Asahina

Asahina was originally Isawa Asahina, the Master of Air and later founder of the Asahina family of the Crane Clan.
== Master of Air ==
Asahina could had been the Elemental Master of either element but on the day of his gempukku, he stood with the Air kami and became the Master of Air. Way of the Crane, p. 33
=== Famous warrior ===
Asahina was a natural warrior, and he was raised in times when the Phoenix were forced to war, and Asahina used his powers against the invading forces of the Lion and the Scorpion Clans. His brother was slain in a skirmish, and Asahina longed for vengeance. Secrets of the Phoenix, p. 69
=== Rampaging Crane lands ===
A truce with the Lion was called through the intervention of Crane forces. Asahina made arrangements for a cousin to oversee his estate, furious because he believed the Crane had stolen him the glory of Lion destruction. He began a rampage in Crane lands that ended in the Victory With No Strike. Way of the Crane, pp. 33-34 The daughter of the Crane Clan Champion refused to draw her blade against an ally. The powerful spells of Asahina devastated her body, but her honor and loyalty won him over. 
== Joining the Crane ==
Following a change of heart and devotion to the former Crane Clan Champion's daughter, Doji Kiriko, he left the Phoenix Clan and the Council of Five. Secrets of the Phoenix, p. 10 Way of the Crane, p. 34 Asahina forsook the use of Fire when he forswore violence and joined the Crane. Secrets of the Crane, p. 21
=== The Five Asahina Nemuranai ===
Upon his marriage to Doji Kiriko and joining the Crane Clan in 353 Asahina gave the Crane the following five items; the Mempo of Pure Thought, the Courtier's Obi, the Standard of the Iron Crane, the Merchant Coins and the daisho pair Heaven and Earth. The items became the most treasured of the Asahina family and were rarely let outside Shinden Asahina, with exception of half of the Merchant Coins set. Way of the Crane, p. 117
=== Isawa's Helm ===
A year and a half after Asahina left the Phoenix, he granted his former clan with the Isawa's Helm, strenghtening the bonds between both peaceful families, Asahina and Isawa. Magic of Rokugan, p. 79
== Asahina family and Death ==
In the year 397, Strongholds of the Empire, p. 66 as Asahina laid on his deathbed, the Crane Champion recognized his years of loyal service by creating the Asahina family, and his descendants went on to found the clan's first formal shugenja school. A small roadside shrine dedicated to his memory was built alongside Asahina's Path. Legend had it that the old shugenja took his last steps along this road after returning from a final pilgrimage to Asahina Seido in the Isawa lands. Secrets of the Crane, p. 16 His son Asahina Miroken succeeded him. Shadow of Disgrace, by Shawn Carman
Isawa Asahina
Category:Crane Clan Leaders