Kyuden Mirumoto News 2003

Dragon News Archive 2003 3rd Quarter

Promo Card Found

Finally had a chance to see the new promo card "Crippling Blow" in person. It's an exclusive
found only in Game Trade Magazine (issue 43). Obtaining it locally was annoyingly hard
since Barnes and Noble did not stock it. After searching several gaming stores I finally found
one that was familiar with Game Trade. See a scan of this elusive magazine here.

The actual card is foiled, making it pretty to look at but very difficult to scan.

A New Emperor for Rokugan

Hantai Nasaru is the new Emperor of Rokugan by default. Toturi Sezaru was the first to renounce
his claim to the throne citing other work that he needed to complete. Then Akodo Kaneka gave up
his claim to be Emperor, stating that he would rather remain Shogun. Toturi Tseudao was killed
during the raid on the Temple of the 9th Kami. See A New Emperor by Rich Wulf for more info.

Final results of GenCon 2003:

Emperor - Toturi Naseru, Toturi the Third (he dropped the Hantai name upon his ascension). He
                 was named the Righteous Emperor by his mother Empress Kaede. In turn, he stated
                   that his sister will be known as Toturi the Second, the Glorious Emperor.
Voice of the Emperor - Toturi Sezaru. He will join the Phoenix.
Shogun - Akodo Kaneka. He was forced to leave the Lion Clan and release those who swore fealty
               to him. The new Shogun swore fealty to the Shiba.

Details of the Four Winds journey in the Shadowlands is at Fight For Tomorrow, part XI.

July 27, 2003 (3:00 p.m. est)

Diamond Edition Revealed!

The full Diamond Edition list can be found at the Crane Clan Discussion Board.

- Kyuden Mirumoto
- The House of Tao

- The Celestial Sword of the Dragon

- Hoshi House Guard (not unique!)

Cards that are of interest for the Dragon Clan - (not the full 488 card list)

- Gifts and Favors
- Gold Mine
- Ki-Rin's Shrine
- Ki-Rin's Shrine (Exp.)
- Sanctified Temple

- Hoshi Maseru (soul of_ )
- Hoshi Wayan (Exp2)

- Kitsuki Kaagi

- Mirumoto Tsuge
- Mirumoto Daini (soul of_ )

- Takao (soul of_ )

- Tamori Chieko
- Tamori Hiroko
- Tamori Shaitung
- Tamori Shaitung (Exp.)

- Togashi Satsu (Exp.) - fixed card in starter set?
- Togashi Mitsu (soul of_ )

- Block Supply Lines
- Come One At A Time
- Destiny Has No Secrets
- The Egg of P'an Ku
- Enough Talk!
- Explosives
- Fall on Your Knees
- Focus
- For the Empire
- Geigha Assassin
- Iaijutsu Challenge
- Iaijutsu Lesson
- In Search of the Future
- Kharmic Strike
- Kolat Assassin
- Kolat Recruiter
- Moment of Brilliance
- Overwhelmed
- The Path of Wisdom
- Refugees
- Return for Training
- Scroll Cache
- Show Me Your Stance
- Smoke and Mirrors
- Sneak Atack
- Stand or Run
- Superior Strategist
- A Test of Courage
- Test of Might
- Tribute to Your House
- Uncertainty
- Unrequited Love
- Wedge
- Wounded in Battle

- Blackened Claws
- Blade of Truths
- Blade of Secrets
- Bronze Lantern
- Corrupted Jade Sliver
- Dragon Pearl
- Imperial Standard
- Obsidian Mirror
- Ruby of Iuchiban
- Takao's Jingasa

- Aid of the Grand Master
- Double Chi
- Fist of the Earth
- Flee the Darkness
- Merch Shrouds the Earth
- Palm Strike
- Purity of Spirit
- Ryoshun's Last Words

Rings: all have significant "Most Recent Printing" changes

- Ring of Air
- Ring of Earth
- Ring of Fire
- Ring of the Void
- Ring of Water

Spells:

- Earthquake
- Fire and Air
- The Fires From Within
- The Fires that Cleanse
- The Fist of Osano-Wo
- Force of Will
- The Kami Watch Over Me
- Kuru's Fire
- Purity of the Seven Thunders
- Sympathetic Energies
- Tomb of Jade
- Walking the Way

- The Black Heart of the Empire
- The Left Hand of the Emperor
- The Right Hand of the Emperor
- The Underhand of the Emperor
- The Voice of the Emperor

Enter The Dragon - Togashi Satsu

The Clan Champions, House Guards and Strongholds were revealed at GenCon.
Togashi Satsu takes now takes his place as our true leader.

Advances from his first version include:

- the ability to assign or move into an attacking army. No more "home boy" Satsu!
- the Samurai trait
- new mobility with Cavalry
- Double Chi
- increased Personal Honour
- more force than Togashi Yokuni
- greatly improved art work, including a much needed revison of his Dinosaur tattoo

Changes since his first version:

- the Dragon trait (to let us know that THE Togashi is with us once again)
- improved ability to fire off an unlimited amount of kihos without bowing
- has the ability to retrieve and straighten Elemental Rings.
- Enlightenment here we come!

- "... so all it took to become Dragon Champion was to find Togashi's Daisho?"

Imperial Herald vol.2 no.8

The latest Imperial Herald was mailed to the menbers of the Imperial Assembly last week.
Being in the distant mountains of Rokugan, Kyuden Mirumoto just received it recently.

Join the Assembly to get your own copy of the Herald along with promo cards such as
the three foil "Prayers and Blessings" included in this issue. Scans of this card are not
available due technical issues - it's too dark to see clearly.

As a special treat, our Kitsuki cousins have pierced the veil of secrecy surrounding the
sai wielding figure on the front cover...

Fight For Tomorrow

As a lead-in to GenCon 2003, this year's short stories series is titled "Fight For Tomorrow".

Fight For Tomorrow, part I - Fu Leng and his minions assault the Celestial Heavens.

Fight For Tomorrow, part II - Empress Kaede returns to assemble the four winds.

Fight For Tomorrow, part III - Toturi Sezaru fight temptation, then travels to Kyuden Seppun.

Fight For Tomorrow, part IV - Hantei Naseru is prodded by his yojimbo to end the fighting.

Fight For Tomorrow, part V - Akodo Kaneka receives an Imperial Summons from Kyuden Seppun.

Fight For Tomorrow, part VI - Sezaru and Tsudao meet at Toturi's Shrine.

Fight For Tomorrow, part VII - Kaneka meets Naseru at Ryoko Owari. A deal is made....

Fight For Tomorrow, part VIII - Daigotsu meditates on the Dark Oracle's words and prepares.

Fight For Tomorrow, part IX - The Four Winds assemble for Empress Kaede's quest.

Fight For Tomorrow, part X - Destiny awaits the Four Winds as they approach Fu Leng's Temple.

Fight For Tomorrow, part XI - Fulfillment of the Dark Oracle of the Void's prophecy.

Unicorn Preview Now Posted

Daren the Gaijin trader has posted 2 new Winds of Change previews.for the Unicorn Clan.

Mirumoto Shokan is the 2003 Dragon Warlord for GenCon!

Alderac has posted the seeding and the Invite list for GenCon 2003. Info from the site below:

"The Warlord of each clan will be the individual with the highest ELO rating in that
clan that did not qualify through the Kotei system. The Hatamoto of each clan will
be the individual with the second highest ELO. The Standard Bearer of each clan
is the individual who played the highest number of total matches for his clan."

Dragon Clan representatives are:

Warlord (ELO1) - Rob Bowman (Germany, a.k.a. Mirumoto Shokan)

Hatamoto (ELO2) - Hitomi Akula (CA)

Standard Bearer - Robert Columbo (WI)

Congratulations to all! May you uphold the Dragon's Honor and bring us victory at GenCon!

Clan Rivals Stories

The Ascension of the Mantis has posted Clan Rivals vignettes on their site along with a list of
their picks for top cards in each Clan Rival pack by faction.

Dragon vs. Phoenix - Legacy of the Dark Oracle

Crab vs. Mantis - Dark Tide Rising

Lion vs. Crane - Blood Feud

Scorpion vs. Unicorn - Treachery and Reprisal

First Winds of Change Previews Posted

Mark Jelfo has released Winds of Change Previews to a number of currently
favored sites which meet his criteria for being representative of each clan. What's just as
interesting as the cards themselves are WHICH web sites were chosen. In a way, the sites
chosen represent the new "official" clan sites (de facto due to relative activity).

So now we know who is on Alderac's "A" list , who is on the "B" list, and who is on the
"S_ _ _" list. Without much further ado, here is the first set of previews by clan:

Crab - L5R: Steel and Iron by Zen Faulkes

Crane - The Official Home of the Crane by Kakita Seiteki

Dragon - Dragonstrategy.net by Hitomi Hokosaki

Lion - The Esteemed Dojo of the Lion Clan (Shiro sano ken Hayai) by Akodo Nakama

Mantis - Tsuruchi's Arrow by Tsuruchi Jima

Naga - no currently active sites (they're all asleep?)

Phoenix - Shiro Odoshi by Shiba Itsuro

Ratling - The Ratling Battle Cry! by Iguesi

Ronin - La Calabaza de Sake by Seppun Noritaka

Scorpion - Pincers and Tail by Bayushi Yaro

Shadowlands - La Voz Akasha by Pedro de Burashana.

Unicorn - no currently active sites

Mirumoto Rosanjin Promoted to the Imperial Court

Rosanjin was chosen by Martin Prostmaier who played a pure Phoenix
deck at Nurenberg, Germany.
(Hybe 21, 2003 region 21)

Countdown Begins For The Winds of Change

AEG has started the daily previews in preparation for the launch of it's newest L5R
expansion, The Winds of Change.

Origins 2003 Postcard

Bounty for Mirumoto Rosanjin

The Jade Hand has a page for the bounties placed on Rosanjin, both Pure and Corrupt.

While you're at the site, check out their card analysis for Tamori Shaitung.

Mirumoto Tsuge and Hitomi Vedau Chosen for the Imperial Court

Tsuge was chosen by Mihail Alexeev who won using
a Unicorn deck atthe Moscow, Russia Kotei.
(June 7, 2003 - region 32)

Ryan Carter won this tournament using a tainted Crab but conceded
the story prize / pick to Joel Navarro who chose Vendau.
Kotei atNashville, Tennessee. (June 15, 2003 - region 11)

Calen Rescinds Offer to Currupt Tsuge!

In a turnaround, Kakita Calen has withdrawn his bounty to currupt Mirumoto Tsuge.
His reasons (posted at Dragon Clan Chat) were as follows:

Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 5:44 am Post subject: Withdrawal of Bounty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm sorry, but in light of this latest fiction, I am withdrawing my bounty to taint
Mirumoto Tsuge. Rich Wulf neatly eliminated all the reasons I wanted to taint
him.

On the other hand, the bounty to send Tsuge to the Imperial Court keeps on increasing.

Look at these dditional bounties at Dragon Clan Chat:

Hitomi Kinrei (Dragon Clan Troublemaker) has offered this bounty:

"To that person who wins a Kotei with a pure or a Tainted deck, sending
Mirumoto Tsuge to the Imperial Court, I will send following:

* in order to reward the spirit of a samurai, a copy of the 'The Book of Five Rings'
   by the seventeenth-century Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi
* to acknowledge the wisdom of a great general, a copy of the 2500 years old
   classic 'Art of War' by the Chinese military mastermind Sun Tzu
   (Probably paperback issues, I am afraid - one is but a humble starving student.)"

Hitomi Youken (Dragon Clan Mule) has offered:

"a copy of the Hagakure so that others can finally understand why Tsuge made the
choice he did at GCUK2002 and a book of haiku (haven't chosen exactly which
one yet) as we all know that Tsuge is not only the finest duellist in the empire but
also the finest poet."

Togashi Kabara (Dragon Clan Tattood Samurai - Monk) said:

"I will add my fealty to the winner, and my services as a translater (sorry, only english
and latin right now, but soon japanese, italian french and maybe russian.)"

Mirumoto Tachiyama has offered:

"I would also like to add to the tsuge bounty. I will add $100 in cash, and a selection
of foils. I don't have my collection here with me right now. But I will put together a
list and the winner could select 10 foils from my collection."

Tsuge is the most popular Dragon General since Junnosuke!