Doji Hotaru

Clan Champion Hotaru Doji

Doji Hotaru is the Beautiful Mistress of the Arts, Skillful Daimyō‏‎ of the Doji, and Indomitable Champion of the Crane Clan. Hotaru is the eldest child of Doji Satsume and Doji Teinko. She had an adoptive sister Doji Shizue, and a brother Doji Kuwanan. Her mother had thrown herself on the Sea of the Sun Goddess from the cliffs near Kyuden Doji. To Hotaru, Doji Satsume had been a tyrant and a terrible father. She had never forgiven him for his part in his wife's suicide. Kuwanan was the son Satsume had always wanted, and he lavished all of his love on him. Hotaru had grown up in the shadow of her father, with her uncle Kakita Toshimoko being her personal sensei, learning the kata One-Strike Blade. Hotaru was appointed as yōjimbō to Bayushi Kachiko, a rising star of the Scorpion Clan. Eventually Kachiko was captured by Inazuma no Gendo, who kept her captive atop the highest floor of his keep. Hotaru saved Kachiko when the Crane warriors had begun the assault on the keep, which would be known as the Battle of Ice and Snow. Kachiko had got to know Hotaru very well while they were enjoying Mantis hospitality together. Their first kiss was atop the keep in the snowstorm. Crane Clan Champion In 1122 Satsume, who had stubbornly kept the clan championship for years even as he held the office of Emerald Champion, reluctantly passed her the Crane Clan championship at the urging of his brothers-in-law, Kakita Toshimoko and Kakita Yoshi. Hotaru inherited many problems, including an open, ongoing feud with the Lion Clan regarding the ownership of Toshi Ranbo.