Editing Crab Clan (section)

==History==
The formation of the Crab Clan begins with the Kami, Hida, who was the most physically powerful of his divine siblings. But it doesn't end with the absolutest of units; from him and his first followers and continuing through their descendants, the Crabs have been constantly building on their defenses and their strength. Understandable, given the eternal war they have to fight against the Shadowlands.

===Hida And Shinsei===
Hida was actually the first of the Kami to be eliminated from their tournament to decide who would rule Rokugan, having lost the first-to-three-points duel to the speed and skill of his sister Shinjo. The blow to his ego, however, was far heavier, and Hida left to sulk. He, who prided himself on his strength, was ashamed that his massive gains could not save him from his weakness.

Enter Shinsei, the mysterious monk and founder of the Tao, who spoke with Hida about the reason for his depression. But to Hida's surprise, Shinsei dropped a truth bomb which would change his life forever: Yes, he lost because of a weakness. But now he knew what that weakness was, and could transform that knowledge into a strength.

This completely changed Hida's worldview, instilling in him a greater sense of pragmatism and self-awareness, and led to him studying the strengths of his other siblings instead of wallowing in self-pity. And it was this philosophy which he would pass on to his followers and descendants. To this day, even though they might start out valuing purely physical strength, Crabs are taught to know their own limits. Firstly, so that they won't overestimate themselves, endangering their lives and the lives of others. And secondly, so that they will realize: There are many kinds of strength, and true success lies in knowing how to make the best use of all of them.

===Standing Against The Shadowlands===
After surviving the horror of [[Horus|Fu Leng's]] war, Hida took on the duty of guarding the Emerald Empire from the tainted hordes of the Shadowlands. As the strongest of his siblings, he had the mental fortitude to wage a neverending war against an implacable foe. And as one would expect, he declared that only those strong enough to survive in the harsh environment would be worthy of his new Clan, forging them into a hardened army able to withstand the worst attrition.
His first recruits were the hunter Hiruma, the smith Kaiu, and the mystical scholar Kuni. To prove their worth, he tasked them with eliminating a surviving lieutenant of Fu Leng. The trio worked together with the foundational skills which would define their future families: Kuni studied everything he could about the oni including what magic worked against it, Kaiu forged traps and a weapon capable of slaying it, and Hiruma tracked it down and lured it. Together, these three mortal men barely felled a demonic beast from the depths of Jigoku with their combined knowledge and tenacity.

The Crab amassed manpower, expertise, and weaponry, all the while struggling with the threat of constant casualties and sparse supplies. The greatest of their fortifications is the Kaiu Wall (or the Great Carpenter Wall). What started as a wall that ran along the Hiruma border was first destroyed in the same attack which cost the Hiruma their ancestral home. But when another army led by the oni known as The Maw arrived en masse, a single Kuni shugenja turned the rivers into an impassable barrier, buying time for the Crab Clan to construct an even greater wall with the aid of the other Clans. Having bought the defenders 73 days at the cost of one year of her life for each day, the Kuni died, but the new Kaiu Wall stood tall, and the Shadowlands army broke against it and the combined might and firepower of its defenders, siege engines, and magical artillery.

Since then, the Wall, much like its defenders, has suffered great damage and constant attacks, only to rebuild and stand firm each time. The first line of defense against an unspeakable evil, held together by the toughest samurai in the worst battlefield imaginable for an Empire that doesn't always appreciate them.