Legend of the Five Rings
"No wall stands forever. Only duty stands forever."--Kaiu Hosaru, A Perfect Cut
I have not been active in Legend of the Five Rings for some time, but I thought I'd leave the archives up.
Fanfiction
Note: To my knowledge, Alderac tolerates fanfiction in the Legend of the Five Rings setting, although the convention is that one should write about original characters (with perhaps the occasional cameo by a storyline character). If this changes, I will be taking this material down.
Ficathons
- First RicePaper Ficathon - Information and results.
- Second RicePaper Ficathon.
Other Fanfiction
- Obsidian and Onyx - A tale of the Thousand Years of Darkness, wherein a Hiruma searches for his vanished comrade and comes to a Unicorn village, Kara's Rest, whose fallen Shinjo magistrate holds dark secrets.
- Obsidian and Steel - A tale of the Thousand Years of Darkness, by Brent Morgan & myself, a sequel to my Obsidian and Onyx and Shadows of the Clan by Brent Morgan & Nancy Sauer. Obsidian Magistrates trail Koshin to Kara's Rest, forcing Shinjo Kara to decide between death and duty, and forcing Koshin into a confrontation.
- Poet's Sword, Warrior's Pen - Crab-Crane fanfic. Love, death, betrayal. My entry, in the 2nd Crab server story contest, which won!
- A Hundred Small Lives - A sequel to Poet's Sword, Warrior's Pen through the eyes of Hida Tsuji's daughter: when war breaks out between Crab and Crane, where does loyalty lie?
- From Darkness, a Song - The tale of Moto Maratai's musical studies among the Crane, complicated by a romance, a poetry reading, and personal tragedy. While the tale refers to some of the characters in Poet's Sword, Warrior's Pen, it can be read as a stand-alone.
- Oni Dinners and Field Rations - The tale of how Moto Maratai found (or didn't find, as the case may be) her way to The Legion of the Jade Hand. Technically a sequel to From Darkness, a Song, but rather lighter in tone. My entry in the (first) Jade Hand story contest.
- From Darkness, Silence - Moto Maratai meets Shen again, and finds her sister. Sequel to From Darkness, a Song and Oni Dinners and Field Rations. Another Jade Hand story contest entry.
- In Darkness, Silence by the indomitable Helen Keeble, posted here with her permission. Shen's view of the events in From Darkness, Silence; read that one first. Thank you, Helen, for this wonderful riff.
- The Youngest Soldier, or, an ant parable - Technically an assignment for Heterogeneous Classrooms, but L5R players might find it of interest: an illustrated fable.
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