#Faction Map (勢力圖, Factions)

Contents

The concrete factions of the Sengoku age. Each faction has its own name, leader, philosophy, and troops.

Related Entries: World Overview · Unit Grades · Yoma Bestiary

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#Faction Trait Rules (陣營基盤, Faction Traits)

#Scent

Even if they carry the same spear, a Kagura spearman and a Hiei warrior monk are different. Even if it is the same oni club, one from Shuten Mountain is different from one carried by a wandering oni. A Faction Trait is the fundamental trait shared by every unit belonging to a faction: the form that faction's philosophy takes on the battlefield.

#Law

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#Faction Relationship Map

             Muhyeon Band ─── Biu Mountain (tension)
             (neutral/judgment) │(smuggling)
               │       │
  Hiei League ◄── hostile ──► Kagura Domain ◄── allied ──► Sakai Guild
  (sealing/purification)   (military hegemony)     (funding/supply)
    │            │ ╲             │
    │allied      hired│  ╲requests       smuggling│
    ▼            ▼  ╲            │
  Ikko-ikki        Fuma Band  Kunitomo Guild    │
  (popular uprising)    (espionage/assassination) (arms production)
                              │
 ═══════════════ humans ═══════════════════════════════════╪═══
 ═══════════════ yoma ═════════════════════════════════════╪═══
                              │
  Shuten Mountain ──── hostile ──── Hiei League   Biu Mountain ◄┘
  (oni host)                   (yoko/deception)
    │                        │
    │ domination               disruption │
    ▼                        ▼
  Ibuki Garden       Hannya Altar     human society
  (poison/spiders)     (onryo/curses)
                 │
             Throne of the Spirit Realm
             (world erosion)

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#Human Factions

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#Kagura Domain (神樂藩)

#Scent — Land of Blades and Drums

The strongest military power in the Sengoku age. The domain lord, Kagura Nobutsuna (神樂信綱), declares that "destroying yoma is the legitimacy of unifying the realm," and expands his territory under the banner of an exorcism war. Kagura ashigaru truly are elite among elites, and no one matches them in battle-line tactics.

Yet whether the lord's true purpose is exorcism or hegemony is something even his closest retainers do not know. Under the grand cause that "if yoma are destroyed, the realm will know peace," he is annexing one daimyo house after another.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Rites (禮道) — surface Loyalty (the cause of exorcism), underside Hegemony (territorial expansion). "They believe they fight for justice, but that justice is turning toward hegemony."
• Base: Kagura Castle (mountain castle, 5-story keep)
• Leader: Kagura Nobutsuna — lord-grade. Courage +3, Wisdom +2, Presence +1. Samurai/scholar dual build. "A man who holds both blade and book."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Regular Military Discipline (正規軍律)

Kagura Domain soldiers boast the finest discipline in the Sengoku age. Their lines do not break, and they do not retreat without orders.

Effect: When an allied squad in the same zone suffers a Cohesion reduction effect, reduce that reduction by -1 (minimum 0 reduction). Applies to all Cohesion loss, including roars, fear, and morale reduction.

Additional Effect (Standard-Bearer Built In): Kagura Domain squads innately have the standard-bearer squad effect. Cohesion remains uniform across squads of the same army, and the army functions without external morale support. For that reason, Kagura Domain does not operate separate standard-bearer squads. Discipline itself is the banner.

When Acquired by a PC: Applies to the entire squad you command. "Military discipline is in your bones."

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: The height of regular military order. A trinity of spearmen, cavalry, and teppo. Its weakness is lack of flexibility: irregular warfare (shinobi, yoma infiltration) is dangerous.

Plot Hook: What is the lord's real intent? Ambition hidden under the cause of yoma extermination. If the players are hired by Kagura, and the next "extermination" target is an innocent village, what then?

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#Hiei League (比叡連)

#Scent — Alliance of Flame and Sutras

A temple coalition centered on Mount Hiei (比叡山). Its head, Grand Sojo Rennyo (蓮如), defines yoma as "the product of karma (業) that must not exist in this world," and aims for the complete sealing of yoma. Its warrior monks possess the strongest exorcism capability in the Sengoku age, and many onmyoji and esoteric monks skilled in barrier arts are stationed among them.

The Hiei League rejects any compromise with yoma. Hanyo are targets for "purification," merchants who trade with yoma are targets for excommunication, and even arahitogami are watched as "false faith." This extreme purism creates powerful cohesion, but it also creates many enemies.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness (空道). Surface: Compassion (protecting the Dharma, saving sentient beings). Reality: sliding toward Hegemony of the Way of Rites (suppressing heresy, ruling by force). The Faction Trait uses the Way of Emptiness. "They cry out for Buddha's mercy while hunting yoma without mercy."
• Base: Hiei-zan head temple (mountain temple fortress)
• Leader: Grand Sojo Rennyo — lord-grade. Wisdom +3, Presence +2, Physique +1. Pure Land monk. "Namu Amida Butsu is the only answer."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Protection of Dharma Power (法力加護)

Hiei League soldiers fight under the protection of scripture. The terror and seduction of yoma cannot invade their hearts.

Effect: +2 to resistance checks against yoma fear/charm/mental attack effects. Does not apply to negotiation/intimidation by non-yoma humans.

When Acquired by a PC: Applies to you + allied squads in the same zone. "The sutra becomes a shield."

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: The strongest anti-yoma force. A triple structure of barriers + exorcism + warrior monks. Its weaknesses are that exorcism bonuses mean nothing against humans, and that extremism leaves it diplomatically isolated.

Plot Hook: The Hiei League declares it will "purify" a hanyo PC. If it sends warrior monks against a village trying to coexist with yoma, calling that village "corrupt," how far can righteous fanaticism be allowed to go?

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#Sakai Guild (堺座)

#Scent — Republic of Gold

A merchant coalition based in the port city of Sakai (堺). It is an autonomous city-state belonging to no daimyo. Its guildmaster, Ebisuya Gin'emon (恵比寿屋金右衛門), lives by the creed that "war is the best business," selling weapons and food to both sides and piling up wealth.

What truly makes the Sakai Guild frightening is that it smuggles with the yoko of Biu Mountain (尾羽山). It circulates yoma materials (yoma cores, spirit medicine ingredients) in human markets, and in exchange passes human-world intelligence to yoko. If the Hiei League learned of it, war would follow, but as long as gold flows, no one opens their mouth.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: No Heart. It leans toward no Way. Gold alone is the compass. "Kami and Buddha both bow before gold."
• Base: Sakai Port (autonomous city surrounded by moats and merchant walls)
• Leader: Ebisuya Gin'emon — lord-grade. Presence +3, Wisdom +2, Fate +1. Merchant. "There are no enemies before money."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Lubrication of Gold (金の潤滑)

Sakai Guild soldiers move on gold. When money flows, morale rises; when money stops, the line collapses.

Effect: During a lull phase, pay 1 gold to give 1 allied squad Cohesion +1 (maximum 5). If short on gold, instead suffer Cohesion -1 (minimum 0).

When Acquired by a PC: When issuing a squad order, spend 1 additional gold to give the squad +1 attack bonus. "Gold sharpens the blade."

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: Solve it with money. Mercenaries are weak, but can be temporarily strengthened by spending gold. Information superiority. Weakness: when the gold runs out, the mercenaries flee.

Plot Hook: The party finds proof that Sakai Guild trades with yoko. Expose it, and the entire Sengoku economy trembles. Ignore it, and yoma burrow deeper into human society.

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#Fuma Band (風魔衆)

#Scent — Shadows of the Wind

A shinobi group based in the Kanto (關東) region. Its boss, Fuma Kotaro (風魔小太郎), is a legendary figure whose very existence is uncertain. Its philosophy is "we serve no lord; we move for what we want," and it carries out the requests of whoever names the highest price — but only when the request is "interesting."

The oddity of the Fuma Band is that it does not fear yoma. It treats battle with yoma as "the greatest trial," and some jonin imitate yoma techniques or use equipment made from yoma materials.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: No Heart or Demon. It follows no Way (道). Free and cruel. "The wind owes no loyalty."
• Base: unknown (somewhere in the Kanto mountains)
• Leader: Fuma Kotaro — lord-grade? Elite? No one has seen the real one. Some say "Fuma Kotaro is not a person, but a title."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Afterimage (殘影)

Fuma ninja move like the wind. No shadow remains.

Effect: Movement Energy in the Flank Zone/Outside Zone -1 (minimum 1). +2 to ambush checks in the Flank Zone.

When Acquired by a PC: In addition, at battle start you may choose to deploy in the Flank Zone/Outside Zone (normally only Front Zone/Rear Zone).

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: Maximum use of the Outside Zone. Infiltrate → ambush → withdraw, again and again. Weak in frontal combat. Its weakness is low Domination contribution, making zone control difficult.

Plot Hook: The Fuma Band brings a request: "Infiltrate the oni mountain and steal the great oni's kanabo." The reward is extraordinary. Is it a trap?

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#Ikko-ikki (一向一揆)

#Scent — Spear of the People

Not lords and not samurai, but an uprising of peasants and common folk. Inspired by the teaching of the Pure Land monk Honganji Shonin (本願寺上人), "anyone who calls upon Amida Buddha goes to paradise," the people have taken up arms. They are a great wave of people exhausted by lordly exploitation, yoma terror, and the devastation of war.

Ikko-ikki soldiers are not trained. Their armor is poor. Yet their numbers are overwhelming, and they do not fear death. Before thousands of peasants charging while crying "Namu Amida Butsu," even elite samurai are pushed back.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness (空道). Surface: Compassion (saving the people, rebirth in paradise). Reality: wavering with Hegemony of the Way of Rites (the madness of holy war). The Faction Trait uses the Way of Emptiness. "Amida's mercy is infinite, but there are times when one must take up the blade for mercy."
• Base: Honganji (Ishiyama Hongan-ji, riverside fortress temple)
• Leader: Honganji Shonin — lord-grade. Presence +4, Physique +1, Fate +2. Pure Land monk/arahitogami dual build. "Faith itself is a weapon."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Unretreating Faith (不退信仰)

Ikko-ikki soldiers do not fear death. Even if they fall crying "Namu Amida Butsu," their certainty of paradise rebuilds the broken line.

Effect: When Cohesion reaches 0, instead of automatic collapse, it automatically returns to Cohesion 1 in the next lull phase. Limited to 2 times per battle.

When Acquired by a PC: Applies to the squad you command. In addition, when your Wounds are 1, you are immune to fear.

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: Mass. Push Domination with overwhelming numbers of Mobs and Minions. Individual combat power is weak, but Cohesion does not break. Weakness: lack of Elites/Lords. If the leadership falls, they become a disorganized rabble.

Plot Hook: The Ikko-ikki has come to liberate a village suffering under yoma. But if that village's lord, affiliated with Kagura Domain, is the players' employer, which side do they take?

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#Kunitomo Guild (國友座)

#Scent — Artisans of Iron and Powder

A group of teppo artisans from Kunitomo village in Omi (近江). The guildmaster, Kunitomo Zenbee (國友善兵衛), is the greatest firearms engineer in the Sengoku age and the creator of autonomous karakuri dolls. His creed is, "A blade cannot defeat yoma. Only technology is the answer."

The Kunitomo Guild makes and sells weapons, but never releases its most dangerous prototypes. Things secretly developed in the underground workshops — autonomous machine people, repeating guns, gunpowder cannons, and even machines powered by yoma spirit cores — are forbidden technologies coveted by every faction in the realm.

#Law

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — Truth (眞), inquiry into the laws of nature. "Understanding the world is what changes the world."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Technological Innovation (技術革新)

Kunitomo Guild artisans make everything more efficient. Barricades, positions, equipment: anything touched by an artisan's hand changes.

Effect: Energy -1 when building barricades/positions. Energy -1 when repairing equipment. Elite armament cost for squads, gold -1.

When Acquired by a PC: +1 to Disable checks related to crafting or repair. During combat, immediately craft 1 consumable for 0 gold (1 time per round).

• Base: Kunitomo village (underground workshop complex)
• Leader: Kunitomo Zenbee — lord-grade. Wisdom +3, Physique +2, Finesse +1. Artisan/scholar dual build. "There is nothing that cannot be made."

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: Centered on machine units. Durable, but repair-dependent. The prototype's runaway behavior is both a risk and the fun. Weakness: lack of personnel.

Plot Hook: The Kunitomo Guild needs the core of a living yoma to complete a "yoma-core-powered autonomous machine person." It hires the party to hunt one. But what if that yoma is an intelligent being?

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#Enryokan (遠慮館)

#Scent — School of Coexistence

A heretic of the Sengoku age. A private school founded by the scholar Ashikaga Yoshihiko (足利義彦), where the forbidden idea that "yoma and humans can coexist" is studied. To the Hiei League it is heresy; to Kagura Domain it is dangerous thought. Yet Enryokan is visited not only by human scholars, but also by yoma researchers, hanyo, and even some moderate yoma.

Enryokan's military power is weak. But the knowledge of yoma it has accumulated is the finest in the realm, and it has precedents for solving yoma problems through "negotiation" rather than sealing.

#Law

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — the purest form of Truth. "Only those who seek to understand all things can coexist with all things."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Understanding of All Things (萬物理解)

Enryokan students see yoma not as objects of fear, but as objects of understanding. Knowledge is power.

Effect: +3 to negotiation checks targeting yoma. At battle start, the GM automatically reveals the weakness of 1 enemy yoma.

When Acquired by a PC: In addition, when yoma negotiation succeeds, you can turn that yoma into an ally for 1 battle only (Presence contest required).

• Base: Enryokan (secluded mountain school)
• Leader: Ashikaga Yoshihiko — lord-grade. Wisdom +4, Presence +1. Scholar. "People only fear what they do not understand."

#Unique Troops

Formation Style: Not a combat faction. It changes the battlefield through knowledge and diplomacy. In joint operations with other factions, it serves as "staff officer." The weakness is obvious: no combat power.

Plot Hook: Enryokan claims to have discovered a method not to "close" the Gate to the Spirit Realm, but to stabilize it. The Hiei League is about to attack as heresy. Who is right?

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#Yoma Factions

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#Shuten Mountain (酒天山)

#Scent — Mountain of Wine and Blood

A mountain fortress ruled by the oni king Shuten-doji (酒吞童子). Shuten-doji likes human wine, and likes human blood even more. His subordinate oni descend from the mountain to raid villages, drag humans away, and make them the "snacks" of their feasts.

The oni of Shuten Mountain are not unintelligent. Shuten-doji himself is startlingly cultivated, knows human etiquette, recites poetry (詩), and then twists off a human head. "Civilized savagery" is the essence of Shuten Mountain.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — Demon. Follow instinct. The strong eating the weak is the law of nature. "The strong eat, the weak are eaten. What is wrong with that?"
• Base: Shuten Mountain (mountain fortress carved out with a great kanabo)
• Leader: Shuten-doji — lord-grade. Wounds 8, Defense 17, Energy 14. Courage +4, Physique +3, Presence +2. Great kanabo (3 Energy, critical 4 Wounds). "Care for a drink, human?"

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Berserker Blood (狂戰士の血)

Shuten Mountain oni grow stronger as their blood boils. The more wounds pile up, the more their rage explodes.

Effect: When Wounds are at half maximum or less, all attack checks +1. At Wounds 1, +2.

When Acquired by a PC: In addition, at Wounds 1, make a Courage >= 13 check each round. On failure, attack regardless of friend or foe for 1 breath (frenzy). "Oni blood is too strong for humans."

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: Raid → battle → feast. An assault on Shuten Mountain is a 3-stage scenario: break through the mountain road → enter the fortress → defeat Shuten-doji.

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#Biu Mountain (尾羽山)

#Scent — Court of Foxes

The hidden court of yoko (妖狐). Its head, Tamamo-no-Mae (玉藻前), is a thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox who has infiltrated deep into human society and manipulates it. There are rumors of smuggling with the Sakai Guild, agents planted in daimyo houses, and even yoko spies inside the Hiei League.

The yoko of Biu Mountain do not "kill" humans. Instead, they use them. They deceive, charm, and manipulate humans into fighting one another. Biu Mountain's true weapon is not violence, but information and deception.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — between Demon and No Heart. It is part of nature, yet tries to surpass nature. "A fox does not deceive. It hides the truth."
• Base: Biu Mountain (an illusory mountain hiding its true form. Only yoko know the entrance.)
• Leader: Tamamo-no-Mae — lord-grade. Wounds 7, Defense 17, Energy 13. Presence +5, Wisdom +3, Fate +2. "Oh my, you are the one who was fooled."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Mist of Illusion (幻術の霧)

Biu Mountain yoko are born in mist that hides the truth. Pretending to be allies, pretending to be enemies, pretending not to exist: deception is instinct.

Effect: At battle start, 1 Biu Mountain unit may be disguised and deployed in the enemy faction (detected on Perception>=13). When discovered, enemy squad Cohesion -1 in that zone.

When Acquired by a PC: At battle start, you or 1 squad you command may be disguised and deployed in the enemy faction. When the disguise is dropped, make 1 ambush attack (basic ambush applies, +2 bonus to the check).

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: It has already begun before battle starts. At battle start, yoko operatives may already be mixed among allies. The central question is: "Where is the enemy?"

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#Hannya Altar (般若祭壇)

#Scent — Altar of Grudges

A collective consciousness formed from the condensed grudges of those who died in war. Its de facto leader, Hannya (般若), was once a human woman, but betrayal and rage made her into a vengeful spirit. Now she absorbs and amplifies every grudge on the battlefield.

What makes the Hannya Altar terrifying is that it grows stronger as war continues. The more dead, the more onryo; the deeper the grudges, the greater Hannya's power. War between humans is the finest nourishment for Hannya.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness (空道) — the limit of Void. "All is suffering, and suffering does not end. Then let suffering be eternal."
• Base: Hannya Altar (a spiritual altar built on battlefield ruins. Its location is not fixed.)
• Leader: Hannya — lord-grade. Wounds 6, Defense 16, Energy 12. Presence +4 (beauty of terror), Wisdom +3. Incorporeal.

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Lingering Grudge (怨恨殘留)

The onryo of the Hannya Altar leave grudges even when they fall. Death is not the end, but the beginning.

Effect: When a unit of this faction becomes incapacitated, automatically inflict "grudge" on 1 enemy in the same zone (nearest target). At the next lull, Wounds 1 decrease. Remove with Exorcism>=13.

When Acquired by a PC: When you become incapacitated, inflict grudge on 1 enemy in the same zone + "will to revive" (at Wounds 0, if Physique>=15 succeeds, return at Wounds 1; 1 time per battle).

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: Long battles favor the enemy. The more units fall, the stronger Hannya becomes. Rapid defeat is essential. Without exorcism/esoteric monks, defeating it is practically impossible.

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#Muhyeon Band (霧幻衆)

#Scent — Judges of the Mist

A secret council of tengu. Its head, Sojobo (僧正坊), is the oldest daitengu and sees human wars as "the fighting of foolish children." The Muhyeon Band is not hostile to humans, but it judges the arrogant: daimyo who call themselves masters of the realm, arahitogami who falsely claim the name of gods, and exorcists who boast that they will destroy all yoma. They become targets of "trials."

The Muhyeon Band is basically neutral. If asked for help, it may respond conditionally, or it may look the other way. But it will never become a "servant." Tengu pride is as high as the sky.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — Truth. Judges who protect the order of nature. "The sky does not forgive the arrogant."
• Base: Mount Kurama (鞍馬山, the mist-wrapped tengu mountain)
• Leader: Sojobo — lord-grade. Wounds 6, Defense 17, Energy 13. Finesse +3, Wisdom +3, Presence +2. Flight.

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Protection of the Wind (風の加護)

The tengu of the Muhyeon Band are with the wind. Arrows and bullets alike are scattered by the wind.

Effect: Flying units, when hit by ranged attacks (bows/guns), d100 01~50 evasion (the wind twists the trajectory). Does not apply to non-flying units.

When Acquired by a PC: Requires Lightfoot acquisition (2 points)+. Even without flight, when hit by a ranged attack outdoors, 25% evasion (01~25). "The wind is on your side."

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: Negotiable. Tengu impose "trials"; they are not trying to exterminate everyone. If one passes the trial, they grant rewards (secret teachings, training, treasures). Even on failure, they may send the challengers away with "return stronger next time."

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#Ibuki Garden (伊吹園)

#Scent — Garden of Poison and Silk

The domain of spiders (giant spiders) hidden deep in Mount Ibuki (伊吹山). The mistress, Yogumo-hime (妖蜘蛛姬), is a spider yoma who has lived for hundreds of years and "collects" humans. She does not kill them, but wraps them in spider silk and stores them. She has a strange aesthetic: "pretty things, strong things, interesting things are to be collected."

Ibuki Garden's spider silk is not only physical. Spiritual spider silk wraps the entire mountain, and those who enter lose their sense of direction and wander. Poison mist is always spread through the area, and the mountain itself is one enormous trap.

#Law

• Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery (玄道) — Demon. Instinctive urge to collect. "Beautiful things must be gathered. That is the principle of nature."
• Base: Deep Mount Ibuki (cave maze covered in spider silk)
• Leader: Yogumo-hime — lord-grade. Wounds 6, Defense 15, Energy 12. Finesse +3, Wisdom +2.

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] Domain of Poison (毒の領域)

Ibuki Garden spiders scatter poison through their own territory. Everything that steps there slowly dies.

Effect: An enemy entering a zone controlled by this faction immediately makes a Physique>=11 check. On failure, poisoned (each lull, Wounds decrease by 1; remove with Physique>=13).

When Acquired by a PC: Apply the same effect to enemies entering a zone you control (allied Domination advantage). However, allies are also affected (they have resistance to poison, not immunity: Physique>=10 check).

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: Mount Ibuki itself is a dungeon. Spider silk (movement restriction) + poison (ongoing damage) + capture (action lockdown), a triple hardship. Deadly to characters with low Physique (體). Yogumo-hime can be negotiated with: "Show me something interesting and I will let you go."

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#Throne of the Spirit Realm (靈界の王座)

#Scent — Darkness that Devours the World

An unknown faction existing deep in the Spirit Realm (靈界). Its so-called leader, Konryu (混流), is less an individual and closer to the will of the Spirit Realm itself. It tries to break the boundary between the human world and the Spirit Realm and make the two worlds one. For humans, that is annihilation; for yoma, it is "homecoming."

Other yoma factions fear the Throne of the Spirit Realm too. Shuten-doji does not want to lose the wine and pleasures of the human world, and Tamamo-no-Mae does not want the human society she controls to disappear. The Throne of the Spirit Realm can become the common enemy of every faction.

#Law

Three Ways and Six Hearts: outside the Three Ways. It cannot be classified by the human system of Ways (道). It has only the single purpose of "erasing the boundary between worlds." Neither No Heart nor Demon: "the phenomenon itself."

#Faction Trait

[Aptitude] World Erosion (世界侵蝕)

The mere existence of a Throne of the Spirit Realm unit gnaws at the world. The laws of reality shake.

Effect: The "Spirit Realm erosion" of a zone containing a unit of this faction increases by +1 each lull. Erosion 3 or higher: humans suffer Defense -1 (debuff). Erosion 5 or higher: each lull, 1 Konryu fragment appears automatically.

Spirit Realm Erosion: An environmental accumulation value by zone. It is a different concept from spiritual pollution attached to individuals; the higher the erosion, the more the zone itself turns into the Spirit Realm.

Cannot Be Acquired by PCs: PCs cannot acquire this Faction Trait. A human cannot become a "phenomenon."

• Base: deep Spirit Realm (a place humans cannot reach. It exerts influence only through the Gate to the Spirit Realm.)
• Leader: Konryu (混流) — more "environment" than individual. It does not fight directly; it opens the Gate to the Spirit Realm and pours its servants through.

#Unique Troops

Encounter Style: Final campaign enemy. It does not end with a single battle. A quest to find and seal the Gate to the Spirit Realm must come first before the avatar can be permanently defeated. Sealing may require the Hiei League's sealers + Enryokan's knowledge + Kunitomo Guild technology all together: a scenario where even hostile factions must cooperate.

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#Summary of Inter-Faction Relationships

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#Encounter Packages by Grade

#Easy (1~2 rounds)

#Moderate (3~5 rounds)

#Hard (5~7 rounds)

#Deadly (lord-grade battle)

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#Support Squad Distribution (補助部隊配付)

The 4 types of support squads (supply/military music/medical/standard-bearer) are not distributed evenly across all factions. Whether a faction has them depends on that faction's character and operating style.

Related Entry: Unit Operations §Support Squads

#Kagura Domain Special Case (Regular Military Discipline)

Kagura Domain does not operate separate standard-bearer teams. Its Faction Trait [Regular Military Discipline] already performs the standard-bearer effects itself (uniform Cohesion maintenance, morale stabilization).

"Kagura Domain units are uniform even without banners. Military discipline itself is the banner."

This strengthens Kagura Domain's identity. Other factions need a standard-bearer team to gain a similar morale effect, but Kagura Domain's army functions without external morale support. Kagura Domain operates only Supply Team + Medical Team, 2 types total (Military Band is decided by the GM depending on the scenario).

#Standard Support Squad Composition by Faction

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The factions of the Sengoku age are tangled together. Today's enemy becomes tomorrow's ally, and the true enemy seeks to devour the world itself.