Toturi II

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Toturi II
Born:	1136
Died:	1160
Parents:	Toturi I, Isawa Kaede
Siblings:	Toturi Sezaru, Hantei Naseru, Akodo Kaneka
Spouse:	None
Children	None
Titles:	Commander of the First Imperial Legion, Empress of Rokugan
People

Toturi Tsudao was the second child and only daughter of Toturi I and the first child he had by Isawa Kaede. She was the sister of Toturi Sezaru and Hantei Naseru and half-sister of Akodo Kaneka. She was known as "The Sword".

Contents 1 Youth 2 Love 3 Tsudao and the Winds 3.1 Brokering Peace 3.2 Empress of Rokugan 4 References

[edit] Youth

The first child of Toturi and Toturi Kaede, Tsudao quickly showed and aptitude for both single combat and large-scale tactics. By the age of six she had memorized both the Book of Sun Tao and Akodo's Leadership. By the age of ten she had beaten her own Akodo sensei in single combat.^[1]

[edit] Love

Tsudao carried on a brief romance with Doji Tanitsu in her teenage years, but ended it eventually. Her charm, beauty and character drew many men to her, most such as Bayushi Paneki choose never to act upon their feelings, and instead dedicated themselves to serving her.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Tsudao and the Winds

Being the first legitimate child of Toturi, Tsudao was long considered the favorite to take the throne after the emperor's death, despite the fact that legally, her younger brother, Toturi Sezaru, was the legitimate heir of the Toturi dynasty. She commanded the First Imperial Legion.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Brokering Peace

Tsudao called a meeting between the Four Winds during the Winter Court at Kyuden Miya. The conference ended in tradgedy however when a Pekkle no Oni sent by Shahai attacked the four heirs to the throne. Unknown to the four a second Pekkle had also been sent under the guise of a herald Miya Gensaiken. The Pekkle attached itself to Sezaru as an advisor.^[2]

While her brothers were fighting for the Throne, she cared first for the Empire and its people, hunting the Tsuno and the Shadowlands presence in all the Empire.^{[citation needed]} In 1159 she led an assault on Shinomen Mori, which resulted in the rescue of Matsu Domotai who was being held by Iuchi Shahai and Tsuno.^[3]

[edit] Empress of Rokugan

In 1159, following the destruction of Otosan Uchi by the forces of Daigotsu, Tsudao declared herself Empress of Rokugan in order to provide unity to the empire and a single banner under which the armies of the land could face the Dark Lord. Her claim was not accepted by her siblings or Rokugan as a whole at the time. She was mainly supported by the Phoenix Clan, the Crane Clan, and the Matsu Family.^[4]

After the death of Tsudao during the Four Winds March and the abdication of Sezaru and Kaneka's claims to the throne, Tsudao's youngest brother, Naseru, became the next Emperor. Tsudao was posthumously proclaimed Empress Toturi II by Naseru, in honor of her sacrifice. The word of the Emperor absolutely binding, Tsudao's reign was retroactively given legitimacy. Naseru thus became Toturi III.^{[citation needed]}

Preceded by: Toturi Kaede

Empress of Rokugan 1159 - 1160

Succeeded by: Toturi III

[edit] References

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