The Siege of Kyotei Castle (1102)

The Damasu Family of the Lion Clan  ruled the Golden Valley from their stronghold at Kyotie Castle  which lies along a merchant’s road between Otosan Uchi  and Toshi Ranbo. The castle and the nearby town of Chikuzen are strategically located between Lion, Crane, and Phoenix lands, making the castle one of many witnesses to bloodshed over the last several centuries. Tsume Retsu, a vassal to the Doji family of the Crane Clan  , conquered Kyotei Castle by force of arms. Lord Damasu Kojima and the entirety of the Damasu family (a vassal family sworn to the Akodo family of the Lion Clan) fell in battle. After the dust had settled, the Doji family allowed Retsu to hold the castle as its new lord. However, the Doji had not ordered Retsu to take such drastic action, and so the Doji’s diplomatic arm found itself busy trying to hold back the furious vengeance of the Lion Clan and assuage fears of further aggression on the part of Lord Tsume toward the Phoenix. 
Rumors have always swirled that the castle is haunted by the Lions who fell there. Perhaps it is cursed, for after seventeen years of ruling the Golden Valley from Kyotei Castle, Lord Retsu was discovered dead in his very chambers, apparently a victim of murder. A search went out for the culprit, andafter weeks of fruitless investigation, a castle guard was charged with the lord’s murder and executed.

Start Date

1102

Ending Date

1102