Suzume Kichiro

Suzume Kichiro was a member of the Spider Clan who infiltrated the Sparrow Clan.

Infiltrating the Sparrow
Before the Spider was elevated to Great Clan status, Kichiro became an infiltrator among the tiny Sparrow Clan. There were once hundreds, but the harsh conditions in the Suzume Hills dwindles their numbers. Kichiro's brother starved to death during one winter.

Loyal Sparrow
In 1199, Kichiro and many of the other infiltrators, disillusioned with the Spider Clan, were asked by Daigotsu Makishi to aid him in killing the Sparrow Clan Champion, Suzume Ryosuke, thereby gaining complete control of the clan. Instead, Daigotsu Ryudo led a group of infiltrators, who had become loyal to the Sparrow, against Makishi's assassins, saving Ryosuke and allowing him to escape with a message to Empress Iweko at Toshi Ranbo. Ryudo explained to Ryosuke that most of the surviving Spiders, all of whom had learned first-hand the hardships that the Sparrow faced, had gained much respect for the Sparrow and their concept of honorable poverty. Indeed, many of them considered themselves to be at least as much a part of the Sparrow Clan as they were the Spider Clan.