Musha Shugyo Special-Kyuden Soyokaze by Otaku - Kaze no Shiro

ForewordLegal NoticeForeword & Legal NoticeWelcome to Kyuden Soyokaze! In this book youwill find a completely new location that is designed tobe easily integrated in any campaign, regardless or thechosen era of play. The Palace of the Gentle Breeze(Kyuden Soyokaze) is a perfect choice for an adventureor even a whole campaign that focuses on courtly affairswith a dash of mysticism.This text was originally written to be published in theL5R RPG book titled “Book of Air.” This should explainits strong emphasis of that element in its themes andnames. However, due to irreconcilable creative differencesregarding the presentation of the text and maps inthe book, I made the difficult choice to withdraw from theproject and end my collaboration with AEG.I did not want my work to be lost to the fans of thegame, though, and it is as one fan among many that Inow present to you Kyuden Soyokaze, the Palace of theGentle Breeze. I hope that you will find it interesting anduseful for your games.I had help from friends and L5R playtesters whilewriting this text. In particular, David and RichardWhitney (the Kakita Seigi twins), Mathieu Brebouillet(Okuma), Charles Caswell III (Gandhios), and JamesWagner (BleakRonin) who helped with feedback andstats for the numerous NPCs. I also need to thank MiwaRochigneux who helped with the Japanese calligraphyfound in this document. Finally, this text owes a lot to thediligent editing of my good friend Wendell Katerenchuk.One last note: Thanks to Scott Stockton (IsawaNazomitsu), who helped with the Japanese names, I amaware that the proper phrasing should be SoyokazeKyuden. However, I decided to keep with the precedentsAEG has set with locations such as Kyuden Bayushi,Kyuden Hida, Kyuden Otomo, etc.Mikael “Otaku Mike” BroduAlderac Entertainment Games (AEG) has soleownership of the names, logo, artwork and/or anyproprietary material used in connection with thegame Legend of the Five Rings. AEG has kindlygranted permission to Musha Shugyo fanzine touse such names, logos, artwork and/or any proprietarymaterials for promotional and informationalpurposes in its pages but does not endorse, andis not affiliated with Musha Shugyo in any officialcapacity whatsoever.Any new material provided in Musha Shugyo isthus not canon, and may be contradicted by futureofficial publications by AEG.Written byMikael BroduEdited byWendell KaterenchukGraphic Design, Layout, and Maps byMikael BroduWebmasterBayushi KinzoCover ArtJapanese 17th Century PrintMusha Shugyo Special Issue - Kyuden Soyokaze - April 2012