Asako Maezawa

Asako Maezawa was a courtier and Inquisitor of the Phoenix Clan.
== Demeanor and Appearance ==
Maezawa was a trained healer, scholar, philosopher, and investigator. He was
of advanced age, and unassuming in stature, but these qualities masked his sharp eyes and quick wit. Wedding at Kyotei Castle, p. 11 Due to an old wound his right knee would not support properly his weight. Hidden Markings, by Robert Denton III Maezawa had ties with the Asako Inquisitors, and was said to have served in their hunts for illicit sorcery. Wedding at Kyotei Castle Handouts
== Kaito Lands ==
In 1123 Maezawa was sent to the lands of the Kaito family to investigate abnormal disappearances. There he met the Scion of Earth Isawa Tadaka and the newly appointed Phoenix Clan Champion Shiba Tsukune, who were instrumental to discover that the problems came from a portal with Tōshigoku within Sanpuku Seidō. Eventually Maezawa cut the ropes of the shrine's bridge, leaving isolated the Kaito Daimyō Kaito Kosori, as a necessary sacrifice to appease the hatred of the onryō Ateru, a greater evil. Nevertheless Tsukune, Tadaka, and Kosori managed to survive and banished the demon. After these events Maezawa was selected by Tsukune as her personal advisor instead to request his seppuku. The Sword and the Spirits, by Robert Denton III Before he left the Kaito lands, Maezawa did his best as a healer with Kosori, but the ki of the meridian itself had been disrupted, and Kosori's voice was lost. Outsiders, by Robert Denton III
== Wedding at Kyotei Castle ==
On behalf of Shiba Tsukune Maezawa was sent Kyotei Castle to the wedding between the Tsume Daimyō Tsume Takashi and Shiba Itsuyo, daughter of the Lord of Nikesake. When he heard about the slaughtered cranes in the shrine where the wedding would be celebrated, Maezawa investigated for signs of mahō-tsukai, but found no evidence of evil sorcery. Before the wedding a plot framed by Akodo Maeda was exposed by a group of samurai, and the Damasu Daimyō was slain in the process. Maeda had been the last member of the defunct Damasu family, former owners of the Kyotei Castle. Raised as a geisha, Maeda was lover to Takashi, and eventually she killed his father Doji Retsu as a revenge of her family's demise. Heartbroken at being united with his former lover only to lose her again, Takashi resigned his position and committed seppuku after fulfilling his last duty as lord in marrying Itsuyo. Doji Kuzunobu, husband to the Crane Clan Champion Doji Hotaru and one of the wedding's guests, accepted her oaths of fealty to the Doji family and recognized her as the new lord. Love and Death (FFG Web)
== Investigation ==
Tsukune met Maezawa at Shiro Gisu to task her advisor with his own investigation, one for which his unique talents were invaluable. Kunshu 2019 Clan Letters Maezawa traveled to the Shrine of the Sea Fortunes, where he confronted and killed Kaito Mai, a mahō-tsukai. 
== The Wall is Breached ==
Shiba Tsukune commanded a Phoenix army to the south, including the Inferno Guard, and accompanied by Asako Maezawa. They had the intention to claim the release of Asako Tsuki to the Crab Clan, who had captured her and accussed to be a Mahō-tsukai. When they reached the main Crab forces near the shores of the Cherry Blossom Snow Lake, Hida Yakamo did not confront them, but reported that the hordes of Akuma no Oni had breached through the Kaiu Wall and overrun the Crab defenses, marching northwest, to the Shinomen Forest. Hida Kisada had been wounded, and his younger son Hida Sukune was in charge of the remaining Crab forces. Several other Minor Clans had also pledged to help, and Sukune devised a plan to halt the Shadowlands menace in the shores of the Lakes of Cherry Blossom Snow. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow – Chapter One, by Robert Denton III Four days later the Dragon Clan army led by Togashi Yokuni joined them. The next day the Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow began, and the Rokugani forces were bolstered by the arrival of the Crane army led by Daidoji Uji. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Two, by Robert Denton III Forced to reveal himself on the battlefield, the Oni Lord was confronted and killed by Tsukune. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Epilogue, by Robert Denton III and Marie Brennan with Katrina Ostrander
=== Aftermath ===
Asako Maezawa served as the delegate representing the Phoenix Elemental Council members in court while Champion Shiba Tsukune moved to the Shadowlands to find Tadaka's corpse and her missing friend Asako Tsuki. 
== See also ==
* Asako Maezawa/Meta
== External links ==
* Asako Maezawa (Underhand of the Emperor)
* Asako Maezawa (Twisted Loyalties)
Category:Phoenix Clan Members (TCG)