Crane Clan (TCG)

The Crane Clan was one of the seven Great Clans. They were both respected and hated for their achievements, both admired and envied for their elegance and grace. They were considered the Emperor's Left Hand.

Families of the Crane Clan
Founded by the Kami Doji, the Crane consisted of four families, the Kakita, the Kaiu, the Hiruma, the ]], and the Doji family, which was the ruling family. A fifth family, the Yasuki broke its ties with the Crane Clan and had joined the Crab Clan. It was traditional for the Hantei to choose a samurai from the Doji family as their spouse, more Emerald Champions had been Kakita than any other family, and the samurai of the Daidoji family served as some of the finest shock troops in the Emerald Empire.

Colors
The Crane was mostly identified with blue colors.

Duty
Since their founding, the Crane had become both the poets and the poetry of the Empire, at once the swordsmiths and the duelists wielding the smith's blades. The Crane Clan were the makers of beauty and beauty itself, devotees of peace and civility, who had seemingly limitless talent for artistic accomplishments and political dominance in Rokugan's courts.

Notable Holdings

 * Crane Clan Embassy at Otosan Uchi
 * Fantastic Gardens
 * Kyuden Doji
 * Shizuka Toshi
 * Toshi Ranbo

Foundation
After the Kami fell to the mortal realm from the Celestial Heavens and Hantei became the first Emperor, his sister Doji resolved to bring order to this savage realm. From her, these primitive peoples learned writing so they could record their achievements, politics to govern their affairs, economics and commerce to manage their wealth, and art and culture to lift them from their lives of misery. Those she touched the most became her devoted followers, the first samurai of the Crane Clan.

The Yasuki Defection
The Yasuki family, chafing under the demands of the Crane Clan, broke its ties with the Crane and offered fealty to the Crab, who eagerly accepted.

Crane Clan Champion
The Crane Clan Champion was the leader of the Crane Clan. The following are the known Champions of the Crane Clan: