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"The City of Lies", "The City of Stories", "The City of Green Walls". A major city located in Scorpion lands. The second largest city in the empire after Otosan Uchi. Located along the River of Gold, it is a notable trade hub.


MOROSUKE'S HISTORY: Ryoko Owari was founded by Shosuro Kaneie during the reign of Hantei the Ninth. At that time the boundaries between the Crab and Scorpion lands were very different, and a fort was needed to protect the Shosuro logging interests in the Hidden Forest.

It is said that Kaneie had an unusual degree of friendship with the Emerald Champion of that time; certainly the Champion extended several extremely (some might say "suspiciously") generous gestures towards this budding city, including protection by Imperial forces stationed at the Plains of Thunder.

The settlement around the fort prospered when a truce was (temporarily) struck between the Scorpion and Crab clans. This was due in no small part to an eagerness by the Crab to put more effort into building ships. Not only had that year seen a naval increase by the Phoenix clan (who were at that time somewhat more militant than today), but there were also disturbing reports of aquatic monsters attacking the coast.

Naturally the Crab clan had their own sources of wood, but their demand exceeded local supply. The settlement around Kaneie's fort was well positioned to fell trees and ship them downstream, and certain tax incentives from the Emerald Champion made it economically feasible to do so. (There are stories that the Scorpion sold the Crab inferior timber, causing delays in ship building and eventually stalling out the Crab's plans of conquering the Phoenix coast. However, no evidence exists to support this allegation - and a Crab who loses will say anything.)

A small town had soon developed by the bay to the north of the fort. Kaneie named the town "Journey's End" in hopes of attracting settlers - an act which arguably succeeded, though personally I give much of the credit to the aggressive and radical policies of the sixth Governor (G12, G13).