Ide Takeru

Please note: This article is about the karo of the Khan Shinjo Min-Hee. For other uses of the term, please see Takeru (disambiguation).
Ide Takeru was a member of the Unicorn Clan, karo of the Khan Shinjo Min-Hee and the Unicorn Clan Champion Moto Naleesh. Scenes from the Empire, Part 24, by Yoon Ha Lee, Robert Denton, and Shawn Carman He had watched them grow together as a youth, and had served them both into adulthood. State of the Clans, Part 4, by Robert Denton
== Overtures to the Spider Clan ==
In 1186 the Empress Iweko I confirmed Daigotsu Kanpeki as Spider Clan Champion. His first political movement was to make overtures to the Unicorn, which were accepted by Naleesh. Among Sparrows, by Seth Mason
== Broken Betrothal ==
In 1198 Takeru and Naleesh departed from Shiro Moto to Shiro Mirumoto lands, to meet Mirumoto Shikei, the Dragon Clan Champion betrothed to his lady.   The engagement had carried on for over fifteen years now, and for the same time the negotiations between the clans had stalemated. Shikei had asked the Otomo which champion should leave his or her clan in the marriage. After the Imperials judged that Shikei should fold into the Unicorn Clan, the Dragon Champion refused the ruling, and broke the engagement. Consequences, by Robert Denton
=== Seeking Retribution ===
Consequences were expected, but Takeru and Min-hee would cooperate by attempting to redress the matter through a personal duel. Takeru came to Dragon and goaded Kitsuki Yoyugi for a fight during a discussion over the control of borderlands. Takeru's plan failed by the timely arrival of a personal messenger of Mirumoto Shikei, who summoned Takeru to his presence. Scenes from the Empire, Part 30, by Robert Denton, & Yoon Ha Lee
== Dark Naga ==
Takeru met the Dragon Champion, who told he was being contacted by the leader of the Dark Naga through the Akasha. He learned it hid at the heart of the Shinomen Mori. Shikei had sent Tamori Yayu to the Shinomen, who was being escorted by an Imperial Legion commanded by Akodo Kano, the Lion Clan Champion's brother. Takeru passed the information to his Clan, who would aid the legionnaires. Scenes from the Empire 31, by Robert Denton & Seth Mason
== Yodotai Threat ==
In 1199 the Lion Clan Champion Akodo Dairuko leading an army appeared at Naleesh's court, requesting permission to patrol Ki-Rin's Path. The Unicorn Champion offered her Clan's aid in the Lion scour of the Yodotai threat, which was accepted by Dairuko. Gates of Chaos, Part 1, by Seth Mason
== External Links ==
* Takeru Sensei (A Line in the Sand)
Category:Unicorn Clan Members