Keikan Remingale
Keikan served as the fourth Eastwind between S107 and S150.
Personal History
Keikan was born into the Remingale Clan in S75, as the first son of Kanagi Remingale and Uyeda Kasumi. At this time Keikan’s father was only seven years away from becoming the third Eastwind of Shudan. Keikan’s grandfather, Yabuto Remingale, was the current Daimyo of the Western Province, a position that had been previously held by Keikan’s great grandfather Yakuto Remingale who had once fought alongside Ono the Eastwind, the first Eastwind of Shudan. Keikan’s aunt, Yanoko Remingale, became daimyo of the western territories when Keikan was only twelve, and Keikan’s cousin once removed, Kurisu Remingale, became daimyo of the Eastern Province when Keikan was fourteen. From the day he was old enough to talk, the shogunate was an integral part of every aspect of Keikan’s life. He studied math, history, and military strategy under the generals in Zonyanshi. He learned from his father what it meant to delegate, but also to maintain personal relationships with those of influence. In S89, the fourteen year old Keikan was sent east to serve under Kurisu and continue to develop his skills and education in the field. Named fourth Eastwind in S107 at the age of 32, Keikan immediately set his mind on ending the remaining hostility with the western tribes. Two or three generations of Pannoowan had known nothing but war with Shudan, and were loath to give up their way of life at this point. But it was clear that they were on the losing side of the war, and many realized the only way to preserve their culture was to end the fighting. He demonstrated the full might of the shogun’s armies and the Remingale’s Senku, but rather than wiping out tribes he forced them to listen to what he had to say. He did not want to take their land or impose any rules on them, only to end the fighting and maintain peace. They were encouraged to return to their lands and live in peace, but also welcomed into the settlements of Shudan if they wished to trade or find other forms of work. In S108 he had his first child, a son named Kobo, with his wife Kita Izumi. By S115 it was a common sight to see former tribe members living in most settlements in the western half of Shudan. Women in particular, who had lost families in the war, were brought home by men in nearby settlements. Before long they even began to appear in major cities like Zonyanshi and Nanganato. Keikain, with the help of the rest of the Remingale family, established the Council on Cultural Affairs. The CCA was assigned the task of studying the culture and history of the western tribes, and maintaining open relations with them. During this time period Shudan learned a lot about the tribes and their history. Many tribes told a similar story from around the time that the war had first started. A large group of Senku picked off small tribes and groups of travellers, killing the men and boys and having their way with the women and young girls before moving on. The stories made their way to Keikan himself, but despite extensive investigation, it was impossible to find any group of Senku who would have been active in the times and places mentioned in the stories. And it was certainly hard to believe that they would have behaved the way the stories described them. The investigation led instead to a group of Li Qu who had disappeared back in S43 after passing south through the Redwind mountains and then turning west. Shudan and the Li Qu had never been on the best of terms, given the history of Shudan’s founder, but there had generally been a mutual understanding that neither would provoke the other. For a time, there had even been regular communication back and forth. Li Qu even occupied embassies in Nanganato and Zonyanshi. But ever since Hokuya was abandoned, back in S89, the shogunate had not kept in contact as well. The Li Qu had left Nanganato to make room for visitors who arrived frequently by ship instead. The embassy in Zonyanshi remained, but claimed to have no knowledge of the alleged attacks. The shogun sent a group of representatives through Mirin's Pass and north, to the Imperial Capital to speak directly with the Immortal Emperor about the matter. His court admitted that a splinter group had fled south to Shudan during that time, but insisted that they were rebels and enemies of the Li Qu. They claimed to have no more information on the matter. Keikain’s council were convinced that the Li Qu were hiding things. Although he never said so publicly, it’s likely that Keikan felt the same way. However, he allowed the embassy in Zonyanshi to continue, wishing to keep tabs on the Li Qu as much as possible. In S120, Kurisu wrote to his former student Keikan to inform him that he intended to retire from his position as daimyo of the east. Despite Tsuge Hisashi losing the position of daimyo to Kurisu earlier, the Hisashi Family still maintained most of the power in the east and commanded a reasonable amount of respect in Shudan. Fearing the potential in fighting that might occur if they were snubbed again, Keikan gave the position to Miyabe Hisashi, an experienced commander of the eastern forces and the son of Tsuge’s younger sister. In the years that immediately followed this, Shudan was relatively peaceful. But the potential threat from the Li Qu was always on Keikan’s mind, and he became more and more concerned with making sure that Shudan was strong and unified in preparation for just such a threat.Relationships
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Date of Birth
S75
Date of Death
S150
Life
331
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76 years old
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Gender
male
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