Tonbo Dayu

Please note: This article is about the Dragonfly Clan Champion. For other uses of the term, please see Dayu (disambiguation).
Tonbo Dayu was the son of the Dragonfly Clan Champion Tonbo Manaka, and became the Dragonfly Clan Champion following the death of his father.
== Early Years ==
Dayu was born while the War of Spirits raged on. He joined the shugenja school, and he was talented in Water magic and healing. Fealty and Freedom, p. 39
== Dragon-Phoenix War ==
At the beginning of the Dragon-Phoenix War Dayu was allowed to join the Dragon armies. He left for Dragon lands for training and was soon on the front lines of the conflict. Although there was also an indication that Dayu participated successfully in the Dragon Clan campaign against the Phoenix Clan, the details of his actions were not known. The Great Climb (A Perfect Cut flavor)
=== Prophecy ===
Dayu was near the Phoenix border when he knew he had lost his entire family in the Death of Kyuden Tonbo. Dayu's father, the Dragonfly Clan Champion Tonbo Manaka, had been informed of a prophecy told by Tonbo Euiko, which regarded a future disaster for the Dragonfly Clan. The daimyo then arranged for many of the Dragonfly to go on errands elsewhere in the Empire, so that when Kyuden Tonbo was attacked and almost completely destroyed, half of its inhabitants were away. Dayu returned to aid in the rebuilding of the home of the Dragonfly. Art of the Duel, p. 148 Fealty and Freedom: Third Edition, p. 35
== Dragonfly Clan Champion ==
=== Alliance of Minor Clans ===
Dayu appointed Tonbo Karasu as the representative of his Clan in the Alliance of Minor Clans in 1165. Minor Complications, by Rich Wulf
=== Spider Web ===
In 1170 the Dragon Clan Champion Togashi Satsu met Dayu and told Kitsuki Investigators managed to discover the travel papers that allowed the entrance of the assassins who killed Tamori Shaitung and Tamori Nakamuro during the Night of the Assassins were issued in Kyuden Tonbo. They questioned Tonbo Rintaro, who was in charge of issuing travel papers for those wishing to enter the Dragon Clan lands. When confronted, Rintaro put the blame on his followers Tonbo Yaichiro and Tonbo Norogumi who were executed. The tracks whohad ordered them led to the Scorpion Clan. Preparations, Part I, by Rusty Priske and Shawn Carman
== See also ==
* Tonbo Dayu/Meta
Category:Dragonfly Clan Leaders