Tomoe
Tomoe is Sensei Ishikawa's former student and the main target of Ishikawa's Tales. A brilliant archer, she now trains Mongol bowmen in the Way of the Bow. You chase her camps across Hiyoshi, Kushi and Otsuna with Ishikawa.
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- Mongol Empire (formerly)
Good to know
- Voiced in English by Miley Yamamoto.
- Ishikawa tried to kill her after learning she had passed his archery secrets to assassins.
- Was taken to Fort Nakayama and won her freedom by training Mongol archers.
- Wears a kitsune fox mask while leading her archers.
- Uses the alias Matsu while living as a trapper.
- Dreams of moving to Kyoto and opening an inn.
Who she is
Tomoe is bold and cunning, and nearly everything players learn about her comes from Ishikawa, who paints her as a born killer. Her own story is that she survived a hard life and a harsh teacher. She says the Mongols would have done far worse to their prisoners than she did.
Her tales
She frames Jin and Ishikawa for murders in Kushi, sets ambushes and plans a dozen training camps. In The Terror of Otsuna she lures Jin to a cliff and dives into the sea to escape.
How it endsSpoilerShow
In Kin she poses as Matsu and asks for help, since the Mongols have turned on her. She fights beside Jin and Ishikawa at Umugi Cove, then sails off to Kyoto. She leaves behind her bow, broken mask and a farewell note.
- The Past Never PassesThe Past Never Passes is Ishikawa Tale 3 of 9, an Act 1 side tale in Hiyoshi. Tomoe's archers have ringed Hiyoshi Springs ahead of a Mongol attack, and you scout the area with Ishikawa and clear bridges along the coast. It rewards the Charm of Precision and 2 Silk.
The Tale of Sensei IshikawaThe Tale of Sensei Ishikawa is the Act 1 story tale where you recruit the archery master Ishikawa. It gives you your first bow, the Half Bow, and opens the Ishikawa side storyline as Ishikawa Tale 1 of 9.- The Way of the BowThe Way of the Bow is Ishikawa Tale 4 of 9, the last Act 1 part of his storyline, where you defend Hiyoshi Springs from Tomoe's attack. It is worth doing early because it gives you the Flaming Arrow, plus the Charm of Immunity and the Storming Falcon vanity gear for your half bow.
- Dreams of ConquestDreams of Conquest is Ishikawa Tale 5 of 9 and the first of his Act 2 tales, starting at the Akashima Survivor Camp. You rescue a pinned-down Ishikawa and raid Tomoe's archer training camp for clues. It needs A New Horizon done and rewards the Charm of Precision and 2 Silk.
- The Ghost and the Demon SenseiThe Ghost and the Demon Sensei is Ishikawa Tale 6 of 9, an Act 2 side tale near Kawamata Village in Kushi. Tomoe has framed you and Ishikawa for killing travelers, and you hunt for her Kushi training camp. It rewards the Charm of Swift Return and 2 Silk.
- The Terror of OtsunaThe Terror of Otsuna is Ishikawa Tale 7 of 9, the last of his Act 2 tales, where you hit Tomoe's Otsuna training camp and finally see her face to face. It starts west of Old Toyotama Hills and rewards the Charm of Efficiency and 2 Silk.
Friends in PassingFriends in Passing is Ishikawa Tale 8 of 9, an Act 3 side tale that starts at Jogaku Temple in Kamiagata. While hunting for Tomoe in eastern Jogaku you meet a trapper named Matsu and help her check her traps. It rewards the Charm of Fortune II and the Hidden Serpent half bow dye.- Laid to RestLaid to Rest is Ishikawa Tale 9 of 9, the Act 3 finale of his storyline. You team up with Tomoe and Ishikawa to stop a surprise Mongol attack on Umugi Cove. It rewards the Charm of Precision, the Midnight Shark half bow dye and the Shattered Mask of Tomoe.
Related characters
- Companion
Sadanobu Ishikawa
Sensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.
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