Tag Archives: Kuni Daigo
Aftermath, Part 1
In the wake of the Empress Iweko’s pronouncements at the conclusion of the Destroyer War, the Clan Champions and their vassals struggle with the ramifications of how much the Empire has changed. Aftermath, Part 1 By Shawn Carman Edited by … Continue reading
The War of Dark Fire, Part 6
By Shawn Carman & Nancy Sauer Edited by Fred Wan The day had dawned bright and fine, a promise of the full glories of the coming spring. The villagers had eaten their breakfasts and hurried out to field and garden … Continue reading
Letters
Letters ******* by Shawn Carman Ohan, Greetings, cousin! I was greatly pleased to receive your letter and hear of your return to the Scorpion lands for the season. I cannot imagine that the Unicorn provinces are a pleasant assignment, particularly … Continue reading
Preparations, Part II
Preparations, Part II ********************* By Lucas Twyman, Nancy Sauer, Brian Yoon, & Fred Wan Edited by Fred Wan The Crab The Jade Champion had returned to the Wall. The Fifth Watchtower of the Kaiu Wall loomed large in the evening … Continue reading
Champions
Champions *********************** By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Toshi Ranbo, the Imperial City The Imperial Palace was a vast, sprawling building that incorporated hundreds of rooms and countless corridors that wound through an entire compound of buildings, making it … Continue reading
Acts of Virtue
Acts of Virtue ************** *by Nancy Sauer edited by Fred Wan* Bayushi Sunetra rolled up the scroll and dropped it in the basket on her left, suppressing a yawn as she did so. Surveillance reports were the dullest reading imaginable, … Continue reading
Keeping Secrets
By Shawn Carman Somewhere in the shadows& LADY MOON WAS ONLY REVEALING HALF HER face to the Empire, casting the landscape in a dim, almost impenetrable light. A mile away to the west, a vast forest loomed, the thick growth … Continue reading
To Defend the Empire
By Rusty Priske HIDA SOZEN STRODE THROWN THE MARSH, which was stiff and crunchy with the cold. He dropped a great sack from his shoulder silently adjusting his grip on it. His pace was direct and purposeful and there was … Continue reading
What Has Gone Before
By Shawn Carman THE EMPIRE OF ROKUGAN IS A LAND ALL TOO FAMILIAR with strife and warfare. By its most common means of measuring time, Rokugan is in its 1169th year, and during that time innumerable wars. Skirmishes and conflicts … Continue reading
NPCs of the Jade Championship
Air 3 Earth 5 Fire 4 Water 3 Void 4 Reflexes 4 Intelligence 5 Strength 3 Honor: 2.8 Status: 9.0 Glory: 5.3 School/Rank: Kuni Shugenja 5 Advantages: Heartless, Social Position (Jade Champion), Strength of the Earth (4) Disadvantages: Antisocial (2) … Continue reading
Sacrifices
Sacrifices ********** By Rusty Priske Editing and Development by Fred Wan “There are rumors, Hideki-sama, that the war goes badly for us.” Asahina Hideki looked at the young woman who walked beside him. “Rumors are rumors, Yosi-san. Ah, let us … Continue reading
Aftermath
Aftermath By Shawn Carman There were remarkably few Crab in attendance at the Jade Championship, perhaps not more than a dozen or twenty at the very -most. Most of them were attendants in one form or another of the three … Continue reading
The Final Match
The Final Match By Shawn Carman Throughout the entirety of the Jade Championship, the crowd’s silence had been an unnerving constant. Afraid to speak, almost afraid to breathe, those who had gathered to witness the competition between the Empire’s most … Continue reading
Emerald and Jade Champion
Emerald and Jade Champion Novel ******************************* “I have seen honor and horror in the Shadowlands. The Champion must destroy our eternal enemy.” Kuni Daigo Credits LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS Brand ManagerTodd C. Rowland Production Manager David Lepore Art Direction … Continue reading
Scenes from the Empire IV
Scenes from the Empire IV ************************* *By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan* The Crab provinces, year 1169, Month of the Rat Togashi Miyoko shuddered at the bitter winter wind and drew her cloak more tightly around her. Not for … Continue reading
Tactical Redeployment
Tactical Redeployment An examination of the activities of some of the Empress’ greatest servants, the Jeweled Champions. By Rusty Priske Edited by Fred Wan There were disadvantages to being Yoritomo Sachina, and she knew them too well. Paramount among these … Continue reading
The Plague War
The Plague War The Emerald Empire writhes in the grip of the Destroyer. Kali-Ma’s forces attack from the north and south, and the Clans caught between are faced with a dark plague, the dead rising to spread the disease and … Continue reading
