Toritaka Yotogi

Please note: This article is about the first Toritaka Daimyo. For other uses of the term, please see Yotogi (disambiguation).
Yotogi was granted Toritaka Province by the Emperor in 834 after his father, the ashigaru spearman, Hayabusa, Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 16 saved the Emperor from a supposed ninja assassin Secrets of the Crab, p. 78 at Tasogare Mura. Yotogi quickly uncovered the nature of the assassin, a peasant maddened by the possession of an evil spirit, leading to the Falcon Clan finding their meaning in life. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 82 He took the name Toritaka Yotogi. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 83
== Falcon Clan ==
Yotogi was described as a great bird that swooped in and cut down the vicious killer with his mighty claws. From that day the clan was known for the bird's name he depicted, the falcon. 
=== Seeking Guidance ===
After he knew his father's killer, Yotogi sat within a temple to Fukurokujin and meditated during seventy-three days. He left the building wearing a simple kimono and carrying a naginata. Yotogi married and began to train his clan in the arts of meditation. Every Daimyo would take the title "The Yotogi", as symbolic of his vigil. Yotogi had learned of the power of a name and part of the connection between names and the Celestial Order. 
Category:Falcon Clan Leaders