Black Ink Syndicate
The Black Ink Syndicate is a ring of missing-nin, smugglers and spies. Its members trade in secrets, poisons and paper, and sell their blades to anyone. Dangerous, but it can be bargained with.
Factions
Hidden villages, a criminal syndicate, an order of witch-hunters and three feudal houses.
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Haigakure
Haigakure, the Village Hidden in the Ash, sits among smoking volcanic ridges. Its ninja are known for fire and stone arts and for the stubborn clans of the forges and mountains.
House Akagane
House Akagane, the Red Copper lords, rule rich river valleys. Their samurai follow the Sword Saint's way, and they pay ninja and adventurers for work their honour will not let them do.
House Kurogane
House Kurogane, the Black Iron lords, guard the mountain passes. Their samurai dance the silver-moon blade and stand behind iron shields.
House Shiranami
House Shiranami, the White Wave lords, hold the coasts and the sea roads. Their samurai fight in the Heavenly Sky style and their archers are famous.
Kaedegakure
Kaedegakure, the Village Hidden in the Maples, is a small forest village. Its genin and chunin know wood and earth, beasts, bees and shadows, but it has few jounin.
Nagisagakure
Nagisagakure, the Village Hidden by the Shore, keeps its harbours behind sea fog and ice. Its ninja master water and frost, and its clans hunt like sharks and spiders.
Order of the Venator
The Order of the Venator hunts witches, rogue summoners and cursed things. Its hunters are friendly to those who keep the peace, and they trade seals, remedies and Revamp Scrolls.
Otowagakure
Otowagakure, the Village Hidden in the Echoes, is a small village of musicians and illusionists. Its ninja fight with sound, song and the mind.
Sajingakure
Sajingakure, the Village Hidden in the Dust Storm, rides the desert winds. Its ninja command wind, sand and lightning, and its winged and twin-born clans strike from the sky.
Tetsugakure
Tetsugakure, the Village Hidden in the Iron Hills, is a small mining village. Its ninja are hard as their ore: iron sand, bone, clay and changing flesh.
new hidden village
A young hidden village of the old ways: swords, bows, scrolls and chakra, with no machines to lean on.
See the factions and missions guide for the war, the one-year truce and ranked missions, and diplomacy for joining a village.