In older times, the peasants, farmers and most artisans were restricted from moving along the roads without permission. Even samurai like me had to have permission from our lords to travel and paperwork. It was how our government kept a close eye on the people.

[With his hair out of the way, the act of cleaning himself was simple and quick. He bathed every morning and every night, so he was technically already clean here. Still, if he was to show Cliff how the baths worked, he had to be thorough.

He scrubbed lightly at his skin, a thin layer of soap bubbled up and he smiled over at Cliff.]

So did you often read the travel journals of the worlds you went to? Or were you the one to write them?