City of Tears

The City of Tears was one of five cities that crossed over from Yomi at the time of the Battle of Oblivion's Gate. The spirits that lived in the city were killed in a battle with the Goju, which had been sent there by the Lying Darkness to destroy the city. The city was believed destroyed until it was discovered deep within the forest sometime later. The city was rebuilt and refugees from various battles settled there. Those who dwelled there were eventually infected with some inescapable sorrow, and the Council of Five were forced to declare the city sacred and off limits. Only a small order of monks were permitted to dwell there, tending the city's needs and keeping the forest from overrunning the city. The order of monks were led by Asako Kinuye, and were revealed to be bloodspeakers by the investigations of Master of Water Asako Bairei in 1168. Master of Earth Isawa Emori and Shiba Tsukimi led a legion of Shiba and destroyed the cult.