Isawa Taiko

Taiko was a peasant boy who became Kitsu Taiko upon his entering into the Kitsu Shugenja school. When he was offered the Master of Fire station he joined the Phoenix Clan as Isawa Taiko.
== Peasant ==
Taiko was an unassuming babe of peasant birth. When Taiko was very young, his house was attacked by bandits who slaughtered his family. Taiko called forth the spirits of long-dead fires and only a blackened pile of rubble remained where his house had been. Way of the Phoenix, p. 90
== Kitsu ==
Taiko was found by Kitsu, who saw that his affinity with the fire element was very strong. He was taken to Shiro sano Ken Hayai immediately. Taiko entered the Kitsu Shugenja scholl when he was only four years old. His Kitsu blood was too weak to join the Sodan Senzo. 
=== Adult ===
He supported his clan in many battles, and he made numerous innovations to the knowledge and spellcraft of Fire magic. He used to kill his enemies and later sought their souls to interrogate them. Way of the Phoenix, p. 91
== Master of Fire ==
At the Battle of Sleeping River, Kitsu Taiko's magic proved to be just as formidable as that of the Elemental Masters, and his deeds there brought him to their attention. Imperial Histories 2, p. 141 When the position of Master of Fire became vacant, the Council of Five decided that no one in their family could fill it better than a Lion, the recently-retired Kitsu Taiko. Taiko left the Lion Clan at the age of 49 and swore fealty to the Phoenix. As Isawa Taiko, he served the Phoenix Clan for fifteen years, until his death in 781. Way of the Phoenix, pp. 29, 90-91
== See also ==
* Isawa Taiko/Meta
Taiko
Kitsu Taiko
Category:Phoenix Clan Leaders