The Agasha

[Rob Bowman]

Shuken-san,

Thank you for your letter.  I would point out that it is tough for me to 
decide what to do with the Agasha.  Their original noble motivations and 
good intent were wiped out like so much of the storyline by the HDM.  As of 
right now I think they look terrible for leaving noble Hitomi and joining a 
Clan trafficing with Maho and Bloodspeakers.  I would like to point out that 
the Family Daimyo is Tamori-sama, not Gennai.  So basically you didn't even 
follow you Clan nor Family Daimyo :(.

Personally I do not want you to kill youself, but to come back like others 
did.  Bring as many Agasha as you can with you.  I believe that if we start 
having a bunch of Agasha on this list, we may start getting some new 
recruits/old exp vets under Tamori-sama again for the CCG.  Well that is 
what I can hope for isn't it?

Take care.
Rob- Mirumoto Shokan

>From: "Jared Devlin-Scherer" <hinoryu at mediaone.net>
>Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 23:55:19 -0500
>
>To the Dragon
>From Agasha Shukuen
>
>OOC:
>LONG RANT contained below.
>IMPORTANT: This email concerns a touchy subject, any reference to any
>person, clan, or ideal is totally purposful and represents my opinion.  I 
>do
>not represent the Phoenix clan, all statements below are of my own opinion
>and I do not speak for any other members of the clan or the clan as a 
>whole.
>
>IC:
>Dear Dragon brethern,
>     I had hoped the issue of the Agasha to die, mostly because it cocerns
>myself.  The Agasha made a choice, we as a family, following the orders of
>our daimyo Gennai-san, to leave Hitomi.  We believe that she was committing
>acts of evil and that what she did was wrong.
>
>OOC:
>My personal belief is that the Agasha had no right in leaving Hitomi.  Its
>more Americanization stuck in Japanese, ooops Rokuganese, culture.  I pose
>these questions to myself whenever I see this thread.  Why did we as a
>family leave?  How could we leave without dishonoring our name and that of
>our ancestors?  But then I answer myself.  Hitomi did wrong, she released
>evil upon Rokugan and in my mind she corrupted the clan.  However, all 
>these
>things and the fact that she was my daimyo rank her among my most favorite
>personalities.
>
>In the end however it is pure and simple.  We betrayed the Dragon, we are 
>no
>better than dogs.  We left the Dragon, we are like the Daini and in fact in
>some ways worse.  We watched as the Dragon were assualted by the Naga.  We
>watched as our clan homes fell into ashes.  We are nothing.
>
>IC:
>And so my friends, I have failed.  I left the clan I loved, I did not
>understand Hitomi or what she did.  I understand now that it was fear that
>caused this inside me. I have betrayed not just Hitomi but everything the
>Dragon stood for.  I have betrayed every person who reads this message.  
>And
>now my former clan, these feeling inside me surface again.  My failure has
>become a weight upon my soul.  And so I shall explain my reasoning to you.
>Whether you believe this or not it is MY explaination for the actions of 
>the
>Agasha and the reasoning for why we will not rejoin you.
>
>We left, leaving the, what we believed, was the evil festering daimyo, who
>destoryed our clan from the inside out.  We left a corrupting Dragon clan.
>We left because we believed that our clan would fall to corruption and the
>Phoenix provided hope and purity.  However, we were wrong.  To admit this 
>as
>a whole would cause not only our deaths but the dishonor of the entire
>family line.  A mistake was made, however, it can never be rectified.  We
>have left our clan and joined the Phoenix.  But you healed, the corruption
>that we thought was there was false.  So now I offer you this, my life.
>
>I have failed and betrayed you.  In my hand is a letter to Agasha Gennai 
>our
>daimyo, asking him for permission to commit seppukku.  I know not why I 
>tell
>you all this, but my guilt demands it.  I my redeem my honor for my
>failings.  But do not blame the Phoenix for our actions, do not let them
>become an enemy.  This I ask of you.  Dear friends, I am not afraid that I
>might die, I am afraid that you will not accept my death.  I have failed,
>there is no more to say.
>
>*In the darkness the gleam of a small sword could be seen*
>I am prepared.
>
>Farewell,
>Shukuen
>experienced Agasha Shukuen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Liwanag Gallaga" <wanggo at hotmail.com>
>To: <hdm at thedragonclan.com>; <dragon at michonline.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 10:55 PM
>Subject: The Agasha
>
>
> > Dear Brothers,
> >
> > I have noticed that many people resent the Agasha for leaving us when 
>they
> > felt that they could not understand the actions of Hitomi and that they
> > could not follow her anymore.
> >
> > We resent them for it and rightly so.  They did not have faith in their
>Lady
> > that she would hold on to her honor despite the power flowing through 
>her.
> > So they did what they "felt" was right and left for the Phoenix lands.
> >
> > My question is, what do you think of the Yasuki?  The Yasuki were former
> > Cranes who jumped ship and joined the Crabs.  Everyone else was pretty
>much
> > happy that the merchant base did not entirely fall on the Crane but no 
>one
> > thought it was dishonorable then.  Well, maybe just the Crane.
> >
> > In this regard, our brothers who seek revenge against the Agasha will 
>have
>a
> > hard time doing so because our emotional attachment to the situation is
>our
> > only real basis for attacking the Agasha.  Apparently, in Rokugan, 
>things
> > like this do happen.  Not everyday or every period, but it has happened
> > once.  It can happen again.
> >
> > I do not want to attack the Phoenix nor do I want to exact revenge 
>against
> > the Agasha.  It is they who lost out on the glory that we Dragons now
> > possess and the destiny we will fulfill.  I just wanted to point out 
>that
> > simple fact that at this point there is nothing we could really do about
>but
> > wait and see if the Agasha will swallow their pride and join us again.
> >
> > Just some ramblings.
> >
> > Hitomi Wan-Go
> > Dragon Clan Tattooed Cheerleader; Masochist
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