Phoenix Army Expansion

Clan War: Phoenix Army Expansion was the sourcebook for the Phoenix Clan in the Clan War Miniatures Game for Legend of the Five Rings. It was published in winter 1999.

Credits[]

Lead Designer: Ken Carpenter
Design Team: Frank Chafe, Marcelo Figueroa, Steve Hough, Jim Pinto, Erik Yaple
Written by Ken Carpenter
Excerpts from Way of the Phoenix by Ree Soesbee and Patrick Kapera
Additional Ideas from Bob King and Mark Perneta
Cover Artwork: Carl Frank
Interior Artwork: J. Callahan, Chris Dornaus, Scott James, KC Lancaster, Ben Peck, Ramon Perez, Brian Snoddy
Artwork Prepress: Steve Hough and Brendon Goodyear
Interior Layout: Steve Hough
Editing: Rob Vaux and Ken Carpenter
Playtesters: Mathew Manders, Micheal Manders, Shawn Megaw, Brian Pugnier, Jeff Stolt, Jay Hainey, Matt Wagner, Rob Love, Bill Green, Chris Dempsey, Todd Carlson, Mike Derouche, Will Eames, Greg Moore, Justice Sommer, Shane Anderson, Mark Greenwald, Paul Johnson, Shane Lindstrom, Randy Martin, Brian Olea, Greg Osburn, Steve Wagner, Frank Martin, Mathew Von Ranzow, Mike Varga, Shawn Megaw, Brian Pugnier, "J" Les Dougas, Mike Faneros, Jacob Lamitie, Bob King, Mark Perneta, Leland James
Clan War Miniatures Sculptors: Bob Charrette, Chris Fitzpatrick, Sandra Garrity, C. Brad Gorby, Jeff Grace, Julie Guthrie, Bobby Jackson, Jim Johnson, Tom Meier, Dennis Mize, Bob Murch, Bob Olley, Tim Prow, Bob Ridolfi, Steve Saunders, Clint Staples, Dave Summers

Fiction with Shiba entering the Shadowlands to find the surviving Seven Thunders, his encounter with Shosuro and Shinsei, his fight with the First Oni, and the fact that his death will not let the Soul of Shiba to remain forever with the Phoenix Clan.
House of the Phoenix
The Isawa Family
- Shugenja and war
- Council of Five
- Defenders of the Realm
- Isawa Traditionalism
- Gisei Toshi
- The Isawa Libraries
The Shiba Family
- The Phoenix Dream
- Shiba's Death
- The Shiba Bushi
- The Champion
The Asako Family
- The Asako Today

Fiction depicting the triangle of unrequited love between Isawa Uona, Shiba Tsukune, and Kitsu Koji, who spent many summer seasons under the care of Bashiko. Time later, during the Clan War, Tsukune confronted Koji in a personal duel, an event foresaw by Uona through the Dark Divination Black Scroll. The Master of Air wished to save her true love, but her magical intervention provoked Tsukune to kill Koji instead.

Fiction depicting Isawa Tadaka and Asako Yasu summoning an oni after their return from the Ruins of Yanubei. Isawa Kaede joined the ritual and the creature's resistance was broken, the demon who will be known as Oni no Tadaka.