Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun

Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun was the first of the three Winter Court books in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game. It was published in 1999. It describes the occurrences at the Winter Court held in Kyuden Seppun in winter 1122-1123, the twenty-first year of the reign of Hantei XXXVIII

Table of Contents

Introduction (page 4)

• Invitation Letter to the Winter Court by Kakita Ryoku
• A Dangerous Game part 1 - Fiction with Shosuro Kachiko and Doji Hoturi told by Doji Shizue

Chapter One: Dawn (page 12)

• Welcome Letter to the Winter Court by Kakita Ryoku
• A Dangerous Game part 2 - Fiction with Shosuro Kachiko and Doji Hoturi
• Hantei and Shinsei
• Cultural History and the Celestial Order
• The Imperial House
  • The Hantei Family
  • The Seppun Family
  • The Otomo Family
  • The Miya Family
• Virtues of the Court
• Minor Clans

Chapter Two: Afternoon (page 44)

• Instructive Letter on the Winter Court by Kakita Ryoku
• A Dangerous Game part 3 - Fiction with Shosuro Kachiko and Doji Hoturi
• The Winter Court
• Seppuku
• Customs of War
• Art and Culture
• Flowers of the Court
• Funerals
• The Seasons
  • Festivals
    • Oshogatsu, New Year's Day
    • 7-5-3 Festival
    • Cherry Blossom Festival
    • Doll Festival
    • Choyo no Sekku, Chrysantemum Festival
    • Setsuban Festival
    • Kanto Festival
    • Bon Festival
    • Festival of the River of Stars
    • The Festival of the Moon's Wrath
    • Shouting Day
    • Toshi no Ichi
    • The Seven Festivals of the Kami