Miwaku Kabe

The Walls surrounding the Ekohikei were built in haste, and not to please the eye. Except for buttresses, gates, and other exterior fortifications, the stout walls had little appeal at their inception, something which eventually chafed upon the Imperials. In 271, Asahina and Kakita artisans came in to apply their talents to the walls, to increase their beauty and thus improve the perception of the entire city. “After all,” they were told, “it is as important that the Emperor be worshiped as feared.” The Crane spent several months working on or around the Enchanted Walls, never speaking with others of their work, or making any noticeable changes. Eventually, near the end of their tenure at the capital, several minor changes were made - the walls’ surfaces were whitewashed, then colored a pale emerald to catch the light of the sun, landscapes near their base were improved, and the Great Waterfall was formed from the River of the Sun.