Kakita

The Life of Kakita
When the Kami first fell to Rokugan Kakita was one of the finest duelists in the empire. He wrote 'The Sword' a treatise on dueling.

As a young man, he travelled to Otosan Uchi to compete in the competition to become the emperors personal bodyguard. Although he triumphed in this endeavor, it was in his last duel, when the competition had come down to just himself and a samurai-ko from the Lion Clan, Matsu that he began the blood fued between the Lion and the Crane by defeating and humiliating Matsu.

When he was 19, he married the Lady Doji by completing three challenges. First, was to bring the dead to life, second was to measure the width of the world, and third was to show her a vision. In order to complete these quests, Kakita travelled far to consult with a wise woman, Yasuki, who showed him where to seek the answers to the Lady Doji's challenges.

For the first challenge, Kakita crafted a biwa from a piece of dead driftwood and gave it to his bride to be.

For the second challenge, he explained that the world was only as wide, and would take as long to cross, as the company you had while crossing it, and that if Amaterasu were your companion, you could cross it in a single day.

Finally, for the third challenge, Kakita took out a mirror, and showed the Lady Doji her own reflection, as a vision of peerless beauty.

The Lady Doji and Kakita had 5 children, the twins, Doji Yasurugi and Doji Konishiko, Doji Nio, Kakita Shimisu and Daidoji Hayaku.

The Death of Kakita
Kakita served as the Emerald Champion for twenty years, and during that time he was comanded to duel Mirumoto Hojatsu, the son of Mirumoto in order to prove to the Emperor Hantei whos technique was the superior. After standing silent and still for a day, neither drawing their katana, both combatants bowed and walked away, knowing that if either had struck, it would mean the death of them both.

On Kakita's 39th birthday, the two duelists met on the field of battle during a minor skirmish, and knew that they would never again get the chance to test each others skill. The pair faced off in a duel, Kakita cut down his opponent, but not before Hojatsu mortally wounded Kakita. Refusing treatment for his wound, he ordered his son Shimisu to fetch Hojatsu's sword from the field of battle. Upon recieving the sword, he whispered "Do yout duty to your master" and fell upon the sword.