| Asahina Tsukiyoka | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | 1133 |
| Died after return: | Unknown |
| Children: | Asahina Roukai, Asahina Tampako |
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Asahina Tsukiyoka [1] was one of the most promising shugenja at Shinden Asahina during her time. She excelled not only in spellcraft but also in crafting tsangusuri as a sculptor, and even her teachers marveled at the power and beauty of her creations. The way she crafted tsangusuri was awe-inspiring, as the sheer number of magical items she crafted would drain the chi of an ordinary shugenja. [2]
Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness[]
Tsukiyoka was a turning point in the behavior of the Asahina. Traditionally they were devoted to peace and scholarship, but with Tuskiyoka the Asahina had learned the ways of war. Hitomi was at Shinden Asahina in the twelfth day of the Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness, and believed Tuskiyoka was the future of her family. [3]
War against Shadow[]
Tsukiyoka believed the vows of the Asahina as a pacifist family must come to an end. She would be where the Empire or her Clan needed, even if it meant fighting on the battlefield. [4]
Death and Return[]
Tsukiyoka died at Volturnum, and after she returned from Oblivion's Gate Tsukiyoka had lost her peace. [5]
War of Spirits[]
During the War of Spirits, Hantei XVI's army killed Tsukiyoka's youngest son, Asahina Tampako. [6] Tsukiyoka threw herself into supporting the war effort. Crane samurai marched into battle with her crafted tsangusuri at hand, making them feel that they were invincible and inspired. She died of exhaustion during the War of Spirits because she poured so much of her power and energy into creating tsangusuri to help the Crane Clan. In honor of her relentless perseverance, the Crane established a school for those who had a high affinity for crafting magical objects, and this school was since known as the Tsangusuri Daigaku. [7] Before she died, Tsukiyoka enhanced the effects of the Incense of Concentration. It facilitated a complex Phoenix ritual designed to allow returned spirits in Rokugan to become mortal once again. [8]
Eldest Son[]
Her oldest son Asahina Roukai was born in 1132 on the first day of the Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness, and continued her work with crafting tsangusuri. [9]
References
- ↑ Asahina Tsukiyoka (Ambition's Debt)
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 21
- ↑ Strike At Midnight: The Twenty-seven Days of Darkness
- ↑ Clan Letter to the Crane #14 (Imperial Herald v4 #3)
- ↑ Sanctified Temples (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ Fields of the Sun (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 17
- ↑ Book of Air, p. 126
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 16
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