Otomo Toshio

Reju no Otomo Toshio was a shugenja at Closed Shell Castle.
== Demeanor ==
Toshio was the spiritual advisor of Reju Jikai. He traveled with Jikai from Otosan Uchi and resented being compelled to live in this remote castle. Sins of Regret, p. 16
== Closed-Shell Castle ==
According Toshio, the area showed a spiritual imbalance due to the kami the castle's founder, Otomo Nahoko, angered when she built the castle, failing to listen to her advisers and take care that the castle fitted well with its surroundings. Sins of Regret, p. 12
== Plotting ==
Toshio insisted that the castle would have to be leveled and completely rebuilt to please the kami, but rather than attempting to right the elemental imbalance, Toshio deliberately worsened it, ensuring the kami of the land were offended. He eventually had joined the castle steward, Otomo Nobu, in his plot to overthrown Reju Jikai. Nobu had promised Toshio wealth and autonomy if he helped Nobu gain power. Sins of Regret, pp. 16-17 Toshio traveled to the river to provoke and anger its kami, provoking the river to change course which eventually ruined the local crops. Nobu himself had thrown bones into the well to render it unusable. With these and other, more mundane tricks, Nobu, Toshio, and a treacherous servant named Atsuko had heaped problems upon the unfortunate Lord Jikai. They eventually were uncovered by a group of samurai. Sins of Regret, p. 2
== See also ==
* Reju Toshio/Meta
Reju Toshio