The City of the Lost was the stronghold of Daigotsu and his followers, known as The Lost in the Plains Above Evil. ^[1]

Contents 1 Discovery 2 Places 3 History 3.1 Founding 3.2 March of the Four Winds 3.3 Iuchiban 3.4 Dark Lord retakes the City 3.5 Attacked by the Demons 4 Abandoned 5 External Links 6 References

Discovery Edit

Shortly after the death of Emperor Toturi I the Crab ordered the Hiruma Scouts to scour the Shadowlands for any sign of a force capable of striking so deep into the Empire. The Crab were surprised to find an organized city deep in the Shadowlands, inhabited by the Lost, mortals completely corrupted by the taint. Until then the denizens of the Shadowlands had rarely shown such organization, and their leader Daigotsu was revealed. The Hiruma scouts also discovered that the Lost had begun the construction of a shadowy reflection of the Kaiu Kabe, known as the Wall of Bones, built to keep the scouts from venturing too deep into territory of the Lost. ^[2]

During the Four Winds struggle for the Throne, Daigotsu hoped that Naseru would accept siding with him. Naseru killed the Shadowlands emissary, but kept the localisation of the City of the Lost, and sent Yamainu to verify the information. ^[3]

Places Edit

The city was beside the sea, and had a blackened bay. ^[4] The Wall of Bones was near the city, ^[5] but the city itself had its own wall. Kokujin had his home here, ^[6] as did the Shadow Dragon. ^[7] The goblins periodically scoured the city, looking for anything out of place. They devoured filth and debris. ^[8]

• The Temple of the Ninth Kami was the most impressive location within the city, a huge temple to Fu Leng and Daigotsu's home. ^[9] The Dark Lord had his own citadel ^[10] and the Shrine of Fu Leng was built as a sacrifice altar. ^[11]
• The Temple of Venom was the second largest temple of the City and home of the Chuda family. ^[12]
• The Temple of Madness was the temple where the mad monk Kokujin and his followers had studied. ^[12]
• The House of Goju was the goju dojo, located in the heart of the City. ^[13]
• The Onikage Ranges were barrens around the city where onikage were breeded and roamed freely. ^[14]

History Edit

Founding Edit

The city was founded around 1150 by Daigotsu ^[6] just north of where the Black Finger River met the River of the Dark Moon. ^[15]

March of the Four Winds Edit

In 1159 the Four Winds reached the city in the March of the Four Winds, but only to fight Daigotsu. ^[16]

Iuchiban Edit

In 1165 Iuchiban defeated Daigotsu and seized the City. ^[17] All of the symbols of Fu Leng were carted away. ^[8]

Dark Lord retakes the City Edit

In 1166 Daigotsu again with his full power moved to retake the City, managing to regain control of much of his forces, but not before part of it was set fire by Iuchiban's parting spell. ^[18] The city lied in ruins. ^[19]

Attacked by the Demons Edit

In 1168 during the Time of Demons the oni attacked the city, but they were defeated. ^[20]

Abandoned Edit

Daigotsu shortly before he created the Spider Clan in 1169 moved his followers out of the city, which was abandoned. The Spider's Lair, the new capital of Daigotsu, would be located in the Shinomen Mori. ^[21] The Empire learned it when the three only survivors of the Kyofu's Last March reached the city and realized there was nothing there save a few goblins and other creatures that had taken up residence in what was obviously an empty city. ^[22]

External Links Edit

• City of the Lost (Dark Allies)

Sources Conflict The sources relating to this article are in conflict with each other.

Bloodties, A Tale of Rokugan [5] claims Temple of the Ninth Kami is twenty miles from where the Lost have built a city. They should be at two different locations, not the Temple inside the City; In Secrets of the Shadowlands, p. 12, the Temple is placed in the center of the City. Secrets of the Shadowlands should be more accuracy.

References

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