Utaku Xieng Chi

Utaku Xieng Chi is daimyo of the Utaku family of the Unicorn Clan. She was originally Otaku Xieng Chi, and was daimyo during the time when Otaku Shiko declared that the family would change its name in order to renew their vows to the Kami Shinjo. Xieng Chi was in Morikage Toshi when Emperor Toturi I was found following his disapearance, and played a vital role in his recovery from the Lying Darkness.

Sensei
As daimyo of the Utaku, tradition stated that Xieng Chi be the sensei of the Shiro Utaku Shojo Dojo. It became her duty to forge a new generation of Battle Maidens after their near destruction during the War Against Shadow, and specifically the disatrous battle against a Tainted Lion legion at Matsu Palace. The numbers of the Shiotome saw increasing growth, but most of the Utaku were young and inexperienced. The Unicorn Clan Champion Moto Chagatai ordered Xieng Chi to attack gaijin outposts in the Burning Sands to provide the young warriors with some experience, and although they performed well Xieng Chi knows that it is not the same as fighting Rokugani samurai. The fall of the Kaiu Kabe also concerned the sensei, because if the Crab Clan were to fall then the Unicorn would surely be next, and what would her young girls be able to do against something that destroyed seasoned Crab warriors. With this in mind she trained the new Battle Maidens with a relentless fury. Xieng Chi also offered the position of daimyo to Utaku Shiko on several occasions, but Shiko refused knowing that only Xieng Chi has the strength to lead the family through the coming times. (Samurai pp. 70-71)