Naoko family

The Naoko family is a vassal family of the Utaku family of the Unicorn Clan. They were founded by Otaku Naoko, the grand-daughter of Otaku Shiko. Shiko gave Naoko the family when she was impressed with Naoko's attitude about keeping both the ways of the Ki-Rin Clan and of the Ujik-hai after the Ki-Rin left the Ujik-hai. Several other Otaku who felt the same as Naoko joined her family. They live with great respect for gaijin ways and Bushido, and the other Unicorn samurai treat them no differently than anyone else.

Women from other families who feel a strong affiliation with the Ujik-hai ways are allowed to take the Naoko name with the Naoko daimyo's permission. All Naoko take exotic gaijin first names, and that is often the only way to tell a Naoko from any other Utaku. Their home is Shiro Naoko.