Ichirō Ironsmith School

While the Kakita and other swordsmith schools produce weapons that are unparalleled works of art, the hard realities of life in the mountains means a different path for the Ichirō. There is little call for art in this school, which concentrates on weapons and armor as tough and reliable as the rugged hills the Badger call home. Ichirō Ironsmiths are also famous for the speed with which they produce weaponry, something the Lion Clan relies upon greatly to arm its legions of ashigaru.

Rings: +1 Water, +1 Void

Starting Skills (choose five): +1 Commerce, +1 Courtesy, +1 Fitness, +1 Labor, +1 Martial Arts [Melee], +1 Martial Arts [Unarmed], +1 Smithing

Honor: 40

Techniques Available: Kata (), Rituals (), Shūji ()

Starting Techniques:

Shūji (choose two): Coursing March Chant,

Courtier’s Resolve, Honest Assessment, Stirring the Embers

Starting Patterns: Ichirō Pattern. You can apply this pattern (see page 94) to any weapon or armor you craft.

Hide of Iron (School Ability): Once per game session when you make a check to craft, improve, or maintain a weapon or set of armor, you may receive an amount of fatigue up to your school rank to reroll that many dice.

Starting Outfit: Traveling clothes, common clothes, wakizashi (short sword), any one weapon of rarity 6 or lower, smithing hammer, Ichirō sapper axe (see page 88), traveling pack.