Court of a Thousand Cranes

The Court of a Thousand Cranes is the center for Hengeyokai activity in Tokyo. It sits in a landmarked temple on private land, that is often closed for "renovations" or specific rites.

A quick list of its members can be found here

Court Totem: Crane

## Members of the Court

### Gai'nan

* Totem: Unknown
* Regent: Smiling Stranger, Historian: Heals the Land, General: Wades in Blood, Oracle: Seeks the Horizon

The leaders of the Court of a Thousand Cranes

### Sentais

The fighting arm of the Court of a Thousand Cranes

#### First Snow Sentai

* Totem: Bishamonten
* Lantern: Ito Rei, Mirror: Hollow Eyes, Fist: Natsumi Gin, Leaf: Teethbreaker, Pillar: Dancing Dragon

Currently on duty as defenders of the Court of a Thousand Whispers.

#### Blades of the Storm Sentai

* Totem: Susanoo No Mikoto
* Lantern: Ibarazaki Sayuri, Mirror: Takahashi Key, Fist: Broken Sword, Leaf: Hidden Whispers, Pillar: Ibarazaki Shinji

The last line of defense for the Court of a Thousand Cranes

#### Heirs of Edo Sentai

* Totem: Cityfather of Tokyo
* Lantern: Swaying Dragon, Mirror: Seeking Sun, Fist: Kazuko Naomi, Leaf: Gutshot, Pillar: Waterfall

The oldest Sentai still in existence. They have endured, despite changing members since the founding of the Court of a Thousand Cranes.

#### The Ku kyoku Sentai

* Totem: Unknown
* Lantern: Crane Dragon, Mirror: Superstar, Fist: Eighteen Count, Leaf: Mad Dog, Pillar: Lifeline

A strange Sentai that has slowly begun trickling back towards Tokyo, though their return will only happen after a terrible calamity

### Courtiers

The administrative arm of Court of a Thousand Cranes, split into ambassadors, coordinator and officials.

#### Ambassadors

* To other Shen:
	+ Mages: Spidereater, Yurei: Sees the End, Kuei Jin: Shadowcloak, Hsien: Dances with Lights, Foreign Hengeyokai: Heir Apparent
* To other Hengeyokai Courts:
	+ Hokkaido: Fireheart, Court of Everlasting Fish: Acts First, Court of Churning Tides: Drinks Deep

#### Coordinators

* For the young ones: Kondo Hideo, Human Kinfolk: Swaying Breeze, Animal Kinfolk: Wyld Runner, Cranes: Scorekeeper, Extremes: Heir Apparent

#### Officials

* Master of Coins: Mr Shiny, Master of Relics and Stores: Keeps Count, Steward of the Land: Scorekeeper, Heavenly Smith: Frozen Veins

## Areas of the Court

### The Rooms of the Gai'nan

Three of the four Gai'nan have a room in which they receive visitors, while the Historian usually meets people in the small pavilion in which he plays go

### The Hall of Bridges

A room with several brass bowls filled with water with both floating and sunken stones. Each floating stone is the gate to an active moonbridge to another Court

### The Monument of the Fallen

This place has stood longer than the Court itself

## History of the Court

During the Sengoku Jidai, the preceding court was overrun by power hungry Mages and their servants, though they held the court for only a short time, while trying to siphon its energies.
In the battle to drive them out, the lokal Hengeyokai were aided by several unexpected allies.

* The battle had barely begun, when an ice cold wind cut through several of the guns of the mages, the so far unknown Winter's Mate had arrived with the blessing of her mate, showing all eight of her tails. Said blessing also made her immune to the magicks of the willworkers
* Some of the mage servants turned out to be Ananasi who fell upon their supposed masters and while most of them died and few of them survived, all of them had an impact
	+ When their mother finally entered the fray, her immunity to True Magic made her a terror for the unsuspecting mages
* Shortly before said appearance, Kogyoku assisted the Hengeyokai with several of her Gaki, claiming that  ***"the five courts have to stand as one, or this city is doomed"***