Asako Hu Xiang

Asako Hu Xiang was a former member of the Ki-Rin Clan who lived in the 9th century. Upon returning from the Burning Sands he joined the Henshin and the Phoenix Clan. He led twelve shugenja Bells of the Dead, p. 26 who died battling a powerful evil Roleplaying in the Emerald Empire, p. 240 gaki, the Shimushigaki, in 830. Bells of the Dead, p. 8
== Bells of the Dead ==
The names of the shugenja were marked in each of the bells with a kanji, and a shrine, the Bells of the Dead, was built at the place where they died to honor their sacrifice. It was said that so long as the bells were rung regularly the soul of the shugenja would prevent Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 306 the returning of the Shimushigaki. Bells of the Dead, p. 25
=== Shimushi Put to Rest Again ===
In 1088 the gaki managed to awaken, entering the soul of Asako Nakiro. The spirit manipulated Nakiro who alongside a former kolat, Daidoji Dajan, formed the Dajan's Kolat. Bells of the Dead, p. 39 Hu Xiang's bell had been removed from the shrine, but a group of samurai eventually recovered it, and managed to put the gaki back to sleep with the aid of Hu Xiang's spirit, who appeared to the samurai showing where to find Dajan's fortress. Bells of the Dead, p. 30
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