Editing Character:Larana Sirai (section)

===Manse 3 (Dragon’s Garden of Simple Pleasures, Rating 3 Wood Manse)===
The Dragon’s Garden of Simple Pleasures would not necessarily be what one would expect of a Manse.  It is, in fact, a massive bamboo grove with shoots growing so close as to form thick walls and even sculpted into roofs for rooms.  Who, precisely, created such a Manse is a mystery, but the presence of what seem to be an extended family of over a hundred black and white bear-men suggests some sort of Lunar involvement.  These creatures further seem to be immortal, so it is also possible the creator was some sort of sorcerer or First-Age creator of life, but it is impossible to tell for certain.  These creatures’ only job seems to be defending and maintaining the Manse, and they are led by one enormous specimen of their get that was powerful enough to drive Larana off during her first several attempts to study the Manse.  The manse itself seems to grow an odd assortment of edibles, though these are hard to recognize as such, and it always seems to grow enough to feed everyone inside.  One odd quirk of the manse is the way the bearmen seem to have little or no trouble moving throughout the Manse’s architecture with remarkable efficiency despite rarely being seen if they chose not to be, and it was some time before Larana discovered the hidden passages that explained this.  Larana leaves the Manse in their capable hands, though on occasion she does return to check up on things.  The Manse generates a Stone of Resilient Bamboo.