Editing Lion Clan (section)

===Ikoma Family===
The archivists, historians, and courtiers of the Lion. Ikoma, their founder, was essentially a D&D Bard/Barbarian multiclass who drunkenly stumbled into L5R and basically stayed on because of his insane Charisma checks which impressed even the Kami himself. The Ikoma chronicle ALL of Rokugan's history and revere the past's ability to give context to the present and intuit the future, and all their diplomatic overtures are coloured by this, either by lending them the neutrality of historians or the fervor of storytellers. And while other Clans might be annoyed by their pro-Lion edits, their archives and libraries are among the greatest in all of Rokugan.

Some editions describe the Ikoma as naturally stoic and controlled, only emoting so outwardly as part of their duty to the Lions, while others describe their expressive tendencies to be natural. Matsu wildness aside, it's the Ikoma who are allowed to laugh, cry, howl, mourn, and generally ham it up while the rest of their Clan keeps wearing the perfect samurai mask. Basically, they're the Lion's attorneys and diplomancers. And as their courtiers off the battlefield, they're also the ones more likely to be...pragmatic when it comes to such matters as founding intelligence networks or manipulating politics to their advantage.