Shosuro Amane

Please note: This article is about the emissary. For other uses of the term, please see Amane (disambiguation).
Shosuro Amane was a courtier of the Scorpion Clan.
== Demeanor ==
Amane was ambitious, opportunistic, and sly, even for a Scorpion. Blood of the Lioness, p. 19
== Battle of Snow Plain ==
In 820 the Lion Clan attacked the Unicorn near the Snow Plain, and the general Shinjo Kamu commanded the defense. His orders from the Unicorn Clan Champion were to keep peace as much as possible and to avoid further enmity. Amane came to the Snow Plain to negotiate access for the mountains, because he learned that one old diamond mine had nott been exhausted. Once the Lion campaign broke, Amane saw an opportunity and visited Kamu, who asked him to help negotiate peace. The Scorpion did not care who wins as long as they managed to manipulate the situation such they could claim the mineral-rich mine for the Scorpion. He wanted the battle recorded as a Unicorn win that was accomplished due to Scorpion aid, so that when memories had faded in the future, the Scorpion could claim the diamond-rich mine. Blood of the Lioness, p. 26 Amane made a deal, historian Ikoma Hideri was assassinated, so she left no records of the battle, and the victory in the Battle of Snow Plain was granted to the Unicorn through Imperial intervention, but the Scorpion did not help maintain the peace as promised. Blood of the Lioness, pp. 7, 17-20, 26
== Legacy ==
In 1123 a group of samurai clarified how the battle was truly won, and reported it to Kitsuki Kāgi, an Emerald Magistrate appointed to settle the Scorpion claim over the mine. Shosuro Aishi, a direct descendant of Amane, was the Scorpion representative who attended final Kāgi's judgment. Blood of the Lioness, p. 28
Category:Scorpion Clan Members (TCG)