Miya Bunji

Miya Bunji was a Miya Herald of the Imperial Families.
== Family ==
Bunji was married with Miya Hanae, and the couple bore a daughter, Nanako.
Both they were lost to a tsunami that crushed the northern Crane coast The Scroll or the Blade, p. 15 in 1120. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 18
== Miya Herald and Mapmaker ==
To cope with his tremendous loss, Bunji threw himself into his work. Miya Bunji was a respected Miya Herald and a skilled cartographer, spending many months to chart areas of the Empire that were difficult to access. He personally had found several swaths of fertile land tucked away in obscure places, which had put him in favorable graces with his daimyō, Miya Satoshi. The Scroll or the Blade, p. 18
== Masayo ==
In 1122 Winter's Embrace, p. 2 Bunji was sent to Shiro Mirumoto to deliver a pronouncement that the Winter Court would be held at the Esteemed Palaces of the Crane this year. Having several months before needing to present himself at the Court, Bunji devoted his time to mapping the rugged and somewhat treacherous Dragon-Phoenix border region. Eventually he was lost in the midst of a severe pre-winter storm, and stumbled to a 12 year old child who was seemingly untroubled by the storm around her, playing with an invisible friend. The maiden, named Masayo, offered Bunji shelter in the village of Chisanrū, introducing him to the peasants who had raised her since her parent's passing. The bright and sweet child reminded him of his lost daughter. Bunji learned Masayo's parents were a Dragon warrior and a Phoenix shugenja and decided to ride south with Masayo to present the girl to representatives from the Dragon and Phoenix clans, who claimed the child for their clan. His lord Miya Satoshi, instead to decide the outcome, returned the responsibility to Bunji. Not prepared for such a burden, Bunji turned to his confidant, Shika Yuki, a Deer Clan matchmaker, for guidance. The Scroll or the Blade, pp. 2, 15
=== Masayos's Adoption ===
Preceeding the events of the winter court, Bunji organized a memorial service honoring Masayo's parents, after which he appraoched a group of samurai asking for their assistance in helping him formalize Masayo's adoption. Some believed the child was the one told by the Hinokami Prophecy, destined to become a powerful shugenja, and would one day confront a tremendous creature wreathed in flame, sent to destroy the Dragon and their lands. Later that evening, mercenary shinobi attempted to kidnap Masayo, and Bunji was injured during the fray. During the final stages of their investigation, the samurai tested the child's abilities and discovered that Masayo wanted Bunji to be her permanent guardian, a wish supported by Yuki. The Scroll or the Blade, p. 3
== See also ==
* Miya Bunji/Meta
Category:Imperial Families Members (TCG)