Aoki Clan

The Aoki Clan is a prestigous, noble clan. However, it is a servant clan to other clans, often offering resources and body guards to protect the heads of higher clans.

Overview
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Clan Structure

 * Matriarch/Patriarch: Head of the Clan. The next in line to take over the clan.
 * Princess / Prince (rare): Next to become Head. They are trained in swordsmanship, and especially martial arts, along with several recreative arts (art, music, and literature). They are also entrusted with the family Katana, which has been passed down for many generations.
 * Treasurer: Maintains the clan/family's secrets, as well as old fighting techniques, for both sword and martial arts. Additionally, he/she maintains old documents, family papers, and birth certificates, along with marriage certificates. They are also govenor to the family. They are also responsible for carrying out exiles from the clan/family.
 * Trainer: Normally an elder and/or a parent of the next heir to the clan. They teach them the proper usage of their sword and advanced martial arts, along with flexibility.
 * Maids / Servants: Those who serve the clan. The maids, servants are a mixture of both men and women and are treated as if they're part of the family. However, they aren't involved with political or economic affairs.

Religion
Religion in the Aoki clan is overall laid back and highly accepting to those outside of it. They pray to a goddess who served under Amaterasu. Her name is withheld.

Functioning
Tradition in the Aoki clan is simple for insiders, but somewhat strange to grasp to outsiders. The Aoki clan/family functions as a family unit. They eat, drink, dance, and sing together, and play games and throw parties. They're very a closely knit clan and very protective of one another.

Aoki Traits (Trivia)
To identify a member of the Aoki clan/family, there are normally physical traits, which involve appearance, speech, and body movements, as well as special abilities. A few examples would be:
 * Flexibility (in the leg and back areas)
 * Standing with hands behind backs (hands are folded together or intertwined)
 * Advanced martial arts
 * Ballet Stance (feet are always parted)