L5R - Introduction and Index from Bayushi Sugai

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== An introductory note and index from Bayushi Sugai ==
As you are surely aware, my predecessor in Ryoko Owari was the magistrate Ashidaka Naritoki (P25). Before Naritoki, the magistrate was a woman named Matsu Shigeko (And before her was Isawa Choyo), who resigned her office due to a self-perceived inability to effectively police the City of Stories.
Before retiring from her office, she prepared a dossier for her successor (Naritoki) including information on various individuals and locations throughout the city. Due to the honourable Naritoki's unforeseen demise, he was unable to provide the same service to me; therefore, her dossier has been included. Keep in mind that Shigeko's comments are three years old; observations in them may no longer be completely current.
Shigeko-san was first and foremost a warrior - a samurai-ko whose code of behaviour was particularly strict. Naritoki had nothing but respect for her, but (on occasion) expressed an opinion that she had been unable to adapt to Ryoko Owari because she lacked "flexibility': When regarding her entries, keep in mind that she saw all things in highly charged terms - either good and virtuous or evil and corrupt. There is little room for ambiguity in Shigeko's view of the city.
Thankfully she was a diligent archivist and her records include details of both the city, the people and its customs that you may find helpful.
Although for completeness her records only note people of special interest. There are nearly 1000 Samurai in the City and its immediate surroundings and nearly  50 times that many non-Samurai.
She has applied a letter and number code to make cross-referencing these documents easier.
G - represents general information.
L - indicates a location
P - Indicates a person.
T - Represents a threat
For further context I have also included three other documents for context which will be on a different scroll.
* “Memoirs of an Opium Eater” by Silver Bird - This is the most recent source available for this travelogue. Sadly, it has become available only with the death of its author. As you may be aware, "Memoirs of an Opium Eater" is currently being read with much interest throughout Rokugan, having been published anonymously. While `Silver Bird` paints a vivid picture of life in Ryoko Owari, I would caution any reader about jumping to conclusions. The unfortunate young lady, by her own admission, drank copiously and partook often in the opium which eventually claimed her life. Her opinions of certain individuals fluctuate wildly in her journal, and this inconsistency casts shadows of doubt on her factual accounts. Nonetheless, her account has value - if only because it gives a glimpse of the Floating World in which she lived and died
* "A visitor's guide to Ryoko Owari" by Soshi Komachi - Soshi Komachi's guide to Ryoko Owari was written seventy five years ago and is still considered the best resource for historical, architectural and travel information by the Scorpion Clan. The contents of this book are widely known and accepted. 
* “A History of Ryoko Owari” by Yogo Morosuke - Composed one hundred and four years ago by Yogo Morosuke, this book has never been widely copied or collected. A powerful shugenja, Morosuke's unorthodox views of his clan's history were tolerated in his lifetime and quietly buried after his death. Only recently has a copy of his book been found outside the Scorpion clan libraries. (I owe a debt of gratitude to Iuchi Karasu for allowing me to peruse and copy his edition.) Morosuke shows an unusual willingness to believe the worst about people (even historical and ancestral figures) and to commit even the most scandalous stories to paper. While many of his accounts are dismissed as folk stories by his own clan, many in my own Asako family, along with the venerable Ikoma historians, find his accounts compelling and (in several cases at least) probably factual.
[MAT] - Matsu Shigeko’s Dossier
[MEM] - “Memoirs of an Opium Eater” - Anonymously published under the pseudonym Silver Bird.
[HIS] - “A History of Ryoko Owari” by Yogo Morosuke
[KOM] - "A visitor's guide to Ryoko Owari" by Soshi Komachi
			Ref	
			Sources	
			Subjects	
			Subjects	
			Subjects
			Local customs and cultures	
			Local customs and cultures	
			Local customs and cultures	
			Local customs and cultures	
			Local customs and cultures
			G1	
			[MAT]	
			The Colourful Language of Ryoko Owari	
			The Colourful Language of Ryoko Owari	
			The Colourful Language of Ryoko Owari
			
			
						G2
			G3
			G4
			G5
			G6										
			[KOM] [MAT]
			[HIS]
			[KOM]
			[KOM][MAT]	
			Events and Festivals
			[Missing file]
			The First Boar
			Liberation Day
			Porridge Stick Day
			Days of Generosity	
			Events and Festivals
			[Missing file]
			The First Boar
			Liberation Day
			Porridge Stick Day
			Days of Generosity	
			Events and Festivals
			[Missing file]
			The First Boar
			Liberation Day
			Porridge Stick Day
			Days of Generosity
			G7	
			[MAT]	
			Bribes	
			Bribes	
			Bribes
			The political situation	
			The political situation	
			The political situation	
			The political situation	
			The political situation
			G8	
			[MAT]	
			The Patronage System	
			The Patronage System	
			The Patronage System
			G9	
			[MAT]	
			The Governor	
			The Governor	
			The Governor
			G10	
			[KOM] [MAT]	
			The Thunder Guard	
			The Thunder Guard	
			The Thunder Guard
			G11	
			[MAT]	
			The Nobles	
			The Nobles	
			The Nobles
			G12	
			[HIS] [MAT]	
			The Firemen/Kajinin	
			The Firemen/Kajinin	
			The Firemen/Kajinin
			G13	
			[HIS] [MAT]	
			The Leatherworkers	
			The Leatherworkers	
			The Leatherworkers
			G14	
			[MAT]	
			A Word on the Opium Situation	
			A Word on the Opium Situation	
			A Word on the Opium Situation
			The City - Its locations	
			The City - Its locations	
			The City - Its locations	
			The City - Its locations	
			The City - Its locations
			
			
			L1
			L2				
			
			[KOM][HIS]
			[KOM]	
			City-wide locations
			The City Wall
			The Bay of Drowned Honour	
			City-wide locations
			The City Wall
			The Bay of Drowned Honour	
			City-wide locations
			The City Wall
			The Bay of Drowned Honour
			
			
						L3
			L4
			L5
			L6
			L7
			L8
			L9
			L10
			L11							
			Multiple	
			The Noble Quarter
			The Shosuro Palace
			The Ide Residence
			The Scorpion Garden
			The Magistrate Residence
			The Civil Hall
			The Pious Gate
			Gate of Condescension
			The Dragon's Gate
			The Bridge of the Dragon	
			The Noble Quarter
			The Shosuro Palace
			The Ide Residence
			The Scorpion Garden
			The Magistrate Residence
			The Civil Hall
			The Pious Gate
			Gate of Condescension
			The Dragon's Gate
			The Bridge of the Dragon	
			The Noble Quarter
			The Shosuro Palace
			The Ide Residence
			The Scorpion Garden
			The Magistrate Residence
			The Civil Hall
			The Pious Gate
			Gate of Condescension
			The Dragon's Gate
			The Bridge of the Dragon
			
			
			L12
			L13
			L14							
			Multiple	
			The Temple Quarter
			The Temple of Daikoku
			Temple of the Sun Goddess
			The Gate of Oni's Teeth	
			The Temple Quarter
			The Temple of Daikoku
			Temple of the Sun Goddess
			The Gate of Oni's Teeth	
			The Temple Quarter
			The Temple of Daikoku
			Temple of the Sun Goddess
			The Gate of Oni's Teeth
			
			
						L15
			L16
			L17
			L18
			L19							
			Multiple	
			The Merchant Quarter
			The Little Gate
			Bridge of Drunken Lovers
			The Garden of Daikoku
			Gate of Increasing Fortune
			The Unicorn Gate	
			The Merchant Quarter
			The Little Gate
			Bridge of Drunken Lovers
			The Garden of Daikoku
			Gate of Increasing Fortune
			The Unicorn Gate	
			The Merchant Quarter
			The Little Gate
			Bridge of Drunken Lovers
			The Garden of Daikoku
			Gate of Increasing Fortune
			The Unicorn Gate
			
			
						L20
			L21
			L22
			L23				
			
						Multiple	
			The Licensed Quarter
			Swords Polished
			The Island Garden
			House of Foreign Stories
			House of the Morning Star	
			The Licensed Quarter
			Swords Polished
			The Island Garden
			House of Foreign Stories
			House of the Morning Star	
			The Licensed Quarter
			Swords Polished
			The Island Garden
			House of Foreign Stories
			House of the Morning Star
			
			
						L24
			L25
			L26				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			The Fisherman's Quarter
			Moment's Edge Bridge
			The Fisherman's Gate
			The Peasant's Gate	
			The Fisherman's Quarter
			Moment's Edge Bridge
			The Fisherman's Gate
			The Peasant's Gate	
			The Fisherman's Quarter
			Moment's Edge Bridge
			The Fisherman's Gate
			The Peasant's Gate
			
			
			L27				
			
			[MAT]	
			The Leatherworkers Quarter
			The Wretched Gate	
			The Leatherworkers Quarter
			The Wretched Gate	
			The Leatherworkers Quarter
			The Wretched Gate
			
			
			L28
			L29
			L30				
			
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			The Surrounding Countryside
			The Towers of the Eyes
			The Forest
			The Great Lunar Cave	
			The Surrounding Countryside
			The Towers of the Eyes
			The Forest
			The Great Lunar Cave	
			The Surrounding Countryside
			The Towers of the Eyes
			The Forest
			The Great Lunar Cave
			Notable persons of Ryoko Owari	
			Notable persons of Ryoko Owari	
			Notable persons of Ryoko Owari		
			
			
						P1
			P2
			P3
			P4
			P5
			P6
			P7
			P8
			P9
			P10				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			Scorpion Clan
			Shosuro Hyobu [City Governor]
			
				* Son - Shosuro Jocho [Thunder
				Guard commander] 
				* Daughter - Shosuro Kimi
				[Heiress]
			
			Shosuro Gobei [Governors Brother in-Law]
			Bayushi Korechika [Local Bayushi family head] 
			Bayushi Saisho [Korechika’s wife and household-manager]
			
				* Daughter - Bayushi Otado [Angry
				Teenager, Bushi]
				* Son - Bayushi Omoto [Deceased
				at age 13]
			
			Soshi Seiryoku
			Yogo Osako [Scorpion Magistrate]		
			
			
						P11
			P12
			P13
			P14
			P18
			P15
			P16
			P17
			P19
			P20
			P21
			P22				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			Unicorn Clan
			Shinjo Yoshifusa [de facto leader of the Unicorns in the city]
			
				Son - Shinjo Sanefusa
			
				Daughter Shinjo Yoshiko
			
			Ide Baranato [Official Head of the Unicorn in the city]
			Ide Shikibu
			
				Son - Ide Michikane [Deceased]
			
				Son - Ide Asamitsu
			
				Nephew - Ide Nakatada
			
			Utaku Genshi [Sister to Naishi]
			Utaku Naishi [Sister to Genshi]
			Iuchi Sadako [Conspiracy Theorist]
			Iuchi Michisuna [Musician]		
			
			
						P23
			P24				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			Crab Clan
			Kaiu Shinya [Weaponsmith]
			Yasuki Nobuko [Merchant Patron]		
			
			
						P25
			P26
			P27				
			
[MAT]	
			Crane Clan
			Ashidaka Naritoki [Deceased]
			Ashidaka Michitaka
			Doji Sukemara		
			
			
			P28				
			
			[MAT]	
			Dragon Clan
			Kitsuki Jotomon		
			
			
						P29
			P30				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			Lion Clan
			Ikoma Yoriko
			Kitsu Senshi		
			
			
						P31				
			
						[MAT]	
			Phoenix Clan
			Asako Kinto		
			
			
						P34				
			
						[MAT]	
			Minor Clans
			Shrimp		
			
			
						P32
			P33
			P35
			P36				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			Ronin
			Ample
			True Word [Deceased]
			Jaw
			Dove		
			Non-Samurai	
			Non-Samurai	
			Non-Samurai		
			
			
						P37
			P38
			P39				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			People of the Temple Quarter
			Abbot Okawa -
			Jirohei
			Meiyo		
			
			
						P40
			P41
			P42
			P43
			P44
			P45				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			People of the Merchant Quarter
			Sharp
			Subtle
			Watchful
			Horse
			Builder
			Whisper		
			
			
						P46
			P47
			P48
			P49				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			People of the Licensed Quarter
			Gate/AkodoYogodayu [Clan Ronin Sword polisher and guard]
			Magda [foreign, h.of Foreign Stories/ vassal to Shinjo
			Sanefusa]
			Precious/Kicho [Well renowned Geisha under Jewel]
			Jewel/Hoseki [Owns House of Morning Star, vassal of governor]		
			
			
						P50
			P51
			P52				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			People of the Fisherman’s Quarter
			Lean Meat/Akami [Heinin Petty criminal]
			Shortcut/Chikamichi [Heinin Informant]
			Yellow/Kirro “Captain Yellow [Suspicious Heinin River trader]		
			
			
						P53
			P54
			P55				
			
						[MAT]
			[MAT]
			[MAT]	
			People of the Leatherworkers Quarter
			Eyebrows/Mayu [examiner/handler of bodies for Magistrates]
			Raspy/Oigoe [Leatherworker Headman]
			Pitiful/Itoshi  [Professional Torturer for Magistrate]		
			Threats to public order	
			Threats to public order	
			Threats to public order		
			T1
			T2
			T3
			T4	
			[Threats]
			[Threats]
			[Threats]
			[Threats]	
			Naritoki’s Assassain
			“Fade”
			The Ryoko Owari “Ninja”
			“The Wind”		
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