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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 6692774" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>Creatures of Rokugan</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/3489/Creatures-of-Rokugan?term=creatures+of+rokugan&it=1&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Creatures of Rokugan</a></p><p>3.0</p><p><strong>Gaki:</strong> Gaki are often called the “hungry dead,” the spirits of evil individuals whose spirits passed into the realm of Gaki-do as punishment.</p><p><strong>Skull Tide Gaki:</strong> Any humanoid victim who dies to the skull tide gaki’s Constitution drain is completely consumed by the swarm, except for his skull, which becomes a gaki and joins the tide.</p><p><strong>Shikko-Gaki:</strong> Shikko-gaki are the spirits of those who defiled the graves of the dead.</p><p><strong>Kwaku-Shin-Gaki:</strong> Kwaku-shin-gaki, or “cauldron bodies,” are the spirits of wicked men who allowed others to die in the cold rather than share their warmth.</p><p><strong>Gakimushi:</strong> Only those whose lives were consumed with mindless, violent evil become gakimushi. These creatures are created close to Jigoku's dark reaches, and thus can draw upon the power of the Shadowlands.</p><p><strong>Hyakuhei:</strong> The name hyakuhei means “all evils,” a name which these creatures have earned; they are believed to be animated by a combination of all the vices known to man.</p><p><strong>Ikiryo:</strong> Ikiryo are the spirits of failed guardians, doomed to spend eternity making up for their failure.</p><p><strong>The Lost:</strong> Samurai born beyond Rokugan who willingly serve the Shadowlands.</p><p><strong>Mokumokuren:</strong> The story of Mokumokuren (“the ghost of a thousand hungry eyes”) and the tablet of Hagakure, which the ghost protects, is shrouded in mystery. Over a hundred and fifty years ago, Hagakure was a minor diplomat and shugenja of the Isawa on a diplomatic mission in the Imperial Palace.</p><p>One night he was murdered as he slept, his throat slit from ear to ear. The kder was never found, nor was any motive uncovered.</p><p>News of an assassination within the Imperial Palace was kept secret to preserve the honor of the Hantei. No one was allowed to speak of it, except the Asako and Ikoma families, who could only argue about how it was to be recorded in the histories. The emperor finally commanded them to cease arguing, and to record only this: “Hagakure has passed in his sleep. The Empire shall miss his watchful eye.” </p><p>Two months after the murder, two assassins stole into the emperor’s chambers - and were never seen again. The next morning, the emperor discovered a black stone funeral tablet with the name “Hagakure” engraved on one side and the word “Guardian” on the other. Every Emperor since then has kept the tablet beside his bed, and has been protected by Mokumokuren.</p><p><strong>Plague Zombie:</strong> Plague zombies are the corpses of those who</p><p>died from exposure to disease, particularly magical diseases spread by foul maho.</p><p>Anyone touching or attacked by a plague zombie is exposed to the disease it carries. This disease typically inflicts Id8 permanent Constitution damage, with an incubation period of one day. The Fortitude DC to resist the effects is 20. Anyone who dies from this disease rises as a plague zombie within minutes.</p><p><strong>Shiyokai:</strong> They are spirits who entered Yume-do, the Realm of Dreams, through the dark realm of Jigoku. Before their deaths, shiyokai were humans who died bitterly, their dreams unfulfilled.</p><p>Creatures reduced to zero or fewer experience levels as a result of having their dreams stolen die, and their souls return the next evening as shiyokai.</p><p><strong>Shuten Doji:</strong> The shuten doji are the most seductive and corrupting of the evil spirits spawned by the Shadowlands.</p><p>Shuten doji first came into being during the first war with Fu Leng during the dawn of the Empire. Three immensely powerful spirits, the first shuten doji, were sent from Jigoku to aid Fu Leng in his war. These spirits, known as Fear, Desire, and Regret, wrought havoc through the Empire until the conclusion of the war, at which time they returned to Jigoku. Their spawn, however, remained in the mortal realm and have spread corruption throughout mankind ever since.</p><p><strong>Toshigoku:</strong> The faceless spirits of Toshigoku are the final remnants of those who died thirsting for blood, revenge, and death.</p><p><strong>Ubume:</strong> Ubume are the spirits of women who have become lost on their journey to Meido and returned to mourn the tragedies of their life. Sometimes they are widows, sometimes mothers of sons lost in war, sometimes the mothers of unborn or kidnapped children.</p><p><strong>Uragiri:</strong> Once, Kitsu Uragiri was an honorable shugenja serving the great general Akodo Godaigo as hatamoto. Sadly, Uragiri had the misfortune of stumbling over Kenshin’s Helm, a cursed artifact that twisted the shugenja’s mind. Uragiri led Godaigo to ruin and became a raving madman. After Godaigo’s downfall, uragiri ran into the Shadowlands where the power of Fu Leng transformed him into a hideous abomination, an enormous undead creature covered with twisting, writhing tentacles.</p><p>Uragiri is a unique creature, the demented undead remains of Kitsu Uragiri himself.</p><p><strong>Uragirimono:</strong> The Uragirimono are the tentacle extensions of Uragiri.</p><p><strong>Yokai:</strong> Yokai are among the strangest ghosts in Rokugan. They are spirits of anger and fury, lingering traces of unfulfilled emotion. The most peculiar thing about yokai is that they are not the ghosts of the dead, but the ghosts of the living. A person who is overly frustrated or occupied with hatred might unconsciously create a yokai. This wandering spirit rises while its host sleeps, inflicting pain and misery as it seeks vengeance in the waking world.</p><p><strong>Yorei:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zashiki Warashi:</strong> They are the spirits of dead children, wandering the mortal realm because they do not know where else to go. Usually, this is due to improper burial or desecration of their grave.</p><p>Any opponent reduced to 0 Wisdom by the zahiki warashi's wisdom drain attacks immediately becomes a zashiki warashi.</p><p><strong>Goryo:</strong> Goryo are the spiritual remnants of humans who have been murdered.</p><p>The goryo is a template that can be added to any human individual who has been murdered.</p><p>If the goryo slays its killer, and its killer is truly guilty of murder, the killer then becomes a goryo.</p><p><strong>Sample Goryo:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow Samurai:</strong> Occasionally, when a samurai dies in the Shadowlands, his soul does not pass peacefully to Meido. Some spirits become trapped in Jigoku and are forced to fight their way out of the hellish darkness. Unfortunately, this leads many of these lost souls through Gaki-do, the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. The journey transforms these poor spirits into a unique creature with many powers in common with shiryo, gaki, and oni. Most are driven mad and return to Ningen-do seeking vengeance against the living. These creatures are called kagemusha, or shadow samurai.</p><p>“Shadow samurai” is a template that can be added to any humanoid creature provided it has at least one level of the samurai character class</p><p><strong>Sample Shadow Samurai:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shiryo:</strong> Not all visitors from the Spirit Realms are capricious or malevolent. Many, in fact, are extremely beneficial. Primary among these are the shiryo, the spirits of blessed ancestors who have earned the right to eternal bliss in Yomi, the Realm of the Blessed Ancestors.</p><p>“Shiryo” is a template that can be added to any non-dishonorable human character.</p><p>In rare cases, a shadow samurai is able to return to the mortal world unscathed by its journey through the darkness. Most of these individuals continue on their journey, enter Yomi, and become powerful shiryo.</p><p><strong>Sample Shiryo:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> Any creature killed by the kansen’s Constitution drain will rise as undead (a skeleton or zombie) within 2d20 hours after death unless the head is removed from the body.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> Any creature killed by the kansen’s Constitution drain will rise as undead (a skeleton or zombie) within 2d20 hours after death unless the head is removed from the body.</p><p>A uragirimono can burrow into a corpse as a standard action, animating it as a zombie while it inhabits the body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 6692774, member: 2209"] [b]Creatures of Rokugan[/b] [URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/3489/Creatures-of-Rokugan?term=creatures+of+rokugan&it=1&affiliate_id=17596"]Creatures of Rokugan[/URL] 3.0 [b]Gaki:[/b] Gaki are often called the “hungry dead,” the spirits of evil individuals whose spirits passed into the realm of Gaki-do as punishment. [b]Skull Tide Gaki:[/b] Any humanoid victim who dies to the skull tide gaki’s Constitution drain is completely consumed by the swarm, except for his skull, which becomes a gaki and joins the tide. [b]Shikko-Gaki:[/b] Shikko-gaki are the spirits of those who defiled the graves of the dead. [b]Kwaku-Shin-Gaki:[/b] Kwaku-shin-gaki, or “cauldron bodies,” are the spirits of wicked men who allowed others to die in the cold rather than share their warmth. [b]Gakimushi:[/b] Only those whose lives were consumed with mindless, violent evil become gakimushi. These creatures are created close to Jigoku's dark reaches, and thus can draw upon the power of the Shadowlands. [b]Hyakuhei:[/b] The name hyakuhei means “all evils,” a name which these creatures have earned; they are believed to be animated by a combination of all the vices known to man. [b]Ikiryo:[/b] Ikiryo are the spirits of failed guardians, doomed to spend eternity making up for their failure. [b]The Lost:[/b] Samurai born beyond Rokugan who willingly serve the Shadowlands. [b]Mokumokuren:[/b] The story of Mokumokuren (“the ghost of a thousand hungry eyes”) and the tablet of Hagakure, which the ghost protects, is shrouded in mystery. Over a hundred and fifty years ago, Hagakure was a minor diplomat and shugenja of the Isawa on a diplomatic mission in the Imperial Palace. One night he was murdered as he slept, his throat slit from ear to ear. The kder was never found, nor was any motive uncovered. News of an assassination within the Imperial Palace was kept secret to preserve the honor of the Hantei. No one was allowed to speak of it, except the Asako and Ikoma families, who could only argue about how it was to be recorded in the histories. The emperor finally commanded them to cease arguing, and to record only this: “Hagakure has passed in his sleep. The Empire shall miss his watchful eye.” Two months after the murder, two assassins stole into the emperor’s chambers - and were never seen again. The next morning, the emperor discovered a black stone funeral tablet with the name “Hagakure” engraved on one side and the word “Guardian” on the other. Every Emperor since then has kept the tablet beside his bed, and has been protected by Mokumokuren. [b]Plague Zombie:[/b] Plague zombies are the corpses of those who died from exposure to disease, particularly magical diseases spread by foul maho. Anyone touching or attacked by a plague zombie is exposed to the disease it carries. This disease typically inflicts Id8 permanent Constitution damage, with an incubation period of one day. The Fortitude DC to resist the effects is 20. Anyone who dies from this disease rises as a plague zombie within minutes. [b]Shiyokai:[/b] They are spirits who entered Yume-do, the Realm of Dreams, through the dark realm of Jigoku. Before their deaths, shiyokai were humans who died bitterly, their dreams unfulfilled. Creatures reduced to zero or fewer experience levels as a result of having their dreams stolen die, and their souls return the next evening as shiyokai. [b]Shuten Doji:[/b] The shuten doji are the most seductive and corrupting of the evil spirits spawned by the Shadowlands. Shuten doji first came into being during the first war with Fu Leng during the dawn of the Empire. Three immensely powerful spirits, the first shuten doji, were sent from Jigoku to aid Fu Leng in his war. These spirits, known as Fear, Desire, and Regret, wrought havoc through the Empire until the conclusion of the war, at which time they returned to Jigoku. Their spawn, however, remained in the mortal realm and have spread corruption throughout mankind ever since. [b]Toshigoku:[/b] The faceless spirits of Toshigoku are the final remnants of those who died thirsting for blood, revenge, and death. [b]Ubume:[/b] Ubume are the spirits of women who have become lost on their journey to Meido and returned to mourn the tragedies of their life. Sometimes they are widows, sometimes mothers of sons lost in war, sometimes the mothers of unborn or kidnapped children. [b]Uragiri:[/b] Once, Kitsu Uragiri was an honorable shugenja serving the great general Akodo Godaigo as hatamoto. Sadly, Uragiri had the misfortune of stumbling over Kenshin’s Helm, a cursed artifact that twisted the shugenja’s mind. Uragiri led Godaigo to ruin and became a raving madman. After Godaigo’s downfall, uragiri ran into the Shadowlands where the power of Fu Leng transformed him into a hideous abomination, an enormous undead creature covered with twisting, writhing tentacles. Uragiri is a unique creature, the demented undead remains of Kitsu Uragiri himself. [b]Uragirimono:[/b] The Uragirimono are the tentacle extensions of Uragiri. [b]Yokai:[/b] Yokai are among the strangest ghosts in Rokugan. They are spirits of anger and fury, lingering traces of unfulfilled emotion. The most peculiar thing about yokai is that they are not the ghosts of the dead, but the ghosts of the living. A person who is overly frustrated or occupied with hatred might unconsciously create a yokai. This wandering spirit rises while its host sleeps, inflicting pain and misery as it seeks vengeance in the waking world. [b]Yorei:[/b] ? [b]Zashiki Warashi:[/b] They are the spirits of dead children, wandering the mortal realm because they do not know where else to go. Usually, this is due to improper burial or desecration of their grave. Any opponent reduced to 0 Wisdom by the zahiki warashi's wisdom drain attacks immediately becomes a zashiki warashi. [b]Goryo:[/b] Goryo are the spiritual remnants of humans who have been murdered. The goryo is a template that can be added to any human individual who has been murdered. If the goryo slays its killer, and its killer is truly guilty of murder, the killer then becomes a goryo. [b]Sample Goryo:[/b] ? [b]Shadow Samurai:[/b] Occasionally, when a samurai dies in the Shadowlands, his soul does not pass peacefully to Meido. Some spirits become trapped in Jigoku and are forced to fight their way out of the hellish darkness. Unfortunately, this leads many of these lost souls through Gaki-do, the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. The journey transforms these poor spirits into a unique creature with many powers in common with shiryo, gaki, and oni. Most are driven mad and return to Ningen-do seeking vengeance against the living. These creatures are called kagemusha, or shadow samurai. “Shadow samurai” is a template that can be added to any humanoid creature provided it has at least one level of the samurai character class [b]Sample Shadow Samurai:[/b] ? [b]Shiryo:[/b] Not all visitors from the Spirit Realms are capricious or malevolent. Many, in fact, are extremely beneficial. Primary among these are the shiryo, the spirits of blessed ancestors who have earned the right to eternal bliss in Yomi, the Realm of the Blessed Ancestors. “Shiryo” is a template that can be added to any non-dishonorable human character. In rare cases, a shadow samurai is able to return to the mortal world unscathed by its journey through the darkness. Most of these individuals continue on their journey, enter Yomi, and become powerful shiryo. [b]Sample Shiryo:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton:[/b] Any creature killed by the kansen’s Constitution drain will rise as undead (a skeleton or zombie) within 2d20 hours after death unless the head is removed from the body. [b]Zombie:[/b] Any creature killed by the kansen’s Constitution drain will rise as undead (a skeleton or zombie) within 2d20 hours after death unless the head is removed from the body. A uragirimono can burrow into a corpse as a standard action, animating it as a zombie while it inhabits the body. [/QUOTE]
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