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== Doji Sarutomo ==

Clan Champion of the Crane Clan, Sarutomo is a handsome bachelor of 32. He has been married twice before, but on both occasions, his wife has died in childbirth (in both cases, the children did not survive either). He fancies himself as the epitome of bushido, but even the Kakita acknowledge in private that he is more of a fop. His father died when Sarutomo was a young boy, and his mother, O-Doji Koneko, acted as regent for him until he was old enough to take over. It is whispered that Sarutomo is genial but rather lacking in intellect.