Daidoji Uji (TCG)

Daidoji Uji, known as the Iron Crane, was a General of the Crane Clan and the Daidoji Daimyō. The Specters of War, by Lisa Farrell
== Appearance and Demeanor ==
Uji used to wear a distinctive mempō mask of blank steel that covered his lower face. A Night Storm Rages, by D.G. Laderoute He was a brilliant strategist, master shinobi, and a formidable fighter in his own right. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow (Voting Event)
== Military Tactics ==
Uji was particularly aggressive in changing the attack patterns of the Daidoji Iron Warriors, which enabled the Crane army to repel repeated assaults from larger forces. Lion Clan assault teams oted the Daidoji's increased use of deception on the field, as well as an increase in brutality. Fields of Victory, p. 19
== Strife with the Lion ==
Uji commanded reinforcements to help Doji Shigeru, commander of a Crane palace who was holding out a Lion attack until Uji's forces would arrive. Legend of the Five Rings: Roleplaying Game (Beta), p. 14 Uji was later appointed governor of Toshi Ranbo, a city contested by the Lion. He was eventually visited by the newly appointed Emerald Champion, the Lion Champion Akodo Toturi, who wished to learn why restless spirits were haunting the battlefield nearby the city. Once Bayushi Yojiro was appointed as Chief Magistrate of Toshi Ranbo, Uji withdrew his forces from the city to transfer governance to the Emerald Magistrates. Kunshu 2019 Clan Letters
== Kuwanan Challenges Hotaru ==
Doji Kuwanan, brother to his Lady Doji Hotaru, visisted Uji at his camp in the Osari Plains. He informed of an Imperial Edict issued by the Emperor Hantei the Thirty-Eighth before his dead, naming his younger son, Prince Hantei Daisetsu, as his heir. It also named the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Shoju as regent, until Daisetsu came of age. The former Crown Prince Hantei Sotorii was taken to the Monastery Among the Winds by an honor guard of Seppun. Kuwana also told Uji about a shocking letter from Hotaru to Bayushi Kachiko he had found hidden among the personal effects of late Doji Satsume. The Price of Failure, by D. G. Laderoute Hotaru wrote of her hatred for her father, and that she wished to leave the Crane lands behind and be with Kachiko. It seemed Doji Hotaru was working with Kachiko, whose goal had long been to undermine Crane influence. By the Stroke of a Brush, by Lisa Farrell Kuwanan had then told Uji he intended to challenge his sister for Championship of the Crane, but the Daidoji daimyō had not taken a clear side on whom his loyalty was. Kuwanan also informed that Matsu Tsuko had seized Kyūden Kakita, and Uji marched to retake Kyūden Kakita at Kuwanan's suggestion. Uji used Harriers, Daidoji Iron Warriors and Daidoji Archers to success in the first skirmishes against the Lion defenders. Kuwanan left the Crane besiegers to travel to the Osari Plains to confront his sister. The Lion defenders defeated the first six attempts to retake the castle. A Missive from the Front Eventually the palace walls were destroyed by Daidoji forces using gaijin pepper. Daidoji, by Nancy M. Sauer
== The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow ==
In 1123 Akuma no Oni's horde breached through the Kaiu Wall, heading northwest to the Shinomen Forest. The remmants of the Crab forces were reinforced by several Minor Clans near the shores of Cherry Blossom Snow Lake, and the armies of the Phoenix and Dragon Clans. Uji led the Crane army, including their elite untis such as the Doji's Fan and the Iron Cranes and joined the Rokugani defenders in the Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Two, by Robert Denton III Uji's forces joined Yoritomo in the defense of a pass, who he was defending alone. The Daidoji Daimyō gifted a tsangusuri to Yoritomo, which would deflect the first fatal blow struck against him, expecting he couls use it when trying to reach and kill the Oni Lord. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Three, by Robert Denton III Uji relieved Yoritomo in the defense of the pass, and the Mantis would confront Akuma no Oni on the field. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Four, by Robert Denton
== External Links ==
* Daidoji Uji (Masters of the Court)
* Daidoji Uji (Honor in Flames)
Category:Crane Clan Leaders (TCG)