Kaiu Utsu

Kaiu Utsu was a Siege Master of the Crab Clan.
== Demeanor ==
Utsu was a calm, friendly and entirely unassuming man who had a great joy of life. He was a tall man with warm brown eyes, and a scar on his cheek from when a battlement had collapsed on him. Way of the Crab, pp. 74-75
== Youth ==
As a child he was fascinated by models and learned origami before he could walk. He would hold mock battles with paper armies. In training his bushi skills were adequate, but his strategic knowledge was second to none. He could plan a defense like no other. Way of the Crab, p. 74
== Siegemaster ==
After his gempukku he took a position in Kaiu Shiro to study the Crab defenses and how to make them better. He would also study other fortresses of Rokugan and how to breach them. As the Crab Clan Siege Master he was not a combatant and would be located with his siege weapons, not in the heat of the battle. Way of the Crab, p. 75
=== Kaiu Wall ===
During the Clan War he defended the Kaiu Wall from the Shadowlands, despite the Crab pact with the minions of Jigoku during that time. Utsu would permit no Tainted creature to cross the portions of the Wall under his command. Secrets of the Crab, pp. 71-72
== Assault on Otosan Uchi ==
In 1127 Utsu was beside Hida Kisada, in the shores of the Golden Sun Bay during the Kisada's Blockade. Only the Lion were between them and Otosan Uchi. The Great Bear ordered to attack the Outer Wall of the Imperial City, and once it was breached, the Kuni had to assault the Western Wall of the Miwaku Kabe, to release as many of the Oni trapped within as possible. Utsu was stunned, fully aware of the horrors that Kisada intended to release upon the Lion. Eyes of Dawn
== Brother ==
In 1144 the settlement which would be known as Water Hammer City rapidly grew. The monk and blacksmith Haru accepted his first students, who were offered
the chance to practice his skills on the sacred forge there. Strongholds of the Empire, p. 96-97 Kaiu Otoge, the younger brother of the Kaiu Daimyo, came there as the Crab representative. Book of Water, p. 133
== Death ==
Utsu died of natural causes during the War of Spirits, but the exact year was unknown. A portion of the Great Wall was dedicated to his memory, with a shrine built along a section that supported numerous siege engines. Secrets of the Crab, p. 72 He had a nephew, Kaiu Umasu, and Umasu's father became the new daimyo. Secrets of the Crab, p. 66
== See Also ==
* Kaiu Utsu/Meta
* Kaiu Utsu/CW Meta
== External Links ==
* Kaiu Utsu (Anvil of Despair)
Category:Crab Clan Leaders
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