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Unofficial Third Edition Vassal Family Rules

Table of Contents
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MECHANICS...................................................................................................................................... 3
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VASSAL FAMILY CONCEPT ........................................................................................................... 3

CRAB CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES.................................................................................................. 4

CRANE CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES............................................................................................... 6

DRAGON CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES ........................................................................................... 8

LION CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES................................................................................................... 9

MANTIS CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES........................................................................................... 12

PHOENIX CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES ........................................................................................ 14

SCORPION CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES...................................................................................... 16

UNICORN CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES........................................................................................ 18

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IMPERIAL FAMILY VASSAL FAMILIES.................................................................................. 20

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MINOR CLAN VASSAL FAMILIES............................................................................................. 21

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RONIN VASSAL FAMILIES.......................................................................................................... 22

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Mechanics

This document holds an unofficial expansion for the published vassal families rules
material found in the First and Second Editions using the Legend of the Five Rings
Third Edition RPGs rule set. All the vassal families exist within the Legend of the Five
Rings cannon story and have been given mechanics in this document.

1.1 Vassal Family Concept

All vassal family characters start as ji-samurai with 0.5 status instead of the normal 1.0
status. Furthermore, their family mon has a difficulty TN of 25 to recognize from any
samurai outside their perspective clan (anyone within the clan has the TN lowered by 10).
These samurai are called by the major family name outside of their land and then their
vassal family estate name (sometimes the name may be the house name).
An example of this would be Agasha Maru who is a member of the Chiyu vassal family.
This samurai would state himself as Agasha Maru of House Chiyu.

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Crab Clan Vassal Families

Kakeguchi family (Hida vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A crab with a tessen

The Kakeguchi family are the advisors of the Hida family, helping them manage the clan
and make everything work.
+ 1 agility. Can trade their starting lore : Shadowland for investigation.

Moshibaru family (Hida Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A crab with a goblin's head

Those who are here since more than one generation and those who just joined divide this
family. This family is where those who win the Twenty Goblins Winter.
+ 1 to any physical trait. Can trade their starting Lore(Shadowland) for a Bugei skill.

Endo family (Hiruma Vassal)

Mon :
Information:
Special :

A tower in building
Kaiu Endo founded this family with a group of engineers that rebuilt Hiruma castle since
it was re-conquered by the Crab Clan.
1 intelligence. + 5 Status and Glory with Hiruma. Can only join Hiruma and Kaiu
schools, take obligation level 1 to the Kaiu family if samurai joins a Kaiu school.

Raikuto family (Hiruma Vassal)

Mon :
Information

Special:

A crab whose pincers form a fan.

This family trains the courtiers of the Crab clan that are not of the Yasuki family, they are
especially useful to interact with the Crane when the Yasuki family are not welcome in
Crane lands.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of their starting bugei skills for etiquette

Blue Fur tribe (Hiruma vassal)

The ratling family formed by Rikitickchek after the liberation of Kyuden Hiruma.

Meishozo family (Kuni vassal)

Mon :

Special:

A Kuni mask in black

This family use her secrets to spy upon Shadowlands creatures. They use a spell named
"Scent of the Taint" to make peoples believe they are lost.
+ 1 willpower, Starting glory is 0.2 and their starting honor always 1.5. They have
"Scent of the Taint" as a starting spell and can trade any of their starting skill by Deceit
(Lying).

Ugawari family (Kuni vassal)

Mon :
Information:
Special:

A crab pincer on a cage.

This family's job is to capture and keep Shadowlands creatures the Kuni need for the
experimentations on the taint.
+ 1 strength and starting honor 0.5. Can trade any of their starting skills for a rank in lore
(Shadowland)

Fundai family (Kaiu vassal)

Mon:
Information:

A crab on a tide
This family trains the sailors and the shipwrights of the Crab clan that patrol the sea of
shadows.

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+ 1 intelligence and starting honor 2.5. Can trade any starting skills for craft (sailing) or
craft (Shipwrighting)

Maisuma family (Kaiu vassal)

Mon :
Information:
Special:

A drawing of the Wall.

The Maisuma have only one job: rebuilding, fixing, and keeping the Kaiu Wall
maintained.
+ 1 strength and starting honor 2.5. They must trade one of their skills for craft
(Masonry).

Kano family (Yasuki vassal)

Mon :
Information:
Special:

A carp fish with tools.

They are the artisans of the Crab clan, creating the utensils of the clan can sell or use to
decorate their houses because war is not everything in the world.
+ 1 awareness. Can trade one of their starting skills for an artisan skill

Nobuto family (Yasuki vassal)

Mon :
Information:

Special:

A carp with a tetsubo, then a carp and a crane.

They are the light infantry of the clan, the warrior of the Yasuki family. They joined
Yasuki Hachi when the family moved to the Crane, but they were happy to do like their
daymio and separated between the two clans.
+1 strength. Can trade any of their starting skills for battle

Koebi family (Yasuki vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special :

A pair of jitte
Founded by the ronin Koebi who get the nemuranai of the Koebi jitte, this family get
nearly completely wiped out when Shiro Koebi got destroyed by a typhoon originating
from the Sea of Shadows 2 years before the Scorpion clan coup. Family of warriors
among the Yasuki, they trained guards for the Yasuki merchants and specialized
themselves in the Jitte to avoid bloody feuds when dealing with drunken samurais when
working in the Yasuki sake houses.
+ 1 perception. Can trade any of their starting skills for knives (jitte)

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Crane Clan Vassal Families

Hiramori family (Daidoji vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Rules:

A tree with a crane hidden behind

This family is well known for the huge numbers of Daidoji Harriers that came from the
family. This tradition was born with their founder and his guerilla habits. They train the
Swamp Warriors.
+ 1 perception and starting honor 1.0, can trade one of there starting skills for traps

Hiramichi family (Daidoji vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A crane claw with a cage in it

This family is born of Hiramori, founder of the Hiramichi family. They are the
information brokers of the Daidoji, the harrier liaison and informers. They also make sure
the Daidoji forces are well equipped.
+1 awareness and starting honor: 1.0, can trade one of there starting skills for commerce

Tsume family (Doji Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A crane in front of a castle

The Tsume family is born in the blood of the Lion, responsible of the complete extinction
of two Lion vassal families. Brash and skilled, these train pike men and joined mostly the
Crane armies.
+ 1 agility, can take Heart of Vengeance: (take Lion Clan for 1 less point)

Katogama family (Doji vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A crane and a battle-standard

This family business is quite strange for the clan, but it was necessary. They are those
who make sure the members of the Crane clan do not break too many rules with their
own schemes.
+ 1 perception, can trade on their starting skills for courtier (Political Maneuvering)

Iwasaki family (Kakita vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A crane and a Biwa

The Iwasaki train and rule the best geisha houses of the Crane clan, making sure they
entertain the wealthy of the Crane clan and Imperial.
+ 1 awareness. Can have a servant: geisha for one less point

Ashidaka family (Kakita Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A crane with a katana in his saya

They are the weapon smith of the Crane clan, creating the masterwork weapons the Crane
samurais bring with them to battle.
+ 1 agility. If they join the Kakita Bushi School, they must take the craft (weaponsmith)
as one of the free high skill.

Morehei family (Doji Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A palace being sunk by a wave, before a palace over the sea

The Morehei family is nearly extinct. They train sailors for the ports of the Crane. They
were the owners of the Sea King palace, a magnificent palace that was standing over the
sea by the power of the magic of the Asahina, but the palace sunk with all their wealth,
leaving only a statue of Suitengu named the Sea King. No pearl diver has ever tried to go
take the fortunes lost in the sunken palace.
+ 1 willpower. They can trade one of their starting skills for craft (sailing)

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Chaneko family (Asahina Vassal)
Mon:
Information:

Special:

A Crane beak going up

The Chaneko are born of Doji Chaneko, a young samourai-ko who married an Asahina.
This family started a couple of years the creation of the Asahina family. After a
generation, a couple of the children did not develop the ability to speak with the kami.
These aberrations were fostered to others families and the Asahina kept their relations
strong with the kami. Nevertheless, with every generation, a couple of children were
without any magical talents, and the seers confirmed it would always be. Chaneko
pledged that they should stop fostering them, as their line still carried the Gift of the
Kami, and non-Asahina Crane shugenja were being forced back to the Asahina. Thus, the
Chaneko family was born, to give a place to the Asahina who could not use magic. Their
job was to protect the Asahina lands. They developed abilities with the bow, so they can
be used as a warning to scare enemies, Furthermore, they could kill without actually
being covered in blood.
+ 1 reflexes. Can trade any of their starting skills for kyujutsu

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Dragon Clan Vassal Families

Atsumaru family (Agasha Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dragon keeping a jar with winds going out

This family job is to find material for the experiments of the Agasha. They number only a
few and only the members of the ruling family can give their name to their children. They
followed the Agasha when they joined the Phoenix in the War against the Darkness.
+ 1 perception, they can trade one of their starting skills for hunting or craft (Mizuguri)

Sakura family (Kitsuki Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dragon with a cherry blossom

The Sakura family have been founded after the discover of the secret of Kitzuki Kaagi's
journal to protect the Empire of unknown secrets, especially the Living Darkness and
Kolat.
+ 1 willpower. They can buy heartless for one point less point, they have obligation: level
1 for the Empire. They start with a level 1 forbidden knowledge.

Zurui family (Mirumoto Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dragon keeping a little firebird

The origin of this family is back to the alliance of a Shiba samurai-ko and a Mirumoto
samurai after the Gozoku Alliance. They swore to train the best yojimbo of the Dragon
clan.
+ 1 intelligence, + 6 honor boxes and they can trade one of their starting skills for Lore
(Shugenja)

Chiyu family (Tamori Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A dragon nursing a snake

This family was founded after the Spirit wars by a group of ronin shugenja who joined
the newborn Tamori family. They specialized in healing magic.
+ 1 perception and can trade one of the starting skills for medicine

Hiasoki family (Tamori Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A dragon keeping an explosion in his hands

This family studies the Kagaku, the explosives used by the Dragon clan and their
capacities.
+ 1 intelligence and can trade one of the starting skills for explosives

Kouken family (Mirumoto Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dragon hiding behind a jingasa

This family hides a dark secret. They officially rule hospitals for the poor in many cities,
but they are also the spies of the Dragon clan. They use these monks and poor people as
cover for their operations (still they do care for these unfortunate souls).
+ 1 perception, can trade one of their starting skills for jiujutsu

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Lion Clan Vassal Families

Kaeru family (Ikoma Vassal)

Mon :
Information:

A frog
Not the whole family consider themselves Lions, they are found in the ronin family
section.

Goseki family (Matsu Vassal)

Mon :
Information:

Special:

A howling lion in red

Tsume Retsu of the Crane clan has exterminated this family when he cowardly attacked
Toshi Rambo. They were known for their brash tactics and relentless assaults. Many of
these samurai were came from the Matsu Berserkers.
+ 1 strength and can trade one of their starting skills for one weapon skill

Hosokawa family (Ikoma Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Rules:

A scroll with a lion over it

The Hosokawa are the historians of the Lion clan, those who collect and keep the tales of
the heroes in their library for the Omodaisu and all who could need their tales of courage.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of their starting skills for lore (History)

Murame family (Ikoma Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Rules:

A closed tessen
The Murame train some of the best tacticians of the Ikoma family, but they are the
keepers of the secrets of the Ikomas tactics first.
+ 1 perception. Can trade of their starting skills for Lore (History) if they join a bushi
school or Battle (Battle Lore) if they join a non-bushi school.

Ise family (Kitsu vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A katana reflecting lion eyes

The Ise are the keepers of the secrets of the Kitsu bloodline. They make sure to keep the
origins of the Kitsu family protected from all depravation.
+ 1 strength. Can trade one of their starting skills for a weapon skill when they join the
Kitsu Shugenja School. May not join the sodan-senzo school

Noroko family (Kitsu vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A jade lion
The Noroko family is small, but has a very big and difficult job. They must hunt the
corruption that plagues the history of the Kitsu, especially after the corruption of the
Kitsu Tombs.
+ 1 willpower. Those joining the Kitsu shugenja school can trade of their skills for
Lore(Shadowland). They can join the Kuni shugenja school for no CP but get for free the
obligation level 1 :Kuni family.

Ikeda family (Matsu vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A lion with a lightning

They train the best cavalry units of the lion clan, including the Wardens that protect the
imperial cities and the important Lion cities.
+ 1 agility. Can trade one of their starting skills for horsemanship

Koritome family (Matsu vassal)

Mon:

A lion face in front

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Information:
Special:

The Koritome are a strange family for the Matsu, since they are the protectors and the
guardians of the Lion lands.
+ 1 reflexes. Can trade one of their starting skills for kyujutsu

Shimizu family (this is not a vassal family)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

It have been erased from the official archives, but supposed to be a lion's head with a
tsuba within his jaws
The Shimizu family has been once the fifth major family of the lion clan. They increased
their power quickly by taking control of Matsu lands before most of their members get
corrupted by the power of the Shadowland by listening to the Tsuno. The last official
member of this family took the name Giri (duty) and joined the Akodo family in shame.
+ 1 stamina

Katai family (Akodo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

Half of a laurite crown and a sword

This family gets her name from Akodo Katai, follower of Matsu Mochiko the Emerald
champion under the reign of Hantei Yugozohime. Mochiko was a ronin, but her true
name was Matsu Mochihime and the truth of her past needed to be hidden. The first
members of the family were the follower of the former ronin.
+ 1 agility. Those joining the Akodo bushi school need to trade Lore(History) or
storytelling for one additional rank in defense

Seizuka family (Akodo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A map with a lion head

The cartographers of the Lion clan who created the famous Akodo maps the tacticians of
the Lion use to lead their troops on the battlefield. They have send scouts and explorers in
all the Empire to get some information for possible war campaigns.
+ 1 awareness. Can trade storytelling for horsemanship if they join the Akodo Bushi
School. Can pay way of the land once for 1 less point.

Damasu family (Akodo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A lion curled on himself

The Damasu was a small family, completely wiped out with the Goseki by the fall of
Shiro Kyotei, their family castle, under the assaults of the blood-thirsty Tsume Retsu. The
Damasu was know for their pikemen units, fast and skilled that was often used as
reserves units to lead counter-attacks by quickly repelling fast enemy units and
reinforcing the lines.
+ 1 reflexes. Can trade one of their starting skills for spears

Daini family (Akodo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A map with a little lion figurine on it

The Daini family has a proud history going back to the Lion Clans foundation and the
first Shadowlands war. With the Lion armies growing, there was a growing need for
attendance to the supply lines. Despite Akodo One-Eye being capable of protecting the
supplies himself, he could not always ensure the supply lines followed the army. A lone
samurai stepped forward to take charge of this task for his master. His name was Daini.
He used a combination of Ikoma followers to get the supplies and then used his own men
to carry the supplies to Akodo. The creation of this efficient supply train has become a
tradition within the Lion Clan as they rely on their brethren for support.
+ 1 intelligence. They can trade any of their starting skills for an additional rank in battle.
When they join the Gunso new path, they have two extra points station (Warlord) to
spend on supplies.

Hayameru family (Matsu vassal)

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Mon:
Information:

Special:

The mon has a white lion face. After the betrayal of Shibai, bloody tears are below the
eyes.
The founder of this vassal house was Matsu Hayameru, the white lioness. Despite being
born with a strange white hair, she proved her qualities as a chui and a warrior. She met
her fate against the forming Fox clan, when the Lion took over the Ki-Rin lands. Because
of her contributions, her new family was granted some of these captured lands and the
name of the white lioness. A couple of decades later, Hayameru Shibai betrayed his clan
for the Scorpion Clan during a siege. His vassals killed him and asked to be allowed to
practice seppukku. The daimyo said no and asked them to recover their honor on the
battlefield, creating the concept of the Deathseeker
The family barely survived this betrayal, 90 % of the family members are Deathseekers,
leaving only those that did not go through the gempukku or were assigned somewhere
else. Again misfortune hit with the return of the Unicorn. This strange threat drove the
family close to nigh extinction with the family being forced to move out of their holdings.
Looking for redemption and a place in the Lion Clan, the young Hayameru samurai
started a tradition of forming magistrates to be assigned in any Lion shiro. Lacking great
holding for their family, they lived by small groups in others family holding. By
becoming magistrates, they found redemption from Shibais betrayal.
+ 1 perception. Can trade any of their starting skills for investigation

Ashiryo family (Matsu vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A castle tower in the jaws of a Lion

This family rules over the Hamana province, a sub-division of the Chuugen province
north of Beiden pass. Hijiko is the daimyo, daughter of Ataka who joined the
Brotherhood. The Ashiryo are warriors who have been granted name and lands among
the numerous battles against the Scorpion Clan during centuries of fighting surrounding
Beiden Pass. Matsu Ashiryo himself was the one who took Shiro no Meiyo, renamed
Kenson Gakka (L14) in the name of the Lion clan, and was rewarded with the fortress.
The Ashiryo are talented warriors, and claims to train excellent guards to protect their
lands of the Scorpion spies.
+ 1 perception. They can start with Heart of Vengeance (Scorpion clan) for 1less point.
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Mantis Clan Vassal Families

Hogosha family (Yoritomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A rolled scroll
The Hogosha are a small vassal family, formed of diplomats and courtiers of the Mantis
clan. Founded in the name of Yoritomo Hogosha, the Mantis ambassador at Otosan Uchi
under Yoritomo, they have grown in size with the time and the status of Great clan.
+ 1 willpower. Can join the Ide or Doji courtier school for one less point. Can trade one
of their starting skills for etiquette

Hoji family (Yoritomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A Criquit
The Hoji family is the Mantis Clans oldest vassal family. It was created under the rule of
the Gusai family and has survived the years as a family of merchants. The Hoji oversee
and manage trades for the Mantis sailors to any person who had the money for the
Mantiss merchandise. Unfortunately, with the rise of the Hogosha family, the Hojis
influence has eroded.
+ 1 Awareness. Can trade one of their starting skills for Commerce (Merchant)

Watanabe (Yoritomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A kobune
The Watanabe take their name of the famous shipwright, Watanabe, and live upon his
legacy, building some of the best ships in all Rokugan. But the family hide also a secret, a
part of them are all members of the lost Gusai bloodline. They survive to the shame of the
act of Gusai Ihondo.
+ 1 perception. Can trade one of their starting skills for Craft (Shipwrighting) or Sleight
of Hand (Conceal) depending of their bloodline.

Storm wind (Yoritomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A storm cloud
Not really a family in the terms before Kitao united them, the Storm wind are the ninjas,
spies and others saboteurs of the Mantis clan. They act in secret, in the dark and in the
dishonor of their function for the glory of the Mantis.
+ 1 reflexes. Can trade one of their starting skills for stealth

Rolling wave (Yoritomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A rolling wave
They are the pirates and the smugglers of the Mantis clan, those who do all their life the
dirty job of the Mantis fleet for the name of the Mantis champion.
+ 1 willpower. Can trade one of their starting skills for Deceit (Lying)

Kagehisa family (Tsuruchi Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dart shaped dagger

The name family is a bit exaggerated for those peoples that was a generation ago only an
Otokodate of ronins known under the name of the Wasp's blade. Most of them are
members of the Hidden blade group. Most of them are Yoritomo bushi with a few
Tsuruchi hunters.
+ 1 agility. Can trade any of their starting skills for kenjutsub

Suguru family (Tsuruchi vassal)

Mon:
Information:

A wasp with a star

This family train the few shugenja of the former Wasp clan. They use their mystical
powers to hunt the criminals like their bushi siblings.

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+ 1 awareness. Can trade any of their starting skills for divination (astrology). Can pay
clear thinker for one less point

Goraiku family (Moshi vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A sun and a sword

This vassal family consist of the males from the Moshi family and the ronins that have
been hired during decades by the Centipede clan to protect the valleys.
+ 1 reflexes. Can trade one of their starting skills for kyujutsu

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Phoenix Clan Vassal Families
Izaku family (Agasha and Tamori Vassal)
Mon:
Information:

Special:

A dragon and a phoenix sharing a book

The Izaku family is a vassal from two different families in two different clans. They share
the knowledge they hold in the precious and old Izaku libraries, a well of magical
knowledge in the Empire. There are still members of the Phoenix clan and the war
between the Phoenix and the Dragon hurt them a lot.
+ 1 intelligence. If they join the Agasha (when they joined the Phoenix) or the Isawa
School, they can trade one skill for Lore (History).

Nani family (Asako Vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A golden path with a torii of flames

The job of the Nani is to hunt the Asako who are following the false paths and to bring
them back to the normal paths.
+ 1 perception. Can trade of there starting skills for investigation. If they join the Isawa
School, they must choose Air as there affinity and cannot start with Earth spells.

Chukan family (Asako vassal)

Mon :
Information:
Special:

A flaming feather and a scroll

The Chukan family is the historians and librarians of the clan, training the personal
librarians of many great wizards of the Phoenix. They store the knowledge of there time.
+ 1 intelligence. Must take Lore (History), and can trade it for any starting skills. If they
join the Isawa School, they must choose Water as there affinity and cannot start with fire
spells.

Shingon family (Isawa vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A closed door with flames behind

The Shingon family job is to collect information about nemuranai and to study them for
the purposes of learning more about the way they are awakened.
+ 1 intelligence. They can trade one of there starting skill for commerce (appraisal)

Nasu family (Shiba Vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A scroll with a phoenix on it, before a scroll with a courtier fan

The Nasu are the bureaucrats and economical advisors of the Phoenix clan. They hide the
truth about their pasts, because this family has not been founded by the Phoenix, but by
the Gozoku. They survived thanks to Shiba compassion.
+ 1 awareness. They must join the Asako courtier school in priority, or either the Shiba
Bushi School or if they take different school the Doji courtier school. A few have joined
the Shiba Tejina school. No others schools allowed. Can trade of there starting skills for
Etiquette (bureaucracy)

Sodona family (Shiba vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

Two naginatas crossed like the Shiba family mon

The motto of the Sodona is who guard the guardians. They have been founded in memory
of the sacrifice of Shiba Toriiko who died with her men without drawing a sword during
a battle between Lion and Crane. They protect the leaders of the Shiba.
+ 1 perception. Can trade of their starting skills for Investigation (Notice).

Sesai family (Shiba Vassal)

Mon:

A phoenix curled on himself

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Information:

Special:

The Sesai are the spies and ninjas of the Phoenix, those who sacrifice everything,
including their honor for the Isawa. They have secrets and are reclusive about their
familys history.
+ 1 agility. Must join the Shiba bushi or Yojimbo school. Can trade one of there starting
skills for stealth

Iga family (Shiba Vassal)

Mon:
Information

Special:

The name Iga in flames

This family is nearly unknown from all the clan, nothing important in their history
expects their founding in the first centuries of the Empire at the testimony of the original
Iga, who fought against the Steel Chrysanthemum. Some secret knowledge is that the
daimyo's son, Iga Suru, saved Otomo Jama before creating his own vassal family, under
the name Jama Suru.
+ 1 willpower. Can trade any of there starting skills for an artisan skill use the kharma
rule if you died for defending peace.

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Scorpion Clan Vassal Families

Rokugo (Bayushi vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A mask shaped like a scorpion

The Rokugo are responsible of illegal and dirty activities of the Scorpion clan
(smuggling, thievery, opium...)
+ 1 strength. Can trade one of there starting skills for deceit (intimidation)

Aotora (Bayushi vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A green tiger
They are the best herbalists of the Scorpion clan, trained to create both antidotes and
poison for all the purposes of the Scorpion leadership.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of there starting skills for one of the following skills:
Medicine (Herbalism), Medicine (Antidote) or Poison (Pick an Emphasis)

Jitsuyoteki (Shosuro vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A scorpion trapped in a net

The Jitsuyoteki family was founded during the first rise of the Gozoku. They were to be
the organizations secret police that would silence those who giving too much trouble for
the Gozuku. It was this familys tireless work that led to the discovery of Hantei VIs spy
network within the Brotherhood of Shinsei .
Although, Shosuro Jitsuyoteki and Jitsuyoteki leadership were executed as Gozuku
conspirators during the fall of the first Gozoku, the family was not entirely destroyed.
Rather the new daimyo, Jitsuyoteki Amachi, found a new purpose for his family. They
would be the secret police of the Scorpion clan. This ploy would fail as Kochako family
would usurp this role and leave the family without purpose.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of there starting skills for one of the following skills: If
they are a shugenja, they can receive Spellcraft (Tejina) as a starting skill. Otherwise, the
character may select Investigation (Notice) as a starting skill.

Kochako (Shosuro vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A scorpion stinging himself

The Kochako's job is an unpleasant one, but they do it with style and dedication. They are
the secret police of the clan, those who hunt the traitors to the Scorpion.
+ 1 agility. If they join a Scorpion shugenja school, they must trade one of there starting
skills for athletics or poison.

Tokagure (Shosuro vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A scorpion with a white and red flower

The Tokagure are the keepers of the infamous Shosuro garden, a small family of
herbalists trained in the delicate arts of creating poisons.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of there starting skills for Medicine (Herbalism) or Poison
(Pick an Emphasis)

Nanbu (Soshi vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A fan with a Scorpion on it

This little family, nearly forgotten, has been created in memories of Soshi Saibankan's
servant, who helped him create the office of the Emerald Magistrate.
+ 1 perception. If they join the Bayushi Bushi School, they can drop the "any high or low
skill" for defense + 1 rank.

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Mon:
Information:

Special:

Tthe Yogo family mon seen from the back

The Tansaku family is small and working hard on a nearly impossible task: to break the
Yogo's curse. They do a lot of magical research and experiments in the objective of
breaking it, but the power of the curse Yogo received from Fu Leng at Murder Castle is
not easily broke.
+ 1 intelligence and the Yogo's curse. Can trade one of there starting skills for Lore
(History) or Divination

Naganori family (Yogo vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A scorpion and a sword

The Naganori are the warriors of the Yogo family, hunting those who fell to the Dark
lord and the spawn of the Shadowlands.
+ 1 perception and the Yogo's curse. Can only join Bayushi and Yogo schools. Can trade
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Unicorn Clan Vassal Families

Onshigawa family (Moto vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A horse jumping from a cliff

This family is born from Moto Khatalan, the legendary daughter of the legendary Moto
Chai. She forced all those who wanted to marry her to race with her, and the Tarkhan
Onshigawa have been the last. She jumped to her death from a cliff as she raced against
Khatalan. The khan ended those races after that by creating this family.
+ 1 willpower. Can trade one of their starting skills for athletics

Suio family (Ide vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A mouth
The Suio's job has existed since they were founded to teach the Ki-rin leaders about the
customs and the habits of the peoples where they was living in Rokugan.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of their starting bugei skills for Lore (Burning Sands) or
Lore (Law)

Kenshin family (Iuchi vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A sword with a unicorn behind it

The shugenja of this family are only women, and show some of the most extraordinary
talents in the clan. The men are cursed for an unknown reason and are never able to be
shugenja, so they became excellent yojimbos.
+ 1 perception. Can trade one of their starting skills for Lore (Ancestor) or defense. The
males cannot be a shugenja.

Batue family (Iuchi vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A scroll hidden behind a cage

The Kelet, a three-person council, rules this family. Their job is to hunt the corruption
that once plagued the Iuchi family with Iuchi Nagol.
+ 1 willpower. Can pay forbidden knowledge (gaijin magic) for one less point

Hyuga family (Utaku vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

A fire horses head with reins

This family is formed of stables-masters and other caretakers of mounts. They are the
children of the first one to tame the famous Utaku mounts.
+ 1 intuition. You must trade horsemanship for animal handling (horses).

Naoko family (Utaku vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

Two Purple hexagons

The Naoko are the group of the most foreign bloodlines of the Utaku.
+ 1 perception. Can get gaijin gear for one less point. Can trade one of their starting skills
for Lore (Burning Sands)

Marta family (Shinjo vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A teapot in Arabian style

The Martha family job is to train the storytellers and the bards of the Unicorn clan,
keeping the lore and tales of the former Ki-rin and teaching them. They are the memory
of their clan, keeping living the traditions of the formers lands of the errands.
+ 1 awareness. Always start with gaijin name without any points. Can pay voice for one
less point, can trade one of their starting skills for Lore (History) or Storytelling

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Hateru family (Shinjo vassal)
Mon:
Information:

Special:

A mist horse
A long time ago, when the Ki-rin left for the Burning sands, they left some of the clan
behind. They formed the Fox clan expect the followers of Ide Hateru, who joined the
Dragon clan, where they stayed here until the return of their clan. Some joined back the
Unicorn clan, but others are still living with the Dragon. They are the ninas and the spies
of the Unicorn clan.
+ 1 intelligence. Can join the Mirumoto or Kitsuki family for free. Can trade one of their
starting skills for Deciet (Lying)

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Imperial Family Vassal Families

Anou (Miya vassal)

Mon:
Information:

Special:

A Crescent Moon in gold

The Anou are the legacy of Kaiu Anou, a famous Kaius engineer that had been ordered to
join the Miya to help the Emperor's Blessing by his great skills and deeds. The Kaiu have
had still some rants about this act. The Anou are the builders and crafters of the Miya
family.
+ 1 intelligence. Can trade one of their starting skills for engineering

Jama (Otomo vassal)

Mon:
Information:
Special:

N\A
This small vassal family was granted to Shiba Iga Suru, the now infamous Jama Suru,
after he saved the life of Otomo Jama, who later became the bloodspeaker Iuchiban.
N\A

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Minor Clan Vassal Families
Fuzake (Toku vassal of the monkey clan)
Mon :
Information:

Special:

A monkey and a scroll.

This family was founded by the mythical Yasuki Garou, a shugenja of the Crab clan well
known for his relationship with the Nezumi. This family trains the few shugenjas of the
Monkey clan.
+ 1 perception. Can trade one of their starting skills for Lore (Ratling)

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Koga family
Information:

Special:

The Koga is not an officially recognized ronin family by the Emperor like the Tsi or the
Yotsu. This group of ninja, spies and assassins swear to put an end to the nobility of
Rokugan to have more power to the lower samura classes. They are mostly criminals to
the Emperor's justice.
+ 1 awareness

Sanada Snakes
Information:
Special:

The Sanada Snakes are not a family, they are a jizumai of wako (pirates) that live on the
Crane coast. They take their name of Sanada the pirate king, and have their own school.
+ 1 stamina and starting glory: - 1 infamy

Red Dawn
Information:

Special:

The Red Dawn are like the Sanada Snakes, a jizumai of pirates. They attack the ships in
the Phoenix seas and are known to never show mercy, killing everybody. They have their
own starting school.
+ 1 strength and starting glory: - 1 infamy