Hiruma Makasu

Hiruma Makasu was a minor daimyo of the Crab Clan. Twilight Honor, p. 5
== Station ==
Makasu was appointed at Shiro Kuni as the Commander of the Guard, Twilight Honor, p. 16 and during ten years directed its activities. He was a brilliant, demanding, and cunning general, beloved by the men under his orders. 
== Madness ==
His post at the Wall had taken a toll on Makasu, and the horrors he had seen shattered his mind. His temper became more violent, and his memory started to slip, which eventually led him into madness. 
=== Failed patrol ===
In 1118 Imperial Histories, p. 128 a patrol led by Makasu himself was ambushed, and many of its members injured. A group of samurai led by Hida Shiroi, Hida Kisada's nephew, managed to get them back to the fortress. Once inside Makasu claimed all of the credit for saving the patrol. Twilight Honor, p. 6 Makasu felt guilty because he had survived when other members of his family had died, therefore he developed a strong death wish. Twilight Honor, p. 26
=== Reaching collapse ===
Makasu sent several patrols to confirm his guess that a Shadowlands army was massing to attack the Wall, but the few survivors who returned did not bring the news Makasu expected. He began to question the survivors, even to the death, and one of the scout was strangled by Makasu when he reported no heavy Shadowlands activity. His closest advisors feared their commander was on the verge of collapsing. Twilight Honor, pp. 26-27
== Fortress assaulted ==
The group of samurai were sent on patrol duty, and they discovered a massive Shadowlands army preparing for an assault. Made bold by the erratic behavior of the patrols and the apparent lack of vigilance on the part of the Crab defenders, the creatures had gathered for battle. Under siege, Makasu completely insane by his bloodlust, prepared to initiate a suicidal counterattack, which only was prevented by the intervention of the personal forces of the Crab Clan Champion. 
== Death ==
Makasu planned a mutiny, to force Kisada and the Crab to fight the Shadowlands ’without hiding behind walls’. He attempted to open the main gates at the height of the battle, but was killed before he achieved it. Twilight Honor, p. 42 The castle was saved, but the defenders were nearly obliterated. Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 82
== See also ==
* Hiruma Makasu/Meta
Category:Crab Clan Members