Utaku Yumino

Utaku Yumino was a Battle Maiden of the Unicorn Clan.
== Family ==
Yumino was daughter of the hero of the Kōbaku earthquake. Family Duty, by Robert Denton III
== Station ==
Yumino was stationed at Hisu Mori Mura when the village was attacked by the Lion. Her Lady Utaku Hisako challenged the enemy commander, Matsu Mitsuko. With her death, Hisako secured the evacuation of the villagers to the near City of the Rich Frog, while Yumino rode four hours on top of her horse Kiso to deliver this news to the Unicorn Clan Champion Shinjo Altansarnai at Far Traveler Castle. The Unicorn decided to counterattack under the leadership of Shinjo Shono, the Unicorn's heir and failed betrothed of Matsu Mitsuko. Yumino was allowed to join the Unicorn fighting party on top of Tsubasa, a fresh horse lent by Shono himself. 
== Bodyguard ==
Yumino was appointed as the personal yōjimbō to Shono, and accompanied him when her charge traveled west to negotiate with the Caliph and ensure continuing peace between them, to avoid trade to be disrupted along the Sand Road. The Caliph Harun al-Hakim had long cast an envious eye on the Unicorn holdings outside of Rokugan, and when word of a Unicorn-Lion war would reached him, he might decide the time had come to raise against the Unicorn. Across the Burning Sands, by Daniel Lovat Clark
=== Across the Burning Sands ===
Shono's entourage were attacked by Tegensai raiders, mountain folk who lived in the Pillar of the Sky, but they were saved by the timely arrival of reinforcements led by Moto Chagatai. The negotiations went wrong due to the Caliph's ambition, who eventually sent his men against the Unicorn entourage when they were his guests at al-Zawira. Shono was captured, losing an eye at the hands of the Caliph's sorcerer, but they managed to flee and reunited with the rest of his forces outside the Qamarist capital, pursued by ghuls and an Ifrit. Shono survived, along with several other Unicorn, including Ide Ryōma, Moto Chagatai, and Iuchi Shoan. Shono got married to Saadiyah al-Mozedu as part of their alliance against the Caliph. 
== External Links ==
* Utaku Yumino (Core Set)
Category:Unicorn Clan Members (TCG)