Jinrui

• Clan Goals
  
• The Four Families
  
• Clan Roster
  
• The Kwoon
  
• Teams
  
• Clan Meetings
  
• Storyteller Data

Clan Goals

Ting An, a masterful follower of the ways of Yi, helped establish the Court of Infinite Ages. It was with the understanding that the protection of humanity and observation of proper harmony were the Court's ultimate duties. So far, the Jinrui ("humanity") Clan has not been disappointed. But it remains ever-vigilant. That is the Clan's purpose -- to insure the Court never oversteps its bounds. That the Court never forgets that for all the powers of the shen, humanity is always there. Humanity depends on the shen to fight the unseen, but are capable persons themselves, not automatons or pawns.

The Four Families

The Jinrui Clan, small by comparison to most of the other Clans, is divided into four groups, or families. A member's family is dictated by the human's defining physical or mystical characteristic.

The Family of Yi contains the Court's Shih demon hunters. Though it may seem very strange to Western eyes that the hunters side with the supernatural, it is not particularly unusual for the Shih. The Shih are not ignorant rabble-rousers, but educated, skillful, and feared warriors. Their job has always been to observe the shen and make sure they never step past the line of their appointed, celestial duties. They do not slaughter the supernatural. Although traditionally loners, the few gathered in the Court of Infinite Ages recognize the danger they, the shen, and their protectorate -- the human population of the city -- face here. Demons are far too overabundant to hunt alone.

The Family of Beast-Kin includes the Court's Kinfolk, the human relatives to the hengeyokai shapechangers. Few shapeshifters gather without family, and this is an important part of it. Whether a Kin is skilled in any sort of magical arts or not, so long as the blood of hengeyokai runs in their veins they belong in this Clan.

Folk and ceremonial magicians, bonified psychics, and other mystically-inclined persons member the Family of the Empowered. They are set apart so their unusual skills stand out to the Court at whole.

Completely ordinary but no less useful and skilled humans belong to the Family of the Bannin. Bannin is Japanese for "guardian", indicating that everyone in the Court has value and none should be underestimated, a member of this Family most of all.

It should be noted that it would be very rare that any full Western human be invited to the Court. The old ways of the shen are completely alien to Americans. Exposure to the supernatural would likely result in negative consequences. Western monster-hunters are not likely to be found. Of course, bakemono (fomori) and infernalists wouldn't be allowed to join the Court. And the Imbued lack the enlightened education borne by the Shih, and are far too dangerous to invite into a Court that they'd likely view as only "the enemy".

Clan Roster

Clan Jinrui's current membership is listed below, ordered by Family.

Family of Yi: Fang Su Won, Hung Hsi Kuan (Clan Councillor), Mai Hung

Family of Beast-Kin: Elise Nakatoni, Michael Catron-Chemehandra, Miki Hatake, Rei Long, Rose Catron-Chemehandra, Tenchi Ishida, Tsuyoko Miura

Family of the Empowered: Thu Cai Bian

Family of the Bannin: Kyi Atami-Tarao

The Kwoon

The Hung Family Kwoon is a central place to Clan Jinrui. It is more than Councillor Hung's kung fu school. It is a headquartars for the Clan to gather safely, as it possesses a fair degree of supernatural countermeasures. A description of this key location can be found here.

Teams

Forming teams in the Clan is encouraged. Organization is always beneficial to stability and enhanced lines of communication. Each team will have its own infrastructure, goals, and methodologies. There are no teams in the Clan so far, and they are recommended.

Clan Meetings

The entire Jinrui Clan meets actively, albeit casually. Once per week at the Hung Family Kwoon, a meeting is held that all Clanmates are to attend. These meetings are usually minor and brief affairs, but may involve a small pizza party or whatever else the hosts (the Ministers of the Clan) wish to offer. The purpose of these meetings is to simply ascertain each member's current welfare. There is always a lot of weirdness occuring around and by the shen. It is a good idea to make sure no one's freaked out. Even the Shih aren't immune to the dangers of human psychology overexposed to supernatural.

These meetings also give the Shih the opportunity to check one another and their fellow mortals for more supernatural concerns. During each weekly meeting, the Shih will check each other and their fellow humans for spiritual contamination. Those Shih with the Qiao of the Yu An worked up to Level 2 (Divine Perceptions) should take the time to study their Clanmates. This will help to uncover anyone in the Jinrui Clan who has been Blood Bound, possessed, Obligated, Dominated/Presenced, Mind magicked, and anything else that is causing subtle abuse of the mortals' minds and free will. With enough successes, the culprits can even be exposed -- shen Courtmates take heed! Clan Jinrui does not consist of a bunch of "Sleeper Acolytes" at your disposal...

Storyteller Data

The ULAG Demon Hunter/Mortal Troupe Storyteller is Jim. His Assistant Storyteller is Mai. An ULAG site dedicated to demon hunters and mortals in Little Asia is completed. Here are the contacts:

Jim: tahloran@aol.com
Mai: mainakamura@yahoo.com
Jinrui Site: http://www.oocities.org/desmondsplace/DemonHunter_X.html

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