The Sanctified Ones
A Level 10 Tournament Series for the L5R CCG
It is common knowledge that the person and the estate of the Empress are protected by the Seppun, a family of eminently honorable warriors and priests who put the defense of the Imperial line above all things, including their lives. The physical security of the Empress aside, the purity and holiness of her home and belongings are the province of the Hidden Guard. The Hidden Guard are extremely few in number, however, and maintaining their vigil over the Empress and her estate is all they can manage under normal circumstances. For this reason, the sensei of the Hidden Guard select from among the Great Clans a number of shugenja, priests chosen for their exceptional piety and purity, to oversee the duties of the Hidden Guard in lands beyond the Imperial holdings.
These specially selected shugenja, known as the Sanctified Ones, are each assigned the holdings of a Great Clan, with another assigned to the lands of the Minor Clan Alliance and one final priest granted dominion over the unaligned lands. Whenever the Empress wishes to travel to or through these lands, the priest tasked with that region travels ahead and ensures that all relevant holdings and estates are properly purified and worthy of the Empress’ presence. It is relatively uncommon for the Hidden Guard to assign a priest to watch over the lands of his own clan, but when such an appointment does occur, it is a great honor, for it indicates that the Hidden Guard believe the priest is capable of putting aside his loyalty and bias and serving the Empress above his own family and clan. There are few greater honors bestowed by the Seppun family.
The winner of each of these tournaments may select one currently living and legal shugenja personality from his clan to join the ranks of the Sanctified Ones. In the event that there are no suitable, legal shugenja personalities for such a clan, the winner may supply the name of a new character from the clan’s shugenja family in order to create a personality to fulfill the position.
List of those Tournaments (in progress)
L'Antre des Dragons - Bordeaux, France - Feb 20/21 2010
Game On! - Pullayup, WA - Feb 20 2010
Visions Cards and Games - Montgomery, AL - Feb 28 2010