Editing Unicorn Clan (section)

==History==
After the Kami's fall from heaven and the tournament to decide who would rule, Shinjo began gathering her own followers into the Ki-Rin Clan. Things were pretty good for awhile until Fu Leng, long thought dead, began his first war with Rokugan using the powers and creatures of the [[Chaos|Shadowlands]]. Shinjo was the only Kami to attempt to reconcile with her wayward brother, which went about as [[Horus Heresy|well]] as you might expect. But in the end, at the Day of Thunder, Shinsei and the mortal champions of each Great Clan were able to hold him off long enough to seal him into the Black Scrolls.

===Exodus Of The Ki-Rin===
Seeing the vast devastation wrought by her fallen brother, Shinjo decided that she would best be able to serve Hantei by exploring the wider world in order to discover greater threats to Rokugan. Her siblings tried to dissuade her, but ultimately let her go upon realizing they couldn't stop her. They even gave her their last gifts of advice and artifacts to see her off. Even Bayushi gave her tips on how to notice and avoid deceptions, and Doji gave her a fan so that she'd always have a piece of home with her. Keep that trinket in mind, it's going to be very important later.

What followed could probably be described as a road trip right out of D&D. The Ki-Rin encountered a vast array of exotic lands and cultures, and faced the twofold challenge of surviving the journey while also preserving their own sense of identity. To answer these needs, they adapted to their circumstances by cooperating with outsiders and setting up various rituals and laws aimed at preserving their identity through adoption and blood rites to connect them to Shinjo's divine nature. They would welcome the help and learn from them, but they would still be Shinjo's children, united in the hope that one day they would return to their homeland while they served it from afar.

This journey would also change their lives in an important way: It was how they came across and started breeding the mighty ''gaijin'' steeds which would be their greatest strength and defining feature. For some context, the average Rokugani pony isn't all that large, and is mostly used for labor and baggage rather than rigorous riding or outright battle, its greatest strengths being its long lifespan and reliability in work. Maybe occasionally, they'd put a commander on them so that they could save their energy and look impressive on horseback. These gigachad quadrupeds, though, were to the native ponies as [[Space Marines]] were to Guardsmen, being larger and stronger with slightly less stamina. And the Utaku steeds were [[Primaris Space Marines|Primaris Marines]] by comparison, far faster and more muscular, but living half as long while needing way more food and water.

Later on in their journey, Shinjo herself would be lost to the Lying Darkness, but the Clan would continue to move on. They renamed themselves, seeing that they were no longer purely Rokugani, but a mixed people with the blood of all they had encountered. Thus, the Unicorn Clan was born.

That wasn't the end of their road trip, though. That came when they briefly got in touch with Shinjo, and she determined the final stretch of their journey: To get back to Rokugan, they'd have to charge through the Shadowlands.

===Return Of The Ki-Rin===
Fighting their way through the Shadowlands, the Unicorn finally made it back to a home that they had only heard of in legends, but which had kept them united in culture and purpose. They first encountered the Crab Clan and the Kaiu Wall, but were distrusted for their sudden appearance (which was understandable because it was pretty much like emerging from hell and claiming you were Elvis) and attacked.

Rather than fight those who were supposed to be their kin, though, the Unicorns did what they do best: go fast, charge through, and never look back. They rallied and zoomed through a gap in the Crab's defenses, and hauled horse ass in the direction of their traditional lands...right through the Lion and Scorpion, who tried to stop these mysterious, barbaric, and probably tainted outsiders from penetrating deeper into Rokugan. [[Not as planned|They failed]].

Eventually, the Unicorns found some allies. The Crabs decided they weren't the things they fought on a daily basis, so they ignored them. The Phoenix, upon hearing their tale, vouched for them. And finally, when they presented the Crane with the fan that Doji had gifted to Shinjo, that proved their identity enough that the Emperor at the time pretty much ordered everyone to stand down so that he could figure out this mess. Some diplomatic backing and a gift of a breeding pair of Utaku stallions later, the Unicorns were recognized as the rightful descendants of Shinjo and given back their lands.

The rest, as they say, is history. A long, long history of bickering and warfare, often with the Lion, while committing their fair share of brutal bloodletting. So yeah, they pretty much fit right in.