Shao Wei, often referred to by Norans as Shay, is an ancient land to the far east. It is filled with elemental spirit callers, warriors who walk on the wind and a race known as the spellscales. With the capital at Dong Jin, the current empire was established by the first Dragon Emperor T'ien Bù Zhan, based on the teachings of the spiritual leader, Shao Shui.
Shao Wei is divided into eight kingdoms:
History
A related concept appears in the legend of the Four shi (四氏) who took part in creating the world. The four members are Youchao-shi (有巢氏), Suiren-shi (燧人氏), Fuxi-shi (伏羲氏), and Shennong-shi (神農氏). The list sometimes extends to one more member being Nüwa-shi (女媧氏), making Five shi (五氏).[5] Four of these five names appear in different lists of the Three Sovereigns. Shi (氏) means clan or family, so none of them are a single person in prehistoric times.
There is a saying that the Three Sovereigns are Suiren-shi (燧人氏), Youchao-shi (有巢氏), Shennong-shi (神農氏). The Suiren taught people to drill wood for fire so people could easily migrate. The Youchao taught people to build houses out of wood, so that people could leave caves to expand into the plains. After the number of people grew, Shennong tried a variety of grasses to find suitable cereals to solve people's food problems. The tribes also used the sovereigns' respective contributions as the name of the tribes.
Geography
Piyaralēsa Mountains
Mount Penglai
Mountain of the Korobokuru
Society
Structure
Culture
Currency
The standard currency is the curved ring-shaped silver Ké (贝), made of ten flat ringed bronze Dan (石贝). In turn, ten ke makes one spade-shaped golden Wūguī (烏龜贝). The rare knife-shaped golden Dāo (刀贝) is worth one hundred wugui and is a restricted currency.
One hundred Ke is often grouped together on a string and is called a Chuàn (串贝), or chuan ke.
Coin Name | Worth (Ke) | Physical description | notes |
---|---|---|---|
Dan (石贝) | 1/10 ke | bronze, flat ring | - |
Ké (贝) | 1 ke | silver, curved ring | can be strung together to 100 per string |
Wūguī (烏龜贝 | 10 ke | gold, spade | - |
Chuàn (串贝) | 100 ke | 100 ke on a string | - |
Dāo (刀贝) | 1000 ke | gold, knife | restricted currency |