Legion of Two Thousand



The Legion of Two Thousand was a highly trained, capable military unit which acted in the bests interests of Rokugani people.

Creation
It was created by the Emperor Toturi. After the Clan War Toturi saw the Great Clans could not be trusted in the absence of a clear autorithy. The lack of this autorithy would also prevent the Imperial Legions from his purpouse of maintain order. He created a small, quick unit, and free of any clan-specific agenda.

Original Members
Two thousand samurai made up the Legion, the majority were ronin, but there were also samurai of the Great and Minor Clans. The first commander was Kitsu Motso.

Duty
The Legion answered only to the Emperor and the Emerald Champion, and few highest ranking Imperial officers. It patrolled the Empire, intervening whenever stability was threatened. The Legion was frequently broken up into smaller groups and deployed throughout the Empire in the places were existed threats or conflicts.

Dojo
The Thousand Leaves Dojo trained up the new recruits of the Legion.

Reign of Toturi
The Legion fought against the Lying Darkness, defended the Kaiu Wall during the Battle of Oblivion's Gate, and held the line against the invading Yobanjin tribes until Toturi Tsudao and the Imperial Legions arrived.

Rebuilding
In the Four Winds struggling the Legion was scattered. It was rebuilt in 1168. The abandoned Palace of the Breaking Dawn housed the rebuilt Legion.

Destructor War
The Legion was attacked by forces of the ronin tyrant Karatsu, and repelled with the aid of several Great Clans. Later Karatsu attacked again, and now allied with the Dark Oracle of Fire. In the Battle at the Palace of the Breaking Dawn the Great Clans agains saved the day to the Legion.

Known Members

 * Aoyama
 * Butoken
 * Enomoto
 * Ginkgo
 * Hisamatsu
 * Hoonoki
 * Kataoko
 * Kikushima
 * Kitsu Motso - Legion Commander
 * Kuga
 * Kuronada
 * Nakadai
 * Natsume - Legion Commander
 * Seiko
 * Tamago
 * Torakichi
 * Utagawa - Legion Commander
 * Yoshe