Isawa (TCG)

Isawa was a priest and leader of his tribe who eventually joined the fledging Phoenix Clan.
== Rokugan ==
Isawa was a spiritual leader of great ability who held the confidence of the Fortunes and the kami. He saw no value in placing himself and his tribe under the protection of the Children of the Sun and Moon, when they appeared in the lands which would be known as Rokugan. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 11 He was a dour man who refused Shiba's offer to welcome him and his people into the fledging Emerald Empire. Celestial Realms, p. 54
== Shiba Kneels Isawa ==
The Empire founded by the Kami Hantei was assaulted by a dark army from the Shadowlands, led by the fallen Kami Fu Leng. Dark Hands of Heaven (FFG News) The Kami Shiba and the Little Teacher, Shinsei, entreated Isawa and his tribe to join them in fighting the forces of the Shadowlands. While Isawa saw their wisdom, he would not surrender his tribe to the rule of the Kami. When he refused, Shiba bent his knee, swearing fealty and pledging that if the tribe joined the Empire, Shiba's line would forever serve Isawa's. With this humble gesture, Isawa accepted to join them and Shiba founded the Phoenix Clan. The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook) Shiba's oath was known as the Promise. Repentance Does Not Come First, by Robert Denton III
== Day of Thunder and Death ==
Years later Jigoku, the Realm of Evil, threatened to swallow Ningen-dō, the Realm of Mortals. The Seven Thunders and Shinsei made their way deep into the Shadowlands, where they found Fu Leng and defeated him on what became known as the Day of Thunder. The cost was heavy, as only Shinsei and the Scorpion Shosuro survived the fight. Shiba stayed the hordes of oni and the undead while Isawa sealed their eternal enemy into the Black Scrolls. Shosuro could escape the Shadowlands with the scrolls, pursued by the armies of the Shadowlands. Whispers of Shadow and Steel, by Mari Murdock
== Legacy ==
Isawa wrote his knowledge about the elements in the treatise Elements. Prodigy of the Waves (Into the Forbidden City flavor) He also created the Isawa Calendar, which measured the passage of years beginning an occasion which happened the same year in which the Kami fell from the Heavens. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 11
Category:Tribe of Isawa (TCG)
Category:Phoenix Clan Leaders