Toturi's Army

Toturi's Army was the band of samurai put together by the then-ronin, Toturi, during the early days of the Clan War. Though the group was composed mostly of ronin, many clan samurai also flocked to the banners of the Black Lion, especially those from the Dragon Clan.

Initial organization
The large number of samurai that followed Toturi's banner was a surprise to Toturi as much as anyone else. At first there were only three followers, Otomo Yayu, Dairya, and Mikio. Hoping to gather samurai to combat the rampant banditry and lawlessness that had grown in the wake of the Scorpion Coup, Toturi sent Yayu to the Toshi sano Kanemochi Kaeru. Yayu posted the following message:
 * ''A Call to Arms
 * For warriors whose duty it is to preserve the Empire and retrain lawlessness, What purpose do we serve in fostering chaos? Let all men and women who have the honor to call themselves samurai rally behind the Black Lion, in the shadows of the Great Climb.''

Dozens of ronin arrived within the first week. Some openly mocked Toturi, but this did not occur in Dairya's presence after the first "incident". Among the first to join Toturi's Army was Ginawa, a formor Akodo turned vagabond. By the end of the first week, only 12 stood with Toturi. This is the origin of the Twelve Ronin.

Growth and decline
After their first victory over Kyomeru of the Mountain Goblin juzimai, Toturi sent Yayu again delivering the "call to arms" to cities with large ronin populations. Two months later, he had 100 men, including 10 shugenja. Kamoto, Akiyoshi, Morito Tokei, and Naka Kuro had come to offer their swords and magic to Toturi's cause, and even ashigaru came to join his army. But Toturi didn't want an army, let alone afford one. He expected 40 not 100. But Togashi Yokuni knew the time would come for Toturi to be needed, so he made certain that Toturi didn't run short on supplies or resources.

After Toturi's ascension to Emperor after the Second Day of Thunder, his followers became courtiers, guards and defenders in Otosan Uchi. After Toturi's disappearance two of Toturi's followers, Ginawa and the ninja Matsu Hiroru set out on a quest to find Toturi and return him to the throne.

During the War of Spirits many of Toturi's followers left to rejoin their clans, some became magistrates of the Monkey Clan, lead by the peasant-born samurai, Toku. Some of those who had become ronin when the Adoko family was banished rejoined the Lion behind their new daimyo, Adoko Ginawa.

Membership
See Members of Toturi's Army for a list of those associated with the group.