Suzume Kashira

Suzume Kashira was the father of Suzume Yugoki. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 56 He became the Sparrow Clan Champion after his father Suzume Mukashino turned the clan's leadership over Kashira, to travel with his grandson Yugoki. Way of the Minor Clans, p. 53
== Three Man Alliance ==
In 1121 after the Battle of Three Man Alliance Kashira agreed to form the Three Man Alliance with the Wasp Clan and the Fox Clan. 
== Unveiling the Hare's Truth ==
In 1125 Kashira summoned a group of samurai as requested by the Imperial Magistrate Miya Katsu. The Imperial had been tasked two years ago with the hunting of the oulaw Usagi Ozaki, heir of the disbanded Hare. Circumstances had demonstrated to Katsu that Ozaki was not responsible, as his orders to arrest Ozaki were issued weeks before any crime occurred. The samurai were entrusted to find who was behind the conspiracy, one powerful enough to manipulate Emerald Magistrates and to wipe out a Minor Clan. Bells of the Dead, pp. 10-11 The ensuing quest aided Ozaki to clear the soiled reputation of the Hare, which were reinstated. Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 19
== Death ==
In the Month of the Boar of 1128 Kashira died from a lingering illness, believed to be a strain of plague. His son Suzume Yugoki assumed leadership of the Sparrow. Time of the Void, p. 100 
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