...61'"I-Z.....I-Zou"-oContentsINTRODUCTION 4Timeline:WarsinRokugani History 6TheFirst Yasuki \ Var 6The Clan lVar. 6The \ Var Against the Darkness 7The lVar of Spirits 8The YobanjinIncursion 9The lVar of theRichFrog 10The \ Var of Fire & Thunder 10The lVar of Silk & Steel. I tCHAPTER ONE, THECRAB 11TheCrab familiesandthe Art of War 13TheHida 14The Hiruma ~ .14The Kalu 15TheKuni 17The Toritaka 18The Yasuki 18The Armies of the Crab 19TheFirstArmy 19The Second Army 20The Third Army.. . . 20The Army of theEast 22TheReserve Army 23TheFourthImperialLegion 26Crab Stratcgy and Tactics 27Crab Stronghold 31Face of theEast Castle 32Far Runner Dojo 32Kaiu Shiro 33TheKaiu Wall..... . 34KyudenHida. . 36Razor of theDawn Castle..... ..37Sharp Eye Dojo . 37Shinsei's Last Hope. . 38Shiro Hiruma 38Shiro Kuni-. 39\Vatchtowcr of the East 40\ Vatchtower of the \ Vest 40Yasuki Yashiki ... ..40Elite andSpecial Units.. . .41Berserkers 41The Damned.. .:.42Falcon's Strike 44-HidaElite Guard 44Hiruma Stalkers.. . . .45Kaiu SiegeEngineers .46Kuni \,yitchHunters .48Tsuru'sLegion 49Yasuki Family Guard 50Yasuki Quartcrmasters 52New Mechanics. ..53NewEquipment: Whip 53New Basic School:HidaBerserker School (Bushi).S3NewBasic School:Kuni Witch Hunter(Bushi) 54Techniques . 54NewBasic School: TheDamnedBerserkers (Bushi) 5STechniqucs 56Ncw Basic School:ToritakaBushi School (Bushi) .56NewBasic School:YasukiTaskmaster School (Bushi) 57Techniques 57NewPath:Champion'S Guard(Sushi). ...58Technique:Hida's Choscn 58Technique:EndlessRage 58NewPath:Dead-Eyes Berserker (Bushi)... 58NewPath:Falcon's Wings(Bushi) 59NewPath:TheFalcon's Strike(Bushi) .... 59NewPath:HidaElite Guard(Bushi) .... ..59Technique: Fleet as theFalcon 59Technique: Spotting thePrey 59Technique:Speaking WiththeDarkness .. 60NewPath: KuniCommandStaff (Bushi or Shugenja) 60New Path: Watcher oftheDamned(Bushi) ..NewPath:YasukiHouse Guard(Bushi) .... 61Technique:Compassion and Steel 61Technique: Mastering the Gift 61Techniquc:\Ve AcqUire \Vhat \Ve Must .... 62New Path: YasukiQuartermaster (Courtier).. ...62Ne\\' Dojo 62Far Runner Dojo 62KaiuEngineering Academy... .62Sharp Eye Dojo 62Mass Battle Against theShadowlands (OptionalRule) .62Heritage Tables 63CHAPTER Two, THEUO 64TheLionFamiliesandthe Art of War 65The Akodo 65TheIkoma . 66TheKitsll 68The MatSlI 70The Armies of theLionClan 71The Akodo Army 71Thelkoma Army 73TheFirst Matsu Army 74The Second Matsu Army.. .. 74ThcImperial Legions 75The First Legion 75The SeventhLegion 76LionStrategy andTactics 77LionStrongholds . 82Bishamon Seido 82City of Honor's Sacrifice... . 83City of theRichFrog. . 84Crossroads Castle 86The Hall of Anceslors 87Kenson Gakka.... . 88Kyudenlkoma 90Ninkatoshi. 90Shiranai Toshi 91Shiro Akodo 93Shiro Matsu... . 94Shiro sane KenHayai. . 95Elite andSpecial Units 96UniquelionUnits . 96Akodo Elite Guard . 96Deathseekers 98IkomaElite Guardians 99Ikoma vVardens.. . 101Kitsu SpiritLegion 102Lioness Legion 104Lion'sPride... .. 105LionElite Spearmen 107MatsuBeastmasters 109MatsuElite Guard ItONew Mechanics I 12NewEqUipment:Magari-yari .. I 12New AdvancedSchool:Lion's Pride (Bushi) 112New AdvancedSchool:MatsuBeastmastcr (Bushi) t 13New Path:AkodoElite Guard(Bushi)..... 114Technique: Akodo's CUI 114New Path:Akodo Scouts (Bushi) .. 115Technique:Honor in the Shadows I 15NewPath:FUjimaro's legion(Bushi) 1J5Technique:Fujimaro's Technique t 15New Path: IkomaEliteGuardians(Bushi) 115.164.. 164.142...143.. .. 144.. 144Technique:Defend anEmpire's Honor 115NewPath: IkomaHerald 116Technique:The Hand of Our Ancestors.. 116NewPath: KitsuSpirit Legion(Shugenja) ... 116Technique:Wrath of the Realms.. .117New Path:LionElite Spearmen(Bushi) .. 117Technique:Let Fly the Talons .. 118Technique: Relentless .. 118New Path:Matsu Elite Guard (Bushi) ..... 118NewDojo ..118Akodo's Dojo 118Crossroads Dojo 118TheDoja of Our Ancestors 118The Dojo of Sacrifice 118Feathered ClawDojo. . 118Humility Dojo ........ .. lt8Lookout Shadow Dojo 118Matsu's Dojo. . 120RichFrog Dojo 120MassBattle Tables 120"Take Your Place!" 121\Nindow of Opportunity 121CHAPTER TH REE'THEUNICORN 123The UnicornFamiliesand the Art of War 123The Moto t23The Shinjo 124TheUtaku.... .. 124TheIde .. 125The luchi .. 125The Horiuchi .. 125TheArmies ofthe UnicornClan 126The Baraunghar Army 127The Junghar Army 129The Khol Army 131The EighthImperialLegion 132Unicorn Strategy and Tactics 133Shiro MOlO 136TheDojo of the Center.. .136UnicornStrongholds 136The \ Vhite Guard Barracks 137ToshiNo Aida Ni Kawa .. 137vVatchtower.. . 137Duzaki Toshi.. 138TheDojo of theLeft 138ShiroIde 139Turo-Kojiri.. ... 140Shinomen Tower andthe Walls of Iyotisha 140HisatuKesu 140Shiro Iuchi.. 141The Dojo of theRight. 141IuchiPass................. .. 141Iuchi ScoutDojo .. 141SeikitsuPass andthe Great CraterBikarni .Akarni .Shiro Utaku ShojoBattle Maiden School andUtaku Testing Grounds 144UlakuInfantry Dojo 144Far North Village (KibukiIO) 145Yashigi.... . 145Dark Edge Village 145(Kurayarni-haMura) 145Shiro Shinjo 145The ShinjoBushi Dojo. .. 146ShinjoElite Guard 147Dojo and Barracks 147Egami Mura.. . 148The Shinjo HorsebownlcnDojo 148Exile's Road andExile's Watchtowcr .. . 148ShindcnHoriuchi.. . 149\,Var Dog Master Daja 149Elite andSpecial Units 150Moto \Vhite Guard 150UtakuInfantry.. . 154Shinjo Elite Guard 156Shinjo Horsebowmen 156luchi Scouts . 159\ Var Dog Masters 160New Mechanics 161New Basic School: UtakuInfantry School (Bushi) 161Techniques: 162New AdvancedSchool:,"Var Dog Masters 163Techniques: .... .. .. 163New Path:Baraunghar Warrior (Bushi) .. 164Technique:The Yojimbo's BladeNew Path: BaraungharShugenja(Shugenja) ..Technique:\ Varrior of the River 164NewPath: luchi Scout (Bushi). 165Technique: Locate theFoe J65NewPath:Junghar Defender (Bushi) ... 165Technique, Shield of the Khan. 165New Path: Khol Raider (Bushi) 165Technique:Blade of the Khan.. 165New Path:Shinjo Elite Guard (Bushi) ..... 166Technique, Shinjo's Speed .. 166NewPath:Shinjo Horsebowman(Bushi) 166Technique:Hanari's Technique166New Dojo. ..167The Dojo of the Left ..... .........167The Dojo of the Right..... .. 168luchi Scout Doja. . 168Shiro Utaku Shojo '68Ulaku Infantry Dojo. . 168Heritage Tables. . ]68APPENDtCE5.. .. ..... 169TheBattle of theCresting Wave, 716 169TheBattle of theFirefly River, 1136 171Optional Rules - Ancestors 173Mechanics 173Example Ancestors...... . 175;;lC;;t'"'mo~8z-ImZ-IV>2zor-u~o~r-zMASTERSOF WARINTRODUCTIONZ-Iboc(")joz-.,..- houghhe was no\\'muchcloser totheend of hisfifeL.,.. than to its beginning, it occurred to Do/daji Masuhirothat, personallyspeaking, hehadlittletoregret -certainly /lot now,as he sat at a comfortable kolalsu congeniallydiscussing the art of lVar withthe twenty or socager, young Im-peria/ Legionofficersarrayedontatami matsbeforehiminaroom in the Emerald Champion's palace. This was as close as theLegions had10 a starr college, and helvasits sensei. As onewhohad an unusual gift {or talkfor a soldier, Masuhiro [ound himselfquite well suited to the job.In fact, he sometimes (elt thathis natural gifts did notliewithsoldiering, andthat hehad simplyfallen inwiththat professionwhenvel)' young. Hehad beenborn, after all, intotheFamily o[theIronCrane. vVhen he was five. heIVas senttothe CrabLandsas a political hostage; he ultimately [orgave the Daidoji [or forcinghim to live with the Hida, and he also had to admit that the experi-ence taught him much about warfare by default.He returned to theCrane Lands to complete his samurai training, but as one alreadyweI/-schooled in the art of war.After sen/ingin the Crane annies duringthe ClanWar; hewasrecruited into the imperial Legions. where he served mostfyas a staffofficer.A lilt/e to his surprise, he [oundlifeinthe ImperialCity tohts Uk/ng. and he became something ofa rarity- a soldier who [eltequally at home in the barracks and the palace. a warrior who couldeasily pass (or a gentleman of the court. His po/wcal canniness hadallowed him to survive upheaval, and he had seen Emerald Cham-piOns and even Emperors come and go while he remained in Impe-rial servtce. Finally, when he became too old for active duty. YasukiHachi had awarded him this cozy pD5t so that he could pass on hiswisdom to younger officers. No, he had no regrets for himselfAs (or Rokugan. however - well, thatwas another matter. Dur-tng hts adult lifetime. he had seen the Clan \,Var shatter the so-calledThousand Years of Peace; close onits heels came the series of con-flictsknown as the \"'ar Against the Darkness, and then the \A/arof Spirits. whenthe ghosts of theEmpire'spast returnedtomakewar on its present and future. And thenthere had been Daigotsu'sdestruction of O/osanUchi in1159. and the unusually prolongedfight betweentheLionand theUnicornover the City of theRichFrogthathad ended just a couple of years ago. And all of this ontop of the usual cycle of sk/mlishing and raiding between the GreatClans.uprisings by Bloodspeakers and such, and the endless crashof Shadowlands beasts against thefastness of the Kaiu Wall. Yes,Da/doji Masuhlro had been (ortunate, but he had lived long enoughto see the Empire that he served loyally and loved dearly bleed, andbleed, and bleed.At least he had learned to take pleasure in the brier moments o(peace, and use them as consolation. To converse with those youngerthanhim about the things he knew best was a pleasure, and there-fore, a consolation. At such limes, he (eilihat the worst of his worrieswas his legs grolving cold becausethekotatsuneededfreshcoalsInthebrazier - althoughnow, on a chillywinter's day, thatwasa real worry.All/he same,Masuhiro(elt himsel( in good spirits when. Inthemiddle of a pleasant discussion of his own commentary on i\kodo'sLeadership, a youngstudent inthebackof theroomraisedherhand and said. "Sensei, which o(the Great Clan annies would con-cern you the most if you were to (ace them in battle?"Masuhiropaused and (urrowed his brow thoughtfully. An er student inthefront of the group, whohad participatedinhisseminarsbefore, rolledhiseyes and grinned;heknewhow oflenMasuhiro-senseiwas asked this question. and that he had a stockanswer prepared. The pause and the ponderous lookwas a bit o(theatrics to make him look spontaneously witty Ivhen he did answer.Masuhiro shot him a sharp look.And then he smiled awise smile and said: "Stnce you ask me, Iwould say: The Lion Clan,because they invented the art of lVar aswe know it; the Unicorn Clan, because they seek to re-invent the artof war as we knolV it; and the Crab Clan, because they enjoy the artof IVar more than anyone else. "The young student noodedgravely. Masuhiro suppresseda smile;it alwaysworks. thatit does. But then she raised her hand again.and without wailing (or him to acknowledge her; she asked. "Sensei.which of the Great Clans do you think will go to war next?"Masuhirohad no stock answer (or this. \o\'hen he (urrowed hisbrow again. the thoughtful lookwas no pose. But he did not havetothinklongforananswer: "The Crab,"he said, "becausetheywill never knowpeace aslong asthe unnamed enemy theearth. And I know from personal experience that they die beforetheyfail intheir duty. TheUnicorn, becausetheKhanknowsnorest,and his ambition knows no bounds. And theLion, because ifthe Unicorn gotowar, sowill they;anunresolved matter stillliesbetween them."zo-I-\'all at every hour of every day. They thereforehavelittletimefor culturedpursuits, andtheyevenarguethat todistractthemselvesfromwarinorder tomakethemselves aspretty as the Crane or as educated as the Phoenix would doomnot only them,but the Empire as well.The Hida don't mind reminding anyone who seems to needreminding thattheybear auniqueburdenforthesake of therest of theEmpire.At the end of the day, itis they who standagainst thehorrors that lurk just beyond the southernborder;it is they whotakethe safety of all thatthe other Great Clansholddear intotheirhands. Until someone elsecancarry theburdenof keepingthe Empiresafe fromthese terrors, darkthings that would curdle the blood of the fancy courtiers in theImperial City if they so much as glimpsed them, theHida willbehave just as it pleases them. The Hida sacrifice muchfor thesake of theEmpire. But they arenot aboverubbing everyoneelse's noses in that fact fromtime to time.As the heirs oftheCrab's foundingKami, the Hida havealwaysbeenthe Clan'sunquestionedleaders, away fromthebattlefield as well as onit. vVhen dealing withtheir own Crabcousins, they arejust asrough-hewn asthey are withoutsid-ers, but the other Crab Families are well used to it by now, andknow enough to shrug it off.At the risk of overlooking the political aspects of their role, itis possible to say that as a Family, theHida exist to make warandnot muchelse. Evenbeforetheybegintheir formal edu-cation, Hidachildrenreceiveweaponstraining, usuallyfromtheir parents or caregivers. As soon as they begin their school-ing, they aretaughtbasic principles of strategic thinking, andhowtoexercisecommandinagroup. Eventheir traditionalchildhood games contain hints of the hard-handed future thatawaits them, withnames like Find the Oni and Strongwall.TheHidaBushi Schoolcarries this to amoremature level,turningyouthsintoresilient warriors. Itisreputedtobethemost demandingtraining groundforyoungbushi intheEm-pire. Vvhereasthe Kakita teachefficiencyof movement, theAkodoteachprecisionandaccuracy, andtheMirumotode-velop blinding speed in their bushi, theHida expect their war-riorstobe ableto endure anything - as soldiers of the Crab,after all,they will have to stand up to Jigoku itself. Hida Bushistudents undergo a grueling regimen of exercises in both weap-ons training andformationdrills, all conductedinfull armorandinthe outdoors, regardless of weather. Their sensei stressthat a Hidamust havethestrengthofEarth, andtheypushtheir students tothelimits of theenduranceto developit. Asaresult, Hida heavy infantry canfight and hold formationforhours without tiring; and when an enemy has lost the contestof endurance, they are ripe for counterattack and defeat.But theHida'sgreatnessasawarrior Familyisnot justamatterof purestamina. Their greatest strength, of course, istheferociouswillpowerthat theybringtothebattlefield, butthis qualityis not just taught or conditioned; itis inherited astheir legacy from theFirst Crab. The Hida truly refuse to allowthemselvestofail. They donotretreat, not so muchbecausethey aretrained to stand rootedto a spot, but because, by anact of sheer will, they simplyrefusetolet theenemy get thebetter of them.This requires more than just a stolid temperament; such de-terminationin the faceof ultimate danger requiresreserves ofstrength, ferocity and even battle lust, and none can draw fromawell as deep astheHida's. Truthbetold, theHidaactuallyenjoy fighting; itistheultimateexpression of everything thattheyinheritedfromtheir First Ancestor. Outsiderswhohavefought alongside the Hida remark on the weird glee with whichtheystrikedowntheir enemies or evenreceive the enemy'sblows - not rage so much as pure joy. This is also the flipsideof what otherssee astheirboorishness. After all, it isunrea-sonable to expect someone to embrace the arts of peace whenhe lives so completely for war.Inany event, theHida givenary athought tothe opinionsof others. Allthat matters to them, as the soldiers who upholdthehonor of theCrab and guardtheEmpire withtheirbloodandtoil, is thattheyprovethemselvesstronger thanany en-emy they face. Individual Hida may die ... but the Hida Familymust not fail.The t-lil'uma"The Hiruma do not live so long as their land is gone."- Crab sayingFor centuries after The Maw overran their ancestral lands, theHirumaahvaysseemed tobeknown - bothwithinthe CrabClan and without - as the "fell Hiruma" or the "brooding Hi-ruma."Dispossessed by apower they hated astheirultimatefoe, yetnearly helplessto do anything aboutit, theyhauntedthe Crab Lands as samurai without ahome,too proud to giveup their sense of themselves as a distinct Family. Instead of ac-commodating themselves to their loss, they boreit as a identi-fying mark;they allowed themselves no Family mon or motto,andwithout ever expressly hopingthat theywouldreturnto-,nr- / "- _/ / c;,""''''.,,''' , ./ - '-- "" '" '7.",.."1"'-"' ......... t" -I"'!' ... - /SCHooURANK: HidaBushi 5ADVANTAGES:Bishamon's BlessingDISADVANTAGES: Soft-heartedKATA: Shardsof Earth. Shell of Stone, Stanceof the\;\,/all.Striking as Earth,Unyielding FuryPATHS:HidaElite Guard. Champion's GuardSKILLS: Athletics 3, Battle(SpecificEnemy: Shadowlands)4,Craft: Armorsmithing 2, Craft: Weaponsmithing 2, Defense 5,Heavy \Veapons(Tetsubo) 5. Jiujitsu 3. Kenjutsu4, Kyujutsu4.Lore: Shadowlands 5, Medicine (\Vound Treatment) 2 See TheFour \'Vinds, p, 15There isnothing particularly extraordinary about thefact thatHida Genda was,afterlong andloyal servicetotheCrab, re-warded withanappointmenttotheHidaEliteGuard. \,Vhilestill abushiin an ordinary line company intheFirst Army, hedistinguishedhimself asanexcellent combatwarrior, excep-tionally strong and brave. He was renowned withinhislegionfor once haVing killed an ogre single-handedly without any ap-parent difficulty.Whenhe was soon promoted togunsoof his squadron,andeventuallyhis taisarecommendedhimforadmissiontotheHidaElite Guard. Noneof this wassurprising; what wasunusual was that Genda set acondition for allowing his com-mandertorecommendhim. Reluctant toleavehiscomradesinarms, heinsistedhewould only jointheElite Guardif theHidaElite Guardsmen are taught to be mindful that even astheychannel theirformidablestrengthinabattle, theymustnever lose track of their charge. Physicalproximity - and therelative proximity of the enemy to their charge - is of absoluteimportance. However, anEliteGuardsmanis never merely ahuman shield, meant to passively absorb punishment. Allthreats to whomever (or whatever) he must protect arc by defi-nition enemies of the Crab andmust be eliminated.The Hida Elite Guardcomprise twolegions of the ThirdArmy, the SecondandThird. One line infantrycompanyisthehomeof theChampion's Guard, theselectionprocess forwhichworkssimilarly10 that fortheEliteGuard. Wheneveravacancy opensupintheChampion's Guard,distinguishedEliteGuardsmenare recommendedbytheir superiorstofillit, andHida Bushi School sensei reviewthecandidatesandselect one who is themost worthy.Onthefaceofit. the matterofrankmight seemtobeaproblemfortheElite Guard; merely tojointherank andfile.onemust alreadybeacombat veteranof someaccomplish-menlo andsuchdistinctionwouldotherwiseoftenmeanpro-motion. Sometimes, it comes down to a choice between joiningtheElite Guard or becoming a gunso or even a higher rankingofficer. Asamurai who joins theranks of theElite Guard starlsover inrank as ahohei. Yet suchis the honor of being anEliteGuardsmenthat thisnever discourages aself-respecting Crabwarrior fromwanting to become one.Hirult1a StalkersGiventheir longexperience inoperatinginsmall units thatrelyonboth stealth andwarrior skill, it is nosurprise thattheHirumawoulddevelop anelitebranchof theirrespectedscouts. TheStalkers, astheyareknown, arenot theproductof adirectivefromtheFamily or Clanleadershipto trainelitescouts, butrather grewnaturally fromthefact thatmany vet-eransseemedtodevelopthe sameskillsover thecourseoftheirduties. Aftertherecoveryof ShiroHirumain 1132, Hi-ruma commanders began grouping such soldiers together andsending them onmissions reqUiring thoseskills. and these adhoc fonnations became the basis for organiZing the Stalkers asregular units.All HirumaScouts aretrainedtosurviveanddefeatsmallnumbersof enemydeepinhostileterritory, workingontheirown or insmallteams. They arealltrained tousc stealth andcareful observationtoavoidtheenemywhennecessary, andto strike hard and fast when it is time to fight. But the Stalkerstake these skillsto atruly exceptional level of mastery, practi-cally functioning as Crab versions of shinobi. The Stalkers areoften called uponto runroutine patrols into the Shadowlandsandattacktargets ofopportunity, muchliketheirfellowHi-rumascouts. But theymay also be orderedto actuponintel-ligenceregardingparticularly dangerous individual creaturesjudged tobe athreatto ShiroHiruma, andgivenmissionstolocate and killthem.Some of those creatures, of course, are important andpow-erful members of the The Lost. who might organize a significantattack on Shiro Hiruma. So the Stalkers also have experiencehunting human(or at least formerly human) opponents. If theCrab were to go to war with another Grear Clan, it is not at allinconceivable that Stalker teamscouldbe sent to assassinateenemy commanders or other important figures.The Stalkers areorganized into six lineinfantry companies(eventhoughthey arc very rarely deployed as line infantry)inthe Third Army. divided between theFifteenth Legion (at ShiroHiruma) and theForty-Sixth (at Shinsei's LastHope). Incaseof war with another Great Clan,theHirumamay be prevaileduponto attach one or two companies to the Army of theEast,which willhave probably have primary responSibility for pros-ecuting the campaign.taisabestedhimin adrinking contest. Fortunately for Gcnda,thetaisashowed greater stamina thatnight, andHida Gendasoonbecame anElite Guardsman.Servinginthe EliteGuard, Gendaspent most ofhis timeingarrison at KyudenHida andsaw less combat thanhehadontheKaiu\Vall. But hecontinuedtodistinguishhimself asa warrior by fighting friendly duels with other Guardsmen.Sometimes he would even challengehissuperiors inthe spir-it of genial competition. AfterdefeatinghistaisaintheEliteGuard at wrestling, Gendaonceagainfoundhimselfrecommendedforgreaterdistinction- this time. apostingintheChampion'SGuard. But onceagain, Gendawasunwillingtoleave his comrades, andonlyafter losinganother drinkingboulto his commander did he consent to the promotion.Hida Gcnda is currently a nikutai inthe Champion's Guard,andoneof themostpopularmembersof thateliteunit'. Un+usually irreverent andplayful for aHida, heisknownforhisbooming laugh that rings throughhis section of KyudenHida.Void: 4Glory: 5.0Water: 3 Fire: 4Status: 5.0Earth: 4Honor: 5.5Air: 3Nrc: HIDAGENOA. NIKUTAI. 1ST SQ1IADRON.FIRST COMPANY. SECONDLEGION. THIRD ARMY(CHAMPION'SGUARD)f,S.Jzo~wI-~~u_.{ . ~ ~ . . _ _ ' ~ ' o on ., 0_. , _ - .'U .... __ " 0 _ .." .. ".-()J::>""-Im'"oZmThesearcthe KaiuSiege Engineers. Theyarctrainedjustthe same as their fellows who remain behind the front lines asarchitects and builders. But their duty is to patch and maintainfortifications, eveninthemidst of battle, andto overcome orsubvert enemyfortifications. AndwhenaCrabforceoperat-ing inthe field, away from afortified base, needsto go on thedefensive suddenly,it is theKaiu SiegeEngineers who dig thetraps and trenches and fling up the barricades.It is ahazardous duty that doesn't always getthe respect itdeserves. Ask most Rokugani samurai about the military engi-neer's craft, and they willscoff about digging pits and dragginglogs and stones.A truesamuraiwields his bladeinthenameof his Clan and lord, they say, and there are even some amongthe Crab who hold this opinionin the back of their minds.Void: 3Glory: 3.0Water. 3 Fire:3Status: 3.0Earth: 3Stamina: 4Honor: 4Kaiu Siege EngineersTosomedegree. therest ofthe Empirethinksofthe KaiuFamily as the intellect of the Crab Clan.Except for theYasuki. they appear to be the least purely war-like of the Crab Families. Brilliant build-ers andarchitects,expert metal-lurgists and craftsmen, evenstrategists and tacticians -next to the scarred and brood-ing Hida and Hiruma, the Kaiu can seem almost genteel.But those appearances are deceiving, of course. TheKaiuarc soldiers through and through; they just express it in dif-ferent ways fromtheir fellow Crab. Just about every reservecompany intheCrab armies has atleast one squadronofKaiuspecialists; thestandard configurationcallsfortwo,and most legionsintheFirst and Second Armies seefittokeepfour squadronsintotal, replacing the Akodo-modelstandard of two squadrons of cavalry.SCHOOl/RANK: Hiruma Scout 3DISADVANTAGE: OverconfidentKATA: Shell of Stone, Striking as EarthPATHS: Hiruma Stalkers*SKILLS: Athletics3. Battle 1. Defense3, Hunting3, JiujitsuI, Kenjutsu3, Kyujutsu3, Lore: Shadowlands 3, Medicine2,Stealth (Sneaking) 3, Traps 2 See TheFour \,Vinds, p, 15From the beginning of his military career, Hiruma Daisuke wasmarked out as ascout of exceptional skill and daring. He wasknowntoprefer to work onhis own, to penetrate deeper intothe Shadowlands than most other Hiruma Scouts thought pru-dent, andtouscstealthandsurpriseto defeatenemiesmorenumerous or stronger thanhim.His willingness to take risks and his apparent ability to getawaywithit eventually gothimapromotiontotheStalk-ers - specifically, tooncof theStalkerunitsstationedinShinsei'sLast Hope. Sofar, histimeat this outpost ofsanctifiedgroundhas beenmostlyuneventful. exceptforthetimehegotthedroponabakemono scoutingparty andsingle-handedlykilledhalf of thcmbeforethe rest ran away, This daring deed won him a promo-tionto nikutai and muchpraise fromhis superiors.Thc reverse of Daisuke's boldness is, unfortunately,a genuine tendencyto underestimate the difficultiesthat facehim. It is a blindness that could get himin se-rious difficulty someday, and if he is ever promoted to aposition where he commands a sizable body of soldiers,it could cost themtheir lives.Air. 3Nrc:HIRUMADAISUKE. NtKUTAI OF1ST SQ!,IADRON,FIRSTCOMPANY, FORTY-StITHLEGION, THtRD ARMYThe Stalkers arc no longer selected only fromhardened veter-an Hiruma Scouts. Most candidates arc identified carlier in theircaTeers and arc sent to the First Strike Deja for Stalker training.; asraililCHandand-d,n-lisIa.UTesIS to,at,at:edJetlite'et-ofHi-mdadedai,lOw-tantmce fallatemks;y) in

ros-IS1.r-Ien-,eto ",...Pi,wZoa::wt~uBut thevast majorityof theirCrabcolleaguesunderstandthat theKaiu Siege Engineers do some of the hardest, dirtiest,andmost dangerous work of war, and appreciatethemfor it.\ ~ l h e n e v e r theenemy'sfortifications need tobescoutedandstudied up close, it is the Siege Engineers who do it. Whenevera scaling ladder or a battering ram or a siege tower needs to bedeployed under firefrom archers and shugenja spells, it is theSiegeEngineers who do it. Conversely, whenever abreachinthe walls must be patched or a wrenched gate repaired in thepresence of theenemy, it is alsotheSiegeEngineers 'who doit.Thefactthat they must do their jobs inthe midst of battlewithout muchfreedomto defend themselves inspiresrespectamong theirmoreinSightfulcolleagues, andit is asourceofpride tothe Kaiu themselves. Though eachSiege Engineerknows well enough how to handle a weapon, their elan comesfromtheir unflinchingwillingness toexpose themselves todanger to help their Hida and Hiruma peers.As one might expect, Kaiu SiegeEngineers are deployed instrength at every fortification in the Crab Lands, where inspect-ingthewallsandtowerskeepsthemwell occupiedevenintimesof relativepeace. TheyareparticularlyneededintheFirst and Second Armies, which garrison the Great CarpenterWall, andalsointheThirdArmy garrisonsatShiroHirumaand Shinsefs Last Hope. Experienced Siege Engineers arefre-quentlyfoundonthecommandstaffs of eachlegion, andasenior Siege Engineer on the army command staff oversees theactivities of all Siege Engineers in that army.Alongthe\Vall, inspectiontours are generallytherespon-sibility of SiegeEngineer command staff officers, and they aremade on a weekly basis, or after a major attack. It is their jobtoidentify necessary repairs intheir sectionof the\'Vall, andtheSiegeEngineer squadronsof that legionarethentaskedwith carrying out the repairs. The same is the case at Shiro Hi*ruma, \vhich boasts an unusually large garrison and bears thebrunt of frequent attacks; there, the Siege Engineer squadronsare almost constantly at work, both on the walls of the castleand on building and maintaining fieldfortifications for theHi-rumafon....ard defenses. At Shinsei's Last Hope, the SiegeEn-gineer squadrons sometimes accompany patrols to tear downany enemy field works that might be found, as it would not dofor thebeastsof theShadowlandstoestablishstrong*pointsclose to the village.At smaller fortifications, as well as at the other major garri-sons under the Third Anny's responSibility, the Siege Engineersoperate under less constant pressure. Inspection tours are lessfrequent - once every two weeks or even only once per month-- and there is less urgency to effect repairs. At the smallest for-tifications. such as garrisons along the border withthe CraneLands, there may be no senior Siege Engineers present at all.Itis up to eachindividual squadrontoinspect andmaintainitsownareaofresponsibility, andeachgunsohasultimateresponsibility for what gets done and how.Air: 2 Earth: 3 Fire: 3 Water: 3 Void: 2Void: 3Glory: 3.0Water: 3 Fire: 3Status: 3.1Earth: 2Perception:Honor: 3.5Air: 3NrcKUNI KATSUYORJ, CHUI OFTHESTHSCWADRON, RESERVECOMPANY, SECONDLEGION,fiRSTARMYIn addition, the 5th and6th Squadrons of the ReserveCompany oftheSecondLegionof theFirst Armyareahvaysmanned entirely by WitchHunter bushi, instead of the caval-rymenof Tsuru'sLegion. The Second Legion of theFirst Armyconsists of theDamned, but these\J\Titch-Hunters areall un-touched by the Taint. They arc incorporated into the Damned'slegions in order to monitor them, and are unofficially known asthe Watchers of theDamned. They all haveauthorizationtostrike down on sight any of theDamned who havelost controlof themselves, without seeking permissionfromhigher upthechainofcommand. Inbattle, the\Vatchersofthe Damnedhave standing orders tospread themselves among the legion'ssquadronsandwatchcontinuallyfor anysignthat the ber-serksersare about tolose themselves totheTaint, andputthemout of their misery the moment that happens.In recognition of the squadrons' special status and relative au-tonomy, their commanders hold the rank of chui.However, onthe march andin purely administrativematters, theWatchersof theDamned aresubordinate to their company commander.The Crab officers who lead the Damned are not always pleasedto haveamong themenforcers who can executetheir soldierswithout their authorization, but they learn to live with it.A posting to the Watchers of theDamned isnot consideredterribly glamorous by the \'VitchHunters, but they do considerit anexcellent trainingassignment for newinitiates, asit al-lows themtoworkalongsidealargegroupof comradesinarelatively controlled environment.Asmall contingent of\'VitchHunter bushi isalsoperma-nentlystationedat ShiroHiruma, toguardthe Kuni Tower.These warriors do not have responsibility for guardingtheWitch Hunters who travel between Shiro Hiruma and the KaiuWall, however, asmost whodoso eitherkeepcompany withsupply convoys or Hiruma scout patrols, or they travel in smallnumbers to try to avoid the enemy all together.\VitchHunters alsoserve onthecommand staffs of thele-gionsoftheReserveArmy, andarefoundinitsunit cadres.Thoughthe Reserve Army does not man the front lines againstthe Shadowlands, a large part of its mission is to stand ready todo so on short notice, so having vVitch Hunters onpermanentduty is a necessity.On the battlefield, the primary duty of a vVitchHunter on alegion'Scommandstaff istodefendthetaisaagainstTaintedenemies. They are tostay close to the commander unless spe-cificaily ordered to do otherwise. In effect, \"'itch Hunter bushibecome yojimbofortheir taisa;much the same canbe said ofWitchHunter shugenja, who also have responsibility for iden-tifying and countering threats to their commander.SCHOOL/RANK: Kuni WitchHunter.3ADVANTAGES: Bishamon's Blessing, LeadershipDISADVANTAGES: Driven, Lost LoveKATA:Striking as \;VindPATHS:Watcher of theDamnedGlory: 2.5 Status:2.1 Honor: 3.5SCHOOL/RANK: KaiuEngineer 2DI SADVANTAG ES: IdealisticKATA:Shell of StoneSKILLS: Athletics I, Battle (SpecificEnemy: Shadowlands)3,CRAFT: Armorsmithing 2, Craft: Weaponsmithing 2, Defense1, Engineering (Siege).3, EtiquetteI, Heavy Weapons.3, Ken-jutsu 2,Kyujutsu1, Lore:History (Military)3, Traps 2For Kaiu Ryoko, her present positionas a KaiuSiegeEngi-neerresponsibleforthemaintenance andrepairof theGreatCarpenter \Vall isall that shecouldhopeforinlife. Forher,theWall hasanalmost mystical significance; she feelsthatsomehowit is part of her, not just animportant fortificationinthe Crab defensive network.And well might she fcel that way, as the daughter of a blood-linethathassuppliedmanyKaiuDaimyodownthroughthecenturies. From her childhood, her only ambition was to serveinthe SiegeEngineers along the Wall. Givenher enthusiasm,her demonstratedtalent for architecture and engineering, andher pedigree, it wasinevitablethat shewould geta posting tothe \Vall garrison, and is quite unsurprising that she has distin-gUished herself enoughtomerit arapid promotion to gunso.Neither hard experience nor the burdens of rank havedimmedRyoko's enthusiasmor dilutedher devotion totheWall. She hasmaderepairs whileunder enemy attack, raisedfield works in battle and dismantled enemy fortifications underthe most difficult circumstances. But sheremains enthusiasticabout herwork, certainshehas foundherdestiny, andhersuperiors predict further promotions are in her future.KuniWitch HuntersThenotoriousKuniWitchHunters arenot adistinct militaryunit intheadministrativesense. Kuni shugcnjaserve intheCrab armies, of course, but theyarescattered throughoutthereservecompanies, andplacedas individual commandstaffmembers and auxiliaries. However,therearecertain dutiesinthe Crab military for whichthe WitchHunters are particularlysuited, andbothby tradition and necessity,almostevery oneof these elite Kuni samurai serve a tour of duty along the KaiuWall or intheKuni TowerinShiroHirumaat somepoint intheir lives.Every legion in the First and Second Armies has at least onevVitch Hunter (usuallya shugenja) onthe taisa'scommandstaff. Thosetwoarmiesformthe\Vall's permanent garrison,and assuch, theyfacetheconstant threat that theirsoldierswillcome in contact withTainted creatures or things. BecausethevVitchHuntersaremoreexpert thananyoneelse intheClan at detecting and treating signs of the Taint, haVing one onhand to keep an eye on the rank and file is a necessity. \Vhen-ever aunit that hasseen combatinthe Shadowlands returns,a WitchHunter always helps debrief the survivors. \Vheneverthe taisainspects troops, a WitchHunter aide is present at hisside, atrainedpair of eyes alwayswatchful forsignsof con-tamination.NrcKAluRYOKO, GUNSOOFfOURTHRESERVESCWADRON,TWENTIETHLEGION, SECOND ARMYTi-~ r s:ssIthor-ne111.:linate1e15Ieli-n-mJoIts ......I,,lJJZo

lJJt..(:cuSKilLS: Athletics3, Battle (SpecificEnemy:Shadowlands)2,Defense 3, Etiquette 3, Heavy \"'eapons (Tetsubo)4, Hunting2, Investigation(Notice) 2, Jiujitsu3, Kenjutsu 4, Kyujutsu1,Lore: Heraldry (Kuni WHch Hunters)2, Lore: Shadowlands 3,Medicine (Herbalism) 3, Meditation1It takesahard, relentlesssoul tobeaneffectiveWatcher ofthe Damned. The job requires that you be capable of making adispassionate snap judgment about your fellow Crab warriors.Thisisevenmoretrue ofthosewhowouldleadtheWatch-ersof theDamned. Fortunately - or unfortunatelyfor him,depending onhow you look at it - Kuni Katsuyori is such aone.Karsuyori embarked onhislifeas a samurai full of resolvethat hewouldleadalong andsatisfyinglifeasaservantofClanandEmpire. But whilestill ayoung\\fjtch Hunter. hefell in love with a womanbetrothed to anotherKuni samurai,one above his rank. Experiencing a hopelessly unrequited lovedarkenedhisoutlook, andwhenthegreat passionof hislifeturned to ash,he resolved to take on thehard, disciplined lotof a soldier as a distraction from his pain,He sought, andreceived, aposting inthe\ Vatchers of theDamned. Servinginthis unusual unit, heqUicklygainedareputation for fearlessness and relentless dedicationto duty. Itis all too easy for \ Vatchers of the Damned to flinch from doingtheir duty and confronting thosewhomthey are supposed tooversee, bur Katsuyori, feeling thathe had little leftfor whichtoliveanyway, wouldlookanyTaintedberserker intheeyewithout ahint of fear. Hissuperiorsnotedthis, andKatsuy-ori rosequicklythroughtherankstocommandasquadron.He has never had to execute one of theDamned, but no onedoubtsthat he would without amoment's hesitationif hefelthis duty reqUired it.Tsul'u's Legion\ Viththe exceptionof theUnicorn. cavalry hasneverbeen areal strengthof Rokugani armies. Although the Moto andtheShinjohaveallowedlimitedexport oftheirsteeds, theotherGreat Clanmountsremainmostly smaller andweaker, morelike ponies than true warhorses.For the Crab, cavalry is evenmore limited inits usefulnessthan it is for theother Great Clans. Evenwithout thecon-taminationof the Taint, theroughand swampy terrainof theShadowlandswouldbeunfriendlytolarge-scalecavalry tions, and to horses in general. The Taint adds the risk that thehorses will become contaminated and unreliable. Tainted cav-alry mounts must be slaughtered on the spot, lest they becomeOnikage, and since horses in general are expensive to acquireand maintain, the Taint makes the investment even riskier.Traditionally, apostingto aCrab cavalryunit was almostalways a one-way ticket to obscurity. Cavalry squadrons werescattered among the Third Army, the Army of the Army of theEast, andtheReserveArmy; little attention waspaid tothemand they had little to do except patrol the southern edge of theShinomen Forest.This changed due almost entirely to one exceptional leader- Hida Tsuru. By most standards, Hida Tsuru wasbornintofortunatecircumstances, but withinthenarrow context of hisindividual aspirations, he was not. Younger brother of the greatHidaKisada, he could boast of a close blood tie to the Clan'stop leadership. But while Kisada was groomed to succeed theirfather as Crab Championfroma very young age, Tsuruknewalmost fromthebeginning of his life that he would always liveinhisbrother's shadow, andhewouldhavetoworkhard onhis own to find a purpose worthy of the station to which he wasborn.He found it while he was still a youth. While accompanyinghisfather onaninspectiontouroftheArmyof theEast, henotedthat thecavalrymenseemedtoget relativelylittle spect among their peers. He asked his father why this was so;the Champion thought for amoment, andreplied, "r supposeit is because theyhave so little to do." Tsuru decided on thatday he would devotehimself to changing Crab strategic plan-ning, so that cavalry would not be wasted but would become avalued and respected arm of themilitary.After his gempukku, Tsuru surprised his family by request-ing assignment as gunso of a cavalry squadron in the Army oftheEast. There, he began to study Crab cavalry doctrine closeat hand, combining what helearned withtheunderstandingof grandstrategyhe hadpickedupfromlisteningtofamilyconversationsas ayouth. At thesametime, hetrainedhissquadronuncommonlyhard, forginginthemthetoughnessandendurance - thebirthrightof everyCrabwarrior - hehad seenlacking. Tsuru'smenlearned toridefast, hard, andlong, and to put all thoughts of rest and wcariness out of theirheads until they had reached their objective. It was an attitudethat hc was determined to spread to every Crab horseman.Tsuru had risento arespectable army command staff posi-tion by the time he appeared before his father to propose a top-to-bottom reform of the Clan's cavalry, bothin how they wereorganized and how they were used. He insisted that instead ofscatteringcavalrysquadronsthroughthereservecompaniesof thefivearmies(includingthearmies garrisoning the Kaiu\,Vall, where they served little purpose), the Clan ought to centrate its cavalry into a single strategic reserve. They wouldusetheir greatestassets - speed andmobility - torushtoany point on the Crab frontier, delivering reinforcements wher-ever they were needed.Tsuru's plan made too much sensefor it to be rejected.airy squadrons werestrippedfromthe Wall andformedintoasinglelegionofthe ReserveArmy, withTsuruasitscom-mander. Formally designated the Second Legion of the ReserveArmy, it was quickly nicknamed Tsuru's Legion. Such was HidaTsuru's success in carving out a new and important purpose forthe Crab cavalry that even asthis forcegrewintimetothreelegions, all of them taken together retained the name.Tsuruwent ontobecomeasuccessful armycommander,gaining areputation as a ruthless and implacable foe. But hismost enduring legacy continues to be the stamp that he put ontheCrabcavalry. Hedrovehistrooperswithout letup, turn-ing themintoengines of sheerwillpower. Herecruitedthembased onthe strength of their spirit asmuch astheir physicalendurance, since they needed plenty of both to stand up to histraining. He demanded - andforgedfromthesheerforceofhis ownwill - asignificant body of Crab soldiersthat couldride for days without wearying and arrive on the battlefield fullof fight.Toaccommodatethespeedandrelentlessness withwhichhe expected his command to move, Tsuru also set up strings ofrelay posts along themajor routesfromtheLegion's barracksIf,venISIgIee-o;seatn-,.st-ofnglilyhis;:sshemdleirldeJ5i-op- doflies :011-luldh toher-:av-into'001-,erver-lida;e forhreender,It hisutonturn-themIsicalto hisice ofcouldIdfuff,vhichngs ofrracksto thekey points along the Kaill Wall and the frontier withtheCraneClan. Eachof theseposts holdsfreshmounts andfoodand water packed to be consumedin the saddle.Today, Tsuru'sLegionconstitutesthree legionsofthe Re-serveArmy, composedentirelyof cavalryexceptfortheirre-serve companies, which consist of four squadrons of shugenjaand twoof KaluSiegeEngineers. Together, theyfunctionas awing of the Army, with the Taisa of the Second Legion - whichretainsprideof placeasTsuru'soriginal command - recog-nized as the de-facto shireikan.Most importantly, they take considerable pride inretain-ing thefightingqualitiestheirfounderbredintheir predeces-sors. Single-handedly, HidaTsuruturnedthecavalryfromaneglected andscornedpartof theCrabmilitaryintoapresti-gious posting, one to which many young Hida bushi apply, butnot all arcaccepted. Theyareuniversallyrecognized, withinthe Clanandwithout, assomeof the toughest warriors thefamouslyhardy Crab turnout.The auxiliary cavalry squadrons attached to the Third ArmyandtheArmyof theEast, aswell astheotherlegionsoftheReserve Army, are not considered to be parts of Tsuru's Legion.Some of their commanders have tried to shape them in Tsuru'smold, but withoutmuchsupportfromhigher command, theyhavemet withmixedsuccessatbest. OnlytheSecond,Thirdand Fourth Legions of the Reserve Army are the true inheritorsof the esprit de corps that Tsuru instilled in his original band ofcavalrymen.NrcHIDA TON, SOLDIEROFFI RSTSQlJADRON, FI RSTCOMPANY,SECONDLEGION, RESERVEARMYAir: 2 Earth: 3 Fire: 2 Water: 3 Void: 3Agility:3Honor: 2.7 Status: 1.9 Glory: 1.9SCHOOL/RANK:HidaBushi 2DlSADVANTAGES: Haunted (I,Hida Tsuru)KATA: Shell of Stone, Striking asEarthPATHS: Tsuru'sLegion'"SKJllS: Animal Handling1, Athletics3, Battle(SpecificEn-emy: Shadowlands) 1. Defense3, Heavy '''''capons (Tetsubo)3, Horsemanship3, Jiujitsu2, Kenjutsu2, Kyujutsu3, Lore:Shadowlands 2* See TheFour \"finds, p. 15GroWingupinaquiet farmingvillageontheplainssouthofthe Shinomen Forest, Hida Ton had a rather more idyllic child-hood thanmanyHidabushi. He spent hisformativeyearsinapart of theCrab lands that sawitself asrelatively safefromthe Shadowlands threat (although the great Shinomen evokedits ownsort of threat, of course). UnlikemostCrab youths, alifetime of war should have beenfarfromhis mind.But Ton was also a descendant of Hida Tsuru, the great Crabcavalry master. He was raised on stories of his great ancestor'sdeeds, and decided carlyonthat he would join Tsuru's Legionand become a great cavalryman.Uponcompleting his gempukku, Tongot his wish and wasallowed to enlistin Tsuru'sLegion.Of course, thishasmeantserving in the Reserve Army, well away fromthe constantfightingalongthe Kaiu\Vall. But Tonhas servedablyandwell, and his enthusiasmremains undimmed. Infact, hefeelshis ancestor Tsurll watches over him and expects great things.He waits with faith and confidence, sure he will someday haveanopportunitytoprovehimself worthyofHidaTsuru'slega-cy.)!asl.lki Family C\l.lal'dIt hasalwaysbeen accepted withintheCrab thattheYasukidonot playalargeroleintheClan'smilitaryestablishment.Their talents and their inclinations lie elsewhere, after all, andthere is nopoint inpretendingotherwise. Evenso, theYa-suki have foundthemselves developingfor their ownneedsacadreofsamuraiwhofunctionmoreorless aswarriors- the caravan guards nowknown as the YasukiTaskmasters.Intime, as they became aware ofthe Taskmasters and their particular skillset, theHidacametorealizetheywouldbeuseful as officers of less reliablen

-lm;:eoZm,",' ".vO,. ,,,, ... .,....__ " " .. .... _ ..........,...... ...::.. .__ .....'"" A"/J compass a variety of duties in and around Kyuden Hida and inthe HidaFamilyin general. The role of the Champion's body-guard detail now belongs to the cream of the Hida Elite Guard,the best of the Hida's best, the Champion's Guard.But apostingtotheEliteGuardis bynomeansapurelyhonorary duty; anyone who thinks of it as a cushy reward for adistinguished career is sorely mistaken. Hida Elite Guardsmenreceive rigorous training in the art of fighting on the defensive,particularlyintechniquesthat enablethemtostrikeat theirenemy whilekeepingthemselvesinterposedbetweenthefoeand aparticular person, locationor object. Inshort, anEliteGuardsmanis schooled to understand that the best defense isa good offense.TECHNIQYERANK' 4PATHOFENTRY: Hida Bushi 3PATHOFEGRESS: Hida Bushi 4TECH NIQ1IE: Hida's StrengthThe Hida Elite Guardsman has learned to channel the legend-arypower of theFirstCrab, adapting readilyto attack or de-fense. You gainabonus equal to3x yourDefenseSkillRankto either your damage rolls or your TN toBe Hit until thenextround. Youmust deCide onone or the other at thebeginningof each round.Additionally, youmayspendaVoidPointsothat for thenext 3roundsyour armor gives anadditional bonustoyourTNtoBe Hit equal to its base bonus. However. youmay notstack this bonus so that youbenefit from it more than once atany given time.New Path:KttniCommand staff(13ttshi or Shttgenja)Becausetheystandconstant vigil against theShado\Vlands,and are therefore in perpetual contact with the Taint. the Crabarmies liketomake sure that at least some of their commandstaff areKuni\VitchHunters. Thisis particularlytrueof theFirst and Second Crab Armies, which garrisontheKaiu\ Vall,but every Crab army (With thepossible exception of the Armyof the East) makes it a point to have \,Vitch Hunter staff officerson hand.A \VilchHunter command staff officer is charged withpro-tecting hiscommanderfromanyimmediatethreat presentedby corruptedindividuals. creaturesor objects. Thehigher upin the army commandhierarchy his superior. themorethiSistrue, andit is always his standing order on theb'Hlletield.But his moreimportant duty is actually to hisunit, to func-tion as asort of hum:lndetection and disposal deviceforthepresenceoftheTaint. It isstandardoperatingprocedure fortheFirst and Second An;Dicsthat a \VitchHunter staff officer()J:)--0-lm;t:loZm".. ,"'- , r, Il ..... ......-.-.,"'. ,"..._,,,._ ", "", t ...~Zoex:~t-."-lm;-Z("JmVlb

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