Shosuro Actor

Shosuro Actors, or butei, were actors trained by the Shosuro family. This school's teaching principle was quite simple: everyone in Rokugan wore a metaphorical mask, and the students of the Shosuro Actor school were just trained to change the mask they wore.
== History ==
The first known butei troupe was Shosuro Furuyari's School of the Ivory Fan, in the 1st century. Way of the Scorpion, p. 26
== Dojo ==
The main dojo of the Shosuro Actor school was the Shosuro Butei Academy, which was surrounded by the Painted City, between Shiro no Shosuro and Nihai Tower. Secrets of the Scorpion, pp. 35-36
=== Renown ===
Shosuro actors were renowned throughout the Empire for the plays they performed. They were frequently seen in the residences of powerful daimyo, temple masters and sensei, which facilitated the intelligence gathering they often performed for their clan. Secrets of the Scorpion, p. 35
=== True Purpose ===
The Acting Academy true purpose was to train infiltrators who could serve as spies and assassins, teaching skills of both deception and murder, as well as methods of creating and inhabiting false persona. Masters of Court, p. 104 Following the Scorpion Coup they served the purpose of throwing their opponent off-balance, through trickery, subtlety, and ambushes. Clan War: Scorpion Army Expansion, p. 38
== Shosuro Actor Techniques ==
Following is the list of the known Shosuro Actor techniques: Way of the Scorpion, p. 42
* A Scorpion Has A Thousand Hearts
* The Scorpion's Sting
* The Thousand Masks
* The First Face
* The Subtle Sting
* The Second Face
* The Viper's Kiss
* The Third Face
== See also ==
* Shosuro Actor/Meta
* Shosuro Actor/CW Meta
Category:Scorpion Clan Schools
Category:Theater