Otomo Clan

Initial Aristocracy
Ruler: Great Lord Otomo

Lords: Lord Nakahara, Lord Kikuchi, Lord Akahoshi, Lord Otani, Lord Takahashi, Lord Tachibana, Lord Kumabe, Lord Ito

Towns
Hakata, Funai

Castles
Yanagawa Castle, Kokura Castle, Nakatsu Castle, Nobeoka Castle

Villages
Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Nakatsu, Nobeoka, Fukuoka, Itoshima, Chikushino, Usuki, Yufu, Taketa

Specializations
The Otomo clan prefers cavalry more than other factions, and have access to hatamoto cavalry, elite spearmen, and hatamoto archers.

Trade
a Dyeworks can be very profitable in Hakata, with profits usually ranging between 500-1000 a week; more if manually supplied. Spice can be bought at Hakata for a low price and sold to nearby towns (like Funai) for twice the cost of purchase.

Units
=Ashigaru Troops=

=Samurai Troops=

General Starting: Tips and Strategy
The Otomo clan borders the Shimazu Clan to the south, the Ryuzoji Clan to the west, the Mori Clan to the north, and the Chosokabe Clan to the east. With many borders, the Otomo clan is almost always at war and will often lose much of their territory without player intervention. Otomo clan territory is therefore something of a nexus between these clans. Bandits are typically rare - owing to robust town patrols - though loss of territory, or prolonged warfare will increase their numbers (desertions and declining economic support for patrols). However, despite these strategic setbacks, with a little nurturing the Otomo Clan can grow to become a powerful regional power, and their territory offers an interesting and varied starting location.

Some general advice for players starting, or venturing to Kyushu:

Tsushima, north of Hakata, provides spice which can be traded in Funai for ample profit. Dyes, raw silk, and spice from Otomo, Ryuzoji, and Shimazu territories may be traded north, through Mori and Ukita Clan territory, with terminus in Kyoto, Nara, and Sakai (Miyoshi Clan territory) for rather substantial profit. Establishing a dyeworks in Hakata is often enough to support an effective taisho(?) band. The Kyushu region also has a number of defensible castles, both in geographic and real terms - which are well suited for the aspiring Shogun...