Sengoku Dynasty

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Just as i did with Medieval Dynasty, this will be an introduction to another RPG with a city builder twist. This time playing out in feudal Japan, during the Sengoku Jidai. A period of continuously civil warfare in the 15th and 16th century. The game is still in early access. 

Editorial : This story may not always follow actual gameplay content. 

   

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Our group of peasants fled the village and traveled through the dangerous and chaotic land of civil war. In the end, we set sail for a better destiny, but a storm smashed the small fishing boats, bought with our last bronze coins, against an unknown rocky shore.

 

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I woke up on the beach and soon I found Ako, a girl from my village. She was sick, but after we got a fire burning and she had some food, she felt a little better, just needed to sleep. 

 

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The nearest village lay in ruins, most of the inhabitants had been killed or had fled. Only a few had remained.

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The burned village was known as Sosogi. In the village I talked to a former rebel and bandit Kōjirō, living with a group of former warriors at the cost. Telling me the sad story of the war and the burning of the village.

I also met a local survivor of the war, a girl called Sayuri. living amongst the ruins in a small simple shelter.

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I made friends with a local scavenger Tōshichi, living from hand to mouth in the area of Sosogi. He was very informative and told me about the nearby villages and people.

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Me and my traveling companion Ako, was in dear need of some protein. I made a spear and took to the woods hunting for food. Was lucky and took down a wild boar, getting only a few scratches and bruises from the encounter. In the forest I saw a wooden tower, turned out to be the home of former soldier Kengyō and his foster son Kimumatsu. Kengyō seemingly not a pleasent foster father and generally a paranoid, not very likable creature.

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On the outskirts of Sosogi lives Shinto priestess Chiyome, she told me about a nearby shrine. Dedicated to Inari, the goddess of bountiful harvest, financial success and protection from accidents and disasters in agricultural endeavors. 

I found it and offered to the goddess.

 

 

 

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Ako made a new friend Yohira, another lonely girl losing everything in the village fire. She will help us re-build the village. Also, Sayuri, I met earlier, has joined our small group. Looking over the remains of what was once Sosogi, I can already imagine a busy new Sosogi with houses, workshops and storage, surrounded by lush fields.

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Months has passed since we came to the beach near Sosogi. We have now built two houses, storage and a well to provide water. Ako-san and Sayuri-san shares a house. Yohira-san and I the other.

I am mainly hunting, foraging and cooking our food. Yohira takes care of the well. Sayuri is working on the collapsed bridge. Ako collect wood from a hut in the forest. It would be obvious to start farming, but we got no seeds.

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During my hunt along the coastline south of Sosogi, I came to Enjirō.

A camp of pirates and bandits, mostly former samurai, ruled by a woman named Tokuko. As I had no fortune to steal, they were sort of friendly. Wouldn’t want to cross them though. Could become very dangerous neighbors.

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Sayuri-san finished the bridge project over Sosogi Gawa, opening up the roads towards the inland.

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This was all from Sengoku Dynasty for now. The game is beautiful, but lack a lot of crucial development, hopefully comming in future updates.

Expect to continue the story, when the game comes to 1.0 (official release)