Tonbo Ashijin (TCG)

Mirumoto Ashijin was a samurai of the Dragon Clan who became Tonbo Ashijin after he was granted his own Minor Clan, the Dragonfly, and the new family name Tonbo. Fields of Victory, p. 36-37
== Marriage ==
Ashijin and Isawa Moroko had fallen in love, but the Phoenix maiden was betrothed to Lion general Akodo Yokutsu as part of a series of negotiated agreements between the two clans. Moroko's family held many of the plains to the north of Toshi Ranbo, east of Dragon lands and west of Drowned Merchant River. Before the marriage could take place, Moroko's family broke off the betrothal so that Moroko could marry Ashijin, and allowed her to retain her inheritance even after she joined the Dragon. Enraged, in 704 Yokutsu marshaled an army and marched against Kyūden Tonbo, or Dragonfly Palace, Ashijin and Moroko's new holding in the southern Dragon lands. A combined Dragon and Phoenix Clan army had been summoned to defend the couple. In the ensuing Battle of Kyūden Tonbo, Yokutsu's army was forced on the defensive, and eventually they tried to retreat, but Phoenix shugenja led by Mirumoto Moroko used their elemental power to block the Lion forces' withdrawal. Yokutsu refused an agreement sent by the other party and swore that he would still have Moroko's lands for his own. The agreement negotiated between the Lion, Dragon, and Phoenix Clans prompted the Emperor to recognize Moroko, Ashijin, and their followers as members of a new Minor Clan, the Dragonfly. 
== Clan Champion ==
The Dragon ceded to the newly minted Dragonfly Clan the lands south and southeast of the Great Climb (including Moroko's territory). The Dragonfly would act as the Dragon's gatekeepers, receiving visitors and ensuring that only those with approved or important business were permitted to journey onward into the mountains. Ashijin and Moroko adopted a young samurai, Tonbo Kuyujin, as their son and heir. Fields of Victory, pp. 37-38
== Death ==
For seven years, Akodo Yokutsu continued to brood over his failed attack on Kyūden Tonbo. In 711, when a Dragon ambassador spoke some rash and poorly chosen words in the court of Shiro Akodo, Yokutsu resumed his quest for revenge. He marshaled another army which met the Dragon defenders in the Battle of the Great Climb. The Dragon forces withdrew into the stronghold of Shiro Mirumoto, unable to hold against the Lion, because Yokutsu had obsessively developed specific tactics against the Dragon, who relied on their mountainous terrain to bolster their defense. The Lion surrounded the castle and offered to face Tonbo Ashijin in a duel instead to start a starving siege. Ashijin came to understand that Yokutsu would not rest while he remained alive—and that the brash Lion's descendants would probably perpetuate the grudge even if Ashijin were to slay Yokutsu. The Dragon agreed for the duel to take place, and Ashijin allowed the vengeful Akodo to slay him. Yokutsu declared himself the new Champion of the Dragonfly Clan. Yokutsu's tyranny was short-lived. Kuyujin, who had been trained in the art of dueling by the Shiba, challenged Yokutsu and managed to kill him. He was recognized by the Emperor as the new Champion of the Dragonfly Clan. 
Mirumoto Ashijin
Category:Dragonfly Clan Leaders (TCG)