Unicorn Clan

Unicorn Clan
Champion	Shinjo Altansarnai
Families	Shinjo  •  Moto  •  Utaku  •  Ide  •  Iuchi

The Unicorn Clan is a Great Clan led by its Champion Shinjo Altansarnai.

Description

For 800 years, the Ki-Rin Clan journeyed beyond Rokugan's borders, in search of external threats to the Emerald Empire. In these foreign lands, the clan learned to adapt, to do whatever it took to survive. The clan eventually returned to Rokugan, rechristened as the Unicorn Clan, its members speaking foreign tongues, wielding strange weapons, and drawing upon the kami using sorcery known as meishōdō.

The Unicorn's return was greeted as a barbarian invasion, carving a place in Rokugani society by breaking through the defenses mounted by the Crab and Lion clans. Reintegration has not been without difficulty, but there are lights in the darkness. An ancient treaty with the Crane was honored, providing the Unicorn a strong ally within the Empire. The Phoenix watch Unicorn magic with equal parts interest and concern. The Dragon perceive the wisdom of Shinjo's children, the Scorpion see the advantage in a pliable ally, and all Rokugan marvels at the speed and might of their magnificent steeds. Perhaps they are, finally, where they belong.

The Unicorn are an aggressive, practical, and nomadic clan that has mastered the arts of mobility and warfare. You must use the clan's powerful cavalry characters to outmaneuver your opponent during conflicts, bringing your characters into and out of conflict to keep your opponent on edge. The Unicorn are strongest when they are first to act, and much more comfortable attacking than defending, so be sure to play aggressively and get to your opponent before they get to you.

Major Families

• Shinjo family: Humble and optimistic by samurai standards, they have a strong sense of independence and care little for the subtleties of court life.
• Moto family: Originally descended from nomadic barbarians in the Burning Sands, they maintain the foreign influences and avoid civilized life as much as possible.
• Utaku family: A matriarchal family, their battle maidens are the most elite cavalry in the Empire.
• Ide family: Patient diplomats who negotiated with foreigners during their travels, they have taken to their role as courtiers responsible for smoothing the integration of the Unicorn Clan into the Empire.
• Iuchi family: Adaptable shugenja who wield strange foreign magics.

Cards

Cards of the Unicorn Clan

Name	Set	ID	Deck	Type
Aggressive Moto	Core Set	111	Dynasty	Character
Border Rider	Core Set	112	Dynasty	Character
Born in War	Core Set	194	Conflict	Attachment
Breakthrough	Core Set	195	Conflict	Event
Captive Audience	Core Set	196	Conflict	Event
Cavalry Reserves	Core Set	199	Conflict	Event
Chasing the Sun	Into the Forbidden City	58	Conflict	Event
Child of the Plains	Into the Forbidden City	48	Dynasty	Character
Endless Plains	Core Set	14	—	Province
Favored Mount	Core Set	192	Conflict	Attachment
Gaijin Customs	The Chrysanthemum Throne	79	Conflict	Event
Giver of Gifts	Core Set	115	Dynasty	Character
Golden Plains Outpost	Core Set	7	—	Stronghold
I Am Ready	Core Set	197	Conflict	Event
Ide Messenger	Core Set	191	Conflict	Character
Ide Tadaji	For Honor and Glory	29	Dynasty	Character
Ide Trader	Core Set	116	Dynasty	Character
Iuchi Wayfinder	Core Set	190	Conflict	Character
Keeper of Void	Core Set	218A	—	Role
Meishōdō Wielder	Core Set	113	Dynasty	Character
Moto Horde	Core Set	119	Dynasty	Character
Moto Juro	Fate Has No Secrets	89	Dynasty	Character
Moto Nergüi	Disciples of the Void	17	Dynasty	Character
Moto Youth	Core Set	109	Dynasty	Character
Ride Them Down	Fate Has No Secrets	99	Conflict	Event
Seal of the Unicorn	Meditations on the Ephemeral	118	Conflict	Attachment
Shinjo Altansarnai	Core Set	121	Dynasty	Character
Shinjo Outrider	Core Set	114	Dynasty	Character
Shinjo Saddle	For Honor and Glory	39	Conflict	Attachment
Shinjo Scout	Meditations on the Ephemeral	111	Dynasty	Character
Shinjo Shono	Breath of the Kami	11	Dynasty	Character
Shinjo Tatsuo	Core Set	120	Dynasty	Character
Spyglass	Core Set	193	Conflict	Attachment
Swift Magistrate	Tears of Amaterasu	10	Dynasty	Character
Talisman of the Sun	Meditations on the Ephemeral	119	Conflict	Attachment
Utaku Infantry	Core Set	110	Dynasty	Character
Utaku Mediator	The Chrysanthemum Throne	71	Dynasty	Character
Utaku Yumino	Core Set	118	Dynasty	Character
War Dog Master	Into the Forbidden City	49	Dynasty	Character
Warrior Poet	Core Set	117	Dynasty	Character
Way of the Unicorn	Core Set	198	Conflict	Event
Windswept Yurt	Tears of Amaterasu	11	Dynasty	Holding