Kusho
| Kusho | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Dominaria |
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| Type | Island |
| Demonym | Kushan |
| Part of | Edemi Islands, Madara, Jamuraa |
Kusho is one of the larger Edemi Islands on the plane of Dominaria.[1]
Description
Kusho is vibrant with blue and white mana and covered with many streams and rivers, some of which come from the Shima Pond, which contains healing waters. During the Madara-Edemi War, Shima Pond became the location where healers attempted to cure those who fell sick with the black mana plague, including Gosta Dirk. It was also the location of Ayesha Tanaka and Tor Wauki's last battle against Halfdane.
The island is surrounded by mystic coral which can grow at great speed, covering hostile ships and their crew to feed upon. The island also has many hidden caves used by its inhabitants for shelter during attacks. The beaches on Kusho are made of white sand. The approach to the island is through Kusho Bay, which is covered with coral reefs that can grow rapidly in response to intruders.[2]
Kusho is covered by a network of brooks, streams, and ponds. Scattered among Kusho's many streams are clumps of scrub grass and thin, skeletal trees, mostly willow and birch. However, a few stands of evergreen trees have been transplanted from Argenti to Kusho and scattered around the island. These are markedly taller than Kusho's native trees, and can be used to communicate across the isles through the use of the Sylvan Library.[3]
History
Lord Magnus used the transplanted evergreens to communicate with the Kushoans when the two islands allied with each other against the Empire of Madara.
Many different groups lived on Kusho, among them several human tribes, Chelonians, Merfolk tribes, and some creatures so bizarre they couldn't be identified. Since its inhabitants use magic or their natural amphibian abilities to travel rapidly through the many waterways of the island, there were virtually no roads on the island, and most of its nature remained untouched.
Kusho's tribes didn't have a single leader, but in times of crisis, one of the tribe leaders was usually informally chosen as the leader of the entire island until the problems had been averted. During the Madara-Edemi War, when Lady Caleria of Argenti rallied the Edemi Islands against the Empire of Madara, this person was Gosta Dirk, whom the Kushoans respected because of his powerful water magic and because he was allied with Kasimir the Lone Wolf.
To stop Lady Caleria's rebellion, Ramses Overdark sent the assassin Xira Arien and the monstrous Lady Orca to Argenti. Kusho was only attacked by Orca on her way to Argenti. Several weeks later, however, the emperor sent the Kentsu to the Edemis and Kusho was in far greater danger. Gosta saw this danger coming and he and Kasimir only stayed behind with a token force to delay the Kentsu long enough for the rest of the island to be evacuated. Kusho was overrun by the Kentsu, who stationed an occupation force there led by marshal Barktooth Warbeard.
They only managed to hold Kusho for several weeks, for Ayesha Tanaka used the Sylvan Library to enhance the corals around Kusho to decimate the Kentsu forces. On top of that, the Kentsu had been defeated by Argenti, and thus Argenti could send reinforcements to Kusho.
There was still one danger to the island though: Overdark had weakened Kusho's mages by having Halfdane plant black mana crystals on the island to poison the local blue mana. Gosta himself had fallen seriously ill. But luckily Lord Magnus had given Ayesha a cure for the island, and she and Tor Wauki killed Halfdane shortly after removing the black mana crystals.
The last we heard from Kusho it had once again allied itself with Argenti, this time to demand reparations from Madara.
References
- ↑ Scott McGough (2002) - Assassin's Blade, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Scott McGough (2003) - Champion's Trial, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Scott McGough (2003) - Emperor's Fist, Wizards of the Coast.