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Mystic Art: 10th Degree Black Belt: “Hyaku Kogeki”     raiders attacked Goro and Genrei assisted him in dis-
         is a technique that allows one to deliver multiples of a   pelling the threat.  Both agreed that someone had the
         learned attack to a target in a split second.          intention to fix the fight, and agreed to back out of
         Weapon Options:                                        the contest to the digression of the public.  Now,

         •  Two Handed Sword       •  Projectile                should their two paths cross, they will have a drink
                                                                and relive this memory.
         •  Staffs and Polearms
                                                                Musuko No Sento No= Enemy
         Relationships with Other Houses:
                                                                   Musuko No Sento No has always been a thorn in
         Katsunoka- Ally              Takashiro- Neutral
                                                                the side of the Nakatashi.  As Genrei Nakatashi
         Kurai Hitokage-Neutral        Tominogoshi– Ally        toured the country for sport, the Musuko No Sento

         Kushihara- Ally              Uchitori- Neutral         No group would be ever present, to heckle and scoff
                                                                at Genrei Nakatashi’s victories.  Despite Genrei Na-
         Musuko No Sento No- Enemy   Yakama- Neutral
                                                                katashi personally inviting their members to face him
          Sanzo- Neutral                                        in combat on numerous occasions, no one from the
                                                                dojo ever took him up on the offer.   However, from
         Katsunoka= Ally
                                                                the distance, the Musuko No Sento No remains disre-
         Rokuro Katsunoka and Genrei Nakatashi became           spectful toward the Nakatashi family.
         friends that formed a family bond during Genrie’s
         year of dominance.  Rokuro Katsunoka and he met up     Rank and Responsibility
         for a drink and discuss several topics where they      Beginner
         shared similar views and attitudes about life, family      The Beginner level students of the Nakatashi
         and martial arts.  This bond remained through the Na-  family dojo have a secondary responsibility outside
         katashi’s ascent into celebrity, and the Nakatashi con-  of training.  They are to search for and recruit new
         tinued to assist the Katsunoka to follow suit.
                                                                students into the Nakatashi dojo.
         Kushihara= Ally
                                                                Intermediate
            The alliance between the Kushihara Samurai and      Intermediate students are often requested to act as
         Nakatashi was formed after Genrei Nakatashi was        guards around the Nakatashi grounds.  This level of
         given a district to preside over, and began attending   student is also the first group of students to be re-
         meetings with the like of Daimyo Ghoda.  As a young    quested for duty outside the confines of the dojo.
         man, Genrei Nakatashi impressed Daimyo Ghoda,
         who believed the young man conducted himself with      Advanced
         the elegance of a samurai, announcing that Nakatashi-     Advanced students are often asked to be sparring
         san would be able to merge with the Samurai Clan       partners for the twins Gataki and Tagaki Nakatashi.
         should he chose.  Keeping his discipline, Genrei Na-   When Genrei Nakatashi must leave on official family
         katashi declined the offer properly, explaining to     business, as he often does, he will appoint a group of
         Ghoda his personal goals, which Ghoda ensured that     four to six students to act as body guards for his be-
         the Kushihara would assist him if ever need be.        loved wife, Mei.  This is a position of honor and

         Tominogoshi= Ally                                      causes a bit of a competition between the students at
                                                                this level.
            The Tominogoshi and Nakatashi alliance occurred
         when gamblers tried to get the two greatest combat-    Expert
         ants from different disciplines to fight to determine   Expert level students are asked to lead classes in the
         who the best is.  During meetings both Tominogoshi     absence of the head elders.  They may also be select-
         Goro and Nakatashi Genrei enjoyed each other’s         ed to accompany Genrei Nakatashi on his outside en-
         company, and agreed to a friendly match to quell the   deavors where they may be assigned the task of out-
         interests of the public.  However, before the fight,   side recruitment, in hostile territories.

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