Kuni Areno

Retaking the Kuni lands in the years following the assault by The Maw wasn't easy.

The trees, plants and soil had been warped beyond recognition. Reclaiming it involved destroying the lands spirituality completetly, then rebuilding from nothing. The Shadowlands Taint was pushed back, but it left the land to wither and die, and nothing was able to restore the elements to their earlier harmony. The lands became a blasted waste of rock and sand.

This causes the Kuni to habe a weakened elemental harmony, but by using spiritual ley lines connecting each shugenja's dwelling to others nearby they are able to continue their research and cast spells as other shugneja of Rokugan.

(Crab p. 43)