(Area Overview) Ancient Village

[The Phantom God]

The ancient village is a remote holdover from a time long before the modern human civilizations of the madou world came into existence, which to be clear means that the village has likely been around for anywhere between 1500 and 1000 years. Because of this it is inhabited almost exclusively by monsters, though they don't much mind human visitors. They are, however, stuck in their old ways and don't necessarily invite change. You might not want to show them any high tech digital equipment you have on your person, lest you look forward to confused looks and difficult questions. Simple lives for simple people is the way to be here and the 'citizens' of the village quite enjoy things there, albeit it might look like a rather difficult life even compared to the slightly more modern Madou Village down south to those unfamiliar with the village's rather unique values. It is simply understood that one has to work hard to be happy, as a lazy life breeds discontent even if you're living well. To this end, you won't find anyone who doesn't have some sort of manual job, effectively preventing the village from modernizing even if they wanted to.

Just about the entire village grows their own food, with a single village elder helping to settle disputes and enforce their idea of the law. Because it is such a small village there isn't a lot of crime, however, you might expect words like banishment to show up if one were to go around stirring up trouble for the village folk. Another example of their old fashioned ways is how they deal with the problem of thieves. Their punishment for thieves is to tie the thief up to a poll and beat them, often by pelting them with, uh... puyos until it is felt that they've learned their lesson. You won't find any modern businesses here, however if you'd like to partake in some of the 'interesting' crops the monsters grow you might be able to endear them to give you some--in return for something else, of course. This is one of the few civilized places in the Madou World that does not have a working economy of some sorts, meaning you'll be hard pressed to simply hand over a few coins and get what you want. ...Of course, your coins can also buy cookies--and everyone knows monsters love cookies, so you're basically all set.