Sasageru

Sasageru is the Ancestral Armor of the Crane Clan. It was created by Lady Doji the day she walked into the sea in 102. She had called her great-grandson to sit with her on the shore, and thwy spoke of honor, duty and devotion. At last Lady Doji rose and offered her great-grandson her hand, and as he took it the sun's light shone around his body and he found himself encased in a glittering blue and white armor. As a last gift from Doji to her heirs Sasageru is made of a strange metal which gleams in sunlight. It shines a pale blue with streaks of darker blue. The laces of the plates are white silk, finer than any lady's obi. Enameled upon the do is a crane in flight, it's wings stretching out across the wearers breast. The armor retains no scratches and no blow will dent it. It seems to be indestructible, and remained untarnished for centuries. (Crane p. 116)