Editing The Winter Raiders

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{{Memory Infobox
|name=The Winter Raiders
|image=
|description=''In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.''
|appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
|type=People of Kii {{c|Gobo Elder}}
|previous=
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|source=[[Fujibayashi Naoe]] / [[Yasuke]]
|location=[[Kii]], [[Japan]]
|date=1580s
}}
'''The Winter Raiders''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived through the [[Animus|Animus EGO]].<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>

==Description==
While in [[Gobo]], Yasuke and Naoe are stopped by a [[Rin|young woman]] requesting some help.
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==Dialogue==
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*'''Rin:''' ''Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.''
*'''Samurai duelist:''' (scoffs)
*'''Rin:''' ''Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.''
*'''Rin:''' ''Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is the trouble?''
*'''Rin:''' ''A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are they bandits?''
*'''Rin:''' ''If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.''
*'''Rin:''' ''I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.''
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*'''Rin:''' ''Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.''
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*'''Gobo elder:''' ''Hmm. Did Rin catch a warrior?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm Naoe. This is Yasuke.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The woman outside spoke of bloodthirsty raiders?''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''What Rin told you is true. Every winter, a group of highly trained raiders ransack the region. Gobo especially.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Strange. Why in winter? And why Gobo?''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''I do not pretend to understand the minds of dangerous criminals. My focus is solely on those I must protect. Our attempts to defend ourselves, to safeguard our supplies... has cost us dearly.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And these raiders were soldiers.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''That is my suspicion. And I believe they are recruiting others. Here. This is as much as we have discovered.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You will have my league's help.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''Thank you. You will save Rin and those I lead from many years of suffering.''
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*'''Rin:''' ''Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?''
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*'''Rin:''' ''The elder is a private man. Anything discussed must remain between you and he, only.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What else troubles you?''
*'''Rin:''' (breathes) ''One of the reasons I wanted to help the elder find a warrior is because of my grandfather. He... he was a spiritual man in his old age.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Go on.''
*'''Rin:''' ''He led a secluded life... in a small hut in the mountains. Collecting herbs. Visiting the shrines. He was coming to visit me here, in Gobo. I met him halfway, and we... encountered the raiders.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I see.''
*'''Rin:''' ''I loved him. And I ran away. It's my fault they killed him. I should have... should have...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have. You had no choice. Terrible deeds are commited by those in a world at war. This is what my league is trying to end.''
*'''Rin:''' ''There is always a choice. I chose cowardice. But not anymore.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You... want me to teach you how to fight?''
*'''Rin:''' ''Yes. To protect myself, and those I come to care for. Even if Gobo had warriors, I'm leaving. To tend to my grandfather's hut in the Kumano Sanzan mountains. You'll find a small clearing west of the Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine. I... hope to see you there.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''If you say so.''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''You took Sobei, so I will take your head!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Note from Yasha's Contact|Text=Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.''
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*'''Takahara deserter 1:''' ''I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.''
*'''Takahara deserter 2:''' ''We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.''
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{{IUNote|Title=An Important Notice|Text=The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.}}
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.''
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*'''Akumu:''' ''Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?''
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*'''Yasha's prospect:''' ''Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.''
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*'''Outlaw thug:''' ''Enough of your whining.''
*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Someone! Help me!''
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*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm, something seems off.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Jinbei:''' ''The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Gobo elder:''' ''The Raiders. Are they...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''As you wish.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.''
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==Outcome==
Naoe and Yasuke eliminated the raiders and uncovered the elder's role in creating the threat.

==References==
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