Crystal Water Clan

The Crystal Water Clan are the Ko-Sai in charge of protecting Crystal Water City, the heart of the Crystal Water Empire.

History
In the times before the Crystal Water Empire, the many different clans of Ko-Sai in the southern lands were divided, each with its own territories and leadership. Clans often battled each other over land, resources, or honor. Combined with each clan's own internal struggles with keeping order within their own lands and suppressing outlaws, the casualty rate among Ko-Sai was very high.

It was not until the Crystal Water Clan conquered the others that the empire was born, with its champion assuming the role of emperor. They did this by controlling a fountain of crystal water that granted those who drank from it psionic abilities, the most utilized of which was the ability to read the minds of others. Since then, the fountain has disappeared and remains a legend which many still seek to this day.

All members of the clan originally had these psionic abilities, and as wars waged on in the southern lands, they used them to ruthless advantage. The ability to read minds allowed them keen insight into the strategies of rival clans and help them target their most influential members for assassination. One by one, clans fell to them or bent their knees, and the Crystal Water Empire was born.

Magistrates
A magistrate is the second-highest form of judicial authority in the Crystal Water Empire, second only to the emperor. They have the psychic abilities of the original Crystal Water Clan, which was hereditarily passed down the line for generations. Lines of ancestry from the original Crystal Water Clansmen have become diluted, however, as over time more and more Crystal Water Ko-Sai married outside of the clan.

When a child born outside of the Crystal Water Clan shows these latent psychic abilities of a magistrate, he is forced to join the clan. If the child or his/her caretakers refuse, then the child is assassinated, ensuring that the abilities of the Crystal Water Fountain are never allowed outside of the clan.