Courts of the Crane Clan

In our first session the following things happened. 1) One of the sensei of the Ise Zume, sometimes known as Crane-sama, came to Nao and told her she had to go rescue the Last Kitsu and the Kirin's daughter to preserve the Eighth Seal or all would be lost. Being a dragon, she didn't question, really...

Shosoro Ichiro (Sashimasu): Rank 2 Bayushi Bushi Otsuka Ichiro is the eldest son of Scorpions who publicly support the Spider. When he was young, they were visited by Spider monks, who informed them of a "great opportunity": Ichiro was to become a guest of the monks, who would teach him th...

Kitsuki Gaman: Rank 2 Mirumoto Bushi Kitsuki Gaman has had a trying life so far.  His father, a Kistuki magistrate, was posthumously dishonored by his political enemies when he gave his life to protect a group of refugees travelling through a village he happened to be passing through.  With his last...

Togashi Nao: Rank 2 Togashi Ise Zume Nao is a 30 year old woman, afire with passion. She is the daughter of a Kitsuki magistrate and a Tamori shugenja. Her early life was happy but just as she was approaching her gimpuku, her life was changed forever. Her mother, who had returned to the way of the a...

Kitsu Chiyori: Rank 2 Kitsu Shugenja Chiyori is young, and has been raised in a small, hidden, and sheltered compound with her parents, learning the ways of the Shugenja. She knows of the world, but has been protected from it. She is particularly partial to the way of the Tea Ceremony, and in a diff...

Daidoji Shourai: Rank 2 Daidoji Iron Warrior. Very practical and cheerful despite all the odds being against her and everything going completely fubar in her life. She lived in a village that was destroyed by the tsunami, but managed to warn others and survive the storm with her Grandfather and youn...

A few other things have happened not in the initial background to bring all events to current: 1) Known only to the Unicorn players, the clan is being led by Moto priests of the Death Gods who believe that the chaos is a sign that their gods are ascendant and will eventually control the whole Empire...

(I had written this for my original campaign, but it still mostly applies). One hundred years. It has been one hundred years since the Celestial Court, given voice by the Jade Dragon and the Obsidian Dragon, declared the Celestial Tournament to determine who among mortals would be granted ascension ...

So, it's going to be a long two years, and I don't want the Crane or this small devoted piece of it to die out due to lack of entertainment, so I thought I would take the time to write up the game that my husband, who's an awesome GM, has put together. I had the original concept for the game, but th...

I found one in a twenty festivals booster pack, so I assume they come in those.