News of the Winds

[Cearnach]

As the attendees at Court disperse, they will talk, and that talk will turn, inevitably, to the Winds. How have their personal legends grown? What new ideas will be attached to them? Let's find out!

[Doji Noriko]

Doji Noriko
-Lady Noriko is the rightful Empress by law. (x3)
-The omens and portents surrounding her are manifestations of the Will of the Heavens (This point is asserted with greater and lesser degrees of certainty)
-Lady Noriko's accession will give too much power to the Crane clan.
-Lady Noriko is the closest blood relative of Hantei Retsuhime
-Doji Noriko does not care about looking like she is in charge of events, she simply manages them elegantly and decisively.
-Doji Noriko is mild-mannered
-Doji Noriko is brave
-Doji Noriko is kind (x2)
-Doji Noriko has no obvious vices.
-Doji Noriko has what it takes to be Empress
-Doji Noriko is principled
-Doji Noriko is honorable (x2)
-Doji Noriko needs some good advisers.
-Doji Noriko is pious
-Doji Noriko is not focused on education
-Doji Noriko should have legally separated herself from the Crane clan immediately upon being named as a candidate.
-Doji Noriko's ascension would mean the clans would become imbalanced in their relationship with the Imperial Families.
-Doji Noriko has the right mindset to be Empress.
-Doji Noriko is a Crane. (x2)
-Doji Noriko would be a good candidate if she weren't tied to a clan (x2)
-Doji Noriko is gentle
-Doji Noriko is considerate
-Doji Noriko is down-to-earth.
-Doji Noriko prefers collaboration over conflict
-Doji Noriko is untested.
-Doji Noriko is clearly favored by the Heavens. (x2)
-Doji Noriko seems reasonable
-Doji Noriko is young and has children

[Seppun Tomaru]

Seppun Tomaru
-Seppun Tomaru seems fine (?)
-Seppun Tomaru is a decent fellow with a little wisdom
-Seppun Tomaru is too old to be Emperor. (x5)
-Seppun Tomaru does not particularly want to be Emperor
-Seppun Tomaru would probably be okay as Emperor.
-Seppun Tomaru is a good man.
-Seppun Tomaru's policies are a little hazy, but at least he has some.
-Seppun Tomaru would change things for the better. (x2)
-Seppun Tomaru will lead the Empire in a direction that we should be concerned about.
-Seppun Tomaru is a nice old man (x2), but a little doddering.
-Seppun Tomaru is wise, pious, kind, compassionate, and humble. (x3)
-Seppun Tomaru is extremely competent in his role.
-Seppun Tomaru has an impeccable record of service (x2)
-Seppun Tomaru cares about people of all stations
-Seppun Tomaru wants to educate the masses with a standardized curriculum.
-I only wish that I could have helped Seppun Tomaru more.
-Seppun Tomaru's children have children; the succession would be secure
-Seppun Tomaru is a good Shinseist
-Seppun Tomaru is a shugenja (x2)
-Seppun Tomaru is honorable.
-Seppun Tomaru is unencumbered by clan allegiances
-Seppun Tomaru is close to the Hantei by blood
-Seppun Tomaru is a good father-figure
-Seppun Tomaru's candidacy needs to be decided by the qualities of his children. (x2)
-Seppun Tomaru is a pushover.

[Tatsuya]

Tatsuya
-Tatsuya is the son of an Emperor
-Tatsuya has a cool head and a sense of determination
-Tatsuya has the best legal claim (by descent) after Noriko
-Tatsuya seems decent, but is not a real candidate. (x2)
-Tatsuya is honorable
-Tatsuya is not politically savvy or connected enough to be Emperor
-Tatsuya is the Son of a Fortune. And not just any Fortune. A Cool Fortune.
-Tatsuya is the son of a geisha and a bastard.
-Tatsuya has no experience of life as a clan samurai and no idea who to listen to. He is doomed.
-Tatsuya's a ronin. Come on, guys.
-Tatsuya seems nice enough.
-Tatsuya's son is a little worrying (x2)
-Tatsuya is a wildcard.
-Tatsuya is in way over his head (x2)
-Tatsuya is a good man with a good heart.
-Tatsuya has good ideas, but doesn't understand why those ideas haven't already been put into place.
-Tatsuya would be at the mercy of his advisers if he became Emperor
-Tatsuya is a model ronin.
-Tatsuya's candidacy does not agree with the Celestial Order
-Tatsuya is not in the succession from Yugozohime, who signaled that the succession should pass through her younger daughter.
-Tatsuya is a failure as a father; his son is a coward.
-Tatsuya doesn't deserve to be assassinated
-Tatsuya has no sensible path to the throne.

[Otomo Keihime]

Otomo Keihime
-Otomo Keihime is to be respected for her ambition, you know, like a venomous snake.
-Otomo Keihime is ruthless.
-Otomo Keihime miscalculated and made too many enemies
-Otomo Keihime might still cripple the runs of other heirs.
-Otomo Keihime is not a legitimate candidate, and it is unseemly that she considers herself to be one.
-Otomo Keihime is the embodiment of Jigoku's designs for the Empire.
-Otomo Keihime favors pointless cruelty over sound policies.
-If Keihime wins, we should all get on ships and sail for new lands.
-Otomo Keihime is a petty bitch with mad style.
-Otomo Keihime would usher in an era of cronyism, consolidation of power, and tyranny, but in a bad way.
-Otomo Keihime does not carry herself honorably enough to be Empress
-Otomo Keihime would be a very competent Empress
-Otomo Keihime is spiteful. (x2)
-Otomo Keihime is petty. (x3)
-Otomo Keihime grinds down perceived enemies as a matter of policy.
-Otomo Keihime must be out to punish everyone not named Otomo after this court.
-Otomo Keihime is a tyrant.
-Otomo Keihime is interested in power for power's sake (x2)
-Otomo Keihime is greedy.
-Otomo Keihime is disingenuous. (x2)
-Otomo Keihime would weaken the Empire should she come to power.
-Otomo Keihime is dangerous.
-Otomo Keihime is unlikely to relinquish her claim willingly.

[Otomo Gorobei]

Otomo Gorobei
-Lord Gorobei has a lot of personal prowess
-Lord Gorobei has ambition
-Lord Gorobei does not have great judgment
-Lord Gorobei was sidelined by relatively simple tricks
-Lord Gorobei was out of his depth (x2)
-Lord Gorobei is noble
-Lord Gorobei is not the brightest lantern in the house.
-That guy? Really?
-Lord Gorobei is kind
-Lord Gorobei is harmless
-Lord Gorobei should focus on gardening
-Lord Gorobei should remain in the position he already has.
-Lord Gorobei is too easily controlled; his ascension would bring about a second Gozoku almost by default. (x2)
-Poor Gorobei, nobody important paid him any mind.
-Otomo Gorobei waited for the perfect moment, and it never came.
-Lord Gorobei is too quick to look to military solutions as the first solution
-Lord Gorobei is not terrible, but not great either.
-Lord Gorobei is too complacent
-Lord Gorobei might be a good Emperor, but he needs time.