Underhand of the Emperor

Underhand of the Emperor
Product Code	L5C15
Release Date	11th October 2018
Previous	Elements Unbound
Next	Children of the Empire
Cycle	Clan Packs

Underhand of the Emperor is the second Clan Pack and contains three copies of twenty-five new cards, plus one copy of three new cards.

The cover art of this set by Amélie Hutt is from the card Bayushi Aramoro.

Cards

ID	Name	Clan	Deck	Type	Traits	Text Box
14	Akodo Kage		Dynasty	Character	Courtier.	Reaction: After honor dials are revealed for an honor bid, if your bid is lower than an opponent's and you are more honorable than that opponent – set that opponent's honor dial to be equal to yours.
4	Alibi Artist		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Shinobi.	Action: If you have 6 or fewer honor – look at the top 2 cards of your conflict deck. Put 1 of those cards into your hand and the other on the bottom of your conflict deck.
15	Asako Maezawa		Dynasty	Character	Courtier.	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you count more current glory than your opponent among ready participating characters, choose a participating character – double that character's base until the end of the conflict.
8	Bayushi Aramoro		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Shinobi.	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, dishonor this character and choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – until the end of the conflict, that character gets -2 and is discarded if its skill is 0.
19	Bayushi Collector		Conflict	Character	Courtier.	Action: Choose an attachment attached to a dishonored character – discard both that attachment and that character's status token.
10	Bayushi's Whisperers		Dynasty	Character	Informant.	No attachments. Action: During a conflict – look at an opponent's hand, then name a card. That player cannot play copies of the named card this phase.
2	Brother's Gift Dōjō		—	Province	Dōjō.	Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor and choose a participating character you control – move that character home. (Limit twice per round.)
11	Court of Deception		Dynasty	Holding	—	Action: If you have 6 or fewer honor, choose a dishonored character in your home area – discard that character's status token.
26	Doji Fumiki		Conflict	Character	Courtier.	Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a dishonored participating character – bow that character.
22	Duty		Conflict	Event	Philosophy.	Limit 1 per deck. Interrupt: When the effect of a card ability, ring effect, or framework step would cause you to lose your last honor – cancel that effect, then gain 1 honor.
23	From the Shadows		Conflict	Event	—	Play only if you are less honorable than an opponent. Action: During a conflict – put a Shinobi character into play from your hand or provinces in the conflict. That character enters play dishonored.
9	Ignoble Enforcers		Dynasty	Character	Bushi.	Reaction: After you play this character, you may lose up to 3 honor – for each honor you lost by this ability, put 1 fate in this character.
6	Insolent Rival		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Duelist.	While the bid on your honor dial is higher than an opponent's, this character gains +2 and +2 . Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character controlled by an opponent – challenge that character to a duel. Dishonor the loser of the duel.
13	Kitsuki Shomon		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Duelist.	Interrupt: When another character you control would be dishonored – instead, dishonor this character. If you do, ready this character.
1	Kyūden Bayushi		—	Stronghold	Palace.	Action: Bow this stronghold and choose a dishonored character you control – ready that character. If you have 6 or fewer honor, that character gets +1 and +1 until the end of the phase.
20	Liar's Mask		Conflict	Attachment	Item. Mask.	Play only if you have 6 or fewer honor. Action: Discard a status token from attached character.
24	Make an Opening		Conflict	Event	—	Action: During a conflict in which you control a participating character, choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – that character gets -X and -X until the end of the conflict, where X is the difference between the bid on your honor dial and that of your opponent.
27	Offer Testimony		Conflict	Event	—	Action: During a conflict, you and your opponent each chooses a ready participating character he or she controls – each of those players simultaneously reveals a card from his or her hand. Each player who reveals the lowest cost card bows his or her chosen character.
18	Opium Wastrel		Conflict	Character	Peasant.	Play only if you are less honorable than an opponent. Reaction: After this character enters play during a conflict, choose a participating character – set that character's glory to 0 until the end of the conflict.
28	Peasant's Advice		Conflict	Event	—	Action: During the conflict phase, dishonor a (friendly) character and choose a province – look at that province if it is facedown. You may shuffle a faceup card in that province into its owner's dynasty deck.
17	Seppun Truthseeker		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Imperial.	Forced Interrupt: When this character leaves play – each player draws 2 cards.
5	Shosuro Takao		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Shadow. Shinobi.	Action: While a dishonored character is participating in a conflict – move this character into or out of that conflict.
7	Soshi Aoi		Dynasty	Character	Shugenja. Air.	Action: Lose 1 honor and choose a personality you control. Select an effect – until the end of the phase that character gets +1 and the Bushi trait; until the end of the phase that character gains +1 and the Courtier trait.
21	Stolen Breath		Conflict	Attachment	Poison.	This attachment cannot be played during a conflict. Attached character cannot participate in conflicts.
25	Stolen Secrets		Conflict	Event	—	Action: During a conflict, remove 1 fate from a (friendly) participating character – search the top 4 cards of your opponent's conflict deck for a card, remove it from the gane facedown, and put the other cards back on top in any order. While removed from the game, you may play that card as if it were in your hand.
3	Support of the Scorpion		—	Role	Scorpion.	Increase your deckbuilding influence value by 8. You may only spend influence on clan cards.
16	Utaku Tetsuko		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Cavalry. Imperial. Magistrate.	While this character is attacking, increase the cost for your opponent to play cards from his or her hand by 1.
12	Yasuki Oguri		Dynasty	Character	Courtier.	Covert. Reaction: After an opponent plays an event during a conflict in which this character is defending – until the end of the conflict, this character gets +1 and +1 . (Unlimited.)