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How will the Tsuno attack the Empire?
Poll ended at Sun May 10, 2020 10:38 pm
The Tsuno travel to the ruins of Kyuden Asako, where the Toshigoku portal once resided. Their Soultwisters draw upon the concentrated essence of Toshigoku that saturates the castle and surrounding lands and combines it with the echoes of slaughter from the War of Burned Wings to create Nikushimi, the Nightmare of the Lion. Released into Phoenix lands, the powerful Onisu carves a path of destruction westward as it seeks to destroy the Lion. 16%  16%  [ 7 ]
The Tsuno attack the Kitsu Tombs. Nearly overwhelmed by their might, Kitsu Izumi uses her knowledge of Toshigoku to call upon the spirits of the Lion trapped in Toshigoku, forming a legion of spiritual soldiers that fight back against the Tsuno. In the aftermath, she begins teaching her new technique to her acolytes in the hopes of using the damned spirits of the Lion for some measure of good in the world. 36%  36%  [ 16 ]
The Tsuno gather in the ruins of Shiro Akodo, where the Soultwisters enact a powerful ritual that draws upon the raw essence of Jigoku and the oaths of loyalty sworn by the Lion that tied them to the former capital. Stoked by the ritual, the lingering presence of Jigoku within many Lion samurai flares up, resulting in an outbreak of epic proportions. 30%  30%  [ 13 ]
The Tsuno travel to the Kitsune Mori, where they seize control of the Chikushudo portal at the forest's center. The Soultwisters capture and torture a great number of fox spirits in the forest, reworking them into malicious spirits that they set loose upon the Empire. 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
The Tsuno travel to Amaterasu's Furnace, a great volcano located near the heart of the Shadowlands. The Soultwisters seize control of the Gaki-do portal at the heart of the volcano and forge the souls of the hungry dead into powerful weapons that they scatter throughout the Empire, sowing the seeds of future strife and destruction. 14%  14%  [ 6 ]
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The Tsuno have been roused from Toshigoku and have taken an interest in the Empire and, more specifically, the Lion Clan. With their mastery of the spirit realms, they are powerful enemies... but how will they attack the Empire?


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Just like with the Scorpion champion poll, I am unsurprised that the option that seems to form some form of benefit is the one with the most votes.

I mean, none of them are GOOD, but the best of a bad situation perhaps?

I wonder what happens to Lion ancestor spirits if they die fighting Tsuno though...

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/waves tiny *volcanoes are cool* flag

Though actually these are all neat, which is to say that they're all terrible for the Lion but in interesting ways. :lol:

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I like the Volcano weapons and Nightmare options the most :)

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Nightmare for sure.

Gives the biggest potential for a 'be a hero' moment in defeating it.

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Agasha Poemu wrote:
Just like with the Scorpion champion poll, I am unsurprised that the option that seems to form some form of benefit is the one with the most votes.

I mean, none of them are GOOD, but the best of a bad situation perhaps?

I wonder what happens to Lion ancestor spirits if they die fighting Tsuno though...


I'm sure it'll be a benefit that's horribly twisted and everything about it will go wrong! Or at least one can hope. :lol:

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Oh for sure.

As all veterans of MS's games have learned, there are no "good options" in Hollow Throne. :D

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All of the Tsuno choices were sooooooo damn good. That one was really hard, MS.

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Don't do this to CSK!

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Poor Izumi deserves a break. The Jigoku one is super neat, though.

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Hmmm. I vote big monster.

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Hehe, I find it funny that the only one voting for the fox lands to be ravaged is the player of the former fox...

But I'm also a bastard and I want my character to suffer and be driven slowly mad.

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Mari wrote:
Hehe, I find it funny that the only one voting for the fox lands to be ravaged is the player of the former fox...

But I'm also a bastard and I want my character to suffer and be driven slowly mad.


Also a maho tsukai :evil:

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I played a Fox and I'm not selecting that.

Also, where is the option for "But wherever the tsuno appear they are swiftly killed by Kaiu bushi"? I can't find it anywhere.

Someone needs to fix this poll as one of the options isn't appearing!

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Kaiu Maiya wrote:
I played a Fox and I'm not selecting that.

Also, where is the option for "But wherever the tsuno appear they are swiftly killed by Kaiu bushi"? I can't find it anywhere.

Someone needs to fix this poll as one of the options isn't appearing!


Clearly, it's the Taint option. Where would a Crab bushi but killing Tainted things?

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That's the one I picked :)

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Asahina Yuko wrote:
Also a maho tsukai :evil:


Indeed. *chuckles* I'll probably be bringing her back next time around, so we shall see just how much folks figure out about here then.

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There's no "The Tsuno decide the Lion are their besties and decide to gang up to conquer all of Rokugan for them?!"

What a ripoff :D

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They're doing something like that! But by "bestie" it's more like "we're bestie at running this place compared to you!" so they're starting with home territory first. :D

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