Dangerous times stalk the Empire, and a savage general leads the charge against Otosan Uchi's hallowed walls. The army of the Steel Chrysanthemum, an epithet given to the most dangerous tyrant ever known, has returned to claim the throne of Rokugan in the name of its master. Spirits lost from Jigoku, unable to return to the land of the dead, fight to recreate the Empire as it once was. The future of Rokugan hangs in the balance, and a thousand lives may be sacrificed to save one champion's honor. This war will span a generation, and none of the Great Houses will be spared...