Chiba Family

The Chiba Clan (千葉世帯) is family of whose origins hearken back to centuries. Being forced to flee from because of an accident regarding their head, the clan had spent centuries distant from their own country trying to jealously preserve Wano costumes and unique fighting styles. Chiba samurai rose to prominence soon after with a combination of their immense fighting prowess and- even more importantly- their superb craftmanship in manufacturing seastone weapons and defenses, a material which was regarded in those time a little more than myth by the majority of their people.

The Chiba star faded once seastone become of more public domain, other countries using the alloy to fight the clan back. Because of its elitism, the clan could not handle a grinding war from many sides and had to give in everything they conquered. Chiba’s samurai never stopped trying to reclaim their lost status and power, carving their path in the Underworld with a web of subterfuges and building alliances with the strongest power they could find. They even fought during the Wano Civil War, initially siding with the Fukuoka clan before turning their coat to the Daimyōs once they realized lost; they failed, however, to fully leverage on the results of the conflict until the coming back of Legs had them retreating once more.

Fully turning to piracy, the Chiba Clan struck an alliance first with Xros Pirates, and then with the Notch Pirates once they had realized the talent and ambition of their captain.