Ikoma Harunaga

Ikoma Harunaga was an omoidasu of the Lion Clan who was appointed as governor of Kaeru Toshi by Matsu Yorinobu, governor of Kaeru province. Yorinobu was the of one of the generals who took the city from the Crane Clan and had inherited the province from his father. The Matsu knew he lacked the skills necessary to govern such difficult city, and relied in the experienced politician and administrator who was Harunaga. In 1159 their extensive network of spies and informants watched for instigators and local conspirators in the still rebellious Captured City. Harunaga was a wise, kind-hearted man who deplored the punitive excesses of the Matsu while he acknowledged their efficacy.