The following thread is a book available in-character in Karakura's various libraries. This thread has been worked on by @Oli and the Lore Team. =
Prior to the 9th of July, 2026, only a few copies were found across Karakura. However, due to an unknown event, the book was suddenly made available to the masses. Mayhaps its secrets reveal what has previously been hidden.
THE SUGURETACHI LINEAGES - NINTH EDITION
Sir Ko Hishison
THE TENOSHISON HOUSEHOLD
Regarded as Karakura's most divine Household, the Tenoshisons of Shizukanamichi, rulers of Shizukanamichi, had been considered puppeteers of Karakura's politics. Rumoured to be descendants of heaven, the Tenoshison were a branch of the Imperial House of Yamato sent to oversee the Izu islands at the end of the 12th century, as the Izu Islands had been established to be a place for convicts, with Karakura being the island that maintained the hub for this natural prison complex. The Tenoshisons believed themselves to be superior to all other lineages and had been the major force behind much of Karakura's caste and family systems later on. At times ruling themselves, and at others being ghastly influential, they had never fallen. Never fallen until the rise of a daughter: Tsugumi Kaseya, who declared herself to be the Tenoshison Matriarch and disposed of her uncle, the Lord Shinjin Tenoshison.The family had declared that Shizukanamichi, where they first landed their vessels, would be their residence, and for centuries it had been a sanctuary of luxury and prosperity. No other place in Karakura had garnered the might of Shizukanamichi, or even its lesser neighbour, Kagoshima, to which many Tenoshisons had to move due to the expansion of the main palace. Shizukanamichi Palace remained the largest building complex in Karakura until the establishment of Taikōden Palace in Itsbyoshi, which became the epicentre for all the Itsbyoshi palaces.
The Tenoshisons had many holdings across Karakura, owning nearly all of Shizukanamichi, most of Kagoshima, a palace in Itsbysohi, a residence in Hokuseibu, a hut in Kohaku by Ochiba, and a park named Shinjukeiro Park in Motokawa. Many relics of Karakura also owe their existence to the Tenoshisons, including the Gong of Heaven, the Shinboshi Necklace, the Kokuyōseki Mirrors, as well as items that eventually came into their possession, such as the Himitsu no Tamashi Urn. Many of the Gininkan Vault relics are rumoured to have originated from the Tenoshison, and many claim to have inherited such possessions from the now-extinct clan. The gold in all the vaults has also been attributed to the Tenoshison trade with Honshu.
The family saw their demise in 1627 during the Tenoshison Revolt, when Shinjin Tenoshison declared war on Tsugumi Takagi, and the island was split in half, with half siding with the newly appointed Regent and the other half siding with the ancient clan. Almost all of the Tenoshison supporters suffered misfortune at the end of the affair.
Below is a list of known Tenoshison heads as of 1993, with lifespan in regular and family heading in italics and bolded:
- Feudal Lord Norimasa Tenoshison (1389-???)
- UNKNOWN
- UNKNOWN
- Feudal Lord Masatsugu Tenoshison (1453-1510)
- Feudal Lord Masanobu Tenoshison (1479-1513)
- Feudal Lord Kandaimaru Tenoshison (1499-1551)
- Feudal Lord Saiko Tenoshison (1529-1559) - Last Tenoshison Ruler of Karakura; later became Feudal Lord of Shizukanamichi instead of Feudal Lord of Karakura
- Feudal Lord Shinjin Tenoshison (1557-1635) - Last Tenoshison head of household before the household's merger with the Takagi Household.
- Exalted Lady Tsugumi Takagi (1605-1696) - Last Feudal Lord of Shizukanamichi
- Feudal Lord Hidekazu Takagi (1626-1699) - Feudal Lordship of Karakura following the Takagi Affair
- Feudal Lord Aoba Takagi (1656-1727)
- Feudal Lord Sousuke Takagi (1681-1769) - Last Feudal Lord of Karakura. The Itsbyoshi Court became a single oligarchy, contrary to an advisory and executive body to the ruler of Karakura.
- Lord Taiki Takagi (1721-1773)
- Lord Hifume Takagi (1725-1789)
- Lady Momoka Takagi (1748-1791)
- Lord Kenji Takagi (1726-1800)
- Lord Takeshi Takagi (1767-1840)
- Lord Tetsuya Takagi (1789-1845) - (1840–1845)
- Lord Yoshiro Takagi (1810-1850) - (1845–1850)
- Lord Akihisa Takagi (1831-1876) - (1850–1876)
- Lady Hikari Takagi (1854-1879) - (1876–1879)
- Lady Mirei Takagi (1860-1910) - (1879–1910)
- Lord Nobutoshi Takagi (1872-1959) - (1910–1959)
Lord Eik Takagi (1915-1986) - (1959–1986) - Lord Hashirama Takagi (1942-) - (1986–)
THE MASUO HOUSEHOLD
The Masuo family is one of four families that retained their imperial status after the abolition of the Suguretachi lineages in 1650 and eventually became Itsyoshi. The vast wealth of the Masuos is so enormous that, to this day, it is unknown how much they are worth. The Masuos of Shinboshi were the patriarchs and patrons of Karakura's ancient trading hall in Shinboshi, which they were the founders of. The family had arrived in Karakura in the latter half of the 15th century, when Karakura was nothing but pastures and a play-den for the custodians of the Izu jails, the Tenoshison. Formal communication between the two houses was incredibly rare, but it was known that the Tenoshison granted the feudal rule of Shinboshi to the Masuos. The family, however, had lost their title in 1600 to the Takagi Clan, with the family declaring the title to their children as the Patrons and Matrons of Shinboshi, taking a large foothold in the markets.
Upon the marriage of Misaki Kujo to Akinori Masuo, the second son of Takanori Masuo, in 1651, a mere year after the Masuo family had been stripped of their Suguretachi titles, Tsugumi Takagi, the Regent of Hokuseibu, assigned the eighteen-year-old Misaki Masuo as her newest lady-in-waiting and uplifted her and her family to a status of great excellence. By decree of the regent, Akinori Masuo's lineage was then declared to be the continuation of the Masuo main household, contrary to his elder brother Naonori. The children of Misaki and Akinori were, in order of age: Hidenori, Sakata, Suzume, Tenzo, and Tenma. The Masuo lineage is understood to continue through Sakata Masuo.
Because of the Masuo's wealth, it is rumoured that much of the western imports, such as tapestry works and artists who learnt in Europe, resulted from the Masuo's chess movement. Such ancient relics are known to be stored in the various Karakuran vaults today, but most are hidden in the Shinboshi vault, most notably the Shinboshi Pendant.
OTHER HOUSEHOLD BOOKS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE HISHISON LIBRARY
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