Ikoma Libraries

The Ikoma Libraries were located at Kyuden Ikoma Way of the Lion, p. 39 and the libraries were tended by monks as they would a shrine. The Libraries were within a temple to Tengen, the Fortune of Literature. Fortunes & Winds, p. 73 They were also known as High Histories of the Ikoma. Prayers and Treasures, p. 134
== Founding ==
Ikoma Noritobe impressed so greatly the Emperor Hantei Genji with the epic tale of "The Prince of Heaven", that the Ikoma family was granted the honor of record­ing the deeds of the Empire, and the scrolls would be placed within the Ikoma Histories. Noritobe was its first master, dying shortly fter the building was completed. His remains were interred at the base of the scroll racks that detailed the Dawn of the Empire. Secrets of the Lion, p. 45 The majority of the Ikoma Library was semi-open to the public, while the more detailed and comprehensive stacks were kept secured. Book of Fire, p. 88
== Pride of Ikoma Family ==
History and truth were the provinces of the Ikoma. Every scroll and paper must be perfect. The Ikoma libraries were the standard to compare any other record on the Empire. Secrets of the Lion, pp. 34-35 A copy of each of the four treatises on warfare - Akodo's Leadership, Kakita's The Sword, Mirumoto's Niten and Bayushi Tangen's Lies were kept by the Ikoma. Way of the Lion, p. 40
== Writing the history ==
After the second rising of Iuchiban the Emperor met with the Ikoma and the Shosuro, the two historian families of Rokugan. They made the Shosuro-Ikoma Alliance, and since then the history written in the Ikoma Histories or the Shosuro Records did not contain certain facts that happened. Way of the Scorpion, p. 30
== Loss of Ikoma Histories ==
The Ikoma Histories was the most complete and accurate historical record in Rokugan. Hidden Emperor, p. 65 In 1132 during the War Against Shadow the Lying Darkness destroyed every document within the libraries. Clan Letter to the Ninja (Imperial Herald v4 #2) Few scrolls were rescued by daring bushi and historians who braved the fire, Secrets of the Lion, p. 8 including all those related to the dawn of the Empire. The Ikoma dispatched agent across the Empire to rebuild their histories, gathering all the information in any record copied from the destroyed libraries. The Shosuro aided the Ikoma in his task. After the death of Onnotangu and the Shadows fleeing to the south, Toku proclaimed the tale of those who allowed it. War in the Heavens, by Ree Soesbee (Imperial Herald #10)
== External Links ==
* The Ikoma Histories (Ambition's Debt)
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