The party headed north to pass out of Lion Lands, but the Drowned Merchant River was in their way. They went to the road to cross at a border checkpoint and submitted their paperwork. The Dragon there were unsure of the autheticity of the paperwork, but they dueled Miromoto Jo and won, so he stamped the paperwork, logging it as official.
They met up with Otomo Toju, Otomo Hana, Yodo, Yo, and Taki who had come from phoenix lands. Yodo had accomplished the Diakoku shrine, and Otomo Toju had gained the Unicorn's military support for the coming conflict against the capitol.
Otomo Hana married James, making him Otomo James, on the understanding that there would not be a romantic involvement, and that he must acknowledge any child of hers as being his child, and could not acknowledge any child of his as being his. This fit with James' plans.
They broke off at Shiro Miromoto, where the others sought Dragon aid. The party when to Shiro Morito to seek the blessing of Fukorokujin.
They found Toku Erie who was praying for a way to find Kijuro Tabito innocent of murder. In investigating the crime they found that Toku Erie was the Brass Monkey, and that she murdered Morito Hisako, who was working with the Tiger Clan. They learned she helped undercut the Isawa family, helped develop the formula for the tainted wheat, and was hiding the emperor's young cousin.
The party learned that the Emperor's cousin had peformed a ritual with a gaijin spellcaster that summoned the Raksasha to Rokugan, eliminating everyone between her and the throne (except the emperor himself who escaped). They also learned that she is the focus of the Raksasha's illusion magic- killing her would break the spell on the emperor.
They learned where she was being hidden by Kijuro Tabito, freed him from prison, and turned in Toku Erie as the true murderer (though gave her time to escape), thus solving the crime and proving the innocence of Tabito- gaining the Fukorokujin Magicite.
They then went to one of the four temples, where Isawa Kisho (who had been communicating with the guro Mohatma Suresh) and Kitsune Chikafusa were waiting for them. They advised that the kitsu were all dead, and in order to astrally travel to Yomi- the ancestor realm, they needed an ancestor sprit to help channel them there.
James' grandfather was reticent to help, but James engaged him in a fierce debate duel, finally striking him down verbally and showing him that he has accomplished more, shown more bravery, and is capable of leading the family. The grandfather helped them channel to Yomi where they met the Kitsu and took the tests of Void.
Friday, July 24, 2020
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Session 12 (6XP)
The party got into Kyuden Hida where they found Seppun Izu and Chan were preparing defenses against the Destroyers. They had use the golem scrolls to craft golems to use as defense, and had a small force of golems waiting outside the wall. Seppun Izu was planning to create cold weather spells, and Rin and Giovanni Braesco were going to paint the golems with Green Jade Paste and use arrows coated with White Jade Paste to fight against the shadowlands threats.
Chan made them Brass Magistrates- a new status 4 position, and gave them official emperor travel papers, but warned them that use will draw tiger attention, and might cause them to be revoked by the false emperor. He also advised him of a Kitsune Shujenja who lives in Dragon Lands who might help them commune with the spirits of the deceased Kitsu.
The party took a barge to Shutai, which was taken over by the Wolf Pack. They insisted that the Scorpion have abandoend the lands, taken to savagry and debauchery and are not fit to rule. The party went to Shiro Yogo and found that the leadership was turned into vampires.
James (now ronin) convinced his brother to dissolve the Yogo family and seek contentment outside the social heirarchy of Rokugan. His brother's sacrifice moved Hotei to break the vampire curse, and they got the Magicite.
They went through the mountains to lion lands and were attacked by a werewolf. After they defeated it a hunting party led by Matsu Nasuko who said that the lions who used essence of Ningyo became werewolves. She told them the Bishamon shrine was destroyed, but advised them of some underground tunnels they could take through abandoned mines to get there.
In the mines they found that the Zokujin were being attacked by a Tiger Shugenja with goblin warmongers. They defeated them and saved the Zokujin. Their battle in front of the destroyed Bishamon's shrine gained Bishamon's magicite, and they Zokujin gave them the tests of Earth.
Chan made them Brass Magistrates- a new status 4 position, and gave them official emperor travel papers, but warned them that use will draw tiger attention, and might cause them to be revoked by the false emperor. He also advised him of a Kitsune Shujenja who lives in Dragon Lands who might help them commune with the spirits of the deceased Kitsu.
The party took a barge to Shutai, which was taken over by the Wolf Pack. They insisted that the Scorpion have abandoend the lands, taken to savagry and debauchery and are not fit to rule. The party went to Shiro Yogo and found that the leadership was turned into vampires.
James (now ronin) convinced his brother to dissolve the Yogo family and seek contentment outside the social heirarchy of Rokugan. His brother's sacrifice moved Hotei to break the vampire curse, and they got the Magicite.
They went through the mountains to lion lands and were attacked by a werewolf. After they defeated it a hunting party led by Matsu Nasuko who said that the lions who used essence of Ningyo became werewolves. She told them the Bishamon shrine was destroyed, but advised them of some underground tunnels they could take through abandoned mines to get there.
In the mines they found that the Zokujin were being attacked by a Tiger Shugenja with goblin warmongers. They defeated them and saved the Zokujin. Their battle in front of the destroyed Bishamon's shrine gained Bishamon's magicite, and they Zokujin gave them the tests of Earth.
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