After countless months of evading the pursuit of those annoying monks who are still bitter about the magical artifact that you had stolen from them, you’ve finally found a lead that could get them off your back.  A town so thoroughly under the control of the yakuza that there is government presence within its city limits.  As far as the national officials and maps were concerned, the place doesn’t even exist.  As you near the outskirts of Ryukyu, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief knowing that even if the monks got the resolve to associate with the sort who knew if this place, they sure as hell wouldn’t get any help from those who lived there.<br/><br/>Despite its remote, relatively isolated nature, Ryukyu was certainly an impressive town considering it was a criminal’s paradise.  Meticulously maintained building fronts suggested that at least this part of town did well for itself.  It only took a moment more to realize why it seemed to do so well as large windows barred with thin wooden columns served to be both aesthetically pleasing as well as functional to separate the general public from the scantily clad women who shot a sultry glance to anybody looking their way.<br/><br/>In fact, this entire quarter of the city was booming with business and patrons partaking of the services being offered.  In this particular neighborhood, that largely seemed to be the businesses of gambling and prostitution.  It would likewise be readily apparent that you were receiving no lack of lustfully attentive glances from the meandering public as well.<br/><br/>”Hey beautiful.”  A voice catcalls out to you, drawing your attention to a red-headed kittyboy (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h289/masta_loki/index.jpg).  While he looked rather scrawny, he seemed to possess a certain air of casual competence with his clawed gauntlets as he leaned against the entryway of a bathhouse brothel.  ”Why don’t you come here and let Red show you a good time.”  Given the attentiveness with how he met your gaze, there is no denying that he was talking to you and the wink that associated the comment likewise hinted to his intent.