Talk:Kyuden Otomo

Excerpt from Masters Of Court - please use what's needed to update, i put some info in, but i'm still not sure on how to do things here

The new seat of the Otomo family, constructed in the years following the coronation of Toturi III, is a splendid structure, one of the most beautiful palaces in Rokugan. The Crane Clan generously donated some of their own land for the palace, as well as money, building materials, and hundreds of laborers and skilled artisans to build and decorate the new castle. The new Kyuden Otomo stands atop a Iow cliff near the coast of the Heart of Yakamo, looking down on a modest but well-equipped town whose residents are sworn vassals of the Imperial family. The castle has been built with diplomacy in mind, and indeed played host to the Imperial Winter Court of 1169, and eventful court disrupted by the news of the Winter of Red Snow. The following year the castle was host to one of four major Winter Courts held that season, and guests included Doji Domotai and Akodo Setai, among others.

The castle has all the usual amenities, including splendid gardens which are said to be nearly as impressive as those of Kyuden Doji. It is also equipped with special ambassadorial quarters, small sub-buildings placed in separate locations around the castle compound. Much like the Clan guest-houses in the old Imperial palace complex in Otosan Uchi, these embassy buildings allow Clan delegations visiting Kyuden Otomo to meet in private or to receive guests without impinging on their Imperial hosts.

The court at Kyuden Otomo is a highly formal affair, presided over by Otomo Hoketuhime, the daimyo of the family. She is a traditionalist Imperial and a canny

and experienced courtier, and makes Sure her court runs smoothly and 'without incident even during times of great tension such as the Winter of Red Snow. (Indeed, it is a remarkable testimony to her force of will that no duels were fought in Kyuden Otomo that winter, despite the presence of Lion and Unicorn delegations which were all but at each other’s throats throughout the season.)

Masters Of Court Pg. 163-164