Doin Sanehiro

Doin Sanehiro, known also as the Monkey, was a shukenja in Kozakura in 1358 DR.

History
Doin was a samurai of Tomobiki in the service of the Shimamura Clan in Kanazaki Province. He was a good but not talented fighter that found his vocation in administrative work as head of the Samuraidokoro board. In 256 DR however the itinerant monk Jinchin started a revolt in Kanazaki gathering an army of ronin, bandits, criminals and sorcerers and all samurai sent to arrest him vanished without a trace. In 257 DR Jinchin led his huge army against the Shimamura samurai and at Kiroshima the Jinchin's army, joined by many oni, bakemono and other monstrous creatures destroyed the samurai army led by coin and Lord Shimamura. Doin was one of the few survivor. He was convinced by fellow survivors the Wanderer and Kuang to went back to defend the Shiramura castle but was too late and he found the castle burning and his family killed. So Doin decided to hid his identity and under the name the Monkey started fought Jinchin's rule gaining two more companion the spirit woman Onoye and the Hengeyokai Okotampe; however he soon understood that was impossible defeat Jinchin with sword's skills and decided to learn the way of the shukenja. In time Doin mastered the shukenja powers and using those finally defeated Jinchin. After he opened in his home village of Tomobiki a school for shukenja but often with his inseparable friends Onoye, Okotampe and the Wanderer traveled in lands of Kozakura to fight evil.

Personality
Doin was a not very capable warrior, winning thank to his cunning. he was very good in mediate disputes. He was very able in the administrative work and can use his administrative knowledge also in the battlefield with success. After the training as shukenja he found illumination.