Chapter 3: Ancient Clans
"IN THE GREAT WISDOM OF THE BODAN, I HAVE BEGUN THE NEWEST PORTION TO THIS GREAT BOOK. MANY OF THE KNIGHTS IN OUR ORDER BELIEVE IT TO BE A GREAT ASSIST IF THERE WERE A CHAPTER CONCERNING THE CLANS WE ENCOUNTER ON OUR MISSIONS OF ORDER. THIS WORRIES ME TO NO END. THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD CALL THIS A TREASON OF TRUST. AND EVEN THOUGH I WONDER HOW ANYONE WOULD KNOW OF THERE BEING NO SUCH CHAPTER IN THIS BOOK, SINCE IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ALL BUT THE BOKUR, I ADVISE ALL FOLLOWING ME TO TRUST THEIR OWN JUDGEMENT WHEN WRITING.
I HAVE INCLUDED EXCERTS FROM VARIOUS PERSONS WITHIN OUR ORDER, TO GIVE AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW OUR LEADING MEMBERS VIEW EACH."
VICTORIA CAMBRIDGE
25th BOKUR
".....ONLY TO MAKE AN ENEMY, WHICH RESORTS AS AN UNFORTUNATE DESTINY...."
AMAZONS- A race of women warriors that originated near the black sea.
"The women mercenaries known as the Amazons are a strange lot. One never knows how to take them because they work for the highest bidder. But one thing is for sure, they fight with great honor and never attacks the weak. They are gentle and yet as fierce a Tsunami. They are samurai."
Master Sugii
Bodan
ASANAI- A clan of freethinkers.
"Not much is known about this clan of freethinkers. They have missionaries roaming the land preaching logic. It's believed the Asanai have a vast knowledge on the natural world, but they seem to resist any form of spirituality. Their interaction with that of our Order is very limited and their true intentions are not yet known. I insist that the Order keep a watchful eye on this lot. We cannot afford to have a repeat of the Otakon War."
Van Mauf
Tao Knight
AINSARII- An Ishmaelite sect of assassins that are belived to be near extinct following the Otakon War.
Portion of a Speech given to the Tao Council concerning the Ainsarii
"It's believed by the majority of our Knights, myself included, that any remaining Ainsarii be hunted down and prosecuted for their crimes against humanity. Many of our noble knights were slaughtered because of the treachery of those damned assassins."
Dan Summers
Tao Knight
SHAKERS- A Cult of celibates who believes in the powers of sexual energy.
"We have nothing to fear from this group. In fact they ask for our protection from the prosecution handed to them by the Church. We must give it to them. For they have done nothing wrong, save for practicing their beliefs."
Niome Xung
27th Bokur
STYX- Oldest known thieves clan
"There has been times that we have counted the members of this clan as both enemies and allies. We from time to time have even come to need of there special services. I feel them as no great threat. They are the chief rivials of the Ainsarii, a group we have a very deadly and intimate relationship with. Let them continue their deeds for they aren't evil. Just misguided."
Master Xamot
Tao Master
VULKRA- Ancient clan lead by the living Vessel of Sha Ch'i.
"The most deadliest of all clans. Our war with the Vulkra is never ending. Just as there is always another Bokur in our Order, there is always another Vessel with them. They have strategically placed themselves in all the nations we have come across and even infultrated our very ranks. It's believed they have even set themselves up within the various churches of Eurasia. Knowing our vows not to interfer with the beliefs of other cultures will keep us at arms length. They just might have found our Achilles heel."
VICTORIA CAMBRIDGE
25th BOKUR
TAO- Ancient Clan of order.
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VICTORIA CAMBRIDGE
25th BOKUR