Tsuruchi Bounty Hunter



The Tsuruchi Bounty Hunter school theaches only the bow, nothing else (including the sword). In doing so it is unique in Rokugan, being the only bushi school that does not teach the use of a blade. The school is founded on the techniques of the first wasp Tsuruchi, who said the balde was a symbol of an impossibly limiting code of conduct. Tsuruchi snapped his blade in half with is foot, and bid his followers to do the same. After the absorbtion into the Mantis Clan however the sensei of the dojo have lessened their stringent following of this particular part of Tsuruchi's philosophy. While the school still does not teach the use of anything but the bow and a short blade it does no longer forbid the student to carry a katana or wakizashi. Student of the techniques of Tsuruchi are capable of amazing feats with the bow, including firing multiple shots in the space of time it would take an ordinary archer to fire one. They are trained in the arts of stealth and tracking also, and serve the clan primarily as hunters and scouts. Their skills are renowned throughout the Empire and are frequently hired to hunt down fugitives from the law. Bounties collected from such jobs make up a significant share of the Mantis' coffers. (3E p. 134)