Itsuwari (TCG)

Itsuwari was the ancestral sword of the Scorpion Clan. It specifically existed to slay the Scorpion Clan Champion should he ever betray the Empire. A Worthy Opponent, by D.G. Laderoute
== Appearance and Abilities ==
No histories recorded who made the blade, and it lacked any stamp to hint at who might have created it. What is known was that Soshi blessed it before presenting it to Bayushi. The characters imprinted on its surface only showed when the light hit it just so. Even then, they were only shadows, as if cast by nothing at all. Celestial Realms, p. 103
== Duty ==
The Scorpion Clan Champion carried a fake of Itsuwari, and there at least twelve fakes spreaded throughout the clan. The real Itsuwari was entrusted to a person chosen by the Scorpion family daimyō of each family and was carried in secret, because the purpose of Itsuwari was to kill the Scorpion Clan Champion should they ever betray the Empire. At the champion's investiture, the Yogo daimyō imprinted the champion's name on the blade in shadow ink, making the sword the champion's bane: should it ever cut them, their heart would stop immediately. The shadow ink on the blade shifted to show the Scorpion Clan Champion's current location. The Scorpion Clan Champion never knew which Itsuwari was the decoy and thus could never be sure who their would-be assassin was. Four times in the history of the Empire, a Scorpion Clan Champion died in their prime, their heart seizing for no apparent reason. 
== Shoju's Death ==
In 1123 Itsuwari was wielded by Mirumoto Hitomi during combat against Bayushi Shoju, the usurper at the time, and struck him down with her wakizashi. Heroes of Legend: Chapter Five, by Marie Brennan
Category:Scorpion Clan Nemuranai (TCG)