XingYu     Created on Tuesday, 20 February 2007 00:59  
  Seong Family  
  My name... is Xing-Yu... I write this in attempts to better aquaint others with my former family name, the Seong. The Seong family is currently apart of the major families, with many other minor families, who make up the now severed Shillan kingdom.

My family's history begins long before Yuri's reign as king, but it's prominence in history starts at the birth of the war between the kingdom of Kuguyro and Buya. The players in my family? None other then my great uncle Sa-Kahn Seong, and his wife, the lady Lu-Shen, of the Baek House. With the combined fortunes in the hands of my great uncle and his wife, whom both were the head-of-households for thier houses, the black market was thier first stop. Weapons, armors, supplies, medicines, books of spell-casting, herbs. They purchased them all.


The days came when Lasahn heard great insults from the supposed mouth of M'hul. It was, in fact, as we know today, a Zibong who had manipulated the circumstances. As the Sonhi moved in, and the Zibong clenched thier tight grip on tension, Sa-Kahn and Lu-Shen also played thier parts in the chaos of war.

Tensions between the two kingdoms was aroused. Through deceitful dealings, thank in part to the Merchant's Guild of Shilla, and the Spy Guild of Kuguryo, contractual agreements were made for deliveries of the items. But not to just Buya, or to just Kugnae. No, my Uncle and his wife posed as complete strangers to eachother, and each established a contract with one of the kingdoms. With the contracts signed, and the supplies delivered, The Hamgyong pass become a very busy place once again. Then, it happened. War.
In the flames of war, Sa-Kahn and Lu-Shen found themselves stuck in the midst of the two kingdoms travelling to war. In trying to avoid thier own bloodshed, both ran to the opposing shores of Dae, and met near where the Museum now stood. It was agreed that they would leave with what they had, and depart. With the news of thier deeds reached Shilla, The pass to Hamgyong was closed, and the contracts destroyed. But with the amassed fortunes, House Baek felt it wanted it's share.

Disowning Lu-Shen as part of thier house, when she refused to demand it's share of the fortunes from house Seong, Baek House became hostile to Seong, and blood continued to pour on the green fields of Shilla, even after the war in the Yuri's 25th year. Because of this, House Seong continues to fight in faction wars with house Baek to this day, over a blood feud started from the avarice of war's gains. A moment that began as a monetary gain, turned into a life-long battle.

In current times, Baek house has become no more then a splintered faction of houses, all with thier own intent. The family of Seong prides itself on it's continuous livelihood, so long ago started by this once minor house. But the times of bliss are over for my family in Shilla. As I am the eldest son of the family, I am next in line for the fortune. Or I was. I have given up the blood money to the family to do with, and they have disowned me for it. But as I am no longer apart of the Seong of Shilla, I have begun a family of my own in Kuguyro, the land of legends -- to make my own mark in this world, without the the squander of blood money. Let it be known to those who read this, that the Seong family of Kuguyro will not take in the greed-planned ideals of the Seong of Shilla. May thier souls rest in peace when the gods reap them for retribution.



The Seong family of Kuguyro asks for understanding that we cannot change what those of the Shillan branches did to those of the royal families in both Kuguyro and Buya.

The Seong of Kugnae stand by the values of honor, and hard work. We do not pride ourselves on material objects, and strive to work for our own things, not use of a blood fortune to gain them. Fortune shines on the new family, as we have the Divine Order pumping in the veins our new family heritage. We stand for self-preservation through non-monetary means, but in the spiritual aspect.

We welcome those who open thier minds, and service the community as often as we can. This is the code of the Seong.

Signed,

..:) Seong, Xing-yu
..:) Elder of the Seong family
..:) Hyun-Jae of Grey