Second City



The Second City was the Rokugani city established in the colonies formed in the ruins of the Ivory Kingdoms. The ground it was built on was blessed by the shugenja and former Sanctified One Otomo M'rika. It was located in the district known as New Rokugan, the safest one of the Colonies.

Capital of the colonies
The Second City became the capital of the colonies and the Imperial Governor of the Colonies established there his estate. Around the city, the jungle had been replaced with arable land. Peasants worked to maintain the fertile harvests that sustained the City. It was a metropolis, greater than anything in the Empire other than perhaps the Imperial City Toshi Ranbo or Ryoko Owari Toshi, and its construction was orderly.

Communications
Caravans departed from the Unicorn Outsider Keep in the Western Steppes, crossed the wretched and dangerous Western Wastes, and ended on sight of the Second City. The city also had a port.

War of Serpents
The Lion was given control of the city, and Ikoma Katsuru was appointed as a governor. He was murdered by the Dark Naga in 1198 during the opening phase of the War of Serpents. His successor was Otomo Suikihime, niece and apprentice to Otomo M'rika.

Imperial Siege
In the last days of 1198 the Empress sent one of the Imperial Legions to lay siege to the Second City. Many of the lower classes fled, taking refuge with family or friends throughout the region.

Riot and Madness of P'an Ku
In 1199 the previously unseen influence of the mad dragon, P'an Ku, reached into the hearts of many within the Colonies, and the result was madness and suffering on an undreamt of scale.