Utaku Eun-ju

Utaku Eun-ju was a bushi and battle maiden of the Unicorn Clan. Satsuki was her Utaku steed. Consequences, by Robert Denton
== Yojimbo ==
Eun-ju was hand-chosen by the Khan Shinjo Min-Hee as yojimbo to Moto Naleesh, Shinjo reborn and Unicorn Clan Champion. They attended winter court at Kyuden Bayushi in 1184. Naleesh met her betrothed Mirumoto Shikei, to whom she felt true love. Eun-ju was vigilant that their encounters were respectful and honorable to Rokugani standars. 
=== Star-Crossed Lovers ===
The engagement between the champions of the Dragon and Unicorn had carried on for over fifteen years, and the negotiations between the clans had stalemated. In 1198 Eun-ju was enraged when she knew that the Dragon Clan Champion Mirumoto Shikei had asked the Otomo which champion should leave his or her clan in the marriage. After the Imperials judged that Shikei should fold into the Unicorn Clan, the Dragon Champion refused the ruling, and broke the engagement. During the Festival of the Hundred Hands, which celebrated the Empire's victory in the War of Dark Fire, the Khan Shinjo Min-Hee suffered a direct hit from Shikei's shinai during a kenjutsu practice, leaving her arm broken. Naleesh blamed that Shikei had dragged his grudge with the Unicorn to the festival and then passed it off as an accident. Eun-ju guessed that all the matter had been devised by the Khan, who was seeking retribution for the insult which was the broken betrothal, despite she endangered the clan on her account. War of Hearts, by Nancy Sauer
=== Moto Curse ===
In 1200 Eun-ju was in the Palace of the Breaking Dawn with her charge, and from there they saw the Battle of Treacherous Pass. Moto Naleesh moved to the battlefield after the battle was won by the Phoenix to accept the terms of peace which would defeat the Moto Curse, a way of living that might free the Moto of their karma. Odd Fortunes: The Battle of Treacherous Pass, by Robert Denton III
== External Links ==
* Utaku Eun-ju (Before the Dawn)
Category:Unicorn Clan Members