The Isles of Silk and Spice
Contents
The Prologue: The Death of the Hare Clan
Hare Clan
Usagi Oda, Daimyo (presumed deceased)
Usagi Tomoe, Daimyo's daughter (presumed deceased)
Usagi Ayano, Daimyo's grand-daughter (infant)
Usagi Takeshi, one-armed bushi. Oda's karo and general. Now Brother Toda
Scorpion Clan
Bayushi Tomaru, General
Soshi Izuraki (f) Scorpion Clan Magistrate
Crane Clan
Ashidaka Naritoki of the Kakita, Chief Magistrate of Ryoko Owari
Imperial Families
Miya O-toyo, Imperial Herald
Islands of Life and Death
Imperials
Miya Hiroshi
Seppun Masae (f), a castaway Guardsman.
Unaligned
Akishige, leader of the North Shore gamblers.
Hideo, a Ronin with friends.
Hiro, a Gambler.
Iso, a sailor and quartermaster for the Magistrate
Zoto, leader of the South Shore gamblers.
The Brotherhood
Abbot Suru, Master of the Water Temple, a watery architectural marvel.
The Crab
Yasuki Fujiko, of the Laughing Carp.
Yasuki Iwako, a young Yasuki.
Yasuki Tashiro, known as Tojiro, a Crab disguising himself as a commoner.
Yasuki Tomeko, known as the Geisha Chizo.
The Dragon Clan
Togashi Hinawa, known as Mirumoto Hinawa, a very young and devout Dragon Yoriki.
The Scorpion Clan
Bayushi Katsamune, a silver-tongued Bayushi Courtier, Chief Magistrate of the Islands.
The Mantis
Yoritomo, current warlord of the Mantis.
Yabu, a Mantis Shomyo (lesser lord).
Yaburo, his son (disinherited)
Yakumo, his other son (disinherited)
Yūkue (F), a young Mantis Storm Rider.
Nobuo, Mantis Shugenja and Hatamoto to Yoritomo
