Beiden

The small city of Beiden (S8) in the Beiden province Secrets of the Scorpion, p. 96 was located just south of Beiden Pass. Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 298 It held a temple devoted to Tengen, the Fortune of Literacy. Rulebook Story, (Test of Enlightenment)
== History ==
=== Strategic Point ===
Dragon, Phoenix, and Lion merchants conducted their business in the city, and more traveled through Beiden on their way to the Crab and Crane lands to the south. Secrets of the Scorpion, p. 67 The city might have seen more war than any other single site in Rokugan. Every conflict between the Lion and Scorpion Clan had made Beiden suffer. The Clan War, Return of the Ki-Rin and countless other skirmishes over the centuries had taken place here. 
=== Destruction of Beiden Pass ===
When Beiden Pass was destroyed near the end of the War of Spirits, the city became a quiet place, consisting now mostly of large empty barracks. The heimin who lived there seemed quite relieved. The village was mostly abandoned, and if not for the tiny Shamate Pass that had been discovered nearby the village might well no longer exist. Bride of Secrets, by Shawn Carman It allowed for small amounts of trade to pass through the mountains, and it halted the decay at Beiden, but the city was unlikely to regain its former glory. Legend of the Five Rings; Fourth Edition, p. 352
=== New Activities ===
Beiden was a pale shadow of itself, a ghost town. A new trade began to thrive there, smuggling. The city of Beiden became a haven for those seeking a quiet, out of the way area to unload stolen or illegal goods. Specter of Yesterday:Imperial Histories, by Rich Wulf (Imperial Herald v2.14) The Yogo made Beiden a center for smugglers who trafficed in illicit materials through the small mountain passes that remained open. 
Category:Beiden province