The Honor Guard are especially selected Samurai who serve at the emperor’s leisure. Their legend is great, but today their loyalty is conflicted.
Month: September 2022
Shirinyoku
A collection of thermal pools and shallow lakes, said to be able to heal any wound.
Hebi-Gawa
This river flows through southern Ikaiguchi, marking the edge of the territory of the Yasei. Its source is associated with an ancient legend.
Zetsubō Kurushimi
The First Age is recorded in legends, in scrolls sealed in the depths of Kioku libraries, and, some say, known by the dwellers of the Tsurunoya, the Jade Cranes. But the presence of the legendary conflict is proved where, in places like here, it is written into the earth. Known colloquially as the Plains of… Continue reading Zetsubō Kurushimi
Jikan no Genshin
A wellspring in the heart of the oldest forest. To drink from it is to invite visions; of other times and of other places.
Kodai no Mori
Where the woods are at their thickest, and the trees are their oldest, you are outside of the realm of men. Kodai no Mori, the Forest of the Ancients, is a sacred grove within the heart of the primeval wildwood, where the trees are so old that they are encased in moss and lichen, and… Continue reading Kodai no Mori
Hone no Jōsai
This immense citadel would be one of the greatest in the land were it not wrought soley out of bone. Few come near, for all know that none of the bones’ owners will know peace.
Inshinoakuma
Between mountain peaks, a green lake barely conceals immense statues. Hands, gasping jaws, and carved horns break the surface. Below, strange bodies fade into the dark.
Jobboko Ki
Sacred to the Yasei clan, this tree consumes all: root, man, or beast. Their carcasses can be seen protruding from the tree, lending the tree its dread reputation.
Yua Ikada
Yua Ikada is one of the Kanshu, the Grove Guardians of the Yasei, fierce warriors who defend the glades. Even among their ranks, though, she has never quite belonged.