House Hiroto

A family from the far Eastern lands of Wushanko, House Hiroto is a renowned family for its warriors. Bound by honour and duty, a Hiroto's blade sworn is said to be among one of the most binding pacts made in the East. They follow a traditional Eastern Name system, with the Surname before the given name.

Quick Facts
Head of Family: Hiroto Haru / Hiroto Jirou. Family struggle at present time.

Family Motto: "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

Family Motif: House Hiroto choses the Japansese symbol for Fire, or "Ka," as their Motif.

Family Colours: Red and Gold (Haru), Green and Black (Jirou)

Religion:  House Hiroto makes annual sacrifices to Sea Monsters, but follows no God. They've taken a stance against Seasinger Quinn, however.

Appearance
Most Hiroto are short by average standards of humanity, between 5'3 and 5'7. However, they are acerage height for people from the Eastern Lands. They all carry dark brown eyes, and black hair that grays with age. Facial hair grows slow for them. House Hiroto is a skinny, nimble family. They fight best inside Lamellar or traditional Samurai armour, though some have proven to be able to use tight-fitting armour similar to the Death Lotus Assassin's garb well.

Work
House Hiroto makes their living as a Noble Family. The few people who work under them supply them with all they need, requiring the Nobility to simply manage the work completed. They train from a young, mouldable age to either fight, or be a presentable Geisha; naturally depending on their gender.

Founding
House Hiroto is a relatively new Noble House to the Far East. They started as two brothers, Hiroto Yami and Hiroto Hikari, crafted excellent weaponry for themselves. Yami's Katana and Hikari's Yumi bow are treated with ancestral respect, for they through blood and fire slew their oppresssing Samurai in the year 1850 of the Fourth Age.

The two brothers, for both their military leadership and charismatic skill, were hailed as the new lords by the townspeople. The Shogun above them approved, secretly planning to slay the Samurai to obtain a nearby mine of silver. With the Hiroto brothers managing to do it for him, the Shogun simply took it as payment for his warrior's life, then forgave them.

As the elder brother, Yami went missing at sea, the title of Samurai passed on to Hiroto Hikari. Hikari had three children, Sennin, Zedaki, and Shinto. When Hikari died of old age, he passed his title to Roshi, the eldest.

Sennin's Reign
Sennin took up the mantle, and with his father's death and uncle's disapearance, the townsfolk grew uneasy. They were unsure of this new leader, and immediately attempts were made upon his life by hired assassins, from the Kutabaru Guild. The Kutabaru Assassins tried three times to kill Sennin, but each time they failed to kill him. Sennin soon grew older and weary of fighting the assassins, learning a powerful wind spell from a sea witch named Miyako Ranchi. With this spell, Sennin slew an assaulting assassin, torturing the other to learn the blacksmith had employed them.

Sennin was enraged, slaying the Assassin and ordering the blacksmith to smelt a Katana cooled in the Kutabaru's blood. When the Smith finished, Sennin slew the man with his own work, none questioning his right to rule after. The Kutabaru, however, persisted to assault the Hiroto, eventually slaying Sennin in his sleep.

Taking Sennin's spot was Hiroto Roshi, his eldest son. Roshi had three children, Hiroto Jirou and Hiroto Haru with his wife, and a girl with Miyako Ranchi named Aoi. Roshi was very displeased with the Kutabaru, rallying the townspeople to support him. A well-liked ruler, Roshi was known to feed the poor, and fire coins from his cannons. They gladly supported him, taking up his spears to fight the Kutabaru, eradicating them from the Hiroto lands.

The Modern Years
Roshi was eventually killed by his son Haru, who successfully blamed Jirou of working with the Kutabaru Assassins to overthrow their father. The townsfolk were outraged, Jirou escaping only when the Death Lotus assassins recruited him for this dangerous, yet skillful kill.

Jirou was certainly skilled with his work. He eventually reached Master rank of the Death Lotus, before his final task. He was to kill his brother. Jirou ran through his ancestral grounds, but found a knife in his knee tendon. Unable to run, he not only did not finish the contract, but was also forcibly retired from the Death Lotus. With nothing else to do, Jirou went West.

Eventually, Jirou met Nathan Renderra, who gladly helped the former assassin by arming him, and finding him a way to repair his leg. The two worked together, before Jirou pledged his blade as a Samurai to the Renderra in exchange for reclaiming his noble house.