Yasuki Family
The Yasuki family were the public face of the Crab Clan . Where the other families all dealt daily with the horrors of the Shadowlands, the Yasuki were the Crab's diplomatic and economic engine. Yasuki courtiers were seen in courts representing the Crab much more than any of their other families, and their merchants were by far the most crafty in all of Rokugan. The Yasuki family was originally a family of the Crane Clan, but broke from theCrane Clan in the 4th century and were quickly incorporated into the Crab Clan.
The focus of the family lied primarily in their mercantile interests. Their leaders would argue that trade was the lifeblood of Rokugan. They loved the art of the deal and took great delight in providing products their customers both wanted and needed. While the Yasuki were cunning and wily, they had a reputation for the same rough honesty that marked all the Crab. They would rarely sell shoddy or inferior products; the buyer almost always knew exactly what he was receiving. Smuggling was a favoured profession among the Yasuki, especially smuggling to the Lion Clan, as neither the Crane nor Scorpion Clans wanted overt ties with their warmongering neighbour. The Yasuki smuggling operations were an especially painful thorn in the side of the Crane, particularly along the River of Gold. The Yasuki also served as diplomats for the Crab. Diplomats visiting the Crab are housed in the Face of the East Castle, near the Shinomen Mori. Yasuki Yashiki itself held too many secrets to trust outsiders there.
The mon of the Yasuki depicted a golden carp surrounding a flower of deep azure. The carp was considered an animal of good fortune, and the mon was intended to bring wealth and prosperity to all Yasuki who bore it.
Purpose
The focus of the family lied primarily in their mercantile interests. Their leaders would argue that trade was the lifeblood of Rokugan. They loved the art of the deal and took great delight in providing products their customers both wanted and needed. While the Yasuki were cunning and wily, they had a reputation for the same rough honesty that marked all the Crab. They would rarely sell shoddy or inferior products; the buyer almost always knew exactly what he was receiving. Smuggling was a favoured profession among the Yasuki, especially smuggling to the Lion Clan, as neither the Crane nor Scorpion Clans wanted overt ties with their warmongering neighbour. The Yasuki smuggling operations were an especially painful thorn in the side of the Crane, particularly along the River of Gold. The Yasuki also served as diplomats for the Crab. Diplomats visiting the Crab are housed in the Face of the East Castle, near the Shinomen Mori. Yasuki Yashiki itself held too many secrets to trust outsiders there.
Mon
The mon of the Yasuki depicted a golden carp surrounding a flower of deep azure. The carp was considered an animal of good fortune, and the mon was intended to bring wealth and prosperity to all Yasuki who bore it.
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Family
Controlled Territories
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