Shosuro Taberu

Shosuro Taberu was the aging Master Sensei of the Dojo of Lies. Few had seen the horrors that he had seen, and he became a worthy sensei because of it.

Blood and War
Taberu was still young when the Scorpion Clan crumbled into dust. After the Clan War the Scorpion were banished to the Burning Sands and Taberu was sure that he would perish. After the return of the Scorpion Taberu found himself hunted by the Darkness in Otosan Uchi, and this constant life of blood and war forged a cold and ruthless man. He would do anything if it furthered the interests of his clan, murdering with his own hands or sending hapless young talented Scorpion off to their deaths. Even the masters of the Shosuro assassin academy found him unsettling.

Sensei
A generation of courtiers were bred under his supervision and the fruition of this work came to bear when the influence of the Crane in the courts began to wane.

Poet
If there was anything left of his humanity it shone through in his poetry. Taberu was considered one of the premier poets of the Empire by many, and it became a great honor to be invited to one of his recitals. Even so, his duty still takes presedence, and during the recitals he will dispatch his minions among the crowd relying on his talents to lower the guard of the visiting lords. Many secrets have been discerned this way.

Major References

 * Way of the Samurai Page 64.