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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carman" data-source="post: 242016" data-attributes="member: 5434">Re: Bodies in RokuganTo some extent, one of the previous posters is corrent in that the Crab don't care all that much about cultural taboos.  The killing and beheading of the goblins is a necessity, and is usually carried out by either students who are trying to reach their gempukku or by ronin who are trying to gain fealty into the clan.  In either case, they do it, then undergo a ritual of purification.War is a noble pursuit.  Those who fight for their clan are valiant warriors bringing glory and honor to their family name.  Getting blood on you or even claiming a trophy from a defeated enemy (such as a head, which is stored in a special bag just for the occasion called (if I recall correctly) a bundori bag) is considered acceptible provided that the samurai in question undergo a purification ritual shortly thereafter.Purification rituals, btw, involve a shugenja, a 15 minute incantation, and the passage of the offending party underneath a torii arch.However, looting dead bodies is unacceptable.  In some cases, magistrates may have their eta servants inspect a fallen body in order to find information, or sometimes a warrior will recover a fallen samurai's daisho to return to his family, but anyone who loots a corpse for profit is commiting a heinous faux pas that, if continued, will result in enormous dishonor and punishment.  In Rokugan, someone who touches the dead is like someone who vomits on their own clothing and doesn't bother to clean it off.Neat image, eh?  Shawn CarmanL5R Story Team</blockquote>

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