Japanese Colonial Government (Faction Overview)

Background
It was not too long ago that the great Portuguese adventurer and exporer Fernão Mendes Pinto, known by his friends as Pinty, reached the coasts of Japan. His grand tales of mysterious foreign lands impressed the Shogun so much that he decided to create an expedition to explore the vast and unknown seas to the east of Japan, which Pinty was supposed to lead of course. Considering Pinty's fascinaion with sake, ninjas and geishas, convincing him to stick around was easy enough. Under the Shogun's banner and Pinty's unparalelled seamanship and leadership, the American east coast was soon being ravaged by many ruthless and silent ninja conquistadors. Thus began the Age of Colonisation.

The Japanese colonists are a mix of the finest minds and the scum of society. But mostly scum of society. Steadfast samurai descend to this land to expand their domains. Honorless Ronin come here to get their mitts on some land and become "real samurai" again. Insidious criminals come to escape horsewhipping at home. Lotless peasants come to feel the American Freedom with no overbearing lordly castles looming over them, just a bunch of shabby colonial huts. And last but not least, dastardly wako pirate ninjas sweep in to pillage and plunder, to upkeep the spirit of their Barbary ancestors... oh wait.

There are many clans struggling for dominance in the colonies. Currently the most powerful ones are the Mori, who have the biggest fleet, the Ashikaga shogunate, and Oda, who control all the cows. These clans currently have de facto control over one province each. Because the lands have no official names yet and the native names for them are too difficult for out poor lads to pronounce, we name the provinces after the clans that have most influence there.

Summary

Population	12000 total (includes army)
Army	2400 total (1800 pikemen, 500 archers, 100 ninjas)
Navy	3 ninja turtle ships
Provinces	3 total
Resources	Cattle

Provinces

Name	Population	Army	Navy	Resource	Fortifications	Terrain	Native Ferocity	Status	Governor
Ashikaga Han	4000	1200	0	None	None	Plains	Low	Developing Well	Kurohime
Oda Han	4000	800	0	Cattle	None	Plains	Low	Developing Well	Oda Nobuhide
Mori Han	4000	400	3	None	None	Plains	Low	Developing Well	Mori Motonari

Army


Pikemen: 1800 troops

Supplied mostly by the Oda clan, these hardy lads fight off rapacious gaijins with a big pointy stick.


Archers: 500 troops

Also mostly of Oda training, archers fight off rapacious gaijins with much smaller, but airborne, pointy sticks.


Ninjas: 100 troops

The dreaded ninjas of the Koga clan have snuck their way into the New world, ready to overturn the continent with their shadowy foces. They eschew sticks of any caliber in favor of stealth and dastardly infiltration tactics. They are few in number, but are Kogas clans first step in dominating these unsuspecting lands. They are also extremely fashionable also wear spiffy scarves. Too bad no one ever sees ninjas so no one can appreciate their exquisite style.


Navy


Ninja Turtle Ship: 3 units
This breathtaking design is an amalgamation of Korean and Japanese technology. Tough like a turtle yet swift like a ninja, this ship is more than a match for any silly bathtub the Europeans can muster.