Mirumoto Mountaineers

The Mirumoto Moutnaineers are those members of the Dragon Clan who have been specially trained to defend the mountain lands of the Dragon.

Training
Those who join the Mountaineers are chosen for their athletic ability, their capacity to handle adverse terrain and their clarity of thought. Propects to join are taken out into the most remote sections of the mountains by the sensei and trained there. They can remain there for weeks or months at a time. Those who would not survive on their own out there are quickly weeded out from the program.

Duties
The Mountaineers are deployed as scouts during times of conflict, and in peace time they patrol the harshest sections of the Dragon Clan's lands. The Moutaineers are often responsible for detecting and intercepting threats attempting to infiltrate the lands of the Dragon Clan. The Mountaineers are tasked with observing and reporting activities within their lands, and should the needs arise delay any advancing forces. Their light and mobile nature means they can frequently lead enemies into dangerous areas to gain advantages. Triggering avelanches or harassing enemies with archery fire are also valid tactics.

Assignments
The Mountaineers are traditionally assigned to the Seventeenth through Twentieth Legions of the Dragon Clan Army. The reserves of these legions can be set up as mobile home bases, so patrols can be conducted from one point to several regions.

Notable Members

 * Mirumoto Atshushi