Bayushi Kanihime

Bayushi Kanihime was a ninja duelist of the Scorpion Clan.
== Married ==
Kanihime was the daughter of the Scorpion hero Bayushi Kwanchai. She eventually married to the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Nitoshi, and in time they bore a daughter, known as Kaiko. Daughters and Kharma, by C. Thomas Hand
== War with Lion ==
In 1200 Seiken had to visit each of the Great Clans before he returned to Toshi Ranbo to become the Emperor Iweko II. Bayushi Fuyuko was tasked to show off the wonders of the Scorpion which would keep the Lion from attacking while he was present. She realized that her Lord's wife, Bayushi Kanihime, had opposed her efforts. Kanihime had spread a rumor that keeping Seiken ‘trapped’ in Scorpion lands was not wise, and that the Scorpion were willing to give up half their allotted time to receive Seiken and cede it to the Lion. She arranged that once he became Emperor Iweko II would make up the loss of time in Scorpion lands by sending his sister Iweko Miaka, who would visit strategic points along the path of Lion's attack. The stalling tactic would hold the Lion forces at bay. Twenty Festivals, Part 3: Daughters and Kharma, by C Thomas Hand
== Rise of Jigoku ==
=== Stealing Scrolls ===
Nitoshi was aware that a new threaten to the Empire was to come. He ordered to find every scroll that mentioned the Sacred Seals Stealing the Scrolls (Evil Portents flavor) and to leave such secrets only to the Scorpion. Master Infiltrator (Evil Portents flavor) Kanihime was sent Bayushi Kanihime (Evil Portents flavor) to the Ikoma Halls, where ancestors of the Lion shimmered into existence, barring their path. The hungry dead spilled forth to defend Kwanchai's daughter from the Lion ancestors. The Ikoma Halls, Spiritual Sentries, and War of the Spirit Realms (Evil Portents flavors)
=== Nitoshi's Death ===
This year Nitoshi offered his allegiance to Daigotsu Kanpeki, leader of the rebellious Spider Clan, being Kanihime and her daughter taken as hostages. Once Nitoshi revealed his loyalty to the Empire, the Soshi Daimyo Soshi Kitaiko get them out of Kanpeki's reach. Nitoshi was instrumental to secure the Iweko family when the Spider stormed Toshi Ranbo, denying Kanpeki's real target, Iweko II. Her husband died in a duel with Kanpeki as a Rokugani hero. Blood Moons, by Mari Anne Murdock
=== The Third Seal is Broken ===
As leader of her Clan, Kanihime was present in the Imperial Court at Toshi Ranbo. The Crab Clan Champion Hida Kisada blamed that the rebellious Spider forces had vanished before the assembled Rokugani armies would engage them. The Phoenix revealed the location of the Third Seal, which was eventually destroyed by an endless horde of Shadowlands creatures. The Mantis Islands fell and the Rise of Jigoku was unleashed. The Dawn of Onyx Edition
== External Links ==
* Bayushi Kanihime (Evil Portents)
Category:Scorpion Clan Leaders