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Out of Game Notes: Art by Alayna Lemmer

Mountain’s Anvil Castle

A castle of the Dragon Clan. Its spindly high towers represented the Dragon Clan’s stoic nature and resilience in the face of adversity. It is the location for deliveries from Serpent’s Tail Mine. Originally known as Suigeki Toshi, which is Water Hammer City in low Rokugani, was the location of the Dragon Clan’s finest smiths, and the former vassal family of the Tamori family constantly developed new technologies for making stronger metals. Almost every structure within the city contained a forge, and most weapons forged here had a distinctive pattern, the signature of the Water Hammer Technique the smiths here practiced.

It was partially located in the Kinenkan province. Half of the city rested upon Mirumoto soil, while the other half stood within the Kitsuki provinces. The two families agreed to jointly appoint a single person as governor of the city.

The origins of the city was a simple forge built by a monk. The anvil of the forge was a sea-colored disc found by the monk beside a waterfall. His crafts were so famous that many students went there to train, and built many more forges around the original one after they graduated. Thus was Water Hammer City born. Suigeki Toshi was later known as Kanashiki no Yama Toshi, or the City of the Mountain’s Anvil. Its forges were supplied with the iron and ore of the nearby Serpent’s Tail Mine.

During the early years, caravans from the Scorpion and Unicorn Clans began to arrive, at the behest of divine visions, bestowed upon them or even on their daimyo. Members of these clans were the only ones to have been allowed free access to the city, and they built small estates in the city. The Governor’s Estate was the most impressive, draped in beautiful green and gold banners. The Scorpion Estate and the Unicorn Quarter were built near the waterfall. The Merchant City also grew, with many merchants sponsored by the external clans. The Artisan District was the core of the city, full of blacksmithing shops.

A large shrine at the city’s center was built to honor the Heavens. Images of Suitengu, Fortune of the Sea, and the Water Dragon were carved upon its surfaces. This practice spread to the other buildings of the city.

Out of Game Notes: Both pieces above art by Brian Fields