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[[Xi Hulang]]
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[[Tu Pe]]
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Koryoan
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[[Human]] ([[Koryoan]])
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[[Koryo language]]<ref name="D:SiT-p26"/>
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==Names & Etymology==
==Names & Etymology==
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The land was formerly known as "Choson", a name that translated to "morning calm". After King Wanang Sun reformed the Sillan Empire into the Empire of Koryo, the land became known as simply "Koryo".<ref name="KTII-p117"/><ref group="note">Like many sites in Koryo, Choson and Koryo share names with real-world counterparts in [[Wikipedia:Names of Korea|Korea]]. "Choson" comes from [[Wikipedia:Joseon|Joseon]] (also written "Chosŏn"), the name of a medieval Korean kingdom, and still the Korean name for [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]]. A translation of Joseon can yield "morning calm", giving rise to an English nickname, "The Land of the Morning Calm". Similarly, "Koryo" comes from [[Wikipedia:Goryeo|Goryeo]] (also written "Koryŏ"), the name of another medieval Korean kingdom, from which the English name "Korea" ultimately derives.</ref><ref group="note">It is unknown where the name "Koryo" comes from within the setting. It may come from the subkingdom of [[Koguryo]] (itself named for the real-world [[Wikipedia:Goguryeo|Goguryeo]] (also written "Koguryŏ", from which Goryeo was named) or from the [[Koryo Peninsula]] named in ''[[The Forgotten Realms Atlas]]'', pages 13 and 19. The Koryo Peninsula appears to share a name, but not a geographic connection with the [[Koryaz Mountains]] in greater Kara-Tur.</ref>
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The land was formerly known as "Choson", a name that translated to "morning calm". After King Wanang Sun reformed the Sillan Empire into the Empire of Koryo, the land became known as simply "Koryo".<ref name="KTII-p117"/><ref group="note">Like many sites in Koryo, Choson and Koryo share names with real-world counterparts in [[Wikipedia:Names of Korea|Korea]]. "Choson" comes from [[Wikipedia:Joseon|Joseon]] (also written "Chosŏn"), the name of a medieval Korean kingdom, and still the Korean name for [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]]. A translation of Joseon can yield "morning calm", giving rise to an English nickname, "The Land of the Morning Calm". Similarly, "Koryo" comes from [[Wikipedia:Goryeo|Goryeo]] (also written "Koryŏ"), the name of another medieval Korean kingdom, from which the English name "Korea" ultimately derives.</ref><ref group="note">It is unknown where the name "Koryo" comes from within the setting. It may come from the subkingdom of [[Koguryo]] (itself named for the real-world [[Wikipedia:Goguryeo|Goguryeo]] (also written "Koguryŏ", from which Goryeo was named) or from the [[Koryo Peninsula]] named in ''[[The Forgotten Realms Atlas]]'', pages 13 and 19. The Koryo Peninsula appears to share a name, but not a geographic connection
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with the [[Koryaz Mountains]] in greater Kara-Tur.</ref>
==Language==
==Language==
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==Economy==
==Economy==
The Koryoans adopted the [[Shou Lung]] model for currency, using the [[copper]] [[fen]] and [[yuan]], the paper [[ch'ao]], and the [[silver]] [[tael]] and [[ch'ien]].<ref name="KTII-p121"/><ref name="OA1e-p37">{{Cite book/Oriental Adventures|37}}</ref> In exchange rates, Koryoan currency was worth half the amount of Shou currency, but was equal to [[Wa]]'s currency. The coin of [[Kozakura]] was not even treated as legal tender.<ref name="KTII-p121"/>
The Koryoans adopted the [[Shou Lung]] model for currency, using the [[copper]] [[fen]] and [[yuan]], the paper [[ch'ao]], and the [[silver]] [[tael]] and [[ch'ien]].<ref name="KTII-p121"/><ref name="OA1e-p37">{{Cite book/Oriental Adventures|37}}</ref> In exchange rates, Koryoan currency was worth half the amount of Shou currency, but was equal to [[Wa]]'s currency. The coin of [[Kozakura]] was not even treated as legal tender.<ref name="KTII-p121"/>
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==People==
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The [[Koryoan]] people tended to have black hair and high cheekbones, and had moderate heights and builds; they most closely resembled the people of [[Chukei]] province in northern [[Shou Lung]].<ref name="Dr315"/> They were sometimes nicknamed "Cold Koryoans".<ref name="KTI-p43"/>
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They were a proud folk,<ref name="KTII-p117"/> known to be fearless in a fight<ref name="Dr315"/><ref name="KTII-p120"/> and exuberant in a celebration.<ref name="KTII-p120"/> However, the people were molded by a history of war and invasion and of living under threats of such. They were always alert, but tended toward xenophobia, preferring to trust a fellow Koryoan over a stranger. It wasn't unknown for one to wrongly blame a foreigner for some crime, rather than suspect or doubt one of their own people.<ref name="Dr315"/><ref name="KTII-p120"/>
==Culture==
==Culture==
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Noble scions could be kept cloistered in family mansions, learning such things as calligraphy, courtly etiquette, languages, and poetry.<ref name="KTII-p117"/> Many were sent at a young age to military academies like the [[Do Jang of Won Kwang]], where they learned the arts of war, armed and unarmed martial arts, history (especially military history), animal husbandry, geography and other knowledge of the kingdom, and meditation, as well as calligraphy and courtly etiquette.<ref name="KTII-p117"/><ref name="KTII-p120"/> Koryoans of all classes and walks of life tended to learn history.<ref name="Dr315"/>
Noble scions could be kept cloistered in family mansions, learning such things as calligraphy, courtly etiquette, languages, and poetry.<ref name="KTII-p117"/> Many were sent at a young age to military academies like the [[Do Jang of Won Kwang]], where they learned the arts of war, armed and unarmed martial arts, history (especially military history), animal husbandry, geography and other knowledge of the kingdom, and meditation, as well as calligraphy and courtly etiquette.<ref name="KTII-p117"/><ref name="KTII-p120"/> Koryoans of all classes and walks of life tended to learn history.<ref name="Dr315"/>
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All Koryoan men trained in the "foot and fist" martial art of [[tae kwon do]], which had a number of different styles and forms. Archery was also commonly practiced and respected, and treated as a competitive art.<ref name="KTII-p120"/><ref name="Dr315"/> Koryoan warriors could be heroic and stalwarts defenders of the homeland, trained to hold firm against being overrun by onrushing enemies. Some were hardy folk, as resilient and rugged as the mountains, and especially hard to kill.<ref name="Dr315">{{Cite dragon/315/Kara-Tur: Ancestor Feats and Martial Arts Styles|64, 65}}</ref>
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All Koryoan men trained in the "foot and fist" martial art of [[tae kwon do]], which had a number of different styles and forms. Archery was also commonly practiced and respected, and treated as a competitive art.<ref name="KTII-p120"/><ref name="Dr315"/> Koryoan warriors could be heroic and stalwarts defenders of the homeland, trained to hold firm against being overrun by onrushing enemies. Some were hardy folk, as resilient and rugged as the mountains, and especially hard to kill.<ref name="Dr315
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According to Shou Lung sources, Koryoan culture was only slightly influenced by [[Shou]] culture.<ref name="KTII-p117"/>
According to Shou Lung sources, Koryoan culture was only slightly influenced by [[Shou]] culture.<ref name="KTII-p117"/>
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===Classes===
===Classes===
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Koryoan adventurers
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favored the [[fighter]] class.<ref name="Dr315"/> As in other civilizations of Kara-Tur, [[shaman]]s were usually found among the common people, working as elders, healers, and midwives, even local leaders. [[Shugenja]], meanwhile, often served as spiritual advisors among the nobility.<ref name="CC:EC">{{Cite web/Class Chronicles: Eastern Classes}}</ref> Some Koryoans followed the prestigious paths of the [[bear warrior]], [[blade dancer (Oriental Adventurers)|blade dancer]], [[henshin mystic]], [[ninja spy]], [[shapeshifter]], [[shintao monk]], [[tattooed monk]], [[weapon master]], [[witch hunter]], and [[yakuza]].<ref name="Dr315"/>
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Koryoan adventurers favored the [[fighter]] class.<ref name="Dr315"/> As in other civilizations of Kara-Tur, [[shaman]]s were usually found among the common people, working as elders, healers, and midwives, even local leaders. [[Shugenja]], meanwhile, often served as spiritual advisors among the nobility.<ref name="CC:EC">{{Cite web/Class Chronicles: Eastern Classes}}</ref> Some Koryoans followed the prestigious paths of the [[bear warrior]], [[blade dancer (Oriental Adventurers)|blade dancer]], [[henshin mystic]], [[ninja spy]], [[shapeshifter]], [[shintao monk]], [[tattooed monk]], [[weapon master]], [[witch hunter]], and [[yakuza]].<ref name="Dr315"/>
There were also a number of [[ninja]]. They trained at certain do jang (martial arts schools) that taught ninja techniques and were shunned and considered dishonorable by the wider community. These ninja gathered into brotherhoods,<ref name="KTII-p120"/> sometimes called "night brotherhoods" or "nameless ones". Parents used them as boogeymen to get their children to behave. They engaged in theft, assassination, and kidnapping, and battled each other over dark secrets, leaving their bodies in the streets. They were whispered to have strange powers, to climb like a spider or be unable to feel heat or cold, and they used [[green sleeping dust|sleep powders]] to knock out their targets. There many different night brotherhoods in Koryo,<ref name="KTII-p118"/> like the [[Soretyo]], the [[Vi'oontu]], and the [[Panthers of Xi]].<ref name="KTII-p124"/>
There were also a number of [[ninja]]. They trained at certain do jang (martial arts schools) that taught ninja techniques and were shunned and considered dishonorable by the wider community. These ninja gathered into brotherhoods,<ref name="KTII-p120"/> sometimes called "night brotherhoods" or "nameless ones". Parents used them as boogeymen to get their children to behave. They engaged in theft, assassination, and kidnapping, and battled each other over dark secrets, leaving their bodies in the streets. They were whispered to have strange powers, to climb like a spider or be unable to feel heat or cold, and they used [[green sleeping dust|sleep powders]] to knock out their targets. There many different night brotherhoods in Koryo,<ref name="KTII-p118"/> like the [[Soretyo]], the [[Vi'oontu]], and the [[Panthers of Xi]].<ref name="KTII-p124"/>