| Sokenzan | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Kamigawa |
| Status | Current |
| Card art | art:"Sokenzan" |
Sokenzan (soh-KEHN-zahn;[1] Japanese:
Description[]
The Sokenzan mountain range is the largest in Kamigawa and it lies south of Eiganjo. Cunning Akki live here, among bandits, yamabushi shamans, as well as ronin (masterless samurai), which were ruled by the bandit king Godo during the Kami War. Deep in the Sokenzan mountain range lay the Tendo Peaks, the steepest mountains in Kamigawa. The Heart of Frost, one of the Tendo Peaks, was haunted for some time by a Yuki-onna, while Untaidake, the tallest mountain on the plane, was guarded by the yamabushi Ryusaki Kumano. The Sokenzan is guarded by the dragon kami Ryusei, the Falling Star.
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep, is located within the range. There Hidetsugu and his o-bakemono practised the summoning of oni. The foothills of the Sokenzan border Takenuma to the northwest, and Towabara and Jukai to the north.[3]
History[]
The Sokenzan became the center for the Asari Uprisers, a rebel organization desiring freedom from Imperial tyranny.[4]
Locations[]
- Ganzan Pass (GAHN-zahn).[1] A treacherous pass through the Sokenzan Range; means “rock-cut”.[5]
- Gods' Eye - a tower where contact between the spirit and material worlds is possible.[6]
- Shinka Keep. An ogre-mage hermitage located within a two-day walk from the edge of the Jukai.[7]
- Tendo Peaks. The impossibly steep, spire-like mountains in the heart of the Sokenzan Range.
- Untaidake, the tallest mountain of the Tendo Peaks.
- Heart of Frost, another mountain on the cold western edge of the range, most of a day's walk from the Takenuma border.[8]
- Sokenzanshi, a hardy, self-reliant city built right into the sides of the mountains.[9]
Notable inhabitants of Sokenzan[]
Gallery[]
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Map of Kamigawa -
Sokenzan during the Kami War -
The Sokenzan Mountains. Art by John Avon.
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References[]
- ↑ a b Magic Arcana (September 14, 2004). "A Kamigawa Glossary, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (December 30, 2009). "The Planes of Planechase". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa, Chapter 3
- ↑ Grace Fong, Emily Mei, and Ari Zirulnik (February 3, 2022). "Planeswalkers Guide to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Eight and a Half Tales by Rei Nakazawa (2004), Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
- ↑ Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa, Chapter 7
- ↑ Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa, Chapter 3
- ↑ Grace Fong, Emily Mei, and Ari Zirulnik (February 3, 2022). "Planeswalkers Guide to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.