Editing Monster Girl Encyclopedia II (section)

== The Continent Enshrouded in Mist (p. 182 - p. 183)==
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If one sails north from the island nation of Zipangu, one may reach the formidable Mist Continent. As the name suggests, the waters of the region are perpetually shrouded in mist. Travelers not familiar with the proper route are often swallowed up by the vapor before they arrive, never to return. It is assumed this vast and mysterious continent contains many unique and unknown monster races. By good fortune, in the course of field research for this book, the author had the chance to speak with a monster who had crossed over from the Mist Continent. Based on the information subsequently gleaned, let us turn our thoughts for a moment to that great continent yet to be seen.
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=== One Vast Continent ===
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The Mist Continent has a unique culture that has developed almost entirely independently of the outside world. Their architecture is exotic and evocative, utterly unlike structures guided by the Order. To a certain extent, it resembles the architecture of Zipangu but contrasts Zipangu's serenity with an array of imposing structures done in brilliant colors. Residents wear traditional garb similarly gaudy and colorful; the monsters also wear such clothes in order to highlight the appeal of their bodies and advance upon men.

On this vast continent there are several nations which command great swaths of territory on their own. Everything there is grand:palaces, state buildings, and statues of divinities pierce the heavens. Long, massive fortresses cover national borders almost entirely.

Given the size of the continent, it stands to reason that its wilderness is extremely expansive as well. Gigantic mountains extend above all, even the clouds, in every region. Monsters of immense, godlike power live atop these peaks; their mana spills over and blankets the continent in the form of the mist that vies it its name. These vaporous mountaintops are known as holy lands inhabited by gods. Due to the continent's geographic isolation, the Order has made no mark there, and entirely different religious systems have been developed. Correspondingly, the humans and monsters of many states live together in society, rather than at odds.
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=== Three Nations ===
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There are three great nations on the Mist Continent, all vying for hegemony over the continent as a whole. There are also various small states, but most exist under the protection of the major powers so that the whole continent is effectively split into three factions perpetually in conflict. This seems to have cause many of the continent's endemic monster races to become highly skilled in martial arts.
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==== The Land of the Four Gods ====
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The Land of the Four Gods is a bright green mamono realm ruled over by four great monsters revered as divinities. It is a nation of balance in which humans and monsters are equals, working together in amicable coexistence. Life there has a distinct rhythm, and their society is more loosely disciplined than that of human society as we know it. In the day, even monsters practice temperance in matters of the flesh and live rationally and responsibly. In the night, all the energy bottled up in the day is let out as the monsters show their husbands just how lascivious they can be. In this country, humans show no ill will toward monsters, and for their part, monsters shun assaulting humans in favor of social integration-typically seducing men with their natural beauty and allure alone. The state never initiates incursions into its neighbors and only fights in self-defense. One may imagine the harmony with which its humans and monsters might fight, side by side.
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==== The Land of the Four Fiends ====
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The Land of the Four Fiends is a dark mamono realm dominated by a set of diabolical monsters known as the "Four Fiends". It is a nation of monster supremacy which freely endorses the assault of humans by monsters in its territory. The resident monsters do treat their human men with great care as husbands-but in ways that are rather debauched, hedonistic, and depraved. Some cities' residents copulate like animals constantly, while other discipline their husbands strictly as sex slaves.

The monsters of this nation differ in nature from those of the Land of the Four Gods even when they are of the same race. Generally speaking, those of the Land of the Four Fiends are much more vicious and wanton. Consider the jinko. Those from the Land of the Four Gods conform to the description found in this encyclopedia's entry on jinko: proud warriors who assault humans only when they are in heat. In contrast, jinko of the Land of the Four Fiends are raging beasts eternally in heat, deranged soldiers who rape their prisoners mercilessly.

Because monsters of the Land of the Four Fiends imbibe essence through intercourse with their husbands day and night, a great many of them have amassed awesome power. Likewise, many of the smaller states allied with the Land of the Four Fiends are ruled by nine-tailed youko, monsters with power said to approach that of the gods. Thus, this faction seems to have the strongest individual monsters. Its aim, however, is not to conquer the continent. While it does invade the other two nations, the intent is to acquire men as husbands. In fact, the combat forces are made up almost entirely of unmarried monsters seeking men.
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==== The Land of the Four Souls ====
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The Land of the Four Souls is a human-led state presided over by a bold emperor. It is a nation of human supremacy that seeks total continental domination according to the view that the world belongs to humans-and by extension, to them. It has subjugated, but not eliminated, monsters in its territory so that they are integrated into society below humans. Marriage and reproduction with monsters is permitted. Paradoxically, the monsters known as the "Four Souls" are worshipped as gods. They live in the holy land high in the mountains, disengaged from the strife of the common world. Now and then, however, humans of the Land of the Four Souls travel to them to receive their power. Incubi revered as transcendent sages, or "xian", who have made the power of the holy land their own.

The Land of the Four Souls frequently launches military campaigns against the other two nations, in an attempt to absorb them. Most of those in the field are human men, but some are accompanied by monster retainers. That said, the land's military men have a certain pride as human masters and often shun putting their monsters on the front lines. Instead, they go forth themselves to protect monsters left behind. Their monster wives give them weapons of mamono realm silver and cast spells to protect them before they go, but still cannot help but fear for them each time they go to battle.
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