The realm of Yamato is a series of islands found in the eastern sea. No stranger to conflict, the clans of Yamato have spent generations at war. Regardless if their true motivations are territory, resources, pride or revenge, each of the clans fights either in defense of Yamato’s sometimes tenuous Emperor or against. Despite their differences, one thing the clans of Yamato share is their code of honor. Dishonoring one’s name or one’s clan is considered a fate worse than death. The warriors of Yamato devote their life to training their mind, their body and their very spirit. In this warrior culture, the Samurai of Yamato are first. Servants of their lords, time not spent fighting to defend their charges is spent training to do so.  To walk among the isles of Yamato is to walk a balance between land, lord, body and soul. Travelling beneath majestic waterfalls, snow capped mountains at the island’s center and groves of blossoming fruit trees, it would be easy to mistake Yamato for a utopia and forget the warrior culture that underpins this tranquility. To make an enemy of the realm is to invite the Emperor’s own samurai to your door, for they will never rest until their enemies are once and truly defeated.