Recovering still continues within Rēsugurētā, the population only beginning to return to what it formerly was prior to the horrible disease it had encountered. With time passing, the armor of the veteran elite samurai are being found to be much more numerous in number and quantity, as standardization of the armor commences. Lamellar armor composed of hundreds of rectangular iron plates that are tactfully pierced and laced in various locations to be weaved together into protective horizontal rows. Despite this development, Laminar armor still reigns over the mere Ashigaru of the clans of Rēsugurētā.
Two divisions of Rēsunese Yari Ashigaru riders are sent north-wards and east-wards as scouts. Either division splits in half, within the northern movements one half continues moving directly north as the other heads north-east. The northern scouts could have been spotted along the borders of Caprica and Ajakistan by any stray travelers of the countries, though no direct contact is made and is rather avoided as they scout out along the borders before retreating back. Along the way of the northern movements, the divisions find themselves having been under attack by the wildlife and natives of the lands, and return home after months of traveling with dozens of riders having lost their lives. The eastern division does the same, splitting into two with one heading directly east as another heads south-east. The troops heading directly east find no real civilizations, but rather pockets of natives in the shadow of their own mountains and the nearby mountain to the east, as well as natives of the eastern mountain as well. The half heading south-east found themselves along the borders of Auria, continuing the trend of scouting and avoiding any direct contact, before retreating to merge with the other half and head back. The casualities of the eastern division are more drastic, with nearly a quarter of their numbers of two hundred having lost their lives due to the terrain and the natives of the corresponding lands that took action against their presence. To the nations whose borders were scouted, the presence of the Rēsunese scouts is completely dependent upon the average scouting of their empires borders, but they were bold enough that they could have most definitely been spotted by troops of the nations, and if not the troops then their simplefolk may definitely have seen, and began to speak about the pale skinned men bearing flags of crimson feathers and raptors.
Amongst the people of Rēsugurētā, talk of one referred to simply as Buddha spreads from village to village, and castle to castle. They speak of this awakened ones feats and of his teachings, and his travels. Those whom have been taught travel far and wide across the empire, sharing their teachings and teaching others themselves, gathering plentiful amounts of followers whom eventually begin to erect temples and schools in honor of the Buddha's teachings. Rēsugurētā is getting Buddhism and stuff.
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