Winters Peace

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Premise[edit]

The Emperor is annoyed.

The monsoon season has been unusually light this year, allowing the summer campaigning to go on longer than usual. Tax collections have been poor this year, and to top it off, court gossip is now calling the conflict between the Crane and the Crab the "Meddler's War". Even now, in late Fall, that the main armies of the Crab and Crane have been forced to retreat, small skirmishing forces still remain in the field. Winter is approaching, and with it a certain end to the fighting, but the Emperor intends to make sure this conflict does not resume in the coming spring. Too much is at stake: the Wall, croplands, obedience to Imperial decrees.

The clan champions and family daimyo have been summoned before the Emperor at his Winter Court. As the leader of your clan's remaining forces in the region, you have been ordered by your daimyo to secure what gains you can retain, in the field and at the negotiations which are to be held at "Kyuden" Suzume. By the end of winter, a peace must have been reached, and accords settled. This has been promised by your daimyo, by the command of the Emperor. Do not fail them.

Cast[edit]

The PCs are: Hida Tsuneo (Male Crab Bushi) -- Shiv the Elephant
Daidoji Kamio (Male Crane Duelist) -- Toras
Asako Kosami (Male Phoenix Courtier) -- nick whalley
Utaku Kagura (Female Unicorn Battle Maiden) -- Silent Wayfarer
Akodo Amatsubu (Male Lion Commander) -- HBHelper
Togashi Chieko (Female Dragon Tattooed Monk) -- Kayashi

Dramatis Personae[edit]

Crab
Hida Shingen -- Crab chui (lieutenant) in the Hida Army
Yasuki Geryu -- Grab general of the Yasuki Army

Heimin
Shiero -- elder of the village of Oni Mura
Massa -- smith / carpenter of the village of Oni Mura

Phoenix
Isawa Risen -- air tensai

Scorpion
Bayushi Meisen -- messenger, insulted Daidoji Kamio

Unicorn
Ide Keiyomi -- unicorn diplomat, Utaku Kagura's ally

The Story So Far[edit]

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