The Scholar's Sailing Log, the Rising Sun Tribe's Conversion to The Sun, the Germination of the Northern Faction

"Forty-four degrees north is the Rising Sun Tribe of the Siuslaw, a great coastal tribe of more than two thousand people! The Sun Shaman of the Rising Sun Tribe, Chinook, is wise and friendly, and once had an agreement with the Kingdom for trade and supplies. However, the first Kingdom fleet to pass through the Rising Sun Tribe numbered only around two hundred people. This time, though, there are a full ten Kingdom Longships, loaded with seven hundred battle-hardened warriors and sailors! Such a massive force could overwhelm any great tribe on the western coast, and it left even the Chinook Shaman of the Rising Sun Tribe deeply shaken!"

"The Chinook Shaman appeared in person and spoke with Chief Priest Kejie, who led the fleet, for an entire night. This time, he spoke again of the sun, of the solar ancestors revered by the Rising Sun Tribe, and of the many 'common' points they shared with the solar Main God worshiped by the great Longship tribe... Priest Kejie, in turn, was very pleased to state that the great Rising Sun Tribe was likewise descended from the Rubber People, and was also a long-lost 'brother' tribe of the Kingdom... The meeting between both sides ended amid true joy, harmony, sincerity, and unity. The Chinook Shaman represented the Rising Sun Tribe, while Priest Kejie represented the Lake Kingdom, and the two sides smeared blood to form an alliance, raising their relationship from one of trade and supplies to that of allied partners bound by mutual covenant..."

"And after the blood oath of alliance, faced with Priest Kejie's sincere 'request' that he convert to the solar Main God, the Chinook Shaman pondered for a long while, then smiled and accepted the Main God's Sun Hummingbird amulet, placing it around his own neck. This