Goseki family (TCG)

The Goseki family was a vassal family of the Kitsu. Wedding at Kyotei Castle, p. 9
== Founding ==
In the 5th century the Lion Clan built a castle called Kita no Yosa (Northern Fortress) to keep an eye on the nearby Crane valley of Kintani. Toshi Ranbo was built around that modest castle. Rule of the castle was granted to a new vassal family, the Goseki. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 38
== Strife with the Crane ==
The Goseki fought the Crane many times over the next half millennium. At the dawn of the seventh century, the Crane made two major attacks (including capturing Toshi Ranbo for eight days, although the castle held out) and the Lion retaliated with an offensive of their own, which fell just short of capturing the Kintani outright. The castle town thrived enough to become city-sized and gain its famous name, Violence Behind Courtliness City, a name which was the result of these ongoing clashes, which spurred numerous diplomatic gatherings to settle disagreements and sign peace treaties. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 38-39
== Defunct ==
By the twelfth century, a new round of fighting caused it to shrink back down to a modest village with only a few hundred inhabitants. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 39 In the year 1118, Fields of Victory, p. 44 the small settlement fell to Tsume no Doji Retsu, the ruler of the Kintani and daimyō of the Crane Clan's Tsume vassal family. Seizing the castle in a daring surprise assault, he eradicated the Goseki family and claimed Toshi Ranbo for the Crane, a claim subsequently upheld due to the Crane Clan's dominance of the Imperial Court. 
Category:Lion Clan (TCG) Families
Category:Vassal families (TCG)