The dragon’s tail thrusts up the mountains;
Rivers beat with the currents of his heart;
Talons gird the great walled cities;
His mighty breath bestirs the sea.

So said the court poet Gozoemon the Younger in 472, speaking of the lands of our great Empire. For the dragon is the Empire and the empire, Dragon. The Radiant Dragon; the Emperor who holds us keeps us all in his watchful care.

Welcome to the Realm of the Radiant Dragon, a land of wonder and of adventure, of honor bright as swords and evil dark as shame.

Realm of the Radiant Dragon is a live-action roleplaying game, using the NTeraction system, set in a strongly Asian-flavored world. Players take the roles of heroic warriors, cunning courtiers, or learned sages striving to increase the power and prestige of their Emperor, their House, and themselves. The setting is closely based on medieval Japan and China, but is by no means intended as a historically accurate reflection. It is instead a fantastic echo, filtered through tales, stories and our own imaginations. Realm of the Radiant Dragon includes elements of the writers' own introduction, as well as those taken from many other Asian traditions.

Note also that for reasons of simplicity and good taste, that while the setting and culture of the campaign echo the Asian lands of our own history, the people themselves are very diverse, a cosmopolitan mix befitting a great Empire.

So a word to the wise traveler: Much of what you see here may be familiar, but have a care not to let your expectations run away with you. Be very careful not to assume anything you do not read in these pages, or hear from the lips of a fellow servant of the Empire. In the words of the sages: "Expect only what occurs."