Battle for Shiro no Yojin

The Battle for Shiro no Yojin was the unsuccessful Crane attack to retake Shiro no Yojin from the Lion.
== Battle ==
In 1123 The Atlas of Rokugan, p. 283 the Battle of the Forgotten Tide at Toshi Ranbo had raised the tensions between the clans, and the Crane army invaded the Plains of Battle. Legacy of the Forge, pp. 42-43 The Crane assaulted the former Crane fortress of Shiro no Yojin which was defended by Akodo Isebo against the Crane commander Kakita Gensa. Legacy of the Forge, pp. 54-55 Reinforcements under the command of Daidoji Uji arrived, and the Lion were outnumbered twenty to one odds. Legacy of the Forge, p. 59
== Legacy of the Forge ==
These events had been fuelled by the Scorpion, as preparations of the incoming Scorpion Coup. Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 19 The traitor Kitsu Goden and the instigator Bayushi Sozui unleashed the Legacy of the Forge over the battlefield, possessing samurai of both sides for a much more slaughter. Legacy of the Forge, p. 50 With the Lion and the Crane becoming one fighting force trying to extinguish itself, the objective of claiming the castle became unimportant. Legacy of the Forge, p. 60
== Aftermath ==
A group of samurai managed to perform a ritual that moved the Legacy to the realm they belonged, and the warriors at the battlefield were released of their hold. Legacy of the Forge, p. 62 The Crane seized the holding. Otosan Uchi: The Scorpion's Sting, p. 11
== Known Deaths ==
* Akodo Hogite
Shiro no Yojin