Non-Player Characters

Daidoji Traing School and Surrounds

Notables

• Daidoji Shuzo (M, head of school, DY's paternal uncle)
• Daidoji Zenko (M, between school and Sighing Branches)
• Daidoji Taro (M, DY's 15yr old brother, bushi, at school)
• Ronin Naburo (M, lone ratling, wanted by Emerald Magistrates for killing samurai in duels, posters up)
• Ronin Saburo (M, staying with Tadao)

Important Fellow Students

• Daidoji Unkei (M, bushi, go player)
• Daidoji Heiji (M, bushi, prankster, underworld connections, itching powdered KK)
• Daidoji Nobuatsu (M, bushi, training to be a monk)
• Daidoji Yo (M, bushi, favours manrikikusari - chain with weights)
• Akodo Ume (M, scholarly historian)
• Mirumoto Natsu (M, duelist, Dragon)

Less Important Students

• Akodo Tori (M, bushi)
• Akodo Umeko (F, shugenja, Kitsu school, specialise in water, deficiency in fire, Akodo Ume's sister)
• Matsu Isao (M, duelist)
• Isawa Hirobumi (M, shugenja, void, betrothed to true love, Shiba Asako)
• Shiba Asako (F, bushi, betrothed to Isawa Hirobumi)

PC Backgrounds

Yoshiko

• Daidoji Shuzo (M, head of school, DY's paternal uncle)
• Daidoji Kenjiro (M, DY's father)
• Daidoji Suchiki (F, DY's mother, shugenja, ex-ronin, daughter of geisha and unknown ronin)
• Daidoji Taro (M, DY's 15yr old brother, bushi, at school)
• Daidoji Keiko (F, DY's 10yr old sister, possibly courtier)
• Asahina Kikugaro (M, shungenja, questioned DK v. carefully about past)
• Kakita Hana (F, DK's paternal aunt, ex-Daidoji)

Koshiro

• Seiki (M, HK's ratling ally)
• Hida Namika (F, HK's mother, affair with Daidoji Zenko)
• Hida Teruo (M, HK's father)
• Daidoji Zenjo (M, affair with Hida Namika)
• Hida Motoki (M, HK's sensei)
• Monk Yoson (M, ex-Hida, Brotherhood of Osana-Wo, old friend of Hida Motoki)
• Yasuki Kimi (M, Manager of Friendly Traveller Inn)
• Yasuki Tara (F, Yasuki Kimi's daughter, v. charming, asked HK to deliver sake bottles)
• Toju (M, manager of The One-Legged Crane, accepted delivery of sake bottles from HK)

Katsumoto

• Kakita Okakura (M, KK's grandfather, famous duelist, family believes was maho-tsukai, actually framed by Scorpion)
• Kakita Kagai (M, KK's father, very strict)
• Kakita Miga (F, KK's mother)
• Matsu Hoguri (M, son of Matsu Munayaki)
• Matsu Munayaki (M, died of wounds after duel with KK)

Tadashi

• Moshi Yoson (M, asked TT to deliver threatening message to Daidoji Shuzo)
• Bayushi Mizuki (F, dead, TT's true love)
• Tsuruchi Raku (F, TT's sister, Moshi shugenja, betrothed to Tsuruchi Oniji)
• Tsuruchi Oniji (M, betrothed to Tsuruchi Raku)