Editing Nezumi (section)

====Relationships====
The nezumi are on... uncertain grounds with the humans of Rokugan. They face huge prejudice due to their appearance, territories and culture from humanity. At best, they are reluctantly tolerated; at worst, they are hunted as monsters. Most Rokugani look  upon them as being little better than - or even worse than - the ronin. The stories the nezumi tell of their past are treated almost as [[heresy]] by the average non-Crab Rokugani, for it challenges their belief in their own divine supremacy and it claims that [[ogre]]s, [[troll]]s and [[goblin]]s are not spawned of evil, but natural races who have been completely consumed by the Taint of the Shadowlands.

The '''Crab Clan''' is unique for having a solid, peaceful relationship. The two races fight side-by-side in the Shadowlands and on its borders, and many Crabs have earned adoption into a nezumi tribe. There are even rumors of some nezumi being adopted into Crab families, though the Crab deny them. Whilst they cannot openly challenge the Imperial attitude towards the nezumi, the Crab does what it can to ensure the protection and fair treatment of their most steadfast allies.

The '''Crane Clan''' is typical in that it regards the nezumi as barbarians at best, Tainted at worst. The Crane's wealth attracts nezumi thieves like a moth to a flame, and even the normally peaceful Asahina family has a strong distaste for the ratfolk due to their tendencies to rob graves ad loot shrines.

The '''Dragon Clan''' are on surprisingly good terms with the nezumi. Their wandering ise zumi do not judge the nezumi for their differences and have even been known to adopt some of their customs; as such, they are welcomed into nezumi lands with open arms. That said, the nezumi prefer to avoid the mountain strongholds of the Clan proper.

The '''Lion Clan''' and the nezumi are deeply opposed to each other, for their interpretations of bravery are in complete opposition. The Lions regard the ratfolk as the basest cowards and thieves, and the nezumi, in return, will flee a Lion [[samurai]] as if they had just come face-to-face with a rampaging [[oni]].

The '''Phoenix Clan''' is, uniquely, indifferent to the nezumi; they just don't know anything about them and so ignore them. As a whole, the Phoenix aren't even aware that there's a nezumi tribe living in their own territory.

The '''Scorpion Clan''' are the ''other'' Great Clan to be actually on very good terms with the nezumi; they've secretly been allied to some nezumi tribes for centuries. Even the Crab CLan is unaware of this, for the Scorpions have long put on a masterful show of persecuting nezumi tribes (always enemies of their own secret allies). When the Scorpions fall from grace, their nezumi allies become indispensable for their own survival.

The '''Unicorn Clan''' are another openly hostile clan, mostly because their beloved horses display an unnatural hostility to the ratfolk - what neither race knows is that this is a side-effect of the nezumi's pheromone glands. The Otaku family enjoys hunting the nezumi, and so the ratfolk avoid Unicorn territory as best they can. That said, the Ide family quietly maintain relations with a few small tribes, whose speed, stealth and endurance allows them to easily cross the open dunes of the Burning Sands and makes them a great use in communicating with the Moto and other groups from the remote lands beyond Rokugan.

Of the '''Imperial Families''', the Hantei defined the original Imperial policy of treating the nezumi as just another Shadowlands menace, the Seppun and Otomo consider the ratfolk to be beneath notice as horrible barbarians, and though the Miya believe open relations with the nezumi might benefit the empire, they're unwilling to sacrifice the political capital it would require to change such an ancient Imperial policy.

'''Ronins''' have sometimes tried to take refuge amongst nezumi tribes, and when it happens, it can often work out very well for both sides. A tribe of nezumi offers a ronin shelter, security and muscle, whilst the ronin grants the ratfolk connections to human society that they will never have.

The '''Brotherhood''' is uncertain of what to make of the Nezumi, with arguments between the various sects. Some conservative monks argue that they are aberrations and should be ignored, others hold more positive views; the Shintao sect in particular believes that the nezumi are just like humans, where it counts.

The '''Minor Clans''' generally share the opinions of their neighboring Great Clans, with a handful of exceptions. Notably, the ''Sparrow Clan'' despises the  nezumi and goes out of its way to trap and kill them, an attitude not shared by the rest of the Three Man Alliance - the ''Fox Clan'', in particular, strongly disapprove of the Sparrows' attiudes.

The nezumi's relationship with the [[Naga]], on the other hand, is arguably worse than it is with humanity; it's rather hard for both races to get over the fact that the naga used to ''eat'' nezumi, especially as there are some naga who still want to do so. Conflict between the two is quite frequent.

For many clans, the nezumi's true enmity is reserved for all the myriad horrible creatures of the Shadowlands. They tell stories of how these lands were once their own verdant kingdom, and despise the servitors of Fu Leng for taking it from them. They wage a constant guerilla war against these monsters, hoping to one day reclaim the Shadowlands for themselves and rebuild.