| Hoshi Wayan | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | Unknown |
| Titles: | Hoshi Daimyo Leader of the Order of Hoshi |
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Hoshi Wayan was a monk of the Dragon Clan and the last daimyo of the Hoshi family.
Early Years[]
Wayan was abandoned at a small temple in Dragon lands when he was an infant. The boy was raised by the monks and trained in the order's martial techniques and the study of the Tao of Shinsei. A diligent and brilliant student, Wayan attained enlightenment at the age of seventeen, an unprecedented accomplishment.
Order of Hoshi[]
Hoshi Wayan
Hitomi's Purge[]
After Togashi died in the Second Day of Thunder, Hitomi became the new Dragon Clan Champion and began a brutal purge of those who did not take the Hitomi name. Wayan was among the first to join the Order of Hoshi, created by Togashi's son, Togashi Hoshi. Wayan became the de facto leader of the Hoshi, second only to Lord Hoshi himself. [1]
Kokujin[]
Togashi's Daisho had been stolen by Kokujin in 1132, and in 1133, Wayan had accepted a suggestion from Hitomi Kobai to aid in the hunt for the traitor Kokujin. [2] Wayan hunted the rogue ise zumi without success. Several of his former students had sought to destroy the corrupted Kikage Zumi only to either die or become captured and turned into one of Kokujin's evil disciples. [1]
Leader of the Hoshi[]
Hoshi Wayan
Wayan became the Leader of the Order of Hoshi. [2]
Hunting Kokujin Again[]
In 1154, a group of 40 sohei led by Hoshi Maseru and Hoshi Kaelung were defeated by Kokujin and two hundred bakemono on the Plains Above Evil. Kaelung, the sole survivor, returned to Shinden Hoshi to report to Wayan. Wayan would not heed Kaelung's advice, causing the monk to leave the Hoshi family. [2]
"Once your wounds are healed, we will hunt the madman again. Next time, we will be prepared."
-Wayan
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Kokujin's Challenge[]
Wayan was one of the seven Dragon Clan samurai who answered Kokujin's Challenge in 1159. Shortly after entering the Twilight Mountains the group were ambushed by dozens of tattooed bakemono led by Kokujin Kobai. [2] Wayan was grievously injured in the ensuing battle, and was barely saved from being eaten by bakemono thanks to the intervention of Togashi Matsuo and Mirumoto Rosanjin. [3] Matsuo used his knowledge of herbalism to heal Wayan, but the old monk's wounds were so severe that only a shugenja would be able to save his life. Rosanjin and Matsuo began scouting the nearby area for signs of their other captured allies when they encountered Heichi Jianzhen, a shugenja. [4]
"If you will not let me die in peace then I have no choice but to live."
-Wayan
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Wayan fighting an Ugulu no Oni
Jianzhen used her magic to save Wayan's life. [5] As soon as Wayan was well enough he was chosen by Matsuo and Rosanjin to deliver a message to the Crab Clan informing them of the events transpiring in the Twilight Mountains. Wayan protested, but Matsuo and Rosanjin's reasoning won out. [6]
"Carry the Fortunes then, Togashi Matsuo. I would hate to return with an army of Crab and find that you have been forced into slavery as Kobai was. I do not think I can bear to kill another friend."
-Wayan
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Losing his Center[]
Each failure in seeking Kokujin weighed heavily upon Wayan, and he was no longer the enlightened soul he once was. Kokujin's madness had robbed Wayan of his inner gift, but he accepted that fact so long as he could live to see the day when Kokujin was finally destroyed. [1]
Hoshi Trading House[]
Wayan sent Hoshi Chuichi to Medinaat al-Salaam to establish the Hoshi Trading House, a place where the Dragon Clan traded with the gaijin and gathered information. [7]
Kaelung's Return[]
In 1166 Wayan was with the Dragon Clan Champion, Togashi Satsu, and his wife Togashi Misuko in the High House of Light. The outlaw Kaelung had arrived seeking forgiveness. He confessed his Kolat membership and explained the Kolat's plot to kidnap Satsu's wife. Kaelung had ambushed the assassins and killed them all, foiling the plot. Satsu relayed that he had foreseen the plot, but left the people involved to act freely. Kaelung had been proven worthy and was allowed to rejoin the Hoshi family and the Dragon Clan. [8]
War of Silk and Steel[]
In 1167 Wayan became increasingly less involved in the conflicts of his clan. When the War of Silk and Steel began he was meditating in the mountains. [9]
Jade Mirror[]
In 1168 the heads of the three tattooed orders, Hitomi Kagetora, Wayan, and Togashi Nyima representing his lord and Champion Togashi Satsu, convened a meeting in Togashi's Shrine. A powerful nemuranai, the Jade Mirror, had been recently retrieved by the Dragon Clan. Satsu asked those gathered to deliberate as to whether the item should be used, and if so, how. [10]
Dissolving the Hoshi[]
Aged Wayan
The Hoshi monks were growing distant, Wayan rarely spoke, and when he did it was as if his mind were elsewhere. Some of the Hoshi did not speak at all, and showed no sign that they heard what was spoken to them. Satsu had detected an imbalance within both the Hitomi family and the Hoshi. [11] 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 into the Togashi family and began tattooing the members of the Hoshi and Hitomi with his own blood in an attempt to restore balance. [12]
Introspection[]
Wayan did not attend his Lord's summoning. He had drifted away from his kin and all of humanity. He did not answer the summons as he no longer saw the relevance in doing so. Hoshi Wayan barely recognized the real world anymore. He was becoming introspective to such a degree that he would likely become a hermit, living out his days pondering the inner world and completely excluding the outer one. [12]
See also[]
Young Wayan
External Links[]
- Hoshi Wayan (Hidden Emperor 6)
- Hoshi Wayan Exp (Honor Bound)
- Hoshi Wayan Exp2 (Soul of the Empire)
| Preceded by: Togashi Hoshi |
Hoshi Daimyo 1159 - 1169 |
Succeeded by: None |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Secrets of the Dragon, p. 78
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Enlightened Madness, Part One, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ Enlightened Madness, Part Two, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Enlightened Madness, Part Three, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ Enlightened Madness, Part Four
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Enlightened Madness, Part Five, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ Incursions, by Rusty Priske
- ↑ Broken Tiger, by Shawn Carman and Rich Wulf
- ↑ Rulebook Story (Training Grounds II)
- ↑ Reflected Purity (Imperial Herald v2#21), by Rusty Priske
- ↑ Imbalances, by Nancy Sauer
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 A Gathering of Dragons, by Rusty Priske
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