A monk-priest who ends up sheltering a fugitive and then protecting the fugitive from pursuers. Perhaps raksha. Perhaps the immaculate order. But fighting,protecting for duty and devotion, and exalting.
It looks like you need 12 more insight to qualify, which shouldn't be that hard. Starting to learn the technique would require going back to Isawa lands. I can make sure there is downtime after the first part to do that.
OOC clarification: The Scorpion have a hostage--er, envou--at Touhoku Mon Machi: Northeast Gate Town, the town at the Northeast end of Beiden's Pass. This is in Lion lands. The Lion have a hostage in Seinan Mon Machi: Southwest Gate Town. The Scorpion town in their lands at the sw end of Beiden...
Moriko nods at the questions, apparently not offended by anyone's words or deeds. "Matsu Latomu is the vassal presiding over Touhoku Mon Machi, and is the one who has requested assistance, not in dealing with the bandits, but in the proof of Scorpion influence. As you are Emerald Magistrates...
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Matsu Moriko: Not the family daimyo, but mistress of Shiro Matsu. Matsu Bushi 4+
Matsu Latomu: Born...
Autumn in Rokugan. The campaigns of spring and summer are over, not that there really are any in this time of peace, and samurai are retiring to get ready for Winter Court. Not that Winter Court means much in the Castle of the Matsu. The building is stark, no luxuries, and training, noisy...
Or keep the money! Sometimes you need it to trade with those tactless Yasuki merchants! Or maybe we'll be going to the City of Journey's End (Ryoko Owari Toshi)! Or you need to commission a gift or artifact or what have you! Or go to a geisha house (they serve women, too).
But as samurai...
Yes, you may change to Air instead of water. (Can also switch your unhappy spirits to air as well...makes you gruffer, less sociable, etc. But that's up to you.)
And yes, you have that amount of money to buy things. Or to upgrade your equipment to be better. Example: my first character decided...
1) No. Friend of the Elements is Trait rolls. Spellcasting is Rank + Ring. I also don't see how it lowers the TN of water spells.
2) Tell me the spell name and element. It may already be updated in some of the 4E stuff. I'm new enough to GMing that I don't want to try updating things from...
You lose honor for showing knowledge of them in public. After all, if there's no public proof you know something dishonorable, then as far as anyone is concerned, you don't know it, and so you aren't penalized.
Note that in particular Lore: Shadowlands is not a Low Skill in Crab lands, since...