The Outcast Ronin
Akodo Toturi (The Black Lion) - Once the Daimyo of the Akodo Family and Lion Clan - The greatest strategist in the Empire. Toturi spent many years living in a monestary and learned the ways of patience, a trait sorely lacking from Lion ranks. He commanded the entire Lion army, the right hand of the Emperor and his personal defender. Now, he is reduced to ronin, unable to commit seppuke after helping to foil the Scorpion Clan Coup. His fault was in being unable to protect Hantei the 38th and taking the throne while Hantei the 39th still lived. Toturi has recently seen the terrible state of the lands and has reforged an army of ronin to battle the evil. He is currently looking for support from the Unicorn and Dragon Clans.