Bayushi Dairu (TCG)

Bayushi Dairu was son of Bayushi Shoju and Bayushi Kachiko, and the Scorpion Clan's heir. The World, A Stage, by D. G. Laderoute
== Imperial Affair ==
Dairu cultivated the friendship of Hantei Daisetsu, the younger son of the Emperor Hantei the Thirty-Eighth. Eventually in 1123 he championed Daisetsu in a duel issued by Hantei Sotorii, the Crown Prince. Children of the Empire Part I, by D. G. Laderoute Dairu saw an opportunity in the strife between the brothers. He believed that by offering to stand as Daisetsu's champion, he would further ingratiate himself to him. At the same time, he believed that besting the heir to the throne in an honorable duel would generally enhance his reputation. Children of the Empire Part III, by D. G. Laderoute Sotorii did not accept Dairu's victory, and he performed a dishonorable behaviour in front of prominent samurai such as the Emperor himself or the Emerald Champion Doji Satsume. Children of the Empire Part II, by D. G. Laderoute
== Shoju is Arrested ==
The Emerald and Ruby Champions left their posts after they accused his father, who had been named as the Imperial Regent, to be the mastermind behind the regicide of the late Emperor. Shortly after Dragon forces seized the Imperial Palace and in front of Dairu its leader Mirumoto Hitomi put Shoju under arrest for the murder of the Emperor, to deliver him to the justice of the Imperial Chancellor. When the Wave Strikes the Shore, by Mari Murdock Eventually his father escaped from his imprisonment, but Dairu was left behind. A Worthy Opponent, by D.G. Laderoute Dairu was put in the custody of the Dragon in Otosan Uchi. Heroes of Legend – Chapter One, by D.G. Laderoute
== Scorpion Coup ==
Eventually Shoju violently seized control of the Forbidden City and his forces drove the Dragon from their guest house. Bayushi Yūgiri helped Dairu to escape from Otosan Uchi, and helped him to take Itsuwari, the Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion Clan, with him. By tradition, Itsuwari was supposed to strike down the Scorpion Champion if he ever betrays the Empire. They came to the camp of the assembled armies of the Great Clans who were preparing the assault of the capital, to join Bayushi Yojiro, the current Scorpion Champion. In a meeting Dairu passed Itsuwari to Mirumoto Hitomi, and requested to her to kill his father. In the 12th day of the Month of Togashi, Hitomi stormed the Imperial Throne room and struck his father down with her wakizashi. Heroes of Legend: Chapter Five, by Marie Brennan
=== Aftermath ===
Dairu and his mother moved to the Esteemed Palaces of the Crane, keeping Kachiko at a distance of the capital would allow Yojiro the time and space needed to repair the clan's reputation. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Epilogue, by Robert Denton III and Marie Brennan with Katrina Ostrander
== External Links ==
* Bayushi Dairu (Masters of the Court)
Category:Scorpion Clan Members (TCG)