Kyuden Ashinagabachi

The Castle of the Wasp (M6) in the Ashinagabachi province Secrets of the Mantis, p. 96 was home to the Tsuruchi family, arguably the finest archers in Rokugan, something the castle defenses took advantage of. Roleplaying in the Emerald Empire, p. 234
== Former Scorpion castle ==
The castle of Shiro no Uragiru guarded the southern Scorpion border. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 100 It nestled in a valley near where the mountains bordered on Aki Mizu-Umi, Secrets of the Mantis, p. 52 against the southern edge of the Spine of the World Mountains, Time of the Void, p. 25 sitting above the Lake of Silent Dreams Way of the Minor Clans, p. 32 and the road to the castle cut through a steep mountain pass, allowing archers to fire upon attackers with impunity. The Scorpion and the Tsuruchi hold great resentment towards each other to this day for this holding. Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 294
=== Notable Locations ===
Kyuden Ashinagabachi was the location of the Kyuden Ashinagabachi Dojo Way of Samurai, p. 49 also known as Tsuruchi's Test, where every member of the Tsuruchi family underwent gempukku. Secrets of the Mantis, p. 53 Tsuruchi Bounty Hunters were trained in the Hunter of Men Dojo. Art of the Duel, p. 78
== History ==
=== Bloody Gemppuku ===
In 1107 during the gempukku of Tsuruchi the Lion seized the castle, after Scorpion assassins had killed the castle's Lord, Bayushi Uchinore. In 1109 Tsuruchi retook his father's castle and made it the ancestral home of the Wasp Clan. Tsuruchi, by John Wick
=== Destroyer War ===
In 1173 during the Destroyer War Doji Jun'ai, the Keeper of Water found a letter which spoke of a conspiracy to allow the fall of Kyuden Ashinagabachi to the forces of Kali-Ma as a message to the Mantis for their impertinence. The Destroyer War, Part 16, by Shawn Carman The Mantis garrison was advised by Doji Okakura of the imminent arrival of the Destroyers. He had been advised through dreams by the prophetic shojo En'you. The Destroyer War, Part 17, by Shawn Carman The castle was attacked and besieged in the last fight of the War. Kyuden Ashinagabachi was intact and largely undamaged. Aftermath, Part 2, by Shawn Carman
=== Secret Stolen ===
In 1200 the Scorpion Clan the secret of making Tsuruchi Longbow during an incursion to the castle. Spring Kotei 2015 Fiction Act 1: Opening Moves, Day 5, by Chris Hand, Maxime Lemaire, Mari Murdock, Fred Wan, and Robert Denton
== External Links ==
* Castle of the Wasp (Winds of Change)
* Kyuden Ashinagabachi (Samurai)
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