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Toturi (TCG) 
Toturi (TCG) 
Born: Unknown 
Died:
Parents: Akodo Daio 
Siblings: Akodo Arasou 
Spouse: Isawa Kaede 
Titles: Lion Clan Champion
Akodo Daimyō
Emerald Champion
People

Akodo Toturi was His Excellency, [1] the Right Hand of the Emperor, High General, Champion of the Lion, Daimyō of the Akodo, [2] and Emerald Champion. [3]

Early Years[]

Family[]

Toturi was son of Akodo Daio [2] and brother to Akodo Arasou. [4] Despite being the firstborn heir, Toturi was never meant to become the leader of the Lion Clan. His younger brother, the bold and beloved Arasou, was better suited to the role by far. [5]

Childhood[]

Toturi was eight-year-old when he was betrothed to Isawa Kaede. Her father Isawa Ujina, the Master of Void, brought her with him to Castle Akodo to negotiate the final details of the betrothal. The union brokered a peace offering between Lion and Phoenix. [6] Kaede would become a powerful Ishiken. [7]

Training[]

Toturi was trained under the wing of Akodo Kage, seeking his counsel during the most difficult challenges of his life. He attended the Akodo Commander school. [6]

Monastery[]

Toturi was a renowned and brilliant general, [8] who eventually became secluded within an Asako monastery. [6] When a new Lion Champion had to be selected, his younger brother Akodo Arasou was chosen. [4]

Arasou's Death[]

In 1123 the Lion had pressed with their forces the Osari Plains, so the Crane reacted seizing the northernmost Lion city, Toshi Ranbo, forcing a Lion army away from the contested grain-laden plains in the south. Arasou campaigned at the foot of the city for several weeks, waiting the arrival of Toturi, accompanied by his beloved Matsu Tsuko. As soon the reinforcements arrived, Arasou personally led a frontal assault on the city's gate, only to fall under the arrows thrown by the Crane Clan Champion Doji Hotaru, [4] a longtime friend of Toturi. [9]

Lion Clan Champion[]

Akodo Toturi (TCG)

Toturi, Lion Champion

Toturi became the new Lion Champion after his late brother, which provoked a power struggle with Tsuko. [4] Toturi was belittled by many prominent Lion samurai because he hesitated to declare open war to the Crane Clan. [6]

Marriage[]

Shortly after his appointment as Champion, Toturi married at Otosan Uchi with his bride Isawa Kaede. [6] The relationship with his wife was difficult in the beginnings, but it became better after a time. [10]

Emerald Champion[]

Akodo Toturi (TCG) 2

Toturi, Emerald Champion

Toturi became a contender in the Test of the Emerald Champion held at Otosan Uchi, and he managed to reach the finals. Shortly before the final duel Toturi eventually met Bayushi Yojiro, the Emerald Magistrate who was in control of the tournament. From Yojiro's words Toturi got the isnsight about a planned Scorpion deception. During the duel against Bayushi Aramoro Toturi's eyes where blinded by a mirrored reflection of the sun, but he managed to make his strike true, winning the tournament and becoming the new Emerald Champion. His second in command was Agasha Sumiko, the Ruby Champion, [3] and acting Emerald Champion since Satsume's death. [11] Toturi moved to the Palace of the Emerald Champion, the seat of power of his new charge. [12] He appointed a samurai of the Kitsu family as Commander of the Emerald Legions in order to command with guidance from the recently departed. [13]

Toshi Ranbo[]

Kaede's dreams were haunted by the restless spirits she claimed walk through the fields outside Toshi Ranbo, searching for something unknown. Toturi eventually moved to the contested city to investigate. [12]

Imperial Abdication[]

The Crown Prince, Hantei Sotorii, was arrogant and willful and could even be cruel, and also there was a darkness within him, a shadow cast across his soul. The Emperor believed that Sotorii was not ready to sit on thr throne, and he would never be. After pondering the matter with Toturi, the Emperor promulgated an Imperial Edict naming his younger son, Hantei Daisetsu, as his heir, rather than his older brother. An old man, of failing health, the Emperor also would abdicate and retire soon, passing the throne to his younger son. And since he was not yet of age, he would ascend as Emperor, under the guidance of a regent, the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju. [14]

Emperor's Death and Assassination Attempt[]

Shortly after Toturi signed the abdication Imperial Edict, the Emperor was found dead in the Imperial Domicile by Bayushi Kachiko, the Imperial Advisor. Kachiko took proper measures to hide the murder, keeping Sotorii as a suitable heir for the Emperor's position. She sent Aramoro to kill Toturi, [15] who ambushed the Emerald Champion. Toturi managed to kill two shinobi assailants before Aramoro mortally wounded him. Unbeknownst to Aramoro, Toturi's spirit was forced by his wife Akodo Kaede to remain in the Mortal Realm, instead to pass into Meido, so Toturi survived. [16] Toturi was spirited to a safe location, guarded by his chief yoriki, Kitsuki Kāgi, and cared by his wife. Kaede reported to her husband that the Emperor had died. Toturi began to ponder his failure and an impending seppuku. [17] During his disappearance, Sumiko resumed as Acting Emerald Champion. [18] Toturi began to plan the investigation of the Emperor's death while he was slowly recovering from his wounds. [19] Once he was wealthy enough Toturi met Seppun Ishikawa, as suggested by Kaede, an old friend of the Captain of the Seppun Honor Guard. Ishikawa accepted to cooperate with Toturi in finding who was behind his assault, but warned Toturi not to endanger Kaede's life again, under menace of death. [20] In the following days Ishikawa and Toturi, disguised as a rōnin, gathered information through every way possible, including leaders of criminal syndicates such as Tamanegi. [21]

Rōnin[]

Sumiko had learned that the ancestral sword of the Hantei, Kunshu, had been sent to Yogo Junzo, the Yogo Daimyō, because the blade had been cursed, having drawn the blood of the Emperor. During a meeting with the Imperial Chancellor, Kakita Yoshi, Toturi knew that Aramoro was actullay the shinobi who tried to kill him. Shortly after, Sumiko and Toturi appeared at Imperial Court, accused Shoju to be the mastermind behind the regicide of the late Emperor, and resigned from their posts. Sumiko would join the Brotherhood of Shinsei, and Toturi would become a rōnin. [22]

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Preceded by:
Akodo Arasou
Lion Clan Champion
1123 - 1123
Succeeded by:
Matsu Tsuko
Preceded by:
Akodo Arasou
Akodo Daimyō
1123 - 1123
Succeeded by:
Unknown
Preceded by:
Agasha Sumiko (Acting)
Emerald Champion
1123
Succeeded by:
Vacant


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