Doji Chiyoe

Doji Chiyoe was a maiden of the Crane Clan.
== Family ==
Chiyoe was second cousin to Doji Hotaru, the Crane Clan Champion, and apprentice to Kakita Ryoku. After Doji Satsume's death, Chiyoe was second in line to becoming clan champion after Doji Kuwanan. Winter's Embrace, pp. 2-3
== Appearance and Demeanor ==
Chiyoe was a beautiful, gentle maiden highly versed in traditional literature, culture, and governance, as would befit a potential Empress. As a highly placed member of the Doji family —and close in age to the Crown Prince Hantei Sotorii — she had been groomed since birth for this role, and she accepted it as her duty to her clan. She had lived a highly sheltered life and had not felt any of the hardships that had come in the wake of the tsunami that ravaged the Crane lands. She was naive and unconsciously insensitive to the plight of peasants. Nevertheless, she was concerned for their spiritual state. Winter's Embrace, p. 30
== Sympathetic of the Perfect Land Sect ==
Chiyoe was devoutly religious, and she would be glad to join the Brotherhood of Shinsei as a nun if she would not marry well. Unbeknownst to her family, Chiyoe had been exposed to some of the philosophies of the Perfect Land Sect, under the guise of extreme compassion, through her travels to local monasteries. Chiyoe believed that all mortals deserved courtesy and mercy, and that one day, Shinsei would return to save the faithful. Chiyoe was interested in seeking out monks and other theologians to discuss cosmology, Enlightenment, and the salvation of the meek through faith in the Little Teacher. 
== Winter Court - 1122 ==
In 1122 Chiyoe was proposed as spouse to the Crown Prince Hantei Sotorii. She attended Winter Court at Kyūden Doji intending to make a good impression there in order to be considered for a high position in the Forbidden City. Winter's Embrace, pp. 2-5, 9
Category:Crane Clan Members (TCG)