That works quite well Avalon. I could see this feud coming to light very well. Did this feud turn into an actual separation of the families or is there still a portion of them married into the Phoenix?<br/><br/>I also do like the newborn idea Captain and this could certainly evolve into a debt between your family and this other. Perhaps this is to repay some sort of debt your family acquired in the Burning Sands. A sort of life debt that now your character must repay when the child comes of age. Maybe you can set this in opposition to your romantic storyline by saying your family expects you to keep your honor untarnished and your obligations easily dismissed in preparation for this duty. Your character is not supposed to take any prominent positions of power or influence that might give conflict to their promised, future service. Which of course makes your character a poor candidate for marriage to this Utaku. Considering also Utaki Battlemaidens typically require their men to watch the house, this would be impossible for a yojimbo.<br/><br/><br/>Your Emerald Magistrate commander basically will be  Yasuki Yun that is a bit of a conspiracy theorist and has a dangerous, if not unconventional, obsession with "following the koku."<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/carlosoliveira/kaneshirotakeshi/takeshi-kaneshiro3.jpg)</div>