| Kitsune Ryosei | |
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| Born: | 1108 |
| Died: | 1160 |
| Parents: | Kitsune Gohei |
| Titles: | Fox Clan Champion |
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Kitsune Ryosei was the daughter of the Fox Clan Champion, Kitsune Gohei.
Otosan Uchi[]
Ryosei had a private estate at Otosan Uchi prior to the Scorpion Coup. [1]
Ryosei's Gempukku[]
In 1124, when Ryosei was 16, she underwent her gempukku. Ryosei was tasked by her father to locate and retrieve the Ancestral Sword of the Fox Clan. Ryosei found the sword hidden under the mountains near Otosan Uchi, and brought it back to the Grove of Inari in Kitsune Mori where her father was waiting. Her father, an old man, took the blade and unraveled the silk of the hilt to reveal a Black Scroll concealed within. Gohei read the scroll, the Walking Horror of Fu Leng, to gain immortality. Gohei attempted to sacrifice Ryosei to complete the ritual, but Ryosei was saved by a Kitsune spirit which sacrificed its own life to buy her time to escape. [2] [3]
Ryosei
"One day, I will find you, father... I swear that I will."
-Ryosei
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Fox Clan Champion[]
Ryosei had the unusual green eyes of the Kitsune, a trademark physical trait of those descendants of the Kitsune who founded the family. She was a friendly, open, brave, gallant woman who was well-versed in the ways of war. She was a dedicated leader, and an expert in guerrilla warfare as well as open combat. [4]
Hunting her Father[]
Ryosei and her companion, the monk Yoshun, hunted Gohei, but never found him. [5] They had shared the same tutor when young and became True Friends. [4]
Clan War[]
Fox Daimyo Ryosei
Joining the Yoritomo's Alliance[]
In 1122 [6] at the onset of the Clan War, the Mantis Clan Champion Yoritomo summoned the leaders of Three Man Alliance: Suzume Yugoki, son of the Sparrow Clan Champion, Ryosei of the Fox, and Tsuruchi from the Wasp Clan. Yugoki made no objection when the other leaders joined Yoritomo's Alliance, but the scarcity of bushi within the Sparrow Clan forced his clan to stand aside. [7]
Second Day of Thunder[]
In 1128 Ryosei commanded the Fox forces in the Battle of Sokustel Forest, just before the assault on Otosan Uchi on the Second Day of Thunder. [8]
War Against the Shadow[]
Twenty Seven day of Darkness[]
In the eleventh day of the Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness, Ryosei was visited by Hitomi. The Lady explained that the Shadows could be injured with crystal, related that light destroyed them, and provided location intelligence, namely that they were gathering their forces in the Shadowlands. However, the place of the Kitsune Daimyo would not be fighting at Volturnum; she had to remain in the Empire to defeat the Shadow where it had dared to step within the light. [9]
Kumo, the Great Sea Spider[]
In 1133, while the rest of the Clans' armies marched to Volturnum, the Great Sea Spider Kumo began to ravage the Crane lands. [10] When the Crane Civil War ended, the Kumo turned its hunger on the rest of the Empire. [11] As the Fox were allies of the Crane, the Great Sea Spider marched to Kyuden Kitsune. [12] Ryosei and her forces were well prepared and defeated it, [13] putting the soul of Kumo to rest. [14]
Yoritomo[]
Ryosei was courted by Yoritomo. She not only rebuffed his advances, but in 1133, abandoned the Yoritomo Alliance entirely, along with her Clan. These events led the fall of the Alliance, with the Mantis Clan abandoning any territorial claim in mainland Rokugan, and Yoritomo eventually marrying Moshi Wakiza. [15]
Four Winds[]
Seeking her Father[]
Kokujin meets Ryosei
In 1159 in the month of the Serpent [16] Ryosei finally decided to find her father. She travelled south toward the Shadowlands where she was met by the mad Ise Zumi Kokujin [17] in the month of the Horse. [18] He told her that he had been sent by her father [19] to guide her to the City of the Lost. At first she did not believe him and drove her nagamaki through his torso. Kokujin did not flinch, but instead broke the nagamaki and told her to follow him.[20] In the Temple of the Ninth Kami Gohei offered his daughter to join him while holding the Tenth Black Scroll, A Terrible Oath. The Fox Daimyo refused and was imprisoned, but Omen aided her escape from the City. He gifted Ryosei with several items: a map to find a Nezumi named Te'tik'kir of the Crippled Bone Tribe who would help her return to the Empire; a magical crystal to be used for long range communication; and finally, the Tenth Black Scroll. [5] [21]
Black Scroll[]
Ryosei passed the Tenth Black Scroll to the Phoenix Clan, journeying to Gisei Toshi and giving it to the scholar Isawa Maasaki. [22]
Death[]
Ryosei retired to a Fox temple and passed away quietly in 1160. [23] She was succeeded as Champion by her cousin Kitsune Ryukan. Ryosei's death did not seem natural to Ryukan; he feared a threat he could not see had caused her passing. [24] In truth, Ryosei had been attacked and killed by the Shadow Dragon himself. [25] [26]
After Death[]
Ryosei was called by the Fortune of Heroes, Goemon, to join the Legion of the Dead. [23] In the Realm of Thwarted Destiny she was met by the soul of Doji Satsume. Satsume believed that she was his wife's soul, who was dwelling in Meido, because she had committed suicide in life. Ryosei promised to aid Satsume in his search to find his wife. [27] The image that Satsume saw was actually not Ryosei, but instead was the Shadow Dragon. He was seeking to distract Emma-O from guarding his realm, where the Fortune of Death had imprisoned part of Daigotsu's soul. The False Hoturi snuck past Emma-O and retrieved it on behalf of the Dragon. [28]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Ryosei (Crimson and Jade)
- Ryosei Exp (Hidden Emperor 4)
- Ryosei Exp2 (Fire and Shadow)
| Preceded by: Kitsune Gohei |
Fox Clan Champion 1124 - 1160 |
Succeeded by: Kitsune Ryukan |
The sources relating to this article are in conflict with each other. |
| The Great Clans page 156 claims Ryosei died from old age in 1158. Oni no Pikachu (talk) 08:39, May 4, 2014 (UTC) |
References
- ↑ Otosan Uchi:Book 1, p. 94
- ↑ Way of the Minor Clans, pp. 4-7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nightmares, by Ree Soesbee
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Way of the Minor Clans, p. 37
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Prelude to Darkness, Part One: The Fox, by Shawn Carman
- ↑ Fealty and Freedom, p. 87
- ↑ Player's Guide: 2nd Ed, p. 72
- ↑ Clan Letter to the Mantis #2 (Imperial Herald v2 #2)
- ↑ Strike At Midnight: The Twenty-seven Days of Darkness
- ↑ A Letter from Goju Utsei (Imperial Herald v4 #4)
- ↑ Lost Souls (Soul of the Empire flavor)
- ↑ Archers (Spirit Wars flavor)
- ↑ Clan Letter to the Yoritomo's Alliance #10 (Imperial Herald v4 #3)
- ↑ Battle for Otosan Uchi, Part 2, by Rich Wulf and Shawn Carman
- ↑ Hidden Emperor, pp. 78-79
- ↑ Four Winds, p. 37
- ↑ Unexpected Confrontation (A Perfect Cut flavor)
- ↑ Imperial Histories 2, p. 203
- ↑ Kitsune Gohei (An Oni's Fury flavor)
- ↑ Fox Nagamaki (An Oni's Fury flavor)
- ↑ City of the Lost (Dark Allies flavor)
- ↑ Clan Letter to the Phoenix #20 (Imperial Herald v2 #5)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Legion of the Dead: Mistress of the Fox
- ↑ Kitsune Ryukan, Fox Clan Champion
- ↑ Legions, Part VII
- ↑ Shadows in the Forest, by Shawn Carman
- ↑ Legions, Part IX
- ↑ Legions, Part XI
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