Bayushi Family

The Bayushi family was founded by the Kami Bayushi. The daimyo of this family were also the Scorpion Clan Champions. The Bayushi were probably the most well-rounded of the Scorpion, often possessing great wit as well as talent with fencing. It was for this reason that the Bayushi were often the public face and leaders of the Scorpion Clan.

Mon and Motto

The Bayushi mon was a scorpion set before a field of water. This mon honored an old parable told to Bayushi by Shinsei himself. In the story, a scorpion wished to cross a river, and asked a frog for a ride across. The Frog refused since the Scorpion could sting him. The Scorpion countered that if he did, they would both drown. The traditional story ended with the Scorpion stinging the Frog, explaining that it was his nature, even if they both drowned. The story related by Shinsei revealed that the Scorpion always knew how to swim. Since then, the Bayushi family motto had been, I can swim.

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