Sparrow Clan Aide
Legend of the Five Rings card from Honor's Veil, Ivory Edition, Promotional–Ivory, The Currency of War, Three Dynasties
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Follower
- Force
- 2
- Chi
- 0
- Gold Cost
- 3
- Card Text
- After you Equip this Follower, gain 1 Honor.
Political Battle: Bow or straighten a target Personality with lower Personal Honor than this Personality. - Focus Value
- 2
- Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Race for the Throne (Samurai), Three Dynasties
- Deck
- Fate
- Story
- 2007 Kotei Winner - Jerred Moore
Printings
Honor's Veil
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Thank you for your most gracious invitation, Suzume-sama."
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 136
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Ivory Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "They are competent warriors, yes, but their worth is in the truth of their stories that can inspire or chastise men." - Moshi Rukia
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 210
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Promotional–Ivory
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- The Sparrow were once greatly respected among the Minor Clans, but their infiltration by the Spider has left them tarnished, perhaps irredeemably.
- Artist
- Héctor Herrera
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
The Currency of War
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- The Sparrow are one of the Empire's Minor Clans, renowned for their artistry and oratory skills. An aide from the Sparrow Clan is a mark of prestige among the elite.
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 32
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Three Dynasties
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- As the Alliance grew, they remained its moral center.
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 306
- Publisher
- Onyx Lives
- Publisherurl
- https://sites.google.com/view/the-onyx-lives-project/home
Rules Q&A
- Q: Am I right to assume that Spider's can't use this Follower? I mean it doesn't say "equal or lower" so unless I run personalities with PH, a 0 PH guy that has Sparrow Clan Aide cannot use the political ability.
A: Well, there are Spider Clan Personalities with over 0PH, but you are correct in your final statement. If attached to a Personality with 0PH, Sparrow Clan Aide's ability indeed cannot bow anyone. Brook Cunningham, "Sparrow Clan Aide", 30 Apr 2014 - Q: My local Crane player was rereading his rulebook and looking at sparrow clan aide.
He fears that sparrow clan aide's trait "gain 1 honor" is a continuous effect, rather than an entering play effect, that is started after the time it enters play and that when the follower is destroied he loses the 1 honor he had.
Is he correct? If so what does this mean for spider clan personalities who do not say "After xxx Enters Play:"
A: Loss and gain of honor are permanent changes to game state.
See Desperate Plea for a good example of why your friend is incorrect. Dan Jacobson, "Sparrow Clan Aide", 10 Mar 2009 - Q: Sparrow Clan Aide
Text - Gain 1 Honor. Political Battle: Target a Personality with lower Personal Honor than this Personality: Bow or straighten the target.
Fortified Camp
Text Bow this card: Produce 2 Gold, or produce 3 Gold if paying for an attachment. Reaction: After another player’s action destroys one of your attachment cards or it’s Personality: Attach the card to one of your target Personalities (paying all costs).
My question is this;
If my opponent destroys my Sparrow Clan Aide and I trigger Fortified Camp, it completely leaves play and re-enters right? So do I gain the 1 honor again?
A: Fortified Camp brings a card into play after it has already left play. Martin Lund, "Fortified Camp + Sparrow Clan Aide", 15 Feb 2008