Flavor Text: Anvil of Despair
A Hidden Fortress - "---"
A Moment of Truth - "---"
A Prophecy Fulfilled - "---"
A Thunder's Sacrifice - "---"
Agasha Koishi - "---"
Akodo Kage - "---"
Ancestral Shrines of Otosan Uchi - "The pearl of Rokugan Otosan Uchi stood to greet us at the end of our long pilgrimage."
Arrival of the Emerald Champion - "---"
As the Shadow Falls - "When Hida Kisada entered the Imperial Chambers, he learned the truth as Kachiko had. Hantei's body was broken by her wile and poisons, a ripe receptacle for the dark soul of a fallen god." - The Doom of Hantei, Part II
At the Last Moment - "---"
Basecamp - "The men in the camp move as if they were possessed. What manner of man is this that can command such devotion, such loyalty?" - Hida Yakamo
Battlefield of Shallow Graves - "---"
Bayushi Kachiko - "The time of darkness is here, and you must play your part." - Togashi Yokuni
Bayushi Tangen - "---"
Benevolent Protection of Shinsei - "---"
Blood Oath - "---"
Bo Stick - "---"
Candle of the Void - "---"
Cornered - "---"
Corrupted Energies - "Uona's lips quivered as black blood trickled from their ears. "I tried to tell you," she whispered."
Corrupted Silver Mine - "---"
Corruption of the Harmonies - "It was as if the evil of the Shadowlands had corrupted the celestial harmonies themselves."
Cremation - "---"
Daidoji Sembi - "He charged forth from open ground, cutting down the Shadowlands army like paper. No one saw where he came from, but when I looked I saw a faint smile on the face of the old shugenja next to me."
Daidoji Uji - "For months he has fought against the onslaught of the False Hoturi. If any one knows his ways, it is Uji."
Daisho Technique - "---"
Defender From Beyond - "---"
Disarmament - "---"
Disfavored - "---"
Disrupted Resources - "---"
Doom of Fu Leng - "---"
Drum of Water - "---"
Duty to the Clan - "---"
Duty to the Empire - "---"
Elemental Vortex - "---"
Emperor's Protection - "---"
Essence of Fire - "---"
Essence of the Void - "---"
Essence of Water - "---"
Fields of the Asahina Temple - "You will not despoil this place with the spilling of blood!" cried the angry Shugenja. "Then," answered Hoturi, "you will all die." - at the Battle of Asahina Temple
Fight to the Setting Sun - "The day stretched into night as Hoturi's army pounded against our gates. We could only pray that the other castles still stood." - Daidoji Uji
Forests of Shinomen - "---"
Fortified Coast - "---"
Fu Leng's Horde - "---"
Garden of Purification - "---"
Golden Obi of the Sun Goddess - "---"
Hammer of Earth - "---"
Hida Unari - "His eyes were wild as if possessed with some ancient fury, but his countenance was as calm as a still lake. One look at him and I knew he was a man to be feared."
Hida Yakamo - "---"
Hirariko - "You didn't really need that wakizashi, did you Lord Togashi?"
Hoseki - "She came like smoke and vanished like lightning, leaving his twisting corpse in her wake."
Hototogitsu - "---"
Ichiin - "---"
Ikoma Kimura - "---"
Imperial Honor Guard - "Something in the Palace has changed, I tell you. You can see it in their eyes." - Kakita Toshimoko
Imperial Taxation - "---"
Inaccessible Region - "---"
Isawa Osugi - "---"
Isawa Tsuke - "---"
Kaiu Pass - "---"
Kaiu Utsu - "---"
Kakita Shijin - "---"
Kamoto - "Never have I met a man so driven to prove his honor, and so eager to fill his pockets with gold." - Doji Hoturi
Kasuga Kyoji - "I will trade your bloody battlefield for the solitude of this place any day."
Kisada's Blockade - "He sailed legions of men up the coast of Rokugan, and marched into the Imperial Palace. He expected to find an empty throne; what he found was his doom." - The Doom of Hantei, Part One
Kolat Instigator - "---"
Kolat Interference - "---"
Kusatte Iru - "---"
Kyojin - "---"
Lies, Lies, Lies... - "Even a tongue as sweet as yours cannot change the truth, Scorpion." - Kitsu Motso
Mantle of Fire - "---"
Matsu Seijuro - "---"
Mikaru - "Like the sash?"
Mikio - "---"
Minor Shugenja - "---"
Monsoon - "---"
Mountain of the Seven Thunders - "He spoke with the force of storm clouds and the power of the highest peaks; we knew we could not refuse him."
Naga Guard - "No matter where we turned, there they were, waiting for our next move." - Hida Tampako
Night Battle - "---"
Oni no Tadaka - "I give you my name..."
Otaku Baiken - "---"
Peasant Defense - "I came to fight soldiers, not boys." - Hida Yakamo
Pitch and Fire - "---"
Plague Skulls - "---"
Plague-Infested Region - "We may have lost our homeland, but our loss has made us stronger." - Doji Kuwanan
Political Dissent - "---"
Possession - "---"
Prophecy of the Hero - "---"
Qakar - "---"
Radakast - "---"
Ratling Conjuror - "---"
Refugees - "Move aside!" Hitomi screamed in useless fury."
Retirement - "---"
Rise, Brother - "---"
River Region - "---"
Scorched Earth - "---"
Shallow Victory - "---"
Shashakar - "---"
Shinjo Morito - "---"
Shinjo Yasoma - "---"
Shiryo no Akodo - "---"
Shiryo no Bayushi - "You have turned from duty to walk the path of revenge. Only a few realize the cost they must pay when destiny comes to call."
Shiryo no Hiruma - "You have lost your way, young one, and that is why you cannot see the evil that festers on the Throne."
Shiryo no Isawa - "---"
Shiryo no Kakita - "Do not think of the blade, do not think of the draw. Only he who acts with no thought will draw the purest, most prefect strike."
Shiryo no Shinjo - "Do not let your mind be clouded with what is proper. Let your mind be cleared with what is right."
Shiryo no Togashi - "---"
Slander - "In the right hands, slander can kill a man more certainly than a sword."
Spiritual Presence - "---"
Stall Until Sunrise - "Again and again they retreated from the Shadowlands army until they saw the dear dawning in the Oni's eyes."
Stealing the Soul - "---"
Stifling Wind - "---"
Strategic Victory - "---"
Summon Nightstalker - "---"
Suzume Mukashino - "---"
Takuan - "---"
Tapestry of Air - "---"
Tessen - "The ninjato cut silently through the darkness only to ring harmlessly off the stalwart steel of the war fan. "Not this time, ninja," smiled Ginawa. "Not this time."
The Blood Feud - "---"
The Bronze Gong of the Hantei - "---"
The Celestial Pattern - "Nothing in life is random, it is all part of the celestial pattern. Become one with the elements and you will learn their sublime scheme."
The Darkest Day - "Now all began to realize the meaning of the prophecy: "When the last Akodo falls, so falls the last Hantei." - The Doom of Hantei, Part III
The Face of Fear - "---"
The Perfect Gift - "---"
The Return of Fu Leng - "---"
The Tao of the Naga - "Unlike your folk, Lady Kachiko, I am not dissuaded by a smooth tongue and empty promises." - Dashmar
The Way of Air - "---"
The Way of Earth - "---"
The Way of Fire - "---"
The Way of Water - "---"
There is No Hope - "---"
To Avenge Our Ancestors - "---"
To Do What We Must - "---"
To the Last Man - "---"
Togashi Kokujin - "---"
Togashi Yama - "---"
Togashi Yokuni - "---"
Tomb of Iuchiban - "Behind those doors lie unknown treasures. Behind those doors lie horrors beyond imagining."
Torturous Terrain - "Those on a straight way thrive. Those on a tortuous course die." - Sun-Tzu
Toturi - "---"
Trading Grounds - "The merchants of Otosan Uchi continued to thrive, unaware of the horror that had awakened in the Imperial Palace."
Training Grounds - "There are few advantages greater than fighting where you train."
Traveling Poet - "How can I forget my duty while he sings songs of the courage of my ancestors?" - Daidoji Uji
Treacherous Terrain - "---"
Tsukuro - "---"
Valley of Shadow - "---"
Watchtower - "---"
Wetlands - "---"
Yodin - "Do not laugh at my garden, samurai. If you look, you can find secrets of the universe within its pattern."
Yogo Ichiba - "I am sorry to hear of your loss, my friend. I guess you will have to purchase your silk from me after all, eh?"