current chapter word count: 6619 solved remaining main issue 2 (mostly) by means of thoughts and Shikimi quote of the day: But firebowls were useless against assassins. He should know.
A fire bowl is something like a large brazier, a round metal or ceramics pot holding wood or coal fires. Given the traditional setting of the Sumeragi household, I imagined large copper bowls with wood fires (no grill or coverings involved, of course). Fire bowls were a means of purification and warding of evil (though I can't help wonder about the soot in that setting).
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Date: 2009-01-08 07:13 (UTC)From:That sounds interesting! Perhaps I'm under-informed of some things, but I look forward to finding out what a firebowl is.
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Date: 2009-01-09 02:45 (UTC)From:Fire bowls were a means of purification and warding of evil (though I can't help wonder about the soot in that setting).