Eanga Brotherhood

The Eanga Brotherhood were a fraternal order of warrior-sages (sohei) who lived during the Time of Immigration.

History
The historical Eanga Brotherhood left sufficient impression on history itself to ensure their name would never go forgotten. What little, aside from their name and their vocation, that is remembered historically follows:
 * The Eanga Brotherhood was led by a powerful sohei, Chan Hayato, and all served a foreign God whose name has been lost to history;
 * Comprised of no more, or less, than 27 people at a time, their numbers were diminished by combat or ill fortune and replenished from the bujin and retainers they kept in their employ;
 * A true Brotherhood, only male humans could be granted membership into the band;
 * They all died in a final confrontation with the Oseudan Imperial Army and were buried with military honors outside the village of Yer'shyu.

Mythology
In the millenia following their death, a great deal of mythology has been built up regarding not on their lives and exploits, but their supposed final fate. A small collection of these myths is presented here:
 * The graves in which they were buried were found exhumed less than a week after their deaths, and reports of undead wearing their burial armor prevail throughout the region to this day;
 * As servants of foreign Powers, they were denied their eternal reward and suffer in torment eternal somewhere in the Outer Planes;
 * They were never truly killed, but were uplifted to becoming supernatural creatures as they were struck down by Oseudan samurai, all of whom suffered a terrible curse for the albeit short remainder of their lives.