Assorted Background NPCs

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This is a list of various NPCs that you can choose from for the purposes of Allies, Sworn Enemies, Blackmail, or the like. These aren't the only options available to you, of course, but they do provide you with some established options that you can utilize.

The number in parenthesis after the NPC's name is their current Status, while the Family name in parenthesis is the character's Family name prior to marrying into a new Clan.


Note that these characters aren't present in this game; they're just NPCs that have been established as existing in Rokugan.

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Crab Clan


Kaiu (Ichiro) Amarante (♀) (2) - bigoted scout with colorful sense of humor and few social graces. Widowed (Kaiu Osamu, the former Kaiu daimyo).

Hiruma Mitsuko (♀) (4) - future daimyo of the Hiruma family. Married to Hiruma (Kakita) Keitaro.

Hiruma (Kakita) Keitaro (♂) (3) - bitter duelist assassin rumored to have a grudge against his former lord. Married to Hiruma Mitsuko.

Kaiu Hiroyasu (♂) (3) - skilled architect with a smashed leg due to a falling stone block. Married to Kaiu (Shiba) Midori.

Kaiu (Shiba) Midori (♀) (2) - ruthless merchant with a large fortune. Married to Kaiu Hiroyasu.

Hiruma Yoko (♀) (2) - world-weary bushi with a reputation for sleeping around with her fellow scouts. Married to Hiruma (Shosuro) Hijime (PC).

Hida Eiko (♀) (2) - very dedicated and loyal crab warrior rumored to be pestered by annoying mujina. Married to Hida (Togashi) Chikao.

Hida (Togashi) Chikao (♂) (1) - musician with clouded past who joined the Togashi in his late teens. Married to Hida Eiko.

Hiruma Takero (♂) (1) - brutal warrior who served as a ronin mercenary before being offered fealty for single-handedly killing a Tsuburu no Oni.

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Crane Clan

Doji Noboru (♂) (2) - laid back courtier who has gone to great lengths to not stand out or make waves in court.

Daidoji Komachi (♀) (2) - bland bushi rumored to have a gambling problem and some moderate debts.

Asahina Hitomi (♀) (1) - withdrawn shugenja with self-esteem issues.

Asahina (Tonbo) Tobei (♂) (1) - unpopular but skilled shugenja who longed to marry a traditional Crane bride. Married to Asahina Hitomi.

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Dragon Clan


Agasha Naru (♀) (2) - tireless spy who has spent significant time among the Phoenix pretending to be Isawa Kimoko.

Mirumoto Aiki (♀) (1*) - Last surviving Mirumoto heir, skilled duelist, "damaged goods", refuses to have anything to do with the Crane. Engaged to Isawa Shintaro.

Tonbo Kinuye (♀) (2) - friendly courtier with many close, personal female "friends" and no desire for a husband.

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Lion Clan


Ikoma Shinji (♂) (3) - war hero who lost his arm during the Bloodspeaker War. Married to Ikoma (Soshi) Kyoko.

Ikoma (Soshi) Kyoko (♀) (2) - opinionated social butterfly rumored to have criminal connections. Married to Ikoma Shinji.

Shimizu Jin (♀) (2) - former ronin attempting to atone for a life spent among bandits. Married to Shimizu (Suzume) Yukimura (PC).

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Phoenix Clan


Asako Unkei (♂)(2) - renowned architect rumored to have a drinking problem.

Shiba (Otomo) Kichiko (♀) (2) - Up and coming artisan known for her risque plays mocking the Great Clans. Married to Shiba Jirei (PC).

Asako (Mantis) Tenshin (♂) (1) - persuasive bushi rumored to have bastard children all up and down the Crane coastline. Married to Asako Tamaki (PC)

Asako Sumiko (♀) (1) - odd shugenja who breeds rabbits at her family's rural estate. Married to Asako (Akodo) Ikki.

Asako (Akodo) Ikki (♂) (1) - idealistic young bushi with big dreams and a heart of gold. Married to Asako Sumiko.

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Scorpion Clan


Soshi (Miya) Unkei (♂) (6) - Hard-working herald with fondness for resting in arms of heimin girls. Married to Soshi Kokonoe, Soshi daimyo.

Yogo Hanae (♀) (1) - deeply disturbed shugenja charged with protecting a haunted katana. Married to Yogo (Usagi) Kitahachi.

Yogo (Usagi) Kitahachi (♂) (1) - short-tempered former ronin with a knack for getting into trouble. Married to Yogo Hanae.

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Minor Clans


Badger Clan

Ichiro Akinari (♂) (2) - antisocial bushi with a hidden love for the ocean.



Centipede Clan

Moshi (Kitsune) Shiki (♂) (2) - aging but cooperative courtier whose previous wife died in childbirth. Has a young son. Married to Moshi Shoko.

Moshi Shoko (♀) (1) - poised shugenja with sister who "vanished" during the Bloodspeaker War. Married to Moshi (Kitsune) Shiki.



Fox Clan

Kitsune Kotono (♀) (3) - heroic bushi rumored to have a kitsune spirit for a mother. Married to Kitsune (Bayushi) Hideki.

Bayushi Hideki (♂) (3) - clumsy, mean-spirited magistrate who formerly served in Ryoko Owari. Married to Kitsune Kotono.



Hare Clan

Usagi Haru (♀) (2) - perky explorer with bastard son. Married to Usagi (Kitsune) Miki (PC).



Mantis Clan

(Agasha) Unkei (♂) (3) - shugenja obsessed with finding murderer of his last fiance. Married to Mineko.

Mineko (♀) (2) - awkward courtier from a wealthy family. Married to (Agasha) Unkei.



Sparrow Clan

Suzume (Mirumoto) Asami (♀) (4) - plucky bushi with a history of going out of her way to help people. Widow who was briefly married to Suzume Wara, the former Emerald Champion.

Suzume (Bayushi) Isao (♂) (2) - sickly bushi still recovering from wounds suffered at the Battle of the Bloody Retreat. Married to Suzume Ayame (PC)

Suzume Hokusei (♂) (1) - bitter poet still pining for the love he lost in the Bloodspeaker War.



Tortoise Clan

Kasuga Subaru (♂) (1) - handsome smuggler sailing the seas of the world out of wanderlust.

Kasuga (Otomo) Yukari (♀) (1) - Junior courtier with unfortunate birthmark on left side of face. Married to Kasuga Asakuro (PC).