Kudaka

Kudaka the Stormweaver was a shugenja of the Mantis Clan. Heart of the Mountain, by Keith Ryan Kappel
== Sensei ==
The old woman was deserved by Yoritomo as one of the finest tenkinja, the Mantis priestesses of tempests and tides. Beneath, Below, Beyond, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda Her favored students were the twins Fuu and Umi. Tempests and Tides, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda
== Station ==
Kudaka was stationed as resident shugenja of the Bitter Wind, the flagship of the First Storm, so she was known as Tsuraikaze no Kudaka (Kudaka of the Bitter Wind). The Mantis Clan Eventually she was moved to the Poison Tide, striking jade shipments on Crane cargo ships. The Mantis piracy was uncovered by the Crane after Kudaka missed an attack on the Loyal Duck, under the command of Asahina Maeko. 
=== Journey to the Shadowlands ===
In 1123 Kudaka was recruited by Yasuki Oguri, son of the Yasuki Daimyō Yasuki Taka. The Poison Tide would begin a journey from Earthquake Fish Bay, to travel along the River of the Last Stand bordering the Shadowlands, to discover the fate of the Watchtower of Sun's Shadow in Ishigaki Province, which had stopped sending reports to Hida Castle. Oguri had gifted her Shōbai, one of the ancient blades of the Mantis Clan, gambled away centuries ago by a champion who could not place his desires below his honor, and which eventually came into the hands of Oguri's great-grandfather. Oguri also promised to pass her the partner katana, and to give Yoritomo free access to Hida Castle, instead to cross the bay at night, in simple garb, to make the trip to Hida Castle in secret. Yoritomo wanted to broker Crab's aid after the Crane were aware that the Mantis had been attacking their ships directly. A Game of Promises, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda The party arrived at the watchtower, where they defeated the forces of the Shadowlands that had stormed it. Kudaka got rid of a kansen before it got rid of her two protégés. The Sea and the Sun’s Shadow, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda Kudaka sent the twins on the way back to Kyūden Hida to report, while the tower was reinforced by warriors sent from the Watchtower of the Iron Hammer led by Hida Etsuji. The Shadow of Glory, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda Eventually the defenders were overrun by the coordinated forces of Akuma no Oni. Collapse, by Robert Denton III
=== Mantis Treasure is Recovered ===
Onboard the Bitter Wind, Kudaka accompanied Yoritomo and his wife Linmei to a volcanic island where they recovered the Heart of the Mountain, a flat disc of red jade which was lost by the Mantis when they fought the sea spider. With this treasure, the prowess, bravery, and honor of the Mantis Clan could no longer be ignored by the Great Clans. 
== External Links ==
* Kudaka (Breath of the Kami)
Category:Mantis Clan Members (TCG)