Tag Archives: Amaterasu
Eyes of Dawn (Clan War Fiction)
The wind’s chilly fingers gripped at her throat, taking her voice away. She didn’t mind. She had already said everything that needed to be said. Tsuko looked up, her eyes on Toturi’s face, contorted by the shadows; but she knew … Continue reading
Trials of Destiny – Part III (Clan War Fiction)
Trials of Destiny – Part 3 Authored by Jim Pinto Transcribed by Mishka The Distance Between The battle wavered, first to our enemy’s advantage, then to ours. My Isawa brethren were pinned down by the Oni. Scouts reported that they’d … Continue reading
Trials of Destiny, Part I (Clan War Fiction)
Trials of Destiny, Part I Authored by Jim Pinto Transcribed by Mishka “Neither brooding nor worry shall change our fate. We do what we do because we must. We are drawn to it. We are drawn to destiny like the … Continue reading
Flavor Text: Emperor Edition
Booster Display Quote – The Empire of Rokugan has expanded after more than one thousand years of xenophobia, and now resources from the Colonies, once known as the Ivory Kingdoms, pour into the war-torn Empire. With new riches come new … Continue reading
Behind the Porcelain Mask (1st and 2nd Edition)
The Darker Secrets of the Shadowlands in Legend of the Five Rings “When you know only laughter, my killing disturbs you. When you know only killing, my laughter disturbs you. Such a pity, to be afraid of doing two things … Continue reading
Flavor Text: Fall and Rebirth
Where the Sun Walked “‘This Shadow that ravages your Empire is your own darkness, and I will not help you name it,’ Amaterasu said. As she walked through the Empire, she gathered the swords of each clan and placed them … Continue reading
Gifts of Ryoshun, Part II
Gifts of Ryoshun, Part II ************************* By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Moto Hotei waved his hand to try and clear some of the smoke-like vapors that had begun to wisp in from every area. It was not his … Continue reading
Flavor Text: Soul of the Empire
Air Dragon – “—” Amoro’s Honor – “Death is the answer to honor’s fall. Death – and revenge.” Armor of the Ebony Samurai – “The armies of Toturi marched first to the Shadowlands, overcoming all who would oppose their right … Continue reading
Soul of the Empire
One man will kill his master . . . . The ronin rested at the edge of the gate, the immortal stone strangely warm against his sweating flesh. The stone gave him strength and kept him from sleep. He could … Continue reading
The Celestial Tournament
The Celestial Tournament ************************ By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Seppun Hill. For more than a thousand years, it had been one of the most revered sites in all the Empire. Every Great Clan recognized that this was where … Continue reading
Preparations, Part III
Preparations, Part III ********************** By Rusty Priske, Nancy Sauer, Lucas Twyman, & Fred Wan The Phoenix A balmy breeze carried through the afternoon air, and the peasants continued their work, chopping wood and stacking it in neat piles to be … Continue reading
The Sun & Moon, Part I
The Sun & Moon, Part I ********************** By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Koten, in the Crab provinces, Month of the Horse, year 1170 Moshi Amika sat in one of the lesser corridors of the vast Crab hall of … Continue reading
Strike at Midnight: The Twenty-Seven Days of Darkness
Day 1 – Kyuden Togashi Deep in the heart of the Dragon mountains, the lady stirs. Her black hand glistens as she lifts her head to hear the song of the heavens. The time has come, the moon is dead, … Continue reading
Ambition’s Debt
Around the Imperial Capital’s Golden Gates, an army gathered. Its spires glinted, reflecting patterns onto purple and red banners. Its mon were fastened to intricate armor, laced in gleaming metal. Katanas were lifted, echoed by battle-kiai, as samurai prepared to … Continue reading
Box Text: Ambition’s Debt
Blood runs from a darkened sky, and the Moon has fallen under the strike of an ancient blade… Otosan Uchi, the city of the Emperor, lies crumbling and weary on the edge of a storm-tossed sea. Within its walls, an … Continue reading
War in the Heavens
by Ree Soesbee The Kami, Shinjo, child of the Sun and Moon, marched east from the Unicorn Provinces, toward the city of Otosan Uchi. Her armies, the allied legions of the Scorpion Clan, and those few brave samurai who dared … Continue reading
Flavor Text: Pearl Edition
A Glimpse of the Soul’s Shadow – “She turned to look at me, and where her face should have been, there was nothing at all. . .” A Moment of Truth – “—” Accessible Terrain – “—” Agasha Gennai – … Continue reading
