(IRR) The Rokugan IR (Turn 1)

[Kalanyr]

OOC- Redfur did indeed keep the fact he is a druid secret. Shouldn't be too difficult since the Kitsune are the only true druids in Rokugan.

IC- Miata seems surprised by the number of people that have suddenly shown up, but bows and greets each of them.

At the Unicorn tent

Te'Tik'Kir speaks to Cho'tchac'chek "Good-Good, Help-Help, I will give if I can-can and you desire it. Learnt the folly of inaction I have. "

OOC -I will also donate a portion of free PL to finding a cure.

 

[Lichtenhart]

Iuchi Yue is a pleasant middle aged woman dressed in a magnificent silk purple kimono. Her tent is full of multicolored candles and of a good fragrance of burning incense. She kneels properly to her guests, and offers them a cup of hot and spicy tea.

"I thank you very much of your solicitude, Ryosei-sama, Akahita-sama and Nezumi-san. The Unicorn has put a great effort in finding the heirs. While it seems that the Anvil is safe in Mantis lands, and the Scorpion assure us Kaneka is fine, unfortunately we were unable to locate the Sword and the Wolf. But we found this."

Yue disposes five jade rocks in circle on the carpet in front of her, that start to shine with a faint green light, then picks a red silk bag and extracts an obi, soiled with unnaturally black blood.

"This belongs to Toturi Sezaru, and it seems that's really his blood. Other clues hint that the Forgotten Son may be tainted too, but we'll know better if he'll attend at the tournament."

"My khan thought that if we all get over our past hostilities and share our knowledge, we may find a cure to save them and the Empire. I'd be honored to assist you in such a task. Unfortunately the other clans don't seem concerned."

OOC: Asahina Kimita is the daimyo of the Asahina family of Crane Clan. Kitsu Juri is the daimyo of the Kitsu family of Lion Clan, Kuni Tansho is the daimyo of Kuni family of Crab Clan. I sent that letter to the best healers and the best scholars of the Taint in the Empire. Not sending them speaks more than a thousand words.
The Unicorn will give PL to the cure too.

 

[Knight Otu]

Cho'tchac'chek looks at the ancient Nezumi and quickly replies: "Speak with-with Akahita about it. I don't know-know how much I can tell."

Upon hearing Iuchi Yue's words, Isawa Akahita speaks up: "Thank you for informing us of these news. Hantei Naseru is with the Mantis? It seems that Moshi Juiko was not aware of this fact, otherwise I believe she would have told me on our travel to the Mantis islands."

"Toturi Sezaru afflicted by a mysterious disease, possibly tainted. He is such a mighty man, protected by the kami, and if we lose him to the Shadowlands... He has to be healed."

"Do you have any information on what happened to the Emperor's daughter, Toturi Tsudao?"

"Do not judge the other clans yet. I believe that their representatives are already on their way. They may have a longer way than we may expect, or problems arriving here."

"I wonder if we should consider contacting the few Naga who are still awake. They may be able to help us. The problem, of course, is that they might not be willing to do so."

 

[Festy_Dog]

Asahina Kimita does arrive for the conference, though somewhat late, held by the Unicorn berfore continuing on to compete in the Test of the Jade Champion. Kakita Kaiten, who is a late entrant for the Test of the Emerald Champion, travels with her.

Asahina Kimita (Female Shu 12) will attend the meeting held by Iuchi Yue before going to enter the Test of the Jade Champion if it isn't too late.

Kakita Kaiten (Male Sam 15) will enter the Test of the Emerald Champion if it isn't too late either.

 

[Kalanyr]

Te'Tik'Kir will wait until Akahita has some spare time and will then talk to him and offer his assistance.

Ryosei is shocked and saddened by the news that the heirs may be tainted and pledges to do everything in her power to help cure them.

 

[Macbrea]

Yogo Jingo looks out at the messenger in the rain. "I will give the message to my lord." He accepts the message, but doesn't allow the person to come into the building.


Later, in that day he notes a second messenger arrives at the castle gates. "I will give the message to my lord." He replies and suggest the individual stay at the inn in town. With that he closes the door. Looking down at the two letters he has he places them in his kimono for safe keeping. Duty calls elsewhere in the castle. <<So, little time, So much to do>>

 

[Serpenteye]

Iuchi Yue's tent

Kitsu Juri walks into the tent. His fine robes are disheveled and he looks weary and aged by long labour and worry. "Please forgive the delay of my arrival Iuchi Yue-san, but I had some vital and delicate research to finish and had to confer with my lord on this matter and others. I couldn't have come any sooner.

It is an honour to have been invited to this gathering and I will assist you to the full extent of my abilities, though I cannot say that I'm optimistic about our chances for success. It is a difficult task that fate has put before us. Before we start, though, I wish to deliver a message from my lord, Akodo Toshiro. It is His will that those heirs that have already been found and those that will be found in the future be returned to the capital so that they can be examined, protected and hopefully healed. Under no circumstances can they be allowed to ascend the throne without thorough, and time-consuming, examinations. Otusan Uchi is the natural location for those tests to take place, its wards and its political and religious position makes it preferable to any other. This should also make sure that they are out of the hands of their kidnappers."

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A letter is sent to the Daimyos of the Mantis and Scorpion:

Honoured *****
It is the will of the Lion Clan that the heirs who have already been found and those who are found in the future be returned to the capital so that they can be examined, protected and hopefully healed from any spirital wounds they may have suffered. Under no circumstances can they be allowed to ascend the throne without thorough, and time-consuming, examinations. Otusan Uchi is the natural location for those tests to take place, its wards and its political and religious position makes it preferable to any other. I hope you understand the necessity of complying to this request.

Toshiro Akodo

 

[Festy_Dog]

Asahina Kimita enters a few moments after Kitsu Juri. She listens to his statement.

"I apologise for my lateness, many things are in motion now that need seeing to.

"Thankyou for inviting me Iuchi Yue-san. I hope I can provide useful information and resources.

"I couldn't agree more with Kitsu Juri-san's statement. Otusan Uchi has many good facilities we could use, and we should examine and cure the heirs of ills thoroughly to ensure that none of them would be incapable of becoming Emporer."

 

[Lichtenhart]

Iuchi Yue stands and bows graciously to the new arrivals.
"I'm glad you could come, Yuri-san and Kimita-san. Every help you can offer is needed." She sits back and explain the situation to them.
"Akahita-sama, the Sword seems to be hiding from a menace, but I'm afraid we don't know much more. We don't think she was touched by this shadow, but we lost her tracks in Scorpion's lands." She takes a sip of tea. "The Naga know indeed a ritual able to cleanse a human from the Taint, but the recipient can't live longer after that." Yue sighs. "I think we all know of the benefits deriving from the tea of jade petals, but an Emperor can't rely on such a solution, it would make him, or her too... vulnerable."
"Otosan Uchi could indeed be right place to examine them, thank to the ancestral wards that preserve the city, but maybe the best place to heal them would be a place strong in the Water, or in the Void. Akahita-sama, I think we should leave it to you on this matter."
Yue lowers her voice
"We have... an untested theory about the Taint. We know Taint can be acquires in many means: being exposed without the protection of jade to the Shadowlands, touching the blood of an oni, practicing maho... We on the other hand know that there are creatures immune to the taint as the brave Nezumi and the wise Naga. We therefore think the Taint is carried in blood. It's when blood is involved that we acquire the Taint, and the different blood of Naga and Nezumi may be what protects them. The secret of a cure may rely on changing the blood of the Tainted to make it more similar to that of a Nezumi. I'm afraid though that this could require magic practices rather... dangerous, since any magic that involves blood can attract kansen. I do think anyway that the first Isawa knew this kind of magic, for no one of the Thunders was tainted, though they faced the Dark Lord himself."

 

[The Forsaken One]

Toshiro Akodo

Heirs, what heirs? Are you accusing me of working against the Empire! Such... ugh. We of the Mantis have no knowledge whatsoever of the Heirs.