The Phoenix Clan

Clan Champion:Shiba Tsukimi Agasha 

The Agasha are continuing their efforts in the study of multi-element magic, and are making slow progress. Once the initial breakthrough was made, refinement and advancement have been slow. The Isawa are still skeptical of this new form, even if the ishiken generally endorse it, and provide little aid in development. Their daimyo Kurou spends most of his time and effort expanding his family’s magic, trying not to make waves.



Asako 

Daimyo Asako Bushiken is an elderly man who is nearing retirement. He has yet to appoint a successor, but the Asako are not concerned. Their family has a tendency to choose the right people for the job, even if it does not appear that way at first.



Isawa 

Master Air: Isawa Mitsuko

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Of all the Phoenix, the Agasha are most interested in the Boar, out of a vague feeling of guilt that their family produced Agasha Ryuden in the first place. While actual support is unlikely, they are willing to give encouragement and moral support. Overtures to the Agasha to enlist aid for developing a shugenja school is possible.