Moshi Azami (TCG)

Isawa Moshi was a shugenja of the Phoenix Clan who changed her name to Moshi Azami as the first daimyō of the Centipede Clan Celestial Realms, p. 18 in the fourth century. Celestial Realms, p. 69
== Family ==
Isawa Moshi was the daughter of Isawa Azami and Isawa Kichi, who bore her and her ten sisters in the hidden valley of Mukade no Tani. After Azami and Kichi passed away, the duty of heading the family passed to Moshi. Moshi, distraught over the death of her parents and feeling burdened by her new responsibilities, climbed to the top of what would become known as the Mountain of the Sun Goddess to meditate. It was then that Amaterasu descended from the Heavens to speak with Moshi. 
== Enlightened ==
Amaterasu told Moshi that she had chosen her family to be her acolytes, and that Moshi herself was destined to lead them. Lady Sun then revealed the secrets of the cosmos to Moshi, who in turn became Enlightened. All of the women in their family would have a chance to hear the goddess as Moshi had. Isawa Moshi then changed her name to Moshi Azami and the family's name to Moshi, and the word Moshi was a greeting of deference to a person higher in station. She kept her father's name to honor him, but she chose to forsake the Isawa name in favor of her own. This decision was regarded by the Isawa family as an act of arrogance, earning the family much scorn and condemnation from within the Phoenix. Moshi Azami also arranged for the construction of the Shrine of the Lady Sun, built at the very site of her fateful encounter with Amaterasu. 
== Centipede Clan ==
The Emerald Champion at the time was a proud Crane woman who bore her station well, but she was plagued increasingly each day with the pain of an old battle wound. The chronic pain was treated by Moshi Azami when she visited the Champion's estate to discuss the concerns of the Moshi family. The Emerald Champion recognized Moshi Azami's wisdom and skill, and leveraged her position to give the Moshi family governorship of Mukade no Tani, the valley of the Centipede. She made the case to the Emperor that due to the remote nature of the Moshi, it would be easier for the Imperial administration to count the family as a separate clan when receiving its tributes. And thus, the Centipede Clan was founded. Celestial Realms, pp. 69-70
== Fortune ==
It was said that at the end of her life, Azami simply walked to the edge of a cliff and ascended into the air, never to be seen again and leaving only her obi behind. Celestial Realms, p. 70 Azami was the greatest of Amaterasu's heavenly servants, and she was elevated to the position of a Fortune after death and rewarded with a place by Lady Sun's side. She was known colloquially as Morning Star and was believed to follow Amaterasu's steps through the sky when not occupying the largest of the pillars at the Shrine of the Lady Sun. 
Isawa Moshi
Category:Centipede Clan Leaders (TCG)
Moshi Azami