Crane-Phoenix Treaty



The Crane-Phoenix Treaty was engineered in 1159 by Doji Akiko, wife of the Crane Clan Champion Doji Kurohito, and birth as a Phoenix, daughter of Isawa himself.

Accepted through a Duel
In 1159 Doji Akiko used his origins to lobby the Council of Five for a treaty. To prove the worth of the Crane, Isawa Hochiu challenged Kurohito to a duel of first blood. Kurohito won, and the Phoenix accepted the treaty.

Aftermath
The Phoenix city of Nikesake was the center of the treaty with the Crane, Akiko was appointed as the new Master of Water, and the Crane city of Musume Mura secured a preferred trade status with the Phoenix.

War of Fire and Thunder
When in 1166 the Phoenix and the Mantis began the War of Fire and Thunder, the Crane forces were ordered to not to interfere in order to maintain the Crane's peace with both the Phoenix and Mantis.