After six centuries of rule under the bloodthirsty but orderly oni daimyos, the city of Kayusong, orphan of a fallen empire and poised on the edge of barbarian wild lands, struggles as its mortal rulers strive to maintain the thrown they inherited. The weak rule of the Matoyo clan seems on the verge of collapse amidst a growing refugee crisis from neighboring Cheth, and the missing ship of the dragon-blooded princess whose marriage into the clan was to forge valuable alliances and strengthen the city...
