Your misadventures with Azuma and Feyleaf draw your mind to the topic of family. Deciding you wish to take stock of your offspring, you send out scouts from your host to track them down. Reports come in over the next month. Many of your kids have nothing new going on in their lives, but you do learn a few interesting tidbits:
Upon meeting Bark-Ark at the seat of judgement, Toraburumēkā requested to be sent to The Soup, domain of his goddess Char-dis. The cave goddess plans to use your son's soul, which is still tainted with the curse of a werebeast, as the foundation for a new monster, but is waiting for the war to end so that Sukina might visit him in the Soup, say her goodbyes, and perhaps conceive his heir. The process, once it begins, will destroy your sons personality and memories, leaving only his raw hatred. Your messenger reports that Toraburumēkā considers this a desirable fate.
Speaking of your Char-dis worshiping offspring, you learn that your unworthy daughter Elmoss is a mother of 14! Her youngest 13 are spiderlings like their father Zrukphs, and six of those are either mighty heroes. Her eldest child, the dwarf hero Kurphs, has grown apart from his family and has a strong hatred of you for abandoning his mother and forgiving Char-dis of his grandfather's death. He was apparently part of the Sea Dwarf Host that had tried to attack The Empire but was turned away by Dull and the land pirates. Presently he is back home with his fiance, a niece of Queen Mother Kelp-Yarg, nursing his wounds.
Okurimono, twin brother of Ken, seems to have fallen into the Kappa underworld. Rumors state that in addition to the duties that he preforms at the dojo, he is also taking work as an assassin and smuggler. He has close ties to a sea monster and crime lord called The Octopus King, and may be involved with one of its daughters. You scout tells you that it is Okurimono's illegal activities that has lead to his falling out with Ken.
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It is not a messenger who reports back to you on Nishi, but your estranged daughter herself. She prostrates herself before your throne, begs your forgiveness, and agrees to marry Rhinull for the sake of the empire.
She then shocks you by presenting you with a Kappa toddler who has the head of a grasshopper. "This is your grandson, Vir-Bloom, son of renegade dwarf god Vir-Buzz. He is divine, fated to be a god of the summer months. Would you do me the honor of adopting him, so that my new husband is not burdened with raising the son of another?"
A: The opportunity to raise another god? Count me in!
B: You should find out if Rinull will take the child before giving it up!
C: I remember Vir-Buzz, who so rudely sought to slay Emperor Walnut and claim my hand in marriage through violence. I want no part of his offspring.
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