Doji Masako, sister of Doji Onegano, [1] was an elderly Crane scholar who had become disillusioned by the underhanded tactics on Crane and Crab Clans during the First War. When her nephew Doji Suzume was granted a new Minor Clan, the Sparrow, she saw it as a second chance, becoming Suzume Masako. Her wisdom and expertise melded well with Suzume's enthusiastic charisma, and together they built the philosophical foundation of the fledging Sparrow Clan. [2] Masako used her knowldge of incorporating charcoal ash into poor-quality or infertile dirt to result in productive soil, which allowed the fledging clan to survive in its poor-quality lands. [3] She pitied those who had become ronin. [4]
