Editing Crab Clan (section)

===Kuni Family===
The shugenja of the Crabs. Kuni are held in fear and respect in equal measure, seen as part mad wizard and part mad scientist, with spells largely focused on detecting and exterminating Shadowlands Taint (through the purifying power of jade and crystal) and monstrosities (through overwhelming firepower). Kuni are infamous for the makeup/war paint they use to give themselves a fearsome visage, serving to hide their true nature and souls from mystical threats...and in some cases, to obscure the horrific scars and injuries they suffer in the line of duty. They obsessively study their enemies, and as a result, have become masters of autopsies and biology (a huge taboo in Rokugan which sees contact with dead bodies as unclean) in order to find weaknesses or recognize signs of the Taint. Only one other family, the Kitsuki of the Dragon Clan, practice similar methods of studying the dead.

Because of the destruction of their lands (which they are only just starting to magically heal), the Kuni are not a unified body of knowledge like other shugenja families. Instead, they are highly decentralized, each keeping their own stash of accumulated knowledge and only occasionally meeting up (often at the Hida daimyo's request) to compare notes or swap information. The obvious downside is that each Kuni only has their own knowledge at hand and no resources, but it does also serve to protect the whole of their information from being destroyed in one fell swoop, which is a bigger concern than one would think given the foes they face.