Dragonfly Clan (TCG)

The Dragonfly Clan was one of the Minor Clans of Rokugan. Sometimes called the “gatekeepers to the Dragon Clan,” the Dragonfly Clan's Tonbo family acted as intermediaries between the reclusive Dragon and the rest of Rokugan. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 18 Kyūden Tonbo was their ancestral seat of power. Deathly Turns, p. 17
== Foundation and Duty ==
In the year 704 the Lion Clan general Akodo Yokutsu marched against Kyūden Tonbo as revenge for his broken betrothal to a Phoenix maiden, Isawa Moroko, so that Moroko could be free to marry her true love, Mirumoto Ashijin. Moroko's family held many of the plains to the north of Toshi Ranbo, east of Dragon lands and west of Drowned Merchant River. A combined Dragon and Phoenix Clan army had been summoned to defend the couple. In the ensuing Battle of Kyūden Tonbo Yokutsu was forced on the defensive, and blocked when he tried to withdraw. The agreement negotiated between the Lion, Dragon, and Phoenix Clans prompted the Emperor to recognize Moroko, Ashijin, and their followers as members of a new Minor Clan, the Dragonfly. The Hantei granted them the new family name Tonbo. The Dragon ceded to the newly minted Dragonfly Clan the lands south and southeast of the Great Climb, including Moroko's territory, many of the plains to the north of Toshi Ranbo, east of Dragon lands and west of Drowned Merchant River. The Dragonfly would act as the Dragon's gatekeepers, receiving visitors and ensuring that only those with approved or important business were permitted to journey onward into the mountains. Fields of Victory, pp. 36-37
== Landscape ==
The plains of the Dragonfly were considered haunted, most probably because there the borders with another Spirit Realm were thin. Celestial Realms, p. 10 Dragonfly Clan villages focused largely on farming in order to provide food for the Dragon as well as their own. As the gatekeeper of the Dragon lands, this small clan was located near the mountains, with flatter land and more temperate conditions. Dragonfly villagers were almost as mysterious as their Dragon allies, although they were easier to find. They were welcoming but cryptic, somehow never giving a straight answer, particularly if questioned about the Dragon. Path of Waves, p. 119
== Dragonfly Clan Champions ==
The following were the known Champions of the Tonbo:
Mirumoto Ashijin	704 - 711
Tonbo Kuyujin 	711 - ?
 
Champion Dragonfly
Category:Dragonfly Clan Families (TCG)
Category:Dragonfly Clan Leaders (TCG)