Tsuruchi Kaya

Please note: This article is about the Emerald Magistrate. For other uses of the term, please see Kaya (disambiguation).
Tsuruchi Kaya was a bushi and Emerald Magistrate of the Mantis Clan.
== Winter Court - 1168 ==
In 1168 Kaya attended the Winter Court at Kyuden Otomo, and Ikoma Kyoro was appointed as his yoriki. Winter Court Kyuden Otomo 1168, p. 3
=== Higatsuku banished from Court ===
Early in Winter Court, Shosuro Higatsuku mistakenly slandered the late Yasuki Hachi in court, while attacking Yasuki Miliko. Tsuruchi Kaya caught this mis-step and used it to in court to force Higatsuku's exile from court. The angry Shosuro spent the rest of Winter Court lurking outside of the castle, engaging in various sinister plots. He also left a message in the form of a cage in Kaya's office which contained a live scorpion and a dead praying mantis. Winter Court Kyuden Otomo 1168, p. 6
=== Chagatai's Ambition ===
The news of the Khan's invasion of lands reached the Court. The representative Ide Jiao in privacy exposed the Moshi Daimyo Moshi Amika the true plans of Moto Chagatai during the Khan's Defiance, to take the Imperial Throne by force. Instead to gain the Mantis as allies, he terrified Amika who exposed Jiao to the court. Kaya demanded to the Imperial Chancellor Bayushi Kaukatsu to turn Jiao over to the Emerald Magistrates. Jiao committed seppuku shortly after. Winter Nights: Sowing the Wind, by Nancy Sauer
=== Kyujutsu Sensei to the Crab ===
Upon his retirement from the Emerald Magistrates Tsuruchi Kaya offered to serve as a sensei of Kyujutsu to the Dojos. Winter Court Kyuden Otomo 1168, p. 13
=== Test of the Emerald Champion - 1169 ===
Kaya was one of the contenders of the Test of the Emerald Champion this year. The Test of the Emerald Champion, Part One, by Brian Yoon
== External Links ==
* Tsuruchi Kaya (Path of Hope)
* Tsuruchi Kaya Exp (Emerald and Jade Championship)
Category:Mantis Clan Members
Category:Emerald Magistrates