Uma

Uma, who was most known as "Horse", was a merchant of Ryoko Owari Toshi.

Stables
Horse run an extensive stable which produced some of Ryoko Owari's finest steeds.

Shifting loyalties
Uma was under the Shinjo family patronage when Bayushi Korechika, the leader of the opium Bayushi cartel, began to destroy every Shinjo merchant asset there. Uma sided with the winner horse. Horse was exempted from all formal duties to Korechika for a year, in exchange for her loyalty. She created the cartel's land distribution network.