Hiroto has returned to the Jwar Isles, but he is in no fit state to either raise hope in those scattered forces of the Shiho who still harbour loyalties nor incite fear in those that took all that was precious from his family. Read more about Hiroto here. This model can be fielded as part of a warband affiliated with the following factions: Jung Pirates...
The discovery of an ancient temple dedicated to the Snake God, Orochi, has set the Ito on a course of rebellion against the ruling Takashi Clan and their allies. At home on the jungle island of Izu, they practice honeyed words, laced with poisonous flattery, while plotting the downfall of their enemies. Imbued with the serpentine skills of speed, venom and...
When years passed without word of the Jung, they were considered lost, their return under the mon of the giant squid surprised everyone. They have reaped what they need from the traders on the seas of the Jwar Isles, forcing the Shiho to label them pirates. Their fleets are faster and their knowledge of the Isles’ waters are unparalleled by all but perhaps...
Once allied to the Takashi Clan during the Dragon Wars, the Minimoto now have their very own ambitions. There is a strange wind that winds its way through the Iron Mountains and their home Jyoto, and whether it blows fair or foul remains to be seen, but the Minimoto Clan are nothing if not patient. Never one to seek the fineries and fripperies of court...
The Takashi Clan have won the right to rule the Isles of Jwar. Despite the defeat of their sworn enemy in the Dragon Wars, they find themselves being summoned to arms yet again, as the Isles are plagued by danger from all sides. The end of the war has not brought peace, as they had imagined. Demons of old, sinister cults and open rebellion from rival clans...
Those that have faced it call it the ‘Savage Wave’, a wave that destroys virtually everything in its path. Hordes of Bakemono from beneath the Isles of Jwar being driven ever on by the command of towering Oni whose strength is unquestionable. So too is their fury, ferocity, and strategy in battle. There is an element of extreme cunning in their ways, not...
The thriving port of Jima is the beating heart of the Silvermoon Trade Syndicate’s operations. In recent generations the merchants of the Silvermoon Syndicate have been the trade life blood of the Jwar Isles. Its famed arenas where Buto warriors clash in a brutal dance of Jumo, or the Flower Houses where ones' wildest fantasies can become reality with the...
Masters and monks from an ancient temple high up in the Ro-Kan Mountains go out into the Jwar Isles to bring light to the darkness and assistance to those who need it most. The Temple of Ro-Kan trains their acolytes to right all wrongs, and to stamp out evil wherever they may find it. Some monks have mastered the elements and bring this martial skill to...
For countless cycles the elders of the mountain have watched and waited, their quiet vigil in the high places of the world unbroken. Silently they have overseen the rise and fall of innumerable clans, the petty squabbles of mortals bare no relevance to their goal. Gifted with generations of knowledge passed down through the written teachings of the Karasu...
Axiam is a Jonin or “High Man” in the Shadow Wind Clan. He has proven greater than the Shadow Crows and now teaches those who would be North Star Ninja. Still some missions must be overseen by more experienced hands and Axiam shows why he is fit to teach the next generation with his prodigious skill. In the game Axiam has high melee skill, rare among...
In life, Hikari was one of four sisters who found their shugenja abilities were amplified when they worked as a coven. The fateful night the sisters were offered a bargain with Yurei, the others readily accepted the power they would gain but Hikari stood firm and refused, knowing the bargain would never be anything but a yolk around their necks and a...
After Tsuki led her Open Rebellion out of Tsumaga and against The Prefecture, the Takashi family became wary of their neighbours. To ensure a loyal Wolf clan for the next generation, the Dragon offered to foster the Tanaka heir, Nobuko’s son with the Takashi family at Eddo. Fostering is an old tradition and it is a great honour for a clan to have their...