From the back: "To the north of the Emerald Empire, there lies a mysterious land called the Burning Sands. In an extraordinary city known as the Jewel of the Desert, great empires clash and deadly intrigues abound. To the rest of the Empire the Burning Sands are a gaijin enigma, but as the exile of the Unicorn, and later the Scorpion have proven the destinies of these two lands are intertwined. Little do they realize that soon the dangers facing the people of the desert will also face the Clans of the Empire Empire." Legend of the Burning Sands includes: - Mechanics for all the major factions in the Jewel of the Desert - Rules for different types of magic, such as the khadi heartless necromancy to the jinn summoning techniques of the Qabal - The game's setting takes place many years after the Legend of the Burning Sands CCG, and fills in the what happened in the after years. - Compatible with Legend of the Five Rings third edition. This game can be used as a stand alone game or for adding an extra gaijin element to your Legend of the Five Rings games.