Got this note from Shard@prettycelt, the author of the “Turtle Soup” foundry:
Hi there–
Thanks for leaving a review and a tip! Based on your comment about lore, I did want to let you know that Eastern lore does, in fact, exist in the Forgotten Realms, including Yakuza. You can see for yourself:
And where there’s Shou Lung/Wa influence and Yakuza, it logically follows that there might be Sumo Wrestlers (but we can just call that artistic license lol).
Anyway, thanks again and see you around Neverwinter.
Shard
When I pointed out the sheer anachronism of the yakuza and all that and the mashed up setting, while acknowledging this was, in fact, lore, she replied:
Hehe you’re the second person to say they were ‘stunned’ to find that lore…grimah said the same thing. I like Japanese and Chinese culture so when this contest came around, I already knew about Kara-Tur and I thought there might be some connection with the Cult of the Dragon. I was surprised to find it right there as close as Cormyr! So I ran with it.
FYI I’ve been consistently making adjustments and improvements almost every day, so feel free to try it again when they officially announce it for contest ratings (should be sometime after the 19th, listed on the Forums). Thanks for questioning the lore, though, it prompted me to put the claim that it’s all based on lore right there where everyone will see it, front and center. Still may not help much but it can’t hurt lol.
Take care!
We’ll be seeing Turtle Soup again when it’s featured as part of the Cult of the Dragon foundry contest.