Battle of Beiden Pass
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
| Battle of Beiden Pass |
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| Location: Beiden Pass |
| Date: 1127 |
| Major Forces: Crab Clan, Shadowlands, Ronin, Dragon Clan, Unicorn Clan, Naga |
| Generals: Hida Sukune, Hida Yakamo, Toturi, Mirumoto Hitomi |
| Battles of Rokugan |
The Battle of Beiden Pass is widely regarded as the beginning of the Clan War.
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[edit] The Crab Move
The enormous Crab and Shadowlands army moved north from the Kaiu Kabe and sacked several Crane and Scorpion Clan cities. The army then moved straight for Beiden Pass, crippling Rokugan's primary trade route.
Everything was going well until the Crab discovered a massive army already waiting for them at the northern end of the pass. (3E p. 19)
[edit] Toturi's Army
The massive army was led by the ronin Toturi, heading a collaboration of ronin, Dragon, Unicorn and Naga troops. The army quickly became known as Toturi's Army. (3E p. 19)
[edit] Hitomi and Yakamo
The well-known animosity between Mirumoto Hitomi and Hida Yakamo reached its peak when Hitomi charged at Yakamo's position during the battle. Having taken Yakamo's hand in a duel not long before, Hitomi was planning on finishing the blood feud between the two. Unfortunately for her, when she reached Yakamo, he revealed a monstrous claw attached to his arm, replacing his missing hand. Yakamo quickly disposed of Hitomi by crushing her hand and the Ancestral Sword of the Dragon Clan. Yakamo then left Hitomi for dead.
[edit] The Brutal Battle
The battle in the pass lasted for weeks. Eventually, Toturi's superior tactics defeated the machinations of Hida Sukune. The Crab were driven south. Toturi left the Unicorn Clan in control of the pass and moved his army north.
For failing his father, Sukune was killed by Kuni Yori, sacrificed upon the Terrible Standard of Fu Leng.
[edit] Major References
- Legend of the Five Rings, Third Edition Page 19.
