 The Crane Women, Nare, Spart, and Coom are ancient Breed sisters who live in an isolated hut outside of Halftown.Their true names are Elanare, Esparta, and Ecooma, and they are the daughters of a human father, Aske, and a Sidhe mother, Elme, the daughter of Tonn.They were the first Breeds and may be as much as 9,000 years old.