Battle of Beiden Pass

The Crab Move
The enormous Crab and Shadowlands army moving north from the Kaiu Kabe sacks severeal Crane and Scorpion cities and move strait for Beiden Pass, crippeling Rokugan's trade routes. Everything is going well until the Crab discover a huge army waiting for them at the northern end of the pass. (3E p. 19)

The Ronin Toturi
The massive army is led by the ronin Toturi at the head of a collaboration of ronin, Dragon, Unicorn and Naga scouts. (3E p. 19)

Hitomi and Yakamo
The well known animosity between Mirumoto Hitomi and Hida Yakamo reached it's peak when Hitomi charged at Yakamo's position during the battle. Having taken Yakamo's hand in a duel not long ago, Hitomi was planning on finishing the job, but when she gets to Yakamo he reveals a giant crab claw attached to where his lost hand had been. Yakamo quickly disposes of Hitomi by crushing her hand and the Dragon Clan Ancestral Sword at the same time and leaves Hitomi for dead.

The Brutal Battle
The battle was brutal, lasting for weeks. In the end Toturi's superior tactics beat Hida Sukune, who for failing his father, Hida Kisada is killed by Kuni Yori. The Crab are dirven south, while Toturi leaves the Unicorn controlling the pass he moves his army north.

The Battle of Beiden Pass is widely regarded as the beginning of the Clan War. (3E p. 19)