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Elder Quests                                           PART 2     “Team Meeting”

         “Paths to Leadership”                                  Location: Uchitori Compound

                                                                   Inside the Meeting Room, several Uchitori sol-
         Requirements: Intermediate Level
                                                                diers are sitting waiting for the rest of the group to
         NPC Characters of Contact                              arrive.  Ran Ogata and Kokoro Yatome bookend the
            -Kokoro Yatome                                      table, and Menta Kashinato is standing silently while
                                                                looking out of the window.  When the last soldier
            -Ran Ogata                                          arrives, Menta will turn and address the group.
            -Menta Keshinato
                                                                GM NOTE: There can be no more than eight sol-
            -Daimyo of Tokushima Soldiers                       diers in the room.  If the PC group is smaller than
                                                                that, add Beginner Level NPC Characters.
            -Large Man
                                                                              MENTA KESHINATO
            -Amabie
                                                                     Thank you all for coming on such short notice.
            -Tokushima Daimyo                                   I’m sure this morning’s message was a bit concerning

         Properties                                               for some of you; heheh, don’t let it.  This mission
                                                                  does however, require a rather large force, and its
            -Uchitori Compound                                  nature may alarm you.  The eight of you will travel to
                                                                Tokushima to eliminate the Tokushima Daimyo.  He
            -Uchitori District                                  has prophesized several things, recently,  that have all
         Environment                                            come true.  This is not a problem, however, his latest
                                                                prophecy has to do with the death of the Shogun.  His
            -Ehime Prefecture, Matsuyama                         estate has become a cult, and fearing he may attract
                                                                 enough followers to pose a threat, the Shogun wants
            -Tokushima Prefecte, Miyoshi                                           him silenced.

         Summary                                                     Furthermore, the Shogun wants it to look like a
                                                                 mass suicide, ritualistically carried out, to allow an
            In the morning the group is called into a meeting    altered narrative and nullify any credibility this self
         with other Uchitori ninja including Kokoro Yatome        proclaimed prophet may have. Plan your methods,
         and Ran Ogata to partner with them on a mission.                      and succeed.  Now fly.
         One of the Tozama Daimyo has been perceived as            With that last statement Menta turns back toward
         crazy because he has been prophesizing things of the   the window, and remains silent.  Ran and Kokoro
         future.  This would generally not be a problem except   lead the others out of the room.  Kokoro stops the
         several of his predictions have come true. During the   group to address them.
         sortie the team encounters a hardship that leads to an                KOKORO YATOME
         argument between it’s leaders and forces a division
         between two desired methods of action.                 Everyone rest up, gather your equipment and meet at
                                                                  the Shukuba entrance two hours before midnight.
         PART 1     “The Crack of Dawn”                         GM NOTE: The PC(s) may do what they need to do
                                                                before it is time to go on this mission.  Before they
         Location: Uchitori Compound
                                                                return, they should equip themselves to join the party.
            It’s a rainy morning, and the PC(s) are outside of
         the living quarters.  They have each awakened to a     PART 3     “Tension Between Leaders”
         note left near their bed informing them that they are   Location: Uchitori Compound
         to meet at the Uchitori strategy room upon waking.
                                                                   An hour before midnight, the team of eight has
         GM NOTE:  The PC(s) should not keep their audi-        gathered at the entrance of the compound to leave
         ence waiting.  It will not be necessary for them to    fore the mission to Tokushima.  As the group ap-
         equip themselves during this part of the quest.        proaches the group sees Kokoro Yatome turn his


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