Tonbo Kuyuden

Tonbo Kuyuden was the Dragonfly Clan Champion.
== Early Years ==
Kuyuden was the son of Mirumoto Asijin and Isawa Maroko. He was sent to the Shiba Bushi school, and after returning home his father taught him the Mirumoto fighting techniques. Way of the Minor Clans, pp. 41-42
== Dragonfly Clan Champion ==
In 711 Akodo Yokutsu, the man originally betrothed to Kuyuden's mother, led an army against the Dragon Clan after a percieved insult from an Agasha diplomat. Yokutsu demanded the right to duel Asijin, and killed Kuyuden's father. The arrogant Yokutsu declared himself the Champion of the Dragonfly Clan and his intentions to marry Maroko. Kuyuden challenged Yokutsu to a duel, and killed him, reclaiming the Dragonfly. Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 14 Way of the Dragon, p. 27 Kuyuden became daimyo of a Minor Clan at the age of only seventeen. Secrets of the Empire, p. 43
=== Clan's Duty ===
Kuyuden learned the Dragon Clan Champion Togashi Ayoko had bargained the Dragon's eternal protection of the Dragonfly, but at the cost of his father's sacrifice. Maroko suggested to turn their thoughts to more productive matters, because she bore no hatred for the Dragon. Kuyuden turned his opinion and set the clan to the task of studying the path to enlightenment. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 42
=== Family Sword and Bushi ===
After he slew Akodo Yakutsu, Tonbo Kuyuden was awarded a family sword by the Emperor. Kuyuden put the fine katana in Kyuden Tonbo, never to wield it; no Dragonfly daimyo ever had. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 43 Kuyuden also disbanded the bushi school, to symbolically end the bloodshed that plagued the clan's birth. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 45
=== Dragon Emissaries ===
In 712 Kyuden Tonbo began to receive visitors. The Mirumoto soon asked the Dragonfly to become their official emissaries, and Kuyuden accepted. They knew when the Mirumoto were ready to accept visitors, and when the Dragon Clan was not ready, Kuyuden would entertain these guests in his home until they could travel on. Fealty and Freedom, p. 35
Category:Dragonfly Clan Leaders