Kakita Sukenobu

Kakita Sukenobu was a samurai of the Crane Clan.
== Appearance ==
Sukenobu was a handsome young man just a few years past his gempuku who wore the traditional long, white-dyed hair of his clan. He had
the soul of an artist and a romantic. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 40
== Toshi Ranbo Steward ==
Sukenobu had been appointed steward of Toshi Ranbo suddenly and unexpectedly after the ouster of Daidoji Yoshiya, the castle's previous steward. He inherited a court of belligerent tacticians and responsibility for a castle under siege of the Lion Clan. Sukenobu sought the acquaintance of samurai who showed an artistic temperament or who seemed similarly repelled by the militant attitudes that dominated the court of Toshi Ranbo. Sukenobu spent much of his time with a mysterious rōnin called Hanako, and rumors of a romance scandalized the court. 
=== Skirmishes ===
In 1123 the Lion Clan Champion Akodo Arasou died at the point of Crane Clan Champion Doji Hotaru's arrow. Sukenobu sought to prevent further violence. Unknown to Sukenobu Hanako intended to assist the Lion in retaking the castle. She was the last living scion of the Goseki vassal family, former owners of Toshi Ranbo who were massacred by the Crane when they seized the stronghold. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 39-40
=== Stepping Down ===
After Toshi Ranbo was declared an Imperial City, Sukenobu was replaced by Bayushi Yojiro. The former Crane steward of Toshi Ranbo still lived within the city when his Lady Doji Hotaru led a combined army which surrounded the city, the Daidoji from the south and southwest, the Tsume from the east, and the Shiba from the north. Hotaru wished to reassert her Clan's claim over Toshi Ranbo, but first, she would attempt diplomacy. Violence Behind Courtliness, by Katrina Ostrander
== See also ==
* Kakita Sukenobu/Meta
Category:Crane Clan Members (TCG)