Obtained: Osaka House, Back Room
Additional Description: There's a well-worn notebook on the veranda. It might belong to the missing surveyor...
It contains the results of a survey that was done here, but it seems to just stop suddenly. Maybe something happened when he was writing it...
I had a look into the village's dried-up well, but it was pitch-black and I couldn't see a thing, and the only sound coming from it was the wind.
The water in the well seems to have dried up long ago.
Neither this house nor the well have...
Obtained: Chapter II; Tsuchihara House - Front, Well
Additional Description: The dried-up well is in a state of disrepair, and the torchlight cannot reach the bottom. A current of air rises from its depths. This must be the place mentioned in the surveyor's report. There is something white on the edge of the well. It seems to be the rest of the surveyor's notes I picked up a while ago.
I had a look into the village's dried-up well, but it was pitch-black and I couldn't see a thing, and the only sound coming from it was the wind.
The water in the well seems to have dried up long ago.
Neither this house nor the well have been used for a very long time.
According to the records, this house belonged to the influential Tsuchihara family.
The Kiryu, Tachibana, and Osaka families also seem to have been quite powerful, and each of the four families had their own unique crest.
All four families were involved in governing the village, and the records state that they were also responsible for performing an important local ceremony.
All four families, however, were simply branches of the great Kurosawa family that traditionally provided the High Priest who presided over the ceremonies.
The Kurosawa name appears in several historical documents, but I have yet to find a clear explanation of their relationship with the other families.
There is no doubt, however, that the Kurosawa family held absolute power in the village.
The real question, however, is where have all the villagers gone?
As for how I'm going to get out of here, the answer can only be in one place: the Kurosawa house.
- Note: The full text is only available during the Bloody Ring Sidequest.