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Is
Eisai Really a Dragon in Disguise?
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In a recent post
to the Dragon clan mailing list, Mirumoto Izudenki has put forth
an interesting theory - that Eisai is really just a dragon in
disguise. He points to her special abilities and to hints from
the flavor text. Here's his arguement:
From: Gary A Carter
Subject: Hoshi Eisai...
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 21:05:19 -0500 My Bayushi roommate came
up with a theory today about our little bald,
tattooed, silent, Truth-speaking walking enigma. I think he just
might
have a point. Putting the following things together: 1. Her experienced ability.
Easily teams up with her hubby, making her 7F/4C.
2. At Morikage, she was "looking between the stars"
as Togashi taught her.
3. She transported herself to Hoshi just by stepping into her
vision of him.
4. She called to Togashi for help, and Togashi/Hitomi responded,
by reaching
into her vision of Eisai.
5. She never speaks, but apparantly knows some of the future. Possible conclusion: Eisai
is a dragon. Not one of the six elemental
dragons, but another from the Dragonlands, a "minor"
dragon. All pure speculation, of course, but what if?? Mirumoto Izudenki
Dragon Clan Daisho Shugenja
"Two hands, two scrolls"
Hitomi Ryushinzo adds additional
comments and insight to Mirumoto
Izudenki's theory. Here's his reply:
From: Hitomi Ryushinzo
Subject: catching up
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 14:46:21 -0700 (PDT) "....Second, on the
subject of story theories, this is a rather interesting one... > 1. Her experienced
ability. Easily teams up with her
> hubby, making her 7F/4C. A coincidence, but an interesting
one :)
She's more fun when you take into acount the Tattooed hordes
that you'd expect to see with her...
* An unaltered Mitsu will do the same for her, cheaper.
* Any Tattooed personality with appropriate Tats/ Force Boosters
can also do it... Again, cheaper than Hoshi himself. Perhaps this gain is related
to belief? The more Forceful you are with your belief,
the more it fuels her? :) > 2. At Morikage, she
was "looking between the stars"
> as Togashi taught her. This means more for the
theory than stats. She was doing something that a Dragon
had taught her,
something that is a step beyond mortal divinations. > 3. She transported
herself to Hoshi just by stepping
> into her vision of him. Again, very strong support.
Think of the 27 Days of Darkness... Lady Hitomi managed
to completely circle the Empire in less than a month, where normal
travel dictates a few months just to cross it. We know
she had Togashi's spirit in her. Look at all the writings
on Togashi, especially the ones in the WotDragon. He appears
where ever and when ever he wants. Apparently, Eisai has the
ability too. :) > 4. She called to Togashi
for help, and
> Togashi/Hitomi responded, by reaching
> into her vision of Eisai. Well... this reflects more
strongly on the Divine nature of Togashi himself... > 5. She never speaks,
but apparantly knows some of
> the future. She bears similarities
to Togashi-kami in this respect, yes. However, there have
been more than a few indiviuals who could see something of the
future. Her silence only adds to her enigmatic image. > Possible conclusion:
Eisai is a dragon. Not one of
> the six elemental dragons, but another
> from the Dragonlands, a "minor" dragon. All pure
> speculation, of course, but what if?? (I hate to pick, but there
are only five Elemental Dragons, Mr. Thunder Dragon isn't involved
with a specific Element. I imagine the release of the "Oracle
of Thunder" is the source of potential confusion on this...) But yes, an interesting
theory...
But yes, some kind of Dragonland Denizen, trained by Togashi,
married to Hoshi, bearing what is rumored to be Togashi... Definitely
something there... I'd say look for canon
stories of the other Dragons and start fleshing out similarities.
I will admit, this is going to be very difficult, as not much
is known or written on Eisai or the Dragons, but it should be
entertaining to put together minute clues. :) Definitely something that
a member of the Dragon Clan, or anyone interested in the Investigative
uses of Nazodo, might do for the fun and challenge. =====
Hitomi Ryushinzo
Dragon Clan Scout * Samurai * Experienced * Unique
Tattooed Madman * Haunted * Veteran Dragon's Talon
will only join Dragon
"It is the future we serve." - Mirumoto Yuyake
Slay the Ogres!
L5R(2.2)DR+++/NG+/U+ S G++ Y+ P:M+/H+/D+/E(0)/O+/EJ+/SJ+ SC(96)
!C++ E!++ !M T--
S-- D++ H+ IC++ U++ reference: dragon-digest Digest Volume 2000 : Issue 153
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The Armies of
Rokugan reach Volturnum and do battle with both the Shadowlands
Hoard and Goju's Shadow. Emperor Toturi
is indeed dead, having committed seppuku to cleanse his honor
and to prevent the Shadow (Ninja) from consuming his soul.  Speaking of Toturi, it's rumoured that he will die
and then be brought back to "life" in the Soul of the
Empire. "One man will kill his master. The other will save
him." From the artwork on the Wizards
of the Coast site, it looks like Hiroru is Toturi's second,
thereby fulfilling the first part of the prophesy.
Ginawa is at the Oblivion's Gate in Volturnum, seeing the battles
unfold. He [reaches] ". . . out across the gate as the Darkness
began to close between them. 'Give me your hand!' . . . . "
This would fulfill the second part of the prophesy ". .
. The other will save him." Toturi is pulled
through the Gate by Ginawa but the portal closed before Isawa
Tadaka or Doji Hoturi could come return. Apparently Toturi is
a "Spirit" but with the ability to be felt in the living
world. The Moto led
by Lady Shinjo are the first to reach Volturnum. They are met
by Otaku Komoko leading the Dark Moto. In the ensuing melee Komoko
is cut down by Moto Tsume but her soul is saved by the Kami Shinjo
who states that she will bring Komoko along with her in the Celestial
Heavens. As far as MIST can tell, the Moto annihilate each other. The 10th Kami,
Ryoshun is struck down by Goju Adorai. Ryoshun states that he
was fated to guard the souls in Jigoku and that he will die two
deaths, first in Onnatangu's belly 1000 years earlier and now
in the Shadowlands. Goju Adorai was actually trying to kill Shinjo
but mistook Ryoshun for Shinjo. The Ki-Rin dies in battle - unclear
if it was the original or whether it was the baby that Hitomi
saved. Ryosun's realm is Jigoku - he is ruler there and dies
so that he can enter Jigoku and cleanse it of the Shadow. Hida O'Ushi breaks
her ono and is injured by the shards of the handle. An Oni comes
in to finish her but she is saved when Hida Yasamura drives his
katana through the Oni's throat. Lady Sun kills
herself and Hida Yakamo is her second. Doji Shizue is
a Kolat and urges Kage to have the Kolat fight the Ninja before
there is nothing left of Rokugan. He reluctantly agrees. When
Goju Adorai is about to kill Kage after knocking the crystal
dagger out of Kage's hand, Doji Shizue stabs Goju Adora to save
Kage. However she is mortally wounded. Kage asks her why
??? . . . and she answers that she has honor enough to do what
is right. All over Rokugan, the Kolat use their hidden Crystal
weapons and Gold stores to wage war against the Ninja. They are
successful in driving the Ninja out of Rokugan. Kage probably
survives to fight again . . . . Asahina Dorai
becomes a Kolat Master. Unclear why he got promoted, it was generally
thought that he wasn't smart enough to advance. Bayushi Kachiko
"sleeps" in the lake under Bayushi castle, as there
can only be one body to carry the soul of Shosuro. She is probably
not dead, since there was no mention by Ginawa that she
was present in Jigoku. The Elemental
Dragons have returned, brought back to Rokugan by the Ki-Rin.
The Thunder Dragon asks the Mantis for twenty of their finest
to fight in the Shadowlands. The Mantis are injured and in retreat
from the Phoenix. Yoritomo knows that if he sends twenty warriors,
his clan will probably not be able to fight their way back to
the Mantis Islands. Knowing sacrifice, he offers . . . himself,
saying that he is twenty men. There is some indication
that he will soon be killed by Goju Adorai. The Fox Clan
reveal that Hitomi has told them to protect Rokugan from Kumo,
the giant spider spirit. The Grey Crane
and Dairya are both fighting an immense number of Ninja. When
Dairya sees Toshimoko, he strikes with his katana for perceived
past injustices. This would mean that it was Toshimoko that blinded
Dairya's left eye in a duel long past. However, Dairya is surprised
that Toshimoko did not strike back, did not even try to defend
himself . . . until he realizes that by killing Toshimoko, he
has released Toshimoko's soul to Jigoku, thus protecting him
from being absorbed by the Ninja. There is no one left to kill
Dairya and there isn't enough time for him to commit seppuku.
Dairya dies dishonorably and is absorbed by the Ninja . . . . Note: Having
seen only a limited amount of cards, there is bound to be items
missed. More when additional information is available.
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The bounties
will be kept posted until one of 3 things happen:
it is canceled by the person offering the
bounty
the bounty is collected
one month has passed since GenCon
Apparently someone
is out to get Hitomi "Puck" Pukku, offering a large
koku bounty to the person who eliminates and discards him from
play (out of the GenCon tournament). The Tao of the Unicorn briefly
had his "wanted" poster, but it was quickly taken down
to avoid additional inflammatory reaction. The black and white
poster does exist as a 50k .gif file but it won't be shown
here. ;) Defending his
honor is our own Hitomi Gofumin, who has offered "...
100 koku to the person who gets Moto Benkei to take down his
repeating an inflammatory anti-HDM attack on a respected person
out of some misguided notion of having to report everything."
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After waiting
through The Twenty Seven Days of Darkness, the Strike at Midnight
Tournament was held this past weekend (February 18 - 20, 2000).
At this time it's still unclear if Hitomi's seppuku will be honorable
or not. The Scorpion ambassador to the Dragon clan, Bayushi Murai
posted some interesting comments
on L5Rinfo concerning the Honorable Dragon Movement. It is
close to the truth but to what ends? Ally or scorpion nature
- only time will uncover it's true purpose.
As far as previous
rumours go, Kokujin will not be the new Lord Moon. That
honor will go to Hitomi. Why promote her to be the new Moon?
What better way to end the current storyline than to dispose
of Hitomi so that the pesky HDM doesn't have a personality to
rally around. It soothes the HDM's membership with plaudits of
"honor" going to Hitomi while at the same time allowing
the other clans to be finally rid of the Hitomi-centric storyline.
It frees the current L5R writers to start on something new without
the "excessive baggage" of the last year's muddled
story line. Clan succession
has already been decided - Hoshi will lead the Dragon Clan for
the foreseeable future. Even though he is literally the son of
a kami, Hoshi has less of the epic qualities that made Hitomi
so fun to either rally to or to fight against. Hitomi is especially
hated by the Crab who feel cheated that Yakamo didn't get as
good of a deal as she did (Hitomi envy?) Other clans are much
more neutral toward her. Even the Naga have not had the vehemence
that the crab discussions have displayed.
 Fire and Shadow
has a new Dragon Stronghold along with some support cards like
the Golden Sword of the Mirumoto. This being the year of the
Dragon, it's probably the last intentional boost to the Dragon
Clan unless there are more Dragons wins at tournaments. The Dragon
has been very successful in 1999 at the traditional Crane role
of court intrigue. With little first place wins to show for their
political dominance, they have caused the other clans to react
to them, whether for good or bad.
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 October 30th
1999
Will there be
another war between the Shadowlands and Rokugan? And who will
be the major factions involved? The Bloodspeaker
/ Shadowlands alliance may have new ally - Otaku Komoko. Why
the Unicorn Thunder? Decide for yourself
by checking this intelligence picture by MIST.
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Kokujin will
be the new Lord Moon. He found Lord Moon's body, took his power
and now controls the Shadows. With Hitomi out of the picture
he now controls the Ise zumi through Lord Moon's blood. Many
of them cannot accept this change in masters and are driven insane
by his dark visions. Hitomi was gravely
wounded in battle at the Shrine of the Three Sisters. She will
not be returning anytime soon, needing a period of time (20 years
;) until she recovers. Just about the time that the new Togashi
is ready to play an important role. There will be very little
if any loss of abilities from aging due to the preserving effect
of the Obsidian Hand. Emperor Toturi's
time on the jade throne is limited. Either Shinjo will dispose
of him or he will abdicate for the good of Rokugan after Kaede
clears the Ninja trait from him.  Where did Mirumoto
Uso obtain his golden sword ?
Does it have
any special properties (a la Ancestral Sword)? Finally is it
a daisho (katana & wakizashi) or is it only the katana?
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Togashi's Daisho
has vanished. Currently the
Kitsuki believe that Kokujin has stolen them and absconded back
to the Shadowlands for he is nowhere to be found. There has been
darkness since the War in the Heavens...who will take Lord Moon's
place in the Heavens? And when will Lady Sun return? Remember that
this is all just wild rumors, gossip and speculation.
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