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Today was the start of the grand event, “Kiseki no Sedai Unity”, KiNSU for short, and this year it is being hosted by the Touou clan.
The event is held annually by the ones chosen from the clans who have signed the code of alliance “Kiseki no Sedai”. The clans who have joined the alliance are: Seirin, Touou, Kaijo, Shutoku, Rakuzan, and Yosen. The alliance was made after succeeding wars over territory between the six clans left almost all of them with recovering troops and failing economy. During their struggle to build back up Seirin used this opportunity to propose an alliance between the six of them. Aida Kagetora, Seirin’s Daimyo, spearheaded the whole affair and through his hard work and effort acting as the peacemaker between all of them the Kiseki no Sedai alliance was formed.
The Kiseki no Sedai alliance is still fairly new, only being active for 11 years therefore it makes the Unity event that much more important. The annual KiNSU is a huge gathering of chosen representatives from the six different clans. A clan is given the responsibility to host the event, then at the end of the event the host will pass on the responsibility for next year’s KiNSU to the clan that’s next in line, the alphabetical chronological arrangement is often followed. Therefore, the order starts from Kaijo, Rakuzan, Seirin, Shutoku, Touou, then Yosen and the cycle repeats. If the chosen clan is not able to host the KiNSU that year due to excusable causes, i.e. natural calamity, clan emergency, and others of the same nature then the clan next in line will do it in their place, however, the region that was skipped must make up for it by hosting for the next year.
KinSU encourages the different clans to gather and mingle with representatives from other clans for them to start new or maintain inter-clan relations. It’s supposed to be an enriching event wherein the regions’ representative shogun, daimyo, or samurai will be allowed a peaceful place and time for interaction, conversation, meetings, trade, and camaraderie. KiNSU usually spans from 1 to 2 weeks at most, rarely do events last past two weeks.
The activities held during the KiNSU differ from clan to clan. Usually it’s an introduction or mixture of the clan’s traditions and culture with activities that allow the guests to see or participate in those activities. The host clan calls the shots and arranges everything from start to end. Last year, for example, Shutoku held festivities centered on celebrations, festivals, and creating charms and shrines for their clan’s deity, of course, no one was forced to join if they did not wish to participate.
KiNSU is the largest annual event for all involved in the Kiseki no Sedai alliance. Hosting the event is as much of a burden as it is an honor. So far the last ten celebrations have gone smoothly but what would happen if an unforeseen situation suddenly presents itself?