-The
Toyotomi are led by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They control
Settsu,
Awaji and
Awa provinces. Their Yari Ashigaru are slightly superior to their standard counterparts. The
Kasuya in
Harima province are the Toyotomi’s vassal. They have an excellent standing with the
Go-Bugyo,
Ishida and the
Hatakeyama. They are at war with the
Ikoma and
Yamaouchi.
-The
Ukita are led by
Ukita Hideie. They control
Bizen and
Mimasaka. Their Bow Ashigaru and Katana Ashigaru are larger than their standard counterparts.
Bizen and
Mimasaka have unique fort chains, providing an extra recruitment slot per turn. The
Akashi in
Bitchu province are the Ukita’s vassal. They have an excellent standing with the
Sugihara. They are at war with the
Kikkawa.
-The
Tokugawa are led by
Tokugawa Ieyasu. They control
Sagami and
Izu. Their Yari Ashigaru are slightly superior to their standard counterparts and can produce better artillery pieces. They have an excellent standing with the
Yamaouchi,
Ii and
Honda. They are at war with the
Shinano-no-Sanada.
-The
Ishida are led by
Ishida Mitsunari. They control
Omi. They produce superior swordsmen. They have an excellent standing with the
Toyotomi and
Go-Bugyo. They are allied with the
Otani. They are on a terrible standing with the
Iga-Ikki.
-The
Ii are led by
Ii Naomasa. They control
Musashi. They can recruit the fabled akazonae – superior cavalry. They have an excellent standing with the
Tokugawa and
Honda. They are at war with the
Hatakeyama, and have an army deployed in
Noto.
-The
Date are led by
Date Masamune. They control
Iwate. They can recruit superior teppo – matchlock – units. They are allied with the
Mogami. They are at war with the
Hatakeyama, and have an army deployed near the
Iwate-
Miyagi border.
-The
Shinano-no-Sanada are led by
Sanada Masayuki. They control
Shinano. They can recruit akazonae – superior cavalry – but not as well as the
Ii. They can, however, recruit the all-around powerful Sanada Juyushi – the Sanada Ten Braves – who are a superior ninja unit. They are at war with the
Kanamori of
Hida province, and have a detachment inside Hida. They are on bad standing with the
Kyogoku,
Asano,
Kozuke-no-Sanada and
Echigo-no-Murakami.
-The
Honda are led by
Honda Tadakatsu. They control
Shimosa and
Kazusa. They can recruit superior spear units. They are on good standing with the
Ii,
Tokugawa and
Kozuka-no-Sanada. They are on a bad standing with the
Naoe of
Shimotsuke and
Hitachi.
-The
Naoe are led by
Naoe Kanetsugu. They control
Shimotsuke and
Hitachi. They are on an excellent standing with the
Uesugi. They are on a bad standing with the
Honda of
Shimosa and
Kazusa.
-The
Higo-no-Kato are led by
Kato Kiyomasa. They control
Higo. They can recruit superior spear units. They are allied with the
Kuroda. They are on bad standing with the
Kobayakawa and
Shimazu.
-The
Kuroda are led by
Kuroda Nagamasa. They control
Bungo and
Buzen. They can recruit superior Yumi-Naginata Ashigaru (V0.85 unit). They are allied with the
Higo-no-Kato. They are on a bad standing with the
Hongo.