Tsuruchi Masako

Please note: This article is about the magistrate. For other uses of the term, please see Masako (disambiguation).
Tsuruchi Masako was a bushi and magistrate of the Mantis Clan.
== Magistrate ==
In 1169 Masako was requested by his fellow Yoritomo Daishiro to back-up him and his yoriki Yoritomo Eriko before going in a brigand's lair. In the fight Daishiro was wounded and Masako killed several bandits firing arrows before the leader, Kanadzuchi was killed by Eriko. Defenders of the People, by Rusty Priske 
=== Mura Sabishii Toshi ===
Daishiro sent Eriko and Masako to Mura Sabishii Toshi, a village recently owned by the Mantis after they bought the majority of the holdings of the former Crane city. A number of Lion had arrived in and through dueling had reverted the control of two of the holdings back to the Crane. It seemed the Lion were intent on killing the city back into the Crane's domain, and they must find a way to stop them. Eventually the Lion plot reverted control back to the Crane. Honor’s Veil, Part II, by Nancy Sauer
== Service in Dragon lands ==
In 1170 Moshi Chuuya led a small command of archers into the lands of the Dragon Clan on orders from late Otomo Hoketuhime. They were tasked with removing the bandit Heaven’s Net, by Nancy Sauer lord known as the Son of the Moon. Letters by Shawn Carman In the road to Toi Koku she and her companions Tsuruchi Fuyu, and Tsuruchi Masako began the mission killing several brigands. The Dragon, led by Mirumoto Jairuzu, saw this as an unwarranted incursion into their territory and tried to detain the Mantis detachment. Two Dragon were killed in the ensuing skirmish, but no Mantis were killed. 
== External Links ==
* Tsuruchi Masako (Stronger Than Steel)
Category:Mantis Clan Members