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Great Clan

The seven **Great Clans** of Rokugan have served for over one thousand years the Chrysanthemum Throne according to their unique strengths and weaknesses.

## Background

The Emerald Empire was founded by eight divine siblings. One of these, Kami Hantei, became the first Emperor while the remaining seven each founded a great clan based on their worldview. Their descendants continue to function as Clan Champions of the clans. A ninth sibling, Fu Leng, was not involved in the creation of the empire since he had fallen far to the south and became the lord of the Shadowlands.

## Great Clans

* Crab Clan
* Crane Clan
* Dragon Clan
* Lion Clan
* Phoenix Clan
* Scorpion Clan
* Unicorn Clan

## References

1. ↑ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/4/19/legend-of-the-five-rings-the-card-game/
Dragon Clan

The **Dragon Clan** is a Great Clan led by its Champion Togashi Yokuni.

## Description

In contrast to the conformity that permeates the land of Rokugan, the Dragon Clan chases individual enlightenment. Secluded in the northern mountains, the Dragon rarely focus on the internal politics of Rokugan, instead turning their eyes to the future and the mysterious visions of their founder, the Kami Togashi. Indeed, few can truly say they understand the Dragon. Some insist their beloved paradoxes and puzzles are no more than a game, triviality masquerading as depth. To this accusation, the Dragon quote a common saying of their monks:

"What is wisdom?" one asked.

"What is not wisdom?" the other answered.

The Dragon are a mysterious and individualistic clan. The use of attachments is one of this clan's greatest strengths, and it's wise to invest in a few powerful characters with plans to give them multiple attachments. The concept of balance is also important to this clan, and they are well suited for both military and political conflicts. You must take advantage of this flexibility and strike wherever you opponent leaves an opening.

## Major Families

* Agasha family: Shugenja, crafters, and alchemists who approach magic in a more systematic way than is typical.
* Kitsuki family: Courtiers who focus on investigative skills and logical deduction.
* Mirumoto family: Talented duelists and warrior-poets who seek greater understanding in all areas.
* Togashi family: Less a proper family, more an order of tattooed monks who dedicate their lives to pursuing enlightenment.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Kaito Kosori

**Kaito Kosori** was an air shugenja and monk of the Phoenix Clan, member of the Isawa family.

## Original Card

This card received an erratum.  The text originally read:
“During each  conflict, if you control at least 1 participating character and if this character is in your home area, it contributes its skill to your side.”

## Trivia

An alternate full art of **Kaito Kosori** was featured with the novella The Sword and the Spirits.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
How the World Ought to Work

The Emerald Champion, Akodo Toturi, hides himself in disguise as a lowly rōnin, but in this guise, he works to uncover the secrets behind the attempt on his life. Yet Toturi’s pursuit of the truth will lead him into the most unsavory parts of the Imperial City, and even if he can briefly lay aside his powerful morals, the implications of what he discovers may lead down an even more troubling path.

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present "How the World Ought to Work", a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by D.G. Laderoute. This story follows the events of "The Cornered Lion – Part II" and the story choice made at the 2019 World Championship.
Hida family

The **Hida family** are the core of the Crab Clan, providing not only its best leaders and officers but also contributing the bulk of bushi forces to the Clan's army.

## Description

The Hida are a family of warriors, dedicated to the constant war against the Shadowlands and the defense of Rokugan. The nature of this conflict leads itself to a certain type of soldier; imposing, brutish, and more concerned with straightforward solutions than etiquette and protocol. This should not be taken to mean they are stupid, however, and some of the Empire's finest strategists have come from the Hida family.

## Notable Members

* Hida Kisada: Current Crab Clan Champion.
* Hida Amoro
I Can Swim

**I Can Swim** is a saying of the Scorpion Clan. It is derived from an alternate conclusion to the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog. In the original, the scorpion stings the frog even though the scorpion knew that would kill them both, and the story ends with the scorpion saying "it's my nature." The modified version of the tale ends with "I can swim."

The message of the modified fable, which the saying alludes to, is to keep your true abilities hidden from your enemies, and only bring them out when it is too late for your enemies to properly react.
Ikoma family

The **Ikoma family** are the historians and courtiers of the Lion Clan.

## Description

Founded by a hard-drinking, hard-living braggart who as infamous as he was glorified, the Ikoma family tend to be a pragmatic sort who frequently treat the rules of Bushidō more as noble suggestions than hard rules. They maintain the histories of their clan and Rokugan, and assist the Lion clan in war as tacticians and loyal soldiers.
Kakita Asami

**Kakita Asami** is a courtier of the Crane Clan. She is a member of the Kakita family. Kakita Kaezin serves as her yojimbo.

## Card Meta

Kakita Asami has synergy with Height of Fashion.

## Trivia

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Kakita Kae.
* Kakita Asami had been a minor character in the Topaz Championship adventure of the first edition of the L5R RPG under AEG.
Isawa Tadaka

## Errated and Reversed

This card received an erratum. The text read: "While the  ring is contested or in your claimed ring pool, each opponent cannot play copies of event cards that are in their conflict discard pile." instead of: "Each opponent cannot play copies of event cards that are in his or her conflict discard pile unless the  ring is in that player's claimed ring pool."  The erratum got reversed as the card was banned in organized play.

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
2. ↑ January 2020 Imperial Law
Imperial

**Imperial** is a trait found on character, event, province, and holding cards.

## Imperial Families

Three families serve the Chrysanthemum Throne directly, and are known as the imperial families:

* Miya family: Heralds which deliver the imperial decrees to the clans.
* Seppun family: Protectors of the Emperor as bushi and shugenja.
* Otomo family: Courtiers who run the imperial bureaucracy.
Guest of Honor

**Guest of Honor** is a courtier of the Crane Clan.

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Doji Hoshihana , and the artwork was based on the wife of Jeremy Sumerlin who has been a member of the L5R CCG design team under AEG.

## References

1. ↑ Doji Hoshihana (Thunderous Acclaim)
2. ↑ The Home of the Crane Clan (forum)
Imad Awan

**Imad Awan** was an illustrator from Pakistan.

Web: ArtStation, Behance, Facebook, InPrnt, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Endless Plains Skirmisher
* Twilight Rider
* Seven Stings Keep
* Slaughtered Village
* Insightful Gatekeeper
* Ascetic of the North Wall
* Join the Fray
* White Horde Vanguard
* Prepared Ambush
* Unhallow
* Flank the Enemy
* Guardians of Rokugan
* Under Amaterasu's Gaze
* Seeking Enlightenment
* Higashi Kaze Company
* Cleanse the Empire
* Daidoji Iron Warrior
* Drawn to Blood
* Exiled Guardian
* Spiritual Isolation
Kaiu Wall

The **Kaiu Wall**, also called the **Carpenter Wall**, is a massive defensive fortification that separates Rokugan from the Shadowlands. It is garrisoned and maintained by the Crab Clan.

The **Kaiu Wall** is a trait found on Province cards.

## History

The Kaiu Wall was built following an invasion by The Maw, a powerful Oni. This invasion resulted in the loss of a significant part of the Crab Clan's lands, including the ancestral lands of the Hiruma family and the Kuni family, before it was stalled out by a powerful Kuni shugenja at the River of the Last Stand. While the invasion was held up the Kaiu family went to work laying out the foundations the Kaiu Wall, completing the initial construction in just 73 days. This was enough to stop the advance of the Shadowlands, and the Kaiu family has been hard at working expanding and maintaining it ever since.
Kaiu family

The **Kaiu family** are the undisputed masters of engineering in Rokugan.

## Description

The Kaiu family are an integral part of the Crab Clan, responsible for constructing its various fortifications and siege weaponry. It was they who built the Kaiu Wall, and their continued efforts have turned it into the most impressive defensive work in the history of Rokugan. When other clans need assistance with fortifications or civil engineering projects, they turn to the Kaiu for help. They are also skilled smiths and craftsmen who create the weapons and armor used by the Crab in their war against the Shadowlands.
Hida Sukune

## Errata

This card received an erratum. The text should read: *"...draw 1 card, then discard 1 card from your hand. (Limit once per conflict.)"* instead of: *"...draw 1 card and discard 1 card from your hand. (Limit once per conflict.)"*

## Trivia

An alternate extended art of Hida Sukune was featured with the novella Trail of Shadows.

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Influence

**Influence** () is a stat that appears on Strongholds and some cards from the conflict deck have influence marks.

## Mechanics

Influence is used during deck construction and impacts cards that can be included in your conflict deck. One can choose one other clan and put cards up to the value of the Stonghold's Influence into the deck.
Isuardi Therianto

**Isuardi Therianto** is an illustrator from Indonesia.

Web: Art Station, Deviant Art, Instagram, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Yogo Kikuyo
* Moto Nergüi
* Sneaky Shinjo
* Shiksha Scout
* The Fires of Justice
* Matsu Tsuko
* Kujira's Hireling
* Shosuro Ibuki
* Appeal to Sympathy
* Elegant Tessen
* Expert Bartering
* Sinister Peacekeeper
* Perfect Land Believer
* Young Philosopher
* Display of Loyalty
* Setting the Standard
* Inquisitorial Initiate
* Void Wielder
Joshua Cairós

**Joshua Cairós** is an illustrator from Spain.

Web: Joshua Cairós art, ArtStation, Deviantart, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Speak to the Heart
* Scene of the Crime
* Smuggler's Cove
* Regal Bearing
* Model of Courtesy
* Favorable Alliance
* Breaking In
* Diplomatic Gift-Giver
* Stoke Insurrection
* Make Your Case
* Daidoji Uji (HiF)
* Ki Alignment
* An Agreeable Arrangement
* Betrayal of Truth
* Peerless Discipline
* The Butcher of Ishigaki
* Speak to the Heart (PaP)
* Fiery Vengeance
Harpoon

**Harpoon** is a jargon term used by Legend of the Five Rings players dating back to the AEG days. In terms relevant to the LCG version, it refers to actions that bring an opponent's character to the conflict against the will of their controller. The reference is to harpoon fishing, where a barbed spear with an attached rope is used to catch fish at range and haul them into a boat.
Iuchi family

The shugenja family of the Unicorn Clan, the Iuchi are adept with the controversial Meishōdō form of magic; trapping magical beings such as kami or djinn into talismans for later use.

## Notable Members

* Iuchi Daiyu, current Iuchi daimyo and father of several of Shinjo Altansarnai's children.
* Iuchi Shahai, assigned to teach the Seppun Hidden Guards the secrets of Meishōdō
Indomitable Will

**Indomitable Will** is usually associated with the Dragon Clan.

## Trivia

* The Winter Court Podcast received this card's preview from Fantasy Flight Games and revealed it on Facebook.

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Pillar Tattoo, which was also associated with the Dragon Clan.
Kunshu 2019 Clan Letters

“Kunshu 2019 Clan Letters” is a series of letters from each of the Great Clans, detailing the state of their position in Rokugan. Each of these clan letters will give an update on the clan's performance during the 2019 Kunshu Season, some examine the fallout from choices made during the 2018 World Championship, while one introduces a unique story choice for those competing at the Grand Kotei at U.K. Games Expo on May 31st – June 2nd. To discover these letters, see here.
Joyce Maureira

**Joyce Maureira** is an illustrator from Chile. She is married with Felipe Gaona.

Web: Joyce Maureira Illustration, Deviant Art, Tumblr Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Master of Gisei Toshi
* Pillow Book
* Upholding Authority
* Demonstrating Excellence
* Formal Invitation
* Adopted Kin
* Appealing to the Fortunes
* Being and Becoming
* Courtly Challenger
* Try Again Tomorrow
* Loyal Challenger
* Sincere Challenger
* Leniency
* Shosuro Hyobu
* Kakita Ryoku
* Courteous Scheming
* Emperor's Summons
* Sententious Poet
* Conflict Between Kin
* Trusted Advisor
* Fan of Command
* Erudite Prestige
* Hida Sukune
* Agasha Hiyori
* Yogo Asami
* Expert Interpreter
* Trick of the Light
* Cultured Façade
* Countryside Trader
* Logistics
* Open Window
* Ceaseless Duty
Honor

**Honor** () is a resource used for card draw, dueling, and some victory conditions. Your starting honor is determined by your Stronghold.

## Winning and Losing

A player immediately wins the game if they have twenty-five honor and immediately loses the game if they have zero honor.

## Draw Phase

During the Draw Phase players make secret bids on an Honor Dial to draw cards. Both players choose a number between one and five and reveal their choices simultaneously; if a player bid higher they must pay the difference to the lower bidding player. Then, each player draws cards equal to the number they chose.

## Dueling

During a duel, players compare the relevant stat of the opposed characters. In addition to this they make a bid on their honor dial similar to the draw phase. The higher bidder pays honor to the lower one, and the numbers chosen are added to the character's stat for determining who wins the duel.

## See also

* Honored
* Dishonored

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
2. ↑ Crafting a Dynasty
3. ↑ Reddit FFG AMA
Honor in Flames

**Honor in Flames** is the second Dynasty Pack of the Temptations Cycle and features 60 brand-new cards (three copies each of nineteen different cards and one copy each of three different cards) to enhance your favorite decks and introduce new mechanics to the game, such as the Dire keyword that opens up new abilities when a character has no fate on them!

The cover art of this set by Leo Avero is from the card Raze to the Ground.

## References

1. ↑ Available Now: December 4
2. ↑ Honor in Flames
Hidden Markings

For the Phoenix Clan, there may be no mission more critical than safeguarding the soul of the Emerald Empire. This can mean caretaking the shrines scattered across Rokugan and preserving sacred texts in their extensive libraries… but it can also mean taking more direct action.

Follow Asako Maezawa, a self-described “man of little importance,” as he travels to a remote shrine on a secretive mission. To learn what he discovers there, you’ll have to read "Hidden Markings", a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by Robert Denton III! This story is a direct result of the story choice made as part of the Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game tournament at UK Games Expo last summer.
Legend of the Five Rings

**Legend of the Five Rings** (often abbreviated L5R) is an intellectual property focusing around the Great Clans and their home land of Rokugan.

Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) acquired the rights for the brand from Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) shortly after its 20 Year Anniversary.

## Card Games

The original version of the L5R card game, published by AEG before the game and its associated intellectual property were acquired and ended by FFG in 2015.

Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is the first game to be published by FFG. It is published as a Living Card Game.

## Role Playing Games

AEG also published four editions of a L5R Role Playing Game. FFG is currently having an open beta of the upcoming RPG.

## Other Games

Battle for Rokugan is a board game about daimyōs fighting for territory in the early days of the Emerald Empire.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/5/welcome-to-rokugan/
2. ↑ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/5/honor-and-adventure-await/
3. ↑ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/8/30/battle-for-rokugan/
Isawa family

The **Isawa family** is the dominant family in the Phoenix Clan. They make up the majority of shugenja in their clan and possibly in Rokugan as a whole.

## Description

Isawa was a powerful sorceror, and possibly the first to master the art of communing with the kami that would become the shugenja way. At the founding of the Phoenix Clan he received a sworn oath from Kami Shiba that his family would be protected forever, and his most powerful descendants continue to lead the clan through the Elemental Council. While they have a reputation for arrogance, their power is enough to convince many that it's justified.

The Isawa Family as a whole produces the most shugenja of any family in Rokugan by far, and the most powerful as well. They alone among the shugenja families of the Empire can master the element of Void, and they are the unquestioned experts when it comes to magical research and religious matters. As is common among shugenja family they hold to an ideology of pacifism and try to maintain peace.

## Notable Members

* Isawa Masahiro: A loyal member of the Phoenix Clan and a skilled fire shugenja.
Mountaintop Statuary

**Mountaintop Statuary**  is a temple of the Dragon Clan.

## Trivia

The card printed by Fantasy Flight Games incorrectly attributes the artwork to Noah Bradley. The correct artist is Charles Urbach, who illustrated the card for Alderac Entertainment Group in the Celestial Edition arc under the title, Pillars of Virtue (Celestial Edition). This was the first appearance of the stronghold and this artwork in the game.

The Celestial Edition stronghold was also associated with the Dragon Clan.

In the Fantasy Flight Games printing, the artwork was reversed to better fit the graphic layout of the card.
Nele Diel

**Nele Diel** is an illustrator from Germany.

Web: Nele Diel Illustration, Art Station, Deviant Art, INPRNT, Instagram, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Ancestral Lands
* Chisei District
* Pilgrimage
* Miwaku Kabe
* Before the Throne
* Kanjo District
* Kyūden Isawa
* Sanpuku Seidō
* Bayushi's Whisperers
* Hisu Mori Toride (Lion Clan)
* Roving Michibiku
* Hidden Moon Dōjō
* Flooded Waste
* Hisu Mori Toride (Unicorn Clan)
* Kyūden Kakita
* Shiro Kitsuki
* Petal Village Estate
* Untamed Steppe
* Court of Justice
* Kakudaira
* City of the Rich Frog
* Wind's Path
* Foothills Keep
* Exposed Courtyard
* Iron Mountain Castle
* Sudden Tempest
* Watchtower of Sun's Shadow
* Reserve Tents
* Castle of the Forgotten
* Fū Sui Temple
* Adorned Temple
* Garden of Corruption
Kuni family

The **Kuni family** are the source of most of the shugenja of the Crab Clan.

## Description

The Kuni have an important, dangerous duty: to study the Shadowlands and try to understand how it might be fought. This is essential to properly defending against its threats, but knowledge of the tainted land and its beings tends to corrode the mind and push the Kuni to madness. Unsurprisingly, the other clans of Rokugan tend to view the Kuni with suspicion and fear.

As part of their studies, the Kuni are also masters of anatomy and put their practical knowledge to use alongside their magic to function as some of the best healers in the Empire. Given the taboos within Rokugani society, their experimentation and study of anatomies both human and inhuman would see them reviled by the other clans, so they take care to keep their studies hidden.

Unusually for the Crab, the Kuni family maintains good relations with the Yogo family of the Scorpion Clan, as both families place special emphasis on fighting the forces of darkness.
Matsu Berserker

**Matsu Berserker** is a bushi of the Lion Clan.

## Card Meta

Because its political skill is "—" this character cannot participate in political conflicts.

## Trivia

* The Illustration was used by Alderac Entertainment Group in their collectible version of the game on a printing of the staple military card "Retribution."
* Matsu Berserker was the name of the bushi school of the Matsu family in the L5R RPG under AEG.
Keeper Initiate

**Keeper Initiate** is a monk character.

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Introspection.

## Errata

This card received an erratum. The text should read: *"...If you do, place 1 fate on this character."* instead of: *"...Then, put 1 fate on this character."*

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Kuroi Mori

**Kuroi Mori** is a province of the Phoenix Clan.

## Trivia

* Kuroi Mori is Japanese and could be translated into English as Black Forest.

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named The Oni's Footsteps.

## Original Card

This card received an erratum.  The text originally read:
"**Action:** During a conflict at this province, select one – switch the contested ring with an unclaimed ring *(the conflict retains its type)*, or switch the conflict type *(the conflict retains its element)*."

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Kitsuki family

The Kitsuki are the main courtier family of the Dragon Clan. In addition to serving as the clan's representatives at court, the Kitsuki train magistrates with an uncommon focus on logical deduction and physical evidence, compared with other magistrate schools' reliance on testimony.

## Notable Members

* Kitsuki Jusai, current Kitsuki family daimyo
* Kitsuki Yaruma, Dragon Clan delegate to the Imperial City
* Kitsuki Yuikimi, current Topaz Champion
Paragon of Grace

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Doji Tajihi, which was also associated with the Crane Clan.

## Errata

This card received an erratum. The text should read: "During a conflict in which this character is participating on your side alone." *(Added “on your side”)*

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Legend of the Five Rings Wiki

**A New Wiki for a New Era**

### About

The **Legend of the Five Rings** (L5R) wiki the ongoing story and games published by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). We are focussed on the new canon established by FFG's products, and not the previous canon created by AEG.

We are currently maintaining 5,274 pages (2,028 articles), written by 33,552,915 users.

As you can see we currently have a lot of red links, you are more than welcome to help out.

### Lore

* Fiction & Media

* **Rokugan**
	+ Great Clans
	+ Imperial families
	+ Shadowlands
	+ Ronin

* **Samurai**
	+ Champions
	+ Bushi
	+ Shugenja
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### Other Games

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### Help

Getting started • Editing pages • Starting a new page • Talk to the admins • Make suggestions • More help...

**Do you want to help build the wiki? Start here!**

### Living Card Game (LCG)

* **Card types**
	+ Strongholds
	+ Provinces
	+ Dynasty deck
		- Characters
		- Holdings
	+ Conflict deck
		- Characters
		- Attachments
		- Events
	+ Roles

* **Sets**
	+ Core Set
	+ Clan Packs
		- Disciples of the Void
		- Underhand of the Emperor
		- Warriors of the Wind
		- Masters of the Court
		- The Emperor's Legion
		- Defenders of Rokugan
		- Seekers of Wisdom
	+ Dynasty Packs
		- Imperial Cycle
		- Elemental Cycle
		- Inheritance Cycle
		- Dominion Cycle
		- Temptations Cycle
	+ Premium Expansions
		- Children of the Empire
		- Clan War
		- Under Fu Leng's Shadow

* **Card mechanics**
	+ Unique
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	+ Influence
	+ Conflicts
	+ Duels
	+ Neutral
	+ Flavor text
Mirumoto Prodigy

**Mirumoto Prodigy** is a bushi of the Dragon Clan.

The Mirumoto family is known for their Duelist.

## Card Meta

With an Ancestral Daisho or a similar powerful weapon this character becomes capable to break provinces on their own in a military conflict. Duels or other means to dispose a single defender, like Admit Defeat, are also good choices to play in combination with this character.
Lukas Banas

**Lukas Maximilian Banas** is an illustrator from Germany.

Web: Lukas Banas (via Wayback Machine), Art Station, Deviant Art, Facebook, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Jade Tetsubō
* Daimyō's Favor
* Doji Gift Giver
* Apprentice Earthcaller
* Writ of Authority
* Even the Odds
* Tireless Sōdan Senzo
* Ancestral Armory
* Hand to Hand
* Heavy Ballista
* Hida Tsuru
* Political Sanction
* Tactician's Camp
* Proving Ground
* Earth Becomes Sky
* Iron Crane Legion
* Current of the Beryt
* Hitsu-do Disciple
* Retire to the Brotherhood
* Blatant Swindler
* Local Daimyō's Retainer
* Procedural Interference
* Steward of Cryptic Lore
* Whispers of Power
* Arrogant Kakita
* Ancestral Sight
Le Vuong

**Le Vuong** is an illustrator from Vietnam.

He produced three of the seven Champions from the Core Set together with Shawn Ignatius Tan.

Web: Artstation, Deviantart, Instagram, CGSociety

## Art Credit

* Borderlands Defender
* Bayushi Shoju
* Shinjo Altansarnai
* Togashi Yokuni
* Togashi Kazue
* Steadfast Witch Hunter
* Isawa Atsuko
* Warrior Poet
* Sinister Soshi
* Isawa Kaede
* Prodigy of the Waves
* Kaito Kosori
* Karmic Twist
* Kami Unleashed
* Isawa Uona
* Kudaka
* Ikebana Artisan
* Soul Beyond Reproach
* Disguised Protector
* Third Tower Guard
* Insult to Injury
* Iuchi Shahai
* Magnificent Triumph
* Iuchi Daiyu
* Fire Tensai Acolyte
* Storied Defeat
* Bayushi Dairu
* Keeper of Secret Names
* Prepare for War
* Kakita Yoshi (RaW)
* Student of the Tao
* Preeminent Decree

Novella cards
Keeper

**Keeper** is a trait found only on role cards. There are five keeper roles: one for each ring.

Each keeper role card provides two effects:

* Increase your deckbuilding influence value by 3.
* **Reaction:** After you win a <ring> conflict as the defending player – gain 1 fate.

## Cards

Various cards require you to have a keeper role to use them.
Noble Sacrifice

**Noble Sacrifice** is usually associated with the Crane Clan, in particular with the Daidoji family.

## Card Meta

This card has synergy with Shameful Display.

## Trivia

* The Strange Assembly podcast received this card's preview from Fantasy Flight Games and revealed it on Facebook.
* In the L5R CCG under AEG, there had also been a card with that name, but a different game effect.

## References

1. ↑ http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=5608
Kyūden Isawa

**Kyūden Isawa** is a Stronghold of the Phoenix Clan.

## Original Card

This card received an erratum.  The text originally read:
"**Action:** During a conflict, bow this stronghold – play a ***Spell*** event from your conflict discard pile as if it were in your hand. Remove that spell from the game."

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Lion Clan

The **Lion Clan** is a Great Clan led by its Champion Akodo Toturi.

## Description

Sitting opposed to the Crane's political skills is the pure military might of the Lion Clan. Every samurai who lives in Rokugan measures courage, honor, and duty against the standard set by the Lion Clan. With the largest standing army in Rokugan, the Lion have earned their place as the Right Hand of the Emperor. Above all, the Lion Clan lives, breathes, and dies for the Emperor and Rokugan. Should the interests of the Emperor and the welfare of the Empire diverge, toward what deadly paths or dishonorable fates would the Lion march?

The Lion are a proud, aggressive, and violent clan that leverages its strong military skill to win conflicts. Lion decks frequently aim to swarm the play area with characters, strengthening their presence through numbers. However, Lion characters with political skill are harder to come by, so it's important to have some extra fate to keep your few courtiers and politicians in play.

## Major Families

* Akodo family: Warrior-scholars who dedicate themselves to mastering the art of war, they are perfectionist tacticians who value the code of Bushidō highly.
* Ikoma family: Emotional, pragmatic, and dedicated historians, they are the most common courtiers sent from Lion lands.
* Kitsu family: A relatively small family of shugenja who descend from ancient lion spirits.
* Matsu family: Brash, hot blooded warriors who define the Lion stereotype, they are the backbone of the Lion's famed army and provide the majority of its bushi.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Matsu family

The **Matsu family** are largely bushi, the foot soldiers of the Lion Clan and the source of most of the Clan's stereotypes.

## Description

Brash, hot-blooded, and aggressive, the Matsu are the most numerous of the Lion's families and make up most of its army. They live for war, and have mastered the art of turning their rage and bloodlust into a carefully honed weapon that they can use against their enemies. Combined with their rigid adherence to traditionalism, the Matsu are well known in Rokugan for their tendency to throw themselves fully into whatever challenge they face with little room for half measures or negotiation.

## Notable Members

* Matsu Tsuko: Daimyō of the family and betrothed to Akodo Arasou before this death.
Living Card Game

**Living Card Game** and **LCG** are registered trademarks(®) of Fantasy Flight Games. The main goal is to provide a Collectible Card Game experience without using random booster packs as distribution method.

Every LCG has one Core Set. It usually provides multiable decks playable out of the box, and various game aids like token.

LCGs are expanded due to Premium Expansions and Cycles. Each Cycle contains 6 Packs released monthly. Deluxe Expansions and Packs contain play sets of the cards released with it, as opposed to the Core Set which only contains one copy of every card released with it.

## Rotation

Core Sets and Deluxe Expansions stay tournament legal forever, but cycle - as the name implies - cycle out of the format. Once the 8th cycle is added to the format, the first two cycles are removed from the format.
Kitsu family

The **Kitsu family** are a less numerous family of shugenja who descend from an ancient race of lion-like spirits that were nearly wiped out by the Lion Clan.

## Description

In the early days of Rokugan after the First War, Kami Akodo was tasked with safeguarding the realm from monsters and other threats. He took to this duty zealously, but in his pursuit of its completion he made a terrible mistake: one of the "monsters" he encountered was a race of intelligent spirits that resembled lions, the Kitsu. Akodo nearly exterminated the entire race, stopping only at the last battle when he looked into their eyes and saw a glint of nobility and intelligence. To atone for his error he offered his daughters to the last five kitsu remaining, and so was born the Kitsu family.

The Kitsu function as the clan's spiritual advisors, both in the realms of kami worship and in ancestor worship. Due to their heritage, they are uniquely capable of visiting the Spirit Realms, and thus maintain a much closer connection to the ancestors than any other clan could hope to achieve.
Leanna Crossan

**Leanna Crossan** is an illustrator from USA.

Web: Leanna Crossan, Art Station, Behance, INPRNT, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Windswept Yurt
* Togashi Mendicant
* Shinjo Scout
* Hiruma Outpost
* Temple of the Dragons
* Unveiled Destiny
* Fifth Tower Watch
* Wayfarer's Camp
* Into the Forbidden City
* Esteemed Tea House
* Fortified Assembly
* River of the Last Stand
* Seventh Tower
* Traveling Philosopher
* Dispatch to Nowhere
* Moto Stables
* Mountaintop Vigil
Kevin Zamir Goeke

**Kevin Zamir Goeke** is an illustrator from Germany.

Web: Kevin Zamir Goeke, Art Station, Deviant Art, Behance, Tumblr, INPRNT, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

## Gallery

Credited as "Kevin Goeke"

## Art Credit

* Shinjo Outrider
* Strength in Numbers
* Tattooed Wanderer
* Funeral Pyre
* Born in War
* Blood of Onnotangu
* Riot in the Streets
* Magnificent Lighthouse
* Mono no Aware
* Clarity of Purpose
* Secluded Shrine
* Pacifist Philosopher
* Bustling Academy
* Ichigenkin Soloist
* Outskirsts Sentry
* Caravan Guard
* Akodo Motivator
* The Pursuit of Justice

Credited as "Kevin Goeke"
* Ancient Master
* Mantis Seafarer
* Untainted
Mirumoto family

The **Mirumoto family** is the largest family in the Dragon Clan and typically handles the day to day leadership of the clan.

## Description

Mirumoto was a brash, talented warrior renowned for his skills as a tactician and duelist. He developed a unique style of swordsmanship that used both the katana and the wakizashi at the same time, setting him apart from the prevailing schools that focused on the katana alone, and it is said that he never lost a fight. His son, Mirumoto Hojatsu, would later expand on these techniques to write one of Rokugan's classic works: *Niten*. The Mirumoto family remains the source of some of the finest duelists in Rokugan, and maintains a mostly friendly rivalry with the Kakita family of the Crane Clan.

After meeting the Kami Togashi, Mirumoto changed. No longer the brash, aggressive warrior of his youth, he shaved his head and began studying poetry and art alongside his swordsmanship. This approach that attempted to balance the fierce ways of the bushi with the pious teachings of a monk would be passed down to his descendants, who continue to seek understanding in all facets of life.

## Trivia

The Mirumoto family, especially its founder Mirumoto, is heavily influenced by Miyamoto Musashi. The most obvious link is the phonetic similarities between Miyamoto and Mirumoto. Also the Niten technique favored by this family is inspired by the Niten Ichi-ryū sword school founded by Musashi.
Kitsuki Shomon

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Mirumoto Hikaro, which was also associated with the Dragon Clan.

Her quote indicates she is a reimagining of L5R RPG's City of Lies character, Kitsuki Jotomon.

## Errata

This card received an erratum. The text should read: *"...If you do, ready this character."* instead of: *"...Then, ready this characte."*

## Reflist

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The card Game Rules Reference
Luis Nuñez de Castro Torres

**Luis Nuñez de Castro Torres** is an illustrator from Spain.

Web: Luis NCT, Facebook, Cargo Collective, Blog Spot, Behance, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, Twitter, Imagekind

## Gallery

Credited as "Luis Nuñez De Castro"

## Art Credit

* Khan's Ordu
* Iwasaki Pupil
* Retreat
* Slovenly Scavenger

Credited as "Luis Nuñez De Castro"
* Fearless Sailor
Mari Murdock

**Mari Murdock** is a writer.

## Fiction Credit

* The Price of War
* Service and Sacrifice
* Honor, Loyalty, Duty
* Whispers of Shadow and Steel
* A Simple Test
* Falling Stars
* Behind the Empty Throne
* Cold Autumn Harvests
* Courtly Nets and Hidden Snares
* When the Wave Strikes the Shore
* The Villain's Mask
* An Impossible Task
Noah Bradley

**Noah Bradley** is an illustrator from Virginia, USA. After Bradley revealed in June 2020 that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with members of the tabletop gaming and artist communities, Fantasy Flight Games cut all ties with him, including no longer commissioning new artwork and stripping his art from reprints of affected products. A Statement on Noah Bradley (FFG Web) The art of Seven Fold Palace was removed from the card before it was printed.

Web: Noah Bradley, Art Station, Deviant Art, INPRNT, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Borderlands Fortifications
* Mountaintop Statuary
* Brother's Gift Dōjō
* Kenson no Gakka
* Silent Ones Monastery
* Seven Fold Palace
Mauro Dal Bo

**Mauro Dal Bo** is an illustrator from Italy.

Web: Art Station, Facebook, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Seal of the Crane
* Seal of the Scorpion
* Seal of the Crab
* Seal of the Dragon
* Seal of the Lion
* Seal of the Phoenix
* Seal of the Unicorn
* Icon of Favor
* Infiltrator's Tools
* Warm Welcome
* A Game of Letters
* Sharing Shinsei's Wisdom
* Pious Guardian
* In Harmony
Miya Mystic

**Miya Mystic** is a shugenja of the Imperial Miya family.

## Trivia

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Tamori Ruya.
* During the beta phase of the game, this card's text box did read: **Action**: During the conflict phase, choose an attachment on an opponent’s character – move that attachment to another character controlled by that opponent, if able.
Marius Bota

**Marius Bota** is an illustrator from Romania.

Web: Art Station, Deviant Art, InPrnt, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Unified Company
* Palace Guard
* Right Hand of the Emperor
* Iron Foundations Stance
* Scholar of Old Rempet
* Garanto Guardian
* Makeshift War Camp
* Veteran of Toshi Ranbo
* Stoic Rival
* Khanbulak Benefactor
* Shoju's Diviner
* Kaito Mai
* Relentless Inquisitor
* Bog Hag
* Chuda Gyushi
* Penanggalan
* Scavenging Goblin
Lin Hsiang

**Lin Hsiang** is an illustrator from Canada.

Web: Art Station, Deviant Art

## Art Credit

* Favored Mount
* Kitsuki Investigator
* Ide Messenger
* Ageless Crone
* Agasha Sumiko
* Asako Tsuki
* Spreading the Darkness
* Abandoning Honor
* Impulsive Novice
* Reader of Omens
* Tactician's Apprentice
* Asako Maezawa
* Offer Testimony
* Tranquil Philosopher
* Ikoma Orator
* Asahina Takamori
* Kakita Dōjō
* Iaijutsu Master
* Humble Magistrate
* Kitsuki Counselor
* Magistrate of Reason
* Shiba Sophist
* Festival of the Departed
* Maker of Keepsakes
* Benevolent Host
* Deduction
* Yasuki Hatsu
* Acolyte of Koyane
* Isawa Heiko
* Ikoma Kiyono
* Asako Takahiro
* Kitsuki Kāgi
* Mirumoto Masashige
* Ichirō
* Karmic Teachings
* A Season of War
* Disciple of Shinsei
* Hige's Sermon
* Isawa Pilgrim
* Shika Matchmaker
* One of the Forgotten
* Masterpiece Painter
* Mindful Warrior
* Shepherd of Visages
* Imbued With Shadows
* Asahina Augur
* Akodo Reserve Company
* Asako Lawmaster
* Superior Authority
* Exemplary Etiquette
* Soshi Diviner
* Apprentice Engineer
* Ganzu Warrior
* Asako Maezawa (TL)
* Centered Breath
* Duty's Cost
* Lurking Affliction
* Unveiled Corruption
Rule from Horseback

“Rule from Horseback” features the introduction of the indomitable Moto Chagatai. As the Unicorn's Shinjo Shono travels along the sand road on an important mission, untold dangers await, both from the threats lurking outside Rokugan and those emanating from the Emerald Empire itself. Luckily, the Unicorn are of one mind, and the fearsome Moto will protect the future Khan at all costs. The fiction can be downloaded here.
Regroup phase

The **Regroup Phase** is the final phase in a turn. It consists of the following steps:

* Players ready all characters in their home area.
* Players discard any unwanted face up cards from their provinces and immediately replace them with a face down card.
* All face up cards on broken provinces are automatically discarded.
* All rings are returned to the unclaimed rings pool.
* The first player token is passed to the other player.
Personal honor

During the course of play, certain effects may cause a character to become either honored or dishonored. This represents the perceptions that Rokugani society has about that character and the actions they have taken.

Characters can exist in one of the following three states:

* Honored
* Ordinary
* Dishonored

A character that is honored receives an honored status token, and adds its glory value to both its military and political skill so long as it possesses that token. When an honored character leaves play its controller gains 1 honor.

A character that is dishonored receives a dishonored status token, and subtracts its glory value from both its military and political skill so long as it possesses that token. When a dishonored character leaves play its controller loses 1 honor.

When an honored character becomes dishonored, it loses its honored status, discards the status token, and returns to ordinary status (i.e., it has no status token). Likewise, when a dishonored character becomes honored, it loses its dishonored status, discards the status token, and returns to ordinary status.

A character with an honored status token cannot become honored, and a character with a dishonored status token cannot become dishonored.
Shiba family

The **Shiba family** is a samurai family that belongs to the Phoenix Clan. They are the primary source of bushi for the clan.

## Description

The Shiba are a warrior family descended from one of the founding Kami, and the Clan Champion is drawn from their ranks. Despite this they have never held a position of leadership in their clan, instead deferring to the Isawa family and their Elemental Council. The reasons for this date back to the First War, when the Kami Shiba knelt before Isawa and swore to protect Isawa and his family forever in order to earn his aid against Fu Leng.

## Notable Members

* Shiba Tsukune: Current Clan Champion of the Phoenix Clan.
* Shiba Tetsu
Marie Brennan

**Marie Brennan** is a writer.

## Fiction Credit

* The Rising Wave
* In the Garden of Lies (Part I)
* In the Garden of Lies (Part II)
* To the South (Part I)
* To the South (Part II)
* Between the Lines
* Snow and Sun
* Like Seeds on the Wind
* The Eternal Knot
* Two Swords Fall from Heaven
* Pine and Cherry Blossom
* What the Eye Cannot See
* Questionable Shelter
* Heroes of Legend: Chapter Five
Shosuro family

The **Shosuro family** is a family of entertainers and ninjas.

## Description

The family was founded by Kami Bayushi's lover Shosuro. While the Bayushi family works as a public face for the Scorpion Clan. The Shosuro tend to be in less prominent roles and are often suspected to perform underhanded business. Many of them are well-versed in the use of poison.

## Notable Members

* Shosuro Hametsu: Daimyō of the family, poison master and brother of Bayushi Kachiko.
Shugenja

**Shugenja** is a trait found on character cards.

They are the priests, scribes, and scholars of Rokugan, responsible for communicating with the kami, guiding the spiritual development of the Empire, and supporting their clans. Most shugenja are pacifists, although views vary from family to family and individual to individual on where to draw the line. In particular, there is frequently some grey area around the killing of beings from the Shadowlands.

## Magic

Shugenja are capable of casting elemental spells by offering prayers to the kami. Most families specialize in one or two of the elemental rings, but the Isawa Family is known for its mastery of all of them.

## History

The Isawa Family claims that they are progenitors of magic within Rokugan, and several of the shugenja families (such as the Asahina family and the Yogo family) in the Empire can trace their origins to the Phoenix Clan. On the other hand, there are examples of foreign magic practiced by the Iuchi family of the Unicorn Clan that clearly do not come from the Isawa, and the Kitsu family of the Lion Clan derive their power from their spirit ancestry.

## Major Families

Every Great Clan has at least one family that produces a significant number of shugenja.

* Kuni family
* Asahina family
* Agasha family
* Kitsu family
* Isawa family
* Asako family
* Soshi family
* Yogo family
* Iuchi family
* Seppun family
Seeker

**Seeker** is a trait found on role cards. There are five seeker roles: one for each ring.

Each Seeker role card provides two effects:

* You may replace 1 province of any element with an additional <ring> province while deckbuilding.
* **Reaction:** After a <ring> province you control is revealed – gain 1 fate.

## Cards

Various cards require you to have a seeker role to use them.
Robert Denton III

**Robert Denton III** is a writer.

## Fiction Credit

* Risen from the Flames
* Better to be Certain
* Family Duty
* Fireflies
* Repentance Does Not Come First
* The Sword and the Spirits
* Outsiders
* Small Mercies
* Imperial Gifts
* Wedding at Kyotei Castle
* The Last Stone Played
* Red Petals Scatter
* The Cornered Lion Part I
* Trust Me
* The Cornered Lion Part II
* Beyond Reach
* Hidden Markings
* Beneath the Light of Jade
* Duty's Cost (fiction)
* Collapse
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow - Chapter One
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Two
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Three
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Four
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Five
* The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Epilogue
Roar of the Lioness

“Roar of the Lioness” In a state of constant war, the Lion have been denied victory for too long. They fight for scraps to reclaim what is already theirs. With a lack of meaningful progress, of direction, what do the Lion have to offer to the empire? This is the question that plagues Matsu Tsuko, burning with vengeance for the loss of her beloved Akodo Arasou. But Tsuko has a plan, one that may change the fate of the Lion Clan forever.

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce “Roar of the Lioness” by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, a new short story set in the world of Legend of the Five Rings!

## A New Path

"Roar of the Lioness" continues the story of the Lion Clan—whose roots can be found in "The Price of War"—and can be downloaded here. The story also follows up on events found in both "The Fate of Flames" and "The Fires of Justice".
Questionable Shelter

While the Great Clans jockey for position in the courts of the Imperial Regent, one noble samurai escorts the heir to the throne, Hantei Daisetsu, away from Otosan Uchi. What will become of this pair when they decide to rest for the night in an abandoned monastery to avoid the snowfall?

You can read the next chapter of Legend of the Five Rings fiction, "Questionable Shelter" by Marie Brennan now!
Reprieve

**Reprieve** is usually associated with the Crab Clan, and symbolises their dedication to their duty to keep Rokugan safe from the threats of the Shadowlands, so they simply have not the time to die already.

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Interference.
Role

**Role** cards are used in organized play. If used the role card is put next to the stronghold card, and modifies the deck construction options as well as options of playing the deck.

The first set of roles were selected during Gen Con 2017.

At the closing of the 2019 Winter Court, the top of clan finishers all chose to Free the Roles, at this time, any released role can be used in Organized Play.

Previously, at the launch of the game roles changes once a year during each Winter Court World Championship.

Then for the 2018-2019 season new roles were selected three times per year—at the Winter Court World Championship in November, after the first phase of Elemental Championships ends in March, and after the second phase of Elemental Championships ends in July. The implementation of these elemental roles was staggered so that each is in effect for eight months. The roles took effect at the beginning of January, May, and September. No clan might select the same elemental role twice, however, this rule was removed after Elemental Championships 2019, so each clan could select the same role previously selected by other one. Each clan would always have two available elemental roles.

The roles resulting from the Elemental Championships 2019 will last only six months instead of eight, as they will be replaced immediately upon the new roles being chosen at Winter Court, as transition to an adjusted Role Rotation schedule for 2020.

The elemental roles chosen at the Winter Court World Champion will be drafted by each clan's top finisher in the event.

## References

1. ↑ Current Clan Roles section (FFG Web)