Ryoko Owari is one of the largest cities in the Scorpion lands. It serves as a hub for much of the trading that occurrs in the territory. Merchants from the Crab lands move their goods through the city to peddle their wares in the Scorpion lands and further north. Merchants constantly move in and out of the large city, on the lookout for buyers and sellers.

Ryoko Owari is a rich city, second only to the capital itself. The city is under control of the Scorpion clan, with the Shosuro family occupying the position of eminence; the balance of power is in the hands of the Unicorn clan. Other clans have only a token presence in Ryoko Owari nowadays, though the Crab clan once vied for control of the city.

Ryoko Owari was once a large village situated on the western border of Scorpion territory. The village’s central location in the western provinces made it a natural choice for tax collection and trading, and soon the village became a popular meeting place for merchants of all sorts. The river that neatly bisected the village soon became an attraction for merchants from other clans, who saw the large number of Scorpion traders as a ripe market. Commerce has always been a natural stimulant for growth, and the village soon became a city. As with any Scorpion endeavor, the money and opportunity that the city presented did not go unappreciated for long. Soon, the fertile fields surrounding the city were home to vast crops of opium, harvested, processed, and distributed for medicinal purposes.

During the reign of Hantei XVII, the Crab invaded Scorpion territory and seized the city, holding it for more than a year. For that entire year, the Crab were plagued by the vice and depravity that Ryoko Owari had already become known for. The Crab commander charged with protecting the city found himself fighting corruption among his own forces, and eventually the city was abandoned outright simply because it was too expensive to maintain so far from the Crab lands. The Scorpion reassumed control with considerable fanfare, establishing a holiday in honor of the occasion. Liberation Day remains among the largest celebrations the city holds throughout the year.