Kenku Swordsman

In Rokugani legends, especially those relating to the Crane clan, stories are widespread with mystical kenku swordsmen who take promising humans as students and teach them the secrets of their ancient style.

The students in the legends invariably proceed to achieve incredible feats, and become great heroes.

Although the majority of the tales are myth, there are some truth to those tales.

The Shogan's bride, Doji Yasuyo], studied with the kenku for many years. It was this training that allowed her to defeat the cursed blade [[Chukandomo and prevent Doji Kurohito to succumbing to it's malice.

As the kenku predate humanity, the kenku style of swordsmanship is a developed, graceful art, which can be incredibly deadly form to those who come up against it.

The kenku themselves are not a violent race, but use the studies of kenjutsu and iaijutsu as a mechanism to expand on self-exploration instead of implementing them as martial styles.