The Hiruma family was founded by Hiruma, the right hand of the Kami Hida.
The motto of the Hiruma family was "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing at all." as it was written in the Hiruma family banner.
Loss of the Ancestral Lands
Kyuden Hiruma, the ancestral home of the Hiruma family was destroyed in 716 by The Maw. For centuries the Hiruma had no lands to call their own. A Hiruma warrior was grim, determined and joyless. The Hiruma bore no mon during this time and strove only to regain their homelands.
Restoration of the Ancestral Lands
In 1130, they fulfilled their quest, and once again, Kyuden Hiruma was filled with the colors of the Crab. The Hiruma took a new mon and moved the family katana, Hiko back to Kyuden Hiruma from its temporary home in Kyuden Hida.
Bargain with Kuni Yori
In 1132 the complete Hiruma family was in risk to became part of the Shadowlands. When the Hiruma Daimyo, Hiruma Yoshi was trapped at Hiruma Castle and knew Hida Yakamo was imprisoned by Kuni Yori, he offered a bargain to the tainted Shugenja: the Hiruma family willingly became Shadowlands for the life of Yakamo. Yoshi took the hand of Yori but the deal was broken when Yoshi tried to kill Yori with jade.
Shinjo Allies
Hiruma - Shinjo (Unicorn) marriages were not uncommon as the Hiruma were sent to train in Shinjo schools as their emphasis on speed and stamina was very close to their own teachings. Most notably in recent years was Hiruma Todori, daimyo of the family. Todori spent a great deal of his youth training with the Shinjo and had the same free spirit as his Unicorn cousins.
The following is a list of schools of the Hiruma family:
- Hiruma Bushi
- Hiruma Scout
- Hiruma Stalker
Hiruma Scouts served as military spies and advance scouts and were able to blend in with their surroundings and watch entire armies pass by undetected, they could run with the stamina of a horse delivering messages to units days apart. Their speed and intelligence gathering abilities were second to none.