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** There's also a certain Shugenja spell that detects if a person has been affected by the shadowland taint. Casting this spell on someone is generally one of the gravest offenses in Rokugan... except in the Crab clan, who see it as a healthy precaution.
** There's also a certain Shugenja spell that detects if a person has been affected by the shadowland taint. Casting this spell on someone is generally one of the gravest offenses in Rokugan... except in the Crab clan, who see it as a healthy precaution.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: All the clans to some extent, but especially the Crab and the Lion.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: All the clans to some extent, but especially the Crab and the Lion.
* [[Training From Hell]]: The Crab Clan's coming-of-age for all their samurai (including the priests and spellcasters) involves a solo mission into the Shadowlands, and they cannot return until they have slain a monster found there and returned with its head - thus taking the trope somewhat literally.
* [[Training from Hell]]: The Crab Clan's coming-of-age for all their samurai (including the priests and spellcasters) involves a solo mission into the Shadowlands, and they cannot return until they have slain a monster found there and returned with its head - thus taking the trope somewhat literally.
* [[Twenty Bear Asses]]: When the Crab declare a Twenty Goblin Winter, anyone who can singlehandedly kill twenty goblins and bring back their heads from the Shadowlands is invited to join the clan, no questions asked.
* [[Twenty Bear Asses]]: When the Crab declare a Twenty Goblin Winter, anyone who can singlehandedly kill twenty goblins and bring back their heads from the Shadowlands is invited to join the clan, no questions asked.


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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: A good reason why Kakita (blue) and Matsu (red) were never going to be friends. Stereotypical members of both families also follow this line, which explains a good portion of the Lion/Crane rivalry. It should also be worth noting that the Akodo family of the Lion Clan also has some Blue Oni traits, leading to understandable tension with the Matsu.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: A good reason why Kakita (blue) and Matsu (red) were never going to be friends. Stereotypical members of both families also follow this line, which explains a good portion of the Lion/Crane rivalry. It should also be worth noting that the Akodo family of the Lion Clan also has some Blue Oni traits, leading to understandable tension with the Matsu.
* [[The Strategist]]: The Akodo and Ikoma families share this trope, though Akodo skew towards the [[The Brigadier|leadership roles]] in addition.
* [[The Strategist]]: The Akodo and Ikoma families share this trope, though Akodo skew towards the [[The Brigadier|leadership roles]] in addition.
* [[Training From Hell]]: Although [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|it's not always reflected in actual characters from the family]], the Matsu gempukku (coming-of-age ceremony) is horrifically vicious in the fluff; among the things the young Matsu samurai must do to be considered an adult are: demonstrate adequate skill with ''20'' different kinds of weapons, withstand a heavy beating with wooden swords without uttering a sound, and fight off temptation by fasting and meditating while in a room filled with delicious food.
* [[Training from Hell]]: Although [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|it's not always reflected in actual characters from the family]], the Matsu gempukku (coming-of-age ceremony) is horrifically vicious in the fluff; among the things the young Matsu samurai must do to be considered an adult are: demonstrate adequate skill with ''20'' different kinds of weapons, withstand a heavy beating with wooden swords without uttering a sound, and fight off temptation by fasting and meditating while in a room filled with delicious food.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Has happened a lot to the Lion recently, particularly during the War of the Rich Frog and the Chagatai's Ambition storylines.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Has happened a lot to the Lion recently, particularly during the War of the Rich Frog and the Chagatai's Ambition storylines.
* [[Zerg Rush]]: While the Akodo and Ikoma are renowned for the tactical approach to war, the Matsu go in this direction.
* [[Zerg Rush]]: While the Akodo and Ikoma are renowned for the tactical approach to war, the Matsu go in this direction.
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* [[Blood Magic]]: Maho, the art of magic practiced by the Bloodspeakers.
* [[Blood Magic]]: Maho, the art of magic practiced by the Bloodspeakers.
* [[Body Horror]]: What the corruption of the Shadowlands does to its victims.
* [[Body Horror]]: What the corruption of the Shadowlands does to its victims.
* [[Cast From Hit Points]]: Maho needs blood to be cast. A simple prick of the finger isn't enough, every spell specifies how many hit point's worth of blood it needs... although it doesn't necessarily have to be the caster's blood...
* [[Cast from Hit Points]]: Maho needs blood to be cast. A simple prick of the finger isn't enough, every spell specifies how many hit point's worth of blood it needs... although it doesn't necessarily have to be the caster's blood...
* [[The Corruption]]: The Shadowlands Taint, easy to get, nearly impossible to remove. Originally, the Taint functioned as [[The Virus]], but after Daigotsu struck a deal with Empress Iweko I, the Taint could only afflict the willing.
* [[The Corruption]]: The Shadowlands Taint, easy to get, nearly impossible to remove. Originally, the Taint functioned as [[The Virus]], but after Daigotsu struck a deal with Empress Iweko I, the Taint could only afflict the willing.
* [[Dark Chick]]: Most women who succumb to the Shadowlands Taint usually end up as this. Doji Nashiko, from the First Edition splatbook "Bearers of Jade" and the "Mirror, Mirror" adventure that managed to [[Squick]] out the system authors, is probably the best example. [[Silence of the Lambs|Eating people's faces with a nice cup of sake.]] [[I'm a Humanitarian|Literally.]]
* [[Dark Chick]]: Most women who succumb to the Shadowlands Taint usually end up as this. Doji Nashiko, from the First Edition splatbook "Bearers of Jade" and the "Mirror, Mirror" adventure that managed to [[Squick]] out the system authors, is probably the best example. [[Silence of the Lambs|Eating people's faces with a nice cup of sake.]] [[I'm a Humanitarian|Literally.]]
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