Otomo Yayu

Please note: This article is about the member of Toturi's Army. For other uses of the term, please see Yayu (disambiguation).
Otomo Yayu was a scholar shugenja of the Imperial Families who became a member of the Toturi's Army.
== Training ==
Yayu was born sickly and weak, but with a sharp mind, devoted to read about legends of ancient heroes. He schooled in the Isawa Shugenja academy, next to his beloved Isawa Libraries. Winter Court: Kyuden Kakita, p. 108
== Foresight ==
He became increasingly distant, withdrawing from reality and disappearing into his fantasy world. The Grand Master of the Elements Naka Kuro visited Yayu, showing a vision where a ronin army rallying under a strange wolf mon would face off against the Crab in the Beiden Pass. Yayu knew this day which would be his future. Winter Court: Kyuden Kakita, pp. 108-109
== Toturi's Army ==
Yayu was an idealistic young scholar who left his family and fortune behind to fight at Toturi the Black's side. Fires of Toshi Ranbo, Part Three, by Rich Wulf Yayu considered his duty to gather the legends of the ragtag ronin army, so they would be known in the next generations to come. Ronin Player's Guide: 2nd Ed, p. 68 Toturi dispatched Yayu to the City of the Rich Frog, where the Toturi's Call to Arms was posted. Yayu was one of the original members of Toturi's Army and thus one of the Twelve Ronin. Way of the Wolf, pp. 106-107
=== Toturi's Battle Standard ===
In 1126 Time of the Void, p. 97 he painted Toturi's war banner, also known as the Banner of the Black Lion. Four Winds, p. 168 In the top corner he made a mark with his personal chop. 
== Death ==
In 1133 Yayu fought and died in the Battle of Oblivion's Gate. 
== See also ==
* Otomo Yayu/Meta
== External Links ==
* Otomo Yayu (Honor Bound)
Category:Ronin
Category:Imperial Families Members
Category:Toturi's Army