Yasuki Tsanumi

Yasuki Tsanumi was the daimyo responsible for the Yasuki family breaking away from the Crane Clan during the Crane-Crab War. After the break, he had to enlist ronin to protect Yasuki business interests from the Crane. Way of the Crab, p. 25 Hida Kuroda (Gold flavor) His family estate, Yasuki Yashiki, became the capital of the Yasuki. Secrets of the Crab, p. 80
== Demeanor ==
Kiringu was a peaceful man, and he was smart enough not to meet the Crane on their terms, the courts. In an act the Crane mocked as weakness, Kiringu quietly endured the insults and jeers from the Crane while continuing to assimilate himself and his family as important Crab vassals. Secrets of the Crane, p. 78
== Children ==
Kiringu had two sons, Yasuki Nobuto and Yasuki Jiriki. When his second son reclaimed a Crane village as part of their lands, the Kakita ordered a counterattack. The Crab Clan supported the newcomers, so the Crane were forced to withdraw, rather than escalate the conflict into open war. Kiringu bestowed the vassal family name Nobuto upon his first son and charged his descendants with maintaining strong ties to the Crab armies. Secrets of the Crane, pp. 78-79
== Shrine ==
A shrine honoring his name was built at Yasuki Defiance. In the annals of Crane history, few villains were so despised as him. To the Crab, the heroic Yasuki Kiringu was the skilled negotiator who freed the persecuted Yasuki from their unjust treatment at the hands of the Crane. Secrets of the Crab, p. 83
Category:Crane Clan Leaders
Category:Crab Clan Leaders