Otomo Sorai (TCG)

Otomo Sorai was the aged Otomo Daimyō.
== Lover ==
Sorai befriended Kakita Ryoku, the Imperial Advisor, and the couple became lovers. Eventually Ryoku was replaced by Bayushi Kachiko as Imperial Advisor, returning Ryoku to Kyūden Doji, while Sorai remained at the capital. In 1122 the former lovers met again when the Imperial Winter Court was hosted at Kyūden Doji. Winter's Embrace, pp. 17, 20
== Manipulating the Clans ==
As part of his family's duty Sorai maneouvred to avoid a coalition between the Crane, Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Clans. In 1123 he sought the aid of Kachiko. Blind Ambition, by D. G. Laderoute
== Imperial Regency ==
Shortly after the death of Emperor Hantei the Thirty-Eighth, the acting Emerald Champion Agasha Sumiko presented an Imperial Edict written by the Emerald Champion Akodo Toturi, and signed by the late Emperor. The Emperor had issued the edict prior to his death, naming his younger son, Prince Hantei Daisetsu, as his heir. It also named the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju as regent, until Daisetsu came of age. The former Crown Prince Hantei Sotorii was taken to the Monastery Among the Winds by an honor guard of Seppun. The Price of Failure, by D. G. Laderoute
Category:Imperial Leaders (TCG)