Sokenzan

Sokenzan
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Plane	Kamigawa

Sokenzan (Japanese: 霜 (そう) 剣 (けん) 山 (ざん) ; rōmaji: Sōkenzan; literally: "Frosty Sword Mountains") is Kamigawa's largest mountain range. It is inhabited by akki, yamabushi shamans, as well as bandits and ronin (masterless samurai) ruled by the bandit king, Godo. At its heart are the Tendo Peaks, where the Yuki-onna roam freely.

Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep, is also located within the range. There Hidetsugu and his o-bakemono practised the summoning of oni.

The guardian dragon of the Sokenzan is Ryusei.

Minor locations

The Sokenzan Mountains. Art by John Avon.

Godo controls a territory of the mountains on towards the south. His territory shares northern borders with Akki controlled territory, and with Towabara. His border with Towabara is broken up by a number of natural rock formations.

• Ganzan Pass. A treacherous pass through the Sokenzan Range; means “rock-cut”.
• Shinka Keep. An ogre-mage hermitage.
  • It is located within two days walk from the edge of the Jukai Forest.
• 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
    • It is located in the cold western edge of the range, most of a day's walk from the Takenuma border.
• Sokenzanshi

Notable inhabitants of Sokenzan

• Ben-Ben
• Godo
• Hidetsugu
• Ishi-Ishi
• Kiki-Jiki
• Kobo
• Tok-Tok
• Brothers Yamazaki
• Yuki-onna
• Zo-Zu

In-game references

Represented in:

• Sokenzan
• Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

Associated cards:

• Barrel Down Sokenzan
• Sokenzan Bruiser
• Sokenzan Renegade
• Sokenzan Smelter
• Sokenzan Spellblade

Quoted or referred to:

• Akki Underminer
• Earthshaker
• Inner Fire
• Tempered in Solitude