The Land of the Red Fraction - An Arthurverse Tale - Claims and Discussion Thread

Can a God bleed?

How can our Emperor be the chosen of the Gods if the Mongols managed to invade Japan.

Or in better OOC terms,

The mongol invasion has left the Oda Clan with a shattered religious faith that they are replacing with violent brutality and destruction.
I sense the other clans would react poorly to this.
 
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First attempt at a map is in my Claim now
Clan: The Imperial Household
Emperor: Yamato Kiguri
Expected Heir: ??? (possibly his half brother Tsubai)

He is the rightful ruler of all Japan by virtue of the godly blood that runs in his veins, and by the swords and spears of the nobles who do him homage. Child of the Sun, nephew of the Storm, a divine being among mortal chaff.

He is seventeen years old and fear is his constant companion. His father, now...his father was strong. Fearless and confident, the Emperor who walked among the Khans and made them kneel after the Shogun's failure (a failure that was easily foreseen, what good could have come of letting one without the blood of Heaven command Heaven's armies?)

Yamato Daigoro was a strong man, reveling in his divine might, dominating the newcomers to his court as easily as he had the native born (newcomers who hid their laughter behind lying smiles, all too willing to humor a mad fool as long as he was a useful tool).

His father was strong, but now he is dead. Taken by the flames, fires set by traitors and blasphemers. (Some say the blaze was started by the late Emperor's own...unique rites to honor Mother Amaretsu. Liars and fools. As if they don't all hate the House of Yamato. As if they aren't all consumed by spite, hollowed out by envy of the gods in their midst).

The traitors took his father, mother and sister, scorched his flesh...but he is still the Emperor. Still a child of Amaretsu. Still obeyed by loyal servants.

So let the traitor Shogun show his true colors. Let them all defy him. He is the child of the Sun, they will all kneel or they will all burn.

Yamato Kiguri, Emperor of the Chrysanthemum Throne

Tsubai, son of Emperor Daigoro and a concubine, yojimbo to the current Emperor

 
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