The machinations of the Spider against the Destroyers are laid bare as their lord and master confronts his opposite number among the ranks of Kali-Ma’s forces.
Rokugan is facing its first Empire-wide threat since the Divine Empress took the throne. In the south, strange four-armed beings known as the Destroyers have joined with familiar Shadowlands threats to tear down the Great Wall of Kaiu and pour into the breach. The Army of Dark Fire continues to harass the northern clans, bringing deadly new tactics after its previous failure to reach Toshi Ranbo. All over the Empire, tainted air carries the plague, creating mindless zombies who carry the disease to new victims. Already, whole provinces have been put to the torch in an effort to combat the plague, with the loss of the entire Horiuchi family one of the first casualties. At the heart of all of this, Kali-Ma stretches her arms to blot out the Empire.
The official Kotei 2010 page is now live, and will grow over the next weeks to contain all you need to know about the 2010 Kotei season, including how you will participate in one of the perilous times in the Empire. The Kotei season will have major impact on the new mega-game, the overview of which is in the latest Imperial Herald, in transit to Assembly members right now!
Each Kotei season brings new excitement and new challenges for the L5R Team. Play groups and Tournament Organizers come and go and every year the Kotei map changes. In the past we have let those changes happen. If we had a hole in the map, because an area lacked an application, we let it go hoping someone would fill it the next year. This year, we are taking a much more active role. While we are excited about the larger than usual number of applications we recieved and applications in new areas we have never before covered, we are concerned about the following four areas that we have not recieved acceptable applications from.
The 2010 application for Kotei Tournaments is now available for download. All interested Tournament Organizers and teams are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. The deadline for applications is October 26, 2009. All other pertinent dates and information are within the application. We look forward to an exciting Kotei season during the 15th Anniversary of Legend of the Five Rings! Submit applications directly to Mike Colson: mcolson@alderac.com.
The conclusion of the epic saga of the Dark Oracle’s invasion of the Emerald Empire, as the Army of Fire pushes forward toward the Imperial City.
In the penultimate chapter of one of Rokugan’s most costly wars, the Army of Fire begins maneuvering toward a final, devastating strike into the heart of the Empire. Even as defenders of Rokugan move to intercept them, a daring plan is hatched in the halls of the Imperial Court, one that might end the conflict without endangering the Empire’s most precious treasure.
The Army of Fire reaches Kyuden Asako, a center of learning and art for the entire Empire, but the Lion stand between the enemy and the Phoenix. And a missing hero from the Battle of Shiro Mirumoto returns with new purpose.
The battle raging over the fate of Shiro Shiba concludes, even as the Army of Fire continues its path of ruin through the Phoenix lands. In the Imperial Court, many wonder if the Army of Fire is somehow limitless in its numbers, as the war seems to drag on without hope of a conclusion.
The Army of Fire reaches Shiro Shiba, the greatest fortress of the Phoenix lands. After the fall of Kyuden Isawa, the loss of Shiro Shiba would be a blow from which the Phoenix might never recover. At the same time, the beleaguered Yobanjin forces finally reach the gates of Shiro Utaku Shojo, and the defenders of the castle must make a terrible choice. Read the full post >>
