Lion-Phoenix War

In the Lion-Phoenix War the Lion attacked the lands of the Phoenix Clan.

Truce
The war ended when the Crane Clan intervened cutting the Lion supply lines and proclaiming a trade embargo against Lion forces. A battle at Nemui Kaminari Yama was interrupted by daidoji infantry backed by the political strength of Doji voices in the Imperial Court, so the Lion were forced to negotiate a truce.

The Mad Shugenja
Soon thereafter, a lone Phoenix shugenja, Isawa Asahina, began ransacking villages in Crane territory, killing anyone who stood between him and his revenge. The Crane Daimyo's daughter, Doji Kiriko, rode forth to stop him. She met him at Kimura village and refused to fight, earning many scars from his wrath, but after many days of passive resistance, she also earned his respect, in the battle called Victory With No Strike.