The sixth of the Way of the Clans series. Notably player and game master information is dispersed throughout the volume, meaning spoiler background and information is not set aside or marked. The second printing makes significant editorial corrections. Back Cover: For a thousand years they have had a single purpose: Protect the Emperor...at any cost. There are no secrets to discover within these pages. No lies to be deciphered. No hidden agendas to master. There is only truth. This is the path of the warrior. The path of the Lion. The history of the Lion Clan, including their most important battles and the generals who fought them. New character rules for Matsu Bushi, Kitsu sodan-senzo and Ikoma Bards Excerpts from Leadership and Bushido Information on warfare in Rokugan, including armies, tactics and advice on roleplaying a military campaign. New Skills, Techniques, Advantages and Disadvantages, and Lion Ancestors. Information on the Lion provinces and Jigoku, the spirit world.