Court of Serene Silence

The Court of the Serene Silence is the center for Hengeyokai activity in Kyoto. It sits in the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, shrouded by a constant fog. Kinfolk park rangers make sure nobody oversteps the path boundaries and gets "lost" in the forest.

A quick list of its members can be found here.

## Members of the Court

### Gai'nan

* Totem: Hanzaki Daimyojin
* Regent: Carries the Burden, Historian: Everbleeding Heart, General: Dances Beneath the Stars, Oracle: Dreams of War

The leaders of the Court of the Serene Silence.

### Sentais

The fighting arm of the Court of a Thousand Cranes

#### Wardens of the Past Sentai

* Totem: Inari
* Lantern: Noroi Tadashi, Fist: Kurogawa Haafu, Leaf: Furukawa Machiko, Pillar: Hino Yuu, Mirror: Hino Yoshio

Bound together by Inari and tasked with aiding both the Hsien and the Changelings and whatever else needs to be done.

#### Five Jolly Thieves Sentai

* Totem: Kamigyō-tanuki
* Lantern: Talks Too Much, Fist: Protects The Little Ones, Leaf: Pathfinder, Pillar: Gap Closer, Mirror: Shit Chatter

The Sentai tasked with defending the inner-city circles (especially the Wards of Kamigyō, Nakagyō, Shimogyō).

#### Ghost of the Woods Sentai

* Totem: Jurōjin
* Lantern: Three Days Gone, Fist: Silver of the Moon, Leaf: Laughs Quiet, Pillar: Rights the Wrongs, Mirror: Bitter Tongue

The Sentai tasked with defending the forest and woodland outskirts of Kyoto.

#### Bloody Blades Sentai

* Totem: Masamune
* Lantern: Kingmaker, Fist: Scarface, Leaf: Throat Cutter, Pillar: Doomclaw, Mirror: Headtaker

A Sentai tasked with assassination and keeping an eye on the seedy underbelly of South Kyoto.

#### Heirs of Heian Sentai

* Totem: Hachiman
* Lantern: Runs Through Fire, Mirror: Many Faces, Fist: Relentless Anger, Leaf: Eyes to the Sky, Pillar: Dreams of Home

The oldest Sentai still in existence. They have endured, despite changing members since the founding of the Court of the Serene Silence.

### Courtiers

The administrative arm of Serene Silence, split into ambassadors, coordinator and officials.

#### Ambassadors

* To other Shen:
	+ Kuei Jin: Swift Death, Hsien: Echoes of the Past, Yurei: Kills with the heart, Mages: Spat back out by Darkness, Foreign Hengeyokai: Finds the Truth
* To other Hengeyokai Courts:
	+ Tokyo: Roams Far, Osaka: Speaks When Needed, Human diplomat: Reverses the Past

#### Coordinators

* For the young ones: Kondo Akasuki, Human Kinfolk: Ever Grinning, Animal Kinfolk: Darkmane, Court Scribe: Follows the River, Ainu priestess: Calm Mountain, Ward Messenger: Runs for Cover

#### Ward Coordinators

* Learns Quickly (Kyoto outskirts, Ukyō)
* Lucky Charm (Kita, Sakyō)
* Swims with the Sharks (Otsu)
* Bloody Paw (Kamigyō, Nakagyō)
* Bone Snapper (Shimogyō, Minami)
* Tsukino Kuraiko (Higashiyama, Yamashina)
* Below the Belt (Nishikyō)
* Acid Rain (Fushimi)
* Furukawa Eiji (Kameoka)
* White Crow (Amagase Forest Park)
* Horsekiller (Kawakubo)
* Furukawa Takahashi (Osaka Outskirts)

#### Officials

* Master of Coins & Stores: Follows the Money, Steward of the Land: Unseen Hunter, Heavenly Smith & Master of Relics: Lucky Tail

### Sentais

#### Wind Guardians

* Totem: The Mirror Wind
* Lantern: Dances with the Sun, Fist: Okada Tetsuyuki, Leaf: Noroi Mitsuo, Pillar: Soga Tetsuya, Mirror: Heals the Spring

Ritemasters and guardians who vanished during the Great Kumo War

### Individuals

* Nightstalker, who was renamed Kinslayer after his dishonorable murders and joining of Jade Fangs