Fundai family

The Fundai family was a vassal family in service to the Kaiu family of the Crab Clan. They trained the sailors and shipwrights who patrolled the Sea of Shadows. Secrets of the Crab, pp. 68-69 Their mon was a crab on a tide. 
== Founding ==
Hardier, and faster ships were designed by Kaiu Shimatsu in the 7th century, and they were superior in every way to the pirate ships that had plagued the Crab coasts. His followers were tasked to oversee the production of these ships, but years later the Yasuki allegued for paying taxes on the growing port village of Fundai Mura. The Crab Clan Champion declared Shimatsu's followers to be a vassal family of the Kaiu, entitled to a small percentage of all goods transported by their ships. Secrets of the Crab, p. 68
== Duty ==
The Fundai family oversaw every ship constructed by their clan. A secondary role was to provide security for important shipments personally. 
== See also ==
* Fundai family/Meta
Category:Vassal families
Category:Crab Clan Families
Daimyo Fundai