| Isawa family (TCG)
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| Clan: | Phoenix Clan (TCG) |
| Founded: | Unknown |
| Daimyo: | Council of Five |
The Isawa family was one of the families of the Phoenix Clan, [1] and leader of the Clan. [2] Kyūden Isawa was their seat of power. [3]
Duty[]
They were the foremost of Rokugan's scholars and shugenja. Many of the Empire's shugenja traditions originate with the Isawa family, and more children of the Isawa were born with the ability to hear the kami than any other family in the Empire. Serving these priests were the Shiba family, who had sworn to protect the clan's shugenja since their founder, Shiba, knelt to Isawa. [2]
Isawa and the Elemental Masters[]
The Elemental Masters who sit on the Council of Five were the true rulers of the Phoenix, and these masters were almost always drawn from the Isawa. [4]
Customs[]
Beyond their affinity for shugendō, the Isawa were generally scholarly, with a great curiosity about lore of all types. Many were also reclusive, spending much of their life engaged in mystical research and meditation. They had no martial tradition, and they rarely engaged in politics. Those Isawa who were born without a facility for shugendō typically pursued lives as priests, scholars, or monks. [5] The Isawa did not carry weapons and fought only as a last resort. [6]
Vassals of the Isawa[]
The following were the vassal families of the Isawa:
- Kaito family (currently elevated to full-fledged family status)
Lands[]
The provinces of the Isawa were difficult to access, isolated by mountains and forests. The seacoast was rocky, barren, and lashed by unpredictable weather and frequent storms. Inland, the Isawa lands had a large proportion of wilderness, such as the Isawa Mori, with only a few roads traversing it. Swamp and marsh bordered the forest on both its eastern and western sides, while farther west, the ground rose into the barren, rugged mountains that boundary the eastern side of the Dragon Heart Plains. The Isawa were reliant on seasonal fishing, and on imported food. Their limited access and forbidding nature meaned that these lands were quite safe and secure. [7]
Provinces[]
Major Isawa Holdings[]
See also[]
References
- ↑ The Rising Wave, by Marie Brennan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook)
- ↑ Disciples of the Void
- ↑ Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 53
- ↑ Celestial Realms, p. 55
- ↑ The Sword and the Spirits, by Robert Denton III
- ↑ Celestial Realms, p. 57
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