Bayushi Baku
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
Bayushi Baku was a vengeful spirit that roamed Rokugan in loyal service to the Bayushi family long after his death. His memory was erased by the Lying Darkness, and as such has no knowledge of why he serves the Bayushi as he does.
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[edit] Baku's loyalty
Not much is known about Baku's life. His history and memory were destroyed by the Lying Darkness. Baku was a loyal samurai, but did not serve the Scorpion Clan Champion or the Empire. He served only the Bayushi family, and his bonds of loyalty remained beyond life and death. After his death, Baku didn't go to another realm. He remained in Rokugan to continue his mission, and serving in his own way the Bayushi Family. His view of the facts is distorted through a mask of death and pain, so only distinguish between two positions: loyalty and disloyalty. For him, the other people are either friends or enemies. If he see someone as a friend, he will do nothing. If he see someone as an enemy, he will kill him.[1]
[edit] The Clan War
During the Clan War, when the Scorpion were outlaws, Baku was a vengeful spirit. He roamed the Scorpion Provinces murdering any Imperial Legionnaires he found. He left widows and orphans in his wake with no remorse. He only stopped when he encountered Bayushi Yojiro leading legionnaires, carrying Itsuwari.[1]
[edit] War of Spirits
After some years in which there were no news about him, Baku appeared at the height of the War of Spirits and offered his aid. He gained the trust of Hantei XVI and led him into the trap of Toturi's followers at Beiden Pass, helping to save the Empire from the armies of the Steel Chrysanthemum.[1]
[edit] Shadowed Tower
Baku disappeared for a time after this until he returned once more late in 1159 when he sensed the conflict within the Scorpion Clan. He attacked Bayushi Yojiro in Kyuden Bayushi, sensing something wrong with the Scorpion Champion, only to reveal that Yojiro was no longer the Champion. The new Champion, Bayushi Sunetra, had been masquerading as Yojiro to allow Yojiro the freedom of pursuing the Shadowed Tower. Sunetra asked for Baku's assistance in destroying the Tower, but Baku was not sure what to do.[1]
[edit] Bayushi Kamnan
Baku aided in the ambush of Bayushi Kamnan, a triple agent working for the Shadowed Tower. Kamnan was ambushed by the Mantis in Ryoko Owari Toshi in revenge for the assassination of Yoritomo Aramasu. Baku used his powers as a spirit to change into the guise of Kamnan and infiltrated the Shadowed Tower. [citation needed]
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