The reborn shade of Rokugan's most feared tyrant Hantei XVI, the Steel Chrysanthemum, has challenged Emperor Toturi for the Jade Throne and sparked a war between the living and the spirits of their most violent ancestors. Seven of the eight Great Houses have banded together to aid Toturi in defending Rokugan from the army of spirit samurai marching forth from the lands of the Crab. Only the Phoenix Clan has withdrawn their support. Betray Toturi or the future of the Phoenix will be destroyed. The Spirit Wars have erupted and they rage across the face of the Emerald Empire.
Ancient strongholds fall.
New heroes rise. Enemies become allies. And the only way to assure Rokugan's future is to destroy its past.