Session 2 (11 XP Total)

The Stowaway

A man was found hiding in the wagons as the party left the capital. He had no identification, and he could not speak intelligibly, nor write more than 1 word at a time. They called him Chan because that was the most meaningful word he could write.

Chan was enchanted with some kind of "Blue" magic, fairly powerful. Seppun Izu began studying him. Using rudimentary communication, the found that Chan believes himself to be a member of the Totori family, though they can tell this is not true.

West Hub Village

The mission began at West Hub village. After Yogo James challenged a Lion Bushi and immediately backed down, the group met a Gaijin scientist who was working on making a synthetic jade substitute under employ of Rin, using some jade he had acquired from the Mantis Clan.

Afterwards they headed for the Shrine to Ebisu where they found a standoff between Tiger Samurai and peasants. When their caravan was attacked by bandits and the samurai protecting them was killed, the peasants drew the fallens' weapons and defended themselves. They claimed worship of Om (the singular Kami) and claimed that they were no longer honor bound to serve the Samurai class, as the samurai failed to provide them the protection that their servitude was bound to.

The PCs intimidated off the Tiger Clan, who vowed revenge. The monks at the shrine revealed that the Tiger was not there for the peasants, that the peasants were circumstantial, that they were probably after the Magicite of Ebisu- which granted any who wore it the Blessing of Ebisu.

Osari Mori Forest

Leaving West Hub Village, they went into the Osari Mori, where they found some people having been brutally dismembered by a large beast. That night they were attacked by a large tainted tiger, which they were able to kill. A crab harrier, Hiruma Inejero came, wielding a gaijin pepper gun, and said he was hunting the tiger, and that he was hunting a witch that was tainting animals in the forest. He continued the hunt and gave the PCs directions to the Silent City.

At the Silent City, they prayed to Benten, and found Fujihiro Hisake a vassal samurai in love with a woman above his station. They decided to try to gain the sponsorship of the Clan Champion to increase Hisake's station. While investigating the Clan Champion's wife, they found eta removing boxes from the palace and throwing them down a waterfall. The boxes turned out to contain dead women and their dead infants. They identified that Doji Mineko had miscarried and was going to pass off a peasant baby as her own. They informed the clan champion, who had her executed. The PCs asked in exchange for their help, the Doji Kurohito arranged the marriage of Fujihiro Hisake and Diadoji Shunji. By helping romantic love flourish, Benten cried out tears which became the Benten Magicite.

The party is now headed towards Last Breath Castle, a stronghold of the Lion.