The current name of the
story arc in
Legend of the Five Rings, and the first arc that
AEG is masterminding, following their acquisition of the
L5R property from
Wizards of the Coast.
After the end of the
Spirit Wars, the Empire has enjoyed many years of good times. However, when
Emperor Toturi I perishes in
Scorpion territory in a surprising attack by the
Shadowlands and the
Empress's abrupt abdication of the throne, only their four children, the so-called Four Winds- the
Bastard, the
Wolf, the
Anvil, and the
Sword- stand to inherit the Empire.
Elsewhere in
Rokugan, though, the
Shadowlands have gained a new master- a powerful
bloodspeaker by the name of
Daigotsu. While the Empire goes to war with itself and the Winds strive for the throne, he works at renewing the battle-worn strength of the
Shadowlands- but amidst the renewed
Crane-
Crab dispute of the
Yasuki territories as well the joint alliance of the
Phoenix and the
Lion against the desperate
Dragon Clan, will the
Emerald Empire see the threat in time to stop it?