The Lotus session 2 Summary “Shady Character!”
The last game has been really interesting. The party was able to defeat the ogre, as Daidoji ended up slicing the creatures head off its body within the second round of today's session. The samurai with the team, ended up being the heir to the Hare clan he ended up falling unconscious after the battle. The ogre happened to have the saya of the Hare Clan's ancestral blade! It disappeared soon after the battle had ended. The team then traveled to the Hare Castle where they met the sister to the heir as well as the Daimyo of the Hare Clan. Before the heir had fell unconcious he pointed out and said to the party that the ogre's saya looked just like the clan's ancestral blade saya. After they had cleaned themselves up and attended dinner, the heir inquired about the whereabouts of the saya. When Daidoji excused himself from the table for a second, Hiruma muttered out "shady character!" To the surprise of everyone that was gathered around. Daidoji immediately challenged Hiruma to a duel to first blood that was sanctioned by the Hare Daimyo. Daidoji gave the Hare family the saya which he had wrapped in cloth for safe keeping just prior to the duel. When the too members faced off with one another it became apparent that Hiruma was out of his element. Hiruma proved to be inexperienced at Iaijustu and easily lost to Daidoji who nearly killed him. With honor regained. The Usagi family told the players about the blade that was missing from its saya. After the tale, they asked if the group had any suggestions as to trying to locate a clue to help them find the blade, now that the saya has returned. With the help of an air kami, Isawa discovered that the blade was in the Shadowlands, within a castle that was ancient/ old, or the blade was ancient which he was unsure of which the kami meant. Both Isawa and Hiruma deduced that the kami must have been talking about the Ruins of Hiruma. The group ended up deciding to help and retrieve the family heirloom from the Shadowlands. We left the game just after the party concluded that the entire team would go to the infested lands or "He whose name should not be spoken." They also determined that it would be to dangerous for the team to take the dog beyond the protection of the Kaiu Wall. The Hare daimyo has given the group 7 jade fingers for safe travels into the evil land. Each person will need at least one finger to protect themselves from the taint. Shiro Usagi is several hundred miles away from the the ruins of Shiro Hiruma. Most of the party has no clue to the exact miles. Here is to hoping that the party plans their trip into and out of the Shadowlands appropriately. Also: In case you missed it, the players are each responsible for taking notes. I will leave out names and certain details on purpose. Please be sure to write notes for anything you think is important, do not rely on the gm, as I will not provide you with info you should have wrote down. If you miss a game, try and contact a team member for notes.