Soshi Ozuru

Soshi Ozuru was a courtier of the Scorpion Clan.

Appearance
Ozuru's pointed goatee and mustache gave him an almost sinister air, while his mask in the shape of ravens' wings was painted wood, each feather intricately carved and lacquered to gleam in the candlelight. He had a smooth voice and was a flatterer above all else.

Wedding at Kyotei Castle
In 1123 Ozuru was sent to Kyotei Castle as a guest to the wedding of the Tsume Daimyō Tsume Takashi. He had to lead any intrepid investigators off the trail of a Scorpion Clan operative to deprive the Crane Clan of their castle, helping the endeavours of Akodo Maeda, the last member of the Damasu family, former owners of the castle. Eventually a group of samurai foiled her plan and Maeda was slain in the process. Takashi married Shiba Itsuyo, daugther of the Lord of Nikesake, and resigned his position to committ seppuku. Doji Kuzunobu, husband to the Crane Clan Champion Doji Hotaru and one of the wedding's guests, accepted her oaths of fealty to the Doji family and recognized her as the new lord. It streghtened the bonds between both clans and assure the Phoenix support in case of being threatened by the Lion Clan.