Iaitanto
Iaitanto is an island located in the southwestern section of the Western Ocean. The island is ruled by Daimyo Tadashiro Matsudaira, but there exists a power struggle between his loyal samurai supporters and the island's ninja clans. While the ninjas dominate the island's swamps and wilderness, the Daimyo's noble samurai control Fukushu Village and the Daimyo's Keep. Iaitanto Island is the home of the Ryushichi, the Seven Dragons of the Daimyo's elite guard.
Iaitanto is a terrific destination for adventurers of all levels. While Fukushu Village makes great hunting for lower level fighters, the Light of Shiru No and the Cloak of Shadowdancing are desirable to higher level characters. The island is great to explore and the constant threat of ninjas keeps every adventurer alert and ready to fight. A major deterrence visitors from coming to Iaitanto is the lack of an inn on the island; the Ryushichi are planning to construct a facility in Fukushu Village to solve this problem.
Iaitanto Island is the origin of many of the Realm's samurai and ninja families, including Funakoshi, Myamoto, Tokugawa, Imagawa, Tadakaro and Histashito.
History #
Iaitanto is a huge isle to be found in the south-western part of the great Western Ocean. In ancient times, when the gods still walked the world as mere children, a mighty demon ascended from hell, claiming the island to be his own. The demon's name was Iaitanto.
Descending from the heavens, meeting this challenge, was Senshikaze, the Immortal Warrior of the Wind. They fought for a long time, which we mortals would call millennium. Senshikaze called upon his mighty sword, the 'Comb', and where it hit the island, the Canyon of Winds can be found today. The battle raged on, and after a while Senshikaze emerged victorious.
He then looked upon the island, and let mortal beings settle there. And at Senshikaze's side came two other gods, Ryuginko and Chibikami, to aid him in making Iaitanto a beautiful place to live in.
For centuries the people of Iaitanto Island grew and prospered. But then something more powerful than a demon cast a shadow upon the island again: human greed. Tear-Silver, the most precious material of the Realm, was found in the mountains of Iaitanto. And a civil war erupted around the possession of that metal, raging on to the present day...
Maps #
Ieyasu's Map of Iaitanto Island #
Iaitanto Island
mapped by Ieyasu Tokugawa in the year 412
corrections by Gandalf ind the Year 562
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(1) Ninja Hideout and Shrine
(2) The Tear Silver Mines
(3) The Daimyo's Keep
(4) The Ocean
ABD A Bakemono's Dwelling
ABS A Bakemono's Shrine
Aco At a clearing in the orchard
Adw At the end of the defense wall
AeB At the evil Buddha
AFi A Small Field in the Hills
AGR At the Gates of the Ryushichi
AIG An Iaitantonian Garden
Aim An intersection in the mountains
ALF A Light Forest
Ame A strange meeting
AMG A Magical Grove
APH A Path Through the Hills
AsB A small Bay
Asc A small chamber
AsF A small Fisherboat
Asg A small guardpost
ASh A temporary Shelter
ASM A Serpentine Mountain Path
Ass A small storeroom
ATc At the Teahouse's counter
Atf At the farmer's gate
Atg At the temple's gates
AtI At the Inner Keep's Gate
Ats At the stairs
Atw At the walls of the Ryushichi Keep
Aus At an unholy shrine
Bac Before a cave
Bah Before a hut
BER By the Eastern Mountain Range
BHD Before the House of the Daimyo
Brt Before a ruined temple
BtG Before the Gates if the Daimyo's Keep
BtW Before the House of Warriors
BtP Before the House of Priests
BTS Before the Tear-Silver Mine
BWR By the Western Mountain Range
CRK Close to the Ryushichi Keep
edp At the eastern defense platform
EMR The Eastern Mountain Range
Eom Entrance of the mine
FRK In Front of the Ryushichi Keep
Ftt Fortune teller's tent
fwb In front of the small wooden bridge
hBA In the home of Buntaro Kato
hBK In the home of Bakin Kojima
Hip Hinomura's Pottery
hMG In the home of Murashige Goto
hNO The home of Narihiro Onoki
Iac In a cave
Ibh Inside a burned down house
ICC Inside the Crystal Cave
IDF In a Devastated Field (enter hole)
Idh Inside a small destroyed house
Ifh Inside the farm house
Iga In the garden
Ihh Inside a hag's hut
Iho Inside a small house
IHu Inside a Small Hut
IIH Inside an Iaitantonian home
IMa In Mid-air
Irh Inside a ruined house
Irs Inside the ruined stables
Isb Inside the barracks
Isc Inside a small cave
Ish Inside a small hut
ISm Inside the Smithy
ISR Iaitanto Stone Ring
Ite Inside the temple
ItG Inside the Guardpost
Ito In the orchard
ItW Inside the House of Warriors
ItK Inside the Keep's Smithy
ItP Inside the House of Priests
ITS Inside the Tailor's Shop
ItT Inside the Teahouse
neD The north-eastern side of the Dojo
NtB Near the Beach
nwD The north-western side of the Dojo
Oah On a hill
Oap On a path
Oas On a small path
Oaw On a wooden bridge
Obi On the bridge
OBr On the Bridge
Omp On the market place
Omt On the mountain top
OnS On a narrow Street
OpR On a paved road
Orr The Otomo's ready room
Osr On a small road
Ost On a stairway
OtB On the Beach
Otc On the courtyard
Oth On the hill
Oto On top of the hill
OtP On the Pier
PrR Preparation Room
ptf A path through the deep forest
rDS The private room of the Daimyo's Son
rDW The private room of the Daimyo's Wife
rtv On the road to a village
sab A space among the bamboo plants (enter hole)
seb At the southern end of the bridge
seD The south-eastern side of the Dojo
SPC Slope to the Plateau of Clouds
swD The south-western side of the Dojo
Tar The audience room
TBD The Blademaster's Dojo
TBP The Bare Plains
TCH The Cargo Hold
TCl The Plateau of Clouds
TCo The Shrine of Contemplation
TCW The Canyon of the Winds
TDF The Deep Forest
TDo The Daimyo's office
Tea The eastern alcove
TeH Tea House
Tfy The farmer's yard
THe The House of Healing
THH The Hunter's Home
TIY The Inner Yard
TNE The Northern End of the Bridge
Tpc The private corridor
Tpy The practice yard
TSC The Shrine of Chibikami
Tsf The second floor
TSK The Shrine of Kuki
TSM The Shrine of Mystic
TSR The Shrine of Ryuginko
TSS The Shrine of Shiru No
TST The Shrine of Tatakai
Tsw The swamps
Tsy The smithy's yard
TTH The Town Hall
Twa The western alcove
Uam Up a mountain
Usp Up a steep path
WaR Waiting Room
wdp At the western defense platform
wgp A white gravel path
WMR The Western Mountain Range
Woa Working area
Ysd Your sweetest desire (Death Trap!)