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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7969158" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17321/KaraTur-The-Eastern-Realms-1e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (1e)</a></p><p>1e</p><p><strong>Salt-Zombie:</strong> T'hai Salt Flats</p><p>An ancient salt lake once filled this land, but deep underground upheavals resulted in the water draining away, leaving a desolate and parched tract of salty soil where no green plants take root. Strange boulders and sand dunes shape the land here, and it is an evil place. The only man who is known to live there is the evil wu jen Utwa So, the master of the “salt-zombies,” undead monsters he has created from the helpless peasants and adventurers who wander into his domains.</p><p><strong>Undead Warrior:</strong> Ancient undead warriors are accidentally raised from their graves by a group of rice farmers extending an irrigation canal near the village of Gawat. Coming out of an extensive unmarked sepulcher the monsters attack and kill six of the diggers.</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> The ghost of an ancient ancestor of the Ho clan is seen in Ausa. He was executed by the Shou troops who put down their revolt hundreds of years ago, yet he had no part in the rebellion. He was an honorable man and mourns his lost name.</p><p>Todaijo is the northerly port city on Sora Bay in Kanahanto Province that was once the stronghold of Prince Miki. Miki was killed and his city destroyed by korobokuru in 2/45 (105). However, Todaijo was rebuilt over time, and remains a center of trade for the far north of Shinkoku.</p><p>Todaijo is a city haunted by ghosts and uneasy spirits. Its inhabitants have learned to live with this, and simply avoid certain buildings haunted by those who died violently at the hands of korobokuru.</p><p><strong>Pin Mo Nom, The Headtaker, Spectre:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Baijang:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Gaki, Hungry Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bisan:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirits of the Dead:</strong> The spirits of the dead are descended from those who lived evil or unfulfilled existences when they were alive. For this, they have been judged by the Lords of Karma to eternally walk the Earth as spirits, forever in torment.</p><p><strong>Joki Lam, Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghostly Ferry-Man:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Old Man of Pursai, Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghostly Deer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost Ship of Hidegari Iegusa:</strong> Boats navigating the Sea of the Long Morning are sometimes greeted with the eerie sight of the ghost ship of Hidegari slowly making its way along the coastline. About 500 years ago, the legendary seaman Hidegari Iegusa engaged in a fierce battle with a fleet of warships from Kozakura. The battle went against Hidegari, and with his sails ablaze and his crewmen dead, his ship vanished into a sudden fog. The ghost ship is recognizable by its glowing hull and sails of flame.</p><p><strong>Chu-U Ghost:</strong> The chu-u were neither virtuous enough to pass the judges examinations nor malevolent enough to merit additional sentencing.</p><p><strong>Ghost of Samon:</strong> About halfway on the Hayatoge Road is where the wandering shukenja Samon met his end nearly 2,000 years ago. While on a religious retreat, Samon betrayed his vows and courted and married a beautiful peasant girl. When he awoke the next morning, he found a great serpent coiled next to him, the true form of his bride. Horrified, he ran off into the mountains. His spirit is still occasionally seen by evening travelers.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Peat Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Memedi Genndruwo:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Common Memedi:</strong> The category of frightening spirits can be very broad. Most unexplained phenomena that frighten a person are likely to be described as memedi, and many spirit creatures presented in Oriental Adventures may fit the category.</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Djim:</strong> These are apparently the spirits of deceased priests.</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Djrangkong:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Panaspati:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Setan Gundul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Uwil:</strong> Apparently the spirit of a dead sohei.</p><p><strong>Common Memedi Wedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sundel Bolong:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Tigbanua Buso:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mountain Buso:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiki-Ketsu-Gaki:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shinen-Gaki:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7969158, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17321/KaraTur-The-Eastern-Realms-1e?affiliate_id=17596]Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (1e)[/URL] 1e [b]Salt-Zombie:[/b] T'hai Salt Flats An ancient salt lake once filled this land, but deep underground upheavals resulted in the water draining away, leaving a desolate and parched tract of salty soil where no green plants take root. Strange boulders and sand dunes shape the land here, and it is an evil place. The only man who is known to live there is the evil wu jen Utwa So, the master of the “salt-zombies,” undead monsters he has created from the helpless peasants and adventurers who wander into his domains. [b]Undead Warrior:[/b] Ancient undead warriors are accidentally raised from their graves by a group of rice farmers extending an irrigation canal near the village of Gawat. Coming out of an extensive unmarked sepulcher the monsters attack and kill six of the diggers. [b]Ghost:[/b] The ghost of an ancient ancestor of the Ho clan is seen in Ausa. He was executed by the Shou troops who put down their revolt hundreds of years ago, yet he had no part in the rebellion. He was an honorable man and mourns his lost name. Todaijo is the northerly port city on Sora Bay in Kanahanto Province that was once the stronghold of Prince Miki. Miki was killed and his city destroyed by korobokuru in 2/45 (105). However, Todaijo was rebuilt over time, and remains a center of trade for the far north of Shinkoku. Todaijo is a city haunted by ghosts and uneasy spirits. Its inhabitants have learned to live with this, and simply avoid certain buildings haunted by those who died violently at the hands of korobokuru. [b]Pin Mo Nom, The Headtaker, Spectre:[/b] ? [b]Baijang:[/b] ? [b]Gaki, Hungry Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Bisan:[/b] ? [b]Spirits of the Dead:[/b] The spirits of the dead are descended from those who lived evil or unfulfilled existences when they were alive. For this, they have been judged by the Lords of Karma to eternally walk the Earth as spirits, forever in torment. [b]Joki Lam, Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghostly Ferry-Man:[/b] ? [b]Old Man of Pursai, Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghostly Deer:[/b] ? [b]Ghost Ship of Hidegari Iegusa:[/b] Boats navigating the Sea of the Long Morning are sometimes greeted with the eerie sight of the ghost ship of Hidegari slowly making its way along the coastline. About 500 years ago, the legendary seaman Hidegari Iegusa engaged in a fierce battle with a fleet of warships from Kozakura. The battle went against Hidegari, and with his sails ablaze and his crewmen dead, his ship vanished into a sudden fog. The ghost ship is recognizable by its glowing hull and sails of flame. [b]Chu-U Ghost:[/b] The chu-u were neither virtuous enough to pass the judges examinations nor malevolent enough to merit additional sentencing. [b]Ghost of Samon:[/b] About halfway on the Hayatoge Road is where the wandering shukenja Samon met his end nearly 2,000 years ago. While on a religious retreat, Samon betrayed his vows and courted and married a beautiful peasant girl. When he awoke the next morning, he found a great serpent coiled next to him, the true form of his bride. Horrified, he ran off into the mountains. His spirit is still occasionally seen by evening travelers. [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Peat Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Memedi Genndruwo:[/b] ? [b]Common Memedi:[/b] The category of frightening spirits can be very broad. Most unexplained phenomena that frighten a person are likely to be described as memedi, and many spirit creatures presented in Oriental Adventures may fit the category. [b]Common Memedi Djim:[/b] These are apparently the spirits of deceased priests. [b]Common Memedi Djrangkong:[/b] ? [b]Common Memedi Panaspati:[/b] ? [b]Common Memedi Setan Gundul:[/b] ? [b]Common Memedi Uwil:[/b] Apparently the spirit of a dead sohei. [b]Common Memedi Wedon:[/b] ? [b]Sundel Bolong:[/b] ? [b]Spectre:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Tigbanua Buso:[/b] ? [b]Mountain Buso:[/b] ? [b]Jiki-Ketsu-Gaki:[/b] ? [b]Shinen-Gaki:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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