L5R RPG - In the Palace of the Emerald Champion - Prep post

This post is only intended for the party members of my online campaign. So read if you are interested but otherwise it may make sense to avoid.

Downtime actions

• You can adjust your given names to an adult version should you wish.
• Each character was presented with their daisho so can carry both Katana and Wakizashi
• Each character can select a different weapon instead of the Katana. 
• Sugi can select a tetsubo
• other players can select a single weapon that costs less than 20 koku
• each player will have purchased/been provided with and be wearing travelling clothes that have a protection factor of two. 
• Sugi has the Emerald Champion's armour but will be sending this separately as it is too heavy and valuable to wear for a long journey in safe Crane & Lion lands so Kisada has taken it back to Crab lands to be made available once this next visit is complete. He has informed Sugi that he will be expected to go on a tour of various Clan capitals in full armour to drum up more support for the Crab on the wall. Kisada has agreed to completion of Emerald Magistrate training first as this will enhance Sugi's status and thus ability to move around the Empire and recruit.
• The other character's will have received permission from their various Daimyo's to carry out this trip and everyone also has signed permissions from the local Emerald Magistrate to travel across Crane and Lion lands.
• Sugi and Heiei can use the Katana's awarded for 1st/2nd place instead of the default (or send them away for safety and use the default. Kisada was less bothered about the Katana as he regarded it as a 'wuss' weapon and has already mentioned he might start work on a Jade tetsubo to increase Sugi's recruitment impact.  Sugi can decide whether she a) likes the idea or b) thinks it horrible she will have to essentially keep away from the wall's defence and might therefore use this trip as a last excuse to?
• If any character is changing base weapons then I need to be told before start. If not informed then that other weapon is well packed and inaccessible at short notice.
• All characters will have restocked travelling packs containing a small tent, a blanket, a bowl, flint and tinder for starting fires and plenty of travel rations.
• Masako would have gained a scar (not a disability) from the last battle, if I could be told where that would be useful. If not I will guess if needed.

Information

I need to track current honor, status and glory and any changes to skills/ring totals made. If not informed of this before the game then assume your clan has disproved of something and all totals will reset to prior to the beginning game values. Basically if something has changed and I don't know about it prior to the game then it did not happen. This would not be an issue in a ftf game as I could look over the character sheet. As I cannot I will need telling.

Anyway thanks for reading guys and I look forward to hearing from you all on Tuesday.