Bayushi Kachiko
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| Bayushi Kachiko | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | - |
| Parents: | Shosuro Koshurin |
| Siblings: | Shosuro Hametsu |
| Spouse: | Bayushi Shoju, Hantei XXXIX |
| Children | Bayushi Dairu |
| Titles: | Scorpion Clan Champion, Empress of Rokugan |
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Bayushi Kachiko was one of the most important Scorpion in the recent history of the Empire. She was the wife of the Scorpion Clan Champion as well as the Champion herself later, the Empress of Rokugan and the Scorpion Clan Thunder on the Second Day of Thunder.
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[edit] Betrothal, Marriage and Lover
Originally Shosuro Kachiko, she was betrothed as a child to Hiruma Maruku until the daimyo of the Scorpion Clan, Bayushi Shoju, saw her beauty and married her himself. Not caring for the hideous appearance of Bayushi Shoju, she loved him for the man he was underneath. Kachiko was only sixteen and just past her gempukku when Hiruma Maruku challenged Kachiko's father Shosuro Koshurin to a duel over the changing of the marital arrangements, a young Doji Hoturi stepped in and fought for her honor in the place of her father, cutting the crab duelist in two. Hoturi and Kachiko would later become lovers until she became pregnant, at which point she ordered her bodyguard Bayushi Aramoro to tell Hoturi he was not to come see her anymore and that she didn't love him. (Crane pp. 14-17)
[edit] Bayushi Dairu
Kachiko had a son with Doji Hoturi, Bayushi Dairu. Shoju was aware that the child was not his, but still accepted him as the heir to the Scorpion Clan and Bayushi family. Hoturi slew Bayushi Dairu at the end of the Scorpion Coup, as the united forces under Akodo Toturi attacked the palace. Hoturi knew not that it was his son until his dying moments at the Second Day of Thunder five years later.
[edit] Empress Kachiko
After the death of Shoju in the Scorpion Coup she convinced Hantei XXXIX to take her as his wife. At heart she always remained true to her husband and would continue his work after his death. This was all part of a cunning ploy to manipulate the Emperor and be capable of aiding her hunted Clan from the very heart of the Empire.
[edit] Clan War
During the Clan War Kachiko did her best to meddle with other leaders of the clans as a form of revenge for Shoju. She used the cursed nemuranai the Egg of P'an Ku on her former lover Doji Hoturi because he had killed their son, Dairu. She also offered Onnotangu's Hand to Mirumoto Hitomi, which caused much of the turmoil within the Dragon Clan for the next ten years.
[edit] Second Day of Thunder
Kachiko was the Scorpion Clan Thunder on the Second Day of Thunder in 1128. She used her knowledge of the secret passage ways of the Imperial Palace to guide the other Thunders to the throne room where the final showdown with Fu Leng. In the ensuing fight Hoturi was mortally wounded, and the couple had a last tearful goodbye before he died.
[edit] Exile
When the Scorpion were exiled to the Burning Sands and taken for slaves by the Senpet, she was identified as an avatar of Selqet. ([1])
[edit] Fate of Kachiko
Kachiko's exact fate is unknown. She is indefinitely trapped in a lake under Kyuden Bayushi with the spirit of Bayushi, helping to contain the Shadow-tainted essence of Shosuro.
[edit] External Links
From L5RSearch.com:
- Bayushi Kachiko Inexp, (SCC)
- Bayushi Kachiko, (IE)
- Bayushi Kachiko Exp, (AoD)
- Bayushi Kachiko Exp2, (ToV)
- Bayushi Kachiko Exp3, (HB)
- Hantei Kachiko Exp3, (KYD)
| Preceded by: Bayushi Shoju | Scorpion Clan Champion 1123 - 1132 | Succeeded by: Bayushi Yojiro |
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