Hida Sugi

Takumi no Hida Sugi was a bushi of the Crab Clan.

Family
Sugi was born in a family of jizamurai. Her mother, Takumi Seiko, was a low-ranking officer in the Crab armies, and her father Takumi Daishiro served as a construction overseer.

Training
Sugi was adopted into the Hida family after her mother single-handely defeated an ogre and saved the life of a prominent member of the Champion's family. He trained at the Hida Defender School under the tutelage of her official mother and sensei Hida Kiwayo, becoming one of the most promising bushi from her dōjō. In 1123 Sugi was sent to the village of Tsuma to participate in the Topaz Tournament.