Yasuki Taiku

Yasuki Taiku was a merchant of the Crab Clan. Taiku spent a decade forging trade agreemenls among the Minor Clans. A ronin group which bore a strange spider-shaped mon began to aid Taiku, passing him information that allowed the Crab to blackmail other merchants from the Sparrow Clan. Through this intermediaries he could get access to Crane wares with a quick profit, and he was elevated in 1170 to procurement merchant. His activities were investigated by Hida Benjiro, who was pleased with Taiku's results.