Golden Frogs of the Kaeru

The Golden Frogs of the Kaeru were twelve highly detailed netsukes ressembled a golden frog holding an item.

Crafted
The Golden Frogs were the work of a powerful shugenja named Tanzan that owed an enormeus gambling debt to the Kaeru family in the City of the Rich Frog. Tanzan fashioned the Frogs and demostrated their abilities, and the Kaeru forgave the debt for the twelve golden netsuke.

Shape and abilities
Each netsuke had a golden frog holding a item, all different. The item shown the benefit the frog carry with her.
 * abacus: commerce
 * sword: kenjutsu
 * fan: courtier
 * brush: calligraphy
 * Kabuki mask: acting
 * bow: kyujutsu
 * dagger: stealth
 * torch: investigation
 * tea cup: tea ceremony
 * keys: serrurery
 * monk staff: theology
 * whip: deceit, intimidation

Ownership
The Kaeru ended selling the Frogs to an Asahina Shugenja, but Bandits raided the caravan transporting them and were lost. One Frog was kept by the Kaeru, a second was held by Ikoma Korin, coming into his possesion shortly after the death of the tracherous Kaeru Meiji.

Several Frogs appeared in Gisei Toshi under Phoenix control by happenstance, after a Phoenix merchant patron acquired from the Crane some other commodities and were discovered in the bulk.