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Can a personality who has been effected by the bushido virtue Courage and its "can't be sent home" effect, be sent home with the Imperial Favor?
Is the Imperial Favor a card?
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Can a personality who has been effected by the bushido virtue Courage and its "can't be sent home" effect, be sent home with the Imperial Favor?
Yes, they can.