Running April 2004 to October 2004

Premise: It is Japan, 1583. Emperor Nobunga was captured in battle and committed seppuku with his captor, Lord Akechi, and Akechi's most trusted battle advisors General Hideyoshi and the wu jen Arenro present. Nobunga faltered, and Akechi took his head.

And after that ceremony, all who were present started acting...erratically.

Akechi assigned six of his people and one small griffon to guard his pregnant wife. And when an armed coup occurred on the day that Lord Akechi was supposed to become Emperor Akechi, the wheels of heaven began to turn...

Updated: 11/4/2004
We wrapped up the campaign last week, so we have one last recap, and we're done. Yukiko returns in From Lady Yukiko's journal, 9/30/1583: Shade to Light, and Jeron wraps things up in Epilogue: Wear Red When You Bring Me Offerings. There's also one last Legend, the story of Reiko and Setto: Childhood's End.

• The Iyotushi Retinue
• The Cast
• The Chronicles
• Other Background Material
• Glossary

The Retinue

• 
  Panda
  Samurai, Bamboo Spirit Folk
  
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  Rei Haku
  Aki Monk, Human
  
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  Han Reiko Mei
  (also known as Iyotushi Reiko)
  Shaman, Kitsune
  
• 
  Soshi Funitsu
  shugenja, Human
  
• 
  Tadaki
  Wu Jen, hengeyokai (sparrow)
  
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  Oyama Hiroshi, "the librarian"
  Ninja/barbarian, human
  
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  Gryphon
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  Han Taura
  Assassin, Kitsune (NPC)
• 
  Soshi Tomika
  Wu jen (NPC)

World notes:

This is a D20 campaign, based partially on the Oriental Adventures sourcebook. Some things you see here may or may not be canon. Our Japan is the overlap of the real Japan and a fantasy Japan; the premise is based on historical events, but like the last campaign we are gleefully changing history as we see fit. If you have questions, feel free to ask.