Uramessu Saru Clan

The Saru are intelligent, scholarly, and tricky, enjoying a good hearted trick. The clan is mainly known due to the Forgotten Guardians which originated in this clan and quickly spread across the allied clans as an order of monks, scholars, and spellcasters whose main goal is the documentation of major events, study of history, and rooting out corruption in the clans.

> "'The mind and body must be honed to perfection by the time a child reaches adulthood or they will forever remain a child'" - Old Saruian Proverb
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## Basic Information

### Leader(s)

* Tso
* Miiko
* Pyo

### Associated Color(s)

* Green
* Light Blue
* Brown

## Relationships

### Allegiances

* Concordant Alliance
* Sung-i: The Eternal Eye

## Uniform

This clans uniform is simple, a green under-robe with a light and airy blue over-robe, a green belt and special tailored climbing shoes as much of the clan is located within the trees of their native jungle/forest.

## Practices

* Children of the clan wear plain brown robes until they prove themself an adult.
* From a young age the members of the Saru kingdom are taught how to climb by their parent or guardian through the use of the clans Youth Bracelets which are given to children upon reaching a year of age, these bracelets cause the child to fall slowly should they fall from the trees.
* When a child reaches 15 their Youth Bracelet is removed and they are told to climb the central tree of their village which can range from 200-500 feet tall, if the child at least gets halfway they are considered an adult and given their official clan robes. If a child fails they can try again each subsequent year until they finally complete the trial.
* The Clan values knowledge, climbing ability, and at least basic magical prowess through the casting of cantrips or knowledge of arcana, alchemy, or artificer-ship.

## Magical Items and Techniques

### Weapons

* Slog darts
* Blowgun - given to each member of the clan for protection
* Swafeng staff

### Instruments

* Suel (handheld, string)
* Guqin (lap, string)
* Piri

### Items

* Wand of Eternal Smiles
* Book of Knowledge
* Ring of the Trickster

## Politics

The clan is ruled by three leaders clan leader Tso Saru, clan leader Miiko Saru, and clan leader Pyo Saru; Tso is the youngest of the three siblings and the one best with trickery and magic, Miiko is the middle child with an in-depth knowledge of each of the clans, and Pyo is the oldest and a skilled alchemist and hand-to-hand fighter; they are strongly allied with the Inu clan of Qaho and were so even before the writing of the Concord and formation of the Concordant Alliance. Clan leader Tso Saru has been ruling for several decades now since her promotion to leader 30 years ago after the death of her mother.

## **Society**

### **Religion**

The Saru clan focuses more on religion than any other kingdom with a fascination with the Connected Kami that made the people of the clans. It is illegal to not worship Sung-i as a member of the clan and can result in severe punishments as it is seen as ungrateful and disrespectful.

### **Laws**

As judged by the eyes of the local lawmaster [lawmasters are the judges of any particular area with each clan having 1 per 2000 citizens or so], any criminals convicted of crimes throughout the Alliance are subject to punishment befitting the crime. All punishments against a military member are doubled and crimes against nobles are tripled, crimes against the Emperor often result in execution.

* **Theft:** The removal of one finger, typically the index or thumb.
* **Worship of Oni:** Execution.
* **Refusing to Worship Sung-i.** 50 lashes, manual labor.
* **Trespassing:** 2 weeks of incarceration and manual labor.
* **Tax Evasion:** Execution.
* **Damage to Private Property:** 2 weeks incarceration and manual labor.
* **Damage to Noble Property:** 1 month incarceration and manual labor.
* **Kidnapping:** 1 week in the stocks and 2 weeks of manual labor.
* **Assault with Intent to Injure:** 1 month incarceration and manual labor.
* **Assault with Intent to Injure Nobility:** 2 weeks in the stocks, 30 lashes, 2 months incarceration, and manual labor.
* **Assault with intent to Kill:** 2 weeks in the stocks, 1 month of incarceration, and manual labor.
* **Assault with intent to Kill Nobility:** 2 weeks in the stocks, 50 lashes, 3 months incarceration, and manual labor.
* **Murder:** 1 week in the stocks, 2 months incarceration, and manual labor.
* **Murder of Nobility:** Execution.
* **Treason:** Execution.

#### Clan rules

* Only preform tricks with good intentions.
* If one does not appreciate your trickery, apologize.
* Do not disrespect the elderly.
* Do not disrespect the young.
* Do not steal from the clan.
* Do not be greedy.
* Do not break faith
* Honor Sung-i.
* Follow Sung-i.
* Live by the commandments of Sung-i.