Hyōzenshō

Hyōzenshō, the Outpost of Ice, was a way station which sat in Kōbaku Province, the least hospitable of Unicorn holdings. It was located in a wide stretch of trackless wilderness between Dark Edge Village and the Drowned Merchant River on top of a small rise, but enough to set the outpost above the sprawling plain. It stood nearly empty for most of the year, but in the winters, the Battle Maidens arrived, bringing with them carts of coal for the outpost and rations to last the year, as well as wood for arrows and iron to shoe the horses. The empty wastes provided a perfect training ground for the Battle Maidens, and the way station grew immensely, adding outbuildings like a smithy and extensive stables to what was once a simple watchtower on ground solid enough to pitch tents.