Teodoro Cornejo

Teodoro Cornejo was a gaijin from Merenae who met the Moto family when they came to Merenae. Cornejo was so impressed with the foreigners that he set out with a fleet to open diplomatic relations and trade with Rokugan. Along the way his fleet became lost but were rescued by Garen Hawthorne of Thrane, who then accompianied them to Rokugan.

Teodoro and his companions were given two years to prove their honor to Emperor of Rokugan Hantei Yugozohime. During this time Teodoro learned that Garen planned to murder him on the eventual return trip, thus ensuring profitable trade for Thrane alone. Teodoro and his allies in the Mantis Clan conspired to have Garen's dishonorable past exposed to the Imperial court and allow Teodoro to escape Garen's subsequent attempt for vengeance. Despite the prohibition against relations with gaijin nations the Cornejo family were able to secretly stay on good terms with the Mantis, trading with them almost regularly.

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