Ok, I know some of you here are ninja-experts so I need your help! (And yeah, I know I'm a pirate and we're supposed to be sworn enemies, but hear me out first before trying to kill me with that shuriken!)
I'm competing in
NaNoWriMo again this year and my idea for a story involves ninjas (and pirates!) so I need any references and general information you have regarding ninjas and their ways. For example, what is a group of ninjas called? (Assassins? A clan?) And who (besides pirates) are the sworn enemies of ninjas? (The emporer? The Imperial guard?) I'm going to use the British Navy as the pirate enemy so I need a similar one for the ninjas. Also, are ninjas traditionally only Japanese? And what do ninjas hold sacred, as far as objects go, above all else?
I'm looking for any basic, generic, sterotypical information you have regarding ninjas, their weapons, their fighting styles, their culture, etc. And any links anyone cares to share, although the wikipedia article has already proven useful, would be appreciated. I don't know much, ok really anything, about ninjas so I figured I'd ask experts!
And, *gasp*, I need all this by Friday because NaNoWriMo starts at 12:01am November 1st! <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->
Thanks for any help, I appreciate it!