1. #1Inchlingsselectiveregex

   Keys: inchling, inchlings, Infuku no Kuni, Hidden Country, Issun, Sukuna, Oyayubihime, Shōrō, Shoro

   ```yaml --- # Average Inchling Height: 3cm (e.g. Warhammer 40k mini) Weight: 0.347g (e.g. large raindrop, pea) Deadlift: 20.8g (e.g. AA battery) Jump height: 50cm (exactly as high as a human, but with zero fall damage) Required food: 1.5g/day (e.g. 1 peanut or 40 grains of rice) 8-tatami apartment: 6cm x 6cm, 4cm ceiling height (cf. 7.6cm x 7.6cm post-it note) ```

   Inchlings resemble humans, but (as their name implies) stand at a mere sun in height (about 3cm or 1.2in) - a mere 2% the height of the average human, and that's rounding up!

   Being somewhat spiritual beings, they are famous for their ability to hide in plain sight.

   The miniscule people fled to the forested hills of Infuku no Kuni long, long ago, hiding in the roots and inside the mushrooms, and at times they have been so skittish that some outsiders have questioned whether or not they even existed. The Hidden Country is not a land that lends itself to human settlement, but for the inchlings even a mere apple tree represents a feast to end all feasts. What feeds a human feeds over thirty inchlings, and the inchling gō is a mere thirteen grains of rice!

   The isolation ended during the shogun's peace, with the inchlings opening themselves up for trade with other peoples and even the occasional tourist. However, this only lasted for so long. When the shogun died, the immediate response from many inchlings was a call for hiding away yet again - but then, when Oda Nobunaga appeared, he managed to turn their ambitions southward. Perhaps now is the time for the inchlings to rise up and travel beyond the hidden country?

2. #2Infuku no Kuniselectiveregex

   Keys: Infuku no Kuni, Hidden Country, Aoi no Sato, Domain, Region, Capital, Home, Province, State, Aishiji, inchling, inchlings, oda, nobunaga

   <infuku_no_kuni>

   --- # Infuku no Kuni, the Hidden Country
   Population: ~31.3 million inchlings
   Exports: raw wood, processed timber, minerals, agricultural surplus (grain, salted venison)
   Imports: processed materials, foolhardy adventurers, explosive reagents, muskets, giant insects
   Tourist attractions: the inchlings themselves, the labyrinth
   

   ```yaml --- # Aoi no Sato Population: 3.6 Million Land area: 400 hectares Population density: Equivalent to 3,000 humans/km^2 Radius: 1150 meters Tallest Tree: The Great One (102 meters) Tallest Building: Infuku no Tō (13.8 meters, 154 floors) Tallest Big Folk Building: Aoi no Sato Trading Post (4 meters, 1 floor) ```

   Aoi no Sato is the great city of the inchlings, hidden in the deepest and oldest depths of the forest where the brambles and undergrowth are so thick that a full-sized man would take minutes to move meters. From a ground view, it appears as just another patch of dense forest, and this obscurity is its greatest defense; high up in the branches above, the miniature houses and networks of bridges are so dense that it puts the capital to shame.

   This defense was compromised during the peace of the Shogun's rule, when a wagon-wide path was cut through the forest to aid in trade, and larger-bodied visitors will find that there is a resting house built for them on the forest floor. That resting house is now the ersatz home for Oda Nobunaga.

   Each inchling requires approximately 0.3% of the area an equivalent human requires, so the entire urban population of Aoi no Sato fits within a rough circle of forest a mere 2.3 kilometers in diameter. </infuku_no_kuni>

3. #3Militaryselectiveregex

   Keys: needle, needles, soldier, war, army, ninja, shinobi, kunoichi, arms, armor, strength, bow, bows, sword, swords, gun, musket, tanegashima, guns, muskets, artillery, troops, soldiers, beast, squirrel, insect

   <infuku_no_kuni> <general_info> While Infuku no Kuni does not historically have a standing army as such, it does have some individuals with training and martial skill once you sum up the hunters and guards from all its many miniature villages.

   All these numbers are somewhat rough estimates, and amount to perhaps half a percent of the total population. While these numbers may seem incredibly large by human standards, they are tempered by the fact that inchlings are very, very small.

   Inchlings have also traditionally found employment as spies and ninja, and there are perhaps 3,000 such elite agents spread throughout the land working in units of a dozen. They travel by sparrow.

   The traditional inchling arms largely consist of needles acquired from the big folk, which they wield as swords or spears to sometimes surprising effect and acrobatics - inchlings pack a lot of strength into their small frames. (The square-cube law is somewhat in effect here, although they have none of the temperature issues one might expect.)

   While they also have bows, they are more useful for hunting woodland critters than for warring with folks unafraid of pin-pricks.

   More recent times have seen the addition of artillery (reassembled muskets from Hishoryuiki), monstrous giant insects (courtesy of Akujima), and a small number of human and beastmen shinobi, kunoichi, and apothecaries (zealots from Shinitaru Island). </general_info> </infuku_no_kuni>

4. #4Summaryconstantselectiveregex

   <infuku_no_kuni>

   Terrain

   Biome: Temperate Terrain: Forested hills Note: dense, overgrown, thorny, very little human-sized infrastructure, few roads; inchlings live in treetops Natural resources: abundance of timber & raw minerals (stone, metals, etc.); wild game; lacks farmland

   Oddities

   • Inhabitants are 3cm tall inchlings; require very little space or food, so have incredibly high population
   • "King in the Mountain"-esque prophecy, Oda Nobunaga assumed to be fulfillment
   • Woods contain neutral party, centuries-old mad sennin Gaigyakkusu hidden in 108-floor labyrinth filled with yokai and treasure. Lies within spirit realm, accessed through free-standing torii gate.

   People

   Inhabitants: ~31,300,000 inchlings (3cm tall)

   Inchlings

   Height: 3cm Weight: 0.35g Deadlift: 21g Jump height: 50cm Required food: 1.5g/day/person

   Leader

   Oda Nobunaga: actual historical figure, isekai'd from end of Honnouji Incident. Innovative, willing to break established norms and rules, but respects honor in others.

   Others

   Issun: inchling assistant and right-hand-man to Oda Nobunaga. Overly bold, brave, and adventurous. Sukuna: inchling spider-rider and envoy to Yodomi. Went on a trip to Avysos to "become large", returned with magic crystal that made her a titanic 60cm tall! Oyayubihime: inchling inn owner. Middle-aged, went on tourist trip to Arugin and befriended princess. Shōrō (former): inchling kunoichi who successfully defected to Hakuboya and is now a member of the Kiroshi. Considers herself a wolfgirl.

   (Inchlings and their officers are so plentiful that individuals can remain unnamed unless they become actual characters.)

   Armed forces

   Conventional Troops

   • 49,000 squirrel-rider cavalry
   • 60,000 long-needle pike
   • 4,000 archers
   • 500 heavy triple-barrel scatterguns [1]
   • 1,200 flags
   • 2,700 miscellaneous infantry

   Consider 100 inchlings to be roughly equal to 1 human in combat in a straight fight.

   [1] Muskets refurbished into inchling-sized artillery; 10 gunners each, 5,000 artillerymen total

   Special Troops

   • 500 beastmaster shock cavalry:
     • 200 giant wasps (30cm long)
     • 100 giant spiders (60cm tall)
     • 50 giant scorpions (60cm tall)
     • 50 giant bombardier beetles (60cm tall)
     • 100 giant centipedes (3m long)

   Judge fighting ability on type of insect.

   Due to PTSD-inducing process of raising giant insects, inchling beastmasters know no fear.

   Special Weapons

   • Swamp spores in clay jars. Cause hallucination and in-fighting.
   • Paralytic poison extracted from forest thorns.

   Mass Levy/Total War

   Invented from first principles a century early.

   If in extreme need, up to 13,000,000 inchling civilians can be conscripted. This will be extremely unpopular if not actually required.

   Consider any such troops to be equivalent to miscellaneous infantry, with low morale.

   Subterfuge

   • 3,000 inchling shinobi [2]
   • 60 Shinitaru auxiliaries: [3]
     • 30 shinobi
     • 15 kunoichi
     • 15 apothecaries

   [2] Ride common sparrows for transportation. 12 inchlings per unit, 250 units total. Rely on poisoned needles. [3] Dependent on continued Shinitaru support. Mixed group of humans & kemonomimi.

   Dependencies

   • Hishoryuiki: Imports muskets, middle-man for trade with Akujima
   • Akujima: Imports gunpowder ingredients (sulfur, guano), giant insect eggs [4] [5]
   • Shinitary: Military auxilaries (ninja & apothecaries), navy [6]
   • Yodomi: Swamp spores

   [4] While the beastmasters' insects lay some eggs, they are still small in number compared to the population on the volcanic island. [5] Both via secret undersea tunnel to Hishoryuiki. [6] Infuku no Kuni has no independent navy, and relies entirely on Shinitaru acting in their interest in naval issues.

   </infuku_no_kuni>

5. #5Relationshipsselectiveregex

   Keys: ally, allies, relationships, politics, diplomacy, diplomat, letter, letters, enemy, enemies, rival, rivals, rivalries, rivalry, shogun, war, peace, trade, shogunate, Hishoryuiki, Akujima, Shinitaru, Sanko, Yodomi, Buiji, Lake, Fukyuufumetsu, Sanjo, Capital, Sanjō, pests, pest, Shiki-Shima, Archipelago, Tatsu-no-Uni-no-Kuni, Otohime, Hakuboya, Kujima

   <infuku_no_kuni>

   Allied States

   Hishoryuiki

   Exports to: Charcoal, raw iron, foodstuffs Imports from: Tanegashimas Note: Holds the secret tunnel to Akujima, and takes a 10% toll on food.

   Akujima

   Exports to: Foodstuffs (wild game, root vegetables, grain) Imports from: Bat guano, sulphur, giant insect eggs Note: Vital for gunpowder production. Trade goes through a secret undersea tunnel to Hishoryuiki to avoid sea blockades.

   Mercenaries

   Shinitaru

   Exports to: Timber, pitch Imports from: Shinobi, apothecaries Note: Shinitaru serves as Oda's deniable navy in exchange for ship-building materiel, but is on a loose leash. They have the right to evangelize to conquered territories.

   Trade Partners

   Sanko

   Exports to: ~~Timber~~ Imports from: ~~Tortuguese muskets~~ Note: A very occasional trade partner, and an unknowing rival for Akujima's gunpowder material. Proxy war underway via Shinitaru. Trade is currently suspended due to "piracy".

   Yodomi

   Exports to: Wounded officers, silver donations Imports from: Healthy officers, swamp spores Note: This is largely to the Willow Baths, specifically. Arrangements have been made for monetary payment.

   Rivals

   Lake Buiji

   Note: Border quarantined. Lethal force authorized.

   Fukyuufumetsu

   Note: Ninja team dispatched to attempt assassination of leaders.

   Sanjō

   Note: Holds the capital. The late General Kujima had Oda's support for (puppet) shogun. Currently at war with full mobilization of forces.

   Neutral

   Shiki-Shima Archipelago

   Note: Has taken a mutually isolationist position against Oda after request for "live, healthy inchling subject".

   Tatsu-no-Uni-no-Kuni

   Note: Champion of the Shogunate Restoration Faction. Otohime assumes Oda's membership, but her letters remain unanswered.

   Hakuboya

   Note: Refuge of inchling kunoichi deserter who believes herself a wolf. Relations are surprisingly cordial. </infuku_no_kuni>

6. #6Labyrinthselectiveregex

   Keys: labyrinth, gaigyakkusu, sennin, dungeon, adventurer, yokai, gygax, maze, south, west, east, north

   <infuku_no_kuni> A shifting labyrinth exists somewhere in the hills whose entrance moves regularly, a legend that swallows the brave and foolish alike.

   While largely beneath the notice of Aishijan politics, this so-called "dungeon" regularly draws the class of itinerant ne'er-do-wells colloquially known as "adventurers". Some adventurers have returned carrying chests of gold and jade and magic, but yet more never return at all.

   Said to be created by the mad sennin Gaigyakkusu, this dungeon's entrance is a simple torii gate standing alone in the midst of a forest glade. Those who walk through it will find themselves in the spirit realm, where hordes of man-eating yokai await any challengers willing to descend into its depths. Legend says that Gaigyakkusu himself meditates on the 108th floor of his grand tower.

   The inchlings keep tabs on the labyrinth and its movements, lest anyone wander in by accident, but leave actually interacting with it to the big folk. The torii vanishes every new moon, only to appear in a different glade some distance away; centuries ago it was found that it slowly traces a mandala across the forest over the course of 108 years, but the reasons for this remain unknown. It is assumed to be some form of sennin ritual.

   Fear of the labyrinth is imprinted early: inchling children grow up hearing rhymes about how they'll get spirited away and eaten by the sennin's yokai (or, in some versions, the sennin himself) should they wander alone in the forest at night. While this is largely seen as just a way to scare the kids straight and keep them from getting lost in the often genuinely dangerous wilds, it sticks around as superstition and leads to the inchlings giving the torii gate a wide berth.

   Should exploration of the dungeon become relevant, treat it as a D&D pastiche with assorted Japanese Yokai serving as the monsters.
7. #7Prophecyselectiveregex

   Keys: prophecy, oda, nobunaga, inchling, king, legend

   <inchling_prophecy> "When the law falls and the hidden country slips back into darkness, the betrayed king once-wounded will rise again to pull it into the light."

   There exists an age-old prophecy that has become legend among the inchlings: in their time of greatest need, a legendary ruler will appear to lead them. Or so the common interpretation goes, anyhow. While it has always had its doubters, the inchlings not being a people known for particularly noteworthy leaders and the exact meaning of the prophecy's "王" being long debated, it has been a persistent belief for many centuries.

   So when Aishiji was thrown into war from the shogun's death, and a former conqueror from another world suddenly appeared in Infuku no Kuni, betrayed and wounded and (after some questioning) a self-declared "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven"... well, it is little wonder that Oda Nobunaga was swiftly adopted as their war-leader. </inchling_prophecy>

8. #8Issunselectiveregex

   Keys: Issun, assistant

   "Huh? Issun-bōshi? I don't know who that is, but I like the sound of that!"

   Inadvertently named by Oda Nobunaga, Issun is a bit of an outlier among the inchlings: he's always been more brave and adventurous than his fellows, sometimes even venturing outside the forest. This boldness has led to him being assigned as Oda's assistant for all things related to the inchlings and Aishiji as a whole.

   When not drowning in paperwork, he spends his evenings having a pleasant drink at Oyayubihime's inn before settling in early.

   Issun stands at one *sun* tall (~3cm or 1.2in). He has brown hair and blue eyes. Red *haori* over white *nagagi*, red *suneate* greaves over black *hakama*. He wears a small decorated bowl as a hat, black ceramic with gold etchings. He has (very) light armor hidden beneath his clothes. Truth be told, his armor is for show than actual practical use outside fights with forest critters.

   He wields a two-sun knitting needle twice as long as he is tall, sharp and deadly. </arms_and_armor>

9. #9Sukunaselectiveregex

   Keys: Sukuna, Avysos

   Sukuna was one of the beast-riders of Infuku no Kuni, before she asked Issun for permission to ride her (at the time) dog-sized giant spider to the distant region of Avysos to, in her own words, "Become Large".

   It was a long and perilous trip: through the alluring and oh-so pleasant mud baths of Yodomi, the tangled woods encircling Avysos, a pleasant stay there as well, a return through Yodomi now larger and able to use the Big Folk mud baths...

   Oh, and she grew approximately 21 times as tall at time of writing. Probably a bit more come next week.

   Her temporary abode is in Oda's office, as it's the only building large enough to contain her, but given her size she's more often out where she can be best put to use. Sukuna stands at a towering (by inchling standards) two feet tall.

   She has purple hair and purple eyes. She's completely flat, even by inchling standards, and was often mistaken for a boy until she raised her voice. (These days, of course, her voice is considerable deeper... if still a bit squeaky by human standards. She's an adult, mind you!) Clothing's gotten a bit difficult for the growing girl, and she's resorted to wearing imported clothes made for big-folk children. <arms_and_armor> Not wanting to weigh herself down, Sukuna simply wields her trusty two-sun knitting needle. ...Or that was the case when she was still small, at least. These days she's finding that she's growing far too quickly for any armor to be done before it's outsized, and her needle has been replaced with a proper big-folk dagger.

   Also relevant, perhaps, are the three-inch daggers that are her spider mount's teeth. It's grown along her to be quite monstrous indeed. </arms_and_armor> <magical_artifact> She has in her possession a curious crystal from Avysos that will, in the words of one of their witches, "help her grow a few feet taller, especially on days ruled by Jupiter [ed. Thursdays]". Given that the typical inchling is barely larger than a twelth of a foot, this has caused some commotion. She's quite happy with it all, though. </magical_artifact>

10. #10Military Opsselectiveregex

    Keys: military, war, ninja, mission, operation, battle, frontline, naval, navy, fleet, Shinitaru, Fukyuuumetsu, Sanjō, Sanjo, Capital, Buiji, Lake, Cantharellus

    <infuku_no_kuni> <military_operations>

    • A full quarantine of the border with Lake Buiji is in effect, with anyone crossing the treeline assumed to be an infected Cantharellus. Orders are for offenders to be strung up and burned to ashes.
    • A full mobilization is underway against the pests infesting Sanjō, all 122 thousand soldiers.

    In addition to standard intelligence missions throughout the country, there are two major ongoing missions of note: - A squad of inchling shinobi have been sent to Fukyuufumetsu and investigate local faultlines to see whether or not a natural disaster could be intentionally triggered. - A second squad of inchling shinobi have been sent to Fukyuufumetsu to identify, locate, and assassinate the two leaders of the province. Naval operations are handled at the discretion of Shinitaru Island. Oda's recommended targets are, pending change: - Fukyuufumetsu's coastal storehouses, infrastructure, and populace. - Tatsu-no-Umi-no-Kuni's maritime commerce. - Sanko's Emerald Fleet in the vicinity of Akujima.
11. #11Oyayubihimeselectiveregex

    Keys: Oyayubihime, inn, Arugin, tamago

    "Haiiii!" (=_=)/

    Oyayubihime is the middle-aged proprietress of an inn in Aoi no Sato, and after long having complained to her customers about her want to tour the northern states she finally got her wish fulfilled when Issin, regular and also Oda's right-hand inchling, received a request from the desert state of Arugin from a princess curious about inchlings.

    One trip later, she's returned with glowing cheeks and a greater appreciation for the world - if a bit saddened that, shortly after she returned to Infuku no Kuni, news came that her new friend Vespa Adi (the princess in question, right hand of Armita Oz Adi) had been assassinated.

    She has a pet sparrow named Tamago-kun, and both of them quite enjoy travelling - not that she finds much time for it, what with all her customers!

    ...She's also single, if that matters! A bit of a spinster, what with all the work taking up her free time.

    Her inn doesn't see a ton of customers, but it has such famous patrons as Issun, assistant to the daimyo himself! ...And (formerly) the now-fugitive wannabe-wolfgirl Shōrō.

    Pleasant, positive, slightly clumsy and forgetful at times, Oyayubihime stands at one sun tall (~3cm or 1.2in). She has brown hair, neatly tied back into a loose bun. Her heavy-lidded brown eyes are are usually hard to see. She's a bit busty, by inchling standards, but given her size her three sizes are all still measured in millimeters. A simple purple kimono is her usual outfit, but her recent trip to Arugin has seen her gifted a wonderful little travelling robe in brown and green: a formal Arugin "Syman" with a sun hood that's quite handy for desert wear.

    Like many inchlings, when outdoors she wears a small decorated bowl as a hat, black ceramic with gold etchings.

12. #12Shōrōselectiveregex

    Keys: Shōrō, Shoro, Kiroshi, Hakuboya, ōkamionna, wolf, wolfgirl

    Shōrō (also known as Shoro, by those less proficient with Aishijan... or using an English keyboard) is an inchling fugitive. She was on the most-wanted list until recently, when her warrant was suspended for diplomatic reasons.

    Formerly a very accomplished and deadly kunoichi, Shōrō had some quirks that some colleagues argued bordered on mental illness: she would insist on wearing wolf ear hats or headbands or hoods, had fashioned a wolf tail for herself, and considered herself to be an ōkamionna (typically "female werewolf", although it's not understood to be read as "wolf girl").

    This was largely a non-issue for the duration of her career, as her skills more than made up for it. But this all changed one day, when she absconded with her sparrow to the snowy plains of Hakuboya. She defected to the Kiroshi, and somehow was successfully inducted/adopted by them.

    She was assumed dead until, recently, she reappeared visiting a coastal onsen with a band of Kiroshi that reportedly included their leader. She has been granted diplomatic immunity until further notice.

    White hair, heavy-lidded and slanted eyes, and a muscular body. When last seen, Shōrō had taken to wearing white kimono with floral patterns and a straw hat. It is assumed that she is still wearing her wolf tail and wolf ears, as she was known to be extremely reluctant to part with them even when sleeping. During her time in Infuku no Kuni's forces, she was known for her proficiency in the poisoned needle.
13. #13Nobunagaselectiveregex

    Keys: oda, nobunaga, leader, general, daimyo, lord

    Before all else, one thing must be made abundantly clear: when we say Oda Nobunaga, we mean *the* Oda Nobunaga. The Fool of Owari, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, the man who nearly unified Japan before being betrayed. This is Oda Nobunaga, the real deal, no fake or substitute.

    Plucked from the fires of Honnouji, he now finds himself in an entirely different world: Aishiji, familiar yet oh so unfamiliar.

    One thing remains. Be it Japan or Aishiji, there is only one man who can rise above and unite those warring states as Shogun!</high_concept>

    On the second day of the sixth month, Tenshō 10 (21 June 1582), Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled against Oda and seized Kyoto. Nobunaga, unable to fight after his elbow got hit by an enemy spear, retreated to the back room of the Honnō-ji palace. Having dismissed everyone else, he committed seppuku as the palace burned around him. Despite attempts by Mitsuhide (and, later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi), his body was never found. But eventually even his most devoted followers had to accept that he had not secretly survived, and history books would enshrine the fact: "Oda Nobunaga died at age 47 in the Honnō-ji Incident."

    But from Oda Nobunaga's perspective, the story did not end there. He dismissed the court ladies, entered the storage room alone, closed the door behind him, felt the blade pierce his skin... and then woke up in bandages in an unfamiliar land, tended by strange and minuscule people.

    One life for another: on the night the fire engulfed Aishiji's capital and the shogun died, a man who aught to have died in the burning Kyoto found himself inducted as the prophesized daimyo of the inchlings.

    Luís Fróis once described him as being "of medium height and lean build", although that was by his own Portugeuse standards: Oda stands 5 shaku 6 sun tall (169cm or 5ft 7in). By the standards of Japan at the time, this was above average; by the standards of Infuku no Kuni's inchlings, he is colossal beyond comparison.

    He has a thin moustache, and at his time of "death" kept his hair in a chonmage with shaved sakayaki. He still wears the robes he wore at Honnō-ji, the inchlings lacking things of his size.

    Nobunaga is, above all else, an innovator when it comes to war and politics. In his mind, "common sense" and the mores of society aught to be cast aside if that will lead to victory. This is not to say that he cannot see the larger picture: he is honorable and merciful when he can afford it, and would prefer to see justice above injustice were the times more peaceful.

    He doesn't drink, nor does he eat more than required; he goes to bed late and rises early.

    Likes:

    • Cleanliness
    • Sumo
    • Tea ceremonies
    • Warfare

    Dislikes:

    • Long conversations
    • Incompetence
    • Disloyalty
    • Gods

    Nobunaga is not quite the Demon King he has become infamous as, but he does not have any particular reverence for gods and those that worship them. That said, however, his belief that the afterlife does not exist has been rather shaken by his awakening in Aishiji.

    <campaign_notes>As a leader, Nobunaga is obviously famous for how successful he was. However, it's important to note that Oda Nobunaga is still a human. He was not the one to unify all of Japan, nor was he ultimately the one to become Shogun. Akechi Mitsuhide's rebellion took a stop to that, and Oda took to seppuku as Honnō-ji burned.

    Aishiji, however, is not Japan. The mundane military genius may stumble and fall when forced to take into account the fantastical peoples and magic of the place, or perhaps he may be able to adapt and wrestle it all to his advantage. This will be his first challenge to overcome if he wishes to claim the shogunate.</campaign_notes>

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