help with blessings.

Many an adventure has begem'

h a villager seeking out someone kind enough to;
t and bless their village.
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built villages, towns, and cities on the more accessi~ R A SALT'
ble sections of the coast to facilitate farming, fishing,
.'trading, and travel. The rest of the coast-the cliffs, Because the Elemental Masters are part of the Phopfi
crags, and crumbling shorelines- presents far more nix Clan, the Phoenix suffer less from natural disas-
dangers than boons and remains isolated and unciv- ters than do other clans. The knowledge and exper-
ilized. These parts of the coast represent two tise of their shugenja mean that the villages of the.
dif- coast can enjoy relative safety from the vicissitudes
I 'ferent elements merging in harmony or warring and of the elements. Peasants in Phoenix territories are'
bringing destruction. Earth and water-the first solid well aware of their dependence on even common '
end unchanging, the second surging and ever-moi priests, and they devote more resources than peas-I
'irIg-combine to give both life and death. ants in other clan territories to providing room and

The unsettled lands of the north tend to be rocky board to these blessed individuals. Coastal villages

{tom their sheer cliffs to their beaches of stones. The are also an excellent source of salt, and villages with

massive cliffs, cold and blustery winds, and roar of the purest salt have a mutually beneficial relationship

the chilly ocean can give even the most stoic monk with priests, who come to consecrete it in exchange
a portion for travelinu
pause, as the elements whip and churn around them.
l
s a traveler moves south, the coast becomes
'atter and more pleasant due to the warmer cur-
:Irents. With calm winds, temperate weather, and soft.
' sandy beaches, these coastal areas elicit tranquility,_
peace, and willful contemplation. A famous example
is the Fields of the Morning Sun In Shinkyou P Io
e, a place dedicated to sacred nonviolence.
The Islands of Spice and Silk exemplify
pect of this duality. The volcanic activity there:
has created sharp, craggy cliffs and shores, but th
_ nd, rain, and water have eroded some into beach-h
«es that rival the best of the Crane coastline. Give
the islands' subtropical climate, the weather tends-
to be warm most of the time, but rains and typhoon;
batter the shores, changing the coastlme I yea
yr sometimes monthly, basis.
This duality also reflects how p View 3%
: ean. The sea is a source of life: it provides salt;
,sh, and seaweed, nourishing heimin and sam
i alike. Fishing villages dot the coast, allowi
traveler to wander without fear of solitude
unger, or lack of shelter. The ocean, howevf
er, also brings tsunami and typhoon's, ' "
struction, death, and misery.
For this reason, peasants
ins'eist and Fortunist priests to ca
the spirits of the water and air, an'
ie'cause earthquakes spark t
nami, they ask them to calm ti!
will. Elliost villages, t'