Akiyoshi

Akiyoshi was the nickname used by the daughter to an Akodo, who became a geisha after the Akodo was disbanded. She posed as a male ronin during the Clan War and joined the Toturi's Army.
== Lion Ancestry ==
The girl who would be known as Akiyoshi was a young girl of the family betrothed to a powerful Matsu noble. During the Scorpion Coup in 1123, her three brothers died battling the Scorpion Clan. Her father committed seppuku to protest the Emperor's banishment of the Akodo. She was left alone, her future now uncertain. Time of the Void, p. 44
== Kachiko's Geisha ==
She became a geisha of the Emperor's wife, Bayushi Kachiko. Akiyoshi Exp (Time of the Void flavor) In 1127 Time of the Void, p. 35 she noticed the limp form of Doji Hoturi being carted to the dungeons. 
== Dark Secret ==
Acting under Togashi Yokuni's orders she freed Hoturi from her mistress' clutches after he was replaced with the False Hoturi using the Egg of P'an Ku. Clan Letter to the Phoenix #1b (Imperial Herald v1#1) Wearing her fallen brother's armor and disguised as a ronin she posed as a male samurai. She delivered Hoturi to his friend and ally Toturi. The Story so Far: Shadowlands (Imperial Herald #4) She said her name was Akiyoshi, but when Toturi first saw the ronin, he called the samurai by another name. Robes of Shinsei (Fire and Shadow Foil Chase Cards flavor)
== Toturi's Army ==
Akiyoshi swore fealty to the Black Ronin, joining Toturi's Army during the Clan War. Way of the Wolf, p. 107 The masked ronin accrued quite a reputation. The heimin regarded Akiyoshi as a hero, risking the life helping farmers to escape the Shadowlands Horde or punishing murderous bandits. Akiyoshi's true identity became a subject of legend. She had been given a second chance, and she intended to make the best of it. 
== See also ==
* Akiyoshi/Meta
== External Links ==
* Akiyoshi (Anvil of Despair)
* Akiyoshi Exp (Time of the Void)
Category:Geisha
Category:Lion Clan Members
Category:Toturi's Army
Category:Ronin