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Sanwah Hill is a special hill
in a graveyard in Shokah, the country's capital, where only members of the
Tawakara Family are buried.
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By tradition, the Emperor
would attend all family funerals, no matter how busy he is.
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- By law ordered by the First Emperor of
Siquotia and never removed or changed, no one--absolutely no one-- is
allowed in the Emperor's bedroom, with the exception of the Empress and
their children. Not even the Prime Minister, the Emperor's right hand man,
is allowed inside.
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- The location of this comic is in Sokoku,
a state in the kingdom of Siquotia. All of Sokoku is snowy, and blizzards
are somewhat of the norm. The denizens don't need to worry much about the
cold, as many of them have fur plus the thermal robes to keep them warm.
The robes are also very effective as they are worn by the cold-blooded and
furless anthros in that region. Cloaks such as the one the Emperor is
wearing adds additional warmth, so it is not difficult to be toasty warm
in the icy world of Sokoku.
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- There is a room close to the Emperor's
bedroom dedicated to all the past Emperors and other family members of the
Tawakara family.
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- Shokah, Sokoku's capital city and the
location of the Emperor's Palace, is a large city surrounded and protected
by a tall stone wall. Lanterns built high off the ground act as guides to
the city by outsiders who wish to visit.
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- As explained on 37 of the same
chapter, the Taong race is a race of anthros of mixed animal parts. All
Tao living in Sokoku are slaves to the Yutaka race (the race inhabiting
Sokoku)
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- The Prime Minister doesn't know it, but
he just explained the poor state of Siquotia, as many regions, especially
Shokah, are impoverish, warring, and overall just in a horrible state.
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- There is one long and wide river flowing
from Shokah known as the Zeizarah River. This river will be an important
element in the comic, as it is also one of the few rivers that almost
never freezes.
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- Shacks and houses made for the commoners
are called "Claytents", for they're literally tents made out of clay.
Additional walls are made on the side to cover up inhabitants from the
cold, and a hole is made on the ceiling for a chimney made for warmth and
cooking. The rest of the small building is space for various furniture,
and usually claytents are usually big enough to keep in a small family of
five.
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- So far the only two spoken languages
featured in the comic are English and Tagalog (the language the boy is
speaking in his sleep). In reality, what is "English" is translated "Yutakanese",
and what is "Tagalog" is translated "Taong".
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