Bloodswords

From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings

The Bloodswords are four katana forged by Asahina Yajinden in 508 using the Anvil of Despair for his master Iuchiban. Each weapon was of exceptional quality, and granted its wielder unusual abilities as a powerful nemuranai. Each sword was also cursed, however, and its owner would eventually be obsessed by the trait for which each katana was named. The bloodswords were each gifted to a daimyo of a great clan with the intent that the weapon would destroy them, causing confusion in the Empire and aiding Iuchiban's attempt to dominate Rokugan.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Bloodswords 2 First Uses 2.1 Bayushi Shoju 3 References

[edit] Bloodswords

Item	Created By	First Used By	Currently Used By
Ambition (Yashin)	Asahina Yajinden	Bayushi Shoju	Mirumoto Kenzo
Judgement (Handan)	Asahina Yajinden	Hida Tenburo	Isawa Mizuhiko
Passion (Jonetsu)	Asahina Yajinden	Doji Tanaka	Unknown
Revenge (Fukushu)	Asahina Yajinden	Akodo Meikuko	Unknown

[edit] First Uses

The four swords were gifted to the Champions of the Scorpion, Crab, Crane and Lion. The Crane Clan Champion confessed his love for a geisha less that half his age to the assembled court before throwing himself off a cliff into the sea. The Lion Clan Champion engaged in an ill-concieved assault upon the Dragon Clan over a perceived insult, and died in front of the gates of Shiro Mirumoto. The Crab Clan Champion killed his own children in his sleep before turning the blade upon himself. Only the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Rikoji did not use his blade, but rather chose to start an investigation into the giver of these "gifts", leading to the fall of Iuchiban.^[2]

[edit] Bayushi Shoju

Ambition lay unused for centuries until the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju used the blade to kill the Emperor Hantei XXXVIII in 1123. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

Sources Conflict The sources relating to this article are in conflict with each other.

Iuchiban's Legacy claims the Bloodswords were created by Iuchiban. However several other sources correctly identify Asahina Yajinden as their creator.

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