"The North is set to be dealt with by the Keepers, they will not succeed without the addition of a certain heroine who forsook her name.
This is important, and we need to figure out who this was. A lore search may be in order. Any Heroins who have voluntarily gone ronin, that might fit the bill? I assume that "got married" isn't enough to be described thus. Alternately, it could be talking about Shosuro... who was also Soshi... and who's currently hidden away in Sleeping Lake with the soul of Bayushi Kachiko to save them from the corruption of the Lying Darkness. So maybe not that one, or maybe it just means we need the Shosuro/Soshi to help out? I'm sure there must be other possibilities out there.
To the matter of Otosan Uchi. You must understand that the legend of the Throne is true...and that is what it is all set up for shift the array and all else will fail."
"The Legend of the Throne?" You ask.
"Do they teach you nothing? The way to Heaven is behind the Throne." Togashi explains.
So, top priority, we need to shift the array. Also, if we wind up in a real battle in the throne room, and we *have* shifted the array, that's probably a particularly fortuitous place for some shugenja to beseech the heavens for aid.
Togashi shrugs.
"I am bound not to give you the answer you seek in full. An answer that is true and useless is what I am to give when it comes to solving problems. To inform you of a problem I have some leeway, but the more of my power I use the quicker I age."
Huh.
"...Oh" You decide to press on from that. "My daughter she is touched by the void, I do not want the Toturi to be known for madness."
"Give her something green"
"...What?" You get out.
"That's all I can say."
We should absolutely give her some jade thing to have on her person at all times. Beyond that...? Keep our eyes open?
"Is there advice I should pass on to my Jade Champion"
"Don't eat the sashimi" Togashi says.
"...that's specific and yet not very helpful" You reply.
"It is, isn't it?"
It *is*. Also, we should totally pass it on at first opportunity.
As for what to do....
This year, we need to either send our daughter off or get the jade accumulated. We need to do the other one next year. It seems almost odd that "send our daughter off to the Phoenix, because they're the only ones who know how to train Ishiken" should be the sort of thing that takes our full action for the year. It's also a bit frustrating, because the fact that there are other options out there is basically mocking us. The fact that we have to manage this personally constrains our decision space pretty violently, and the jade accumulation isn't a choice either. Unless we want to just fail at trying to cleanse Otosan Uchi, it's an action tax. When we get one action per year, action taxes are frustrating.
If there were any plausible alternatives at all on the jade, even if they were subpar, that would be less frustrating. I still feel like choosign a school for our daughter shoudl bea side question rather than a full action. Still, I will vote the action tax that I am given.
[x] Arrange for your daughter Minoru's education and betrothal (TN 20 variable results)
[x] Figure out the Pillars
[x] Have your nakodo put together candidates
I like handing influence to the Otomo. They're useful.
