Doji

Disappearance of Lady Doji
Lady Doji lived for many years after the death of her husband, Kakita, boundlessly loyal to Hantei, and after his death she served as a personal advisor to his sons. Every five years, she used to journey to the palaces of the other Kami, visiting her brothers. Time passed, and her journeys became shorter and shorter as her siblings died or disappeared, until finally, after being turned back at the gates of Kyuden Togashi in the year 101, she stopped journeying.

One day, many years after the Fall of the Kami, Lady Doji was taking a stroll on the beach by Kyuden Doji. As the sun was setting, she stood on a high rock. The tide began rising at her feet, and the waves crashed against the surrounding rocks. Lady Doji was looked at the setting sun, and as the last ray of light touched her, she raised her hands to heaven. The next wave crashed on the rocks towering over her, and when it receded, Lady Doji was gone.

The body of the Crane Clan founder has never been recovered from the depths, and some say that she is not dead. According to legends, she became a part of the ocean itself, and dances among the waves in the moonlight.

Whether it is true or not, the rocks on which she stood for the last time have become a holy place for the Crane. Every Crane Clan Champion, before he officially ascends to the post, spends the night keeping watch on the rocks and searching there for the wisdom of Lady Doji, praying for her to guide him on his new path. The biggest rock, called "The Lady's Rest", is visited every year, during the Chrysanthemum Festival, and maidens from all clans decorate it with flowers. Local superstitions say that each of those maidens will be very lucky in her love life, and will get married within a year.