding power over the rain, Anlil was capable of creating floods that could sweep away those before him. His mace would often counsel Anlil during battle or to warn him of ambushes. Another ability of Anlil was to create soldiers that reflect the stars themselves, seeming to be created from constellations as they brandish weapons that glitter and gleam like the night sky.

## Personality

The first god to show mercy for kin (albeit in exchange of servitude), Anlil is less of a warmonger than his kin. However, to mistake that mercy for weakness would be a grave mistake, as Anlil has mercurial temper swings, such as once where he created enslaved a tribe of humans to wage war in his name. However, they made so much noise, Anlil instead summoned a flood to wipe them out himself. All but one perished, who was then given the favour of Anlil after his mood subsided - the survivor was placed in the vanguard at the next battle, leading the charge as he then died gloriously in the name of Anlil.
Apollo Ultionis

## Background

The Ultionis name dates back to the beginning of man, when Adeo first came to this land with his followers and founded the Empire. Apollo himself was a devout follower of the church and wears a talisman he believes was blessed by the gods. He followed in his friend Demitrio’s footsteps and joined the Army. He was a Evocatus when Ephrath attacked Solis Ortum, he aided Lydia in the defense and eventual victory. After the battle, she helped patch up his wounds and introduced her to Maya, his soon to be wife. Apollo knew of the tall tales surrounding Maya and Lydia and now had the chance of meeting the second half of the legend. It was almost love at first sight, as the two were nearly inseparable after becoming friends. With Arcem Deos once again in peacetime, Apollo found himself with a lot of free time on his hands, despite now having two young children. The newly named King Demitrio granted lordship to Apollo over the town of Libertas. And with that, the new governor sought to bring economic as well as social prosperity to his hometown.
Muv-Luv Alternative Strike Frontier Wiki

Welcome to the Muv-Luv Alternative Strike Frontier Wiki!
Information on the DMM game *Muv-Luv Alternative Strike Frontier*! You can find guides and translation of the interface as well as the story here! There is a small active community on the Muv-Luv forum, here http://community.muvluv.moe/index.php?/topic/688-muv-luv-alternative-strike-frontier/ .

Official updates (in Japanese) are available here:

https://r.muvluv-sf.com/static/help/

## What is it?

*Muv-Luv Alternative Strike Frontier* is a browser and android game being developed by âge, ixtl, & DMM GAMES featuring the characters and TSFs of the *Muv-Luv Alternative* universe.

## Latest wiki updates

Update to the How to Play pages, translation of the interface, game mechanics explanation!

Haloff1 September 23. 2016

Updates to the Registration, How to Play, Characters, and TSFs pages!

Yuuko-sensei (talk) 01:12, July 21, 2016 (UTC)

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God

A god is a being that was formed out of Vitaia's blood scattered across the continents of Mythe during her final struggle with Kaelum, the sky. Unlike humans, a god has power far beyond that of any individual human, capable of great feats that are unmatched by mortals.

## Appearance

Gods vary vastly in appearance. While most seem to resemble humans, there are just as many that have half-human forms, or eschew any similarities to humans at all. That and the fact gods have at least a minor capacity to shapeshift (such as changing one's size), it would be impossible to describe them all.

## Capabilities

Many gods have their own specialized power, whether it is something like Kaelum of control of the skies, or if its manipulation of earth, or even stranger abilities like full body shapeshifting or clairvoyance. There is no limit to powers amongst the gods, for there are many gods which hold power over the storm, or water, or earth, some with all three at the same time.

However, all gods do possess the same immortality. They do not age, nor do they suffer sickness or illness. The only way to kill a god is through violent measures. They all also possess rudimentary shapeshifting, being able to expand or shrink in size, though not infinitely. All gods are stronger, faster and possess more stamina than humans by leaps and bounds.

They, like the initial humans, all possess a genetic memory of their mother Vitaia and her role in the creation of the world, and were formed fully grown. All gods seem to draw their power from the same resource pool, as with every death of a god would result in all the remaining ones become stronger. However, a similar effect also seems to come into play when one god chooses to serve under another, with the added bonus of empowering the head of this pantheon with the strength of all their subordinates.
Monomons

Monomon are creatures that we can't see. There are thousands of them out there. King Mangus is controlling them and making them do his bidding. To show that they are controlled by him, he puts a dark black with his name on there that's an necklace. To summon the Monomon, Cayde has to put a orb given by Monomon into Otako to summon them.
Monomon Wikia

## Welcome to the Monomon Wikia

Welcome to Monomon Wikia! Monomon are creatures that inhabit our world except they are invisible. The evil king Mangus controls them. They all go into 9 categories. Fire, Water, Machine, Light, Dark, Life, Magic, Wind, and Corrupted. Corrupted was made by Mangus in a attempt to stop other Monomon imprison them, and control them. A 12 year old named Cayde discovered in the cave that they went to for a field trip, a gem that can talk, and see Monomon with. Then, he discovers Monomon and his gem's name is Otako, and also has to stop king Mangus from controlling the Monomons!

## Monomon

☀Monomon are creatures that we can't see. There are thousands of them out there. King Mangus is controlling them and making them do his bidding. To show that they are controlled by him, he puts a dark black with his name on there that's an necklace.

## Latest activity

Photos and videos are a great way to add visuals to your wiki. Find videos about your topic by exploring Wikia's Video Library.

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Hell's Cauldron

## Back Cover Summary

Jelly, Titch and Smiler are back in action. Led by their "boss" Guy Tenby, the Convict Commandos are thrown into the middle of an assassination plot in Yugoslavia.

They're used to being kept in the dark by Guy but this time, even he doesn't seem to know what's going on. And that could have fatal consequences for all of them.
Необычная вещица

**Необычная вещица**- первая серия фильма История Кварца. Вышла 2 мая 2016 года.

## Сюжет

В 100 000 000 году началось землетрясение, которое вызвало извержения вулканов. От этого проснулся Кварц.Кварца раздробило на куски. Это было - Великое Плато.

Живущие там, древесные травы всосали в себя пыль из Кварца. Кварц попал в семя, семя в свою очередь полетело в Пещеру Погглей. Семя было пропитано магией астероида в Кварце. Один Поггль съел семя. Произошёл взрыв, пещеру разнесло, Поггли выжили, всё живое в радиусе 1 километра получило разум.

Поггль испугался и начал кричать, но потом он с Погглёной пошёл в Пещеру пауков за семенами. Там они нашли Паучу и подружились с ним. Он показал им машину времени. Потом Пауча что-то нажал и они переместились на Землю в 2300 год. Продолжение следует...
Junior Nova Grand Prix 2016

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The **Junior Nova Grand Prix 2016** will be the 3th annual Junior Nova Grand Prix, and will take place at the Perth Arena, in Perth, Australia. This will be the first time that Australia have hosted the Junior Nova Grand Prix and the first time when the contest will be held on a Sunday afternoon. As of 11 June 2016, 2 countries have announced their provisional participation in the contest.  was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Nova Grand Prix.

## Location

*For more details on the host country, see Australia*

### **Bidding phase**

**Perth**
Sydney
Melbourne

Denmark (winner of last year's competition) refused to hold the competition "Carousel" (version JNGP in social network Vkontakte) for unexplained reasons. Therefore, the right to hold a competition moved to Norway.

Our competition will be held for the first time in Facebook. Australia which had 3rd place on last year's contest will host JNGP 2016. It was announced May 24.

June 11, executive supervisor announced that Perh would hold junior contest: "Perth will show another side of Australia - Western, which is still unknown for many".

**Key**
    Host venue
Kenya in the Nova Grand Prix 2018

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 **Finals performance**

**Kenya** participated in the **Nova Grand Prix 2018** with the song "Curtain Falls" written by Nuela Charles, Ari Rhodes and Jasmine Denham Baird. The Kenyan broadcaster Citizen TV organised the national final in order to select the Kenyan entry for the 2018 contest in Fellabær and Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The national final took place on 22 January 2018 and featured seven entries. "Curtain Falls" performed by Nuela Charles was selected as the winner.

## Background

*Main article: Kenya in the Nova Grand Prix*

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Kenya had participated in the Nova Grand Prix only once in 2014. The nation hadn't won the contest yet. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2014, Kenya hadn't managed to qualify to the final. Kenya's most successful result had been 18th place in the semi'final, which they achieved during the dubute (2014) year, with the song "Mateke" performed by Size 8.

The Kenyan national broadcaster, Citizen TV, broadcasts the event within Kenya and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.

## Before Nova

### **National selection 2018**

National final was organised in order to select the Kenyan entry for the Nova Grand Prix 2018. The show took place on 22 January 2018 in Nairobi. A public telephone vote exclusively selected the winner.

### Final

Seven entries competed in the final and winner was determined by a 100% of votes from a public vote.
Ministry of Justice

The **Ministry of Justice** (刑部 *Keibu*) is one of the Six Ministries. It is in charge of judicial and penal processes, but has no supervisory role over the Censorate or the Grand Court of Revision.

## Information

The Ministry of Justice is known as the **Curse of the Ministry of Justice** (呪いの刑部 *Noroi no Keibu*) because Rai Shunshin does not appear human to most people. This ministry has jusrisdiction over the Dairi Temple.

* The highest position available in this Ministry is **Minister** (尚書 *Shōsho*). The Secretary is the holder of the Senior Third Court Rank.
* The second highest position available in this Ministry is **Vice-Minister** (侍郎 *Jirō*). There can be two Vice-Ministers in this Ministry. They are holders of the Lower Senior Fourth Court Rank.
* **Civil Officials** (文官 *Bunkan*) are a type of government official and are those that work in the various Departments, Ministries and government offices within the Outer Court. Their responsibilities are determined by their rank and position. They are holders of the Upper Senior Sixth Court Rank.
* **Administrative Officials** (施政官 *Shiseikan*) are specialized officials that work in the Six Ministries but differ from Civil Officials. Their responsibilities are unknown.

## Members

### Rai Shunshin

**Rai Shunshin** (来 俊臣 *Rai Shunshin*) was the last known Minister during Shi Senka's reign and Shi Ryuuki's reign. He is also the Director of the the Dairi Temple (which falls under his jurisdiction as the Minister of Justice), being one of the few people to hold two positions consecutively.
Mali in the Nova Grand Prix 2018

Curator

**Mali** will participate in the **Nova Grand Prix 2018**. The Malian broadcaster Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali (ORTM) is organising the national selection *Donkili soso 2018* in order to select the Malian entry for the 2018 contest in Fellabær and Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The national final is taking place on 11 March 2018 and is featuring ten entries.

## Background

*Main article: Mali in the Nova Grand Prix*

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Mali hadn't participated in the Nova Grand Prix. So it's the first time Mali takes part in the contest. The Malian national broadcaster, ORTM, broadcasts the event within Mali and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.

## Before Nova

### **Mali. Donkili Soso 2018**

Donkili soso is the national selection organised by ORTM in order to select the Malian entry for the Nova Grand Prix 2018. The show will took place on 6, 7 and 11 March 2018 at the ORTM Headquarters in Bamako, hosted by Fousko & Djeneba. A five-member jury panel and a public telephone vote exclusively will select the winner.

### Semi-finals

The 1st semi-final is taking place on 6 March and the second on 7 March 2018. Twelve entries will compete in each semi and ten best songs will be determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a professional jury made up of music professionals and a public vote. It will be hosted by Fousko & Djeneba. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show will feature guest performances are unknown at the moment.
Sai Shou/History and Plot

## Anime

When Shuurei first met Sai Shou, he took her to the man she assumed was the leader. She began to do business with that man and manages to convince him with her spirit. After receiving the Merchant's Guild's support, Sai Shou tells Shuurei that everyone in the Rin Clan had been murdered a few days prior, leaving no survivors. This calls into question the identity of the pink-haired man she had been travelling with. She leaves the Merchant's Guild without finding out Sai's real identity.

He formally introduces himself as the Head while Shuurei is recovering, surprising and impresing her that he was able to become the leader at such a young age. Rou Ensei tells Shuurei that Sa Shou has a twin sister, Sai Rin who is the Provincial Head of the Merchant's Guild in Koren. He promises to devote 80% of the Merchant's Guild's resources to assist the new governors. He will do this in return for the restoration of peace in Sa Province and uprooting the Sa Clan's power and corruption.

He dispatches the Merchant's Guild's mercenaries to bring peace to Koren after the Sa Clan's selection ceremony. Later, Shuurei finds out that Sa Chuushou had ordered Sai Shou to make a new Sa Clan ring, but Sai Shou betrays him, saying that he may be a merchant but he still has morals.

He was also the one who delivered poison Seiran ordered.

After the incident with the Sa Clan, he realized that the blood of a government official was flowing through him after all so he resigned from the Merchant's Guild. He was last seen studying with Ensei to to become a government official.
Kou Clan (紅)

The **Kou Clan** (紅家 *Kōke*) is one of the Eight Colored Clans of Saiunkoku and a highly distinguished clan, with their prestige being comparable to that of the Ran Clan’s. The clan's name translates to "red" or "crimson".

## Information

The last known Clan Head is Kou Shouka and the previous Head was Kou Reishin. However, when Reishin went to Kiyou to become the Minister of Civil Administration (and to be closer to Shouka) while he was still officially the Head of the Kou Clan, his younger brother, Kou Kurou, became the Proxy Head of the clan. Shouka has pledged his loyalty to the former Emperor of Saiunkoku, Shi Ryuuki.
Members of the Kou Clan place considerable emphasis on lineage, only discussing important Kou Clan matters with those within the same clan. They are particularly respectful towards the direct line. Kou Clan men are intelligent but impulsive, so once they have decided to do something, they will perservere until the end. When this happens, even their own clan members will hide. Kou Clan women are level headed people that will always use logic in place of emotions. This is why Kou Clan women are excellent at politics and dangerous adversaries. They are skilled in playing the Biwa. Most clan members from the direct line have black hair (Yuri’s hair colour is closer to that of the Shi Clan’s). They invented and produced the Seven Colored Luminous Paint.

## Four Gates

The **Four Gates** (四門家 *Yonmonke*) were the four noble families that acted as retainers to each of the Eight Colored Clans. The retainers of the Kou Clan were known as the Four Kou Gates (紅門四家 *Koumonyonke*). Only one of the Red Gates is currently known, the Ki Clan (姫).
Nova Grand Prix 2018

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 Debuting
 Algeria Angola Azerbaijan Belarus Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Dominican Republic Estonia Ethiopia Finland Georgia Jamaica Kazakhstan Kosovo Laos Latvia Mexico Namibia Nigeria Pakistan Russia Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Vietnam

**Participation map**
* Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018
 System

The **Nova Grand Prix 2018**, often referred to as **NGP**, will be the 5th edition of the Nova Grand Prix. It will take place in the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was chosen by selection of the willing countries, after USA's refusal to be the host country. This will be the first time the contest will take place in the KSA.

The United States won at the 2016 contest in Lille with the song "Can't Stop The Feeling", performed by Justin Timberlake.

The contest will comprise two semi-finals on 7 and 9 August, and a final on 11 August 2017.

As of 10 January 2017, one country have expressed its intention to participate in the contest.

## Location

*For more details on the host country, see Kingdom of Saudi Arabia*

### **Venue**

The contest will place in the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, following bidding phase among willing countries. The King Abdullah Sports City has a capacity of approximately 60,000 attendees and is the largest stadium in Jeddah. Located in the northern part of the city, near to Abhur valley, the arena was opened in May 2014.

### **Bidding phase**

**Jeddah**
Damman
Mecca
Riyadh

Nazar Novak as the executive supervisor stated that the first organisational meeting for the contest would take place on 16 January, during which he and MBC 1 would go through the technical requirements for the contest, as well as any training required for the contest to take place in the KSA. The venue for the contest was announced on April 16.

All candidates are known: Damman, Jeddah, Mecca, Riyadh.

**Key**
    Host venue
 ‡   Shortlisted

 Jeddah †
 Mecca | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | 38,000
 Riyadh ‡

## Provisional list of participating countries

The following countries have formally announced their participation in the contest:

## Other countries

*For further information: List of countries in the Nova Grand Prix*

* Barbados – CaribVision is interested in participating and believes that the country should take part after their one-year break, but official participation has not been confirmed.

Countries you can get
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**\*** — involved countries.
Son Clan

The **Son Clan** (孫家 *Sonke*) is one of the Koku Gates. The clan's name translates to "Grandchild".

## Members

### Son Ryouou

**Son Ryouou** (孫 陵王 *Son Ryōō*) is the sole survivor of the Son Clan. He had relinquished his Clan's name so whenever he is asked for his relationship with this clan, he would say that his family name is a common one.
He also said that has no ties this particular Clan but this later turned out to be a lie.
Clan Crests

**Clan Crests** (直紋 *Chokumon*) are distinctive images that represent noble Clans.

## Information

They can only be in the possession of someone from a clan’s direct line and those affiliated with them. The direct line also includes those that marry into the Clan. Clan Crests are used as a form identification and proof of a person’s social status and family nobility.

## Eight Colored Clans

### Shi Clan

The Clan Crest of the Shi Clan is the **Purple Dragon** (紫龍 *Shiryū*).

### Ran Clan

The Clan Crest of the Ran Clan is the **Twin Dragon Lotus Spring** (双龍蓮泉 *Sōryūhachisuizumi*).

### Kou Clan (紅)

The Clan Crest of the Kou Clan (紅) is the **Paulownia, Bamboo, Phoenix and Kirin** (桐竹鳳麟 *Tōchikuhōrin*).

### Heki Clan

The Clan Crest of the Heki Clan is not known.

### Kou Clan (黄)

The Clan Crest of the Kou Clan (黄) is the **Mandarin Ducks and Flowers** (鴛鴦彩花 *Enōsaika*).

### Haku Clan

The Clan Crest of the Haku Clan is not known.

### Koku Clan

The Clan Crest of the Koku Clan is not known.

### Sa Clan

The Clan Crest of the Sa Clan is the **Profusion of Peacocks** (孔雀繚乱 *Chokumonwakujakuryōran*).

### Hyou Clan

The Hyou Clan has two different crests, one for the Clan Head and one for the High Priestess. The Clan Crest of the Clan Head is the **Colorful Clouds in the Moonlight** (月下彩雲 *Gekkasaiun*) and the Clan Crest of the High Priestess is the **Golden Ring Eclipse** (月食金環 *Gesshokukinkan*). Often, the Head and the High Priestess are the same person but Hyou Ruka gave the position of Clan Head to her brother, Hyou Ryou Sr. so the crests represent two different people.
Nova Grand Prix 2015

Final
 Venue
 Executive supervisor
 Entries
 Debuting
 Austria Bangladesh Bosnia & Herzegovina Cameroon Cape Verde Cote d'Ivoire Ecuador Egypt France Haiti Hungary Latvia Lebanon Mongolia Netherlands Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Poland Senegal Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Uruguay Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe
 Withdrawing
 Argentina Belarus Brazil Chile China Cuba Fiji Ghana Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Malaysia Mexico Morocco Nigeria Paraguay Peru Romania Serbia Slovakia Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Venezuela

**Participation map**
* Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Past participants that did not participate
 System
 Null points
 Winner

The **Nova Grand Prix 2015** *(before: "See. Hear. Feel")* was the 2nd edition of the Nova Grand Prix fictional musical event. The contest took place in Novosibirsk, Russia, following Russia's victory in the 2014 contest in Ottawa with the song "Net", performed by Polina Gagarina (248 points). This was the first time the contest had taken place in this country. The 2015 contest consisted of two semi-finals, which took place on 21 and 23 July, and a final, held on 25 July 2015. The shows were presented by Anastasia Karpova and Nikita Presnyakov while Elena Temnikova was hosting the green room. Fifty-seven countries participated in the contest, with 27 countries making a debuting. 28 countries, however, announced their withdrawal due to defeat last year.

France won the contest for the first time, with Kendji Girac's song "Andalouse", Greece in second place, and Iran in third place.

## Location

*For more details on the host country, see Russia.*

### **Venue**

The contest took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, following France's victory at the 2015 contest in Novosibisrk with the song "Andalouse", performed by Kendji Girac. The Stade Pierre-Mauroy has a capacity of approximately 27,000 attendees (indoor configuration), and this was the first time the contest has been staged at the venue.

### **Bidding phase**

Paris
Lyon
**Lille**

Host broadcaster France 3 announced after winning the 2015 contest, that three cities and arenas were invited to be candidate to host.
On 27 September were presented all three cities.

October 3 everyone could vote for favourite city. That evening was announced that Lille would host city.
Respondents voted for the city that they like, not for city that had been most suitable for contest. After the announcement a lot of people were dissatisfied because Paris has a more developed infrastructure.

**Key**
    Host venue
Heki Clan

The **Heki Clan** (碧家 *Hekike*) is one of the Eight Colored Clans of Saiunkoku. The clan's name translates to "greed" or "jade".

## Information

The current Head of the Heki Clan is unknown but Heki Karin and Heki Hakumei appear to be direct descendants since Karin is a candidate to become the Head of the clan. The clan excels at the arts but they are also knowledgeable about literature, military arts and various types of combat. Heki Clan members and their retainers monopolise positions related to the arts and ceremonies since they are awful at political negotiations. They mostly remain detached from politics.

## Four Gates

The **Four Gates** (四門家 *Yonmonke*) were the four noble families that acted as retainers to each of the Eight Colored Clans. The retainers of the Heki Clan were known as the Four Heki Gates (碧門四家 *Hekimonyonke*). Only one of the Green Gates is currently known, the Ouyou Clan.
Sai Rin/Relationships

## Family

### Sai Shou

She is the older twin sister of Sai Shou and together, they have great influence over monetary issues in Sa Province.

## Romantic

### Tei Yuushun

In the light novels, it is revealed that she had been in love with Tei Yuushun for over ten years. She had asked for Yuushun's hand in marriage every year during the Autumn festival but he always rejected Rin, believing he was too old for her. Just as she is about to give up, he confessed his love to her and accepted her marriage proposal. After her term as the Provincial Head expires, she became a full-time inventor and hoped to invent something that would make it easier for people who can't walk, specifically her husband.
Kuromu Ore

**Kuromu Ore** (黔鉱石 *Kuromukouseki*) is a rare mineral that can only be found in Sekiei Village.

## Information

Kuromu Orehas a similar makeup to chrome stainless steel. Because of it's value, it can be traded for a high price.

## Plot

In the process of making the tools needed to perform surgery on humans during Sa Province's strange disease incident, this ore was discovered to be in Sekiei Village all along. Villagers used to believe they were just ordinary rocks and therefore useless but in fact, this ore had been sought after and coveted by swords smiths all around the country. After the strange disease incident in Sa Province, it became the primary material used to manufacture knives specifically for medical treatment. Villagers of Sekiei Village refused to trade with weapons merchants which became one of the major reasons why medical technology saw such remarkable progress.
Mokkan

**Mokkan** (木簡 *Mokkan*) are strips of wood that are often used as proof of identification whether they be bills or admission passes. The appearance of the pass depends on its intended purpose.

## Travel Passes

A **Travel Pass** (旅行通行券 *Ryokō Tsūkōken*) is a permit needed to enter other Provinces. There are different types of travel passes:

* Standard Travel Passes are issued to those of lower status and are not members of the Eight Coloured Clans. They are checked at checkpoints to ensure their legitimacy. The appearance of Standard Travel Passes is unknown.
* Special Passes are issued to members of the Eight Colored Clans. They allow them to pass through checkpoints mostly unchecked. The pass is a rectangular block of wood with the crest of the clan member that owns the pass is painted on it.
* Other types of travel passes are not touched upon in the series.

## Imperial Examination Admission Passes

An **Imperial Examination Admission Pass** (科挙の受験票 *Kakyo no Jukenhyō*) is needed to take the Imperial Exams. They are issued to anyone who successfully passes the Provincial Exams and are eligible to take the Imperial Exams. The pass is a thin rectangular block of wood with small gold flower (resembling a sakura) painted on one side. It is also red and purple in colour and decorated with a gold and black stripe that encompasses both sides.
Kuro/History and Plot

## Light Novels

### Volume 4

While Kou Shuurei is Governor in Sa Province, Shiro and Kuro would occasionally show up in front of her but never doing it in their true forms.

### Volume 8

Shiro and Kuro follow Shuurei back to Kiyou after the resolution of the Jasenkyou incident in Sa Province.

### Volume 11

Shiro and Kuro fall into the possession of Shou Yousen for a reason not explained. They are not very fond of him and do not listen to a thing he said but for some reason, they take a liking to Sou Shungai. He takes a liking to them too so he asks Shou Yousen if he could keep them. Shou Yousen reluctantly agrees. Sou Shungai dubs them “Shiro" and “Kuro”.

While Shuurei and Shin Suou are inspecting the prisons, which is a task given to new Censorate officials, she meets a prisoner condemned to death named Shun. As they are leaving the prison, they are chased by assassins, and Shuurei scrapes her wrists while trying to escape. Shuurei realises after a while that she hasn't stopped bleeding. When she returns to the Censorate, Kuro and Shiro do something mysterious to heal her wrists.

### Volume 12

Kuro enters Shuurei's body in Ran Province while Hyou Shusui is playing the erhu and Ryuuren is playing his flute which allows her to resist the negative effects the instruments would have had on her. It is becoming more apparent that Kuro and Shiro have abilities beyond those of normal human beings.

### Volume 14

It is revealed that Shiro and Kuro are the Red Immortal’s attendants. Shou Taishi contemplates the Red Immortal's motives for asking Kuro and Shiro to extend Shuurei's life even though she will still eventually die.

### Volume 15

Ensue admits that he is able to see spirits, including Shiro and Kuro, because he had been living with Nan and Ginjirou for a long time.
Ka Shin's Medical Books

**Ka Shin's Medical Books** (華眞の医学書 *Ka Shin no Igakusho*) are a series of books, concerning diseases, remedies and cures, started by Ka Shin's ancestor, Ka Na.

## Plot

Somewhere in Koku Province, Ka Shin found a dying To Eigetsu in the snow. After he was saved by the White Immortal, both of them settled down in Seika Village. Some time later, the village was wiped out by a strange disease, leaving only Ka Shin and Eigetsu alive. Ka Shin promised to find a cure but fell victim to the same disease. Eigetsu gave up some of his own life force so Ka Shin could live. In the final years of his life, he left Eigetsu in the hands of Kai Yu and wandered the country adding information to his ancestor's medical books. He entrusted these books to Kai Yu, hoping they would fall into Kou Shuurei's hands, before passing away peacefully. She does receive the books and donates them to the new research institution in Sa Province. They become instrumental in the development of medicine.
Shiro/History and Plot

## Light Novels

### Volume 4

While Kou Shuurei is Governor in Sa Province, Shiro and Kuro would occasionally show up in front of her but never doing it in their true forms.

### Volume 8

Shiro and Kuro follow Shuurei back to Kiyou after the resolution of the Jasenkyou incident in Sa Province.

### Volume 11

Shiro and Kuro fall into the possession of Shou Yousen for a reason not explained. They are not very fond of him and do not listen to a thing he said but for some reason, they take a liking to Sou Shungai. He takes a liking to them too so he asks Shou Yousen if he could keep them. Shou Yousen reluctantly agrees. Sou Shungai dubs them “Shiro" and “Kuro”.

While Shuurei and Shin Suou are inspecting the prisons, which is a task given to new Censorate officials, she meets a prisoner condemned to death named Shun. As they are leaving the prison, they are chased by assassins, and Shuurei scrapes her wrists while trying to escape. Shuurei realises after a while that she hasn't stopped bleeding. When she returns to the Censorate, Kuro and Shiro do something mysterious to heal her wrists.

### Volume 12

Kuro enters Shuurei's body in Ran Province while Hyou Shusui is playing the erhu and Ryuuren is playing his flute which allows her to resist the negative effects the instruments would have had on her. It is becoming more apparent that Kuro and Shiro have abilities beyond those of normal human beings.

### Volume 14

It is revealed that Shiro and Kuro are the Red Immortal’s attendants. Shou Taishi contemplates the Red Immortal's motives for asking Kuro and Shiro to extend Shuurei's life even though she will still eventually die.

### Volume 15

Ensue admits that he is able to see spirits, including Shiro and Kuro, because he had been living with Nan and Ginjirou for a long time.
Ryuusen Tea

**Ryuusen Tea** (龍泉茶 *Ryūsencha*) is a black tea produced in Saiunkoku. *Ryuusen* translates to "Dragon Spring".

## Plot

Ro would secretly leave Ryuusen Tea, along with meat buns and sweets, out for Officials-In-Training working late into the night. It is a longstanding tradition for him and he has been doing this long before Kou Reishin was an Official-In-Training.
Shiba Yuu/History and Plot

## Anime

### Episode 74

Ran Jyuusan is asleep on the boat that is on the way to the Ran Clan's main residence but she is having a nightmare. When Shi Ryuuki shakes her awake, she draw her sword on him. After she settles down, she sits with him and tells him the story of how she met the love of her life.

As soon as Jyuusan finds her mother murdered, Shiba Jun walks into the room. When she sees him, she moves in front of her mother's corpse and stares at Jin for three days. He stares back at her, not moving until he sees her getting tired. When she says she'll only trust him if he "gives her his eyes", he gouged out one of his eyes without hesitation. Before he could do the same to the other, she stops him.

It was revealed later on that Shiba Yuu had sent his son, Jin, to assassinate Jyuusan since she witnessed the murder of her mother but Jin couldn't do it and was subsequently thrown out of the house. He was in love with Jyuusan's mother (who was his cousin and childhood friend) who used to love him back. But after she became one of the concubines of Ran Setsuna's father, she fell out of love Yuu. Bitter that she didn't return his feelings anymore, he murdered her.

Sometime later, he attempted to rape Jyuusan but was stopped by Jin. Jin murdered him to protect her, even though he knew that patricide was punishable by death.

## Light Novels

### Volume 15

When Ran Shuuei goes to the Department of the Cave of Immortals to see Uu Uu about sending him to the Hidden Palace of the Hyou Clan, he meets up with Jin there who is also going there. Though, he is going there for a separate reason. When Shuuei asks Uu Uu why someone so suspicious was in his office, Uu Uu is confused as to why he's saying he's suspicious since he possesses a blue aura and a light indigo aura. Shuuei is surprised that Uu Uu noticed this. He then thinks about how Jin looks different from others in the Shiba Clan and why his father was so distant to him. It was because he was the product of one of his father's illicit encounters. Specifically, a product of his father's illicit encounter with a woman from the Hyou Clan passing by on the road.