Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain (KKK) Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 306 in the Shiranai province The Atlas of Rokugan, p. 90 was a geological anomaly in Rokugan, rising up as a singular mountain in the middle of the plains of the Lion, and on a clear day, all of Lion territory was visible. Game Master's Guide; 2nd Ed, p. 57
== Creation ==
Lookout Mountain was created by Isawa's Last Wish as a gift for its father Isawa. Immortal, by Rich Wulf To Change the World, by Rich Wulf Ikoma Records showed that the Mountain simply erupted from the plains following a particularily violent earthquake more than a thousand years ago. Legend of the Five Rings; Fourth Edition, p. 367 Ikoma scouts who saw the event named it Lookout Mountain, as from its vantage one could see far and wide across the plains. The Lion built Darkness City, named so because for at least half of every day the shadow of the mountain covered the city. Secrets of the Lion, pp. 35-36 Deep within the peak was a chamber where the Void element was extremely strong, the walls and floor of the room lined with copper ore and gemstones. Book of Void, p. 119
== Copper Mines ==
Vast deposits of copper were discovered in the area surrounding Lookout Mountain, a metal previously not found in Lion lands but thereafter quite abundant. Shortly after the mountain appeared, zokujin were drawn to the area in large numbers. The Ikoma put them to work in the Copper Mines. In 1158 many of them escaped around the same time the volcano Wrath of the Kami in the Dragon lands erupted. Secrets of the Lion, p. 36
== Kitsu ==
The Kitsu revered the powerful kami that resided within the mountain and maintain a temple here. 'Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 306 The spirit watched over the Lion Clan, protecting them from harm. 
== External Links ==
* Lookout Mountain (Ambition's Debt)
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