Verse 285
The third planet orbits a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium, 4.5 billion years old, at the center of the solar system. A yellow dwarf star provides the right conditions to make an oasis. Spawning a diverse threshold of not just biodiversity, but of peoples and cultures. Beings that would go on to do great things furthering prosperity with love and passion while others would drag souls through the dredges of hate and malice. Religious figures of note would be martyred and pilgrimages would cross oceans. All was as you currently know it until the years of the 15th century, when conflict would strike again and forge a fork in the road
Elephant Ninjas
4-6 people holding onto the elephant snorkeling under the water all with a length of seaweed tubing for breathing connected to a trunk diving bell bulb. Maneuvered by the elephant, the bell, has a giant bamboo snorkel the elephant can plug its trunk too. When it inhales, poking the snorkel slightly out of the water, it refreshes the air in the bell for itself and the people its carrying and lowering the bulb water level. When the elephant lifts its trunk to breathe inhaling enough air to fill the bulb . Then when it lowers the elephant exhales out side of the bell using a bubble diffuser scattering surface bubbles to appear as fish schools as the people exhale away from the tube mimicking other river breathers. Only fresh air is in the bell as the water level rises with each bulb inhale forcing air into lungs and preventing blowback. The elephant can go 30 paces on one 450 liter calabash bulb and the people alternate breathing every 5 paces for around rivers 3-6 meters deep. Teams can only go for 120 paces in calm water and 60 in rapids before resting for 20 minutes still refreshing air under water. A well trained team can swim walk 5 km upstream overnight for a narrative about ninjas using asian, African and hybrid elephants,
To expand on the idea if the elephant's companion ninja feels the air is bad they can give a touch symbol to let the elephant know to refresh the air. The companion ninja(CN) would also place their on the elephant's side to listen to the breathing and heart rate of the elephant to ensure its safety and make sure it's not too tired. The elephant might also be able to anchor itself while tethered ninjas do quick maneuvers over the edge of waterfalls. The elephant can also reel people in with it's trunk storing slack under it foot. The elephant could also flip boats with its tusk or stealthily pull in guards with its trunk. The bulb could also have bamboo reeds fashioned into cylinders with blow darts ready to be fired by elephant breathing strength used as an underwater elephant sniper
African artifacts showing the kingdom of Madagascar
Artifacts from museum in the future with a doctor writing a piece on them
Japanese explorer ships look like?
Trip takes 3-6 months depending on conditions
The Journal of first explorer Tenjiku Tokubei
Giant Petrel named Ikigai can fly back to Japan in 25-45 days
Japanese order to kill chickens poster
Racist depictions of Africans eating Chicken
Exaggerated African features in an era appropriate painting
Mask of The Nigga Deprivation
The Kanji of the various factions