Tsuruchi Shisuken

Tsuruchi Shisuken was a bushi and commander of the Mantis Clan.
== Station ==
=== Night of the Spider ===
In 1170 Moshi Amika was alone in her home provinces writing at night when an assassin surprised her during the called Night of the Assassins. Her throat was crushed to stop her defending herself with magic, and the only spell she could cast without speaking did not stop him from breaking her neck. The Heaven's Will, Part II, by Shawn Carman Although discovered by Shisuken shortly after the murder and wounded by three arrows, thee murderer managed to escape the castle. Tsuruchi Shisuken (The Honor's Will flavor) The drive to find and kill Amika's killer would push
Shisuken for the rest of his life. Unexpected Allies 2, p. 44 He did not know that Daigotsu Harushi was the assailant and that he swore revenge on the Tsuruchi who wounded him. 
=== Destroyer War ===
In 1172 during the Destroyer War Shisuken was with the Rokugani combined armies who near Ryoko Owari Toshi faced the God Beast of Kali-Ma, a gigantic creature of the Destroyers. Spider forces also joined the Empire side, and Shisuken saw the man who killed Amika. When he was preparing a deadly arrow, his commander ordered fire support on the newcomers. Shisuken swore he would find the man after the battle. Wrath of the God-Beast, Part 1, by Shawn Carman
=== Ruined Kingdoms ===
Shisuken was a member of a Mantis expedition with Moshi Kalani to the Ivory Kingdoms. Kalani knew the archer, and found his demeanor different during the voyage which made the commander somewhat uneasy. The Mantis found a gaijin boy, called Anshu, a child they quickly deduced was the previously unknown son of Yoritomo Aramasu. The Ruined Kingdom, Part 1, by Shawn Carman Shisuken believed the boy said true. Tsuruchi Shisuken (Empire at War flavor)
==== Genocide ====
Shisuken reported that Tsuruchi Akinori's patrol had not returned. Tsuruchi Gidayu organized a search party who eventually found the remnants of a genocide ritual linked with the creation of the Destroyers. The Mantis of the lost patrol were not found. The Haunted Lands, by Rusty Priske
== Death ==
Shisuken eventually died of old age before the culmination of P'an Ku's madness across the Colonies, where he served an advisory role for the Tsuruchi in and around Kalani's Landing. 
== See also ==
* Tsuruchi Shisuken/Meta
== External Links ==
* Tsuruchi Shisuken (The Heaven's Will)
* Tsuruchi Shisuken Exp (Empire at War)
Category:Mantis Clan Members