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Elder Quests                                           ward the town.  The silence is broken when two stu-
                                                                dents ahead of the PC(s) begin whispering to each
         “Troll’s Bridge”                                       other.

                                                                          TOMINOGOSHI STUDENT #1
         Requirements: Advanced Level
                                                                     I can not believe how many men we’ve lost.
         NPC Characters of Contact
                                                                          TOMINOGOSHI STUDENT #2
            -Goro Tominogoshi
                                                                   The Ohara put up an unbelievably strong fight.
            -Tominogoshi Students                                         TOMINOGOSHI STUDENT #1
            -Daimyo Ohara’s Soldiers                              You think Tominogoshi Goro is right?  He said so
                                                                     many of Diamyo Ohara’s forces ran away.
            -Advanced Onihitokuchi
                                                                          TOMINOGOSHI STUDENT #2
            -Advanced Kappa                                      Yes.  And just think, had they been at full strength,
         Properties                                                          we may not have survived.

            -Nagano Wilderness                                            TOMINOGOSHI STUDENT #1
                                                                Indeed.  Now all we have to do is make it back home.
            -Abandoned Village
                                                                   The caravan enters a small group of trees and
         Environment
                                                                brush that lines the road, something ominous makes
            -Nangano Prefecture; 55°                            everyone in the caravan uneasy.  Finally the group
                                                                stops. Ahead, Goro Tominogoshi has made a stop
         Summary
                                                                motion with his fist.  A couple of Tominogoshi stu-
            Goro Tominogoshi is leading the Tominogoshi         dents rush ahead of the group to scout the area.
         home after spending some time stamping out the         Many of the other soldiers keep a vigilant eye and
         flames between two feuding factions.  The Ohara        clasp their weapons tightly.
         Clan, though providing the most resistance, fled the
         peace negotiations and became an aggressor.  Though       Suddenly, countless arrows whistle through the
         strong, the Tominogoshi were able to disperse the      air and trees from overhead bombarding the group.
         clan.  Now on their way home, the Tominogoshi          GM NOTE: Have the PC(s) roll 1D4 Odds & Evens
         manage to be trapped between the reunited Ohara        roll to see if they have to dodge arrows using Action
         Clan and a mysterious supernatural force.              vs. Reaction rolls.  Roll 1D4 to determine how many
                                                                arrows they need to avoid.
         PART 1     “The Long Way Home”
                                                                   As the group recovers from the arrow attack a
         Location: Nagano Wilderness
                                                                terrifying roar echoes through the trees around them.
            The PC(s) are following Goro Tominogoshi up a       Suddenly several soldiers burst forward through the
         long hill with a group of 35 Tominogoshi soldiers.     small forest attacking the group.
         The collective mood is somber and quiet.  All that               TOMINOGOSHI SOLDIER #1
         can be heard is the clattering of battle equipment.
         When the group reaches the top of the hill, a small                      It’s the Ohara!!!
         town can be seen a short distance to the East.  The    GM NOTE: Each time an Ohara soldier is defeated
         group stops, and in front of them lies a fork in the   roll 1D4 to see how many more join the fray.
         road. The path to the right leads to open field while      During the battle, the Tominogoshi Scout Sol-
         the left path leads to the walls of a city seem in the   diers return.  As Goro Tominogoshi fights the on-
         distance.  The PC(s) notice Goro Tominogoshi talk-     coming Ohara onslaught.  He makes short work of
         ing to another high ranking student who is pointing    his opponent and the PC(s) see the scouts giving him
         between both the left and the right path.  Time passes   information.  Afterwards, Goro shouts his command
         and the group is lead down the hill along the path to-  to the group.

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