Kitsuki family (TCG)

The Kitsuki were a family of the Dragon Clan, known for their sharp minds. The Rising Wave, by Marie Brennan The Kitsuki were not one of the original families of the clan, derived from an especially notable member of the Agasha family, Writ of the Wilds, p. 52 Agasha Kitsuki. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 35 Last Step Castle was their ancestral seat of power. 
== Role ==
Since their foundation, the Kitsuki devoted themselves to the preservation of law and order. Writ of the Wilds, p. 64 The Kitsuki was a small family Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 51 of courtiers who also studied the art of the sword. Their training taught them to piece together tiny clues to form a larger picture in a fashion few outsiders could understand. The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook) With their eye for deception and knack for finding the truth they also served the Empire as magistrates. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 31 Some Rokugani complained
that the Kitsuki were effectively denigrating the Celestial Order, because their focus on objective evidence and observation, was a blasphemous concept regarding the truthfulness better defined by the tenets of Bushidō. 
== Traditions ==
There was a close association between the Kitsuki and the Agasha, who would often refer to Kitsuki as their “little brothers” or “little sisters”. The Kitsuki were generally quite outgoing and gregarious, making them ideal courtiers and diplomats. Virtually every Dragon delegation to other clans, and to the Imperial Court, contained a substantial contingent of Kitsuki. The Kitsuki were generally adherents of Fortunism, over Shinseism, being Fukurokujin, Fortune of Wisdom and Mercy was often particularly revered. Part of a Kitsuki's gempukku involved making a pilgrimage to Fukurokujin Seidō in the Togashi lands and spending three days there in contemplation. Kitsuki magistratess often attend3e shrines to Saibankan, the Fortune of Justice. A notable such shrine was located in Shiro Kitsuki; many Kitsuki had small kamidana shrines in their homes devoted to Saibankan. Writ of the Wilds, pp. 64-65
== Lands ==
The Kitsuki were granted the stewardship of the more rugged foothill regions of the southern lands of the Dragon, which had many mines and quarries, producing most of the clan's gold. Writ of the Wilds, p. 50 The lands of the Kitsuki were generally rugged, mostly comprising the foothills to the Great Wall of the North mountains. They had well-maintained roads and trails connecting numerous, albeit generally isolated villages. More villages were focused on harvesting timber or mining for iron, copper, and gold. And some, located at higher elevations, were involved in the raising and husbandry of livestock, particularly goats. Writ of the Wilds, p. 65
== History ==
=== Low Birth Numbers ===
Eventually the Dragon began to dwindle with every passing year. The problem had crept up on them for a century or more, before the Kitsuki noticed it. The Dragon were not having enough children. 
== Kitsuki Daimyō ==
The following is a listing of the known daimyō of the Kitsuki family:
Agasha Kitsuki	Early 9th century - ?
Kitsuki Jusai 	c. 1123
== See also ==
* Kitsuki family/Meta
Daimyo Kitsuki
Category:Dragon Clan Leaders (TCG)
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