The Seven Thunders of
Rokugan were mortal followers of the seven
kami, selected individually by the
monk Shinsei to do battle with
Fu Leng.
The Scorpion Clan Thunder was named
Shosuro,
The Dragon Clan Thunder was named Mirumoto,
The Lion Clan Thunder was Matsu,
The Crane Clan Thunder was Doji Konishiko,
The Crab Clan's Thunder was Hida Atarsi,
The Unicorn Clan was Utaku, and
The Phoenix Clan's Thunder was Isawa.
Lead by
Shinsei, the Thunders journeyed through the
Shadowlands and in a bloody battle, defeated
Fu Leng by sealing his power into the
Twelve Black Scrolls. Only
Shosuro was able to escape from the
Shadowlands alive- but she brought the Black Scrolls with her. The Yogo family of
The Scorpion Clan was entrusted with these precious items, and the Empire was able to rest for the next thousand years.
When
Fu Leng arose once more, the original Thunders were long dead- but their souls had been reincarnated into seven new persons who were destined to do battle with
Fu Leng during the
Day of Thunder.
Bayushi Kachiko,
Doji Hoturi,
Utaku Kamoko,
Isawa Tadaka,
Hida Yakamo,
Mirumoto Hitomi, and the former Akodo
Toturi took up arms against
Fu Leng once he had been made mortal by the
Twelve Black Scrolls, with
Doji Hoturi and
Toturi finally delivering the killing blow to the dark god.
The five Thunders who did survive the battle- Kachiko, Kamoko, Yakamo, Hitomi, and Toturi- would eventually go on to fulfill the greater
destiny that awaited each of them during the rule of the first Jade Emperor...