From the introduction: Everything in the world is political: no word is spoken, no fan raised or lowered, no trade deal brokered or broken, without an agenda. Each player character has many loyalties - to their friends and family, to their family daimyo, to their clan daimyo, to their Clan Champion, to the Emperor, and to the Empire itself - and not all of them are equal. Test those loyalties, and see how far they are willing to go to maintain their honour, their dignity, and their lives.