| Asahina family
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|---|---|
| Clan: | Crane Clan |
| Founded: | 4th century |
| Daimyo: | Asahina Akikusa |
| "Knowledge must be earned, not simply learned." [1] | |
The Asahina family was the shugenja family of the Crane Clan. They were also noted pacifists, and their beliefs often led them to be less involved in matters of clan and imperial politics than the other families of the Crane.
History[]
The family originated from a Lion-Phoenix-Crane dispute. Isawa Asahina, the Phoenix Master of Air, was violently obsessed with the Phoenix's war with the Lion when the Crane, wanting to end the conflict, brokered a peace treaty. In response to the accord, Asahina turned his wrath upon the Crane for having the audacity to meddle. His rampage ended in the village of Kimura when Doji Kiriko, the Crane Clan Champion's daughter, threw herself repeatedly in front of Asahina's attacks, thereby saving the lives of hundreds of villagers. He was so moved by her bravery that he realized the grievous acts of violence his rage had driven him to perpetrate. He left the Phoenix and nursed Kiriko back to health, renouncing violence forever. When she was fully healed, he married her and was granted his own family within the Crane. The two of them founded Shinden Asahina and started the pacifistic Asahina family. [2] [3]
Isawa Asahina forsook the use of Fire when he forswore violence and joined the Crane. Instead he focused on Air, the element of healing, and now it is common for many Asahina shugenja to use this element. [4]
Clan War[]
In 1125 the Crab armies of Hida Kisada, along with their Shadowlands allies, assaulted the Asahina lands. Fearsome monsters such as Kamu no Oni, Ugulu no Oni, and goblins terrified the peaceful shugenja. [5]
Crane Civil War[]
In 1132 the Great Sea Spider was awakened by the shame and dishonor created by the Crane Civil War. It fed upon the blood spilled in hatred, growing larger and more powerful. Kumo was responsible for great destruction. The Asahina mastered a spell that sent it back into a deep sleep [6] called the Kumo's Black Embrace. [7]
Spirit Wars[]
During the War of Spirits the Asahina denied the lands of the Crane cutting the bridges into their lands. [8]
Fudoist Scandal[]
In 1199 the Asahina were exposed as having connections with the Fudoists, a heretical sect of the Brotherhood of Shinsei. Asahina Nanae, the Jade Champion, was obliged by her lord Doji Makoto to abdicate [9] in order to save face for her family after it was revealed that the Asahina had permitted the Fudoists to remain hidden away within their lands, growing within the Empire like a disease that nearly crippled the Colonies. [10]
Politics[]
Asahina Daimyo[]
The Asahina daimyo was always the eldest shugenja in the ruling bloodline. [11] The following were the known daimyo of the Asahina:
| Asahina | ? - 397 |
| Asahina Miroken | 397 - ? |
| Asahina Akusesari' mother | (c. 400) |
| Asahina Anzai | ? - ? |
| Asahina Kamatari | 5th century |
| Asahina Koresada | (c. 663) |
| Asahina Tamako | ? - ? |
| Asahina Kimita | ? - 1158 |
| Asahina Sekawa | 1158 - 1169 |
| Asahina Keitaro | 1169 - 1170 |
| Asahina Beniha | 1170 - 1173 |
| Asahina Akikusa | (c. 1198) - Present |
Within the family[]
Mon of the Asahina[]
The mon of the Asahina was a crane's head holding a peach blossom in its beak. [1]
Schools & Paths[]
The following were the Schools and Paths within the Asahina family:
Lands[]
The Asahina provinces were the furthest south of any Crane lands, wedged between the lands of the Crab and Mantis. Most of the land consisted of plains or beaches, and they were rich with a great deal of arable farmland. [12]
Provinces[]
Asahina provinces
The following were known provinces under the control of the Asahina family;[13]
- Anshin province (A1)
- Shinkyou province (A3)
- Wakiaiai province (A2)
Holdings[]
- Asahina Seido
- Bunya sano Asahina
- Jukami Mura
- Oni Mura
- Shinden Asahina
- Tsangusuri Daigaku
- Wall Above the Ocean Village
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Way of the Crane, p. 35
- ↑ Way of the Crane, pp. 33-34
- ↑ Way of the Crane, p. 45
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 21
- ↑ Game Master's Guide; 2nd Ed, p. 115
- ↑ Creatures of Rokugan, p. 27
- ↑ Magic of Rokugan, p. 40
- ↑ Bridged Pass (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ Shadow of Disgrace, by Shawn Carman
- ↑ The Jade Championship: Shadow of Disgrace (Storyline Tournament)
- ↑ Vacant Throne, p. 112
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 14
- ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 96
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