"Hold your allies close. Hold your enemies closer." - Bayushi Kachiko
As misunderstood as it is mistrusted, the Scorpion Clan is the greatest repository of
secrets in Rokugan. While the Crane are the left hand of the Emperor and the Lion are
the right, the masked samurai of the Scorpion are the underhand of the Emperor, dutifully
and brutally executing those vile and tasteless deeds that are beneath the honor of the
one who sits on the throne. Consorts of ninja and scholars of poison, the Scorpion are
said to know every secret, see through every trick, and lie in wait two layers deeper than
any uncovered mystery. Though hated across the land, no one risks angering a Scorpion.
���� To be Scorpion is to know the dirty secrets of the clans. Never lie to someone of the other clans, just don't tell them the whole truth.
The Crabs think they are the most powerful because they can fight. The Dragons also think they are the strongest because of their studies. I can go on about the different Clans, and how each in turn thinks they are the single most powerful one. But are they? The Scorpions know enough to turn each Clan onto the other one. Does this make us the most powerful clan? No, just the most dangerous. They say there is no power where there is no knowledge. And we have all the knowledge. We are the ones that hold the Empire together, yet we are the most hated, why? Because others don't like that we know about them and what they have done.
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