Ritenkyo

Ritenkyo (離天京), sometimes spelled as Riten Kyo, is the main setting of Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage. Its name literally means "the capital abandoned by heaven".

Story
A decade after the events of Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, warriors in the samurai class began to dispute with one another over the ideal of peace. The people who could not lay down their arms peacefully were banished to a secluded island off the shore of Edo. Initially dubbed "Thug's Lair", the inhabitants were revoked of their Japanese citizenship and restricted of travel anywhere off the island.

As time passed, the island attracted several thieves and bandits who wanted to escape punishment from the shogunate. They were eventually joined by several other outcasts of Japan's society. Since there was no official law on Thug's Lair, it became a paradise of sorts for crime and murder. Its reputation as "a lawless Shangri-La" gave birth to the island's common name, Ritenkyo.

When Jigen Taishi's plot was discovered by the shogunate, he fled to Ritenkyo with Oboro. Using intimidation and various methods of assassination, Oboro and his minions attempted to establish themselves as the new martial law. Their group was known as the League of the Three Blades of Domination. Those who didn't join their group willingly were either executed or forced to join through underhanded methods. The struggle for power in Ritenkyo continues in the game's story.