Shō Shin's Tonfa

Origin
King of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1477-1526, Shō Shin founded the empire’s fledgling government. During the transition to a centralized power, many of the aji, rulers of small pockets of land, gradually lost their power. To prevent an uprising and solidify his control, he collected all the weapons for the common defense and ordered the aji to relocate to the capital, Shuri. All the feudal lords were split up into separate districts based upon region, which made them feel there were communities to rely upon instead of their ancestral lands, becoming a class in their own right. While royal adjuncts served in the absence of the aji, Shuri became a center for economic and artistic growth on Okinawa. Artisans, goods and religious practices were introduced from as faraway as Southeast Asia. Although urbanization allowed the new middle class of merchants, craftsmen and traders to prosper, the country farmers and fishermen still remained poor.

Effects
Leaving it in continual contact with a focal point of district or national administration will affect all the area it oversees. The majority of people within the borders will feel the uncontrollable urge to regroup and arrange themselves according to the activator’s preferences, whether for better or worse. Has been none to transform people over time into objects like pottery, devotional articles and silk cloth.