:Ivory Profiles: Black Tiger

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Ivory takes place in July of 1582, during the height of Japan’s warring states period. It is the story of two masterless samurai and their quest to meet the legendary warlord, Oda Nobunaga.

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Recruited by Takeda Shingen around the same time as Ivory Dragon, the two young women began a rivalry for no other reason than to encourage mutual improvement. Their competition extended to everything from poetry to the battlefield, and for years, the two were never seen apart. However, as time went on, Ivory grew distant, and eventually refused to acknowledge their friendly rivalry following Takeda Shingen’s death. When Ivory betrayed the Takeda, Black Tiger took the news harder than anyone.

Even now, Black Tiger is extremely loyal to the defunct Takeda clan. Following Ivory’s desertion during the battle of Nagashino, Black Tiger dedicated her remaining years to seeing Ivory punished for her treason. In the summer of 1582, Black Tiger gathered the remnants of the Takeda clan and initiated a manhunt against Ivory and her student, Gokiburi.


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