Quotes by Unicorn Characters

Ide Ashijun:

Ide Ashijun HE4
"I bear a warning to all who oppose the will on the Unicorn: Bow down, or be trod into dust."

Ide Tadaji:

Kitsu Sanako DJH
Some assasins kill with knives or arrows, some with poison. She desroys you with rumor and politics - and of the two, I would prefer the cleaner wound. -Ide Tadaji

Iuchi Karasu:

Iuchi Karasu Exp.2 HE5
"Yori," he screamed from the Unicorn battlements, "NO!"

Shadowlands Marsh DJH
I know where Yori hides, and I know what he is searching for. If I must walk each step alone, I will retrace my journey of ten years ago. I will find him. And I will stop him. - Iuchi Karasu

Low Morale HB
The army of undead paused outside our walls, and i could hear the clicking of their rotted bones. A thousand warriors - brothers and sisters of us all - stood awaiting their general's command. Suddenly I saw their leader, and I knew their Master's face. Tsume..." - Iuchi Karasu

Iuchi Katta:

Iuchi Katta JE
"You cannot ride with the Unicorn if you have no steeds. Take mine, and honor out ancestors with your bravery!"

Iuchi Shahai:

A Dark Moment DJH
Poor father. He thought that our shared family ties would keep him safe. He did not know that I am the Lady of Blood now and all flesh is alike to me. -Iuchi Shahai

Drawing out the Darkness HE5
"Each death is the beginning, each drop of blood sings the song of life. Our cradles stand within our graves, and the only true darkness is that which we carry in our own souls." -Iuchi Shahai

Bloodstrike HB
"Tell me again Grandfather, of the power of blood and of the Four Masks of the Master that hold the key." -Iuchi Shahai

Mercenaries HB
"You get up in the morning, fight, die, get up, and fight again. It's a matter of economy really, and what else are ronin for?" - Iuchi Shahai

Bloodspeaker's Deal AmD
"My dear, who is to say your mother's soul has not already been lost to the Shadow? The gates of Jigoku are tearing, and more of the dead are lost with each passing day. Come, Kamoko. Follow me. Your destiny is at hand."

Hida (Shinjo) Yamasura:

Corrupt Stables TOV
"There is a traitor in our midst, my lord. One with dark allegiances..." - Shinjo Yasamura

Ratling Archers AmD
"Around the Twilight Mountains, the Sun burned the horizon black as she left the dawning sky. Since then, not a ratling's whisker has been outside of Crab lands. Strange, neh?" -Hida Yasamura

Chitachikkan HE2
"The say it means 'Brave-bold-fearless-sunlit-warrior-with-great-skill,' but I think it means 'Lunatic.'" - Hida Yasamura

Moto Yesugai:

Moto Yesugai HB
I fight for the future of a new Empire!

Hassuk's Golden Bow HB
"You like my bow, samurai?" - Moto Yesugai

Moto Amadare:

Moto Amadare DJH
"The purpose of life is to light a small candle in the darkness of being. If all of us could do that, the world would be as bright as the sun."

Denying the Emperor AmD
"The man who sits upon the throne is not Hantei. He is no better than a usurper, his throne paid for with the deaths of all those who fought Fu Leng." -Moto Amadare

Moto Soro:

Fu Leng's Steeds FS Foil
"The Moto rose from the Shadowlands, remnants of their once-living state. "Come to us," they called, but our daimyo fought them. In the end my father died from their black touch, a victim of our past." - Moto Soro, VIII.IV

Otaku Kamoko:

Shinjo's Breath HE2
"The rich wind whispered in the horses' manes, and Kamoko smiled at her sisters. "Shinjo is with us!"

Daidoji Rekai HE1
"Both her and her Otaku steed are too young to bear the weight they have been given. In time, their strength will be needed..." -Otaku Kamoko

Heartbeat Drummers SCC3
"Strings? Pah! Give me music that fires the soul!" - Otaku Kamoko

Bells of the Dead DJH
She lifted the copper bell and tied it with white ribbon. 'You were my enemy,' Kamoko said. 'but you have given me the knowledge I must have to find peace. Rest well, honorable soul.'

Dai-kyu of the Anekkusai HE1
"Traitors!" Kamoko shreiked as her great grey steed faltered. With her last strength, she drew back the string of her ancient bow and set the arrow free.

The Wave Men DJH
Tell me of my mother's death! Kamoko screamed. "Are you certain?" he replied, "For if I tell you the truth, you can never return home again..."

Naga Bushi JE
"The Naga have no care for the concept of Bushido. Their warriors are not samurai, and they have no thought of honor beyond what their Qamar commands. They are the perfect ally for the Crab." -Otaku Kamoko

Outflank IE
"Just hold the front line, I'll take care of the flank..."-Otaku Kamoko

Kolat Spy TOV
"If we continue like dogs, barking and biting each other's heels, we will die like dogs." -Otaku Kamoko

Command Staff HB
As Shinjo cut through the Kolat's throne with her bright blade, Kamoko nodded. "I have witnessed the death of Agetoki, who murdered my mother," she said, "Now I will see the destruction of the man who ordered it done: Yokatsu."

Otaku Masero:

The Otaku Stables Burn HE5
"It was sabotage, Daiyu. The death of Kojiro will be mourned, but we must be sure his sacrifice is not in vain." - Otaku Masero, Unicorn Clan Stablemaster

Otaku Patasha:

The Iuchi Plains HE4
"From this moment forward, the city of Ryoko Owari will answer to my commands, and its walls shall be manned by Otaku troops. So do the Unicorn keep Toturi's law...." - Otaku Patasha

Otaku Tetsuko:

Arrow of the Four Winds DJH
Three hundred battle maidens dead on Lion feilds. Kamoko, my daimyo, why have you left us, and when will you return?" -Otaku Tetsuko

Bandit Attack HB
"They say that bandits plague the lands of the Unicorn, but these were not simple ronin. They were searching for something." - Otaku Tetsuko

Otaku Steed HE6
"Hachiman's foal was given to a Crane!? A crane who save Kamoko's life, but still, a Crane!" - Otaku Tetsuko

Otaku Xieng Chi HE4
"She's too young to be so eager for blood. You might think she was a Lion in disguise!" -Otaku Tetsuko

Otaku Xieng Chi Exp. FS
"Only you can save us, Xieng Chi. End what we have become." - The last words of Otaku Tetsuko, Kolat.

"They say the Mantis' quest for power has ended, but I know this: Never trust a starving dog, a spurned woman, or an idle general." - Otaku Tetsuko

Otaku Xieng Chi:

Twilight Mountains DJH
"Sanzo returned yesterday bearing the head of the largest ogre in the Shadowlands! When I asked him how he had done it, he looked at me with cold eyes. 'Ambition,' was all he said and I wonder what he meant..." -Otaku Xieng Chi

Shinjo Morito:

Stand or Run
"Your choice. Stand, and I give you an honorable death; or run, and I chase you down." -Shinjo Morito

Shinjo Sadato:

Shinjo Sadato FS Foil
"Otaku Kamoko led us to Toturi's side with the news that the Crab had stormed the Imperial Palace and the Lion had opened the tenth scroll. As fires lit the heavens in the north, the mighty army began to turn. -IX.III "

Shinjo Shirasu:

Writ of the Magistrate HE2
"I bear the right of free travel throughout Rokugan, and I search for Toturi himself. Ban me from your lands, Lion, and my only choice is war." -Shinjo Shirasu

Shinjo Shono:

Marries a Barbarian PL
"Watch your words, my lord. Honor or no honor, she is my wife." -Shinjo Shono

Shinjo Tsuburo:

Shinjo Tsuburo Exp. HE4
"The Emperor is dead. Let us at least save the Empire."

Shinjo Yokatsu:

Yokatsu AmD
"One day, we shall stop the wheel of reincarnation forever. And then we shall see the true nature of divinity."

Honor's Cost AmD
"Some call me a liar- a traitor to our clan. I say this: I have never been afraid to give my life in service to the Unicorn. Why should I be afraid to give my honor?"- Yokatsu

Shinjo Sanetama JE
"Sanetama, to the east, and Yasamura, to the west. Our troops will protect the Empire, even without the Emperor to guide us." -Shinjo Yokatsu

Stables IE
"The Crab have cut us off from our most valued all. We have only the courage of the Lion to rely upon now." -Shinjo Yokatsu

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