Ito Clan


As deadly as a spitting cobra hiding in wait, the Ito is a Clan unto themselves, and just as the snake sheds its skin, so too are they reborn! Once the laughing stock of Jwar and its surrounds, the Ito is tainted with serpentine powers far beyond our understanding, making them even more dangerous and deceptive.

The discovery of an ancient, vine-encrusted temple dedicated to the Snake God, Orochi, has set the Ito on a course of rebellion against the ruling Takashi Clan and their allies. From their home on the jungle island of Izu, they bait the other Clans with honeyed words and venomous flattery.

The Ito have accepted the Blessing, the Blood, and the Will of Orochi, even though it has left some of their Clan a shadow of their former selves. They are changed, transformed, mutated by the arts of Orochi into beings more serpent than human, yet more human than the serpent. Masters of speed, poison, and outright cunning, the Ito Clan are a coiled snake around the throats of their enemies, squeezing ever tighter.

Renowned for their duplicity and untrustworthiness, it would be unwise to turn your back on the Ito Clan as you’ll never know when they may strike, but strike they will. The Ito Clan rely on their superior speed and agility to dominate the battlefield. Coupled with lightning-fast reflexes, and the uncanny ability to nearly always strike first, the Ito Clan are as deadly an opponent as you could ever imagine.

The Blood of Orochi courses through their veins allowing some of the Clan to poison their weapons, while others have been granted the ability to spit venom at their foes, just like a hooded cobra that’s under attack. While the Takashi Clan use black powder, and the Minimoto uses hot, molten metal, the Ito Clan favor the short-bow for their ranged attacks or when stalking their prey through the palm-fronds and creepers of their island.

The steaming Shimagamo jungle is home to more than just the Ito; two-headed snakes and winged cobras count themselves as allies to the Clan while the chanting, sweating priests, known as Shisai, sharpen their will against those they seek to overthrow. Fang and fury, sword and scale are all brought to bear when the Ito Clan stands on the battlefields of Jwar.







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