Kakita Toshimoko (TCG)

Kakita Toshimoko, the Grey Crane, was the most famous duelist in all of Rokugan, Service and Sacrifice, by Mari Murdock a Kenshinzen Violence Behind Courtliness, by Katrina Ostrander and a revered Head sensei of the Kakita Dueling Academy. The Topaz Championship (Beginner Game adventure)
== Family ==
Toshimoko had a son, Kakita Ichirō, Roar of the Lioness, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda a brother, Kakita Yoshi, and a sister, Kakita Teinko, The Stories We Tell, by Nancy M. Sauer who eventually married with the Crane Clan Champion Doji Satsume. His sister threw herself on the Sea of the Sun Goddess from the cliffs near Kyuden Doji, and some blamed Satsume had driven her to it. Her Father's Daughter, by D. G. Laderoute
== Demeanor and Appearance ==
Toshimoko was a passionate samurai, easy to be provoked. Court Games (The Chrysanthemum Throne fiction), by D. G. Laderoute His long hair had been gray for decades, and had a sarcastic sense of humor. Toshimoko would live each day to the fullest, enjoying wine, women and other beautiful things. Eventually he left behind a bastard son, Hitoshi. The Topaz Championship (Beginner Game adventure) Kandaisa was his renowned Kakita Blade. Caged Birds, by Katrina Ostrander
== Sensei ==
Toshimoko was a former mentor of the Emperor Hantei the Thirty-Eighth himself. He used to spar with his niece Doji Hotaru, Satsume's daughter and the Crane heir. Satsume, who had stubbornly kept the clan championship for years even as he held the office of Emerald Champion, reluctantly passed her the mantle, at the urging of Kakita Toshimoko and Kakita Yoshi. 
=== Winter Court - 1122 ===
In 1122 during Imperial Winter Court Toshimoko championed Doji Shigeru in a public duel to first blood. Shigeru in the persona of Lady Shike was slated to star in the role of Doji Mioko in The Tale of the Fisherman's Daughter, a play depicting the legend of the first Emperor's courtship of Doji Mioko. A group of samurai had threatened Shigeru into casting Magami, a Mantis maiden whom her clan pretended to present as bride to the Crown Prince, as Mioko at the last minute. Winter's Embrace, pp. 5, 10, 19-20, 22-23
=== Satsume's Death ===
In 1123, when Toshimoko was nearing fifty, Satsume died in strange circumstances, and some guessed the Scorpion had been involved on it. At Otosan Uchi Toshimoko saw the final duel of the Test of the Emerald Champion, in which Akodo Toturi became the new Emerald Champion. The Bright Flames of the World’s Glory, by Nancy M. Sauer
=== Topaz Championship - 1123 ===
This year his bastard son Hitoshi was one of the contestants of the Topaz Tournament, and Toshimoko was openly disdainful towards him. He was one of the judges in the weaponry contest. During the dinner's feast Toshimoko was challenged by Hitoshi, and the Crane sensei gave the Mantis a quickly lesson during the duel. 
=== Shinobi ===
Eventually Toshimoko foiled a shinobi attack against his Lady and niece Doji Hotaru. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 107
=== Loss of Kyūden Kakita ===
His son Ichirō became a hostage of the Lion Clan after the forces of Matsu Tsuko stormed Kyūden Kakita. Toshimoko moved to the Osari Plains and pondered with Hotaru the next movement. Caged Birds, by Katrina Ostrander She decided to secure the northern flank and find a refuge for the northern armies. Toshimoko accompanied Hotaru when she moved to Kyotei Castle, to rally the forces of the Tsume family, got the support of the Phoenix Clan, and moved north, surrounding Toshi Ranbo with the Daidoji from the south and southwest, the Tsume from the east, and the Shiba from the north. Hotaru wished to reassert her Clan's claim over Toshi Ranbo, but first, she would attempt diplomacy with the Chief Magistrate of the city, Bayushi Yojiro. Both sides arranged that Yojiro would permit the Crane Clan forces to reinforce those of the Imperial Legion's and winter there, while Hotaru would accept the Chief Magistrate's authority there as the Emperor's chief enforcer. Truth and Lies, by Katrina Ostrander
=== Fighting the Usurpers ===
This year the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju violently seized control of the Forbidden City with an army of Imperial Legionnaires led by Ambassador Ikoma Ujiaki and loyal Scorpions. He sat upon the Emerald Throne, having murdered the Emperor and declared himself in league with the Shadowlands. Toshimoko was part of an assembled army of Crane, Lion, Phoenix, Scorpion, Dragon and Unicorn samurai who began the assault of Otosan Uchi. They received word from the Crab that Hida Kisada had fallen, and Akuma no Oni's horde marched across their provinces with the discipline of a well-trained Shadowlands army. Toshimoko fought against the ghosts that emerged from the ground, the souls bound to the Enchangted Wall, who raised to fight those who dared to attack the Forbidden City. Heroes of Legend: Chapter Four, by Josiah “Duke” Harrist
== External Links ==
* Kakita Toshimoko (Children of the Empire)
Category:Crane Clan Members (TCG)