Winters Peace

Premise

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

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