High House of Light



The High House of Light was formerly Kyuden Hitomi and before then Kyuden Togashi. It is the chief monastery for the tattoed orders of the Dragon Clan, which have been popular figures in Rokugani litterature. The Ise Zumi rarely venture outside their monastic castles, but when they do their bizarre actions reflect their unexplainable attunement to the Five Elements. The road that leads up to the palace is a sharp-angled steep climb, and any armored man attempting the climb would surely fall.

Old Road
The old road to the castle when it was known as Kyuden Togashi could be seen on maps leading from Shiro Kitsuki to the castle. In actuality the road ended after a few miles, and then ended abruptly. There were rumors of a hidden path, but they were only rumors. There was no true path to Kyuden Togashi, and each of those who made their way to the palace had to find their own way. Travelers who were seeking the palace told stories of how they had the palace in sight, then lost it in a passing mist.

Appearance
To those few who actually found their way to Kyuden Togashi it has been described in many different ways. Some said it had to have been carved out of the side of the mountain itself, while others claimed to have foudn it at the bottom of a ravine, surrounded by waterfalls. This lead some to speculate that Kyuden Togashi was in fact several smaller castles, and with so many different ways to approach the castles there would be many different accounts of what it looked like.