Meditations on the Ephemeral

Meditations on the Ephemeral
Product Code	L5C07
Release Date	2017-12-14
Previous	Fate Has No Secrets
Next	Disciples of the Void
Cycle	Imperial Cycle

Meditations on the Ephemeral is the sixth Dynasty Pack of the Imperial Cycle and contains three copies of twenty new cards.

The cover art of this set by Pavel Kolomeyets is from the card Mantra of Water.

Cards

ID	Name	Clan	Deck	Type	Traits	Text Box
117	Oni Mask		Conflict	Attachment	Item. Mask.	Seeker role only. Attach to a character you control. Action: During a conflict, remove 1 fate from attached character. Choose a participating character – treat that character as if its printed text box were blank (except Traits) until the end of the conflict.
108	Kanjo District		Dynasty	Holding	Imperial.	Limit 1 per deck. Action: During a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor. Choose a participating character – bow that character and move it home.
105	Togashi Mendicant		Dynasty	Character	Monk. Tattooed.	Reaction: After the fate phase begins – look at the top 3 cards of your dynasty deck. Then, put them back in any order.
107	Asako Tsuki		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Scholar. Shugenja. Water.	Reaction: After the ring is claimed, choose a Scholar character – honor that character.
106	Beastmaster Matriarch		Dynasty	Character	Bushi.	This character gets +2 for each ring in each opponent’s claimed ring pool.
102	Kuni Ritsuko		Dynasty	Character	Shugenja. Earth.	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as a defender, choose an attacking character – remove 1 fate from that character.
101	Along the River of Gold		—	Province	River.	Water role only. Action: During a conflict at a province, choose a participating character – switch that character’s base and skill until the end of the conflict.
104	Silver-Tongued Magistrate		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	While this character is attacking, each other character that has no fate on it does not count its skill towards the resolution of this conflict.
103	Iron Mine		Dynasty	Holding	Mine.	Interrupt: When a character you control would leave play – sacrifice this holding instead.
113	Pillow Book		Conflict	Attachment	Item.	Action: While attached character is participating in a conflict – reveal the top card of your conflict deck until the end of the conflict. While it remains revealed, you may play that card as if it were in your hand.
119	Talisman of the Sun		Conflict	Attachment	Item. Meishōdō.	Keeper role only. Action: During a conflict in which you are the defending player, bow this attachment – move the contested ring to another eligible province and reveal it, if able. That province is now the attacked province.
112	Miya Satoshi		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Daimyō. Imperial.	Action: Discard cards from your dynasty deck until you discard an Imperial card. Then, discard a card in a non-stronghold province you control and put the discarded Imperial card into that province, faceup.
120	Mono no Aware		Conflict	Event	—	Action: Remove 1 fate from each character. Draw 1 card. (Max 1 per round).
118	Seal of the Unicorn		Conflict	Attachment	Item. Seal.	Attached character gains the clan symbol and the Cavalry trait.
114	Seal of the Dragon		Conflict	Attachment	Item. Seal.	Attached character gains the clan symbol and the Monk trait.
110	Illustrious Plagiarist		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Shugenja. Air.	Action: Choose the topmost event in an opponent's conflict discard pile – this character gains each of that event's action abilities until the end of the phase.
109	Sake House Confidant		Dynasty	Character	Courtier. Shinobi.	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor – each Shinobi character you control gets +2 until the end of the conflict.
116	A Legion of One		Conflict	Event	—	Action: During a conflict, choose a character that is participating on your side alone – until the end of the conflict, that character gets +3. You may remove 1 fate from that character to resolve this ability twice.
115	Written in the Stars		Conflict	Event	Omen.	Action: Select one – place 1 fate on each unclaimed ring with no fate or remove 1 fate from each unclaimed ring.
111	Shinjo Scout		Dynasty	Character	Bushi. Cavalry. Scout.	Rection: After you gain fate for passing in the dynasty phase – gain 1 fate.