Flavor Text: The L5R Experience

Archers - "Their arrows have burrowed in paper and straw for eight years. Now they find targets of flesh and bone."

Armory - "Yes, I am aware that Seung has many finely crafted weapons on display in his shop. I am more interested in the items he does not display. . . " - Yoritomo Ekiken

Asahina Handen - "The industrious man makes note of all opportunities."

Asahina Kimita - "here, I will show you: the whitecaps of the sea tumble up and up into the mountains, rolling thunder down onto our fields. What you call sky heaves and shifts and slides. Look again: the fisher's boat skims up its skin, dropping nets intothe sea of changes."

Ashigaru Archers - "Peasants with too much spirit for farming cna find another life in the armies of their daimyos."

Bayushi Churai - "Do you still believe you have won? Look around and see what you have lost in your 'victory.' Then look closer and see what I have taken with me."

Bayushi Kwanchai - "---"

Bayushi Paneki - "Yojiro-sama, I would not give you false counsel. There will be a time to visit Ryoko Owari, but something is amiss there and we have yet to find its source. I pray you: give me a month to set it right."

Bayushi Shixiang - "He carries the name of his Unicorn grandfather. Those who mock his heritage take their life in their hands." - Bayushi Sunetra

Bayushi Tai - "I have been watching her, Paneki-sama. I think you shall find this interesting. . ."

Block Supply Lines - "Cut off by both land and sea, the Crab find their supplies failing as the war rages on."

Charge - "Follow me into destiny!" cries Toturi Tsudao, and the samurai of the imperial army follow her as if her words were lightning and they were the thunder."

Contentious Terrain - "---"

Crane Title Card - "You are the Crane Clan. . . and for too long you have allowed the traitors of the Yasuki to shelter behind the Crab, who are too stupid even to know when they are being used. That will come to an end. Honor, poise, perfect skill, and the sword. You are the Crane. . . and you have no equal."

Dai Tsuchi - "We honor the spirit of our swords by using other weapons to destroy such filth." - Hida Kuon

Daidoji Enai - "War or no, I do not care. Next time, Kuoshi, we end this."

Daidoji Gudeta - "That Crane is swifter than the wind itself. I swear I would be dead from his arrows a dozen times if the Fortunes were not beside me. If not for this foolish war, I would be proud to call him an ally." - Hida Yasuhiro

Diversionary Tactics - "If your enemies have occupied the terrain of their choice, do not engage them. Retreat, and entice them to follow." - Master Suana


Doji Nagori - "Seven centuries ago, a tattered crane cut off its wings and crawled inside a tortoise shell. It waved its stumps through the holes, warning that they were pincers."

Doji Yasuyo - "Her brother, Nagori, would understand; a request from Lady Doji could not be ignored. As she opened the shoji, Yasuyo turned to allow herself one last look at what she was leaving behind. Then she stepped into the night with Naishi in its saya and the burden that was hers alone."

Dragon's Claw Katana - "The finest swords have histories as detailed as the Great Clans' sagas. Such swords share their spirit and power with their rightful owners. . . if the swords deem them worthy."

Duty to the Clan - "For the glory of the clan, may I die as bravely as my brother."

Elite Spearmen - "The rain of spears is followed by the storm of swords."

Encircled Terrain - "---"

Entrapping Terrain - "Maneuver them toward the marshes, and let them pit their strength against the mud."

Geisha House - "Samurai, please enter. Take off your helmet. . . yes, relax. You have earned it."

Glimpse of the Unicorn - "Three hundred years ago, a sandalwood fan convincedthe Court that the Unicorn Clan was indeed Shinjo's people returned from their quest."

Heavy Infantry - "With courage, the watchful eye of a noble daimyo, and battlefield promotions, one or two of them may become taisa."

High Morale - "'There's no end to them today!' cried Mitaki. 'The Fortunes are with you then, brother. You are behind by six!' said Koatsu"

Hitsu-do - "The Way of Shinsei seems gentle only to those who assume that the sword makes the warrior."

Iaijutsu Challenge - "In the Court of Otosan Uchi, more than diplomacy is conducted in the Assembly."

Iaijutsu Duel - "---"

In Time of War - "Kaneka is not recognized by all. Tsudao is eldest, but she has few allies in the Empire. Sezaru commands respect, but many fear his nature. Naseru can forge alliances, but he is the youngest. Who shall sit, then, upon the Steel Throne?" - Doji Tanitsu

Jade Bow - "The sword is the soul. The sword is all. So is there honor in killing from afar? Perhaps, but only if the ow has its own honor, its own spirit that lends grace to the shot." - Kakita's The Sword

Jade Works - "Few sources of jade have been found since the Battle at Oblivion's Gate. The Crab demand that more be found, for they cannot penetrate teh Shadowlands without it."

Kabuki Theater Troupe - "'In the future this will make a splendid play, no matter which of us attains the throne.' Sezaru smiled coldly. 'I think of the survival of the Empire as something more than material for a play, Naseru."

Kaze-do - "Strength is found in more than just the arms." - Hoshi Wayan

Kolat Assassin - "They all had drunk the same tea, but only Matsui was overcome."

Kosaten Shiro - "---"

Light Infantry - "The minions of the Dark Lord move on our borders. Therefore, we patrol Shinomen Forest, fighting where the Crab could not even walk without bruising their shoulders." - Bayushi Jun, gunso

Marketplace - "The markets of the Crane did not close for the funeral of Yasuki Taka."

Medium Infantry - "We hold the high ground and the ridge. The samurai will hold the pass. We keep the enemy of the samurai's flanks, and victory is ours."

Naginata - "I prefer my katana, but it cannot reach my enemies who sit astride great horses." - Matsu Kenseiko

Port - "No one foresaw that the destruction of Beiden Pass would make the ports of the East this vital. No one foresaw the difficulties the Mantis would face, taking advantage of this position after Yoritomo's death." - Akodo Ijiasu

Provision Storehouse - "Tell the peasants that we stockpile to ward off famine. They will be grateful for he attention that will let us know whenever the Dragon stray toward our lands." - Shiba Aikune

Purity of Spirit - "Another thousand years of meditation cannot give the Dragon the knowledge the Isawa had before the Kami ever arrived." - Isawa Taeruko

Rallying Cry - "The horn sounds the call to regroup, and I know that we will succeed. This will not be our only glorious victory today."

Remember the Mountain - "The Tamori used the last of their power to raise a great wall of earth around the Ki-Rin's Shrine. Let us pray Aikune cannot break it." - Mirumoto Temoru

Sanctified Temple - "Serenity comes easily in times of peace. In times of war, the soul shows its true balance." - Toturi Tsudao

Scorpion Title Card - "You are the Scorpion Clan. . . and the Emperor was slain in a raid while traveling to your lands. There are those in the Imperial Court who place the responsibility upon your shoulders. Subtlety, secrets, intrigue, and masks within masks. You are the Scorpion. . . and you will uncover the truth, no matter who it kills."

Silk Works - "The strong fibers of silk will be pierced but not cut by arrows or barbs. Such a wound is more easily treated and at little risk of infection. It is not for fashion that samurai wear shirts of silk - it is for protection."

Slander - "Ah, these lovers. You would think that there were no war." - Bayushi Sunetra

Small Farm - "Capture their stores to feed our troops and burn the farms, but leave the Asahina's peasants alone. Let their masters choose which dogs will be fed and which will starve." - Hida Kagore

Soshi Angai - "He and I both bleieved that the other would be tricked into giving us what we wanted. . ."

Spearmen - "Even peasants can be taught to throw a spear. In sufficient numbers, they might even be considered dangerous." - Kakita Tenshiko

Strength of My Ancestors - "To those who went before, reverance. From those who went before, guidance."

Test of Might - "Stand again, and it will be your last step." - Kaelung

The Hiruma Dojo - "Say what you will about the katana; if the bushi wielding the sword is weak, the second oni will have his head." - Hiruma Tatsuya

The Towers of the Yogo - "---"

Toturi Sezaru - "I am not a woman who knows only war, an architect of others' despair, or the son of a geisha - I am a priest of the kami. But do not depend on sweet words. My deeds will speak louder."

Wakizashi - "It is as important to samurai as their katanas. One carries their souls, the other their honor."

Yasuki Hachi - "When Oguri died, the Yasuki daimyoship passed to Kamoru, his son and heir. When Kamoru died the following Spring, lineages had to be traced back seven centuries to discover that the new daimyo of the Yasuki."


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