Yasuki family (TCG)

The Yasuki were a family of the Crab Clan Dark Hands of Heaven, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda which formerly was part of the Crane Clan. The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook) The Yasuki trained as courtiers in negotiation and commerce. The Great Clans (Learn to Play Rulebook) Black Crane Estates was their ancestral seat of power. Shadowlands: The Essential Guide to the Dominion of Fu Leng, p. 63
== Details ==
=== Mon ===
The Yasuki mon was a golden carp surrounding a flower of deep azure. A Difference of Lanterns, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda
=== Duty ===
Slim and loquacious, the Yasuki were the first masters of mercantilism in the Empire, and its trade network extended throughout Rokugan. The Yasuki family used the tools of trade and industry to keep the Crab armies well equipped and fed, even if it meaned the occasional shady deal. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 49 Their samurai provided indispensable service as diplomats, courtiers, and merchants, including how to provide the Crab with the jade that provided a degree of protection against the corrupting Shadowlands Taint. Trail of Shadows, by D.G. Laderoute
=== Notable Locations ===
Yasuki Yashiki was the seat of power of the Yasuki family and Friendly Traveler Sake Works was a famous sake brewery. Beneath, Below, Beyond, by Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda The Yasuki had transformed the sleepy fishing villages of Earthquake Fish Bay into exuberant centers of entertainment and commerce. 
== History ==
=== Foundation ===
In thanks for Yasuki's constant guidance, and especially for setting him on the correct path in his quest to earn Lady Doji's hand in marriage, Kakita made Yasuki's son a daimyō and granted him the southernmost of the Crane provinces. Courts of Stone, p. 62
=== Crane Clan ===
The Yasuki expertly played the game of politics while remaining keenly pragmatic. They secured trade deals, orchestrate contracts, and siphoned business to their clan. The courtiers from the Yasuki's academies were some of the most cultured, multitalented individuals to grace the high courts. Through the creation of entertainment monopolies, the Yasuki guaranteed that fans would patronize their establishments. Despite of it, many members of the Crane accused the Yasuki of greed, duplicity, and blatant support of pirates and smugglers. 
=== Joining the Crab ===
Near the end of the fourth century, altercations occurred between the Crane Clan and Crab Clans over which clan had the right to control certain areas of land on their mutual borders. The conflict escalated when, the Yasuki family, Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 14 chafing under the demands of the haughty Crane Clan, broke its ties with the Crane and offered fealty to the Crab, who eagerly accepted. The Yasuki War Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 55 was the first interclan war in the Emerald Empire, and it led the Emperor to forbid direct warfare between the Great Clans. 
=== Diplomacy ===
The Yasuki relieved the Kaiu as the Crab's ambassadors. Shadowlands: The Essential Guide to the Dominion of Fu Leng, p. 56
== Yasuki Daimyō ==
The following is a listing of the known daimyō of the Yasuki family:
Yasuki's son 	? - ?
Yasuki Kiringu	c. end of the fourth century
Yasuki Taka 	? - Present
== See also ==
* Yasuki family/Meta
Daimyo Yasuki
Category:Crane Clan Leaders (TCG)
Category:Crab Clan Leaders (TCG)
Category:Crane Clan (TCG) Families