Kaiu

From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings

Kaiu
Born:	Pre-calendar
Died:	Unknown
Children	Kaiu Norio
Titles:	Kaiu family founder, Kaiu Daimyo
People

Kaiu was known as the "builder of ships and armor" and was the founder of the Kaiu family. ^[1] Kaiu also apprenticed the famous Crane smith, Doji Yasurugi.^[2]

[edit] Initial Duty

Kaiu was intially tasked with the construction of Kyuden Hida, and created armor for many of the Crab Clan's first followers including Hiruma. Kaiu's relentless application to his work however caused him to be banished from the constructionsite by one of his sons, who thought he pushed the peasant workers too hard and would cause the project to fail.^[3]

"I need something I can touch with my hands if I am to understand it." -Kaiu [3]

[edit] Oni no Hatsu Suru

In 43 when Hida first began his search for followers, Kaiu stepped forward with Hiruma and Kuni. To prove themselves they had to enter the Shadowlands and kill Oni no Hatsu Suru, a guardian left behind by Fu Leng. Kaiu's part in the fight with the oni was crafting the weapon Chikara which was wielded by Hiruma and later became the Ancestral Weapon of the Crab Clan. Kaiu was badly wounded by Hatsu Suru in the fight protecting Kuni, but survived. Afterwards Kaiu's reward was permission to found his own family and granted the honor of coordinating the defense against the Shadowlands. He was a blacksmith and forged the weapons used against the Shadowlands. ^[4]

"A samurai is protected by steel and conviction." -Kaiu [5]

[edit] Endnotes

Preceded by: None

Kaiu Daimyo 43 - ?

Succeeded by: Unknown

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