Burnt Paws

The Burnt Paws was a tribe of the Nezumi race.

Origin
The Burnt Paws came from a bellicose tribe known as the Ghost Paws. Fierce warriors who preferred stealing from the Crab rather than scavenging through Shadowlands filth, the Ghost Paws grew fond of the better things. This proved to be their downfall when the tribe traveled beyond the Kaiu Wall to raid a town, which revealed as dwelled by veteran bushi. The samurai drove them into an empty storage building and shut them in. The samurai set fire to the building, and the only nezumi who escaped were those who fled over the burning wood as the walls collapsed, burning their paws.

Demeanor
The Burnt Paws were a cowardly tribe by their own admission. They avoided conflicts of all kinds, fleeing other tribes and scout patrols as readily as they did bands of wandering goblins. Remembering their past mistakes, they did not yearn for what they could not have. They ate Shadowlands weeds and insects, slept in deep burrows, and wore discarded scraps of cloth. Yet, their Rememberer was said to know where the armor and weapons of the Ghost Paws lie hidden, as the time might come when the tribe must become warriors again.