Courtesan

Courtesans were woman prostitute, especially one whose clients were members of men of high social standing. In the Burning Sands enslaved women were forced to become courtesans.Courtesan (LBS - Black Hand, Black Heart flavor) In Rokugan, the practice walked between dishonor and disgrace. Nevertheless, it was common between kuge and buke alike, and some Emperors took multiple concubines. Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 64 Even samurai-ko of sufficient station sometimes took concubines, though this was prone to much gossiping.
Courtesans were usually daughters sold to geisha houses by their parents and to samurai by poor merchants. The courtesans of the Emperor, however, were usually samurai given as gifts of a clan — an engagement with dowries and negotiations akin to a marriage. Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 65
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* Courtesan (LBS - Black Hand, Black Heart)
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