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The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea. | The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea. We will play at least 2 characters each. Players should be each others' dragons. | ||
Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol | Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol Han Solo. | ||
Madeline - | |||
Bill - Jack Sparrow | |||
Bill - | |||
Cyn - | |||
Cyn - | |||
Lee - Bitter fisherman seeking revenge | |||
Lee - | |||
Liz - | |||
Liz - | |||
Bob - | |||
Bob - | |||
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Popular stuff, signs, etc in Hangul | Popular stuff, signs, etc in Hangul | ||
Jeju-do (Cheju) Island to the south in the straits - 17th cent. period of taxes where men couldn't dive for pearls; women then did; women gained more economic and political power | Jeju-do (Cheju) Island to the south in the straits - 17th cent. period of taxes where men couldn't dive for pearls; women then did; women gained more economic and political power. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju Jeju] | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Peninsula#Climate Climate] | |||
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Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits | Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits | ||
Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla) | Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla) | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dragon Korean dragons] | |||
===Quotes:=== | |||
Bill: "He could be a lady pirate, then." | |||
Everyone, suddenly: "Dragons love bling! OMG they DO love bling!" | |||
Revision as of 04:35, 18 February 2007
Dragons of the Yellow Sea
The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea. We will play at least 2 characters each. Players should be each others' dragons.
Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol Han Solo. Madeline - Bill - Jack Sparrow Bill - Cyn - Cyn - Lee - Bitter fisherman seeking revenge Lee - Liz - Liz - Bob - Bob -
Timeline of events
1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China.
1862 - Peasant rebellion in Korea. Donghak rebellion Tonghak, religious movement, equality
Around this time there is a 10 year old king whose father is Regent.
Background
Government & official reading is in Chinese. Popular stuff, signs, etc in Hangul
Jeju-do (Cheju) Island to the south in the straits - 17th cent. period of taxes where men couldn't dive for pearls; women then did; women gained more economic and political power. Jeju
Dragon ecology
Transport - buses! cargo! Herding, pastoral, goats - flatlands and mountains Agriculture - flatlands Fishing - deep sea fishers, giant tuna, coastal
Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla)
Quotes:
Bill: "He could be a lady pirate, then." Everyone, suddenly: "Dragons love bling! OMG they DO love bling!"