1. The villages tweaked their names following the last eruption of the now dormant local volcano Ke Sanwon. The shift was superstitious: Ke in old tongue means 'brother,' 'sibling.' They believe that perhaps, in this way, brother Sanwon will not spill his wrath on his younger siblings.
2. Yes, absolutely — go ahead and talk to the witches. But you'll need to tell me what exactly he's asking, because "learn anything at all" is a tiny bit vague... can definitely give you a lil something-something, if you give me one or two topics.
3. The Hok-Shinn seem to be ruling primarily by force — based on overhearing them, Kaneki can figure out that they're a mix of relatives (an inner clan) and of unrelated recruits. They seem to have their finger in every pie: loans (at dreadful interests), honest merchantry, gambling and 'security' — acting both to guard the village and to request steep 'protection fees' from damages some of their associates can cause.
There are signs of an external 'high administrative office' that never seems to intervene, leaving Ke-Waihu at the mercy of the allied Hok-Shinn.
Sairen travels in a highly combat-ready group, so he might be more difficult to stalk and definitely not in any of the gang's hiding places (at least not if Kaneki is acting alone — if you'd like to rally some more forces, happy to give you guys something!). Weisi has a minor retinue, but fear of Sairen's retaliation seems to keep him nice and protected anyway. Weisi primarily keeps busy with administrative tasks: speaking with merchant guilds and farmers, visiting village homes, etc.
Taksui is the worst. His father and uncle both seem to donate money to the cause of his endlessly dissatisfied pouch, and he wastes it profligately on gambling, whores, etc. H e has a minor gang of 4-5 thugs he's recruited all on his own, who are clearly only following him for money. On the plus side, he seems to be genuinely good at fishing.
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1. The villages tweaked their names following the last eruption of the now dormant local volcano Ke Sanwon. The shift was superstitious: Ke in old tongue means 'brother,' 'sibling.' They believe that perhaps, in this way, brother Sanwon will not spill his wrath on his younger siblings.
2. Yes, absolutely — go ahead and talk to the witches. But you'll need to tell me what exactly he's asking, because "learn anything at all" is a tiny bit vague... can definitely give you a lil something-something, if you give me one or two topics.
3. The Hok-Shinn seem to be ruling primarily by force — based on overhearing them, Kaneki can figure out that they're a mix of relatives (an inner clan) and of unrelated recruits. They seem to have their finger in every pie: loans (at dreadful interests), honest merchantry, gambling and 'security' — acting both to guard the village and to request steep 'protection fees' from damages some of their associates can cause.
There are signs of an external 'high administrative office' that never seems to intervene, leaving Ke-Waihu at the mercy of the allied Hok-Shinn.
Sairen travels in a highly combat-ready group, so he might be more difficult to stalk and definitely not in any of the gang's hiding places (at least not if Kaneki is acting alone — if you'd like to rally some more forces, happy to give you guys something!). Weisi has a minor retinue, but fear of Sairen's retaliation seems to keep him nice and protected anyway. Weisi primarily keeps busy with administrative tasks: speaking with merchant guilds and farmers, visiting village homes, etc.
Taksui is the worst. His father and uncle both seem to donate money to the cause of his endlessly dissatisfied pouch, and he wastes it profligately on gambling, whores, etc. H e has a minor gang of 4-5 thugs he's recruited all on his own, who are clearly only following him for money. On the plus side, he seems to be genuinely good at fishing.
Hope this helps!