Flavor Text: The Battle of Beiden Pass

Agasha Tamori - "I have often been amazed by the skills of the Dragon Shugenja, but Tamori has always surprised me with his skill, talent and strength." - Isawa Uona

Alliance - "---"

Ancestral Armor of Dragon Clan - "The secrets of a thousand generations is engraved here. Learn it well, and you will have the wisdom of our ancestors."

Ancestral Sword of Crab Clan - "---"

Another Time - "Hitomi and Yakamo saw each other only for a moment before the two armies split them apart."

Archers - "As the Unicorn cavalry cut through the Crab infantry, the archers let loose a black cloud of steel-tipped death to fall on the survivors." - The Battle at Beiden Pass, Part V

Biting Steel - "The Dragon know secrets we cannot even hope to understand." - Isawa Tsuke

Blacksmiths - "Let the Lions have their copper and the Phoenix their silver. Only truth is harder than steel."

Block Supply Lines - "Only a fool believes that sabotage does not have its place on the battlefield." - Bayushi Kyoto

Blood of Midnight - "They say the creatures from that place have the very darkness of a moonless night pumping through their hearts."

Bushi Dojo - "While you rest, your enemy practices." - Kakita Toshimoko

Careful Planning - "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso

Charge - "I have no need for caution and planning, Kitsu Motso. The knowledge that I will die protecting the Throne is all I need." - Matsu Tsuko

Contentious Terrain - "Cast them into positions from which there is nowhere to go and they will fight to the death without retreating." - Sun Tzu

Corrupted Ground - "This is one situation your Master Sun never counted on, little samurai."

Crystal Arrow - "A white fire struck the thing down. I felt all the fear in my heart burn as well." - Shisobi's Tale

Crystal Katana - "Even the light that reflected from the blade caused the creature pain. I advanced and watched as it cowered before me."

Dairya - "You call me a masterless man. You are wrong. I am my own master."

Deadly Ground - "---"

Diamond Mine - "With so few to be found in Rokugan, the discovery of a new diamond mine is indeed a reason to celebrate."

Diversionary Tactics - "If my enemy does not know the field of battle...then the left flank cannot help the right, the right cannot aid the left, nor can the front aid the back. Even though they are numerous, they can be forced not to fight." - Sun Tzu

Doji Kuwanan - "In his youth, he travelled far to secure trading routes for the Crane. He has returned from his journeys to find his family's house in flames. Now the flames of revenge burn in his heart and he will not rest until they are quenched."

Dragon of Fire - "---"

Earthquake - "There was a force from the earth and it threw me from my horse just as the enemy began their charge. My bushi looked back at me, their eyes begging instruction..."

Emperor's Peace - "He spoke, his voice only barely above a tortured cough. 'Let it end,' he whispered. 'Let it end.'"

Encircled Terrain - "---"

Entrapping Terrain - "When your enemy's force is lesser, attack. When he is equal, outmanuever him. When he is greater than you, avoid him for another time." - Sun Tzu

Explosives - "This is a new thing in our empire, this 'explosives.' We have not learned to master it yet, but may the gods have mercy on us when we do."

Famous Poet - "It is the telling of great tales that makes men remember that they also may be great."

Frenzy - "---"

Gambling House - "---"

Ginawa - "'I seek the ninja who killed my master,' he said to me, 'and only the Seven Fortunes can help the man who stands in my way.'"

Glimpse of the Unicorn - "She was a sign of good luck, foretelling fortune in our future."

Go Master - "Take care where you place that stone, for I know why you place it there before you do."

Goblin Chuckers - "Their aim was poor, but with their numbers, they did not need to aim."

Goblin Mob - "Look out boys, here come the samurai! Hey, anybody seen the boss?"

Goblin Warmonger - "---"

Gold Mine - "Our armies have cut Togashi off from the Phoenix, the only Clan that could save them from the doom I have prepared." - Hida Kisada

Hawks and Falcons - "You can spend your days training your birds, and when the time for war arrives, only your birds will be ready." - Hida Tampako

He's Mine - "---"

Heavy Infantry - "Toturi's army was puny compared to the might of the Crab force waiting for him, but the tight, twisting pass did not allow Sukune to take full advantage of his superior force." - The Battle at Beiden Pass, Part III

Heichi Chokei - "He has seen many battles and studied across the Empire. If there is any of that order I would trust that it would be him." - Hida Tokisada

Hida Amoro - "We were hundreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin."

Hida Kisada - "Your knowledge cannot save you. Your magic cannot save you. Nothing can save you."

Hida Sukune - "Poor Sukune. He suspected it from the beginning, and his failures at Beiden Pass confirmed his fate." - Kuni Yori

Hida Tampako - "Let them come. Let them try to do to the Crab what they did to the Scorpion. If they will not ally with us, we will find allies elsewhere..."

Hida Tsuru - "Cost! Do not speak to me of cost! Bring me the forces I need and I will bring you what you want: VICTORY!"

Hida Yakamo - "A pact was made, blood was spilled and a name was stolen. Now, two destinies are as one."

Hida Yakamo - "It is rumored a Dragon samurai-maiden took his hand with an ancient blade." - Kakita Yuri

Iaijutsu Challenge - "---"

Iaijutsu Duel - "---"

Iron Mine - "Copper and silver are soft and quick to tarnish. Our steel is the same as our hearts: inflexible and deadly."

Isha - "He bent low to the earth, his eyes shut, his body still. Then, suddenly, his torso snapped up and he whispered, 'That way.'"

Jade Works - "Jade has been long regarded for its worth against the creatures from the Shadowlands, but now the jade workers begin to turn their skills to making weapons."

Kolat Assassin - "A silent, painful, honorless death awaits those who do not know the secrets of shadows."

Kumo - "It crept with its long hairy legs and we could hear it laughing through a mass of venomous mandibles."

Kuni Yori - "He has bargained with the Shadowlands to bring the Crab the allies they need, but it will be Kisada's sons who pay the price."

Kyoso no Oni - "---"

Lesser Oni - "---"

Light Infantry - "After forcing the Crab army out of Crane territory, the ronin Toturi led his army of Dragon, Unicorn and ronin against the retreating Hida Sukune to the crossroads of the Empire where Sukune made his stand." - The Battle at Beiden Pass, Part I

Matsu Chokoku - "If there is fear in your heart, give it to me! I know what to do with fear."

Medium Cavalry - "As soon as Sukune tried to reinforce his position, the infantry fell to their bellies as the cavalry leapt over them, charging into the weakened infantry of the Crab." - The Battle at Beiden Pass, Part IV

Medium Infantry - "With Toturi at his heels, Sukune's only duty was to hold the pass long enough for his brother, Yakamo, to join with him to provide the strength he needed to destroy the ragtag ronin army." - The Battle at Beiden Pass, Part II

Merchant Caravan - "---"

Mirumoto Daini - "When I sent him on his quest, he left with the vanity and passion of a spoiled little boy. How ironic that it was the Naga who taught him what it means to be a man." - Toturi

Mirumoto Hitomi - "She has drawn first blood in her quest for revenge against her brother's slayer, but she will not draw the last..."

Mirumoto Sukune - "With the wind in his face, he rode by their spearmen, dodging thrusts as his aim rested on the general's eye..."

Mirumoto Taki - "Not only has he mastered the art of ni-to-kenjutsu, the two-sword technique, but shin-ken sho-bu, the Way of the Real Sword, is in his heart."

Morito Tokei - "When I looked into his eyes, I saw a power there unrivaled by many. I was certain that such power should not be wielded by a mortal mind." - Matsu Yukimura

Moshi Wakiza - "We watched as she pulled thunder from the sky and hurled it into the armies of the Crab." - Doji Ujiaki

Moto Tsume - "---"

Naginata - "The beautiful samurai-maidens of Rokugan are often trained in the art of the naginata, a deadly weapon in any samurai's hands."

Ninja Spy - "Swifter than wind he sidestepped my sword, escaping with our Lord's battle map in his fist."

No-Dachi - "'Honorless dog!' the samurai cried. Dairya looked down with his one good eye and smiled, slowly drawing the long sword from its saya.

Oath of Fealty - "---"

Ogre Bushi - "It was neither man nor beast, and it walked with haunched shoulders and drooling lips." - Hida Kisada

Otaku Kamoko - "Her courage has brought her many victories, but her recklessness will be her doom." - Hida Kisada

Outflank - "When besieged, let them on the roof, then take away the ladder." - The Thirty-Six Strategies

Rallying Cry - "We strike them quickly, then move away quickly. Only with the strategy of the snake will we survive against an army of marching dead men." - Shinjo Hanari

Retired General - "The Champion may be the head of the Clan, but even he must answer to the man who wore the ancestral sword and armor in days long past."

Ring of Air - "---"

Ring of Earth - "---"

Ring of Fire - "---"

Ring of the Void - "---"

Ring of Water - "---"

Sanctified Temple - "What price is too high to pay for Honor?"

Sanzo - "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too will know why I chase death with blind fury."

Scout - "Do not ask me if I fear those walking dead men. I will sneak about their camps in the darkness because my Lord commanded me to. That is all the reason I need."

Shiba Katsuda - "Remembering ancient times, Katsuda draws his father's sword from its sheath, hoping to bring the blade the same glory his father did so long ago."

Shield Wall - "As the shards of death fell down upon us, we crouched behind our defenses and were not afraid." - Hida Tampako

Shinjo Hanari - "Yes, I know of Tsuru of House Hida, and I know his manner and tactics, and I promise you, if we should ever meet on the battlefield, he would be counting the cost."

Shinjo Tsuburo - "---"

Shosuro Taberu - "---"

Skeletal Troops - "Three months ago, there were only scattered reports of them, and now the armies of the dead seem to be everywhere." - Hiruma Kage

Small Farm - "From the farms they came, armed with only their spears and their courage. Lord Toturi called them 'Quick Legs' and the Ashigaru seemed to like the name." - Mirumoto Daini

Solar Eclipse - "---"

Spearmen - "'Not yet!' Toturi cried, watching his spearmen eye the advancing undead masses. They waited, waited for the zombies to march into the trap their general had laid for them..."

Spearmen - "The zombies advanced and the spearmen struck at them, knocking them from their shambling feet to the pitch-covered earth as the scout stood by, ready with a torch..."

Strength of Purity - "Strike free from worldly worries. This is the purest stroke." - Miyamoto Musashi

Summon Undead Champion - "---"

Superior Tactics - "---"

Test of Might - "---"

The Fire From Within - "I know what will destroy these abominations, and it is the purity of fire." - Agasha Tomori

The Monstrous War Machine of Fu Leng - "---"

The Mountain Keep of the Dragon - "---"

The Rising Sun - "...and it is the rising of the morning sun that burns away all deceptions."

The Turtle's Shell - "Hide with your little shields, little men. You cannot hide forever." - Hida Yakamo

The War Fortress of the Crab - "---"

Togashi Rinjin - "---"

Togashi Yoshi - "---"

Toku - "The true measure of a Samurai is his courage, not his strength!" - Toturi

Tomb of Jade - "The words were read and the air turned thick with the sounds of screams as the creatures were entombed in bodies of jade - trapped forever in a prison of pain." - Mirumoto Daini

Torrential Rain - "The clear blue sky sent whipping wind and hot rain down onto us, smashing us into the ground." - Morito

Toturi - "One must bow to offer aid to a fallen man."

Unexpected Allies - "---"

Wounded in Battle - "---"

Yasuki Nokatsu - "Not even the venomous Oni raise their voices to the master of the whip."

Yotsu Seiki - "She stood alone against the approaching samurai, a smile playing delicately on her lips."

Zombie Troops - "From behind their porcelain masks, they mindlessly gibber their master's name..."

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