This issue of the Herald is far, far heavier than normal on story content, and focuses predominantly on the L5R trading card game. Normally, we try to bring you more information on the entirety of the Emerald Empire: the RPG and miniatures games as well as the card game; however, we really wanted to bring you as much news as possible from the big War in the Heavens event at Gen Con. I think you'll be pleased with the story that Ree wrought from the play that went on over those four days.

To lead into it, this issue includes the story that Ree wrote about the Gift of the Emperor tournament. I wanted players without Internet access to see it, as it is an important lead-in to occurrences at the War in the Heavens. Enjoy!

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