History of the Ministry of Air
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History of the Ministry of Air is a book found in the Kestrel Archives in Arborstone. It appears after completing The End of the Celestial Ministry achievement.
Compiled and researched by Hui Jung as part of the Ministry of Archives literature collection on the Zhaitan Disaster.
Prior to the collapse of the Celestial Ministry, long before the Zhaitan Disaster plagued our shores, the Ministry of Air oversaw trade and shipping; their control of winds gave them a firm grip on most water-bound travel, despite being in the direct contention with the Ministry of Water over control of the harbors in Old Kaineng.
It wasn't until after the Zhaitan Disaster that Minister Tao was revealed to be a high-ranking official of the Am Fah. She took bribes from ship captains, usually giving those carrying valuable cargo higher priority in docking permits (and though harder to prove, better wind direction for swift travel). Although the Am Fah disbanded after the Zhaitan Disaster when most of their ranks were killed in the Undercity Massacre, Emperor Bitgaram and Empress Haebaragi both made great efforts in working to "cleanse" the new city of Old Kaineng's...problematic history. Minister Tao was arrested shortly after the reveal. Her family was exiled (and still resent her actions today).
Given her...age at the time of arrest, Tao's sentence was short-lived. She died in her cell in Shing Jea a few weeks after her arrival. Cause of death is still unknown, but one medical report described her as appearing suddenly "drained of all life" and that her blood had been "replaced with sand."
