Rich Frog Village

Rich Frog Village acted as the marketplace for the several settlements in Nazo Mori region. Its name was given by a merchant who married a peasant maiden and set up the village as a place of trade and entertainment. Book of Void, p. 155
The settlement known as Toshi sano Kanemochi Kaeru is an independent ronin city for most of its history. Legend claims it is founded by a mischievous spirit-frog from Chikushudo, but other historical sources claim it is built by the Lion Clan during the centuries that they rule the lands of the departed Ki-Rin Clan. 
The city lies just north of the Drowned Merchant River, in lands close to the territory of the Lion and Dragon (and later the Unicorn) but usually not claimed by any of them. During the centuries in which the Ki-Rin Clan is gone from the Empire, the Lion sometimes exert control over the city, but for most of its history it is independent, ruled by a secretive ronin family calling themselves Kaeru. An Imperial Magistrate is assigned to uphold law and collect taxes, and the Kaeru create their own militia, an otokodate called the Machi-Kanshisha, to serve as yoriki for the magistrate. The city earns a well-founded reputation for being open to any business possibility, including smuggled goods, dishonorable services, gaijin artifacts, and even drugs such as opium, all with the knowledge and tacit approval of the Kaeru family. After the return of the Unicorn Clan, the city finds itself caught between two hostile clans, and the Unicorn begin exerting stronger influence over the place, wishing both to control the territory and to shut down the illicit commerce there. During the twelfth century the Unicorn seize the city outright, ruling it for several decades, and the Kaeru family find both their numbers and their influence declining to the point where they can no longer effectively administer the city. A renewed war between Lion and Unicorn finally ends with the Lion taking full control of the city, and the surviving Kaeru swear fealty to the Ikoma as a vassal family. Atlas of Rokugan, p. 238
== Notable Locations ==
* Bright Lights Tavern
Category:Nazo Mori Region