Ikoma Kaoku

Ikoma Kaoku was a Historian of the Lion Clan.
== Sensei ==
In 1119 Kaoku instructed Miya Yumi, niece of the Miya Daimyo Miya Yoto, in the history and law of Rokugan. Winter Court: Kyuden Kakita, p. 113
== Ikoma Records ==
Kaoku was appointed as the chief librarian of the Ikoma Histories. He dedicated his life to building a reference system that was easier to use during six decades. Many criticized Kaoku's work, but Lion Clan Champion Akodo Toturi silenced those complaints with a sanction for him to continue. Way of the Lion, pp. 42-43
== Winter Court - 1123 ==
In 1123 Kaoku wrote a small text of the Empire's past for the Winter Court at Kyuden Seppun. Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 87
== Clan War ==
=== Stolen Blade ===
Kaoku put down rumors of a riot in Matsu Castle. Spies from the other Clans confirmed that the house was in chaos searching for a spy who had stolen the Ancestral Sword of the Lion, Shori. Bayushi Kachiko had recovered the blade after her own bodyguard killed such a spy trying to steal the Emperor's sword. She told Kaoku that she would keep the sword in the Imperial Palace. Battle at Doji Palace (Imperial Herald #3)
=== Accounts ===
Kaoku sometime after the Second Day of Thunder, wrote a letter to an unnamed friend. In this letter he explained that he had collected various correspondances sent during the time of the Scorpion Coup and he hoped that, in the wake of the return of Fu Leng, the letters could shed some light on the true events of the Coup and Clan War. Clan Letters Prelude (Imperial Herald v.2 #4)
== Toturi's Return ==
Kaoku was the historian who noted down the victory of Bayushi Aramoro in the contest held by Toturi known as the "Gift of the Emperor". The Gift of the Emperor, by Ree Soesbee
== Ikoma family excuses Lion Corruption ==
Kaoku as other Ikoma excused the Kitsu for their corruption, a obliged sacrifice for the good of the Lion Clan. Overconfidence (Ambition's Debt flavor) Parade Ground Practice (Ambition's Debt flavor)
== External Links ==
* Ikoma Kaoku (Shadowlands)
Category:Lion Clan Members