Boar Clan
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
The Boar Clan was once a proud family of former Crab vassals that were abandoned in the Twilight Mountains in 383.
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[edit] Disappearance
The Boar had been held captive by the Shakoki Dogu, powerful spirits that guarded the site where the First Oni had died. After sixty years the Crab finally convinced the Shakoki Dogu to release them, and in return they would aid in guarding the Twilight Mountains.[1]
[edit] Minor Clan Status
Upon their reappearance into Rokugan in 447, their leader, Heichi, gave three tons worth of jade and iron to Emperor Hantei Muhaki, claiming they were back taxes. When the Crab wanted Heichi to return to the clan, his followers refused. The Emperor, amazed by the stories of Heichi's adventures, made them a minor clan, and granted the family name "Heichi" . Their colors were dark blue and green.[2][3]
[edit] Political Troubles
The Boar Clan came into trouble in 500 when Heichi Shizugai, heir to the fifth Boar Champion Heichi Batsuda, witnessed rikugunshokan Matsu Dainoku murder Dainoku's taisa, Mirumoto Chorude during an illegal duel in Otosan Uchi. Shizugai reported the crime to his father, who in turn presented the account to Emerald Champion Doji Shioden. Shizugai and an attendant of the Emerald Champion's wife were the only witnesses to the crime[4], and the other witness died under mysterious violent circumstances. Without the testimony of two witnesses, the end of the matter depended upon a duel between Dainoku and Batsuda. Dainoku won, killing Batsuda. Shizugai, now the Boar Daimyo, vowed to bring Dainoku to justice.[5]
[edit] Investigating the Boar Clan
Six months later it was reported that Shizugai was withholding the Boar's imperial taxes in protest of Dainoku's actions. The Emerald Champion set out with his legion to destroy the Boar for their disobedience, but sent ambassadors ahead of himself to offer the Boar forgiveness on the condition that Shizugai commit seppuku. When the ambassadors arrived in 501, they found that the entire clan had been exterminated. None knew, but the Boar had been absorbed into the Shakoki Dogu after Agasha Ryuden and Asahina Yajinden had begun sacrificing them to create the Anvil of Despair.[5][1]
[edit] Status
The Emperor declared that the Boar had been destroyed and since then only a few individuals have claimed Boar heritage. While not every Boar was present at Shiro Heichi when the clan was slaughtered, the Boar's tenuous legal position and the Emperor's proclamation caused the Emerald Magistrates to actively discourage the Boar survivors and their descendants from claiming their heritage. This rule was mostly heeded until the twelfth century when Heichi Chokei set about on his campaign to restore the Boar despite the fact that the Emerald Magistrates had declared the last Boar descendant dead after the Battle of Three Stone River, a conflict between the Lion Clan and Phoenix Clan.[5]
[edit] Details
[edit] Samurai
See Samurai of the Boar Clan for a listing of notable members of the clan, both current and historic.
[edit] Schools & Paths
[edit] Schools
The following are the basic Schools within the Boar Clan:
[edit] Paths
There are currently no Paths within the Boar Clan (they don't really exist, after all).
[edit] Boar Clan Champion
The following are the known Champions of the Boar Clan:
| Heichi | 447 - ? |
| Heichi Batsuda | ? - 500 |
| Heichi Shizugai | 500 - 501 |
| Heichi Chokei | Late 12th century |
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