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The Onna-bugeisha (female martial artist) are members of the samurai Class of fierce warriors. They are as adept at both campaigning and defending their households and families, Though trained with all weapons, these honourable warriors favour the heavy-bladed naginata Clad in protective yet flexible...
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From the earliest days of Japanese rule, women were trained in the art of battle, becoming proficient with knives and pole weapons. When communities were short of male fighters, the women would step up to bolster the ranks, using their naginata and tanto to...
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These holy warriors are known as Sohei (monk soldiers), representing the militant arm of Buddhism on the islands of Japan between the 10th and 17th centuries. Like the crusading orders of European knights, these brotherhoods of battle-hardened warriors fought as cohesive units on the...
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Lowlier than even the retainers of the Samurai Warbands are the Bandits and Brigands - a ragtag assembly of warriors bearing whichever weapon is most handy. The inhabitants of Erehwon would do wisely to stay on the beaten track, lest they be set upon...
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A daimyō is both a mighty warlord and leader of a venerable clan. Bitter rivalries fuel centuries old conflicts between the clans, often centred around some real or imagined slight against a long dead ancestor. The most powerful daimyō hold vast swathes of territory...
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The oni are hulking creatures whose monstrous heads sprout one or more horns and whose hides are garishly coloured red, blue or green. Oni are not mere mortal creatures, but demons or malignant spirits made flesh. Of the four gates upon the world the...