In a hidden land, the Age of Man has begun, bought with war and christened with death...
In a city of gold at the heart of an ancient Empire, the Jade Throne rests, its rightful Emperor returned. For more than a year, the great Clans have struggled to maintain a shattered peace, but now the banners of war are raised across the land and the Clans engage in open warfare to determine the fate of Rokugan. The Emperor's hand guides the destiny of thousands of samurai as he commands genocide, brutality, and war. On the canvas of the Empire, Unicorn troops march through Lion lands, and the forces of the ancient race of Naga continue their siege against the last few castles of the Dark Lady of the Dragons. The Crane have divided, unable to reconcile the commands of long-dead ancestors with their duty to their champion. Chaos and death rise from every corner of the land, and only the desperate search of two men offers any hope for salvation from the darkness of the future.