~The Imperial Fortress of Emperor Cid Raines and the Mori Shogunate~
What was once the Tokyo Imperial Palace and home to the Emperor Tenrai, now stands as the only remaining vestige of the current Japanese Government, and the dwelling place of the man who has effectively become the leader of the country in all but the title of Emperor, the Lord Shogun Motonari Mori. Once a warm and welcoming household, a stronghold of diplomacy between the nation of Japan and other countries, the Palace has been locked down and reinforced, security built up to such a level that the home has become a fortress, walls currently under construction to ensure that the 'next Emperor', whomever they might be, will never come under the same sort of attack that lead to Emperor Tenrai's death. With a small army of guards and soldiers patrolling the area and watching from all corners, and with the Seven Spears of the Mori currently watching over their Shogun to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the Shogun's fortress has become a symbol of the strength still remaining amongst the country's military, and while chaos may reign in some districts, there are none who dare to challenge the brilliant man who lay within, plotting for whatever challenge comes next in his conquest.
Lately, rumors have begun to leak out of the palace of some great undertaking in the lower levels of the fortress, some secret project for the country's defense under the direction of the shogun himself. Whether or not there is any truth to these rumors is debatable, but the most interesting question of all is...if there really is something going on down in the levels beneath the palace, why would the shogun allow any rumors to leak out of the palace at all?
What was once the Tokyo Imperial Palace and home to the Emperor Tenrai, now stands as the only remaining vestige of the current Japanese Government, and the dwelling place of the man who has effectively become the leader of the country in all but the title of Emperor, the Lord Shogun Motonari Mori. Once a warm and welcoming household, a stronghold of diplomacy between the nation of Japan and other countries, the Palace has been locked down and reinforced, security built up to such a level that the home has become a fortress, walls currently under construction to ensure that the 'next Emperor', whomever they might be, will never come under the same sort of attack that lead to Emperor Tenrai's death. With a small army of guards and soldiers patrolling the area and watching from all corners, and with the Seven Spears of the Mori currently watching over their Shogun to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the Shogun's fortress has become a symbol of the strength still remaining amongst the country's military, and while chaos may reign in some districts, there are none who dare to challenge the brilliant man who lay within, plotting for whatever challenge comes next in his conquest.
Lately, rumors have begun to leak out of the palace of some great undertaking in the lower levels of the fortress, some secret project for the country's defense under the direction of the shogun himself. Whether or not there is any truth to these rumors is debatable, but the most interesting question of all is...if there really is something going on down in the levels beneath the palace, why would the shogun allow any rumors to leak out of the palace at all?
