The New Akasha

Card Type: Stronghold
Province Strength: 6
Gold Production: 3
Starting Family Honor: 2
Clan: Naga
Card Text: Crab Clan Personalities enter play for you for 2 less Gold, but will not have their Gold cost further reduced.
If you control no Shadowlands cards, you may ignore Honor Requirements when bringing Crab Clan Personalities and Naga cards into play.
While you have Crab Clan and Naga Personalities in the same army, each such Personality has +1F/+1C.
Negate all Fear effects upon your Naga cards.
Legality: Hidden Emperor (Jade)
Deck: Pre-Game

Printings

A dual-aligned Crab/Naga Personality meets the requirement for the +1F/+1C bonus. [Netnews, November 1999] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 150
May not pay 4G less than printed gold cost for dual-aligned Crab/Naga personalities. (See Costs.) [Reversal, JA, 25 July 2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 150
Paying 2g less for aligned Personalities is not a cost reduction. It will combine with the 2g discount for Crabs when buying a Personality who is both Crab and Naga. A dual-aligned Crab/Naga Personality will satisfy the requirement for the +1/+1 bonus. [netnews, 11/99] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 67
Q: If I'm playing The New Akasha and I turn up a dual-aligned Crab/Naga Personality, am I allowed to forego his honor and buy him for 2g less, or would that be a cost reduction and be prohibited by the clause about Crabs not having their costs reduced further? A: You can pay 2g less. You're not reducing the cost, you're only paying part of it. You can buy Hida Yakamo Exp3 for 12g if you don't want to gain his honor. The Imperial Herald, Issue 13, p. 34

Q: Hey all,
Quick question on the New Akasha
If I have the At'tok'tuk sensei in play, does rik'tik'tichek gain +1/+1 or +2/+2?
A: +1/+1. Jeff Alexander, "Rulings for late February 2001", 10 Mar 2001