Soshi Kaoru

Soshi Kaoru was a samurai-ko of the Scorpion Clan.

Mission
Kaoru and his cousin Soshi Yoshino were dispatehced by the Soshi Daimyo Soshi Uidori to Honored Treaty City. The two of them had to present a gift to the Shogun Kaneka, a crystal flower cawed by Ashalan Sandsmith. The Shogun was not there and Yoshino refused to leave until he claimed the gift.

Yoshino's Affair
Yoshino quickly had an affair with Seppun Isa, daughter of the city's governor Seppun Juro. She was bethrothed to a Dragon, Mirumoto Aichi but Yoshino followed his heart. This was the truth behind his refusal to leave the city. Kaoru became a good friend of Shiba Kanshiro and told him her troubles, which could harm the Dragon-Scorpion Alliance and her family's honor.

Juro's death
When the body of Juro was found, Kitsuki Temko, agent of the Shogun, was appointed to investigate. None inside the castle was allowed to live until the murder was solved.