Rokugan, the Emerald Empire. For over 1000 years Rokugan was ruled by the descendants of the Kami Hantei in a line of imperial succession.

At an initial glance, Rokugan is an empire at peace. However when you take a longer look at the Emerald Empire, you see a much grimmer picture. The Emerald Empire is besieged from without by the forces of Jigoku from the south across a blasted and tainted stretch of land known as the Shadowlands, and by gaijin who march from the west or occasionally sail across the ocean from the east. The Emerald Empire is also besieged from within by bandits, criminal organizations, cults to the fallen Kami Fu Leng, practitioners of the forbidden blood magic Maho, by the undead resurrected by Maho or Shadowlands taint, and by internal conflicts as the 7 great clans fight and scheme against one another.

Throughout the lands of Rokugan there is a story of a travelling swordswoman, wearing the straw hat of a ronin, who protects travelers and villages from bandit raids, criminal shakedowns and monster attacks. Those who she has saved describe her as having the skin and eyes of a gaijin, but wields a sword with the skill of a bushi. The locals also say that after she saves them, she sticks around only long enough to buy or trade for goods before leaving. They call her Aka to kin no kami no kanojo(She with Red and Gold Hair).

The stories of this strange traveling swordswoman throughout the land have reached the ears of Emperor Hantei XXXVI sitting upon the Chrysanthemum Throne. He has ordered for this mysterious woman to be found and brought before the imperial court so her intentions can be determined and her ancestry discovered.

Grab your katana, your kimono, your armor, a few fingers of jade and set out on a quest of adventure in the Emerald Empire!

This is an Equestria Girls/Legend of the 5 Rings crossover that will be a bit of an AU for both. Sunset will be the only EQG character in this story. I know there are some l5r hardcore fanboys/girls out there, please don't challenge me to a duel(doubly so if you're a fan of the Crane Clan) if the lore from the TCGs and TTRPGs drifts, this is an AU featuring a magical unicorn pony-turned magical ronin woman.

I don't know the source of the cover art as I found it on a Google image search looking for something else entirely unrelated, loved it and decided to write my own fanfic blending my love for best pony with one of my favorite fantasy settings.

This is an M-rated story that will feature fantasy violence, blood and gore from(mostly) katanas slicing into people, the occasional scene involving or mentioning ritual suicide, a few horror elements(nothing that would earn the horror tag, just be warned), some dark elements related to war, killing, blood magic rituals, slavery, demon summoning and reanimating the dead, as well as fantasy samurais and the mythical Far East viewed through a Westernized lens.

I do not claim any ownership of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls or Legend of the Five Rings. They are property of their respective owners.