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Far Traveler Castle, as Shiro Shinjo is also known, is the diplomatic and governmental hub of the Unicorn lands. As befitting the family it serves, the castle is not particularly large, although its architectural style could best be described as eclectic. The castle is triangular in shape, ascending to three separate towers, and incorporating architectural elements from many different cultures the Unicorn encountered during their travels abroad. The castle’s appearance is a distraction, however, that belies its strategic value as a stronghold. There are few other locations in the Unicorn lands as heavily and effectively fortified as Shiro Shinjo.
Like other major Unicorn estates, the castle has a stable vastly larger than one could expect to find attached to a similarly sized estate elsewhere in the Empire. Although the Shinjo do not place the same nigh-religious importance upon their steeds as the Utaku, they do regard them with more value and compassion than the other families. The average Shinjo bushi looks upon his horse as an ally or brother more than as a beast of burden.