Yogo Hiroue

Yogo Hiroue was a courtier of the Scorpion Clan.

Manipulator
Hiroue had cultivated his musical talents in the direction of the shamisen because it gave him a chance to display his most beautiful feature, his hands. He used to deploy a well-practiced arsenal of tricks against countless men and women, and very few of them had proved resistant to his charms.

Ryōko Owari
Shosuro Hyobu, governor of Ryōko Owari, wished to have Kitsuki Shomon as a guest in one of her parties. Shomon, a master of the Mirumoto technique who was running a dōjō in the city, knew Hyobu's reputation too well, and would not accept any invitation. Following orders of his governor, Bayushi Gensato had publicly disparaged Shomon's style, saying that it could not be worth much if ronin could learn it. A duel was arranged between the bushi during one of the governor's parties, and Gensato was easily defeated. Hiroue lured Shomon to a converstation where he managed to learn more of her ideals and beliefs, discovering she was a true follower of the Perfect Land, an heretical sect of the Brotherhood of Shinsei.