Asukai

The Asukai Clan is a powerful entity in central Hojo. Seated in the trading town of Funayako, it strangles all trade heading from the eastern frontier to the coast, and sits on the Golden Road between the warring powers of Kitabatake and Igashikuze.
The Asukai have their roots in the Great Gap, emerging from the strife as an independent nation. They were quickly subdued by the Jirocho, then by the Ashibayana, then finally by the Hojo. They maintained a significant amount of power in each takeover, and still have a large amount of influence over the Chief of the Hojo.
The clan derives its name from the Kaiganese characters 'A', meaning 'Chariot', 'Su', meaning 'Torn Asunder', and 'Kai', meaning 'Reformation'. The origin of this phrase is unknown, but may have something to do with events going into the Great Gap. The Kaiganese were great charioteers before the Gap, and often used them to hunt the Plainspeople, but post-Gap there were no chariots to be seen.
The arms of the Asukai Clan are 'Shinki, a vertical label Kin upon which the characters A, Su, Kai, written as Chariot, Torn Asunder, Reformation'. This blazon uses the official Kaiganese heraldic style.
Category:Families
Category:Kaiganese
Category:Hojo