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 kroT[1 CASTL[ (P. 1)
"Mutdel' at Kyote] Castle" The dlaractcrs art visiting Kyotet CaW: during the Bon Festiul.
During dinner. Tsume Retsu and his $On Tsume Takashi ha~:,.:;;~;.:,'.""~ILI
START AT THE SCROU TO THE RIGHT During the night, there Is a hue and cry. Retsu has been n
AND FOLLOW THE ARROWS THROUGH NPCa: Tsume RelSu. nume TaklbhJ; Ikama Ujlakl, Shlba Katsuda. and
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TH[ MURD[R Sin (PI'. 8-e n ONNO (P. 'O)
11K- diaracters are summoned to an .od1eno! with the Of they ask to speak to the sen.'ant who discovered the body)
dalmyo, Tsume Takashi. lie commissions them as special m.""ml<'1 Relsu was dead when she entered the room this morning.
to Investigate the murder. Retsu Is a widower who slept alone. He octaSionally viSited
A servant Is deaning up lhe murder slle. Perceptive ""rnd'~ """,",,, the Chrpanthemum 1I0use,
I that there Is a non-Crane obi bud In a corner. and thaI guards sleep outside Retsu's roan
"'m, tilt has been disturbed.
lr," ,~, Retsu met in prtute with Daidojl Ujl the prniou!.
General

V,SIT,NG Ho,nEII I
INTnvlfws WITH kroT[1 D[NIUNS
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~ume 'Illka5h1: inviles lhe charaClm rabbit hunting. (pP. II-Ill
will disclose that he and his father fought frrqUl'ntly, and thai he lkoma Ujiald: has liule time to spare for the:~.~'~~.'~~~1
was in his room on the night of the murder. who had destl'O)'t"d a minor Uon faml/y 20 years ago, but
GenenLI Shizuma: wasn't Impressed with Retsu's plan to to fa<:e him in battle. Was IiCOUtlng the Tsume family's troo(!>
[he Phoenix, which didn't ha\'t popular. • defenses. Very touchy_
The Guards: the ones oul9de the room did", h", ," ...,>"t".a-, Shiba Katsuda: welcomes the Pes. Was
Retsu to mOl'e his troops away from the Phoenix
or the ones at the kooII.-s !O!l'lcthing. 001 isn't ~Iling.
attempting to arrange a marriage between Thkashl
daughter,
Dalooll UII: Indifferent 10 the PC!. Was rommunicallng
tH[ TOWN OF CHlkllUN (PI'. IS-In Oan's unhappiness with Retsu's moves toward "';;~;"~I
The Golden Peony Inn Is a good place 10 Slay for characten .ht.+J..._ 1M Crane and art! a11k'd
don't wan! to slay In Kyotel Caslle.
There's a gambUng parlor, to which Iletsu owed a lot of money,
The 10Wll crier knOllo'S most of the town's gossip, \
The!'!"s a marketplace, where the hOI gossIp is Ihal Takashl har. a "--t~ TH[ PIN[ HOIIs[ (PI'. Itt-I8)
ItiSha Ioo.·er, IIo-ho is also seeing the mllln Ino. E\'erybody Io\'es hto, Takashl Is seeing a geisha named Reika, who works bel'!'.
The Chrysanthemum House WIL'l Indeed ~isiled by Retsu, but
Relka is also seeing the ronin Ino, somewhat tllidtly_
lbe Pine House, two doors down.
The ochaya, Kumlko, ronslders Takashl a much better catch
fOf Ileika than 1110 IS.
If the Pes ask to see Relka. she can't be round,
SPes: Kumtko. Big lojl
ITTO (P. 18)
E\'erybody In town likes 1110, who docs bodyguard and
guard work, and gets problems sol\'ed for the hrimin \
Ino can be found al the Golden Peony Inn. ANOTHn INTnvl[w WITH TAXASHI (P. '8)
off hours. He won't disclose any useful lnfonnation. but is Of they questlon him again)
about his relationship with Reikl. Takashi admits that he's been seeing Reika. He's in 11M wllh her,
After the vlsil the Pine House, 1110 rounds up a Potl
the at night, incognito. U thJ~
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e\'en though he assumes at Ihls polnl Ihat she Will> " . . . . . " Rot
kUl his father, III.' doe5n't ""ant the PCs to pursue h{'!',
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RUOLUTIO," A SHRIN[ TO OSAHO- WO (PP. '9- 10)
Reika Is at the shrine, She and 1110 are the sole remnants or the Damasu family, destroyed by Tsume
IlI"lSu twenty years ago.
Relb Is samurli by birth. but hlnln by trade; how will the pJa~rs deal wllh her?
1110. if ali\'1!, arrh'es Just as all hell Is break loti loose.
Relka, luo

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