Unicorn Clan

The Unicorn Clan comprise the finest cavalries in all of Rokugan. They are considered barbarians by most of the other clans. They spent eight hundred years outside the empire, exploring the Burning Sands and other lands, and Rokugan's cultured society believes that in the two centuries since their return, they have not learned the ways of their motherland. The clans could not be more wrong. The Unicorn know the ways of their cousins, but choose to follow their own. The Unicorn Clan was founded by the Kami Shinjo.

Horiuchi
The Horiuchi is the newest family of the Unicorn, founded during the Clan War. Because of this, it is also the smallest. The Horiuchi are the second shugenja family of the Unicorn.

Ide
Ide was Shinjo's most valuable ally once she entered the foreign cultures of the Burning Sands. He adapted to the changing cultures and customs with a skill absolutely unparalleled. His descendants still do the same, acting as the clan's diplomats and ambassadors to the other clans and to the Imperial Court.

Iuchi
The Iuchi family was founded by Iuchi, a follower of Shinjo and a skilled shugenja. During their journeys abroad, Iuchi learned much of the magics of the lands he visited, and as a result, the Unicorn's magic is often seen as dangerously gaijin in nature. The Iuchi attempt to hide this from their xenophobic cousins as much as possible.

Moto
The Moto family was formed from the Ujik-hai who followed the original Moto. The family was formed and added to the Unicorn in the Burning Sands, and so they are the only family in Rokugan that can trace its ancestry back to gaijin. And despite this, the Moto family is currently in charge of the affairs of the Unicorn Clan.

Shinjo
The Shinjo family was formed by the Kami Shinjo. Despite their deific lineage, the Shinjo do not currently control the clan. Over the centuries, teh descendants of Shinjo allowed the Kolat to infiltrate the clan to a point unparalleled in Rokugan. Teh secret society controled the clan through the Champion, who sat as one of the Kolat's Ten Masters. When Shinjo was freed from her prison and returned to Rokugan, she saw the influence of the Kolat and killed every agent she could find, greatly reducing the numbers of the Shinjo, as well as shattering the Kami's confidence in her own family. Shinjo placed the Moto in charge of the clan, and they have controlled matters ever since.

Utaku (Otaku)
Until recently, the Utaku family was the Otaku family. Otaku was a follower of Shinjo and a skilled warrior. Her family is strictly matriarchal. No male Utaku has ever been daimyo of the clan, as the men are not allowed to ride the Utaku steeds.

Schools
The following are the schools within the Unicorn Clan:
 * Ide Emissary
 * Iuchi Shugenja
 * Moto Bushi
 * Otaku Battle Maiden
 * Shinjo Bushi
 * Shinjo Majistrate
 * Shinjo Scout

Samurai
See Samurai of the Unicorn Clan for a listing of notable members of the clan, both current and historic. For the leaders of the clan, see also:


 * Unicorn Clan Champion
 * Horiuchi Daimyo
 * Ide Daimyo
 * Iuchi Daimyo
 * Moto Daimyo
 * Shinjo Daimyo
 * Utaku Daimyo