Esteban Cornejo (II)

The second Esteban Cornejo, like his namesake the first Esteban Cornejo was a gaijin explosives master from Merenae. He was the man who set Toshi Ranbo on fire in 1165.

The Quest
The Cornejo family was known to have more than a bit of magic in its blood. Esteban's great-grandfather Calixto Cornejo was plagued by nightmarish visions for thirty years of his grandson Alhundro trapped in shadow and screaming for release in the land of Rokugan. He also saw the city of Toshi Ranbo in flames and a catastrophe that would bring Rokugan to ruin. Esteban, realizing that there was real prophecy in these visions, arranged for a ship to bring him to Rokugan so that he could save his cousin and prevent the looming disaster.

The Fires in Toshi Ranbo
When he arrived in Toshi Ranbo Esteban found explosives under many buildings in the city. Knowing that warnings from a lowly gaijin would go unheeded Esteban placed a small number of explosives in the city as a diversion that he hoped would lead the Rokugani to find the other cache. Tragically, Esteban under-estimated the skill of the saboteur and number of explosives in the city and his well-meaning alarm detonated many of the original bombs, leading to massive chaos.

Esteban was taken into custody by the Crane during the fires and held in the capitol until he was used by Daidoji Kikaze to find the true saboteur. With information given to them by Otomo Hoketuhime they, as well as Daidoji's Tani and Takihiro were led to Esteban's long lost cousin, Rodrigo. Rodrigo tried to kill the men with a suicide bomb but was unsuccesful. 

Ashalan
Esteban found his cousin Alhundro, corrupted and twisted by Darkness into the service of the Ashalan. Alhundro revealed that it was he who set the original explosives in Toshi Ranbo on the orders of his masters as part of their alliance with Bayushi Atsuki's Shadowed Tower. The Ashalan then captured Esteban and Takihiro and tried to bend them to there will. Esteban escaped his prison, released Takihiro and fought the Ashalan.

Takihiro slew Alhundro, releasing him from his torture. The Rokugani armies outside of the Ashalan fortress defeated the Ashalan forces, preventing the catastrophe Calixto and the Naga had foreseen. His quest was succesful. What became of him afterwards is as yet unknown.