Daigotsu Rekai
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
| Daigotsu Rekai | |
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| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | - |
| Spouse: | Daidoji Kyobu |
| Children | Daidoji Kikaze |
| Titles: | Daidoji Daimyo, Taisa |
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Daidoji Rekai led a long and interesting life. She was born into the Daidoji family of the Crane Clan and became one of the elite Daidoji Harriers. While young, she became embroiled in the battle against the Lying Darkness and managed to rescue half of the Tao of Shinsei. She fought in the Battle of Oblivion's Gate alongside her daimyo, Daidoji Uji, and earned enough respect from him to have him declare her to be Daidoji Daimyo upon his death. Some time after that, she resigned her position to join the forces of the Lost.
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[edit] The Tao of Shinsei
Rekai was stationed in Nikesake in 1132. When the son of the commanding officer was missing in a blizzard it was Rekai who was sent to find the man. She searched for Kakita Sutebu, but came upon a monk named Ikudaiu instead. Ikudaiu informed her that Sutebu was already dead and she must take the package he was carrying and guard it. The package contained half the Tao of Shinsei, and Rekai took it and fled.[1]
The Tao had been stolen by the Kolat attempting to protect it from the Shadow. Some of the Kolat planned to revise the Tao, changing bits to suit them, but others disagreed. Half of the Tao was given to Rekai by a traitor among the Kolat but the other half was taken by the Lying Darkness, and presumed lost.[2]
[edit] Oblivion's Gate
Rekai fought alongside her husband, Daidoji Kyobu, at the Battle of Oblivion's Gate in 1133. Her husband was killed in the fighting.[1]
[edit] Daidoji Daimyo
Rekai became the Daidoji Daimyo in 1150 following the death of Daidoji Uji. It took her three months to get used to the fact that he was gone.[1]
[edit] Seppun Toshiken
Rekai attended the court of Kyuden Kakita in 1160. She had come upon two of Lady Doji's Tears, thought lost during the Clan War, and wished to present them to a very ill Seppun Toshiken in hopes of saving the mans life. Toshiken was assassinated before they could be used on him, but the tears were successfully used by Toturi Miyako to drive away the assassin Daidoji Megumi.[3]
[edit] Corruption
Rekai was convinced by the Shadow Dragon that her son would fall to the Rain of Blood if he did not have strength of a purpose. The dragon proposed that the thirst to have her killed if she was corrupted would see him through the rain. Rekai was feeling her age and was dying from an illness, so she accepted the corruption.[1]
Rekai joined the Daigotsu family, becoming Daigotsu Rekai. The Taint rejuvenated her and she regained her beauty.
[edit] Capture
Rekai travelled to Toshi Ranbo, where she secretly met with the Jade Champion Asahina Sekawa. Despite offering to willingly give information, she was captured and tortured.[4][5]
[edit] Escape
Rekai escaped her captors during the Dragon Clan's attack on Kosaten Shiro.[5]
[edit] Battle at the Tomb
Rekai led a unit of Lost to defend the Emperor at the Battle at the Tomb in 1168. She entered the Tomb of the Seven Thunders to find the Emperor already joined by members from all the Great Clans, amongst which were her son Daidoji Kikaze and her former captor Asahina Sekawa. Toturi III granted her free release after the battle if she would promise to lead the surviving forces back to the Kaiu Kabe. Rekai agreed to this proposal, and the Rokugani forces fled the tomb carrying various artifacts. During the return to the wall, Kikaze attempted to kill Rekai with a jade dagger, but failed, further fuelling Rekai's hatred for her son and the Crane Clan.
After leading the survivors to the wall, Rekai returned to inspect the remains of the battlefield.[6]
[edit] Spider Clan
Rekai joined the Spider Clan after its formation by Daigotsu, and now serves as the taisa of the Seventh Legion of the Daigotsu Army. [7]
[edit] Fumisato
Daidoji Fumisato received a great deal of information about Rekai from Bayushi Sunetra.[8] Once he informed Doji Domotai, she tasked him with Rekai's destruction.[9]
[edit] External Links
- Daidoji Rekai (Hidden Empire 1)
- Daidoji Rekai (Experienced) (Dark Journey Home)
- Daidoji Rekai (Experienced 2) (Soul of the Empire)
- Daigotsu Rekai (Experienced 3) (Drums of War)
- Daigotsu Rekai (Experienced 4) (Khan's Defiance)
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shadows, by Shawn Carman
- ↑ Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition Page 23.
- ↑ Blessings and Curses, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ The Final Keeper, Part Two, by Rich Wulf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dealing with Shadows, by Brian Yoon
- ↑ A Container of Sand, by Rusty Priske
- ↑ Masters of War Web Supplement, Page 25
- ↑ Acts of Virtue, by Nancy Sauer
- ↑ Prelude, by Nancy Sauer
| Preceded by: Daidoji Uji | Daidoji Daimyo 1150 - 1164 | Succeeded by: Daidoji Kikaze |
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