The Topaz Championship

In Rokugan, honor is stronger than steel.

The recent, untimely, and mysterious death of the Emerald Champion, Doji Satsume, has thrown the Emerald Empire into turmoil. In these times of strife, a group of youths approaches the village of Tsuma for the Topaz Championship and their gempuku, the coming-of-age ceremony. Each contestant has come from a different clan and dreams of being the winner of the tournament, earning the title of Topaz Champion.

Not everyone in Tsuma has honorable motives for the contest, however. Personal vendettas, supernatural visitations, and deadly sabotage may undermine the following days - unless the new arrivals stay true to the Code of Bushidō and act as the honorable samurai they seek to become.