The Sanguine Tides
By Nozomi Minie
This scholarly text is a detailed attempt to explain the fundamental processes used in tracking bloodlines in Komaru. While somewhat dated, it nevertheless contains a number of interesting references to "obvious facts" that have been largely lost in modern-day Komaru.
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Before the Dream, it was generally accepted that only eight bloodlines ran purely enough to be proper noble families, although each of these lines had split off a number of identifiable cadet houses. Today, we have lost the names of three of these houses, and one, the Issorat, has dwindled to, at best, the status of a minor family. However, the Komaru, Minamet, Touraine, and Yuasa remain strong, and a careful geneticist can determine their descendants visually or by inspection of the blood. In particular, the blotting method pioneered by...
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One difficulty in understanding the pre-Dream genealogical records arises from the multiple calendars used by pre-Dream writers. The term "year" is apparently interchangeably used to refer to revolutions of the sun and revolutions of the dark moon Damien. Given that the run revolves thirty-two times for every twenty-five revolutions of the dark moon, this can present a record-keeper with some real difficulties! For the purpose of my own research, I have attempted to standardize my years by representing revolutions of the sun.
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The Dream seems to have produced a number of additional bloodlines. While they are new, they nevertheless seem to conform to all of the tests necessary to isolate a pure bloodline. The Bellatrix and Kodacha lines, in particular, seem to be very strongly identifiable. However, certain geneticists have noticed a marked similarity of the Bellatrix line to the Komaru line, suggesting that they may have been related in antiquity. The Kodacha line, on the other hand, has been extensively analyzed and shows no strong similarity to any other known line. These blots indicate...
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The commonality of twins in Komaran birth records seem to be a historical phenomenon dating back as far as records are available. While records from other cultures are sparse, this research does not believe that the Shielders, for example, experience nearly as many twinned births as Komaran mothers do. However, particularly among noble marriages, the birth of twins is regarded as a good omen. In mixed-family marriages, many alliances have been cemented by dividing the twins equally across the parents' families. In the modern era, Akira Komaru and Alexis Minamet's twin birth cemented the alliance that led to the Komaru-Minamet alliance against Yuasa Ryu's economic attack upon the trading interests...