Shosuro Furuyari

Shosuro Furuyari was a famed actor and playright from around the third to fourth centuries. Modern historians consider Furuyari to be one of the foremost authors of his day. While the Soshi histories have never been considered the most reliable of historical texts, enough information remains to provide historians with a fairly accurate idea of when Furuyari was born as well as believeable accounts of his various exploits.

In reality, Furuyari was an embodiment of the Scorpion ideals, himself little more than a mask. Furuyari was a pen name employed by various authors when they felt that their plays may not be well accepted and didn't wish to be associated with them. Given enough time and a little help from Soshi historians and Furuyari took on a life of his own.

Bayushi Atsuki
The illusion of Furuyari was strengthened temporarily when Bayushi Atsuki returned through Oblivion's gate and assumed the Furuyari mask as his own. Eventually the truth came out that Atsuki was not Furuyari, but no one ever learned the full truth about Furuyari.

Major References

 * Secrets of the Scorpion, p. 32, 41-42