Imperial families :

End of the Hantei dynasty : Hantei XXXVI (m)

o Hantei Yatoshin (m), crowned Hantei XXXVII, wed a Kakita who had for sister Kakita Ryoku (writer of the fiction “winter”), aunt and godmother of Hantei XXXVIII

Hantei Jodan (m), crowned Hantei XXXVIII, had 4 spouses (Hantei Hochiahime is the 4th), killed by Bayushi Shoju during the Scorpion clan coup.

A child to born from Hochiahime, officially killed by the bloodspeakers (Daigotsu, see Lost line)

Hantei Sotorii (m), from Hochiahime crowned Hantei XXXIX, wed to Bayushi Kachiko, killed by the 7 thunders after being possessed by Fu Leng. Sensei: Kakita Toshimoko. In the clan wars book, it said that he was having a relation with a young girl named Miya Yumika, that will died to cover the escape of Otosan Uchi of the imperial prince.

A younger brother who take the Otomo name, wed to Matsu Jiko. Otomo Yoroshiku (f), officially niece and heir of Hantei

XXXVIII. Supposed to have been killed before the Scorpion clan coup.

Otomo Tamekago, then Togashi Abekuni (m), younger brother, trained under Kitsuki Yasu before joining the Togashi.

Minor branch (characters in this category are missing information to be include in the Hantei line).

o Otomo Banu (m), cousin of Hantei XXXIX. Maybe son of Tamekago. Claimed Toturi’s throne for himself during the Emperor’s disappearance.

Otomo Ariwara (f) : niece of Banu, threatened during the fight for Kenshin’s helm.

o Hantei Arumihime (f), a young cousin to Hantei 38th. She wed Akodo Kage, great sensei of the Lion clan and Kolat master. Officially died of the plague after Sotorii’s birth, in fact killed by Kage because her usefulness was outlived. Kage’s fake his death and has his daisho sent to a fake cousin of the Unicorn clan before dying during the War Against the Shadow.

Students of Kage : Akodo Toturi (m) see Akodo Line, Matsu Hiroru (m) see Matsu line, Matsu Keicko (m) young of a noble house who lost quickly his older brother, Asahina Dorai (m) kolat master after the death of Kage, died during the War against the Shadow, Ikoma Soko (F, see Ikoma line).

o Ikoma Ujiaki’s wife (see Ikoma line).

o Walking the way reference an illegitimate son of one of the Emperor’s nephew who have been raised by Crane peasants.

Otomo family : Otomo Sorai (m), family daimyo under the Hantei.

o Otomo Hoketuhime (f), family daimyo under the Toturi dynasty. She had a romance with Naseru, who ended with the death of Hantei XVI. She died during the Words and Deeds period. The Scorpion may be responsible, but the finding of a spoon makes the blame fall on the Dragon.

Otomo Miyato (f), a nevrotic niece who married Kasuga Taman (m), karo of Kasuga Taigen.

Otomo Asami (f) a niece who was supposed to wed Bayushi Norachai (m) the Protector of the Imperial city appointed by Toturi Kurako (f), but she married instead Otomo Taneji (m), Miya Hatori (m)’s former advisor, who was designated as the daimyo by Hoketuhime before her death (see below)

Hatamoto : Otomo Ouga (m), removed from position by the Imperial Chancellor Bayushi Hisoka (m) and sent as imperial liaison to the Badger clan.

Asami’s sister, who wed Bayushi Tsimaru (m) and took his name. He was the governor of Ryoko Owari, then provincial governor around Toshi Rambo.

- Mokihara (m) of the Mantis clan saved Otomo Daimesu (m) and wed his wife.o Otomo Shikan (m)

Otomo Taneji (m), former servant of the historian Miya Hatori. He inherited the daimyoship after Hoketuhime’s murder. He is wed to Otomo Asami (see up)

Seppun family :

- Seppun Ishikawa (m) is the captain of the Miharu during the Hantei reign. He died in mysterious circumstances during the day of thunder, after pledging alliance with the Crane.

- Seppun Kiaki (m) : Ishikawa’s younger brother joined Toturi’s army after Ishikawa joined the Crane.

Daiori’s brother, daimyo before him. He died around 10 years before the Scorpion clan coup, killed by bandits. Akodo Kage and his guards were sent to save him, but the Kolat Master let him die in an attempt to control the Seppun family.

Seppun Daiori (m), former officer of the Miharu until he gets crippled. Family daimyo under the Hantei. He is killed by Bayushi Shoju during the Scorpion clan coup. His spirit cursed his blade after his death protecting the Crane embassy.

o Seppun Hotaitaka (m), officially son of Daiori, but not really. Family daimyo under Toturi I

(minor branch)o Seppun Chisekai (m), cousin at the 3rd level of Hotaitaka, governor of the

imperial port of Kouketsukan

Seppun Kiharu (m), daimyo under Toturi III and leader of the one thousand temples.

Seppun Toshiaki (m), leader of the Hidden guard, not sure of his position in the family. He is said to be the daimyo of the Seppun before being executed for being a Gozoku member.

o Illegitimate daughter, which was used to blackmail Toshiaki to join the Gozoku.

Yotsu vassal family of the Seppun :

The ronin Yotsu get the reward of creating his own family after saving Hantei Sotorii from the Bloodspeakers by sacrificing his son Kyoden. He get also the first name Yatoshin, name of Hantei XXXVIII’s father. They are descendant of a ronin Ise-zumi who have got this prophecy: "When a man falls, he also rises. Remember this, and when ten thousand men have fallen to your name, you will join the stars in the Celestial Heavens, and your place will be among the Fortunes." During the winter court after Naseru’s death, they joined as a vassal family the Seppun, but kept the right to tell their name.

Yotsu Yatoshin (m), founder of the Yotsu family and the order of the blade of Yotsu. Family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII

o Yotsu Ureiko (f), family daimyo under Toturi I, governor of the Yatoshin district of Otosan Uchi. Wed to the governor Hida Kosuga after the Scorpion clan coup for political reasons. She has been trained with the Falcon clan.

o Yotsu Seou (f), trained with the Falcon clan. Daimyo under Toturi III. o Yotsu Seiki (f), twin sister of Seou,, shugenja. She joined the armies of

Toturi when he was the Black Lion and her sister followed her. She has been trained with the Centipede. Her death is around the battle of Beiden pass and the attack of Shinden Asahina.

o Yotsu Shoku (m), wed to Yotsu Sabieru. They were thugs and bullies.o Yotsu Sumai (m) who get trained by the Scorpion. He stopped sending

news 2 years before the Scorpion clan coup after he said he was going to be trained in a special Shosuro dojo.

o Utai (m)o Ukeru (m)

o Kyoden (m), last son, took Hantei Sotorii’s place to save him. He get corrupted by some Bloodspeaker’s ritual and became Goju Kyoden (from the name of the killer of Daigotsu’s mother), Daigotsu’s obsidian champion. He died to resurrect his master.

Heir : Goju Kyojiro (m), the former Ikoma Hiromori corrupted at Volturnum decided to emulate Kyoden and was acknowledged by the former Obsidian champion.

Miya family :

Miya Yoto (m), family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII. He is forcefully retired by his son and died around the day of thunder. He was a great friend of the ronins and minor clans, including Koan the immortal priest.

o Miya Satoshi (m), trained by the Matsu family, make a coup to became family daimyo under Hantei XXXIX. He is forced to return the position under the Toturi, but is allowed to live and train students.

Miya Satoshi (m), founder of the Satoshi vassal family. A younger sibling:

o Miya Yumi (f), family daimyo under Toturi I and II.

After Yumi’s death, the daimyoship goes to : Miya Shoin (m), son of Miya Dosonu (m), a returned spirit who served under

Hantei XXVII, and Seppun Yemi. He helps reconstructing the Imperial court with Ide Tadaji and Bayushi Kaukatsu under Toturi III. He was also implied in the hunt of Gusai. Wed to (Seppun) Ishihime (= stone princess). He is a student of Tsuruchi Ichiro (see Tsuruchi line).

o Yojimbo : Togashi Kazuki (m) Miya Yoshimaru (m), cousin of Shoin. He has been killed and skinned up with 2

others heralds sent by Miya Shoin to the Dragon clan not long before the death of Kurohito.

Toturi dynasty, then Toturi family : Akodo Toturi (m), Lion clan champion, the ronin named the black lion, Lion clan

thunder and future Toturi the 1st, wed to Isawa Kaede (see the Isawa Bloodline). Killed by Fushin the onisu of betrayal at the start of the Gold era. (see the Akodo bloodline for more information about his relatives). Student of Akodo Kage and Suana, the acolyte of water.

o Yojimbo : Mikio (m), a former Doji sent to Toturi by his friend Hoturi. He was one of the students that trained with the Crane clan thunder under Toshimoko. He died during the kidnapping of Toturi by the Shadow in Hare 1130.

o Empress’s guard : Doji Haranobu (m) : returned spirit, founder of the Empress’s guard. He recreated the guard when dieing during the spirit wars protecting Kaede.

o Karo : Takuan (m), leader of the ronin city of Nanashi Mura, who joined later the Toturi’s army and was designed Regent of the Empire during Hidden Emperor. He makes seppuku in Horse 1132 after Toturi’s return when he sees the madness in his friend’s soul, unaware of the Shadow’s influence. His second is Seppun Toshiken by order of the Emperor, despite they both hates each other.

o Students : Ikoma Tsunari (f), see Ikoma line. Shotai (m), former Ikoma diplomat who saved Hantei XXXVIII by taking the poisonous strike directed to the emperor as Toturi was killing the assassin. He survived but became mad, and followed Toturi until the day of Thunder but his fate is unknown. He was considered to be a buffoon when Toturi was champion.

o Akodo Kaneka (m), the Shogun, illegitimate and older son, born from the Geisha Hatsuko. Wed to Doji Yasuyo, she has been allowed to keep her family name after nearly beating in a duel the one former know as the Bastard. Kaneka died killed by Moto Chagatai and his White guard during the Khan’s march.

Karo : Shiba Danjuro (m), the champion of Ji and a talented yojimbo.

Hatamoto : Akodo Yobi (m), a former strategist of the Toturi’s army. He died during the attack of the ruins of the Otosan Uchi’s library by Seppun Jin.

Advisors : Heigai (m, former Ginawa, see Akodo line), Shosuro Higatsuku, voice of the Shogun (m) who died killed by Kisada to end the Scorpion / Crab war, the next ones have been sent to the clans after the quest of Naseru. Kasumasa (m), the adventurer; Naoharu (m), the advisor; (Ikoma) Etsushi and Uchito (m), the brothers; Masakazu (m), the bully; Qelsaurth (m) the naga jakla; (Mirumoto) Fusami (f), the duellist; (Yoritomo) Sachina (f), the seductress; Rikako (f), the shugenja (now Horiuchi, student of Moto Tsusung); (Hida) Otoya (m), the veteran.

o Toturi Tsudao (f), Toturi II. Died killing Daigotsu at the end of the Gold era. Nicknamed the Sword. Believed to be the reincarnation of the Sun.

Advisors : Doji Jotaro (m) see Doji Line, Bayushi Paneki (m) see Bayushi line, Toturi Miyako (f), see Monkey line, Toturi Shigekawa (m) commander of the 7th Imperial Legion.

o Toturi then Isawa Sezaru (m), the voice of the Emperor, nicknamed the Wolf. Wed to Isawa (former Soshi) Angai of the Kuroiban. Sezaru turned mad, creating a second personnality named “the Wolf”. Using the dagger of the Last Wish given to Tsudao by Shiba Aikune, Angai killed him and was destroyed with it.

Yojimbo : Toturi Koshei, former Akodo Koshei. He wed a Tonbo and had a son, who founded the Koshei vassal family of the Tonbo.

Advisors : Miya Gensaiken, former Oni no Pekkle and now just a Pekkle. Asako Ryoma (m), inquisitor who killed Kuni Utagu (see Kuni line), killed by the onisu Yokubo.

o Hantei Naseru (m), Toturi III, wed to Akodo Kurako. Emperor of Rokugan, nicknamed the Anvil and student of Hantei XVI, then Ide Tadaji after killing Hantei XVI for attacking Otomo Hotekuhime. Killed in the Tomb of the 7 Thunders, his last words was recovered by the Kolat Tsuruchi Etsui (m) who used them to discover the testament of the fallen Empire giving the right to rule as Toturi IV to Kaneka hidden in the temple to Toku. Kurako commited jigai during the Khan’s march.

Yojimbos : Seppun Isei (m), returned spirit. Die again protecting Naseru in the City of Night. After, it’s Yotsu Irie (f), former Tonbo Irie. Supposed killed along her master.

Empress’s guard : Doji (Hitomi) Reju (m) : former duellist, member of the order of the moon, favored of Hitomi. He died protecting Asahina Sekawa from the Sons of Shadow during his attempt to clean the ruins of Otosan Uchi. Kakita Matabei (m) tooks his place (see Kakita line).

Underhands : Bayushi Sunetra (f), see Bayushi line, and Yamainu (m) a ronin assassin.

Personnal attendant : Fuzake Haruka (f) (see Monkey clan).

Toturi Shigekawa (m) : cousin of Kurako, grandson of a ronin of the Toturi’s army, commander of the 7th legion and later of the 1st, granted the Toturi name by Toturi Tsudao and imperial candidate for the throne supported by the Lion. He takes the mantle of daimyo for the remaining members of the family after the end of the Toturi Dynasty.

Iweko dynasty : Kitsuki Iweko (f), family daimyo under Toturi III, once magistrate in Fukurokujin

mura, the village near Fukurokujin Seido. Ascended as Empress by the voices of the Jade Sun and Obsidian Moon. She choose to wed Akodo Setai (m) the rehonored Deathseeker and Lion ambassador.

o Student : Kitsuki Hakahime (f)o Imperial positions : Imperial Chancellor: Bayushi Hisoka (m), Imperial

Advisor: Daigotsu Susumu (m), Voice of the Emperor: Togashi Satsu (m),Imperial Treasurer: Yoritomo Utemaro (m), Protector of the Imperial City: Bayushi Norachai (m), Imperial Historian: Soshi Tishi (m), Imperial Herald: Miya Shoin (m).

DRAGON clan :

Togashi family :

Togashi (m), founder and Champion of Dragon clan, wed to Bayushi Kuninoko, daughter of Bayushi Oshiso, Scorpion clan champion. He was using Tamashii, peoples with a special soul, as vessel. The latest one was Yokuni, but he shared his doubts into another one, Kokujin, who became the shadowland prophet of dark lotus. He died during the Day of Thunder, Hitomi ripping his heart to get the 12th black scroll.

o Togashi Hoshi (m), Dragon clan champion after Hitomi, who give him back the clan to prepare her ascension as Lady Moon, wed to Hoshi Eisai

Togashi Satsu (m, child name Yoshune), dragon clan Champion under Toturi III, wed to Togashi Misuko (former peasant girl). He takes the mantle of the champion after his father ascends to the heaven to fight Fu-leng. He later found Togashi’s daisho battling Kokujin, becoming the scion of Togashi the Kami and inheriting a lot of his powers. Togashi’s soul was removed by judgement of the Heavens, and Satsu took the Voice of the Emperor position during the new dinasty.

A son. Togashi Kanmu (m) : Misuko’s 6 years younger brother,

who climbed too the mountain and became her handservant. He is now the Yojimbo of his nephew.

The daimyoship have been given to Togashi, former Hitomi, Maya (m) daughter of an Agasha and a Mirumoto after Satsu took the position of Voice of the Emperor.

Mirumoto family :

Togashi Gaijutsu (m), blind tattooed master. Killed by his own granddaughter (that was unaware of it) when she tooks the Dragon champion position.

o Student : Togashi Yama(m), former Agasha Yama. A shugenja that doubt of his destiny.

o Mirumoto Kuojin (m), daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII, he will commit seppuku not long after the funerals of his wife killed by sorrow after the death of their son Satsu.

Mirumoto Satsu (m), wed, killed in duel by Hida Yakamo at Kyuden Bayushi.

Mirumoto Hitomi (f), daimyo after her father’s death, Dragon clan thunder, Dragon clan champion after the day of thunder, founder of the order of the Hitomi and Lady Moon. Removed from place by the Obsidian Dragon.

Mirumoto Daini (m) wed to the naga The Mara, daughter of The Dashmar. The Mara was supposed lost during the burning of the Naga Embassy, but was killed by the Dark Naga in front of Mareshi.

Mirumoto Mareshi (m) who leads the Dragon clan army over Kosaten Shiro and sealed an alliance with the Ratlings

of the Broken Shinbone. Half-naga, he has some links with the Akasha. After the death of Rosanjin, he became the Mirumoto daimyo and married Mirumoto Kei, general of the War of the Rich Frog. Kei was choosen as Dragon champion after Satsu’s appointement as the voice of the Emperor. Mareshi retired as a monk in the High House of Light during the Emperor Edition era. Under the name of Togashi Maro, he disappeared during the events of Forgotten Legacy. He was kidnapped by the Dark Naga.

A son, promised to be wed to Moto Naleesh (see Moto bloodline).

o Mirumoto Sukune (m), hatamoto, then Mirumoto family daimyo under Hitomi.

Mirumoto, then Togashi Miyoki (f) have been forced to join the Togashi for the murder of Scorpion courtier (for the official reason, the true reason is that during a winter court under Hantei XXXVIII at Kyuden Mirumoto, a Scorpion courtier discovered Togashi Hoshi and was killed by Hitomi). She fought at the battle of Shinden Osano-wo, retrieving the sacred sword “Courage” before going to the battle of Shinden Asahina against Junzo’s horde.

Student : Mirumoto Uso (m), became the daimyo after Sukune, killed by Asako Tsukiro, a bloodspeaker under the influence of a Shamesword.

o From unknown parents, all cousins of Hitomi : Ikudaiu and Akuai’s older brother. Died naturally, making Ikudaiu

join the Brotherhood of Shinsei. Mirumoto Ikudaiu (m), monk of the brotherhood, Kolat. He will

give half of the true Tao to Daidoji Rekai. Mirumoto Akuai (m) became Hitomi Akuai, younger brother of

Ikudaiu. He is the first to try Hitomi’s tattoos. He died killed on the Anvil of despair to create one of Kokujin’s shameswords.

Mirumoto Yukihira (m), swordmaster of the Mirumoto family. He challenged Hitomi for the daimyoship after the death of Hitomi’s father, and was defeated. He later claimed the daimyoship when Hitomi was rumored dead during the Clan War, and was killed in a duel by his cousin when she returned to her clan.

Student : Mirumoto Bunjun (m), then Hitomi Bunjun : ex-heimin, Kaze-do master.

After Uso, the daimyoship goes to Mirumoto Rosanjin : Mirumoto Yuyake (m), mountaineer and Mirumoto Jinko (f), courtier and

entertrainer.o Mirumoto Rosanjin (m), Master sensei of the Iron Mountain dojo, daimyo

of the family under Toturi III. Reported dead during the battle of the tomb of the 7 Thunders. At his death, the daimyoship goes back to Mirumoto Mareshi (see main Mirumoto line).

Student : Mirumoto Gonkuro (m), a bushi who found enlightenment in his boundless fury in battle.

o Mirumoto Masae (f), sister of Rosanjin, keeper of air.

Kitsuki family :

- Kitsuki daimyo, killed, by the Scorpion clan if you believe his son Yasu.o Kitsuki Yasu (m), family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII

Kitsuki Jusai (m), yojimbo and heir of his father, get killed by the living Shadow after reading Kaagi’s journal.

Karo : Kitsuki Hakada (m).

Yasu having no living heir, he chooses: Mirumoto, then Kitsuki Mizuochi (m), wed to a sensei of the Kitsuki family.

Family daimyo under Toturi I and II. Student of Kitsuki Hachigoro.

Mizuochi choose before his death : Kitsuki Iweko (f), family daimyo under Toturi III, once magistrate in Fukurokujin

mura, the village near Fukurokujin Seido. Ascended as Empress by the voices of the Jade Sun and Obsidian Moon (see Imperial line)

o Student : Kitsuki Hakahime (f)

Iweko upon her nomination choose :

Kitsuki Berii (m)

Agasha then Tamori family :

The bloodline of Tamori stayed loyal to the Dragon clan after the act of Hitomi, the others Agasha followed Agasha Gennai and joined the Phoenix. The family gets named Tamori as a part of Hantei XVI surrender.

Agasha Tamori, (m), family daimyo under Hantei and Toturi I wed to Agasha, then Tamori Tsutomu (she dies at Oblivion’s gate). Will became the Dark oracle of Fire and starts the Phoenix / Dragon clans’ wars. He leads the spirit armies to the Phoenix’s children. He is destroyed afer killing Isawa Hochiu by his daughter and Isawa Nakamuro.

o Agasha, then Tamori Shaitung (f), Tamori family daimyo under Toturi II and III. Wed to Isawa (now Tamori) Nakamuro, master of air. They killed themselves to take the lives of their attackers during the assassination serie known as the Night of the Spider.

Student : Tamori Emina (f), visited by Benten. Student of Nakamuro : Isawa Umeko (f), Isawa Mitsuko (f), see

council. Tamori Shimura (m), former Tamori Ichi, son of Tamori Toyo and

Agasha Kanji : adopted son, and new daimyo. Student of Tamori Wotan (m).

o Students : Agasha Hitaka (M, maho-tsukai) and Agasha Gennai (M), elemental master of air (look at Phoenix clan), Ichiro Koturi (m) who summoned the Hideo no Oni who nearly destroyed the Badger clan.

Agasha, then Tamori Chosai (m), younger brother of Tamori, will became the next Dark Oracle of fire before being banished of Rokugan.

o Student : Tamori Hayato (m) Cousin of Chosai.

o Agasha Sanami (f) of the Phoenix clan.

Hitomi family :

- Hitomi (f) : see Mirumoto line.- Hitomi Kagetora (m), the enforcer. He is born with the blessing of Lady Moon

and designed to rule the family after Hitomi’s ascension. He has been the regent of the Dragon clan during Hoshi’s absence. Because of the suffered sort of enlightened madness that turned the Hitomi into bloodthirsty berserkers, he retired under special care. His family was absorbed by the Togashi after that.

o Student : Hitomi Vedau (m), the enforcer of the Dragon, ambassador of the Dragon to the imperial court.

Hoshi family :

- Togashi Hoshi (m) : see Togashi line.- Hoshi Wayan (m) : he abandoned enlightenment to pursue the criminal Kokujin.

He then suffered of a sort of enlightened madness from his tatooes and seems to have retired as a hermit. His family was absorbed by the Togashi after that.

CRAB CLAN

Hida family : Hida Atsumichi (m), Crab clan champion, wed to Hida Narumi

o Hida Kisada (m) “the great bear”, fortune of persistence. Wed to Hida Tsuriko. Crab clan champion under Hantei XXXVIII. He died from his wounds suffered during his battle with the vessel of Fu-leng at the end of 1129, then returned from Maigo No musha during a battle with the Legion

of blood through Oblivion’s gate. He was murdered in 1168 by Yogo Kazunori.

Armorer : Kaiu Bugati, keeper of Ketsuen the ancestral armor. Wife’s handmaiden : Goju (Kuni) Hoseki (f). Hida Yakamo (m), Crab clan thunder, Crab clan champion under

Toturi I, reincarnated Qatol. Became Lord Sun until he was defeated by the Jade Dragon and finally died. Student with Doji Kuwanan of Hida Kuman, revered sensei.

Hida O-ushi (f), champion after her brother, wed to Shinjo Yasamura (see Shinjo) who died during the battle of the Drowned honor against the Spirits. Student of Hida Kuman, revered sensei. O-Ushi was killed in a duel by Doji Kurohito to protect the retreat of the Crab army during the second Yasuki war.

Hida Kuroda (m), Crab clan champion during the end of Toturi I’s reign. Killed by the Shadowland and resurrected by Daigotsu as Kyofu, nightmare of the Crab. He stroke a pact with Emma-o, fortune of death to regain control of his soul. He lead an army of Damned to the Wall of bones and was killed by Kyoso no Oni after defeating her army.

Hida Kuon (m), Champion under Toturi II and III, wed to Hida no Kakeguchi Reiha (vassal family, she is the niece of the Kakegushi daimyo). Just before Iweko’s first winter court, he leads 100 men into the Destroyers’ armies to clean the honor of the Crab and died as a hero. Reiha took over as champion.

Hida Kisada (formerly known as Ichiro), the Little Bear (m), the oldest, trained by the Otaku.

Hida Ren (m) Student : Hida Benjiro (h), Reiha’s brother. He

became the general of the Crab armies after Kuon. Advisors : Kaiu Ryojiro (m) for logistics. Hiruma

Ashihei (m) is Benjiro’s most trusted advisor. Hida Sukune (m), died on the Terrible standard of Fu-leng at the

hands of Kuni Yori. Came back from the death as a shadow samurai.

Have an adventure with a Crab samourai after the death of his wife named Kita (f) Ashamed by the act of Kisada during the attack of Otosan Uchi, she never told anyone who the father was. She died during the day of Thunder.

Kitsuki Yasuo (m), a magistrate that died fighting bandits. Kitsuki Yoritoko (f), a painter. Promised to a Doji.

o Hida Tsuru (m), brother of Kisada, founder of the modern Crab cavalry known as Tsuru’s legion. He died at Volturnum fighting the Shadow.

Hida Rohiteki (f), one of the rare shugenja of the Hida family. She is corrupted during the rain of blood as she protected Hida Isamu, Hida Tsuneo’s son, from it as he killed the oni lord Tsuburu.

Hida Tenshu (m), berserker at Razor’s edge dojo. Student : Hida Fujiyoko (f) the unique Hida shugenja of the

generation after Rohiteki. Direct bloodline, but parents unknown: Hida Ton

(m) who wants to follow his ancestor’s footsteps and become a leader of Tsuru’s legion.

Hida Rohiteki’s twin (m), died during his Gempukku in the shadowlands.

o Hida Tampako (f), sister of Kisada. Hida Tampako (m), took the name of his mother. Killed at

Oblivion’s gate.o Kisada’s younger sister (f)

Hida Amoro (m), berserker. Killed by his own undead troops at the battle of Beiden Pass and came back as an undead. He will found peace with a tear of jade during the war against the Shadow after helping the Crab.

o Unknown parents : Hida Shiroi (m), Yakamo’s cousin.

Kuni family : Kuni Kaiden (m), family daimyo, died in a mysterious explosion during a ritual in

winter 1109. In fact he became the leader of a Bloodspeaker cell, and was hunted by both his sons, and only Yori survived the encounter.

o Older son, died in a mysterious explosion (see up).o Kuni Yori (m), family daimyo, leader of the Shadowland horde, his name

has been taken of the imperial archives. He kills himself using a maho ritual to be born anew as an undead, before being defeated by Otaku Kamoko. He then was locked in a pearl with his Nemesis Iuchi Karasu, before being released by Yajinden to lead the Legion of Blood in Maigo No Musha, where he was defeated and sent to Jigoku. He learned maho from Isawa Tayanama, the necromancer, but had also a disguised Asahina Yajinden among his teachers. The final influence in his fall was Tsukuro.

Kuni Fujiko (f), illegitimate daughter of Yori, she died as the ambassador of the Crab clan during the Scorpion clan coup.

Students : Kuni Takige (m) ambassador of the Crab clan to the Imperial court who reveals the Henshins, Kuni Nakiro (m), kolat master of the dream sect and Kuni Wazinu (m), maho-tsukai who destroyed the sacred bells of Kyuden Seppun.

Yojimbo : Kyojin (m), former Doji Kyojin. He was the leader of the Doji houseguard during the 1st Gozoku and has been sent to the Crab after the fall of it as a punishment. He got tainted and transformed into a 4 feet-creature.

A brother, sensei of Kuni Yori. Younger sibling :

o Kuni Hiruko (f), wed to Iuchi Karasu, the doomseeker (see Iuchi line). Iuchi Yue (f), Iuchi family daimyo. She was protecting a Black

Scroll who have been stole by some Bloodspeaker Phoenix and sent to recover it.

After the death of the infamous Kuni Yori, the daimyoship goes to : Kuni Utagu (m), master of the Tsukai-sagasu, family daimyo under Toturi I and

Jade champion. Killed by the Asako inquisitor Ryoma because he accused Toturi Sezaru. Wed to Kuni Tansho, student of Kuni Masami, who became the next daimyo as his death.

o Kuni Kiyoshi (m) Tsukai-sagasu. His real name is Kuni Shigeaki, but no one remember him. The real Kiyoshi and son of Utagu have become Omen, oracle of Jade after using a ratling ritual that took his name. The ritual rearranged the reality by turning the favored student of Utagu into his son and everybody forget the original Kiyoshi. The real parents of Shigeaki have been killed during the battles of Oblivion’s gate. He is the Kuni daimyo after the end of the Scorpion / Crab war.

Student : Kuni Chuichi (m) Students of Omen : he founded the legion of the Jade Hand to

protect and hide the Tao of Fu-leng.

Hiruma family : Hiruma Yoshi (m), family daimyo before and after his son. He is killed by Kuni

Yori during the retaking of Hiruma castle. At his death, Hiruma Zunguri became the daimyo during 5 years before being killed by an ogre.

o Hiruma Kage (m), family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII, wed to Hiruma Nikako who assumes championship between Zunguri’s death and Masagaro’s gempukku. Kage is killed during the second day of thunder.

Hiruma Masagaro (m), family daimyo under Toturi II. He died during the assault of Iuchiban’s armies on Hiruma castle.

Hatamoto : Hiruma Tatsuya (m), trained by the Daidoji, he has great respect for them and knows about subtility in court. His father, Koharu, sent him to train with the Hida instead of the Hiruma bushis.

After Masagaro’s death, the rulership goes to : Hiruma Todori (m), master sensei of first strike dojo, then family Daimyo under

Toturi III. Wed to an Hiruma.o 3 children, 1 post-gempukku the others are married.o Student : Hiruma Toshio (m), who fought the Destroyers near Otosan

Uchi.

Hiruma father and Kaiu mother :o Hiruma Zunguri (m), keeper of the road of the dark jade. Daimyo during 5

years after the death of Yoshi before being killed by an ogre.

Yasuki family :

Yasuki Taka (m), family daimyo under Hantei and Toturi I. He officially died during the War against the Shadow. He had become master Jade of the Kolat : a shadowspawn who have still control of himself thanks to a crystal cage. He was finally killed by Bayushi Tsimaru and Bayushi Muhito during the assault on the Hidden Temple.

o Fuzake Garou (m), former Yasuki, nephew by alliance of Yasuki Taka.o Yasuki Nokatsu (m), famous taskmaster under Yakamo, became Dark

Oracle of Earth after 10 years of torture by Daigotsu. Cousin of Garou. Yasuki Tenzon (m), son of Yasuki Nokatsu.

A younger brother, than died before Taka’s official death.o Yasuki Oguri (m), family daimyo under Toturi I, dies of a strange illness

during winter 1157. Yasuki Kamoru (m), family daimyo after his father’s death, dies of

a strange illness during spring 1158.

After Kamoru’s death, the genealogic research gives the daimyoship to the former Daidoji Hachi, Emerald champion under Toturi II and III. It was proven later that his claim as daimyo was false by the Crab using informations from the Scorpion.

Parents killed during the Spirit wars.o Daidoji, then Yasuki Hachi (m), family daimyo and Emerald champion.

He leads a legion to Shinsei’s last hope to save it, and then return with 20 goblins’ head to swear fealty to both the Crab and the Crane. Reported killed alongside the Emperor at the Tomb of the 7 Thunders.

Hatamotos : Yasuki Jinn-Kuen (m), who leads the Crab Yasuki for Hachi and also the Kolat Coin sect for Moshi Shanegon (see below). Yasuki Nanako (f) leads the Crane Yasuki for Hachi.

Karo : Bayushi Norashai (m), a Scorpion magistrate who became Protector of the Imperial City after the death of Toturi III and Kitsuki Remata (m) who keep the Emerald Champion castle.

(secret information) Bayushi Sunetra (f) (see Bayushi. She is Hachi’s lost sister). Hachi knows he had a sister that was fostered to the Scorpion clan with him for one year when the Scorpion clan returned from exile, but he never heard of her again after he returned to the Crane clan.

To end the third Yasuki war, the daimyoship was given to :

- Yasuki Jinn-kuen (m), master coin of the Kolat. Wed to a crane wife to end the war between the Crane and the Crab following Toturi 3 orders found in his journal.

o Yojimbo : Hida Suteru (m), master steel of the Kolat, personnal yojimbo of Jinn-kuen and responsible of the Yasuki defenses.

- Yasuki Yukinaga (m), Crab clan merchant, son of a Yasuki father (Jinn-kuen’s uncle) and a Hida mother.

Kaiu family : Kaiu Oshuda (m), family daimyo, retire at the age of 40 to join under the name

Tetsuya the brotherhood of Shinsei, became the shinpu of the four temples. He died during the Day of thunder killing Kyojin, the former leader of the Gozoku’s Doji House guard turned into a dangerous shadowland beast.

Then : Kaiu Utsu (m), siege master, family daimyo during the Clans’ war. He died from

natural cause during the Spirit wars. A brother than assume the daimyoship during some time.

o Kaiu Umasu (m), siege master and family daimyo under the Toturi. Killed during the assassination serie.

A son.

Kaiu Iemasa (m) : siege master, master builder, member of the Jade Hand. Daimyo after Umasu.

Toritaka family of the Falcon clan, then of the Crab clan :

The falcon clan daimyo is named the Yotogi. They get the Toritaka family name after joining the Crab clan under Toturi I. The Yotogi rules with the help of the council of twilight.

Genzo’s father, died during the Shuten Doji attack, daimyo.o Toritaka Genso (m), Yotogi of the Falcon clan, then daimyo of the

Toritaka family of the Crab clan. He trained among the Witch-hunters. He died during the battle of Oblivion’s gate killed by an ogre fighting along side his cousin.

o Toritaka Tatsune (m), Sunda Mizu Dojo sensei, Genzo’s cousin and wed to Toritaka Koiso. Born on the day Hantei XXXVIII gets coroned. He is the family daimyo under Toturi II and III. He retired not long after Naseru’s death, giving his katana to Matsu Kenji.

Childs Toritaka Kaitestu (m) : oldest son, scout sent to investiagte the

Spider. He is expected to be the next daimyo.

Grandchilds. One of the girls is to be fostered to Shiro Matsu. Toritaka Kaito (m) cousin of Kaitestu, wounded by a Unicorn

arrow supposedly used by the Spider. He may never use a bow again.

Cousin branch : o Toritaka Kitao (m), wed to Kuni Hiruko, have a seat at the Council of

twilight. Toritaka Itanko (f), shugenja, Flacon spirit dojo’s sensei. 6 others children.

PHOENIX CLAN

Shiba family :

The champion title is not hereditary, the soul of Shiba choosing the actual champion. They have been a time where the Soul was not available, but Aikune brought it back and linked it to the bloodline. The latest families to have inherited of the Champion role :

Shiba Burisagi (m), Phoenix clan champion, executed by Doji Hoturi after being wrongly accused of attempt to rape Bayushi Kachiko by herself.

A younger brother.o Shiba Katsuda (m), daimyo of the Estate of Duty’s Heart (north of the

Kintani valley). He was married, but his wife and two sons didn’t follow him during the War Against the Shadow, where he felt to the Taint and finished his life in the Shadowlands. He had a bastard child with Soshi Jomyako (who became later the Dark oracle of air) on the night before the battle of Oblivion gate. His wife was rended mad by Jomyako’s powers.

Katsu (m) : son of Jomyako, a maho-tsukai turned into a khadi by Daigotsu. Jomyako with having a true love with Katsuda and convinced him to sleep with her just before the battle of Oblivion gate. Kastu’s heart is kept by Daigotsu to control him.

A son of his maddened wife. Isawa Mizuhiko (f), inquisitor and jade magistrate. With

the sacrifice of Shiba Sakashi (m), with who she killed the Dark Oracle of Earth, they killed the Dark Oracle of Air. Student of Tamori / Isawa Nakamuro.

A second son.

Then : Shiba Ujimitsu (m), Champion until the Day of thunder, where he died fighting

Isawa Tsuke, wed to Seppun Shimiko, daughter of Waritsu, she makes jigai (ritual suicide of the woman) after her father’s execution for treason. He died during the day of Thunder killing Isawa Tsuke with the help of Isawa Tadaka.

o Shiba Saija (f), executed by her father after the suicide of her mother for doubting of the imperial justice. Her last words were a curse. Ujimitsu

used the power of the soul of Shiba to carry some of his daughter’s soul in Tsukune.

Then : Shiba Jimen (m)

o Shiba Norihatsu (m), died young in a horse accident.o Shiba Tsukune (f), first chikai of Isawa Tadaka, Voice of the master then

Phoenix clan Champion. Leave at the start of the Four Winds era to become the Fortune of Rebirth. Wed to Shiba Kanjiro, who saved her during the War of Spirits. He was one of the keepers of the Last Wish’s shrine, and died protecting it during the assault of Hantei XVI’s forces. Kanjiro was transformed into a Ryu by Aikune using the Last Wish to protect Honored Treaty City. Tsukune carry some of the soul of Saija, the daughter of Ujimitsu.

Shiba Aikune (m), bearer of Isawa’s last wish. His destiny seems to be the one to fill the void in the Wish’s soul. He was trained by both his mother and Agasha Fujita, a shugenja knows for his training of the bushi to understand the shugenja’s powers. He given the Wish back before dying in the battle of the Tomb of the 7 Thunders.

Yojimbos : Shiba Mirabu (m), see below, and Shiba Arai (m).

o Shiba Ningen (m), elemental master of Void. He died during the Plague Wars after expanding himself too much into the Void.

Student : Isawa Kimi (f), enligthened Ishi. With her enlightened yojimbo, Shiba Yoshimi (m) she found the Ruined Keep of Fu-leng tracking the bloodspeaker Isawa Seiga (m) who linked himself to the sinister dungeon. Kimi took the master of void position after Ningen.

o Isawa Uona (f), elemental master of Air and cousin of Tsukune. She died during the day of thunder killed by Isawa Tsuke. Student of Isawa Eju.

o Shiba Yuya (f) : 2nd cousin of Ningen. A famous bushi. Student : Shiba Namika (f), Shiba bushi school sensei in iaijutsu.

Then : Shiba Mirabu (m), former Yojimbo of Shiba Aikune, he is the Phoenix clan

champion since Aikune left with the Last Wish. He is the bearer of the Soul of Shiba thanks to the power of Aikune. After Aikune’s death, he bonded with the Last Wish, but the madness of the creature forced him to fight Sezaru. Mirabu killed himself to send the Wish to oblivion during the winter of the attack of the Khan, after Isawa Angai disguised her husband as Aikune. He trained with Daidoji Kaiken (m).

Shiba Naoya (m), Mirabu’s twin brother. Wielder of the blade Kyoryoku and commander of the Phoenix armies. He acted as family daimyo until Tsukimi revealed herself.

After the death of Mirabu :

- Shiba Tsukimi (f) former Shiba commander. She was poisoned in a duel by the Scorpion champion and became blind before EE.

o Advisor : Asako Katashi (f), inquisitor.o Yojimbo : Shiba Sawaken (m)

Isawa family :

Isawa Nodari (m)o Isawa Ujina (m) wed to Doji Ninube (f) (daughter of Doji Mikara,

corrupted by the shadow), then to Isawa Ieku (f). Master of void until the clans war, then get corrupted by the shadowlands taint after retiring for the Elemental Council to journey into the Shadowlands. The Living Shadow turned him then into a Nameless one. He is killed not long before the day of thunder by Isawa Tsuke.

Isawa Kaede (f) born from Ninube, master of Void after her father, then Oracle of Void. Wed to Toturi the 1st. (see Akodo line).

Yojimbo : Shiba Shingo (m) (turn into Goju Shingo during the battle of Volturnum and is now the sensei of the House of Goju in the city of the lost)

Toturi Tsudao (f) (Toturi II) Toturi then Isawa Sezaru (M), the voice of the emperor. Hantei Naseru (m)(Toturi III), emperor, wed to Akodo

Kurako. Isawa Tadaka (M) (born of Ieku), master of earth until the day of

thunder where he died fighting Fu-leng, Phoenix clan thunder. Students : Agasha Heizo (m) and Isawa Atsu (M, his

representative in Otosan Uchi). Isawa Tomo (m) (born of Ieku), Master of water, died during the

day of thunder, then came back during the race to Volturnum as a spirit to take back his position and died after the war of spirits.

o Younger sibling : Isawa Taeruko (f), Ujina’s niece, student of Isawa Sachi, master of

earth until the rain of blood. She sacrified herself to put into slumber the powerful oni knows as Kusatte Iru.

Isawa Yaruko (f), killed during the Spirit wars to force the Phoenix clan to join the Spirit armies. She is born the same day as Toturi Tsudao and was promised to Aikune.

o A sibling : Isawa Akura (m), Ujina’s nephew.

A sibling of Nodari :

o Isawa Tsuke (m), Ujina’s cousin, Master of fire until his corruption during the clan wars. Died during the day of thunder by Shiba Ujimitsu and Isawa Tadaka, his body his purified by Suana. He was a famous and cruel officer of the Imperial magistrates who worked with Moshi Jukio.

Isawa Hochiu (m), master of fire until he gets killed by Tamori the dark oracle of fire. Killer of Goju Adorai and instigator of the Phoenix / Dragon war.

o Isawa Muchito (M, also nammed Orimono), leader of a maho-tsukai cult to Lord Moon under the name O-Sama.

Asako family :

No true genealogy since the leadership is given depending of the Path of Man : Asako Togama (m), daimyo until he gives the role to Toshi. Rumored killed

during the Day of Thunder by Isawa Tsuke but in fact he survived until the War of spirits at wich time he stepped down to give the mantle to Toshi.

Asako Toshi (m), daimyo after Togama. He was a ronin until Togama talk to him, turning him into a powerful henshin.

o Yojimbo : Asako Unkei (m) a talented shugenja in the ways of summoning and a member of Earthquake legion.

Asako Megumi (f), Toshi’s sister. She is wed to Asako Munoto, minister of ceremonies of Kyuden Asako.

o 6 childrens, at least 2 boys and 3 girls.

Asako Toshi (m) choose to leave his mortal self, giving to Asako Bunraken (m) the daimyoship like he himself was given after a time as a ronin.

Phoenix clan Agasha familiy :

Agasha Gennai (m), master of air under Toturi I. Former student of Agasha Tamori, he retire to a monastery at the start of the Gold era before being killed by the Dark Oracle Tamori.

o Student : Isawa, now Tamori, Nakamuro (m), master of air. Wed to Tamori Shaitung.

Younger brothero A daughter

Then : Agasha Hamanari (m), seer and daimyo until his death after the Rain of Blood, in

Dragon 1166. He is killed by one of Sezaru’s hunter on the accusation of being a bloodspeaker. The accusation is proven false. He has been the student of Isawa Mitako (f), before she became the Oracle of Water. He was wed, but his wife died

of a fever that was at first used to explain his illness that was later discovered to be his seer abilities.

o Students : Agasha Oshu (m), Kagaku school leader, and Agasha Chieh (see below).

Under Toturi III : Agasha Hisojo (m), Shiba Ujimitsu’s confident, really famous Emerald

magistrate.o Agasha Chieh (f), Emerald magistrate, former Moto Najmudin’s karo and

now family daimyo. She trained under Agasha Hamanari, who cared for her more than her own father. She helped her through the illness that has come with his seer abilities.

UNICORN CLAN

Moto family

Moto family daimyo before the return of Shinjo : Moto Terumori (m), died not long before the Scorpion clan coup.

o Moto Soro (m), died during the war against the Shadow.

After the return of Lady Shinjo : Moto Gaheris (m), Khan brought back from the Burning sands by Shinjo, wed to

Moto Kara, of one the 4th avatars used to free Shinjo. He died during the four winds, and using Naga magic, his greatson, Moto Chen and Akasha saves his soul from the Lords of death and start worshiping them again.

o Moto Gaheris (m), the second, killed by Hida Tsuneo during the Spirit wars.

Moto Chagatai (m), Unicorn clan Khan, wed to Matsu Rumiko. Known as the traitor who lead the Khan’s march, he kills himself after killing Matsu Yoshino to end the blood feud started when he killed Matsu Yoshino’s father.

Moto Khadiu (m), merchant, Gaheris’ younger brother.o Moto Ambaghai (m), a tall and strong leader of his tribe after Gaheris’s

departure. Moto Jochi (m), actual leader of the tribe.

Cousin branch : o Moto Chaozu (m), former Junghar lieutenant, former Kolat. He worked

with the Kolat to takes his brother’s place, not noticing that it was his own failures that were responsible of his fate. His usefullness outlived, his is hunted by the Kolat. He gets caught in the Rain of blood and joined the forces of Daigotsu.

o Moto Chen (m), ex- Junghar commander, Kolat hunter. After serving well the Khan, he gets the Junghar commander position before being removed

by the Kolat on the behalf of his brother. He is wed with Akasha, the naga girl born of the Golden Pearl and trained by the traitor The Ghedai and then by The Shasyahkar. He is the regent of the Unicorn after Chagatai’s death. Akasha disappeared during the events of Forgotten Legacy.

Moto Naleesh (f), means little precious treasure. Ker father kept the Khan title during the events of Forgotten Legacy and the title has been given to Shono’s daughter. She is promised to Mirumoto Mareshi’s son and she is Shinjo reincarnated.

o Moto Hanzhi (f), Khan’s cousin.

Otaku family (renamed Utaku by Shiko after Kamoko’s death) : Otaku Kamoko (f) family daimyo, wed to Shinjo Kojiro, the stable master. She is

killed by Matsu Agetoki (m) to help some Kolat’s plots. Kojiro is killed by an unknow assassin during the incendie of the Otaku stables.

o Otaku Kamoko (f), Unicorn clan thunder, fulfiller of the Burning of the word prophecy and family daimyo until her death during the war against the Shadow. Shinjo took her soul to the skies to create a constellation.

7 sisters of Shinjo Kojiro, one of them wed Shinjo Yokatsu.o Cousins of Kamoko, see Shinjo line.

Otaku Tetsuko (f), imperial magistrate, daimyo during Kamoko’s childhood. Kolat, she repents and gives the name of all the Unicorn clan kolats she knows to Shinjo before making seppuku.

o Otaku, then Shinjo Morito (m), ox clan founder. (see Ox clan).o Otaku, then Morito and Naka Tokei (m), student of Naka Kuro, he is the

master of the elements. Asahina Nizomi (m) : spiritual son of Tokei, he holds half of his

soul. Student : Toturi Miyako (f) see Monkey line.

o Utaku Xieng-Chi (f), family daimyo under the Toturi. She died fighting the Yobanjin during the War of the Dark Fire.

One of her daughter should wed Tsuruchi Ki (m). She had none.

- Utaku Yu-pan : named family daimyo by Xieng-chi before she died.

Shinjo family : Before Yokatsu, it’s possible that the daimyo were Shinjo Gaemon (m). Shinjo Yokatsu (m), last Shinjo champion, Kolat master. He is wed to one of the 7

sisters of Shinjo Kojiro. When he heard of Shinjo’s return, he flees helped by the monk Seishi, but he is caught by his son Shono who execute him.

o Shinjo Kojiro, his brother-in-law, wed to Otaku Kamoko senior. See Otaku line.

o Shinjo, then Hida Yasamura (m), the youngest son, wed to Hida O-Ushi (see Hida bloodline). He died during the battle of the drowned honor during the Spirit wars.

Hida Kuroda (m) (see Hida bloodline). Hida Kuon (m) (see Hida bloodline).

o Shinjo Shono (m), family daimyo under the Toturi, wed to Shinjo Suren, then to Moto Genki, adoptive daughter of Moto Chai. He bore a jade eye created from night crystal by Moto Vordu. He was killed by Akodo Shigetoshi during the assault by Yoshino on Shiro Moto.

Two children killed with their mother Shinjo Suren. Shinjo Min-hee (daughter of Moto Genki), she inherited the Khan

position during EE. She killed in a duel Shigetoshi’s son (see Akodo line) to avenge her father’s death.

Handmaiden : Ide Toruko (f) Karo : Shinjo Huang (m), childhood friend, he leads once per year

the caravans trading illegaly with the Burning Sands.o Shinjo Haruko (f) (child name: Shonoko), shireikan of the imperial

legions. Shinjo Hanari (m), master sensei of Shinjo dojo and master archer. Retired as the

monk Tsubo, who likened the quest for enlightenment to the calm before the arrow’s flight, the flight of no-mind.

o Shinjo Maku (m), master sensei of Shinjo dojo and master archer. Shinjo Tsuburo (m), youngest brother, great soldier but refusing to lead troops.

Cousin branch : o Shinjo Sanraku (m)o Utaku Takai (m), wed to a cousin of the Shinjo daimyo line. His wife died

during the war of Spirits of a rare illness. He was the Ruby Champion until the Khan’s march on Toshi Ranbo. He has sisters.

Ide family : Ide Tadaji (m), Unicorn clan imperial advisor, then family daimyo until his death

during the Four winds era in Goat 1165.o Students : Ide Michisuna (m), a courtier in Ryoko Owari, Iuchi Xien (m) a

courtier known for his rhetoric, and Toturi III (see Toturi line).o Yojimbo : Daidoji Tenkazu (m), who protect him until the Scorpion clan

coup, but his fate after is unknown.o Ide Tamura (m), son of his first wife, died before the Scorpion clan coup.o Ide Yoshiko (f), daughter of his second wife, is working in Shiro Ide. She

is having a relationship with Ide Jengiri and may wed him.

Then the daimyoship goes to : Ide Tang (m), family daimyo under Toturi III, officially son of Ide Buodin, a hero

of the battle over Matsu Palace. In fact it’s a Shosuro actor impersonating the son. With his contact Shinjo /Shosuro Nakaga, he was given by the Spider to the Khan, and comdemned to be executed by having four horses drag tore their members.

o His heir is supposed to marry a Mantis courtier.

Ide Eien (m), family daimy under Iweko I. Ide Shinji (m), cousin of Eien, low ranking commander. Reported dead fighting

yobanjins at the village of Yashigi during the War of Dark Fire.

Iuchi family : Iuchi Daiyu (m), family daimyo before the day of thunder. He died killed by his

own daughter.o Iuchi Shahai (f), scripted of the imperial archives for joining the

bloodspeakers. Became the dark daughter of Fu-leng and Daigotsu’s consort.

A younger brother : o Iuchi Karasu (m), the doomseeker, mutilated by Moto Soro, died fighting

Kuni Yori. Wed to Kuni Hiruko, Kuni Yori’s cousin (see Kuni line). He saw Daiyu’s death and became the Iuchi daimyo until he gets trapped in a Naga pearl with his nemesis during the war against the Shadow.

Iuchi Ietsuna (m), the son of Karasu was born a couple of weeks before his father’s reported death. He left years later to the Shadowlands to found his father, and was locked up in the Ruby of Iuchiban, to be freed by Moto Akikazu (m) when he brokes it.

Iuchi Yue (f), family daimyo under the Toturi. She never saw her father, born not long after he gets trapped in the pearl. She was protecting a Black Scroll who have been stole by some Bloodspeaker Phoenix and sent to recover it. She was never heard of in years and declared dead by the Khan, but was turned into the Ebon Daughter by the cult of Rhumal.

Students : Iuchi Lixue (f), Baraunghar commander and family daimyo after Yue’s reported dissapearence, she died when her army was killed at 90% during the Khan’s Race. Iuchi Rei (f), sensei of Floating leaf dojo.

Yojimbo : Iuchi Kenshin Sun ni (m), first daimyo of the Kenshin vassal family after saving Yue’s life.

A cousin branch : o Iuchi Katta (m), joined the Lost after being corrupted during the race to

Volturnum. At least two sons, both Lost.

- Iuchi Kamiko (f), powerful shugenja and sensei at Gatherer of the Wind dojo, she rules the Iuchi family as daimyo between Karasu’s dissapereance and Yue’s gempukku.

- Kaiu Kenru (m) : Crab clan armorer who become a bushi during the Clan War after the death of all his family killed by the Shadowlands. He later slept out of wedlock with Iuchi Yi and had a son.

o Iuchi Kamatari (m) doomseeker of the generation after Karasu, he is granted the daimyo’s title after the death of Lixue. He became his half-brother yoriki and later an Emerald magistrate.

o Kaiu Kuma (m) : see the Kitsu bloodline for his defunct in-law family. Emerald magistrate, died in the Kitsu Tombs. Direct descendant of Kaiu Gineza, creator of the Tomb of Iuchiban.

Horiuchi family : Iuchi, then Horiuchi Shoan (f), is granted a family after saving the children of

Shinjo Yokatsu, Shono et Shonoko. Became the leader of the Brotherhood of Shinsei under the Toturi I and II, died during the attack of bloodspeakers on the ten thousand temples.

o More than 20 adopted children from the spirits war.o Isawa then Horiuchi Junichiro (m), adopted, died during the spirits war.o Moto then Horiuchi Shem-Zhe (m), adopted, family daimyo under the

Toturi. He has been trained by Moto Vordu (m) with Moto Kubulai (m), and has been given instructions to study the City of the Night after his master’s death until the Rain of blood.

Horiuchi Shoko (f), eldest daughter. Others childs.

o Shem-Zhe’s seven brothers. Adopted.o Horiuchi Nobane (m), bushi and commander of the 8th imperial legion. He

is also the bearer of the Daisho of water. He steps down from his position as commander to become daimyo of the family and leader of the Baraunghar army.

Nearly all the Horiuchi family was contamined by the Plague, and also all those living in there lands. The Empress Iweko had them burned by the non-Shadowland Spiders, and the few remaining Horiuchi were offered to join the Moto, and maybe other Unicorn family, or keep there name. There childrens will not bear the Horiuchi name.

CRANE CLAN

Doji family : Doji Chuai (m)

o Doji Satsume (m), the grinning crane, wed to Kakita Teinko (see Kakita line), Emerald champion and Crane clan champion until his death. He has been wounded severly during the Scorpion clan coup, but survived only to be assassinated a few days later by a Scorpion clan shinobi.

Karo : Ide Makujin (m) : he was Satsume’s karo at the Emerald Champion office, and held in all but name the position after the

death of Sastume during the Coup until his death (supposedly by Aramoro’s hand shortly before the day of Tunder).

Doji Hoturi (m), wed to Kitsune Ameiko (student of the famous autor Kakita Shugu, died of sorrow during the Clans war. She was a Kitsune spirit), Crane clan thunder and champion until his death during the Day of thunder. His sensei was Kakita Toshimoko.

Doji Kuwanan (m), promised to Shiba Norisuko (found dead, Kuwanan blamed Matsu Hiroru. The Lion was interested by the girl and disappeared just after the suicide), wed to Kakita Narumi, became the champion until his death during the Spirit wars. He was the student of Hida Kuman with O-Ushi and Yakamo, and under Akodo Kage with Matsu Hiroru. He died during the Spirit wars fighting the Hantei’s armies.

Doji Kurohito (m), wed to Isawa Akiko, the daughter of Isawa and the master of water. He commits seppuku after executing his wife for her allegiance to the Gozoku during the first Topaz championship of the Lotus edition. On the day of his birth, the waters rised by the Great Sea spider left Chukandomo, the blade he carried until he breaks the curse and offered it to the Lion.

Hatamoto : Kakita Nanami (f) Doji Domotai (f), (child name : Sakura), win the

Topaz championship and wed to Ikoma Kusari, son of Ikoma Korin, Ikoma family daimyo. She became the new champion after her parents’ death during the 1st Topaz Championship of the Lotus edition. Her senseis was Matsu Atasuke (m, who was in love with the bloodspeaker Asahina Kikui) and Kakita Noritoshi (Kakita dueling academy master sensei), since she have been trained by both schools.

Doji Makoto (f), Crane champion during EE.

Doji Shizue (f), adopted niece of Satsume, famous storyteller. She get turned into a Kolat sleeper agent, backstabbing her love Matsu Hiroru. She died protecting Akodo Kage from the Shadow and making understand that the Kolat need this time to help the empire. Her soul have been sent to Gaki-do but saved by Hiroru.

Yojimbo : Akodo Harubi (m). Supposed to have been removed from position by some Kolat action.

Doji Noburo (m), sensei of the Doji courtier academy, uncle by law to Doji Kurohito. Wed to a daughter of the Kakita line (sister of Kakita Narumi), who died he then wed his yojimbo, Daidoji Akane, 25 years younger.

o Doji Ichihara (m), killed during a skirmish with the Crab, wed to a scorpion wife.

Doji Shizue (f) (see up).

A younger brother : o Doji Mikara (m), Shiro Ukara’s daimyo.

Doji Ninube (f), wed to Isawa Ujina, Master of Void. Isawa Kaede (f), master of Void, wed to Toturi the first.

See Akodo and Toturi lines. Yojimbo : Shiba Shingo (then Goju Shingo) Toturi Tsudao (f), Toturi II Toturi then Isawa Sezaru (m) Hantei Naseru (m), Toturi III, wed to Akodo

Kurako, empress. Doji Yoringu (m), student of the Kenku Kozue, first bearer of Naishi

o Unknown. Doji Yasuyo (f), wed to Kaneka the Shogun and student of the

kenku Kozue. She used Naishi to help break the curse of Chukandomo. (See Toturi Line). It is suggested that she has Imperial blood, maybe Otomo.

Doji Nagori (m), twin brother, famous storyteller. Wed to his karo, Doji Jorihime (f), niece of Doji Seishiro, the Crane clan ambassador in Toshi Ranbo who died during the Khan’s attack. Nagori is the Imperial Advisor under Toturi III. Jorihime was killed during the assassination serie.

A son. Doji Tanitsu (m), Imperial advisor. Said to be a distant cousin of

Yasuyo. He died defending the Empress during the Khan’s march.o Doji Okakura (m): enemy of the Shadowland, recorded as cousin of

Domotai but of unknow lineage. He has a niece, who was “so many years gone” at the end of the Plague Wars.

o Doji Jotaro (m), former lieutenant of Toturi Tsudao, now commander of the 4th Imperial Legion. Recorded as cousin of Domotai but of unknow lineage.

Younger sibling : o A daughter that will be Hantei XXXVIII’s 4th wife.

Hantei Sotorii (Hantei XXXIX) Doji Kimura (m), distant cousin of the Champion, he is a member of the

kenshinzen. He was waiting to be nominated among the senseis of the Kakita duelling academy after the Scorpion clan coup.

Kakita Hideo (m), recorded 5th cousin of Domotai from a wealthy family. He is a talented duellist that was sent to the Emerald Championship and that served as a boydguard to the prophet Kitsune Narako.

Doji Yosai (m) : recorded a distant cousin of Hoturi, from a lesser line of the Doji line. He was a talented and quiet officer, until a wound made him retire and become a courtier.

Kakita family :

Kakita Toshimo (m) master sensei of the Kakita dueling academy.

o Kakita Toshimoko (m), the grey crane, master sensei of the Kakita dueling academy and Emerald champion. He is declared dead after the kidnapping of Toturi 1st because his armor his found near a cliff. In fact, he is now the ronin named the Grey Crane. He died killed by the ronin Dairya as they were both fighting the Shadow.

Students : Doji Mikio (m), sent to Toturi as a ronin to be his Yojimbo by Hoturi. He died during the kidnapping of Toturi by the Shadow in Hare 1130. Doji Hoturi (m) the Crane clan Thunder.

Kakita Ichiro (m). Died killed by his half-brother after trying to kill his father.

Kakita Noritoshi (m) (look down.) Seppun then Kakita Toshiken (m), wed to Seppun Jifuhime, then

Seppun Kossori. A famous duellist who wanted to best the father he hated after learning from his half-brother the truth. He gets named as the Emerald champion by the Shadow-tainted Toturi I and started to doubt about his emperor after killing the imperial court. He will then forgive his father and will die killed by the Lost Daidoji Megumi possessed by the soul of Dairya.

Seppun Ishiko (f), from a first wife, died corrupted by the Shadow.

Seppun Sajiro (m), from a first wife, died corrupted by the Shadow.

Kakita Atoshi (m), from a second wife. A young courtier. Kakita Noritoshi (m), Ichiro’s son, adopted. Master sensei

of the Kakita academy, wed to Kakita Mai. He lost his eye fighting Daidoji Megumi and gets trained by the spirit of Dairya. Mai was killed by Bayushi Sunetra, ordered by Jimen. Noritoshi left on a Musha Shugyo after the War of Dark Fire to hunt Jimen (see Iweko dynasty).

Kakita Ichiro (for now), who born as the doors of Kyuden Kakita was close, so cursed.

Students : Doji Domotai (f) of the Doji bloodline, Kakita Kensho-in (f) who killed Daigotsu (Daidoji) Megumi, Kakita Matabei (m, former leader of Kurako’s empress guard and supposed to marry Kitsuki Orika, killed by Yajinden)

o Kakita Yoshi (m), born as the doors of Kyuden Kakita was close, so cursed. Family daimyo. He died during the massacre of the Imperial court by Seppun Toshiken and came back as spirit during the Spirit wars. Supposed to have jumped from the Golden cliff after the war at Toturi’s decree.

Student : Kakita Munemori (m), member of the Gozoku.o Kakita Teinko (f), wed Doji Satsume, suicide by throwing herself from a

cliff. (See the Doji bloodline).o A younger brother (m)

Kakita Kaiten (m), Crane clan regent during the Spirit wars, Kakita family daimyo until his death in a duel with Kaneka during the second Yasuki war.

A sibling : Kakita Kyruko (f), Silk sect Kolat master. Was killed by

Tsuruchi Etsui (m) during the attack of the Kolat Temple.

Asahina family :

Tamako’s father was the youngest brother of a family of 7 sons, and so Tamako is the 7th son of the 7th son.

4 brothers of Tomo (m) Asahina Tsunemura (m), Tomo and Tamako’s cousin, Morning sun temple’s

sensei. Asahina Tomo (m)

o Asahina Hanuko (f) Asahina Tamako (m), family daimyo until Volturnum. Corrupted during the race

to Volturnum, he died fighting Hakai during the Jade championship.o Asahina Tsukiyoka (f) founder of Tsangusuri Daigaku, the Tsangusuri

academy. A son that die during the Spirits war. Asahina Roukai (m), cursed and blessed by the moon because he is

born the 1st of the 27 days of darkness. Asahina Koji (m)

o A son Asahina Kimita (f), killed by Hakai during the jade championship.

Asahina Handen (m), also Sekawa’s hatamoto. Handen's self-confidence was shattered by his own conduct during the Battle for Otosan Uchi. This resulted in him making errors in both overt and subtle ways, and him simply not promoting or presenting himself well as a possible candidate for the Asahina family daimyoship. Essentially, through a combination of direct and indirect action and inaction, he removed himself from contention. His actual relationship to Kimita is troubling, as far as we know neither Sekawa nor Kimita married or had child, yet he is Sekawa’s nephew, so possibly Kimita’s adoptive child.

Asahina Sekawa (m), Jade champion, Asahina family daimyo starting during Gold Era, keeper of the 5 rings. He is doubtfull of all the responsabilities he is carrying, and finally retires from Daimyo, leader of the keepers and Jade champion after the Khan’s march to leave Rokugan to raise Rozoku’s child.

Hatamoto : Asahina Handen (see up). First students of the Jade magistrates: Asahina Keitaro

(m), sensei of Nizomi and in love with Kimita ; Daidoji Tae

(f), harrier (killed in 1667 during the attack of Daigotsu’s forces to get control of the Lost that joined the Asahina).

After Sekawa’s retirement, the daimyoship goes to Asahina Keitaro (see Sekawa’s students). Keitaro was killed by Yajinden when he came for his anvil.

After Asahina Keitaro, the daimyoship was given to Asahina Beniha (f).- Yojimbo : Kakita Hideshi (m), a young duelist that was involved in the Kitsune

seer’s chase by the Shadow Dragon.

Daidoji family :

Daidoji Uji died without any heir, the daimyoship goes to Daidoji Rekai. A new Daidoji Uji appeared under the reign of Toturi III. It’s the shadow of the original Uji that come from KYOD through Maigo no musha.

Daidoji Yurei, nicknamed "the bloody ghost" (m). He died fighting to recover Toshi Rambo from the Lion clan.

o Unknown. Uji’s father has been killed by the Scorpion clan. Supposedly at the start of the Scorpion clan coup.

Daidoji Uji (m), family daimyo during the Clans’ war. He dies from his wounds after killing all the assassins sent by Hantei XVI during the Spirit wars.

Student : (Daidoji) Hakumei (f), a gaijin (?), daughter of a ronin, adopted in the Daidoji that worked on explosives with the harriers under Shiro Giji. She was killed by Daidoji Fumisato (Uji from KYOD) as a cover for the destruction of all the Gaijin pepper.

Daidoji Tekigun (m), died before his brother. Daidoji Chutei (m), crippled trying to recover Kotoku, the

ancestral Daidoji yari, retired in a monastery.

(cousin branch) o Daidoji Kisu (m)

New ruling bloodline : Daidoji then Daigotsu Rekai (f), succeed to Daidoji Uji as the daimyo, wed to

Daidoji Kyobu. He was ordered to wed Uji’s favored student to stop a political wedding with Rekai. He died during the Spirit wars. Rekai get corrupted by the Rain of blood to offer a purpose to her son to resist to the Rain. She is acting somewhat for Daigotsu and the Shadow Dragon, but her real objectives are unknown. She was killed by Daidoji Fumisato (see up), Daidoji Yaichiro (m, Daidoji Sembi’s grandson) and Daidoji Gempachi (m) both of the 4st legion.

o Daidoji Kikaze (m), daimyo under Toturi III and harrier.

Hatamoto : Daidoji Shihei (m). He betrayed his lord when Domotai asked the Harrier to be disbanded. He was killed when trying to murder his daimyo.

Yasuki family :

After the death of Yasuki Komura (see Crab Yasuki line) : Parents killed during the Spirit wars.

o Daidoji, then Yasuki Hachi (m), family daimyo and Emerald champion. He leads a legion to Shinsei’s last hope to save it, and then return with 20 goblins’ head to swear fealty to both the Crab and the Crane. He was proven that he had no right to daimyoship later (see Crab Yasuki line).

Hatamotos : Yasuki Jinn-Kuen (m), who leads the Crab Yasuki for Hachi and also the Kolat Coin sect for Moshi Shanegon. Yasuki Nanako (f) leads the Crane Yasuki for Hachi.

o (secret information) Bayushi Sunetra (f) (see Bayushi. She is Hachi’s lost sister). Hachi knows he had a sister that was fostered to the Scorpion clan with him for one year when the Scorpion clan returned from exile, but he never heard of her again after he returned to the Crane clan.

SCORPION CLAN

Shosuro family Shosuro Koshurin (m), family daimyo.

o Shosuro, then Bayushi Kachiko (f), the Lady of the Scorpion, wed to the Champion Bayushi Shoju, then Hantei XXXIX, Scorpion clan thunder, disappear in the lake under Kyuden Bayushi with Shosuro.

Yojimbo : Bayushi Tasu (m), former last son of a really important family of the Bayushi (in fact a cover for his job for Soshi Bantaro, see Soshi line), everything have been took from him after the Coup. As a ninja Yojimbo, he followed Kachiko and he destroyed the undead Bayushi Shoju summoned by Bantaro.

Bayushi Dairu (m), officially son of Shoju, but in fact son of Hoturi. Killed by his birth father during the Scorpion clan coup.

Handmaiden : Yogo Asami (f), a girl that look liked to Kachiko a lot during her young and so acted as her impersonator until she join by wedding the Yogo family and had a child with Aramoro (see Bayushi), and took the identity of Akiyoshi (f) who joined the Toturi’s army as a man to help both Toturi and Kachiko.

o Shosuro Hametsu (m), family daimyo until the exile, wed to Shosuro Mikiko. He died during the exil of the Scorpion clan in the burning sands.

Student : Shosuro Tage (f), one of the 4th avatars that will help free Shinjo from her prison in the Black Earth. She was a member of the Ivory fan theater troop.

Hatamoto : Shosuro Taberu (m) see Bayushi Line.

Shosuro Yudoka (m), family daimyo. Born three years before the Scorpion clan coup, he is a really talented ninja who hunt the Goju when he can, especially his former love Nishiko. Student of Bayushi Aramoro. Killed by Bayushi Shinzo after he chooses to pledge allegiance to Kokujin as Yudoka was trying to eliminate the Dark Prophet.

Students : Shosuro Toma (m), Bayushi Shinzo (m) who killed him, Shosuro Aroru (m) who hunted the Gozoku after killing his traitorous wife, Bayushi Muhito (m) one of the Champion of Bushido, Bayushi Tai (m), who infiltrated the Shadowed Tower for Bayushi Yojiro and Sunetra, working as a double agent.

Shosuro then Toku Inao (f), wed to Toku, captain of the imperial guard and founder of the Monkey clan. (see Monkey line)

Toturi Miyako (f), leader of the 1st legion. (see Bayushi line)

Toku Kiyuko (f) Toturi Kyoji (m) Toku Koto (m)

o Niece of the Shosuro daimyo, and cousin of Hametsu and Kachiko. Wed to a man who divorced her for Unicorn diplomat.

Shosuro Omoni (m), worked as a yojimbo. Wed to the daughter of a Kuni Witch hunter.

Shosuro Chikumo (m)

Shosuro Toson (m): family daimyo after the death of Shosuro Yudoka.

Bayushi family : Scorpion clan champion :

o Bayushi Shoju (m), master of secrets, wed to Shosuro Kachiko, died killed by Toturi in duel during the Scorpion clan coup. He will be then resurrected as an undead by the use of the Black scroll “return of the dark lord” by Soshi Bantaro and then destroyed by Bayushi Tasu as he was protecting Kachiko.

Bayushi Dairu (m), officially son of Shoju, but in fact son of Hoturi. Killed by his birth father during the Scorpion clan coup. It is said to have a crush on a young maiden named Kakita Konoko.

Servant : Akiyoshi (f), Kachiko’s geisha served both her and Toturi during the battles that lead to the 2nd Day of Thunder.

o Bayushi Aramoro (m), wed to Yogo Asami, Kachiko’s maiden and a former geisha wed to an old Yogo. At the Battle of Oblivion's Gate, he noticed a weakness in the Shadow’s ninja position that he could not exploit. He committed seppuku with his entire unit, then moments later emerged from Oblivion's Gate to attack it.

Bayushi, then Yoritomo Aramasu (m), former Kolat, betray the scorpion before being adopted Yoritomo, became Mantis clan champion and led the Mantis into a war in the Ivory Kingdom. He is assassinated by Bayushi Kamnan with the help of Yoritomo Kitao.

An half-gaijin son (see Yoritomo bloodline) Student : Shosuro Yudoka (m), see Shosuro line.

A brother, abandoned by his Shosuro wife, with their toddler child.o Shosuro Taberu (m), Scorpion clan ambassador at the Imperial court and

master sensei of the Dojo of lies. He was also Hametsu’s hatamoto. Younger brother

o Shoju’s cousin (m) Bayushi Tetsuo (m), Shoju’s right hand (in the Scorpion novel).

Younger sibling o Bayushi Uchinore (m), daimyo of Shiro no Uragiru, who was lover to

Akodo Tameko (see Tsuruchi bloodline). They have been both killed by a Scorpion assassion as a punishment for their son.

Tsuruchi (m), "the little wasp", founder of the Wasp clan.

(cousin branch, from Bayushi Tangen’s bloodline)o Bayushi Tangen (m), the fallen martyr, founder of the dark sword of the

bitter lies. Retired in a monastery of the Scorpion lands until his death. Student : Bayushi Kwanchai (m), who founded the school of the

dark sword of the bitter lies. He wed Moshi Nao. See below. Younger sibling

o Bayushi Hisa (m) cousin of Shoju, he was assigned at the South wall during the Scorpion clan coup. He cowardly flew and then started to have nightmares about the ghosts of the Scorpion samourais dead by his cowardice. He was asked to prepare an army for the return of his clan and helped the remaining Scorpions until the restoration of his clan. He was last seen fighting with hatred against the Shadow ninjas. He was among the men sent to Volturnum and he tricked Mirumoto Taki’s patrol into sacrificing themselves to slow down an oni army.

Younger siblingo Bayushi Sugai (m), nephew of Shoju and Kachiko. He kills the Ichiro

daimyo during a Topaz championship during the last years of Hantei XXXVIII’s reign.

o Bayushi (Shinjo) Lorenko (f) : wed to Shoju’s nephew (likely Sugai), his husband was killed by a shugenja attempting to summon an oni using his name. She now hold a position as a courtier.

Son.

The bloodline of Shoju is extinct after the death of Kachiko and all the next champions are designed by their predecessors.

Bayushi Yojiro (m), son of Bayushi Noburu, legendary magistrate and the “only honest scorpion”. He was a junshin, he left to go fight the Shadowed tower. Then faked his death after Sunetra was revealed as the Clan Champion, so that he could become a ninja and hunt Iuchiban's cult. He has been killed as he was impersonnating Bayushi Moyotoshi by Moto Shikenji (m, cousin of Moto Ogedei (m) who was killed by the real Moyotoshi) during the Winter Court at Kyuden Otomo.

o Underhand : Bayushi Rokugo Toru (m) : officially a Scorpion clan ronin, he works in fact for the Master of secrets.

Indirect parental line :o Bayushi Masae (f), young samourai-ko.

- Bayushi Sunetra (f), took position under the identity of Yojiro until she reveals herself, then leave her post to became the Underhand of Naseru and hunt his enemies. She was killed by Kakita Noritoshi after she killed his wife. (See Yasuki Hachi, of the Crab)

- Bayushi Paneki (m), the defender of the empire is chosen by Sunetra before she leaves. Wed to Toturi Miyako, daughter of Toku (see Monkey bloodline). Infected with the Plague, he commited seppuku at Bayushi’s grove during the Plague Wars but he still survived, transformed into an undead plague zombie.

A son, Ichiroo Sensei : Bayushi Shinobu (m), he served as second to Bayushi Paneki’s

seppuku, and was charged to protect and teach Paneki’s son. He never had the chance, being killed during the seppuku ceremony.

Hatamoto : Bayushi Jutsushi (m), charged of Byuden Bayushi. He left this position to become the yojimbo of Daigotsu Susumu (m), the Imperial Advisor.

Shosuro Nyoko (f) : a scorpion assassin who makes believe she was dead so she could occupy the post of Master Lotus of the Kolat. Cousin of Paneki.

Without direct relationship with the daimyo of the Scorpion clan, but interesting: Bayushi Goshiu (m), manipulator during the Scorpion clan coup.

o A child Bayushi Kaukatsu (m), imperial chancellor under Toturi III. He

passed his gempukku shortly before the coup. Supposed killed by gaki summoned by the Lost during the Khan’s march.

Bayushi Ogura (m), maho-tsukai of the Shadowed tower, who banned the King of troll. He is sent to Traitor’s grove at the destruction of the Shadowed tower.

Soshi Natsuo (m), cousin of Ogura, maho-tsukai of the shadowed tower. He was held and tortured by the Kuroiban to prove his loyalty, and with Soshi Korenaga

(m) was given the mysterious scroll Essence of Jigoku. He used it on himself to learn about it and died.

Bayushi Seiryo (m), cousin of Ogura, magistrat. Bayushi Kuemon (m), cousin of Seiryo and Natsuo,

responsible of the death of Bayushi Shamate, sister of Bayushi Eitaru the keeper of Shamate pass, and love of Matsu Hataki. Kuemon have been killed by Hataki and the pass renamed Shamate in the honor of Hataki.

Bayushi Kwanchai (m), cousin of Ogura and nephew and yojimbo of Kaukatsu. He is the student of Bayushi Tangen, founder of the Bitter lies dojo, wed to Moshi Nao. He killed Fushin, onisu of betrayal. He threw himself into a portal to Gaki-do to cleanse himself of his shame for Kaukatsu’s death.

- Student : Bayushi Hisako (f), who married Kwanchai after the death of Nao in childbirth.

A daughter protected by the spirit of Bayushi Shoju.

Soshi family :

Soshi daimyo, died 5 years after the wedding of his daughter and Bantaro during a battle.

o A daughter, wed to Bantaro (see below)

Soshi Wachigai (m), family daimyo’s shugenja, gets married two times, executing the first wife after she gave him 5 girls. He become a monk after his son become the Soshi daimyo, sold his ugly daughters, wed the others, and become an advisor to his son. He died killed by Bayushi Tasu because he was annoying Bantaro.

o 5 daughters of the first wife sell or wed.o 3 daughters of the second wife sell or wed.o Soshi Bantaro (m), advisor of the daimyo, became the daimyo after

wedding his daughter. He died around the day of thunder killed by Bayushi Tasu after using the Black scroll “Return of the Darl lord” to bring back an undead Bayushi Shoju.

Student : Soshi Hamuko (f), who get executed for trading Scorpion secrets to escape to the exil in the burning sands.

Underhand : Bayushi Tasu (m), who was given for mission to execute those opposing Bantaro. His cover was being a stupid and useless noble. He will later become Kachiko’s bodyguard.

After the return of the Scorpion clan from the Burning sands : Soshi Taoshi (m), family daimyo, wed to Soshi Mutsumi, who gives him triplet.

Taoshi hidden the existence of Miroko to everyone. They trade roles and places to lure their enemies :

o Soshi Uidori (f), family daimyo. She tooks the mantle around the War of Spirits when her father left to join the war. Wed. Killed during the assassination serie.

2 Childs, include one son. Soshi Nahoko (f). Wed at 21, she killed her husband at 27.

Courtier and Shosuro champion dojo sensei. At least one other son, younger than Nahoko.

o Soshi Yukimi (f), sensei of Closed Eye dojo, she took the daimyoship at her sister’s death.

o Soshi Miroko, changed her name to Miroki after her sister’s death (f), raised in secret to take her sisters place. She is now known as the Blade of Vengeance as he tries to avenger her sister’s murder.

Yogo family : Yogo Junzo (m), oldest son of his predecessor, he became family daimyo not long

before the scorpion clan coup. His name gets erased from the Imperial archive after he opened the black scrolls. He dies of the use of the wasting disease, then turn into an undead and his destroyed with the rest of the Junzo’s horde during the day of thunder by Otaku Kamoko and the forces of the Thunders, and his spirit banished to Jigoku by Iuchi Karasu.

After the return of the Scorpion clan from the Burning sands : Yogo Matsuhiro (m), family daimyo. Killed by Moon cultists.

o Unknow older brother, who died without heir.o Yogo Koji (m), family daimyo during the Toturi, leader of the Kuroiban.

His father, wife and sons have been killed by the cultists of the Moon because of his family curse. He is also the head of the Kuroiban.

Student : Yogo Reiko (f) : kuroiban shugenja.

LION CLAN

Kitsu family :

The Kitsu family daimyo are always of pure bloodline and so Sodan-senzo, with the exception of Kitsu Motso.

Kitsu Agunori (m), family daimyo.o Many children.o Kitsu Motso (m), born without any link to ancestors, he turned to be a

great general and the only Lion clan champion of the Kitsu family during the Spirits war. At the end of the Spirit Wars, during the battle at Beiden Pass where the Scorpion won by collapsing the pass on to the Spirit armies, Kitsu Motso's unit was about to be captured. Rather than be captured, Motso decapitated himself with a no-dachi during the year 1150.

Karo : Kado (m), a ronin unable to lie. Even with this default, he is one of the best kolat agents ever seen, able to become the karo of Motso and furnishing information to the sects. His fate is unknown after he gets discovered by Ikoma Sume.

Chief magistrat : Akodo Tohaku (m), who get casted out as a ronin because he tried to prove Kado was a thief. He follows Togashi Mitsu and learns from the Mirumoto before joigning the Toturi’s army.

o Kitsu Toju (m), last son, family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII. He died from old age as a monk after retiring in 1150.

Student : Kitsu (Akodo) Okura (m), first Jade champion of the new era, summoner of the Okura no oni, the oni guardian of the gates of Tengoku. He died when his oni stole his name in Dog 1132.

o Cousin branch : Kitsu Juri, take Toju’s place as family daimyo after his retirement

in 1150. Die mysteriously in the Kitsu Tombs after the war of the Rich Frog.

A son, who has been saved during the battle of Oblivion’s gate by the armor Kaiu Kenru made for him. As a reward, Juri offered to wed one of his grand-daughters.

Kitsu Sui (f), wife of Kaiu Kuma (Iuchi Kamatari’s half-brother, see the Iuchi line.) killed with her husband after being used as pawns by Shahai to free Iuchiban from his tomb. The youngest.

Kitsu Katsuko (f), family daimyo in Lotus. The oldest of the three. Murdered during the Spider’s assassination serie.

Kitsu Kyoko (f), daimyo after her mother’s death. Using her mother’s notes she created the Kitsu Votaries.

Another daughter. Kitsu Juniko (f), was supposed to wed Ikoma

Kusari, son of Ikoma Korin, but she died during the war with the Unicorn.

Akodo family Lion clan Champion (m)

o Many children Kitsu (Akodo) Okura (m) : see the Kitsu bloodline.

Student : Kitsu Gongsun (m), who leads the Tainted Kitsu for Okura, before joigning the Bloodspeaker under Jama

Suru when they killed Ryoshun. He died killed not long after by his younger brother Huiyuan.

o Akodo, then Matsu Daio (m), wed to Matsu Sodohime, younger daughter of the Matsu daimyo.

Akodo Toturi (m), Lion clan champion, the ronin, Lion clan thunder and future Toturi the 1st, wed to Isawa Kaede (see the Isawa Bloodline). Killed by Fushin the onisu of betrayal at the start of the Gold era. For more information about his line, look at the Toturi line. The main characters are copied here.

Yojimbo : Mikio (m), a former Doji sent to Toturi by his friend Hoturi. He was one of the students that trained with the Crane clan thunder under Toshimoko. He died during the kidnapping of Toturi by the Shadow in Hare 1130.

Karo : Takuan (m), leader of the ronin city of Nanashi Mura, who joined later the Toturi’s army and was designed Regent of the Empire during Hidden Emperor. He makes seppuku in Horse 1132 after Toturi’s return when he see the madness in his friend’s soul, unaware of the Shadow’s influence. His second is Seppun Toshiken by order of the Emperor, despite they both hates each other.

Students : Ikoma Tsunari (f), see Ikoma line. Shotai (m), former Ikoma diplomat who saved Hantei XXXVIII by taking the poisonous strike directed to the emperor as Toturi was killing the assassin. He survived but became mad, and followed Toturi until the day of Thunder but his fate is unknown. He was considered to be a buffoon when Toturi was champion.

Akodo Kaneka (m), the Shogun, illegitimate and older son, born from the Geisha Hatsuko. Wed to Doji Yasuyo.

Toturi Tsudao (f), Toturi II. Died killing Daigotsu at the end of the Gold era. Nicknamed the Sword.

Toturi then Isawa Sezaru (m), the voice of the Emperor, nicknamed the Wolf.

Yojimbo : Toturi Koshei, former Akodo Koshei. Hantei Naseru (m), Toturi III, wed to Akodo Kurako.

Emperor of Rokugan, nicknamed the Anvil and student of Hantei XVI.

Yojimbo : Seppun Isei, returned spirit. Die again protecting Naseru in the City of Night.

Yojimbo : Yotsu Irie, former Tombo Irie. Akodo Arasou (m), Lion clan champion before his younger brother

Toturi, fiançé to Matsu Tsuko, dies killed in Toshi Ranbo.

After Toturi became emperor, the daimyoship goes to :

Akodo Ginawa (m), former ronin and famous follower of Toturi. First daimyo of the reinstituted Akodo family after the war with the Shadow. He is now known as Heigai, the Shogun’s monk advisor.

o Students : Akodo Kobi (f), see Shigetoshi. Akodo Minako (f) see Ox clan.

Ginawa retire without heir, but choose as successor: Akodo Shigetoshi, family daimyo under Toturi III, wed to Akodo Hiroko. Son of

Akodo Quehao, returned spirit that was a Lion under Akodo One-eye. He was nearly killed during the Khan’s attack of Toshi Rambo by Yoritomo Naizen (m). He is wed and expecting a second child. He became the Lion Champion after Yoshino’s death until he retired as a monk.

o Yojimbos : Akodo Kobi (f), a candidate to the post of Protector of Imperial city, veteran of the wars of the Rich Frog and Thunder and silk, and Akodo Terumoto (m) of the Akodo Elite Guard.

o A son, who became Lion clan champion after his father’s retirement. He was killed by the hand of Shinjo Min-hee (see Shinjo line) in a duel to avenge her father’s death.

o Akodo Kano (m), middle brother, he declined the position of champion to pursue a blood feud with the Unicorn.

o Akodo Dairuko (f), the youngest, took the position of champion in EE her brother declined.

Ikoma family :

Ikoma Anakazu (m), family daimyo, makes seppuku after giving his daughter to rise to Akodo Toturi.

o Ikoma Tsanuri (f), Akodo Toturi’s pupil, then Matsu Tsuko’s one. Became the Lion clan Champion after Tsuko’s seppuku. Die fighting Akuma no oni in the shadowlands during the race to Volturnum.

Ikoma Kaoku (m), family daimyo and historian after Anakazu.

Ikoma Soko (f), Tsanuri’s cousin, member of the imperial guard, Kolat master.

This bloodline is told to be close to the daimyo’s one, but no more information about it : Ikoma Ujiaki (m), province governor and Lion clan ambassador at the Imperial

court. He is wed to a spouse of the Hantei line, like many of his ancestors.o Ikoma Ken'o (m), tactician, die fighting Okura no Oni and make her

realize what honor is. He came back during the Spirit wars to die again fighting for Hantei XVI.

Ikoma Fudai (m), omoidasu, Naseru’s partisan.

Daimyo’s bloodline during the Gold era :

Ikoma Sume (m), family daimyo after Tsanuri. Retire and die of old age after the war of the rich frog. He became an important member of the family after luring some Shadow spawns during the war against the Shadow and gets the daimyo’s role when he discovered that Motso’s hatamoto Kado was a kolat.

Ikoma Otemi (m), an omoidasu wed to an Akodo.o Ikoma Otemi (m), named from his father. Became the Lion clan champion

for the Lotus era after the official death of Matsu Nimuro during the War of the Rich Frog. He stepped down to give it to Matsu Yoshino during the quest for enligthenment of the Emperor. Wed to Shosuro no Tokagure Yasuko, he was the governor of Shiranai Toshi as a wedding gift before taking the champion’s position. He is known for also being the captain of the Deathless. He has been the Protector of the Imperial city until the destruction of Otosan Uchi.

Helps : Ikoma Chikao (m), the karo of Otemi that rules the city of Shiranai Toshi for him. Ikoma Hanshiro (m) who serves as Yojimbo and conseller.

After the death of Sume, the daimyoship is rewarded to Ikoma Korin :

Ikoma Fujimaro (m), Lion clan general, champion of Gi, goes with a few soldiers into the Phoenix land to free Korin of the Phoenix armies during the Dragon / Phoenix war.

Younger brother : o Ikoma Korin (m), family daimyo. He was lost in the Phoenix’s lands after

Shiba Aikune killed Matsu Shinya and broke the Lion / Phoenix alliance. He gets the daimyo position after brokening an accord with Ikoma Yasuko about some information on the War of thr Rich Frog. Killed during the assassination serie.

Ikoma Kusari (m), former assistant of the Okura district of Toshi Rambo’s former governor Akodo Ieshige. Fiance to Kitsu Juniko, daughter of Juri (dead), wed to Doji Domotai, daughter of Kurohito.

Ikoma Hagio (m), second son. After the death of Korin, Otemi refused the daimyoship and Hagio was nominated.

Kaeru family, Ikoma vassal :

The Kaeru family ruled the City of the rich frog during centuries, until the joined the Lion as Ikoma vassals.

Kaeru Tomaru (m), killed by his son Meiji during the war of the rich frog.o Kaeru Meiji (m) takes shortly the rulership before being killed.

Younger sibling : o Kaeru Shioko (f), family daimyo under Toturi III.

Matsu family :

Matsu family daimyo : o Matsu Yunaki (f), family daimyo, wed to Matsu Uniri, lion clan general,

both killed during the battle of fate’s gorge. Matsu Tsuko (f), the lady of the Lion, fiancée of Akodo Arasou.

Became the Lion clan champion after the Scorpion clan coup, make seppuku not long before the day of thunder.

Matsu Hiroru (m), student of Akodo Kage, disappears before taking his place as the keeper of the Ancestral halls of the Lion. His disappearance happened just after the suicide of Shiba Norisuko, promise of Doji Kuwanan. Died sometimes around the Spirits war, walking the Amaterasu’s furnace for the soul of his love Doji Shizue. He gets sent to Gaki-do where he helped Naka Tokei.

o A sister among the Lion’s pride. Matsu Ketsui (f), family daimyo after Tsuko, wed first to Ikoma

Koetsu, and then Isawa Kokei. Koetsu died 3 years after their wedding and one week before the birth of Domotai. Kokei wed Ketsui on the order of Ikoma Tsanuri. Her sensei was Matsu Yufu, who also trained her child. She retired from the daimyoship, but get killed by her corrupted daughter Satomi during the War against the Unicorn led by Yoshino.

Matsu Nimuro (m), the golden Lion of Toshi Rambo, became the Lion clan champion after Motso. He officially dies at the hand of Chagatai during the war of the Rich frog. In fact it was the copy of him created by the Egg of Pan’ku. The real Nimuro is now a ronin under the name Tamago. Trained by Matsu Yufu.

Matsu Yoshino (m), the oldest. He takes the mantle of the Clan champion during the quest of enligthnment. Trained by Matsu Yufu (f) for the Matsu bushi school, and by Ikoma Hiroshi (m) for the court skills. He is wed to a Doji courtier, Chieri. He died fighting Moto Chagatai during the strike against Shiro Moto.

A second son. A child with Utagawa, leader of the Legion of the

2000, as Tamago (see Chuda line). Matsu Domotai (m), keeper of the ancestral halls. Make

seppuku to teach Matsu Turi what it to be a Lion is. Matsu Satomi (f), joined Matsu Turi the dark oracle of

water as her apprentice after the rain of blood. She was killed by Matsu Kenji (f) and Matsu Takeko (f) when she assassinated her own mother Ketsui.

o Matsu Yasau (m), keeper of the ancestral halls. Died without heir when Tsuko was 8.

o Matsu Ochiman (m)

Matsu Gohei (m), the butcher, died executed by the Senpet during the Scorpion clan’s exil.

A child Matsu Aioko (f) wed to Matsu Yoshike (m) a scout

trained by the Miya.o Matsu Sodohime (also found under the name Kojike) (f), wed to Akodo

Daio (son of the Champion) who take the name Matsu : their sons would be Akodo, and their daughters Matsu.

Akodo Toturi (m), Lion clan champion, the ronin, Lion clan thunder and future Toturi the 1st, wed to Isawa Kaede (see the Isawa Bloodline). Killed by Fushin the onisu of betrayal at the start of the Gold era.

See the imperial line and the Akodo line. Akodo Arasou (m), Lion clan champion before his younger brother

Toturi, fiançé to Matsu Tsuko, dies killed in Toshi Ranbo.

Cousin of Gohei : Kitsu Koji (m), a lion shugenja trained in the way of battle by his father and his cousin. He was in love with Tsukune, who said no. Uona was in love with him, but he never knew. When Matsu Agetoki attacked the Crane during the Clans war, Tsukune stepped to defend them. Agetoki said even one of his shugenja could beat the Shiba, and Tsukune was forced to duel her childhood friend. Uona, using the Black Scroll “dark divination” seen the duel, and casted a spell to save her love. The spell missed, and as Tsukune was trying to deal a non-mortal blow, the spell forced her to kill Koji.

Cousins of the Matsu line : o Matsu father and Kitsu mother :

Matsu Imura (m), famous beastmaster that died during the day of thunder facing Kyojin with his pride of lions.

Older brother and younger sister of Matsu Imura.o Matsu Toshiro (m), which have been captured by a maho-tsukai and

tortured. After killing the maho-tsukai, Toshiro started to be known for his terryfying howls that scared his ennemies.

One story states that Ikoma Ujiaki is Tsuko’s half-brother, while not impossible it is really unlikely. This story also have Hiroru calling Tsuko “Mother” while he is her brother, but the M could means it’s a matriarchal title.

Tsuruchi Kenji (m) and Matsu Atsuko (f), Kenji being sent to the Lion to improve their relations, he asked their first child to bear his name as he tooks his wife’s.

o Matsu Kenji (f), daimyo of the Matsu family under the reign of Toturi III, Kenji later made an arrangement for her own wedding that her sons would marry to the Toritaka.

The writing in Master of War suggests Kenji is wed and have childs.

o Matsu Aritomo (m) : Kenji’s brother is the guardian of the Hall of the Ancestors.

Matsu Mikura (f) : Kenji’s cousin, sent to the Mantis to be trained as a sign of peace after a treaty between the Lion and the Mantis.

MANTIS CLAN :

Yoritomo family :

Yoritomo Kitao (f) is the champion after Aramasu’s assassination and before being defeated by Yoritomo Kumiko. Ambitious member of the Storm legion, agent of Yoritomo Leshanu, she is the captain of the Bitter flower. She negotiated the death of Aramasu with the Scorpion clan. She get hit by the Rain of Blood and became tainted and create the Dark wave fleet to harass the Mantis clan. Supposed killed during the war of fire and thunder.

o Hatamoto : Moshi Mogai (m), master of pain, is the new Hatamoto of Kitao after the Rain of blood. See Moshi bloodline. Supposed killed during the war of fire and thunder.

Yoshitsune (m), wed to Kirei. He officially throws himself from a cliff the day of Yoritomo’s gempukku. In fact, the real Yoshitsune died with his wife and sons killed by Bishan the vigilant, a greater Rakasha that took Yoshitsume’s place and raised Yoritomo as his son. The creature is still alive and looking at the clan he worked for.

o Honzo (m), assassinated during his Coup for the daimyoship.o Yoritomo (m), founder of the Yoritomo’s alliance of the minor clans, he

turned the Mantis clan into a great clan during the day of thunder. He wed Moshi Wakiza, Centipede clan daimyo and dies during the battle at Oblivion’s gate at the hands of Goju Adorai.

Bayushi then Yoritomo Aramasu (m), adoptive son (see Bayushi bloodline). He is the Champion during the Spirit wars where he fights in the Ivory kingdoms. He is killed by Bayushi Kamnan by the order of the Scorpion clan for his betrayal of the Scorpion clan secrets during the War Against the Shadows (secrets he betrayed as a revenge after being fostered to the Mantis, when he was a Kolat agent, before betraying the Kolat to join the Mantis).

Half-gaijin son with a woman of the Ivory Kingdoms that he met during the War in the Ivory Kingdoms during the Spirit Wars. The boy was discovered by Kalani’s expedition in the Ivory Kingdoms during the Plague Wars, bearing Yoritomo’s Kamas.

Yoritomo Kumiko (f), daughter of the storms. She born no long after Oblivion’s gate. Her mother gives her the taint she gets fighting at Volturnum and so Kumiko hide herself until she learn under Yoritomo Komori’s tutelage to resist to the taint. She gets purified by defeating Settozai, onisu of Larceny. Die killing Kitao during the war of fire and thunder.

o Younger brother, assassinated by Honzo’s mercenaries. A sibling :

o Suana (m), acolyte of water of the Brotherhood of Shinsei. Student : Akodo Toturi (see Toturi line)

Cousin branch : o Hsi Tsu (m), supposed to became a courtier at the Doji family, he leaves

the Mantis to join the Brotherhood of Shinsei. He is called Yoritomo’s nephew, but it’s difficult to have a direct blood descendant of Yoshitsune.

After the death of Kumiko :

Yoritomo Naizen (m), hatamoto de Kitao before becoming Kumiko’s general. He was a pirate before being offered a position among the Mantis, turning into a great general. He has the helm of thunder. Wed to a Kitsune (niece of Ryukhan, see Kitsune line) and expecting twins.

o First Mate : Moshi Kalani (m), see Moshi Bloodline, leader of the Mantis forces to the Ivory Kingdoms during the Plague Wars.

o Hatamoto : Moshi Eihime (f)

Moshi family of the Centipede clan then of the Mantis clan :

Formerly the Centipede clan, they became the shugenja family of the Mantis clan after his ascension as a great clan.

Mother of Jukio wed to Kuni Tomaken, an important member of the Kuni family, who has his ashes in Koten. The mother retired in a small altar, before commiting jigai at the death of Lady Sun.

o Moshi Jukio (f), family daimyo and great priestess of the Sun. She worked under the orders of Isawa Tsuke in the imperial legions. She gets cursed at Amaterasu’s death to live until she accepts her grand-daughter Kumiko.

Moshi Wakiza (f), wed to Yoritomo. Yoritomo Kumiko (f), the daughter of the Storm (see

Yoritomo family). Yojimbo : Moshi Goraiku (m), founder of the Goraiku

vassal family. Moshi Utamaro (m)

Moshi Mogai (m), courtier, became the shugenja master of pain and Kitao’s hatamoto after the Rain of blood.

Supposed dead with his mistress, he returned to recruit the Obsidian champion as a member of the Spider clan.

Moshi Kalani (m), kemari’s champion and bushi. Now member of the inner circle of Naizen.

Moshi Sinjuko, younger sibling of Jukio.o Moshi Amika (f), family daimyo under Toturi III after Grandmother

Jukio’s death. Wed to a former Yoritomo. Known as Sakura before her gempukku. Killed during the assasination serie by Daigotsu Harushi (m).

Moshi Kyoko (f). Trained by the Seppun. Moshi Kiyoko (f), the eldest niece. Sent to be trained with her

cousin Kyoko. Moshi Akimi (m), Kiyoko’s only brother among sisters, has

been sent to the Ten Thousands temples as an assistant of Seppun Kiharu and may wed to the Monkey clan.

o Moshi Awako (f), the Fist of Osano-wo. Until Amika’s daughter (and Awako’niece) reach gempukku, she hold the daimyoship.

A daughter.

Moshi Maiyomi (f), Amaterasu Seido’s sensei.

Tsuruchi family of the Wasp clan then Mantis clan : Bayushi Uchinore (m), daimyo of Shiro no Uragiru (see Bayushi bloodline), who

was lover to Akodo Tameko, daughter of Akodo Ranabe (one of her parents was a member of the Mastu vassal family of the Koritome). Both die assassinated by a Scorpion clan assassin as a punishment for the shame created by their son.

o Tsuruchi (m), founder of the Wasp clan and family daimyo, retire under the name Tanari in the temple to Kaze-no-Kami in the Moshi provinces, before ruling the brotherhood after Shoan’s death.

Students : Mukami (m), a childhood friend and the first Wasp to join him. Ton (m), a lieutenant that will help Tsuruchi unite his men into the Wasp clan. K’mee (f), an enlightened ratling.

Tsuruchi (Ashigabanashi) Ichiro (m), became daimyo after Tsuruchi’s retirement. He died not long after the Rain of blood.

o Tsuruchi Hiro (m), Ichiro’s son, tainted by the Rain of blood he betrayed the clan to join the Dark wave. He killed himself after duelling Tsuruchi Okame (m).

o Student : Miya Shoin (see Miya bloodline) Tsuruchi Hikari (m), cousin of Ichiro. He is in love with the pirate lady and

former Doji, Sachiko.

After the betrayal of Hiro, the Emerald wasp is designed as the new daimyo : Tsuruchi Nobumoto (m), family daimyo, named the Emerald wasp. Wed to Kuni

Jiyuna (f), a jade magistrate who worked with Moto Najmudin (m). Expect their first child; the children with the gift of kami should be trained by the Kuni.

Tsuruchi Fusako (f), Nobumoto’s sister and emerald magistrate.

Tsuruchi Arishia (f) : cousin of Nobumoto, enlightened scout sent to the Ivory Kingdoms during the Plague Wars.

Kitsune family of the Fox clan, then Mantis clan : Kitsune Oshirin (m), daimyo before the battle of Kyuden Kitsune. He was killed

by Toshimoko in a duel after the assassination of the Kitsune diplomats.o Kitsune Ryoden (f), trained with the Mirumoto, killed by Kakita

Toshimoko because of the night of the hundred deaths.o Kitsune Gohei (m), family daimyo, he use a black scrolls after talking with

Yogo Junzo and became the immortal walking horror of Fu-leng. Kitsune Ryosei (f), daimyo under Toturi I and II, killed by the

Shadow Dragon during Iuchiban’s rise.o Cousin branch : possibly Kitsune Mizuochi, listed as the daimyo who

accepted to join the Minor clans Alliance in 1165 in Fealty and Freedom. Possibly ruled as regent while Ryosei was hunting her father, especially during her trip to the City of the Lost in 1159.

Kitsune Ryukan (m), daimyo under Toturi III. He is a bushi. Kitsune Himube (m) Ryukan’s nephew, wounded when

Kakita Hideo (m, see Doji line) and Kitsuki Taiko (f) came to found the Kitsune seer (see below).

A niece to wed to the Yoritomo daimyo. Kitsune Narako (f) : the Kitsune seer. Records hold that her line splited from the

line of Ryosei 7 generations ago, but no direct line to Ryukan.

Minor clans :

Usagi family of the Hare clan :

- Usagi Takeshi (m), Usagi Oda’s karo - Usagi Takeshi (m), son of the previous, sensei at Reichin’s refuge. - Usagi Seiki (m) Ozaki’s « yojimbo » - Usagi Muso (m), (leader of the Hare ronins that protect the ruins of Shiro Usagi before the reinstatement of their clan).

Usagi Oda (m), Hare clan daimyo killed during the Scorpion clan attack of Bayushi Tomaru.

o Usagi Ozaki (m), Hare clan daimyo. Usagi Kashira (m), Ozaki’s eldest son.

Usagi Oteko (f); presumably killed by the Lion during Kudo’s takeover.

o Usagi then Kitsu Tomoe (f), trained with Kitsu, fiançée to Yasuki Nokatsu, then Bayushi Tomaru. Married to a Kitsu it seems. She is also the one who found the Anvil of Earth in the ruins of Shiro Usagi, using it to help the Hare and Crane clans to defeat the Bloodspeakers. She died shortly before the end of Toturi III.

Students : Usagi Yasuko (f) and Usagi Koretada (m).o Usagi Kinotu (m), officially dead during Shiro Usagi’s siege. (in fact

evacuated after the serie of duels with the Scorpion) Usagi Masashi (m), Hare clan ambassador to the Unicorn clan.

Either son of Kinotu or of a sibling of Ozaki’s wife.

Ujina family of the Hare clan : Ujina Tokimasa (m), founder of the family by Takuan’s word during Hidden

emperor.o A child

Ujina Yoshimitsu (m), family daimyo under Toturi III. Grandson of Tokimasa.

Tokimasa’s twin. He is the serial killer and bloodspeaker cult leader Usagi Ozaki and Tokimasa fought together, actions that granted the Ujina family name.

Ujina Tomo (m), former Kitsuki ronin, he became the daimyo after Tokimasa.

Suzume family of the Sparrow clan: Suzume Mukashino (m), former daimyo and famous storyteller.

o Suzume Kashira (m), family daimyo under Hantei XXXVIII Suzume Yugoki (m), family daimyo under Toturi III

Oldest son trained by the Kakita academy. He supposedly killed Yoritomo Chimori in a duel, but Chimori was saved by the ronin sensei Chiang-Tsu.

Many children. Suzume Mochiko (f), youngest child of Yugoki and sensei

of Kyuden Suzume’s dojo.o Suzume Turai (m)

A cousin that was commanding a vessel sunk by Yoritomo Chimori.

Tonbo family of the Dragonfly clan : Tonbo Toryu (m), family daimyo during the Clans’ war. Became the Oracle of

thunder, then the first Dark Oracle of Void because of Kaede’s imbalance.

Tonbo Chiatsu (m) : possible cousin. Left for dead during the War of Dark Fire when the Yobanjins attacked the Dragonfly lands, he was offered life and damnation by Toryu if he allowed the Dark Oracle to destroy the Yobanjins that threatened the Tonbo. He has a wife.

o Young son.

Then : Tonbo Manaka, Dayu’s father, killed during the attack of the Dragonfly’s lands

by the Lion during the War of Fire and Snow. He was warned by the young seer Tonbo Euiko of the attack of the Lion clan, and used this to send half of the clan out of their ancestral lands so they wouldn’t be killed.

o Tonbo Dayu (m), family daimyo under Toturi II and III.

kizoku of the Tortoise clan :

The kizoku is a title hold by somebody acting like a daimyo when the daimyo is not available. Until the death of Hantei XXXIX the daimyo of Tortoise is the Emperor itself.

Kemmei (m), merchant and kizoku.o Hyobe (m), ship captain and Kizoku during the Clans’ wars. He escaped a

meeting with the Great Sea Spider and was rewarded with a vassal family in his name.

Then : Kasuga Shiriko (f), hidden dagger dojo’s sensei, she refuse the daimyo role to

give it to her brother. Kasuga Taigen (m), actual daimyo of the Tortoise clan and representative of the

minor clans at the Imperial court. Wife dead.o Kasuga Mino (f), bethroed to Kaiu Sugimoto (m), keeper of earth and

cousin of Kaiu Tasuku. He was before wed to Kaiu Rina and had a child named Kaiu Taikan, but both are dead.

A son.o Younger daughter.o Karo : Kasuga Taman (m) wed to Otomo Miyako (niece of Hoketuhime),

a smuggler and con artist. Send to take care of the infamous painter Otomo Taro (m)

Kasuga Eizan (m), captain of the Fortune’s coin.o Kasuga Hiro (m), working on his father’s ship.

Ichiro family of the Badger clan : Ichiro Akitomo (m), family daimyo, killed by Bayushi Sugai during the last

Topaz championship Hantei XXXVIII attended.o Ichiro Hideo (m), heir of the Badger clan, wed to Agasha Momuko,

student of Kuni Osuki. He is used by his brother to summon the Hideo no

oni, but with Agasha Momuko the three faced the demon, and Koturi hold it long enough for Hideo to commit seppuku and banish the monster.

o Ichiro Koturi (m), student of Agasha Tamori, he summon the Hideo no oni who is the responsible of the nearly destruction of their Clan. He commits seppuku after the death of his brother.

Ichiro Kosho (formerly known as Chuga) (m), take the daimyo role until his nephew Hideo can take his place. He was killed by the Hideo no oni.

Cousin branch : Father of Kihongo, who died fighting Yojo Junzo’s horde.

o Ichiro Kihongo (m), actual family daimyo. Student: Ichiro Tashimi (m), Fallen mountain dojo’s sensei. Dead,

the dojo has been renamed Heart of the mountain dojo. Karo : Ichiro Jinzaburo (m). His twin brother Zinjuro is the sensei

who tooks Tashimi’s place. Ichiro Rinko (f), representative to the Emperor.

Ichiro Ryozan (m), one the daimyo’s principle military advisor.

Toku family of the Monkey clan : Toku (m), captain of the Imperial guard, died against Yajinden during the attack

against Gisei Toshei, became the fortune of vertu by edict of Toturi III. Wed to Shosuro then Toku Inao, sister of Yudoka (see Shosuro bloodline). Inao retired soon after the death of Toturi III

o Toturi Miyako (f), leader of the 1st legion. Wed to Bayushi Paneki (see Bayushi bloodline) and student of Morito Tokei (see Ox clan line).

o Toku Kiyuko (f), governor of the minor clan alliance’s court of Kudo mura. She has her mother as an advisor.

o Toturi Kyoji (m). The future daimyo of the clan after his mother’s death, in love with Fuzake Haruka. But he married Akodo Minako, Ginawa’s favorite student.

o Toku Koto (m), he is a shireikan of the army of the Minor clans’ Alliance. He is constantly followed by two Togashi monks (Togashi Teijo and Jusai) who believe he will have a great destiny.

Fuzake family of the Monkey clan :

Fuzake Garou (m), former Yasuki, cousin of Yasuki Nokatsu and nephew by alliance of Yasuki Taka. He was granted his family name under Toturi I, and then vowed allegeance to Toku, turning his family into a vassal. The name returned as a major family when Toturi Kurako named Fuzake Haruka her personnal attendant. Garou died during the battle of Oblivion’s gate.

Fuzake Haruka (m), a young shugenja of the Monkey clan, with interests toward Toturi Kyoji. She get named personnal attendant to Toturi Kurako, and got her family name raised from vassal to great family.

Fuzake Sekou (m) : once a musha shugyo advisor of the imperial historian Miya Hatori, he is know the daimyo of the Fuzake family.

Komori family of the Bat clan :

Komori (m), founder of the Bat clan, former Yoritomo. His bloodline shares the blood of many Komouri, the bat spirits.

o Student : Yoritomo Kumiko (f), Mantis clan Champion (see Yoritomo line) and Komori Junsaku (m), a young and talented shugenja (son of a ronin and a rogue Moshi shugenja).

o Hatamoto : Komori Iongi (former Moshi) (m) : head sensei for the Komori school when the founder of the clan is not here, and keeper of the Tetsubo of Thunder, the Komori ancestral weapon.

Morito family of the Ox clan : o Morito (m), former Otaku and Shinjo, son of Otaku Tetsuko. Ox clan

founder and daimyo. He is also the Kolat master of the steel sect. He was killed by Tsimaru’s men during the assault on the Hidden Temple.

At least two sons. One of them was supposed to wed Miya Yumi (a younger one who took the same name as the former daimyo).

Moto Garin (m) : family daimyo. Nephew on Morito’s wife side. He was choosen by the Scorpion to rule because he was an idealist and not connected to the Kolat.

o Otaku, then Morito and Naka Tokei (m), student of Naka Kuro, he is the master of the elements.

Asahina Nizomi (m) : spiritual son of Tokei, he holds half of his soul. They were divided after the trip to the spirit realms of Tokei by the Dragons to prevent him to get mad. Student of Asahina Keitaro. Member of the Jade Legion, he was killed during the assassination serie.

Student : Toturi Miyako (f) see Monkey line.o Utaku Xieng-Chi (f), Utaku family daimyo under the Toturi.

Tsi ronin family :

The Tsi ronin family was later granted the minor clan status. See Oriole clan bloodline.

Tsi Xing Guo (m) : the fortune of steel, who created the celestial swords after ascending under the gaze of Yakamo and Hitomi.

o Tsi Shodu (m) : gifted shugenja, he was a bit forgotten by his parents and sent to train with the Agasha. Bitter, he joined the Blood-red Moon Bloodspeaker cult of Jama Suru and supposed killed during the Blood Hunt.

o Tsi Matsuo (m) : daimyo under Toturi II, killed during the destruction of Otosan Uchi. Uncle to Zutaka.

His son. Killed with his father.

o Tsi Tianlin (m) : a great mastersmith and daimyo before Matsuo. Tsi Zutaka (m) : daimyo and mastersmith of the Tsi family under

Toturi III, he has been hold prisonner during a year by the Sons of Shadow in the ruins of Otosan Uchi with his wife and daughter. He inherited the position after the destruction of Otosan Uchi.

A daughter Students : many of them prisonners of the Sons of Shadow,

Tsi Xiao (m) a dishonnored smith who helped Daidoji Shihei to use the Anvil of Despair.

Oriole clan :

The origin of the Oriocle clan was the Tsi ronin family. The bloodline start with the first daimyo of the clan, but the rest of the know family can be found in the Tsi ronin family bloodline.

Tsi Zutaka (m) : daimyo and mastersmith of the Tsi family under Toturi III, he has been hold prisonner during a year by the Sons of Shadow in the ruins of Otosan Uchi with his wife and daughter.

o Tsi Jeiza (f)o Students : many of them prisonners of the Sons of Shadow, Tsi Xiao (m) a

dishonnored smith who helped Daidoji Shihei to use the Anvil of Despair.

Firefly clan :

Shinjo Hotaru (m) : imperial magistrate.o Hotaru (Shinjo) Jainu (m) : former imperial magistrate, founder of the

Firefly clan after fighting back a Yobanjin invasion in 1152. Karo : Hotaru Oshio (m) : a former ronin swordman who was

Jainu’s yoriki.

Boar clan :

Heichi Chokei (m) is the actual only person to claim to be related to the Boar clan. He joins the forces of Hida Kisada during his assault on Otosan Uchi in an attempt to help the Empire. He foreseen his death after the day of thunder, and walked into the Twilight mountains with his friend Togashi Mitsu to beg forgiveness from his ancestors. Mitsu say he left him here and never seen him again. He died during the battle of Oblivion’s gate.

Heichi Jianzhen (f) is the only know member of the Boar clan seen after Chokei’s death. Her true nature is unknown, some say she is ghost. She explained that the Shakoki Dogu took her clan in a special spirit realm where they are protected from the First Oni’s curse but are trapped here. Jianzhen as a shugenja is the only one allowed to have interaction with the mortal realm.

The Lost and Spider clan :

Daigotsu family : Hantei XXXVIII (m) and Hantei Hochiame (see Hantei bloodline). The Empress

has been killed by a bloodspeaker named Kyoden.o Daigotsu (m) : son of the Hantei line, he is the dark Lord of the

Shadowland and founder of the Daigotsu family. He is wed with Shahai. Advisors : Omoni (m), the man with a goblin soul and Chuda

Mishime (m), see Snake clan. Yojimbo : Goju Kyoden (m), see Yotsu line. Daigotsu Kenpachi (m), Daigotsu’s son.

Protector : Kayomasa (male ogre), of the Mitaka (free Ogres), student of Kayosai (m) and leader after the death of Kayobun (m).

Goju family : Bayushi Goju (m) : a Scorpion clan ninja who escaped the slaughter of the Ninja

after Hantei X asked the Scorpion to get ride of them. He was contacted and absorbed by the Living Shadow.

o Goju Adorai (m) : origin unknow, he leads the Goju family and lure the Shadow in the War against the Shadow wanting to turn the world back to Nothing and rebuilt it for himself. He is killed by an unnamed Scorpion actor and Isawa Hochiu, master of fire.

The Shadow Dragon : the former Air Dragon ate the remaining of the Living Shadow after carrying Isawa Hochiu in battle, and turned himself into this new creature.

Former Snake clan, now Chuda family of the Spider clan :

Chuda Reikado (m) : ronin bushi, he is the legitimate daimyo of the Snake clan, from the line of Isawa Chuda. He tries to save the honor of his clan by hunting Maho-tsukai with the ancestral wakizashi of the Snake clan. He died of old age after failing to kill Mishime.

o Student : Utagawa (f) : ronin from a vassal family of the Isawa, she has been trained to be a duelist by Reikado, and he offered her the ancestral wakizashi of the Snake and looking to avenge her mentor by killing Mishime. It was revealed she was from the lost line of Chuda, and she bears a child of Tamago, Matsu Nimuro’s alter ego (see Matsu).

A child.

(Chuda) Gorobei (m) : officially a merchant of the Mantis clan, he was trained in the ways of the corrupted shugenja of the Snake clan.

o (Chuda) Tenkazu (m) : After casting a powerfull spell with the help of Asako Kaushen that allowed the corrupted ghosts to take control of members of the Falcon clan and sent them to attack the Phoenix (his

attempt failed thanks to a group of magistrates and Reikado), he used the offer to all ronin shugenjas to join the Phoenix clan to became a member of the Asako family.

Chuda Mishime (m) : powerful bloodspeaker, shugenja advisor of Daigotsu, daimyo of the Chuda family of the Snake clan. He was a bloodspeaker, but was able to become a famous inquisitor of the Asako family. When he met Daigotsu, he joined him by giving him the dagger used to kill Hantei XVI, and get allowed to recreate the Chuda family. After the official recognition of the Spider clan, the Chuda family became independent again.

Students : Chuda Akorou (m) a former angry ronin shugenja who was one of the first pupil of Mishime. Kitsu Norinaga (m), a talented former sodan-senzo who knows how to bind ancestors like kamis against their will.

Order of Kokujin : Kokujin, the mad dragon (m): former Togashi, former Hitomi, founder of an order

of tatooed madmen using the taints and the corrupted blood of their leader. Dead killed by his student Bayushi Shinzo when he succombed to remorse.

Tsuno championship:

Tsuno Kishenku (m) : powerful shugenja and warrior, he is told to have been the champion of Jigoku. He destroyed the alliance of the fives races leading the Kitsu order of the Tsuno. He is destroyed not long after by Soli Izumo, leader of the Kitsu order of the Soli. He is resurected by Moto Vordu (controlled by Nintai) in the city of night before being cremated by Hantei Naseru and his followers.

o Tsuno Nintai (m): powerful shugenja and warrior, one of the firsts soultwitsers, he tooks his father’s place as the leader of the Tsuno. He gets turned back into a Kitsu after his defeat facing the Ratlings. He now help the One tribe.

The actual leader of the Tsuno is actually unknow.

Ninube family :

Founded by Doji Ninube (f) (see Isawa Bloodline) ? Goju Hoseki, the former ninja mystic (f), absorbed by the Shadow. Raised by the

Kuni.o Ninube Eisai (f) : former nun named Giri, she get corrupted by the

Shadow during the war between the Brotherhood and the Dragon because of her love for Hoshi and her jealousy for Hoshi Eisai.

Karo : Ninube Ogoku (f), a talented actress. Ninube Shochu (f ?) : leader of the Ninube after Eisai, she leads

the organisation of the Sons of Shadow in the ruins of Otosan

Uchi. She was destroyed by Mirumoto Ryosaki to avenge her father Doji Reju.

Order of the Spider / 2nd Order of Venom :

The first order of Venom was a monk order created by Chuda Hanoshi regrouping monks tainted during the Battle for Volturnum. Another Order of Venom was a Brotherhood order forgotten because of their devious practices. That the second one that was used as cover by the order of the spider.

Roshungi (m): once a member of the Cult of the Dead Moon under Bunrakuken, he was the second in command and maybe rose to leadership after Bunrakuken’s death. The founder of the order of the spider, Roshungi was killed by Matsu Hatsuyo (f) after burning the Shinomen under Daigotsu’s order.

o Student : Michio (m), Roshungi’s best student. He rose to the position of grandmaster after his predecessor’s death and shaped the order into what he is now. He is supposed to have died after killing Goemon, fortune of heroes, in single combat shortly after the Spider was recognized as a great clan.

Tetsuo (m) : rose to position of grandmaster after Michio’s death.

THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF FIVE DURING THE LAST CENTURY

1st period : start of the XII century.

Master of Void : Isawa Ujina (m) Master of fire : Isawa Nesan (f), killed by his son Dairya.Master of water : Isawa Kaiyoko (f), she fought at the battle of Fate’s gorge. Master of earth : Isawa Rujo (m), beaten by Isawa Tadaka for the place of Master of Earth. Master of air : Isawa Eju (m), Uona’s sensei.

2nd period : before the Scorpion clan coup.

Master of Void : Isawa Ujina (m), became the Nameless and disappear during Time of the Void. Master of fire : Isawa Tsuke (m), former imperial legionnaire. Master of water : Isawa Tomo (m), Ujina’s son. Maître of earth : Isawa Tadaka (m), Ujina’s son. Maître of air : Isawa Uona (f)

3rd period : time of the Void

Master of Void : Isawa Kaede (f), Ujina’s daughter, will became the Oracle of Void. Master of fire : Isawa Tsuke (m), tainted and turned mad by the Black scrolls, killed by the sacrifice of Ujimitsu, Isawa Tadaka and purified by Suana. Master of water : Isawa Tomo (m), tainted, killed by Isawa Tsuke. Master of earth : Isawa Tadaka (m), Phoenix’s clan thunder, killed by Fu-leng. Master of air : Isawa Uona (f), tainted, killed by Isawa Tsuke.

4st period : Hidden Emperor

Master of Void : Shiba Ningen (m), Shiba Tsukune’s brother. Master of fire : Isawa Hochiu (m), Isawa Tsuke’s son. Master of water : Isawa Tomo (m), returned spirit through Oblivion’s gate. Master of earth : Isawa Taeruko (f), Isawa Ujina’s niece. Master of air : Agasha Gennai (m), Agasha family daimyo of the Phoenix clan, former member of the Dragon clan.

5st period : Spirit wars

Master of Void : Shiba Ningen (m) Master of fire : Isawa Hochiu (m) Master of water : Isawa Riake (f), fallen in love with Isawa Hochiu, killed by Agasha Tamori.Master of earth : Isawa Taeruko (f) Master of air : Isawa Nakamuro (m)

6st period : Four winds era.

Master of void : Shiba Ningen (m) Master of fire : Isawa Hochiu (m), killed by Agasha Tamori in duel. Master of water : Doji Akiko (f), Isawa’s daughter and bride of Doji Kurohito, returned spirit who joined the Heroes of Rokugan. Master of earth : Isawa Taeruko (f) Master of air : Isawa Nakamuro (m)

7st period : reign of Toturi III

Master of void : Shiba Ningen (m) Master of fire : Isawa Ochiai (f), Isawa Nakamuro’s younger sister.Master of water : Doji Akiko (f), killed by her husband because she was Gozoku, during the 1st Topaz championship of the Lotus edition, from the revelations of Ikoma Masote. Master of earth : Isawa Sachi (m), Gozoku member, Isawa Taeruko’s sensei and confident. Die during the war of fire and thunder.Master of air : Isawa Nakamuro (m), wed to Tamori Shaitung.

8st period : after the war of fire of thunder

Master of void : Shiba Ningen (m)Master of fire : Isawa Ochiai (f), Isawa Nakamuro’s younger sister. Wed to Mirumoto Tsuge.Master of water : Asako Bairei (m), founder of the temple of the moon.Master of earth : Isawa Emori (m)Master of air : Tamori Nakamuro (m), wed to Tamori Shaitung .

9th period : under Iweko the 1st.

Master of void : Shiba Ningen (m)Master of fire : Isawa Ochiai (f), Isawa Nakamuro’s younger sister. Wed to Mirumoto Tsuge.Master of water : Asako Bairei (m), founder of the temple of the moon.Master of earth : Isawa Emori (m)Master of air : Isawa Mitsuko (f), student of Tamori Nakamuro (m) and Asako Juro (m), former inquisitor.

10th : during the Plague Wars :

Master of void : Isawa Kimi (f), Ningen’s apprentice.Master of fire : Isawa Ochiai (f), Isawa Nakamuro’s younger sister. Wed to Mirumoto Tsuge.Master of water : Asako Bairei (m), founder of the temple of the moon.Master of earth : Isawa Emori (m)Master of air : Isawa Mitsuko (f), student of Tamori Nakamuro (m) and Asako Juro (m), former inquisitor.

11th : Emperor Edition.

Master of void : Master of fire : Master of water : Asako Chukage (m), henshin.Master of earth : Master of air : Isawa Mitsuko (f), student of Tamori Nakamuro (m) and Asako Juro (m), former inquisitor.