Aojiroi Oku Heigen

The Pale Oak Plain in the Aoijiroi province Secrets of the Phoenix, p. 96 was the place where Hantei XVII was buried, broking with tradition of cremation in a funeral pyre. It was where the Emperor's wife had been born in Phoenix lands. A great white oak tree grew where his ashes were buried, and a castle was built around the tree to protect it. The castle became known as the Pale Oak Castle. Many believed that the bark from the oak had healing powers. Roleplaying in the Emerald Empire, p. 239 Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition, p. 295 It was also the resting place elected by Naka Kuro. Clan Letter to the Phoenix (Imperial Herald v4 #2)
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