A Samurai’s Redemption
(Prologue)
by
There is no clan in Rokugan that has not been touched by the foul seduction of
the Shadowlands Taint. Each clan can name heroes that have
fallen to its foul caress, once shining examples that fell to
the power of darkness. The
faction that wins this tournament
will redeem the soul of
a fallen hero of their clan, as noted on the following
list. This hero will forever
turn his or her back on
the Shadowlands and return to his
clan at full strength, a beacon of light
against the darkness.
Such redemption, however, does not
come easily. This reward is
offered only if the winner’s deck is pure. Should the winner’s deck be tainted
(any Shadowlands or maho cards) or corrupt (four or more Shadowlands or maho
cards or the Dark Heart of the Empire Wind), their success will instead damn
this hero forever, granting them the powers of an akutenshi, an unstoppable
engine of corruption. Should the Shadowlands win, they are free to choose any
of the following
heroes from this list to
become an akutenshi.
Crab – Hida Amoro
Crane – Daidoji
Megumi
Dragon – Hitomi
Kobai
Lion – Matsu Satomi
Mantis – Tsuruchi Hiro
Phoenix – Isawa
Nodotai
Ratling – Mat’chek
(will not become an akutenshi, but will instead gain a corrupt artifact of
incredible power)
Scorpion – Soshi Bantaro
Unicorn – Moto Sada