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The Magistrates traveled from Friendly Traveler Village to the shrine housing the Bells of the Dead.

Along the way there they encountered a small, outlying farm. Nobody was found within the house or fields. Inside there were signs of a struggle and three futons left out on the floor.

Reaching the shrine, the monk who maintained it and rang the bells appeared nervous when confronted with the bell of Hu Xiang. Eventually resulting in an oni bursting from his chest and attempting to flee. It cringed visibly when the bell was rung in its presence, and despite an arrow previously bouncing off harmlessly, was able to be killed with a subsequent shot.

Investigating the bells, they all appeared to be genuine except for the bell bearing the name of Hu Xiang which revealed signs of being a copy.

After the death of the oni the spirit of Hu Xiang appeared and led the magistrates into the mountains before suddenly vanishing. Looking up a fortress was seen where there had previously been nothing just a moment before.

After struggling to climb around it, the magistrates blasted a hole in the gate using some black powder that Kasuga Osamu had in his possession.

Heading inside, they noticed the strange nature of the well: filled with blood and dripping upwards into the sky. Following this they headed into the abandoned dojo. Akodo Tadashi picked up one of the silver naginata he found lying there and was dueled by it's twin, moving and attacking on its own until he was eventually able to destroy it.

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Nobu

A bedraggled, homeless-looking, middle-aged man came to the compound and fell on his knees in front of Ichiro declaring him to be his lord, Ichiro-sama the son of the daimyo. He claims to have been searching for him for the past 30 years.

Although he barely remembers it, Nobu eventually recalls his own name, though he still frequently appears to be looking at things that aren't there.


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Ichiro Taiki returned to the compound one evening with a man he had arrested in the North Rim of the Fisherman Quarter. Unfortunately the man was missing an arm and no longer alive. He found some Blue Flame on his body but Kasuga Osamu also noticed a tattoo on his arm (see attached files). It appears to be similar to one that was previously seen on a dead body found stabbed in the back in Samui Kaze Toshi.


While going to speak to Bayushi Korechika, Kasuga Osamu spotted a man leaving the estate with a hint of pale blue at his wrist. He followed him through the Merchant Quarter, across the Moment's Edge Bridge, and into the Fisherman Quarter until he vanished inside a large, well-maintained building whose sign indicated it as the Juniper Teahouse. Watching the building he observed all manner of disreputable sorts of characters come in and out, including a number who were intoxicated enough to pass out in the gutter, but not the man he had been following.


During The Poppy Invitational a hint of blue was briefly seen on the neck of Bayushi Shizuka when she met with a strange man in an alley late at night and handed him a small parcel. Later, in the bathhouse at the Scorpion Garden after the assassination attempt during the second day, she seemed to be particularly uncomfortable and kept her kimono tightly in place as she stood guard over Bayushi Kachiko, despite the heat and humidity of the bath.


A similar symbol was found stamped on a barrel in the Ichiban Storage warehouse. Though there were several items being stored that were not inventoried in the official ledger, this was the only one with that symbol on it. Inside the barrel was filled with grain with several large parcels of Blue Flame buried in it.


One of the top competitors in the fights in Jukami Mura is a man named Shiro who bears a large, full-back tattoo of a blue oni head. Ichiro Bando fought him, but was unable to best him in the ring. Mirumoto Tetsuzae went out drinking with him afterwards, but aside from an association with a woman named Ayumi working at the Ripe Persimmon Bathhouse who purchased blue flame from him, was unable to discern any further connections.

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Eyebrows

When going to question Eyebrows, it was found that he hasn't been seen in months by anyone in Ryoko Owari and his home appears mostly empty.

Checking with the various gates out of town the Gate of Increasing Fortune recorded someone matching his description leaving around the time that he vanished. This man was stated to be "Taro", a suspiciously generic name. The pass was valid for any destination in the Scorpion provinces. The authorizing authority was listed as Yogo Osako.

Consulting with Osako-san, she denied ever issuing such a pass and it was not accounted for in her records.

Ichiro Taiki was sent to investigate any records at way stations along the Road Once Hidden. The trail continued to lead north for several days. After crossing the border into An’ei province details get sketchy. It’s too remote for papers to be checked unless heading on the main roads towards Shiro no Soshi or Pokau. Checking in some of the small fishing villages located along the lake, a man matching his description chartered a boat to take him across. That’s where the trail went cold. Locals said that there are a number of small villages off in the mountains. People come down occasionally to trade, but it would take a more concerted effort to investigate them. Taiki thought it best to return and report since he had exhausted all concrete leads.

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  • While returning through the woods after the boar hunt, about a half a mile from the road, they noticed a spot where the horses' hoof beats sounded different. Getting down and investigating the ground revealed a rough burlap sheet topped with dirt and leaves laid over wooden boards . Beneath them was a shallow pit in which several barrels of Friendly Traveler sake had been stashed. None of them with tax stamps. After opening discreet holes in the bottom to drain the product out in an apparent accident, it turned out that one of them was actually packed with gunpowder.
  • Bayushi Korechika expressed his concerns about the Crane control of gaijin shipping arriving in western Rokugan. That a single clan being placed in control of the licensed port operated primarily by the Thrane Rokugan Company at Jukami Mura could potentially invite corruption and evasion of imperial taxes. He also seemed knowledgeable about the actions of Ichiro Bando at The Topaz Championship  along with Kasuga's time working in Kameyama Jima.

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