Korogi (Monk)

Korogi was a monk of the Four Temples. In 1127 Otomo Ariwara, a niece of Imperial cousin Otomo Banu, had been born with a strange birthmark, indicating that one day she would gain perception of the future. Her family sent her to the temple to be raised among the monks. When the forces of Hida Kisada invaded the shores of Otosan Uchi, the Kisada's Blockade, Korogi was the only monk who remained. He was hurt in the leg and could not move, so Korogi passed the baby, wrapped in blankets, to a group of samurai, who took out the infant from the city.