Flavor Text: Forbidden Knowledge
A Black Scroll is Opened - "Deep in the heart of the Shadowlands, Junzo opens another scroll, and the souls of all of Rokugan's shugenja shudder."
A Terrible Oath - "---"
Akiyoshi - "He spoke of Kachiko as if she were his lord, but I think he is hiding more than his loyalty under that mask." - Toturi
Akodo Godaigo - "An ancient spirit came to Toturi, willing to atone."
An Untold Cost - "It's as if the scrolls were giving that lifeforce to another. But who could it be?"
Armor of Earth - "---"
Artificer - "Her husband passed away long ago, and now she has taken up his trade to keep his memory alive."
Asako Oyo - "---"
Bandit Hideout - "---"
Bayushi Baku - "---"
Bayushi Shoju - "Kachiko forbid him to use the spell on her husband's remains, but Bantaro's master has other plans..."
Beiden Pass - "The steep stone walls and tight turns provided Toturi the terrain he needed to overcome the superior force of the Crab Clan army." - The Histories of Ikoma Kaoku
Black Market - "---"
Black Wind From The Soul - "---"
Bog Hag - "Once she was a beautiful woman, but now she must steal another's skin to hide her twisted flesh."
Brash Hero - "---"
Bribery - "Generals begrudge bestowing ranks emoluments of 100 pieces of gold, and therefore do not know the enemy's situation."
Bushi Dojo - "While you rest, your enemy practices." - Kakita Toshimoko
Calling the Elements - "---"
Chasing the Wind - "---"
Courage of the Seven Thunders - "---"
Crossroads - "Listen to one who knows. You must have koku to make koku." - Yasuki Taka
Crushing Attack - "---"
Dairya (Exp.) - "Out of my way, samurai. You don't need to die today."
Dark Daughter of Fu Leng - "---"
Dealing With Shadows - "The darkest day is close. Closer than they know." - Yogo Junzo
Delicate Calculations - "---"
Disharmony - "You cannot balance the elements while you are without balance." - The Tao of Shinsei
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 Sword is Broken - "The rain was all about them when she felt his claw grip her brother's sword. Thunder pounded in her ears as she heard the steel snap. Lightning flashed behind him as his tetsubo rose above his head, ready to fall."
Dripping Poison - "---"
Enlightenment - "---"
Family Loyalty - "---"
Farmlands - "---"
Fearful Populace - "The peasants turned their fearful eyes up to the castles of the Phoenix, wondering if the rumors of corruption and monstrosities are true."
Flatlands - "---"
Fu Leng's Steeds - "Kojiro's dreams are filled with the sight of their frothing lips and the sound of their horrid screams."
Fusaki - "Do not worry for an old man; I have a satchel full of wisdom to guard me against the darkness."
Garrote - "---"
Goblin Berserkers - "We ain't afraid of samurai. We ain't afraid of Shugenja. We ain't afraid of ... ghak!"
Gunsen of Water - "---"
Hazardous Ground - "---"
Higher Ground - "---"
Ide Daikoku - "All the riches of the Empire have been carried by my wagons. For the right price, you can take one of them home."
Ikoma Tsanuri - "For years, Toturi was her tutor and counsel. If anyone can stop him, it is she." - Matsu Tsuke
Ikoma Ujiaki (Exp.) - "The Emperor's revenge is never kind."
Imperial Funeral - "---"
Isawa Natsune - "---"
Isawa Uona (Exp.) - "The darkness she carries within her soul has shown her how to tame the dark souls of the Shadowlands."
Jade Strike - "---"
Kaiu Kenru - "So fine is his craft that is seems fused to the skin of the samurai who wear it."
Kai Suman - "---"
Kakita Foruku - "---"
Kakita Toshimoko (exp) - "---"
Katan of Fire - "---"
Kemmei - "Only a fool does not listen when wisdom is presented to him."
Kolat Saboteur - "---"
Kolat Whisperer - "---"
Kotaro - "---"
Kuni Wastelands - "---"
Kuni Yori (Exp.) - "The Phoenix say knowledge has a price. One look at his shattered visage is all the proof you need..."
Lesser Oni - "---"
Mantis Budoka - "Fill a man's mind with bushido and you empty it of fear." - Matsu Tsuke
Mantis Samurai - "---"
Matsu Toshiro - "I may not be the deadliest with the blade or the most skillful on a steed, but I have seen the face of death, and I wear it always."
Mempo of the Void - "---"
Merchant Caravan - "---"
Mirumoto Daini (Exp.) - "Experience has tempered his eagerness and the flames of war have forged a new man from the glory-hungry boy that Toturi found so many months ago."
Mountain Pass - "---"
Moving the Shadow - "---"
Nemesis - "---"
Ningyo - "She flitted through the deepest coves and sunken wrecks, bringing treasures undreamed to assist our cause."
Ninja Kidnappers - "---"
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.
Not this Day! - "Tokei threw himself, screaming, at the gibbering thing, his very essence destroying the summoned Oni."
Ogre Warriors - "As they crushed our ranks, their leader showed his snaggly teeth and spoke with a beastly snarl: So you thought I was alone...?"
Oni no Akeru - "---"
Oni no Jimen - "---"
Oni no Kaze - "---"
Oni no Mizu - "---"
Oni no Seiryoku - "---"
Oni no Taki-bi - "---"
Passing on the Soul - "I took the blade with trembling hands, praying that I could live up to its legacy..."
Pearl of Wisdom - "---"
Personal Standard - "---"
Pikemen - "Toku looked up to the tip of the pike and smiled. "This will certainly make things easier, Lord Toturi.: I had to agree."
Plains of Otosan Uchi - "---"
Purity of the Seven Thunders - "---"
Qarash - "---"
Ramash - "---"
Reserve Movement - "Awaiting the hungry with full stomachs, that is mastering strength." - Sun Tzu
Return of the Fallen Lord - "---"
Reversal of Fortunes - "---"
Ride Until Dawn - "---"
Ruined Keep of Fu Leng - "---"
Scorn - "---"
Seikua - "The Tao of Shinsei is more than clever sayings and trite wisdom; the wisdom of Shinsei contains the secrets of the Universe."
Seize the Day - "In battle, confrontation is done directly, victory is gained by surprise" - Sun Tzu
Shahadet - "---"
Sharing the Strength of Many - "---"
Shinjo Mosaku - "An old wound keeps him from riding, but his knowledge of strategy still makes him a valuable ally on the battlefield."
Shinjo Sadato - "The general does not concern me. Destroy his men, and he will have nothing to command."
Spoils of War - "---"
Strength of the Earth - "While the Master of Earth may have been tainted by his journey, he stood before the houses of the Crane and we could not pass." - Hida O-Ushi
Strike at the Roots - "---"
Strike with No-Thought - "---"
Swamplands - "---"
The Ancestral Sword of Hantei - "---"
The Arrow Knows the Way - "'It is as if you do not aim,' I told Tsuruchi. He smiled. 'The arrow knows the way.'"
The Battlements of Matsu Castle - "---"
The CowardÕs Way - "---"
The Doji Plains - "---"
The ElementÕs Fury - "---"
The Emerald Armor - "While many are uncertain about the new Emerald Champion, the Emperor's bride knows exactly how she feels about Hantei's new guardian."
The Eye of Shorihotsu - "---"
The Final Breath - "As he watched them advance towards his kneeling form, he readied his blade for one last strike..."
The Fires that Cleanse - "I saw his veins swell up beneath his skin and burst into flame, just as his foe exploded in an unearthly light."
The First Shout - "---"
The Gates of Hida Castle - "---"
The Imperial Standards - "---"
The Iron Citadel - "---"
The Isawa Woodlands - "---"
The Kaiu Walls - "Pieces of the wall that have kept the Shadowlands from the Empire still stand."
The Kakita Palisades - "---"
The Path to Inner Peace - "The path to inner peace is understanding the nature of beginnings and endings."
The People's Expense - "Samurai gain glory, and Shugenja wisdom, but what do the people gain from this war?" - Toturi
The Price of War - "Supplies are running short, my Lord. If an exterior force chose to invade now, we would certainly be put to the test." - Yasuki Taka
The Second Shout - "---"
The Shinjo Parade Grounds - "---"
The Third Shout - "---"
The Togashi bastion - "---"
The Towers of isawa Castle - "---"
The Walking Horror of Fu Leng - "---"
The Wasting Disease - "---"
Those Who Stand Alone - "Those who choose to stand alone choose to fall alone."
Tides of Battle - "---"
Togashi Mikoto - "---"
Togashi Rinjin - "---"
Tsuruchi - "---"
Unfettered Attack - "Mitsu leapt into the army of dead men, his arms and legs spinning and his fiery breath burning the dead skin from their bones." - Toturi -
Virtues of Command - "---"
Wheel of Fate - "---"
Whispering Winds - "---"
Wind-Borne Slumbers - "---"
Yari of Air - "---"
Yogo Asami - "Aramoro taught her how to get close. Hametsu taught her what to do when she got there."
Yogo Junzo - "---"
Your Life is Mine - "---"