Shimizu Ohoshi

Shimizu Ohoshi was the son of Shimizu Otori and Shimizu Riko. During his father's war against Akodo Miyawa, Ohoshi's mother, Riko, was trapped away from the families lands, and Ohoshi was born away from the conflict, seeing none of it.

Having already begun his training as a bushi with the Akodo family, Ohoshi had taken their techings about duty and honor to heart, although his parents didn't realise this untill it was too late. Even at his young age, Ohoshi could sense there was something wrong with his parents, and he crept into the sub-chambers of the palace at night. What he found terrified him, as he witnessed his entire family engaging in the ritualized giving of blood unto an Oni.

Ohoshi left that night, and walked the 50 miles to the Akodo who has been his teachers and friends all his life.