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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xeriar" data-source="post: 1210001" data-attributes="member: 4116">It really depends on just how far things have changed from normal Rokugan.The books for the actualy d10 version of the game go into this in more detail - who raised you matters not.Whom your true heritage is far, far more important.  Yes, this means jumping an insane number of branches in the family tree (and was integral to the Clan War storyline in multiple places, not the least of all Santori himself).Even still, there is the matter that you carry your -grandfathers - sword, not your fathers <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-p" title="Stick out tongue    :-p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-p" />Because he can still use it.The blood lineage should pass the daisho to the first born, living grandson first, then to ever increasing distances of cousins until their are none left, then the swords may be buried with the Crane, or...For the descendant of a Crab to even think of touching the hilts of the Crane daisho gives me images of the entire Hida and Daidoji families fainting at the mere thought.  In standard Rokugan, blood ties matter more than the closest of friendships (it is an excellant example of a lawful neutral society)If I were running this, I would allow him to bear the duty of guarding the ancestral daisho until such time as a worthy Crane of true blood could prove his - or her - worth.You could have an amazing story either way, although mine ends with a new beginning.</blockquote>

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