Achaan Vicheaseth
[A-chan Vi-che-a-set]
Khmer Prince Tutor — Active
A deeply learned elder and master of 'Ancient Way' (Khmer traditions and Sanskrit).
Lore & Records
Characters
Hanada Seizō
Junior Third Class Scribe, Bureau of Documentation and Correspondence — Active
An anxious, meticulously organized Shogunate scribe who finds his bureaucratic world logic quietly unraveled by the Zen abbot he is assigned to document.
Khun Ramphakdi
[Khun Ram-phak-dee]
Captain of the Guards — Active
The 'Pragmatic Middleman' who speaks the court Thai of his superiors but prays at the old Khmer shrines.
Luang Borommanantakkawongsapanawisut Borirak
[Loo-ang Bo-rom-man-an...]
Governor of Vimayapura — Active
An arrogant prick with a 14-syllable name who views himself as the 'Purifier of the Wilderness'.
Luang Sorasakdidecha
[Loo-ang So-ra-sak-dee-de-cha]
Minor Thai Noble / Enforcer — Active
A 'fixer' and sycophant under the Governor, obsessed with the martial prestige of Ayutthaya.
Okya Inthrathibodisin
[Ok-ya In-thra-thi-bo-dee-sin]
Local Lord / Old Power — Active
The 'Old Power' of Vimaya, rooted in ancient Khmer traditions and the 'Devaraja' concept.
Preah Ponhea Chan
[Pre-ah Pon-ya Chan]
Prince of Royal Blood — Active
A fallen Khmer prince whose journey has taken him from a refined scholar to an ascetic philosopher.
Sorya
[So-rya]
Scullion / Maid / Warrior — Unknown
A commoner of Vimayapura descent who bridges the ancient stone world of her ancestors and the wooden world of the Siamese through the edge of a blade.
Takuan Sōhō
Abbot of Daitoku-ji Temple, Zen Master — Active
A famous, uncompromising Zen abbot whose complete presence and simple disregard for artificial authority turn his punishment into an extension of his ordinary life.
Locations
Daitoku-ji Temple
Zen Temple ComplexKyoto
An ancient Kyoto monastery where spiritual discipline, minimalist aesthetics, and imperial patronage collide with Shogunate authority.
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Edo Castle & Holding Compound
Administrative Seat and Detention BlockKantō
The cold, functional administrative center of the Shogunate, defined by strict protocol, endless paperwork, and low-ceilinged detention cells.
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Governor's Mansion
Bureaucratic OutpostVimayapura
A brand-new Ayutthayan-style residence built on high wooden stilts, symbolizing the new bureaucratic order.
Meuang Vimayapura
Provincial OutpostKhorat Plateau
The Terminus of the Khmer Royal Road, where the humid exhales of the forest meet the cold, unyielding silence of ancient Khmer stone. A provincial outpost transitioning from Khmer to Ayutthayan influence.
Okya Inthrathibodisin's Mansion
Ancestral CompoundVimayapura
A 'Roman Villa' style compound outside the southern Victory Gate, near the Baray.