| Hitomi Kagetora | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | 1173 |
| Titles: | Hitomi Daimyo |
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Hitomi Kagetora was the last daimyo of the Hitomi family.
Siege of Sleeping Mountain[]
Kagetora was with his Lady Hitomi when in 1132 Kyuden Hitomi was threatened by the Naga army. Hitomi Kobai had returned from the Imperial Court and confirmed the Imperial Legions would fight against the Naga. Hitomi knew her battle was no longer in the Mortal Realm, but she would not leave her fellow Dragon in their final hour. [1]
War Against Shadow[]
When the armies of the clans marched toward Volturnum, Hitomi spoke from the Heavens. Kagetora chose his six most trusted warriors Hitomi Reju, Hitomi Akuai, Hitomi Kobai, Hitomi Bujun, Hitomi Pukku, and Hitomi Kazaq, and they were forced by Lady Moon to remain behind, not to join their brethren at Volturnum. In the Battle of Oblivion's Gate the Ise Zumi sacrificed themselves to gain the battle against the Shadow. They threw their bodies against the Goju and combined their tattoo magic in an explosive, suicidal display. [2]
Choosing a new Champion[]
Hitomi Kagetora, Guardian of the Lady
In 1159 Togashi Hoshi made a brief appearance at High House of Light from his journey to the Celestial Heavens, and commanded the Dragon Clan Daimyos to choose the new Dragon Clan Champion. [3]
War of Silk and Steel[]
In 1167 Mirumoto Rosanjin, Kitsuki Iweko, and Kagetora decided to send Mirumoto Mareshi and the Emerald Magistrate Mirumoto Narumi with a party of magistrates to investigate the possession of gaijin pepper at Kosaten Shiro, after a group of Nemuranai Seekers had been decimated in Crane lands by an explosion of a hidden cache of the illegal substance. The bold Dragon move was an attempt to threaten to expose the Crane in order to force them to withdraw their support of the Lion attack in the War of Silk and Steel, but it eventually would lead to the total involvement of the Crane in the war. [4]
Jade Mirror[]
In 1168 the heads of the three tattooed orders, Kagetora, Hoshi Wayan, and Togashi Nyima representing his lord and Champion Togashi Satsu, had a meeting in Togashi's Shrine. A powerful nemuranai, the Jade Mirror, had been recently retrieved by the Dragon Clan. Satsu asked them to deliberate as to whether the item should be used, and if so, how. [5]
Troubles[]
Hitomi monks became insane and made suicidal charges against the Crane enemy during the siege of Shiro Kitsuki. Nobody knew what was causing the madness, but the Daidoji easily killed the single combatants. Kagetora blamed Mirumoto Etsuya about the orders that were given to the Hitomi. He struggled to find the memory, thought warring with a rising tide of red fury. He recovered from the momentary madness, but not before he sent a bizarre letter full of nonsense to the new Mirumoto Daimyo, Mirumoto Mareshi. The Dragon Clan Champion, Togashi Satsu had detected an imbalance within both the Hoshi family and the Hitomi. [6]
Joining the Three Orders[]
The orders' connection to their patrons, both Lady Moon and the Celestial Wanderer, was the source of their ailment. A direct connection to the Heavens such as that created by pure divine blood was too much for the mortal soul to bear without being adversely affected. In 1169 Satsu announced the unification of the three families in the Togashi family, and began tattooing the members of the Hoshi and Hitomi with his own blood in an attempt to restore the balance. Kagetora did not join the Togashi, serving his days in the Shrine of the Moon. [7]
Pilgrimage[]
After Hitomi was ejected from the Celestial Heavens and died in 1170, Kagetora spent months sitting in the Shrine of the Moon. The power of his tattoos was no more. Finally he decided to spend the last of his days traveling, going to every place where history recorded a visit from his Lady and building a memorial to her there. In 1173 during the Destroyer War he traveled toward the place Lady Hitomi had spoken with Kuni Utagu. [8]
Death[]
While watching a battle against the Destroyers near Meidochi in the Hare lands, Kagetora was fatally wounded by a Destroyer and out of frustration commented that Hitomi would not have let such an insult go unpunished. It was at this point that the Obsidian Dragon appeared to him, reactivating his tattoos and telling him to "Bring honor to her name". Kagetora rose and attacked the Destroyers, despite knowing his life was leaving his body. [8]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Hitomi Kagetora (Honor Bound)
- Hitomi Kagetora Exp (An Oni's Fury)
| Preceded by: Hitomi |
Hitomi Daimyo 1133 - 1169 |
Succeeded by: - |
References
- ↑ The Storming of Morikage Castle, Part 3, by Ree Soesbee
- ↑ Secrets of the Dragon, p. 75
- ↑ Many Dark Tomorrows (Season of the Dragon)
- ↑ Rulebook Story (Training Grounds II)
- ↑ Reflected Purity (Imperial Herald v2#21), by Rusty Priske
- ↑ Imbalances, by Nancy Sauer
- ↑ A Gathering of Dragons, by Rusty Priske
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Destroyer War, Part 8, by Shawn Carman & Nancy Sauer
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