Susumu family

The Susumu family are the courtiers of the Spider Clan. They were founded after Empress Iweko I declared the Spider a Great Clan in 1173. They are named after Daigotsu Susumu, the former Imperial Advisor and Dark Fortune of Deception. Their first daimyo was Susumu Kuroko.

Unlike most of the clan's tainted bushi, who were sent to the ruined Ivory Kingdoms as conquerors, the Susumu remained in Rokugan. This indicated that their members were either non-tainted or could conceal their Taint very well.

At the end of the twelfth century, the Susumu were very small in numbers, counting less than 30 members. But they were successfully growing by birth and marriage, albeit slowly.