Courts of the Crane Clan

We need our courtiers, too (including the Daidoji merchants). They will discuss and forge every alliance. They are the masters of gifts and favors. I'm not sure that we will be able to point into each every theme, but imo duelists combine with courtiers, not magistrates.

The Iweko Dynasty was endorsed by the Celestial Heavens, so path 2 is clearly an option that will have us marked as traitors when the Empire is finally saved from Jigoku and it will be sooner or later. Lady Doji cared about her fallen brother and according to a legend she cried for him (alternative ...

I am not much in favor of the Iweko Dynasty, either, but they are the ruling dynasty. We can start from this point and we can later see who we will support, if things change. If we live another dynasty change, we can support an ally (whom we'll see then) or even go for Makoto (depending on the circu...

I still disagree. Characters need to evolve which in most cases is simiral to growing up. I liked the story, since it finally had the Crane Clan getting prepared for any result in the selection of Seiken's bride. We need to be like this. To be more accurate this is who we are. We are not the clan th...

We are the LEFT HAND, not scouts or cowards running to the Colonies. We can stay in the Empire and be the Left hand, the rest of the clans need. Exchange favors, calm the warrior's minds with wordeful art and all these things that we do, but NOT FOR DAIGOTSU. We could send special units of duelists ...

Natsuyo is not "unknown". While Kae was in the Colonies, Natsuyo was in the court of Toshi Ranbo. She is probably more experienced as far as how things in the Imperial Court work and she was the Crane ambassador during the last Imperial Winter Court. Furthermore Natsuyo had orders from the...

It was a great story!

Spoken like a true Daidoji, but we are Crane and I agree with Doji Satevis from above. We are not Crab discussing about duty or Lion seeking battles in order to prove honorable. We are honorable and we are the clan of politics and arts. We need to preserve culture, and politics is the way to do it, ...

I hated our Path 2. I want it badly, but in the current dynasty. We are the Left hand, not scouts or cowards running to the Colonies. We can stay in the Empire and be the Left hand, the rest of the clans need. Exchange favors, calm the warrior's minds with wordeful art and all these things that we d...