Phoenix

Player:	Brockman

		Asako Mazumi - Clan Champion Elemental Master of Void - Clan Champion - Soul of Naka Kuro - Nineteen years ago the seers of the Phoenix Clan witnessed an alignment in the heavens the likes of which had not been seen in centuries.  It was obvious that a ancient and powerful soul was about to be reborn.  As they watched a star fell from the sky and crossed four of the stars in the alignment.  The seers followed the shooting star and found a child born in Shiba from an outcast of the Asako.  He was taken from his mother in secret and raised by monks.  He showed knowledge and power far beyond his age, but he feared his own power for he knew that with a single thought he could unmake anything that troubled him.  For this reason he ostracized himself from the world, seeing only the monks of his monastery, and those of the Elemental Masters.  Upon the death of the Elemental Master of Void due to the plague Mazumi was approached by the other Masters and offered the position.  He begrudgedly accepted the post as he had foreseen that time long ago.  At sixteen he was by far the youngest Elemental Master, though by far the wisest.  It was he that urged Murasame to take the reigns of leadership of the clan, for he had foreseen what was coming.  Now, though, the tides have turned and the Masters look to him to fill the void left by Murasame.  Once again the young boy begrudgedly accepts the position knowing that only he can help his clan survive the coming onslaught of the Gaijin and Shadowlands.
		Shiba Yobei Yobei is by far the most experienced Tatsujin Yojimbo that the Shiba have to offer their Elemental Masters.  He was a Tatsujin Yojimbo long before the other current Tatsujin Yojimbo had their gempukku.  At his induction into the Tatsujin Yojimbo he shaved his head bare.  As it grew he dyed it the brightest yellow, then followed with orange and red on the second and fifth anniversary of his induction.  Now his hair has grown to his waist and the original dying is all but gone.  Though he would never admit it Yobei is by far one of the greatest swordsmen in the empire, arguably better than most that have come out of the Dragon or Crane dueling schools.  Yobei has guarded Asako Mazumi since his birth, when the stars aligned and retold of the rebirth of a great soul.  Unfortunately since Mazumi has all but ostracized himself from the outside world to remain pure, Yobei has atrophied in many areas, though not his duties to his master.
		Isawa Anzai A young brash Isawa, interested in knowledge and power. Anzai has always been superior to her piers and looking for respect and admiration from her superiors. She is always the first to try new spells and to do so in a manner that is shows off her talents with little forethought to the situations that might arise because of it. This sometimes gets her in trouble, but the kami must be watching over her, as she always manages to find a way out of trouble.
		Isawa Yasukaza Yasukaza is the only surviving pupil of Murasame. One of the few people who knew him before his discovery of the treatment of the Gaijin Plague. He has taken up Murasame's position as weaponsmith and his craftsmanship is known throughout the Phoenix lands.
		Hida Ken Hida Ken is not your typical mercenary. A Crab Berserker, he can have a devastating effect on the battlefield as his rage fuels him to superhuman levels of strength and stamina. Off the battlefield, however, Ken is good natured and somewhat simple. He has a strong sense of honesty and his own type of honor, which often doesn’t mesh with the code of bushido and gets him into trouble. An old friend of Murasame, he experienced some trauma that drove him from the Crab Clan. He wanted to help where he was needed, and Omanu convinced him that Ryoko Owari was the place to meet people who needed his services. He was quite happy to see that his old friend was now Champion of the Phoenix Clan, and thus joined him (after Murasame put in the highest bid).