Closed-Shell Castle

Closed-Shell Castle was a Rokugani castle, overlooking Twin Blessings Village. Path of Waves, pp. 123, 132
== Founding ==
Otomo Nahoko was a general of the Imperial Families. She won many battles, developing tactics the Imperial Legions practiced, such as the inescapable “closed shell” maneuver. As she aged, she grew paranoid, seeing enemies everywhere, and yet refused to retire to a monastery. Her family gave her land to build herself a castle, Closed-Shell Castle. Nahoko designed the castle herself, with an unusually deep moat and vast number of yasama, and numerous trick doors and trapdoors. The hill the castle stood on was artificial, as no natural defences were in the lands given to Nahoko. The area Nahoko had cleared around the castle remained barren and unsightly, and an elemental imbalance was clear there. Sins of Regret, p. 12
== Appearance ==
Closed Shell Castle was small but unusually fortified, and was designed so that invaders and visitors must pass the least important areas before reaching the most important. There were four timber watchtowers at the four corners of the castle, one of which was derelict, with two more flanking the main gate. Beyond this was a narrow courtyard, which led to the second gate. Behind this laid the training courtyard, dōjō, barracks, and stables. Through the third gate lies the tenshu, or main keep, which had its own defenses, including steep staircases, a maze of dead-end corridors, and trick doors to confuse intruders. The audience chamber, court chambers, and guest quarters were all within the keep proper, as were the family quarters, on the topmost floor. The audience was on the ground floor of the keep. Sins of Regret, p. 15
== Known Lords ==
* Otomo Nahoko
* Reju Jikai
Category:Places (TCG)