Temple of Hantei-no-Kami

The Temple of Hantei-no-Kami, also known as Shrine to the Kami Hantei, Tiger Stalks His Prey, by D. G. Laderoute or Shrine to Hantei-no-Kami, Children of the Empire Part I, by D. G. Laderoute was devoted to Hantei, the first Emperor, was located within the Forbidden City. Blind Ambition, by D. G. Laderoute
== Appearance ==
The small shrine was located on an island in the largest pond in the gardens, and it was reached by a single long bridge lined with statues of all the Hantei emperors. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 46 Once the bridge space was filled, the Garden of Emperors was created. Around the island, the pond effectively formed a moat. The shrine not only had served as a place to venerate the first Emperor, but also had become a sanctuary for the living Emperors: a secluded, contemplative place where the Emperors had been able to escape the bustle of the Imperial Court and commune with their sacred ancestor. Celestial Realms, pp. 37-38
== Blessed Place ==
The temple had never needed the slightest maintenance or repair in all the centuries since. Legends said that those who fulfilled their duty to the Empire received a great blessing when they visited the temple, and one person even vanished from sight, taken up to the Celestial Heavens by Hantei himself. 
== Creation ==
The Temple was built by Hantei Genji to commemorate his divine father shortly after the death of the Kami Hantei in the second century. Celestial Realms, p. 37 The shrine keeper was that student of the Seppun Astrologer School who demonstrated the best performance and greatest promise in the preceding year. Celestial Realms, p. 39
Category:Forbidden City (TCG)
Category:Holdings of the Brotherhood of Shinsei (TCG)