Defenders of the People

The Mantis Clan Champion Yoritomo Naizen claimed the Mantis Clan as the Defenders of the People in 1169. The Waves Upon the Rocks, by Rusty Priske
== Protecting the heimin ==
After the Battle of Toshi Ranbo the Imperial Throne was vacant, so the lower castes suffered from the lack of leadership. Naizen wished to expand the Mantis power and used his magistrates to call for justice all around the Empire. He founded Houritsu Mura and bargained Mura Sabishii Toshi to be used as headquarters in the north and south of the Empire. From these places Mantis magistrates and troops could marshal and deploy quickly. Intention & Ambition, by Shawn Carman The Scorpion Clan through the Oracle of Obsidian Shosuro Maru worked against such nonsense. Defenders of the People, by Rusty Priske 
=== Chasing bandits inside Dragon lands ===
In 1170 in the recently reopened Imperial Court, Yoritomo Yoyonagi claimed the right of the Mantis to chase a juzimai, the Tengoku's Justice, inside the Dragon territory. She exposed the Dragon were not fighting the menace, and refused to let pass Tsuruchi Taiga's unit after the bandits attacked several Mantis caravans. Otomo Hoketuhime dismissed the arguments of Kitsuki Iweko and edicted the Mantis were to be granted access to the Dragon lands and allowed to seek justice. Words & Deeds, Part II, by Shawn Carman
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