Fealty and Freedom



Fealty and Freedom is the tenth source book for Third Edition of the Legend of the Five Rings role playing game. The book features new and updated character creation and development mechanics for all existing Minor Clans, the Imperial Families, and Ronin characters, as well as a historical summary describing minor factions that have disappeared in the Empire, including the Hantei and Toturi Families, and Minor Clans that have been absorbed into Great Clans.

Credits

 * Writers: Shawn Carman, Dan Comrie, Douglas Sun, Rob Vaux, Rich Wulf, Brian Yoon
 * Editors: Rob Hobart, John Hall
 * Line Developer: Douglas Sun
 * Art Director: Todd C. Rowland
 * Graphic Designers: Nate Barnes, Rodney Saenz
 * Cover Artist: IFS
 * Interior Artists: Aaron Acevedo, Steve Argyle, Drew Baker, Adam Bray, Ed Cox, Jose Cua, Edwin David, Matt Dixon, John Donahue, David Esbri, Andy Hepworth, David Horne, Mark A.W. Jackson, Heather Kreiter, Lisanne Lake, Iordaniz Lazarides, April Lee, Chuck Lucas, Britt Martin, Malcolm Mc Clinton, Patrick McEvoy, Lee Moyer, William O'Connor, Glenn Osterberger, Mark Poole, Jason Reeves, Angga Satriohadi, Erich Schreiner, Chris Seaman, Ellym Sirac, Franz Vohwinkel, Michael Willimas, Jarreau Wimberly
 * Brand Manager: Todd C. Rowland
 * Production Manager: David Lepore
 * Chief Executive Officer: John Zinser
 * Playtesters: Team Somewhere (Jason Shafer, Nathan Shafer, Matt Strout, Liza Strout, Joe White), Team SoCal (Dave Smith, Patrick Chen, Aien Elmi, Jason Kang, Ki Chang Kim, Roger Liang, Arther Nguyen), Team Interweb (Dace, Erykah Fasset, Stephanie Dane, Daniel Walters, Laura Harvey, Mike Brodu), Team Canada-Bates (Brian Bates, Kit LaHaise, Heath Hunt, Mason Crawford, Bob Martin, Daniel Briscoe, Tom Lewis, Jeremiah Uselton, Greg Krywusha), Team JB (Darrin Clough, Brebouillet Mathieu, Robert Knight, Aaron Rubman, David Whitney, Stuart Biggs, Edward Reynolds), Team Brighton (Alexander Andersson, Charles Ethridge-Nunn, Steven Mileham, Ashley Jestico, Lee Reeves), Team Shabby (Lucas Twyman, Amanda Martyn, Lee Masheter, Lauren Murray, Chad Kirby, Andrew Flynn), Team Fleeman (Luke Fleeman, Joseph Schuster, Andrew Snow, Christopher Myers, Michael Neer, Paul Siebuhr, Ryan Flynn), Team Pinneped (Cory Mills, Catlin Mills, Lynn Ahlgren, Jeremy Bullens, Charles Fox, Eric King, Molly Poole, Albert Koenig, Darren Walters)

Introduction (Page 5)

 * Fiction with the Emerald Champion Shosuro Jimen in the outbreak of the War of Dark Fire.
 * Those Who Had Gone Before
 * Imperial Families
 * The Hantei
 * The Toturi
 * Minor Clans
 * The Boar Clan
 * The Centipede Clan
 * The Falcon Clan
 * The Snake Clan
 * The Tanuki Clan
 * The Wasp Clan

Chapter One: The Badger Clan (Page 11)

 * Fiction with Ichiro Domogu, Bayushi, and Hantei.
 * History of the Badger
 * Founding of the Badger Clan: year 110
 * Murder of Ichiro Akitomo: year 1118
 * Hideo no Oni and the destruction of the Badger Clan: year 1126
 * The Badger Rebuild: 12th century
 * Customs of the Badger
 * Lands of the Badger Clan
 * Kyuden Ichiro
 * Kibukito
 * The City of the Rich Frog
 * Heroes of the Badger
 * Ichiro Kihongo
 * Ichiro Rinko
 * Ichiro Noriaki
 * Playing a Badger
 * New Mechanics
 * Badger Mercenary
 * Badger Sumai

Chapter Two: The Bat Clan (Page 23)

 * History of the Bat Clan
 * Discovery of the Isles of Spice and Silk: year 79
 * Birth of Yoritomo Komori: year 1093
 * The Clan Wars: year 1120
 * The Battle of Kyuden Gotei: year 1132
 * The Birth of Yoritomo's Heir: year 1133
 * The Return of Yoritomo Kumiko: year 1159
 * The Birth of the Bat Clan: year 1165
 * The Ancestral Weapon of the Bat Clan: year 1165
 * Customs of the Bat
 * Lands of the Bat
 * The Island of Lost Wilderness
 * Kyuden Komori
 * Heroes of the Bat
 * Komori
 * Komori Iongi
 * Komori Junsaku
 * Playing a Bat
 * New Mechanics
 * Komori Summoner
 * New Spell: Friendly Swarm
 * New Items: The Blade of Koumori, Tetsubo of Thunder

Chapter Three: The Dragonfly Clan (Page 33)

 * History of the Dragonfly Clan
 * Marriage of Maroko and Asijin: year 704
 * Battle of Kyuden Tonbo: year 704
 * The Founding of the Dragonfly: year 704
 * Kyuden Tonbo is Built: year 710
 * Battle of the Great Climb: year 711
 * The Dragonfly Accept their Duty: year 712
 * The Oracle of Thunder: year 1133
 * Dark Oracle of Void: year 1158
 * The Death of Kyuden Tonbo: year 1158
 * Kyuden Sezaru: year 1159
 * Customs of the Dragonfly
 * Lands of the Dragonfly
 * Kyuden Tonbo
 * Still Water Temple
 * The Timeless Plains
 * Heroes of the Dragonfly
 * Tonbo Dayu
 * Tonbo Kyuishi
 * Tonbo Ketto
 * Playing a Dragonfly
 * New Mechanics
 * Tonbo Mountaineers
 * Tonbo Diviner
 * New Items: The Wolf's Wakizashi, Fan of Void