Utawarerumono

A young girl finds a mysterious, masked man with severe injuries lying alone in the forest; she brings the man home and carefully treats his wounds, but when the stranger finally wakes, he remembers nothing of his past.

When a sacred shrine is destroyed, the Queen of the Forest responds by killing innocent villagers; Hakuoro joins the desperate effort to appease the angry spirit.

More soldiers join Hakuoro's rebellion; the masked man soon finds himself locked in battle with a mighty samurai.

Hakuoro leads his small army of rebels to the gates of the Emperor's castle, but they are stunned by unexpected news.

Hakuoro is mobbed by eager mediators and various individuals seeking information about his country.

Threatened with invasion, Hakuoro must devise a plan to defend his fledgling country against a much larger nation's superior fighting force.