Judgement
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| Judgement | |
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| Created by: | Asahina Yajinden |
| First used by: | Hida Tenburo |
| Currently in the possession of: | Isawa Mizuhiko |
| Nemuranai | |
Judgement, also known as Handan, was the last of the four Bloodswords [1] forged by Asahina Yajinden in 508 on the Anvil of Despair. [2]
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Appearance 
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Judgement was an ornate katana with a drop-shaped ruby on the blade's hilt. [3]
Abilities Edit
The bearer attacked any who he believed that had misled or offended him. [4]
Hida Tenburo Edit
Judgement was first given to the Crab Clan Champion, Hida Tenburo, who saw sin and folly in everyone around him and eventually was driven mad by the blade. In 509 used it to murder his personal guard, and then his children in their sleep, then took his own life with the sword, after finding them unworthy of the legacy of Hida. [2] [5] [4]
Isawa Mizuhiko Edit
Judgement surfaced again in 1170, when it was discovered in the possession of the Dark Oracle of Earth Yasuki Nokatsu. Nokatsu intended on using the sword, but his plans were foiled by a group of Phoenix shugenja. One of the group, Isawa Mizuhiko, used the blade to kill Nokatsu. [3]
Mizuhiko continued to wield the blade, and in 1171 used it to kill the Dark Oracle of Air, Jomyako. [6]
In 1173 the blade found all men around Mizuhiko unworthy, claiming their lives. Mizuhiko remained apart of other rokugani, denying to quench its thirst. Even he did not wield the sword to kill Destroyers, watching the Battle of the River of Gold instead to rush into it. [7] It seemed Judgement reacted to Mizuhiko's decision, and drove him to a bizarre behaviour.
Effect Edit
Judgement was probably the most subtle of the Bloodswords as it affected a basic task of a samurai's duties - judging others. However the bloodsword drove its bearer to become overzealous in his judgement, harshly punishing even the smallest infractions. [citation needed]
Wielders of Judgement Edit
External Links Edit
- Judgment (Heroes of Rokugan)
References
- ↑ Magic of Rokugan, p. 81
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 All Things Have a Price, by Lucas Twyman
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bloodspeakers, p. 28
- ↑ Prayers and Treasures, p. 172
- ↑ Oceans, by Lucas Twyman
- ↑ The Destroyer War, Part 14, by Shawn Carman
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