Oniwaban

Background

Oniwaban means ‘the one who is in the garden’ or ‘the gardener’. During the time of the Tokugawa Shogunate, each Shogun had in his service a personal gardener that belonged to the elite of a Ninja clan. The Oniwaban was the Shogun’s link with the Ninja. In the palace, the official rank of gardener was due to their knowledge of plants, used to create powerful poisons. The Oniwaban were clan territory chiefs, with groups of Ninja at their call, carrying out the personal commands of the Shogun. Recent unofficial and unconfirmed reports suggest the presence of Oniwaban in the Yu Jing StateEmpire army, depicting them as skilful and experienced Ninja with a group of efficient killers under their command. It seems they personally carry out the most complex of operations, as well as coordinating and supervising the tasks of their subordinates.

The real names of the Oniwaban are unknown, as is their appearance, which they can change whenever they wish. Probably, when an Oniwaban dies definitively, his Cube and any safe copy destroyed, he can be substituted by another, taking the same name of his predecessor to provide a sense of continuity and immortality. However, of course, the existence of an elite inside the Ninja is, like the Ninja themselves, an idea that belongs to the past, a fantasy in a modern society like that of Yu Jing. Even the most alarmist citizens must trust in the StateEmpire government criteria and let the myth of Oniwaban vanish in the mists of time.

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Oniwaban means “the one in the garden” or “the gardener.” During the Tokugawa shogunate each shogun had a personal gardener at his service that belonged to the elite class of a ninja clan. The Oniwaban was the link between the shogun and the ninjas. In the palace the official position of gardener was due to their extensive plant knowledge used to make potent poisons.

The Oniwaban were territorial clan leaders, with groups of ninjas available at their orders to fulfill the personal orders of the Emperor.

Currently, recent unofficial and unconfirmed reports discuss the presence of the Oniwaban in the Japanese Secessionist Army, describing them as superior level Ninjas, better prepared, and more skilled. Apparently, as well as carrying out supervision and coordination tasks, the Oniwaban also carry out the most complex operations personally.

The physical appearance and true identity of these operatives are both unknown, changing them as they see fit. It is believed that when one of them definitively dies, when both their body and Cube are destroyed, it is substituted by another who takes on the same name as its predecessor, thus giving the sensation of total continuity and immortality.

Nevertheless, all of this is nothing more than just fictitious stories. The existence of an elite within the Ninjas is, just like the actual Ninjas themselves, an approach that belongs to the past. Complete nonsense in such a modern society like the Nipponese one.

The good citizens of the Great Japan should trust the good criteria of the Party and let the myth of the Oniwaban disappear in the mists of time...

Profile

ISC: Oniwaban					Skirmisher
Fury: Non-Impetuous			Training: Regular			Back-Up: Cube
MOV	CC	BS	PH	WIP	ARM	BTS	W/STR	S
4-4	24	11	12	14	1	0	1	2
Skills and Equipment: CH: TO Camouflage, Martial Arts L4, Superior Infiltration, Multiterrain, Kinematika L2

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Skills and Equipment

BS Weapons

CC Weapons

Points

SWC

Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Boarding Shotgun, Nanopulser

Pistol, Monofilament CCW

41

1

Boarding Shotgun

Boarding Shotgun, Nanopulser

Pistol, Monofilament CCW

41

0

SMG

Submachine Gun, Nanopulser

Pistol, Monofilament CCW

37

0

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