The following document is a found piece of paper from Lady Tsuru Iwamoto's diary that was released to the public and taught in history classes of Karakura High School and College. The knowledge in this document is allowed to be known ICly by your character. This document was worked on by the lore team as a whole.A piece of parchment is projected onto your screen as you read through one of Prof. Hashirama Takagi's historical books.
At the time of writing, Lady Tsuru Iwamoto had written all her entries in third person.
Rain poured into the lush Fushigi Courtyard on a bitter winter night, the only light source being the luminescent full moon above and the lanterns adorning the lavish palace. After stitching the last thread onto the newly made navy dragon kimono, Tsuru Iwamoto settled her embroidery tools and folded the clothing appropriately before endeavouring to the lord wing. Despite all the other servants already retiring for the night, Tsuru was determined to have her lady’s garments prepared and ready for tomorrow, dazzling the eyes of all who attend court with the regal woman. Tomorrow’s court attendance came with a momentous announcement: the news of Lady Tsugumi Takagi being with child. It was a day filled with excitement and anticipation, marking the beginning of numerous changes across Karakura.
Tsuru had only been in the Takagi household for a few months, as she had joined the lines of servants the day her lady, Tsugumi, married into the family. Before then, Tsuru had been serving Tsugumi while she was a daughter of the Kaseya Clan in the household of Kazenotome Kaseya, her grandmother. Tsuru had been Tsugumi’s maid and nanny since she was five years of age and was a close confidant of hers, essentially raising her. Their bond was not just that of a servant and a lady but of a mother and a daughter.
As Tsuru sauntered across the marvellous hallways of the manor, past verdant courtyards with excessive pouring and illustrious wings housing various noble Takagis, she recalled a particular memory, one of letters and promises.
Kazenotome Kaseya sat in the drawing room of the second manor of the Kaseya Household, where she sought an audience with Hinabi Takagi, the supreme wife of the Takagi Clan’s head. After Hanabi’s departure, Kazenotome was questioned about the motive behind the Takagi wife’s visit by her youngest, unwed son, Kosuke and explained that she accepted the Takagi clan’s proposal to wed Tsugumi to their eldest son. Kosuke mentioned that the emperor had already sent for a summoning of Tsugumi and that she was off-limits by an imperial decree. The threat of the emperor did not stop Kazenotome from proceeding with the marriage.
After word had escaped to the Tenoshisons, the earth began to unravel right before Tsuru Iwamoto’s eyes. The air was thick with whispers of a curse; a curse that the Tenoshison Clan had supposedly cast upon Tsugumi and her descendants for daring to defy the emperor’s words. The truth of the curse remained a mystery, shrouded in the fog of uncertainty and fear.
The memory faded from Tsuru’s eyes as she stood before her lady’s chambers, worried that the storm pouring on Karakura may have to do something with the so-called curse of the Tenoshison family. Could the descendants of the gods unleash their rage on the island for having a marriage that defied the emperor? Tsuru exhaled with fear, taking a breath before knocking against the chamber’s doors and calling to Tsugumi that her kimono was ready.